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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

Weekend box office chart - UK, US and Global
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Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

26th May 1989 - 28th May 1989

Weekend Gross Weekly Gross Total Gross Weeks

1(1) Mississippi Burning

Directed by
Alan Parker
Starring
Gene Hackman
Willem Dafoe
Frances McDormand
£287,152£387,655£1,652,4344

2(2) Beaches

Directed by
Garry Marshall
Starring
Bette Midler
Barbara Hershey
John Heard
£275,349£357,954£713,5822

3(new) The Blob

Directed by
Chuck Russell
Starring
Kevin Dillon
Shawnee Smith
Donovan Leitch Jr.
£151,212£151,212£151,212
NEW

4(3) Bright Lights, Big City

Directed by
James Bridges
£80,590£116,856£310,2732

5(5) A Cry In the Dark

Directed by
Fred Schepisi
Starring
Meryl Streep
Sam Neill
Dale Reeves
£71,661£103,908£219,0552

6(9) For Queen & Country

Directed by
Martin Stellman
Starring
Denzel Washington
Dorian Healy
Sean Chapman
£59,140£79,839£170,2182

7(6) A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Directed by
Renny Harlin
Starring
John Beckman
Kisha Brackel
Brooke Bundy
£56,570£76,370£1,185,1194

8(7) 1969

Directed by
Ernest Thompson
£54,808£79,472£189,0872

9(11) My Stepmother Is An Alien

Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Starring
Dan Aykroyd
Kim Basinger
Jon Lovitz
£54,664£79,263£1,001,5215

10(4) Torch Song Trilogy

Directed by
Paul Bogart
Starring
Anne Bancroft
Matthew Broderick
Harvey Fierstein
£52,819£68,665£231,3412

11(8) Her Alibi

Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Starring
Tom Selleck
Paulina Porizkova
William Daniels
£49,981£67,474£533,7423

12(10) Rain Man

Directed by
Barry Levinson
Starring
Dustin Hoffman
Tom Cruise
Valeria Golino
£19,614£27,460£6,135,62713

13(13) Working Girl

£18,132£25,385£2,925,1559

14(15) How to Get Ahead In Advertising

Directed by
Bruce Robinson
Starring
Richard E. Grant
Rachel Ward
Richard Wilson
£17,253£23,292£206,0774

15(14) The Dead Pool

£14,294£20,012£1,655,0177
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

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Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

26th May 1989 - 28th May 1989

1.
w/e
£287.15 K
total
£1.65 Mi
Director:
Stars:
Gene Hackman
Willem Dafoe
Frances McDormand
2.
w/e
£275.35 K
total
£713.58 K
Director:
Stars:
3.
w/e
£151.21 K
total
£151.21 K
Director:
Chuck Russell
Stars:
Kevin Dillon
Shawnee Smith
Donovan Leitch Jr.
4.
w/e
£80.59 K
total
£310.27 K
Director:
James Bridges
Stars:
5.
w/e
£71.66 K
total
£219.06 K
Director:
Stars:
6.
w/e
£59.14 K
total
£170.22 K
Director:
Martin Stellman
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Dorian Healy
Sean Chapman
Director:
Stars:
John Beckman
Kisha Brackel
Brooke Bundy
8.
w/e
£54.81 K
total
£189.09 K
Director:
Ernest Thompson
Stars:
9.
w/e
£54.66 K
total
£1 Mi
Director:
Stars:
10.
w/e
£52.82 K
total
£231.34 K
Director:
Paul Bogart
Stars:
Anne Bancroft
Matthew Broderick
Harvey Fierstein
11.
w/e
£49.98 K
total
£533.74 K
Director:
Bruce Beresford
Stars:
Tom Selleck
Paulina Porizkova
William Daniels
12.
w/e
£19.61 K
total
£6.14 Mi
Director:
Stars:
13.
w/e
£18.13 K
total
£2.93 Mi
Director:
Stars:
14.
w/e
£17.25 K
total
£206.08 K
Director:
Stars:
Richard E. Grant
Rachel Ward
Richard Wilson
15.
w/e
£14.29 K
total
£1.66 Mi
Director:
Stars:
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

Please contact Salty Popcorn if you think this chart is not an acurate representation and have more up to date information.

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