#1 of 3 #1 fantasy movie of Week 10, 1989
1989 · Fantasy, Comedy
$16.3M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total
$16.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Fantasy box office · Week 10 · Mar 5–11, 1989
Fantasy Box Office, Week 10 of 1989: Fantasy Releases of Mar 5–11
Chances Are (1989) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 10 of 1989 (Mar 5–11), with $16.3M worldwide, ahead of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) at $8.1M and Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) at $521.9K. 3 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $24.9M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 10 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $24.9M
- Chances Are (1989), the #1
- $16.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 98%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 10 of 1989?
Chances Are (1989) leads with $16.3M, 65% of the total. The top 3 together took $24.9M, 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.
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Number 3
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The chart
Every Fantasy Release of Week 10 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 10 of 1989 (Mar 5–11).
- 1 Mar 10, 1989 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.3M
- 2 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)Mar 10, 1989 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1M
Mar 10, 1989 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $8.1M worldwide - 3 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989)Mar 11, 1989 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $521.9K
Mar 11, 1989 · Japanese · Animation, Fantasy, Adventure $521.9K worldwide
Earlier years
How Does Week 10 of 1989 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 10, 1984 earned the most: $69.8M from 1 film, led by Splash (1984). Week 10, 1989 took $24.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 10, 1980 Mar 2–8 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 10, 1981 Mar 1–7 1 film | 1 | $16M | – | The Devil and Max Devlin (1981) $16M |
| Week 10, 1982 Feb 28–Mar 6 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 10, 1983 Feb 27–Mar 5 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 10, 1984 Mar 4–10 1 film | 1 | $69.8M | – | Splash (1984) $69.8M |
| Week 10, 1985 Mar 3–9 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 10, 1986 Mar 2–8 2 films | 2 | $8.2M | – | Highlander (1986) $5.9M |
| Week 10, 1987 Mar 1–7 1 film · −79% | 1 | $1.7M | −79% | Hunk (1987) $1.7M |
| Week 10, 1988 Feb 28–Mar 5 1 film · +104% | 1 | $3.6M | +104% | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) $3.6M |
| Week 10, 1989 Mar 5–11 3 films · +597% | 3 | $24.9M | +597% | Chances Are (1989) $16.3M |
Archive
Fantasy Box Office in 1989, Week by Week
15 weeks of 1989 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 46 (Nov 12–18) with $229.9M, led by The Little Mermaid (1989).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $24.9M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $836.1K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $84.5M
- Week 17 $27.8K
- Week 18 $9.1M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $67.9K
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $728K
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $215.4M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $1.5M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $11.7M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $22.2M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $1.9M
- Week 35 $1.9M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $229.9M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $74.1M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Fantasy Box Office Week 10 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 fantasy movie in week 10 of 1989 (Mar 5–11)?
Chances Are (1989) leads with $16.3M worldwide, $16.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) at $8.1M and Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) at $521.9K.
How much did fantasy movies released in week 10 of 1989 (Mar 5–11) earn?
3 fantasy films released in week 10 of 1989 (Mar 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $24.9M in all, or $8.3M per film on average.
How many fantasy movies released in week 10 of 1989 (Mar 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Chances Are (1989), earned $16.3M.
How is the week 10, 1989 fantasy 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 10 of 1989 (Mar 5–11). 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 10, 1989 fantasy 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.