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English box office · Week 40 · Oct 1–7, 1989

English Box Office, Week 40 of 1989: English Releases of Oct 1–7

An Innocent Man (1989) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 40 of 1989 (Oct 1–7), with $20M worldwide, ahead of Drugstore Cowboy (1989) at $4.7M and Robot Jox (1989) at $1.3M. 7 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $27.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Crime leads with $24.8M across 2 English releases.

week 40 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$27.6M
An Innocent Man (1989), the #1
$20M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
An Innocent Man (1989) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 English-language movie of Week 40, 1989

An Innocent Man (1989)

1989 · Action, Drama

$20M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

$20M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 40 of 1989?

An Innocent Man (1989) leads with $20M, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $27.5M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. An Innocent Man (1989) movie poster Number 1
    $20M An Innocent Man (1989)
    $20M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) movie poster Number 2
    $4.7M Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
    $4.7M US & Canada · 100% $274 elsewhere · <1%
  3. Robot Jox (1989) movie poster Number 3
    $1.3M Robot Jox (1989)
    $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Queen of Hearts (1989) movie poster Number 4
    $1.2M Queen of Hearts (1989)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Beverly Hills Brats (1989) movie poster Number 5
    $192.6K Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
    $192.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 40 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 40 of 1989 (Oct 1–7).

  1. 1 An Innocent Man (1989) movie poster
    An Innocent Man (1989) Oct 6, 1989 · Action, Drama $20M worldwide
    Oct 6, 1989 US and Canada: $20M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20M
  2. 2 Drugstore Cowboy (1989) movie poster
    Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Oct 6, 1989 · Drama, Crime $4.7M worldwide
    Oct 6, 1989 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $274 Worldwide: $4.7M
  3. 3 Robot Jox (1989) movie poster
    Robot Jox (1989) Oct 1, 1989 · Action, Sci-Fi $1.3M worldwide
    Oct 1, 1989 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
  4. 4 Queen of Hearts (1989) movie poster
    Queen of Hearts (1989) Oct 1, 1989 · Romance, Comedy $1.2M worldwide
    Oct 1, 1989 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
  5. 5 Beverly Hills Brats (1989) movie poster
    Beverly Hills Brats (1989) Oct 6, 1989 · Comedy $192.6K worldwide
    Oct 6, 1989 US and Canada: $192.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $192.6K
  6. 6 Martians Go Home (1989) movie poster
    Martians Go Home (1989) Oct 1, 1989 · Comedy, Sci-Fi $129.8K worldwide
    Oct 1, 1989 US and Canada: $129.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $129.8K
  7. 7 High Stakes (1989) movie poster
    High Stakes (1989) Oct 6, 1989 · Thriller $4.8K worldwide
    Oct 6, 1989 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 1989?

Of the top 7, An Innocent Man (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Drugstore Cowboy (1989) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $27.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 An Innocent Man (1989) $20M
    $20M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Drugstore Cowboy (1989) $4.7M
    $4.7M US & Canada · 100% $274 elsewhere · <1%
  3. 3 Robot Jox (1989) $1.3M
    $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Queen of Hearts (1989) $1.2M
    $1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Beverly Hills Brats (1989) $192.6K
    $192.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Martians Go Home (1989) $129.8K
    $129.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  7. 7 High Stakes (1989) $4.8K
    $4.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 1989 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1984 earned the most: $65.4M from 3 films, led by Places in the Heart (1984). Week 40, 1989 took $27.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1980 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films 5 $29.6M – Oh, God! Book II (1980) $14.5M
Week 40, 1981 Sep 27–Oct 3 3 films · −25% 3 $22.1M −25% Paternity (1981) $18.8M
Week 40, 1982 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · −100% 1 $25.7K −100% Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) $25.7K
Week 40, 1983 Sep 25–Oct 1 1 film · +219116% 1 $56.4M +219116% The Big Chill (1983) $56.4M
Week 40, 1984 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films · +16% 3 $65.4M +16% Places in the Heart (1984) $34.9M
Week 40, 1985 Sep 29–Oct 5 4 films · −36% 4 $41.9M −36% Jagged Edge (1985) $40.5M
Week 40, 1986 Sep 28–Oct 4 4 films · +35% 4 $56.3M +35% Children of a Lesser God (1986) $31.9M
Week 40, 1987 Sep 27–Oct 3 6 films · −26% 6 $41.9M −26% Like Father Like Son (1987) $34.4M
Week 40, 1988 Sep 25–Oct 1 8 films · −43% 8 $24M −43% Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) $5.6M
Week 40, 1989 Oct 1–7 7 films · +15% 7 $27.6M +15% An Innocent Man (1989) $20M
FAQ

English Box Office Week 40 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 40 of 1989 (Oct 1–7)?

An Innocent Man (1989) leads with $20M worldwide, $20M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Drugstore Cowboy (1989) at $4.7M and Robot Jox (1989) at $1.3M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 40 of 1989 (Oct 1–7) earn?

7 English-language films released in week 40 of 1989 (Oct 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $27.6M in all, or $3.9M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 40 of 1989 (Oct 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, An Innocent Man (1989), earned $20M.

How much of the Week 40, 1989 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$27.6M of the $27.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 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 week 40 of 1989 (Oct 1–7). 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 week 40, 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.