#1 of 7 1989 · Family, Animation
$211.3M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
The Little Mermaid (1989) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 46 of 1989 (Nov 12–18), with $211.3M worldwide, ahead of Harlem Nights (1989) at $60.9M and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) at $27.1M. 7 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $320.9M in all, 69% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 5.4 times the total of Week 45, 1989, whose releases took $59.5M. By genre, Family leads with $229.9M across 2 English releases.
#1 of 7 1989 · Family, Animation
$211.3M worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
The Little Mermaid (1989) leads with $211.3M, 66% of the total. The top 5 together took $319.5M, 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.
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Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 46 of 1989 (Nov 12–18).
Nov 15, 1989 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $99.8M Worldwide: $211.3M
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $60.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.9M
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.1M
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $33.7K Worldwide: $1.6M
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M
Nov 14, 1989 US and Canada: $336.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $336.8K Of the top 7, Harlem Nights (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Little Mermaid (1989) made 47% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $221.1M (69%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 46 releases took $320.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 19–25) with $430M, led by Back to the Future Part II (1989).
Of these 10 years, Week 46, 1989 earned the most: $320.9M from 7 films, led by The Little Mermaid (1989).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 46, 1980 Nov 9–15 2 films | 2 | $26M | – | Raging Bull (1980) $23.4M |
| Week 46, 1981 Nov 8–14 1 film · −86% | 1 | $3.7M | −86% | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) $3.7M |
| Week 46, 1982 Nov 7–13 4 films · +1032% | 4 | $41.9M | +1032% | Creepshow (1982) $21M |
| Week 46, 1983 Nov 6–12 1 film · −85% | 1 | $6.5M | −85% | Star 80 (1983) $6.5M |
| Week 46, 1984 Nov 11–17 5 films · +1008% | 5 | $71.7M | +1008% | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) $25.9M |
| Week 46, 1985 Nov 10–16 3 films · −60% | 3 | $29M | −60% | Tomboy (1985) $14.1M |
| Week 46, 1986 Nov 9–15 5 films · +10% | 5 | $31.7M | +10% | Hoosiers (1986) $28.6M |
| Week 46, 1987 Nov 8–14 3 films · −87% | 3 | $4M | −87% | White Mischief (1987) $3.1M |
| Week 46, 1988 Nov 6–12 4 films · +1714% | 4 | $73.2M | +1714% | Child’s Play (1988) $44.2M |
| Week 46, 1989 Nov 12–18 7 films · +339% | 7 | $320.9M | +339% | The Little Mermaid (1989) $211.3M |
51 weeks of 1989 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 18–24) with $634.3M, led by Batman (1989).
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.
The Little Mermaid (1989) leads with $211.3M worldwide, $111.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Harlem Nights (1989) at $60.9M and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) at $27.1M.
7 English-language films released in week 46 of 1989 (Nov 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $320.9M in all, or $45.8M per film on average. Week 45, 1989 releases took $59.5M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Little Mermaid (1989) with $211.3M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 46 of 1989 (Nov 12–18). 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.
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.