#1 of 5 See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
1989 · Comedy, Crime
$46.9M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 19 of 1989 (May 7–13), with $46.9M worldwide, ahead of Earth Girls Are Easy (1989) at $3.9M and Cookie (1989) at $1.9M. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $52.9M across 5 comedy releases.
#1 of 5 See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
1989 · Comedy, Crime
$46.9M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) leads with $46.9M, 89% of the total. The top 5 together took $52.9M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 19 of 1989 (May 7–13).
May 12, 1989 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.9M
May 12, 1989 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9M
May 11, 1989 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
May 13, 1989 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $118 Of the top 5, See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $52.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.
Week 19 releases took $52.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 14 (Apr 2–8) with $100.2M, led by Major League (1989).
Of these 10 years, Week 19, 1989 earned the most: $52.9M from 5 films, led by See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 19, 1980 May 4–10 1 film | 1 | $14.7M | – | The Nude Bomb (1980) $14.7M |
| Week 19, 1981 May 3–9 1 film · −100% | 1 | $19.5K | −100% | Second-Hand Hearts (1981) $19.5K |
| Week 19, 1982 May 2–8 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 19, 1983 May 1–7 2 films | 2 | $25.9M | – | Still Smokin (1983) $15.5M |
| Week 19, 1984 May 6–12 1 film · −90% | 1 | $2.5M | −90% | Choose Me (1984) $2.5M |
| Week 19, 1985 May 5–11 2 films · +169% | 2 | $6.7M | +169% | Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) $6.1M |
| Week 19, 1986 May 4–10 1 film · +509% | 1 | $40.7M | +509% | Short Circuit (1986) $40.7M |
| Week 19, 1987 May 3–9 2 films · −73% | 2 | $11M | −73% | The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) $6.8M |
| Week 19, 1988 May 1–7 1 film · −98% | 1 | $174.4K | −98% | My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988) $174.4K |
| Week 19, 1989 May 7–13 5 films · +30229% | 5 | $52.9M | +30229% | See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) $46.9M |
44 weeks of 1989 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 19–25) with $430M, led by Back to the Future Part II (1989).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 5 films as the chart.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) leads with $46.9M worldwide, $46.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Earth Girls Are Easy (1989) at $3.9M and Cookie (1989) at $1.9M.
5 comedy films released in week 19 of 1989 (May 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $52.9M in all, or $10.6M per film on average.
None. The biggest, See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), earned $46.9M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 19 of 1989 (May 7–13). 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.
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.