#1 of 207 #1 English-language movie of 1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
1989 · Action, Adventure
$474.2M worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$197.2M US & Canada · 42% $277M elsewhere · 58%
English box office · 1989
English Box Office 1989: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 1989, with $474.2M worldwide, ahead of Batman (1989) at $411.6M and Back to the Future Part II (1989) at $332.9M. 207 English-language films released in 1989 report a worldwide gross, $6B in all, 66% of it from the US & Canada. 16 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 37% on 1988, whose releases took $4.3B. By genre, Comedy leads with $3B across 98 English releases.
- 1989 releases with a gross
- 207
- combined worldwide
- $6B
- films crossed $100M
- 16
- vs 1988
- +37%
#1 of 207 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 1989?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) leads with $474.2M, 8% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.8B, 29% of what all 207 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every English Release of 1989, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 207. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1989.
- 1 May 24, 1989 US and Canada: $197.2M Rest of the world: $277M Worldwide: $474.2M
- 2 Jun 23, 1989 US and Canada: $251.4M Rest of the world: $160.2M Worldwide: $411.6M
- 3 Nov 22, 1989 US and Canada: $119.4M Rest of the world: $213.5M Worldwide: $332.9M
- 4 Oct 13, 1989 US and Canada: $140.1M Rest of the world: $156.9M Worldwide: $297M
- 5 Jun 16, 1989 US and Canada: $95.9M Rest of the world: $140M Worldwide: $235.9M
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Jul 7, 1989 US and Canada: $147.3M Rest of the world: $80.6M Worldwide: $227.9M - 7
Jun 23, 1989 US and Canada: $130.7M Rest of the world: $92M Worldwide: $222.7M - 8
Jun 16, 1989 US and Canada: $112.5M Rest of the world: $102.9M Worldwide: $215.4M - 9
Nov 15, 1989 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $99.8M Worldwide: $211.3M - 10
Dec 20, 1989 US and Canada: $70M Rest of the world: $91M Worldwide: $161M - 11
Dec 1, 1989 US and Canada: $86.9M Rest of the world: $73.3M Worldwide: $160.2M - 12
Jul 14, 1989 US and Canada: $34.7M Rest of the world: $121.5M Worldwide: $156.2M - 13
Dec 15, 1989 US and Canada: $106.6M Rest of the world: $39.2M Worldwide: $145.8M - 14
Sep 22, 1989 US and Canada: $46.2M Rest of the world: $88M Worldwide: $134.2M - 15
Aug 2, 1989 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $26.3M Worldwide: $126.3M - 16
Sep 15, 1989 US and Canada: $58.6M Rest of the world: $52.3M Worldwide: $110.9M - 17
Nov 22, 1989 US and Canada: $84.6M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $96.8M - 18
Jul 12, 1989 US and Canada: $93.1M Rest of the world: $157.6K Worldwide: $93.3M - 19
Aug 9, 1989 US and Canada: $55M Rest of the world: $35.5M Worldwide: $90.5M - 20
Apr 21, 1989 US and Canada: $64.5M Rest of the world: $20M Worldwide: $84.5M - 21
Aug 16, 1989 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $79.3M - 22
Apr 28, 1989 US and Canada: $43.2M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $78.2M - 23
Dec 1, 1989 US and Canada: $74.5M Rest of the world: $26.2K Worldwide: $74.5M - 24
Dec 22, 1989 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: $30.3M Worldwide: $74.1M - 25
Jul 28, 1989 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $71.1M - 26
Dec 22, 1989 US and Canada: $63.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $63.4M - 27
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $60.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.9M - 28
Apr 21, 1989 US and Canada: $57.5M Rest of the world: $671 Worldwide: $57.5M - 29
Jun 9, 1989 US and Canada: $52.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.2M - 30
Feb 17, 1989 US and Canada: $36.6M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $49.1M - 31
May 12, 1989 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.9M - 32
Jan 27, 1989 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.6M - 33
Feb 17, 1989 US and Canada: $40.5M Rest of the world: $25.9K Worldwide: $40.5M - 34
Mar 17, 1989 US and Canada: $35.2M Rest of the world: $4.3M Worldwide: $39.5M - 35
Jun 30, 1989 US and Canada: $39M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39M - 36
Feb 10, 1989 US and Canada: $20M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $38.9M - 37
Jan 27, 1989 US and Canada: $34.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.6M - 38
Mar 3, 1989 US and Canada: $31.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.9M - 39
Oct 27, 1989 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.8M - 40
Jul 5, 1989 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.2M - 41
May 19, 1989 US and Canada: $30.1M Rest of the world: $2.1K Worldwide: $30.1M - 42
Apr 7, 1989 US and Canada: $28.9M Rest of the world: $16.9K Worldwide: $28.9M - 43
Nov 10, 1989 US and Canada: $22.1M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $27.5M - 44
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.1M - 45
Aug 11, 1989 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.2M - 46
Aug 4, 1989 US and Canada: $22.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.1M - 47
Feb 10, 1989 US and Canada: $22M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22M - 48
Apr 4, 1989 US and Canada: $20.8M Rest of the world: $733.8K Worldwide: $21.5M - 49
Oct 6, 1989 US and Canada: $20M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20M - 50
Dec 13, 1989 US and Canada: $19.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1989?
