#1 of 3 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
1989 · Adventure, Sci-Fi
$332.9M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total
Back to the Future Part II (1989) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 47 of 1989 (Nov 19–25), with $332.9M worldwide, ahead of Steel Magnolias (1989) at $96.8M and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) at $363.6K. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $430M in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 34% on Week 46, 1989, whose releases took $320.9M.
#1 of 3 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
1989 · Adventure, Sci-Fi
$332.9M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total
Back to the Future Part II (1989) leads with $332.9M, 77% of the total. The top 3 together took $430M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 47 of 1989 (Nov 19–25).
Nov 22, 1989 US and Canada: $119.4M Rest of the world: $213.5M Worldwide: $332.9M
Nov 22, 1989 US and Canada: $84.6M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $96.8M
Of the top 3, The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Back to the Future Part II (1989) made 64% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $204.3M (48%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 47 releases took $430M. 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 47, 1989 earned the most: $430M from 3 films, led by Back to the Future Part II (1989).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 47, 1980 Nov 16–22 1 film | 1 | $3.5M | – | Heaven's Gate (1980) $3.5M |
| Week 47, 1981 Nov 15–21 2 films · +328% | 2 | $14.9M | +328% | Ragtime (1981) $14.9M |
| Week 47, 1982 Nov 14–20 5 films · +18% | 5 | $17.6M | +18% | The Last Unicorn (1982) $6.5M |
| Week 47, 1983 Nov 13–19 5 films · +85% | 5 | $32.7M | +85% | A Christmas Story (1983) $20.8M |
| Week 47, 1984 Nov 18–24 2 films · −22% | 2 | $25.4M | −22% | Supergirl (1984) $14.3M |
| Week 47, 1985 Nov 17–23 6 films · +192% | 6 | $74.2M | +192% | White Nights (1985) $42.2M |
| Week 47, 1986 Nov 16–22 3 films · +35% | 3 | $100M | +35% | An American Tail (1986) $84.5M |
| Week 47, 1987 Nov 15–21 5 films · −41% | 5 | $59M | −41% | Nuts (1987) $31M |
| Week 47, 1988 Nov 13–19 5 films · +196% | 5 | $174.5M | +196% | The Land Before Time (1988) $84.8M |
| Week 47, 1989 Nov 19–25 3 films · +146% | 3 | $430M | +146% | Back to the Future Part II (1989) $332.9M |
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 3 films as the chart.
Back to the Future Part II (1989) leads with $332.9M worldwide, $119.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Steel Magnolias (1989) at $96.8M and The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989) at $363.6K.
3 English-language films released in week 47 of 1989 (Nov 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $430M in all, or $143.3M per film on average. Week 46, 1989 releases took $320.9M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Back to the Future Part II (1989) with $332.9M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 47 of 1989 (Nov 19–25). 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.