#1 of 4 1989 · Action, Comedy
$78.2M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total
K-9 (1989) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 17 of 1989 (Apr 23–29), with $78.2M worldwide, ahead of Loverboy (1989) at $4M and Miss Firecracker (1989) at $1.9M. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $84.1M in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 42% on Week 16, 1989, whose releases took $145.7M.
#1 of 4 1989 · Action, Comedy
$78.2M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total
K-9 (1989) leads with $78.2M, 93% of the total. The top 4 together took $84.1M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 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 17 of 1989 (Apr 23–29).
Apr 28, 1989 US and Canada: $43.2M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $78.2M
Apr 28, 1989 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4M
Apr 28, 1989 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
Apr 28, 1989 US and Canada: $27.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.8K Of the top 4, Loverboy (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while K-9 (1989) made 45% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $49.1M (58%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 17 releases took $84.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 16–22) with $145.7M, led by Field of Dreams (1989).
Of these 10 years, Week 17, 1989 earned the most: $84.1M from 4 films, led by K-9 (1989).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 17, 1980 Apr 20–26 2 films | 2 | $7.6M | – | Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) $6.7M |
| Week 17, 1981 Apr 19–25 4 films · +170% | 4 | $20.6M | +170% | Take This Job and Shove It (1981) $17.6M |
| Week 17, 1982 Apr 18–24 1 film · −93% | 1 | $1.5M | −93% | I, the Jury (1982) $1.5M |
| Week 17, 1983 Apr 17–23 3 films · +1558% | 3 | $25.1M | +1558% | My Tutor (1983) $22.6M |
| Week 17, 1984 Apr 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 17, 1985 Apr 21–27 4 films | 4 | $20.1M | – | Just One of the Guys (1985) $11.5M |
| Week 17, 1986 Apr 20–26 7 films · −3% | 7 | $19.5M | −3% | Sweet Liberty (1986) $14.2M |
| Week 17, 1987 Apr 19–25 1 film · −42% | 1 | $11.3M | −42% | Extreme Prejudice (1987) $11.3M |
| Week 17, 1988 Apr 17–23 12 films · +319% | 12 | $47.4M | +319% | Above the Law (1988) $18.9M |
| Week 17, 1989 Apr 23–29 4 films · +78% | 4 | $84.1M | +78% | K-9 (1989) $78.2M |
52 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 4 films as the chart.
K-9 (1989) leads with $78.2M worldwide, $43.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Loverboy (1989) at $4M and Miss Firecracker (1989) at $1.9M.
4 films released in week 17 of 1989 (Apr 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $84.1M in all, or $21M per film on average. Week 16, 1989 releases took $145.7M.
None. The biggest, K-9 (1989), earned $78.2M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 17 of 1989 (Apr 23–29). 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.
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.