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Comedy box office · Week 42 · Oct 15–21, 1989

Comedy Box Office, Week 42 of 1989: Comedy Releases of Oct 15–21

Gross Anatomy (1989) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 42 of 1989 (Oct 15–21), with $11.6M worldwide, ahead of Too Beautiful for You (1989) at $1.8M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 42 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$13.4M
Gross Anatomy (1989), the #1
$11.6M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Gross Anatomy (1989) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 comedy movie of Week 42, 1989

Gross Anatomy (1989)

1989 · Comedy, Romance

$11.6M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total

$11.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 42 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 42 of 1989 (Oct 15–21).

  1. 1 Gross Anatomy (1989) movie poster
    Gross Anatomy (1989) Oct 20, 1989 · English · Comedy, Romance, Drama $11.6M worldwide
    Oct 20, 1989 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.6M
  2. 2 Too Beautiful for You (1989) movie poster
    Too Beautiful for You (1989) Oct 21, 1989 · French · Drama, Romance, Comedy $1.8M worldwide
    Oct 21, 1989 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 42 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 42 of 1989 (Oct 15–21)?

Gross Anatomy (1989) leads with $11.6M worldwide, $11.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Too Beautiful for You (1989) at $1.8M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 42 of 1989 (Oct 15–21) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 42 of 1989 (Oct 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $13.4M in all, or $6.7M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 42 of 1989 (Oct 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Gross Anatomy (1989), earned $11.6M.

How much of the Week 42, 1989 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.4M of the $13.4M 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 42, 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 42 of 1989 (Oct 15–21). 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 42, 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.