#1 of 2 #1 drama movie of Week 38, 1989
1989 · Drama, Thriller
$3.8M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$3.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Drama box office · Week 38 · Sep 17–23, 1989
Drama Box Office, Week 38 of 1989: Drama Releases of Sep 17–23
A Dry White Season (1989) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 38 of 1989 (Sep 17–23), with $3.8M worldwide, ahead of The Birth of New China (1989) at $77.6K. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.8M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $3.8M
- A Dry White Season (1989), the #1
- $3.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 98%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 38 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 38 of 1989 (Sep 17–23).
- 1 Sep 20, 1989 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M
- 2
Sep 21, 1989 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77.6K
Archive
Drama Box Office in 1989, Week by Week
43 weeks of 1989 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 17–23) with $241.4M, led by Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
- Week 1 $108.9K
- Week 2 $2.8M
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $34.6M
- Week 5 $3.4M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $22.4M
- Week 8 $2.4M
- Week 9 $66.2M
- Week 10 $20.9M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $3.2M
- Week 14 $21.5M
- Week 15 $6.8M
- Week 16 $84.5M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $8.3M
- Week 19 $201.5K
- Week 20 $2.4M
- Week 21 $13.6M
- Week 22 $9M
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $235.9M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $90M
- Week 27 $181K
- Week 28 $93.3M
- Week 29 $7M
- Week 30 $82.3M
- Week 31 $151M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $106.8M
- Week 34 $19.9M
- Week 35 $8.1M
- Week 36 $3.6M
- Week 37 $115.7M
- Week 38 $3.8M
- Week 39 $7.2M
- Week 40 $24.8M
- Week 41 $41.3M
- Week 42 $17.1M
- Week 43 $38M
- Week 44 $43.7K
- Week 45 $59.5M
- Week 46 $82.5M
- Week 47 $96.8M
- Week 48 $13.1K
- Week 49 $408.8K
- Week 50 $199.2M
- Week 51 $241.4M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 38 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 drama movie in week 38 of 1989 (Sep 17–23)?
A Dry White Season (1989) leads with $3.8M worldwide, $3.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Birth of New China (1989) at $77.6K.
How much did drama movies released in week 38 of 1989 (Sep 17–23) earn?
2 drama films released in week 38 of 1989 (Sep 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $3.8M in all, or $1.9M per film on average.
How many drama movies released in week 38 of 1989 (Sep 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Dry White Season (1989), earned $3.8M.
How is the week 38, 1989 drama 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 38 of 1989 (Sep 17–23). 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 38, 1989 drama 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.