#1 of 9 1989 · Comedy, Romance
$297M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total
Look Who's Talking (1989) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 41 of 1989 (Oct 8–14), with $297M worldwide, ahead of The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) at $18.4M and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) at $18.3M. 9 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $352M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 12.7 times the total of Week 40, 1989, whose releases took $27.6M. By genre, Romance leads with $320M across 3 releases.
#1 of 9 1989 · Comedy, Romance
$297M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total
Look Who's Talking (1989) leads with $297M, 84% of the total. The top 5 together took $349.9M, 99% of what all 9 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 41 of 1989 (Oct 8–14).
Oct 13, 1989 US and Canada: $140.1M Rest of the world: $156.9M Worldwide: $297M
Oct 13, 1989 US and Canada: $18.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.4M
Oct 13, 1989 US and Canada: $18.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.3M
Oct 11, 1989 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
Oct 13, 1989 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
Oct 11, 1989 US and Canada: $192.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $192.6K
Oct 14, 1989 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7K
Oct 12, 1989 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K Of the top 9, The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Look Who's Talking (1989) made 53% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $195.1M (55%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 9 reports no US & Canada figure.
Week 41 releases took $352M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 8–14) with $352M, led by Look Who's Talking (1989).
Of these 10 years, Week 41, 1989 earned the most: $352M from 9 films, led by Look Who's Talking (1989).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 41, 1980 Oct 5–11 3 films | 3 | $99.9M | – | Private Benjamin (1980) $69.8M |
| Week 41, 1981 Oct 4–10 4 films · −80% | 4 | $20.3M | −80% | Rich and Famous (1981) $14.5M |
| Week 41, 1982 Oct 3–9 3 films · +19% | 3 | $24.2M | +19% | My Favorite Year (1982) $20.1M |
| Week 41, 1983 Oct 2–8 4 films · +290% | 4 | $94.4M | +290% | Never Say Never Again (1983) $55.4M |
| Week 41, 1984 Oct 7–13 4 films · −98% | 4 | $1.6M | −98% | Garbo Talks (1984) $1.5M |
| Week 41, 1985 Oct 6–12 4 films · +2867% | 4 | $46.1M | +2867% | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) $14.4M |
| Week 41, 1986 Oct 5–11 4 films · +79% | 4 | $82.8M | +79% | Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) $41.4M |
| Week 41, 1987 Oct 4–10 7 films · −38% | 7 | $51.6M | −38% | Baby Boom (1987) $26.7M |
| Week 41, 1988 Oct 2–8 4 films · +21% | 4 | $62.4M | +21% | Alien Nation (1988) $32.2M |
| Week 41, 1989 Oct 8–14 9 films · +465% | 9 | $352M | +465% | Look Who's Talking (1989) $297M |
Romance took $320M across 3 films, 91% of the total, ahead of Comedy ($317.3M) and Drama ($41.3M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $352M across 8 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Portuguese-language films ($1.4K).
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 9 films as the chart.
Look Who's Talking (1989) leads with $297M worldwide, $140.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) at $18.4M and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) at $18.3M.
9 films released in week 41 of 1989 (Oct 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $352M in all, or $39.1M per film on average. Week 40, 1989 releases took $27.6M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Look Who's Talking (1989) with $297M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 41 of 1989 (Oct 8–14). 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.