This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in the United Kingdom during 1989.
Number one films
| # | Week ending | Film | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 January 1989 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | [1] | |
| 2 | 13 January 1989 | [2] | ||
| 3 | 20 January 1989 | [3] | ||
| 4 | 27 January 1989 | Cocktail | [4] | |
| 5 | 3 February 1989 | [5] | ||
| 6 | 10 February 1989 | Die Hard | [6] | |
| 7 | 17 February 1989 | [7] | ||
| 8 | 24 February 1989 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! reached number one in its second week of release | [8] |
| 9 | 3 March 1989 | [9] | ||
| 10 | 10 March 1989 | [10] | ||
| 11 | 17 March 1989 | Rain Man | Rain Man reached number one in its second week of release | [11] |
| 12 | 24 March 1989 | Twins | [12] | |
| 13 | 31 March 1989 | [13] | ||
| 14 | 7 April 1989 | Rain Man | Rain Man returned to number one in its fifth week of release | [14] |
| 15 | 14 April 1989 | [15] | ||
| 16 | 21 April 1989 | Working Girl | [16] | |
| 17 | 28 April 1989 | Rain Man | Rain Man returned to number one in its eighth week of release | [17] |
| 18 | 5 May 1989 | My Stepmother is an Alien | My Stepmother is an Alien reached number one in its second week of release | [18] |
| 19 | 12 May 1989 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | [19] | |
| 20 | 19 May 1989 | [20] | ||
| 21 | 26 May 1989 | Mississippi Burning | Mississippi Burning reached number one in its third week of release | [21] |
| 22 | 2 June 1989 | [22] | ||
| 23 | 9 June 1989 | [23] | ||
| 24 | 16 June 1989 | Beaches | Beaches reached number one in its third week of release | [24] |
| 25 | 23 June 1989 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | [25] | |
| 26 | 30 June 1989 | Licence to Kill | Licence to Kill reached number one in its second week of release | [26] |
| 27 | 7 July 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade grossed a record £1,811,542 in its opening weekend and £3,125,434 in its opening week beating the records set by Crocodile Dundee II | [27][28] |
| 28 | 14 July 1989 | [29] | ||
| 29 | 21 July 1989 | [30] | ||
| 30 | 28 July 1989 | [31] | ||
| 31 | 4 August 1989 | [32] | ||
| 32 | 11 August 1989 | [33] | ||
| 33 | 18 August 1989 | Batman | Batman beat the opening weekend and week records set in July by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with a gross of £2,058,159 for the weekend and £3,945,527 for the week | [34][28][35][36] |
| 34 | 25 August 1989 | Batman grossed £1.26 million for the weekend | [37][35] | |
| 35 | 1 September 1989 | [38] | ||
| 36 | 8 September 1989 | [39] | ||
| 37 | 15 September 1989 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | See No Evil, Hear No Evil reached number one in its second week of release | [40] |
| 38 | 22 September 1989 | Lethal Weapon II | [41] | |
| 39 | 29 September 1989 | [42] | ||
| 40 | 6 October 1989 | Dead Poets Society | Dead Poets Society reached number one in its second week of release | [43] |
| 41 | 13 October 1989 | [44] | ||
| 42 | 20 October 1989 | Young Einstein | [45] | |
| 43 | 27 October 1989 | [46] | ||
| 44 | 3 November 1989 | Shirley Valentine | Shirley Valentine reached number one in its third week of release | [47] |
| 45 | 10 November 1989 | [48] | ||
| 46 | 17 November 1989 | [49] | ||
| 47 | 24 November 1989 | Wilt | Wilt reached number one in its third week of release | [50] |
| 48 | 1 December 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | [51] | |
| 49 | 8 December 1989 | [52] | ||
| 50 | 15 December 1989 | [53] | ||
| 51 | 22 December 1989 | [54] | ||
| 52 | 29 December 1989 | Back to the Future Part II grossed £707,726 for the week | [55][54] | |
Highest-grossing films
Highest-grossing films in the U.K. between 1 December 1988 and 21 December 1989
| Rank[56][57] | Title | Distributor | Gross (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Paramount Pictures/UIP | 25,732,000 |
| 2. | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Touchstone Pictures/Warner Bros. | 25,384,000 |
| 3. | Batman | Warner Bros. | 19,413,000 |
| 4. | Rain Man | United Artists/UIP | 15,560,000 |
| 5. | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Paramount/UIP | 12,464,000 |
| 6. | Back to the Future Part II | Universal Pictures/UIP | 12,194,000[nb 1] |
| 7. | Licence to Kill | United Artists/UIP | 12,157,000 |
| 8. | Lethal Weapon 2 | Warner Bros. | 10,815,000 |
| 9. | Twins | Universal/UIP | 10,547,000 |
| 10. | Shirley Valentine | Paramount/UIP | 9,954,000[nb 2] |
Notes
- ↑ The chart per The Guinness Book of Box Office Hits does not list Back to the Future Part II.
- ↑ The chart per The Guinness Book of Box Office Hits lists Dead Poet's Society and Cocktail higher than Shirley Valentine. For the period, Variety reported grosses of $9,953,000 and $9,329,000 for those films respectively.
See also
- List of British films — British films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 13 January 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 20 January 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 27 January 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 3 February 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 10 February 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 17 February 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 24 February 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 3 March 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 10 March 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 17 March 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 24 March 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 31 March 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 7 April 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 14 April 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 21 April 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 28 April 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 5 May 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 12 May 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 19 May 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 26 May 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 2 June 1989. p. 16.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 9 June 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 16 June 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 23 June 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 30 June 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 7 July 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 14 July 1989. p. 20.
- 1 2 Groves, Don (16 August 1989). "'Batman' zaps 'Indy's' record in U.K. opener". Variety. p. 1.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 21 July 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 28 July 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 4 August 1989. p. 16.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 11 August 1989. p. 16.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 18 August 1989. p. 16.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 25 August 1989. p. 16.
- 1 2 "'Batman' drops 28% in U.K. and Ireland". Variety. 23 August 1989. p. 4.
- ↑ Groves, Don (23 August 1989). "'Batman' proves impervious in U.K.". Variety. p. 39.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 1 September 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 8 September 1989. p. 16.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 15 September 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 22 September 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 29 September 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 6 October 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 13 October 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 20 October 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 27 October 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 3 November 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 10 November 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 17 November 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 24 November 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 1 December 1989. p. 22.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 8 December 1989. p. 20.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 15 December 1989. p. 18.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 22 December 1989. p. 16.
- 1 2 "U.K. Top 10 Films". Variety. 3 January 1990. p. 26.
- ↑ "Top Films and Video". The Times. Screen International. 5 January 1990. p. 20.
- ↑ Swern, Phil (1995). The Guinness book of Box Office Hits. Guinness Publishing. p. 356. ISBN 0-85112-670-7.
- ↑ "Top-grossing films in the U.K. 1989 Dec. 1, 1988 to Dec. 21, 1989". Variety. 24 January 1990. p. 94.
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