#1 of 2 #1 mystery movie of Week 4, 1989
1989 · Drama, Mystery
$34.6M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$34.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Mystery box office · Week 4 · Jan 22–28, 1989
Mystery Box Office, Week 4 of 1989: Mystery Releases of Jan 22–28
Mississippi Burning (1989) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 4 of 1989 (Jan 22–28), with $34.6M worldwide, ahead of Parents (1989) at $870.5K. 2 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 4 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $35.5M
- Mississippi Burning (1989), the #1
- $34.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 4 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 4 of 1989 (Jan 22–28).
- 1 Jan 27, 1989 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.6M
- 2
Jan 27, 1989 US and Canada: $870.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $870.5K
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 1989, Week by Week
11 weeks of 1989 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 11 (Mar 12–18) with $55.2M, led by Fletch Lives (1989).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $7.4M
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $35.5M
- Week 5 $29.7M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $53.7M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $55.2M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $118
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $579K
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $7M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $192.6K
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $59.4K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $6.3M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 4 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 mystery movie in week 4 of 1989 (Jan 22–28)?
Mississippi Burning (1989) leads with $34.6M worldwide, $34.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Parents (1989) at $870.5K.
How much did mystery movies released in week 4 of 1989 (Jan 22–28) earn?
2 mystery films released in week 4 of 1989 (Jan 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $35.5M in all, or $17.7M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 4 of 1989 (Jan 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Mississippi Burning (1989), earned $34.6M.
How is the week 4, 1989 mystery 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 4 of 1989 (Jan 22–28). 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 4, 1989 mystery 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.