Of the top 10, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) earned the biggest share at home (65% in the US & Canada), while Back to the Future Part II (1989) made 64% of its gross abroad. Across all 207 films, $3.9B (66%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $474.2M $197.2M US & Canada · 42% $277M elsewhere · 58%
- 2 Batman (1989) $411.6M $251.4M US & Canada · 61% $160.2M elsewhere · 39%
- 3 Back to the Future Part II (1989) $332.9M $119.4M US & Canada · 36% $213.5M elsewhere · 64%
- 4 Look Who's Talking (1989) $297M $140.1M US & Canada · 47% $156.9M elsewhere · 53%
- 5 Dead Poets Society (1989) $235.9M $95.9M US & Canada · 41% $140M elsewhere · 59%
- 6 Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) $227.9M $147.3M US & Canada · 65% $80.6M elsewhere · 35%
- 7 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) $222.7M $130.7M US & Canada · 59% $92M elsewhere · 41%
- 8 Ghostbusters II (1989) $215.4M $112.5M US & Canada · 52% $102.9M elsewhere · 48%
- 9 The Little Mermaid (1989) $211.3M $111.5M US & Canada · 53% $99.8M elsewhere · 47%
- 10 Born on the Fourth of July (1989) $161M $70M US & Canada · 43% $91M elsewhere · 57%
Gross bands
How Many 1989 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
16 of 207 films crossed $100M and took $3.6B between them, 61% of the total. 131 films, 63% of the list, earned under $10M.
61% 34%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 16 films, 8% of the list $3.6B · 61% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 60 films, 29% of the list $2B · 34% of the gross
- Under $10M 131 films, 63% of the list $321.7M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1989 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $1.2B from 14 films, led by Batman (1989). January was the quietest month ($95.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Three Fugitives (1989) $95.5M Three Fugitives (1989)
- February Feb The 'Burbs (1989) $208.9M The 'Burbs (1989)
- March Mar Fletch Lives (1989) $160.2M Fletch Lives (1989)
- April Apr Field of Dreams (1989) $324.3M Field of Dreams (1989)
- May May Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $592M Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- June Jun Batman (1989) $1.2B Batman (1989)
- July Jul Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) $607.4M Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
- August Aug Parenthood (1989) $409.8M Parenthood (1989)
- September Sep Black Rain (1989) $284.9M Black Rain (1989)
- October Oct Look Who's Talking (1989) $470M Look Who's Talking (1989)
- November Nov Back to the Future Part II (1989) $816.1M Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- December Dec Born on the Fourth of July (1989) $764M Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Last 10 years
How Does 1989 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1989 earned the most: $6B from 207 films, led by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 101 films | 101 | $2.3B | – | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $550M |
| 1981 114 films · −10% | 114 | $2.1B | −10% | Superman II (1981) $216.4M |
| 1982 125 films · +7% | 125 | $2.2B | +7% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
| 1983 129 films · +18% | 129 | $2.6B | +18% | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $482.5M |
| 1984 151 films · +29% | 151 | $3.4B | +29% | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $333.1M |
| 1985 166 films · +4% | 166 | $3.5B | +4% | Back to the Future (1985) $385.1M |
| 1986 178 films · −5% | 178 | $3.3B | −5% | Top Gun (1986) $357.3M |
| 1987 219 films · +13% | 219 | $3.7B | +13% | Fatal Attraction (1987) $320.1M |
| 1988 231 films · +16% | 231 | $4.3B | +16% | Rain Man (1988) $354.8M |
| 1989 207 films · +37% | 207 | $6B | +37% | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $474.2M |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 1989?
Comedy took $3B across 98 films, 50% of the total, ahead of Drama ($1.9B) and Action ($1.8B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
1989 English Box Office by Genre
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Comedy $3B98 films · #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989) -
Drama $1.9B97 films · #1 Dead Poets Society (1989) -
Action $1.8B51 films · #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) -
Thriller $1.8B50 films · #1 Batman (1989) -
Adventure $1.7B24 films · #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) -
Crime $1.6B41 films · #1 Batman (1989) -
Sci-Fi $1B20 films · #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989) -
Romance $935.6M44 films · #1 Look Who's Talking (1989) -
Family $753.6M13 films · #1 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) -
Fantasy $666.4M18 films · #1 Ghostbusters II (1989)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $105.1B
2010s 10 years · $261B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.3B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.2B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $928.9M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $147.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $342.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $241M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $770.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $149.5M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $150.9M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.5M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $662.1M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $96.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $2M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $4.2M #1 Charley’s Aunt (1941)
- 1940 $527.8M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $217.4M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $4.6M #1 After the Thin Man (1936)
- 1935 $602.9K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $588.1K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 4 years · $718.5K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 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 207 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 1989?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) leads with $474.2M worldwide, $197.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Batman (1989) at $411.6M and Back to the Future Part II (1989) at $332.9M.
How much did English-language movies released in 1989 earn?
207 English-language films released in 1989 report a worldwide gross, $6B in all, or $28.8M per film on average. 1988 releases took $4.3B.
How many English-language movies released in 1989 made $1 billion?
None. 16 films crossed $100 million, led by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) with $474.2M.
How is the 1989 English 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 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 1989 English 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.