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War box office · October 1989

War Box Office, October 1989: Top-Grossing Releases

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) is the highest-grossing war movie released in October 1989, with $3.6M worldwide. 1 war film released in October 1989 reports a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1989 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$3.6M
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), the #1
$3.6M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only War Release of October 1989 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 1989.

  1. 1 Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) movie poster
    Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) Oct 20, 1989 · English · Biography, Drama, History $3.6M worldwide
    Oct 20, 1989 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M
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War Box Office in 1989, Month by Month

The months of 1989 with their totals: December leads with $161.4M, led by Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

FAQ

War Box Office October 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing war movie in October 1989?

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) leads with $3.6M worldwide, $3.6M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did war movies released in October 1989 earn?

1 war film released in October 1989 reports a worldwide gross, $3.6M in all, or $3.6M per film on average.

How many war movies released in October 1989 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), earned $3.6M.

How much of the October 1989 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$3.6M of the $3.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1989 war 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 October 1989. 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 October 1989 war 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.