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Comedy box office · Week 22 · May 28–Jun 3, 1989

Comedy Box Office, Week 22 of 1989: Comedy Releases of May 28–Jun 3

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 22 of 1989 (May 28–Jun 3), with $2.2M worldwide, ahead of Vampire's Kiss (1989) at $728K and 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) at $124K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 22 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$3M
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), the #1
$2.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 22 of 1989?

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) leads with $2.2M, 72% of the total. The top 3 together took $3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) movie poster Number 1
    $2.2M Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
    $2.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Vampire's Kiss (1989) movie poster Number 2
    $728K Vampire's Kiss (1989)
    $725.1K US & Canada · 100% $2.9K elsewhere · <1%
  3. 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) movie poster Number 3
    $124K 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989)
    $124K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 22 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 22 of 1989 (May 28–Jun 3).

  1. 1 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) movie poster
    Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) Jun 3, 1989 · English · Comedy $2.2M worldwide
    Jun 3, 1989 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M
  2. 2 Vampire's Kiss (1989) movie poster
    Vampire's Kiss (1989) Jun 2, 1989 · English · Fantasy, Horror, Comedy $728K worldwide
    Jun 2, 1989 US and Canada: $725.1K Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $728K
  3. 3 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) movie poster
    25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) Jun 1, 1989 · English · Comedy, Animation $124K worldwide
    Jun 1, 1989 US and Canada: $124K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $124K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 22 of 1989?

Of the top 3, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Vampire's Kiss (1989) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $3M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) $2.2M
    $2.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Vampire's Kiss (1989) $728K
    $725.1K US & Canada · 100% $2.9K elsewhere · <1%
  3. 3 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) $124K
    $124K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 22 of 1989 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 22, 1988 earned the most: $239.6M from 2 films, led by Crocodile Dundee II (1988). Week 22, 1989 took $3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 22, 1980 May 25–31 1 film 1 $2M – Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980) $2M
Week 22, 1981 May 24–30 1 film · −100% 1 $5.1K −100% Polyester (1981) $5.1K
Week 22, 1982 May 23–29 2 films · +10142% 2 $519.1K +10142% Britannia Hospital (1982) $375.7K
Week 22, 1983 May 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 22, 1984 May 27–Jun 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 22, 1985 May 26–Jun 1 3 films 3 $59.7M – Fletch (1985) $59.6M
Week 22, 1986 May 25–31 1 film · −97% 1 $1.9M −97% Jake Speed (1986) $1.9M
Week 22, 1987 May 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 22, 1988 May 22–28 2 films 2 $239.6M – Crocodile Dundee II (1988) $239.6M
Week 22, 1989 May 28–Jun 3 3 films · −99% 3 $3M −99% Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) $2.2M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 22 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 22 of 1989 (May 28–Jun 3)?

Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989) leads with $2.2M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Vampire's Kiss (1989) at $728K and 25 Ways to Quit Smoking (1989) at $124K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 22 of 1989 (May 28–Jun 3) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 22 of 1989 (May 28–Jun 3) report a worldwide gross, $3M in all, or $1M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 22 of 1989 (May 28–Jun 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), earned $2.2M.

How much of the Week 22, 1989 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$3M of the $3M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 22, 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 22 of 1989 (May 28–Jun 3). 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 22, 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.