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English box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–6, 1990

English Box Office, Week 1 of 1990: English Releases of Jan 1–6

Overexposed (1990) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 1 of 1990 (Jan 1–6), with $577.7K worldwide, ahead of The Wrong Type (1990) at $47.9K and Ode to G.I. Joe (1990) at $47.9K. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $673.5K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$673.5K
Overexposed (1990), the #1
$577.7K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Overexposed (1990) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 English-language movie of Week 1, 1990

Overexposed (1990)

1990 · Horror, Mystery

$577.7K worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$577.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 1 of 1990?

Overexposed (1990) leads with $577.7K, 86% of the total. The top 3 together took $673.5K, 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.

  1. Overexposed (1990) movie poster Number 1
    $577.7K Overexposed (1990)
    $577.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Wrong Type (1990) movie poster Number 2
    $47.9K The Wrong Type (1990)
    $47.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Ode to G.I. Joe (1990) movie poster Number 3
    $47.9K Ode to G.I. Joe (1990)
    $47.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 1 of 1990, 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 1 of 1990 (Jan 1–6).

  1. 1 Overexposed (1990) movie poster
    Overexposed (1990) 1990 · Horror, Mystery $577.7K worldwide
    1990 US and Canada: $577.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $577.7K
  2. 2 The Wrong Type (1990) movie poster
    The Wrong Type (1990) 1990 · Animation, Comedy $47.9K worldwide
    1990 US and Canada: $47.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.9K
  3. 3 Ode to G.I. Joe (1990) movie poster
    Ode to G.I. Joe (1990) 1990 $47.9K worldwide
    1990 US and Canada: $47.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 1 of 1990?

Of the top 3, Overexposed (1990) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Ode to G.I. Joe (1990) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $673.5K (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Overexposed (1990) $577.7K
    $577.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 The Wrong Type (1990) $47.9K
    $47.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Ode to G.I. Joe (1990) $47.9K
    $47.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 1990 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 1984 earned the most: $40.2M from 1 film, led by Yentl (1984). Week 1, 1990 took $673.5K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 1981 Jan 1–3 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1982 Jan 1–2 1 film 1 $9.2M – Pennies from Heaven (1982) $9.2M
Week 1, 1983 Jan 1 1 film · −81% 1 $1.8M −81% Heat and Dust (1983) $1.8M
Week 1, 1984 Jan 1–7 1 film · +2169% 1 $40.2M +2169% Yentl (1984) $40.2M
Week 1, 1985 Jan 1–5 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 1986 Jan 1–4 2 films 2 $3.6M – Head Office (1986) $3.4M
Week 1, 1987 Jan 1–3 2 films · +59% 2 $5.7M +59% Wisdom (1987) $5.7M
Week 1, 1988 Jan 1–2 2 films · −98% 2 $141.9K −98% Goodnight Norma… Goodnight Milton… (1988) $124K
Week 1, 1989 Jan 1–7 2 films · +9% 2 $154.1K +9% Signs of Life (1989) $108.9K
Week 1, 1990 Jan 1–6 3 films · +337% 3 $673.5K +337% Overexposed (1990) $577.7K
FAQ

English Box Office Week 1 of 1990: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 1 of 1990 (Jan 1–6)?

Overexposed (1990) leads with $577.7K worldwide, $577.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Wrong Type (1990) at $47.9K and Ode to G.I. Joe (1990) at $47.9K.

How much did English-language movies released in week 1 of 1990 (Jan 1–6) earn?

3 English-language films released in week 1 of 1990 (Jan 1–6) report a worldwide gross, $673.5K in all, or $224.5K per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 1 of 1990 (Jan 1–6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Overexposed (1990), earned $577.7K.

How much of the Week 1, 1990 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$673.5K of the $673.5K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 1, 1990 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 1 of 1990 (Jan 1–6). 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 1, 1990 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.