#1 of 4 #1 movie of Week 19, 1990
1990 · Drama, Fantasy
$3M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total
$2M US & Canada · 66% $1M elsewhere · 34%
Box office · Week 19 · May 6–12, 1990
Box Office Week 19, 1990: Highest-Grossing Releases of May 6–12
Dreams (1990) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 19 of 1990 (May 6–12), with $3M worldwide, ahead of Class of 1999 (1990) at $2.5M and Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) at $8.4K. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.4M in all, 81% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 80% on Week 18, 1990, whose releases took $26.9M.
- week 19 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $5.4M
- Dreams (1990), the #1
- $3M
- vs Week 18, 1990
- −80%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 19 of 1990?
Dreams (1990) leads with $3M, 55% of the total. The top 4 together took $5.4M, 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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The chart
Every Release of Week 19 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 19 of 1990 (May 6–12).
- 1 May 11, 1990 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $3M
- 2 May 11, 1990 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5M
- 3 May 9, 1990 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
- 4 May 11, 1990 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 19 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 19 releases took $5.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 20–26) with $259.8M, led by Back to the Future Part III (1990).
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 25–31 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) $213.6M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 1–7 Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) $83.6M Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 8–14 Crazy People (1990) $20.8M Crazy People (1990)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 15–21 Miami Blues (1990) $14.2M Miami Blues (1990)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 22–28 The Guardian (1990) $43.5M The Guardian (1990)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 29–May 5 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) $26.9M Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 6–12 Dreams (1990) $5.4M Dreams (1990)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 13–19 Bird on a Wire (1990) $166.3M Bird on a Wire (1990)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 20–26 Back to the Future Part III (1990) $259.8M Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Earlier years
How Does Week 19 of 1990 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 19, 1984 earned the most: $67.5M from 3 films, led by The Natural (1984). Week 19, 1990 took $5.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 19, 1981 May 3–9 3 films | 3 | $5.2M | – | Inchon (1981) $5.2M |
| Week 19, 1982 May 2–8 2 films · +90% | 2 | $9.9M | +90% | Paradise (1982) $5.6M |
| Week 19, 1983 May 1–7 2 films · +162% | 2 | $25.9M | +162% | Still Smokin (1983) $15.5M |
| Week 19, 1984 May 6–12 3 films · +161% | 3 | $67.5M | +161% | The Natural (1984) $48M |
| Week 19, 1985 May 5–11 5 films · −78% | 5 | $15M | −78% | Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) $6.1M |
| Week 19, 1986 May 4–10 3 films · +189% | 3 | $43.4M | +189% | Short Circuit (1986) $40.7M |
| Week 19, 1987 May 3–9 9 films · −42% | 9 | $25M | −42% | The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) $6.8M |
| Week 19, 1988 May 1–7 7 films · −24% | 7 | $18.9M | −24% | Shakedown (1988) $10.1M |
| Week 19, 1989 May 7–13 8 films · +181% | 8 | $53.3M | +181% | See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) $46.9M |
| Week 19, 1990 May 6–12 4 films · −90% | 4 | $5.4M | −90% | Dreams (1990) $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).
- Week 1 $680.7K
- Week 2 $44.4M
- Week 3 $21.2M
- Week 4 $6.5M
- Week 5 $31M
- Week 6 $60.4M
- Week 7 $79.4M
- Week 8 $2M
- Week 9 $200.5M
- Week 10 $89.5M
- Week 11 $42M
- Week 12 $470.3M
- Week 13 $213.6M
- Week 14 $83.6M
- Week 15 $20.8M
- Week 16 $14.2M
- Week 17 $43.5M
- Week 18 $26.9M
- Week 19 $5.4M
- Week 20 $166.3M
- Week 21 $259.8M
- Week 22 $263M
- Week 23 $153.5M
- Week 24 $205M
- Week 25 $65.5M
- Week 26 $183.3M
- Week 27 $260.3M
- Week 28 $542.4M
- Week 29 $99.7M
- Week 30 $293.6M
- Week 31 $83M
- Week 32 $105M
- Week 33 $98.2M
- Week 34 $96.4M
- Week 35 $50.6M
- Week 36 $3.8M
- Week 37 $71.8M
- Week 38 $20.8M
- Week 39 $49.8M
- Week 40 $107.8M
- Week 41 $49.5M
- Week 42 $76.5M
- Week 43 $15.1M
- Week 44 $33.4M
- Week 45 $463.4M
- Week 46 $624.6M
- Week 47 $139.4M
- Week 48 $69.2M
- Week 49 $121.1M
- Week 50 $48.3M
- Week 51 $304.6M
- Week 52 $144.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 19 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 19 of 1990 (May 6–12)?
Dreams (1990) leads with $3M worldwide, $2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Class of 1999 (1990) at $2.5M and Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) at $8.4K.
How much did movies released in week 19 of 1990 (May 6–12) earn?
4 films released in week 19 of 1990 (May 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $5.4M in all, or $1.4M per film on average. Week 18, 1990 releases took $26.9M.
How many movies released in week 19 of 1990 (May 6–12) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Dreams (1990), earned $3M.
How is the week 19, 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 19 of 1990 (May 6–12). 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 19, 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.