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Comedy box office · Week 18 · Apr 30–May 6, 1989

Comedy Box Office, Week 18 of 1989: Comedy Releases of Apr 30–May 6

Getting It Right (1989) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 18 of 1989 (Apr 30–May 6), with $960.4K worldwide, ahead of Happy Together (1989) at $75.7K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 18 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1M
Getting It Right (1989), the #1
$960.4K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Getting It Right (1989) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 18, 1989

Getting It Right (1989)

1989 · Comedy, Romance

$960.4K worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$960.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 18 of 1989, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 18 of 1989 (Apr 30–May 6).

  1. 1 Getting It Right (1989) movie poster
    Getting It Right (1989) May 5, 1989 · English · Comedy, Romance $960.4K worldwide
    May 5, 1989 US and Canada: $960.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $960.4K
  2. 2 Happy Together (1989) movie poster
    Happy Together (1989) May 4, 1989 · English · Romance, Comedy $75.7K worldwide
    May 4, 1989 US and Canada: $70.9K Rest of the world: $4.7K Worldwide: $75.7K
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 18 of 1989: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 18 of 1989 (Apr 30–May 6)?

Getting It Right (1989) leads with $960.4K worldwide, $960.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Happy Together (1989) at $75.7K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 18 of 1989 (Apr 30–May 6) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 18 of 1989 (Apr 30–May 6) report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, or $518K per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 18 of 1989 (Apr 30–May 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Getting It Right (1989), earned $960.4K.

How much of the Week 18, 1989 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$1M of the $1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 1989 comedy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 18 of 1989 (Apr 30–May 6). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 18, 1989 comedy box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.