| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | - | - | - | $142,099,422 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Batman | - | - | - | $78,936,997 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | Jun 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $67,379,931 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | Jun 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | Pet Sematary | - | - | - | $57,469,467 | 1,585 | $57,469,467 | Apr 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Major League | - | - | - | $49,797,148 | 1,615 | $49,797,148 | Apr 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Field of Dreams | - | - | - | $49,280,348 | 1,100 | $64,431,625 | Apr 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | K-9 | - | - | - | $43,247,647 | 1,706 | $43,247,647 | Apr 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | - | - | - | $41,947,102 | 1,686 | $46,908,987 | May 12 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 9 | Dead Poets Society | - | - | - | $41,344,401 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | Jun 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | - | - | - | $40,626,273 | 2,202 | $52,210,049 | Jun 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 11 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $35,007,056 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | Dec 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 12 | The Dream Team | - | - | - | $28,890,240 | 1,459 | $28,890,240 | Apr 7 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $28,476,110 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | Jun 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Road House | - | - | - | $26,285,124 | 1,935 | $30,050,028 | May 19 | United Artists | false |
| 15 | Say Anything | - | - | - | $20,781,385 | 1,113 | $20,781,385 | Apr 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | No Holds Barred | - | - | - | $16,093,651 | 1,327 | $16,093,651 | Jun 2 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 17 | Fletch Lives | - | - | - | $15,124,773 | 1,512 | $35,150,960 | Mar 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | Pink Cadillac | - | - | - | $12,143,484 | 1,993 | $12,143,484 | May 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | She's Out of Control | - | - | - | $12,065,892 | 987 | $12,065,892 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 20 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | - | - | - | $10,368,255 | 1,321 | $40,485,039 | Feb 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Cyborg | - | - | - | $10,166,459 | 830 | $10,166,459 | Apr 7 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 22 | Lean on Me | - | - | - | $10,068,887 | 1,107 | $31,906,454 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Criminal Law | - | - | - | $9,974,446 | 1,166 | $9,974,446 | Apr 28 | Hemdale | false |
| 24 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,701,446 | 1,482 | $21,215,869 | Mar 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Renegades | - | - | - | $9,015,164 | 1,627 | $9,015,164 | Jun 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Scandal | - | - | - | $8,800,000 | 371 | $8,800,000 | Apr 28 | Miramax | false |
| 27 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $8,577,135 | 762 | $34,670,720 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Dead Calm | - | - | - | $7,825,009 | 959 | $7,825,009 | Apr 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Disorganized Crime | - | - | - | $7,723,506 | 1,462 | $7,723,506 | Apr 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $6,558,671 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | Dec 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $6,154,188 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 32 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | - | - | - | $5,314,143 | 120 | $8,083,123 | Mar 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 33 | Twins | - | - | - | $5,203,085 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 34 | See You in the Morning | - | - | - | $4,795,009 | 743 | $4,795,009 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Leviathan | - | - | - | $4,683,701 | 1,393 | $15,704,614 | Mar 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 36 | Chances Are | - | - | - | $4,658,125 | 1,190 | $16,278,590 | Mar 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 37 | Listen to Me | - | - | - | $4,299,023 | 1,306 | $4,299,023 | May 5 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 38 | Beaches | - | - | - | $4,264,774 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Red Scorpion | - | - | - | $4,192,440 | 1,268 | $4,192,440 | Apr 21 | - | false |
| 40 | Troop Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $4,191,309 | 964 | $8,508,843 | Mar 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 41 | Skin Deep | - | - | - | $4,173,964 | 1,062 | $19,674,852 | Mar 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Loverboy | - | - | - | $3,960,327 | 1,089 | $3,960,327 | Apr 28 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 43 | Earth Girls Are Easy | - | - | - | $3,916,303 | 317 | $3,916,303 | May 12 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 44 | Dead Bang | - | - | - | $3,848,136 | 1,073 | $8,125,592 | Mar 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Speed Zone | - | - | - | $3,077,361 | 1,195 | $3,077,361 | Apr 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 46 | Fright Night Part 2 | - | - | - | $2,983,784 | 161 | $2,983,784 | May 19 | New Century | false |
| 47 | The Karate Kid Part III | - | - | - | $2,386,991 | 1,569 | $38,956,288 | Jun 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 48 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $2,156,471 | 76 | $2,156,471 | Jun 2 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 49 | Sing | - | - | - | $2,034,122 | 864 | $2,260,616 | Mar 31 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 50 | Winter People | - | - | - | $2,023,282 | 298 | $2,023,282 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 51 | Jacknife | - | - | - | $2,000,067 | 109 | $2,049,769 | Mar 10 | - | false |
| 52 | Pelle the Conqueror | - | - | - | $1,984,452 | 42 | $2,053,931 | Dec 21 | Miramax | false |
| 53 | Miss Firecracker | - | - | - | $1,852,655 | 211 | $1,852,655 | Apr 28 | Corsair Pictures | false |
| 54 | House III: The Horror Show | - | - | - | $1,738,897 | 444 | $1,738,897 | Apr 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 55 | How I Got Into College | - | - | - | $1,642,239 | 743 | $1,642,239 | May 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 56 | High Hopes | - | - | - | $1,150,375 | 25 | $1,192,322 | Feb 24 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 57 | Miracle Mile | - | - | - | $1,145,404 | 143 | $1,145,404 | May 19 | Hemdale | false |
| 58 | Heathers | - | - | - | $1,070,785 | 54 | $1,108,462 | Mar 31 | New World Pictures | false |
| 59 | Getting It Right | - | - | - | $960,385 | 44 | $960,385 | May 5 | - | false |
| 60 | Great Balls of Fire! | - | - | - | $897,155 | 1,417 | $13,741,060 | Jun 30 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 61 | Do the Right Thing | - | - | - | $847,297 | 534 | $27,545,445 | Jun 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 62 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $624,643 | 7 | $624,643 | Apr 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 63 | Slaves of New York | - | - | - | $425,273 | 13 | $463,972 | Mar 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 64 | Crusoe | - | - | - | $313,642 | 25 | $315,421 | Mar 31 | Island Pictures | false |
| 65 | Powwow Highway | - | - | - | $269,224 | 14 | $283,747 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 66 | Paperhouse | - | - | - | $232,738 | 9 | $241,278 | Feb 17 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 67 | For Queen & Country | - | - | - | $191,051 | 33 | $191,051 | May 19 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 68 | Under the Boardwalk | - | - | - | $147,542 | 65 | $147,542 | Apr 14 | New World Pictures | false |
| 69 | Vampire's Kiss | - | - | - | $142,936 | 45 | $725,131 | Jun 2 | Hemdale | false |
| 70 | Little Vera | - | - | - | $38,293 | 23 | $1,262,598 | Apr 14 | - | false |
| 71 | Checking Out | - | - | - | $30,877 | 8 | $30,877 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 72 | Teen Witch | - | - | - | $27,843 | 17 | $27,843 | Apr 21 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 73 | Far from Home | - | - | - | $11,859 | 4 | $11,859 | Jun 2 | Vestron Pictures | false |
