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Box office · Week 18 · Apr 29–May 5, 1990

Box Office Week 18, 1990: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 29–May 5

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 18 of 1990 (Apr 29–May 5), with $16.3M worldwide, ahead of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) at $4.1M and Short Time (1990) at $4M. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $26.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 38% on Week 17, 1990, whose releases took $43.5M. By genre, Comedy leads with $24.4M across 3 releases.

week 18 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$26.9M
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), the #1
$16.3M
vs Week 17, 1990
−38%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 18 of 1990?

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) leads with $16.3M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $26.9M, 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. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) movie poster Number 1
    $16.3M Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
    $16.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) movie poster Number 2
    $4.1M Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
    $4.1M US & Canada · 100% $1.8K elsewhere · <1%
  3. Short Time (1990) movie poster Number 3
    $4M Short Time (1990)
    $4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990) movie poster Number 4
    $1.7M Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990)
    $1.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990) movie poster Number 5
    $717.8K Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990)
    $717.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 18 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 18 of 1990 (Apr 29–May 5).

  1. 1 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) movie poster
    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) May 4, 1990 · English · Thriller, Fantasy $16.3M worldwide
    May 4, 1990 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.3M
  2. 2 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) movie poster
    Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) May 4, 1990 · Spanish · Drama, Comedy $4.1M worldwide
    May 4, 1990 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $1.8K Worldwide: $4.1M
  3. 3 Short Time (1990) movie poster
    Short Time (1990) May 4, 1990 · English · Crime, Comedy $4M worldwide
    May 4, 1990 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4M
  4. 4 Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990) movie poster
    Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990) May 4, 1990 · English · Drama $1.7M worldwide
    May 4, 1990 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M
  5. 5 Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990) movie poster
    Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990) Apr 30, 1990 · English · Romance, Western $717.8K worldwide
    Apr 30, 1990 US and Canada: $717.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $717.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 18 of 1990?

Of the top 5, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $26.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) $16.3M
    $16.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) $4.1M
    $4.1M US & Canada · 100% $1.8K elsewhere · <1%
  3. 3 Short Time (1990) $4M
    $4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990) $1.7M
    $1.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Thousand Pieces of Gold (1990) $717.8K
    $717.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 18 releases took $26.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 12 (Mar 18–24) with $470.3M, led by Pretty Woman (1990).

  1. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 18–24 Pretty Woman (1990) $470.3M Pretty Woman (1990)
  2. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 25–31 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) $213.6M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
  3. Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 1–7 Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) $83.6M Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
  4. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 8–14 Crazy People (1990) $20.8M Crazy People (1990)
  5. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 15–21 Miami Blues (1990) $14.2M Miami Blues (1990)
  6. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 22–28 The Guardian (1990) $43.5M The Guardian (1990)
  7. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 29–May 5 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) $26.9M Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
  8. Week 19 Wk 19 May 6–12 Dreams (1990) $5.4M Dreams (1990)
  9. Week 20 Wk 20 May 13–19 Bird on a Wire (1990) $166.3M Bird on a Wire (1990)
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 1990 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 1984 earned the most: $79.9M from 5 films, led by Breakin' (1984). Week 18, 1990 took $26.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 1981 Apr 26–May 2 2 films 2 $23.5M – Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) $21.7M
Week 18, 1982 Apr 25–May 1 1 film · +66% 1 $39.1M +66% The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) $39.1M
Week 18, 1983 Apr 24–30 2 films · −40% 2 $23.3M −40% Valley Girl (1983) $17.3M
Week 18, 1984 Apr 29–May 5 5 films · +242% 5 $79.9M +242% Breakin' (1984) $38.7M
Week 18, 1985 Apr 28–May 4 7 films · −39% 7 $48.8M −39% Code of Silence (1985) $20.3M
Week 18, 1986 Apr 27–May 3 4 films · −37% 4 $30.9M −37% Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) $18M
Week 18, 1987 Apr 26–May 2 4 films · −64% 4 $11.2M −64% American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) $4M
Week 18, 1988 Apr 24–30 4 films · +95% 4 $21.8M +95% Bloodsport (1988) $11.8M
Week 18, 1989 Apr 30–May 6 7 films · −15% 7 $18.5M −15% Warlock (1989) $9.1M
Week 18, 1990 Apr 29–May 5 5 films · +46% 5 $26.9M +46% Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) $16.3M
Archive

Box Office in 1990, Week by Week

52 weeks of 1990 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 46 (Nov 11–17) with $624.6M, led by Home Alone (1990).

FAQ

Box Office Week 18 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 18 of 1990 (Apr 29–May 5)?

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) leads with $16.3M worldwide, $16.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) at $4.1M and Short Time (1990) at $4M.

How much did movies released in week 18 of 1990 (Apr 29–May 5) earn?

5 films released in week 18 of 1990 (Apr 29–May 5) report a worldwide gross, $26.9M in all, or $5.4M per film on average. Week 17, 1990 releases took $43.5M.

How many movies released in week 18 of 1990 (Apr 29–May 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), earned $16.3M.

How much of the Week 18, 1990 box office came from the US and Canada?

$26.9M of the $26.9M total, or 100%, 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 18, 1990 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 18 of 1990 (Apr 29–May 5). 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 18, 1990 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.