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Box office · Week 13 · Mar 26–Apr 1, 1989

Box Office Week 13, 1989: Highest-Grossing Releases of Mar 26–Apr 1

Sing (1989) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 13 of 1989 (Mar 26–Apr 1), with $2.3M worldwide, ahead of Heathers (1989) at $1.2M and How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) at $418.1K. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.3M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Drama leads with $3.2M across 4 releases.

week 13 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$4.3M
Sing (1989), the #1
$2.3M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Sing (1989) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 movie of Week 13, 1989

Sing (1989)

1989 · Drama

$2.3M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

$2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 13 of 1989?

Sing (1989) leads with $2.3M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.3M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Sing (1989) movie poster Number 1
    $2.3M Sing (1989)
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Heathers (1989) movie poster Number 2
    $1.2M Heathers (1989)
    $1.1M US & Canada · 95% $59.8K elsewhere · 5%
  3. How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) movie poster Number 3
    $418.1K How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
    $418.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) movie poster Number 4
    $418.1K How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
    $418.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. When the Whales Came (1989) movie poster Number 5
    $73.1K When the Whales Came (1989)
    $73.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 13 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 13 of 1989 (Mar 26–Apr 1).

  1. 1 Sing (1989) movie poster
    Sing (1989) Mar 31, 1989 · English · Drama $2.3M worldwide
    Mar 31, 1989 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
  2. 2 Heathers (1989) movie poster
    Heathers (1989) Mar 31, 1989 · English · Comedy, Crime $1.2M worldwide
    Mar 31, 1989 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $59.8K Worldwide: $1.2M
  3. 3 How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) movie poster
    How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) Mar 30, 1989 · English · Comedy, Drama $418.1K worldwide
    Mar 30, 1989 US and Canada: $418.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $418.1K
  4. 4 How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) movie poster
    How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) Mar 30, 1989 · English · Comedy, Drama $418.1K worldwide
    Mar 30, 1989 US and Canada: $418.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $418.1K
  5. 5 When the Whales Came (1989) movie poster
    When the Whales Came (1989) Mar 28, 1989 · English · Drama $73.1K worldwide
    Mar 28, 1989 US and Canada: $73.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $73.1K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 13 of 1989?

Of the top 5, Sing (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Heathers (1989) made 5% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $4.3M (99%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Sing (1989) $2.3M
    $2.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Heathers (1989) $1.2M
    $1.1M US & Canada · 95% $59.8K elsewhere · 5%
  3. 3 How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) $418.1K
    $418.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) $418.1K
    $418.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 When the Whales Came (1989) $73.1K
    $73.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 13 of 1989 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 13, 1984 earned the most: $134.5M from 3 films, led by Romancing the Stone (1984). Week 13, 1989 took $4.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 13, 1980 Mar 23–29 5 films 5 $15.9M – Serial (1980) $9.9M
Week 13, 1981 Mar 22–28 1 film · −28% 1 $11.5M −28% Thief (1981) $11.5M
Week 13, 1982 Mar 21–27 3 films · −27% 3 $8.4M −27% I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) $7M
Week 13, 1983 Mar 20–26 7 films · +989% 7 $91.4M +989% The Outsiders (1983) $25.9M
Week 13, 1984 Mar 25–31 3 films · +47% 3 $134.5M +47% Romancing the Stone (1984) $86.6M
Week 13, 1985 Mar 24–30 6 films · −36% 6 $85.6M −36% Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) $55.6M
Week 13, 1986 Mar 23–29 4 films · −9% 4 $78.2M −9% The Money Pit (1986) $55M
Week 13, 1987 Mar 22–28 2 films · −49% 2 $40.1M −49% Blind Date (1987) $39.3M
Week 13, 1988 Mar 20–26 3 films · +92% 3 $77M +92% Biloxi Blues (1988) $51.7M
Week 13, 1989 Mar 26–Apr 1 5 films · −94% 5 $4.3M −94% Sing (1989) $2.3M
FAQ

Box Office Week 13 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 13 of 1989 (Mar 26–Apr 1)?

Sing (1989) leads with $2.3M worldwide, $2.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Heathers (1989) at $1.2M and How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) at $418.1K.

How much did movies released in week 13 of 1989 (Mar 26–Apr 1) earn?

5 films released in week 13 of 1989 (Mar 26–Apr 1) report a worldwide gross, $4.3M in all, or $867.6K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 13 of 1989 (Mar 26–Apr 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sing (1989), earned $2.3M.

How much of the Week 13, 1989 box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.3M of the $4.3M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 13, 1989 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 13 of 1989 (Mar 26–Apr 1). 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.

How often is the week 13, 1989 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.