Domestic Box Office For 1989
Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
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1 | Batman | $251,188,924 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | Jun 23 | Warner Bros. |
2 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $197,171,806 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures |
3 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $147,253,986 | 1,830 | $147,253,986 | Jul 7 | Warner Bros. |
4 | Rain Man | $139,602,956 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | Dec 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
5 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $130,724,172 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | Jun 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
6 | Look Who's Talking | $113,455,801 | 1,651 | $140,088,813 | Oct 13 | TriStar Pictures |
7 | Ghostbusters II | $112,494,738 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | Jun 16 | Columbia Pictures |
8 | Dead Poets Society | $95,860,116 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | Jun 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
9 | Parenthood | $95,527,843 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures |
10 | Back to the Future Part II | $93,592,195 | 2,107 | $118,450,002 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures |
11 | When Harry Met Sally... | $92,823,546 | 1,174 | $92,823,546 | Jul 14 | Columbia Pictures |
12 | Turner & Hooch | $71,079,915 | 1,888 | $71,079,915 | Jul 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
13 | Uncle Buck | $66,758,538 | 1,835 | $66,758,538 | Aug 18 | Universal Pictures |
14 | Field of Dreams | $64,431,625 | 1,100 | $64,431,625 | Apr 21 | Universal Pictures |
15 | Twins | $62,182,803 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures |
16 | Sea of Love | $58,571,513 | 1,439 | $58,571,513 | Sep 15 | Universal Pictures |
17 | Pet Sematary | $57,469,467 | 1,585 | $57,469,467 | Apr 21 | Paramount Pictures |
18 | The Abyss | $54,222,310 | 1,538 | $54,222,310 | Aug 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
19 | Harlem Nights | $54,044,409 | 2,180 | $60,864,870 | Nov 17 | Paramount Pictures |
20 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $53,751,580 | 1,950 | $71,319,526 | Dec 1 | Warner Bros. |
21 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | $52,210,049 | 2,202 | $52,210,049 | Jun 9 | Paramount Pictures |
22 | Working Girl | $51,823,128 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
23 | Major League | $49,797,148 | 1,615 | $49,797,148 | Apr 7 | Paramount Pictures |
24 | Beaches | $48,004,430 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
25 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | $46,908,987 | 1,686 | $46,908,987 | May 12 | TriStar Pictures |
26 | Black Rain | $46,212,055 | 1,760 | $46,212,055 | Sep 22 | Paramount Pictures |
27 | The Little Mermaid | $45,041,339 | 1,533 | $84,355,863 | Nov 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
28 | K-9 | $43,247,647 | 1,706 | $43,247,647 | Apr 28 | Universal Pictures |
29 | Steel Magnolias | $41,817,324 | 1,372 | $83,759,091 | Nov 17 | TriStar Pictures |
30 | Three Fugitives | $40,586,886 | 1,374 | $40,586,886 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
31 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $40,485,039 | 1,321 | $40,485,039 | Feb 17 | Orion Pictures |
32 | The War of the Roses | $38,970,601 | 1,559 | $86,888,546 | Dec 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
33 | The Karate Kid Part III | $38,956,288 | 1,569 | $38,956,288 | Jun 30 | Columbia Pictures |
34 | The 'Burbs | $36,601,993 | 1,956 | $36,601,993 | Feb 17 | Universal Pictures |
35 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | $36,073,565 | 1,969 | $78,756,177 | Dec 2 | Paramount Pictures |
36 | Fletch Lives | $35,150,960 | 1,512 | $35,150,960 | Mar 17 | Universal Pictures |
37 | Licence to Kill | $34,667,015 | 1,587 | $34,667,015 | Jul 14 | United Artists |
38 | Dangerous Liaisons | $34,340,667 | 762 | $34,670,720 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. |
39 | Mississippi Burning | $33,600,569 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | Dec 9 | Orion Pictures |
40 | The Accidental Tourist | $32,385,154 | 954 | $32,632,093 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. |
41 | Lean on Me | $31,906,454 | 1,107 | $31,906,454 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. |
42 | The Bear | $31,753,898 | 1,056 | $31,753,898 | Oct 27 | TriStar Pictures |
43 | Weekend at Bernie's | $30,218,387 | 1,139 | $30,218,387 | Jul 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
44 | Road House | $30,050,028 | 1,935 | $30,050,028 | May 19 | United Artists |
45 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | $29,445,131 | 1,533 | $29,445,131 | Jul 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
46 | The Dream Team | $28,890,240 | 1,459 | $28,890,240 | Apr 7 | Universal Pictures |
47 | Do the Right Thing | $27,545,445 | 534 | $27,545,445 | Jun 30 | Universal Pictures |
48 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $24,741,667 | 534 | $24,741,667 | Aug 4 | Miramax |
49 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | $24,012,932 | 1,515 | $42,039,085 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures |
50 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | $22,168,359 | 1,902 | $22,168,359 | Aug 11 | New Line Cinema |
51 | Dad | $22,103,037 | 1,188 | $22,103,037 | Oct 27 | Universal Pictures |
52 | Lock Up | $22,099,847 | 1,384 | $22,099,847 | Aug 4 | TriStar Pictures |
53 | Cousins | $22,026,369 | 747 | $22,026,369 | Feb 10 | Paramount Pictures |
54 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | $21,215,869 | 1,482 | $21,215,869 | Mar 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
55 | Say Anything | $20,781,385 | 1,113 | $20,781,385 | Apr 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
56 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | $20,284,394 | 1,591 | $27,100,027 | Nov 17 | United Artists |
57 | An Innocent Man | $20,047,604 | 1,561 | $20,047,604 | Oct 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
58 | The Fly II | $20,021,322 | 1,528 | $20,021,322 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
59 | Skin Deep | $19,674,852 | 1,062 | $19,674,852 | Mar 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
60 | Her Alibi | $18,699,037 | 1,429 | $18,699,037 | Feb 3 | Warner Bros. |
61 | Casualties of War | $18,671,317 | 1,487 | $18,671,317 | Aug 18 | Columbia Pictures |
62 | Prancer | $18,587,135 | 1,728 | $18,587,135 | Nov 17 | Orion Pictures |
63 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | $18,428,904 | 860 | $18,428,904 | Oct 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
64 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | $18,254,702 | 525 | $18,254,702 | Oct 13 | Orion Pictures |
65 | Oliver & Company | $18,127,498 | 1,503 | $53,279,055 | Nov 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
66 | Tango & Cash | $17,474,496 | 1,575 | $63,408,614 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. |
67 | Shocker | $16,554,699 | 1,795 | $16,554,699 | Oct 27 | Universal Pictures |
68 | Chances Are | $16,278,590 | 1,190 | $16,278,590 | Mar 10 | TriStar Pictures |
69 | No Holds Barred | $16,093,651 | 1,327 | $16,093,651 | Jun 2 | New Line Cinema |
70 | Next of Kin | $15,942,628 | 1,358 | $15,942,628 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. |
71 | Leviathan | $15,704,614 | 1,393 | $15,704,614 | Mar 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
72 | Tequila Sunrise | $15,679,324 | 1,411 | $41,292,551 | Dec 2 | Warner Bros. |
73 | Kickboxer | $14,697,005 | 973 | $14,697,005 | Sep 8 | Cannon Film Distributors |
74 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | $14,343,976 | 1,683 | $14,343,976 | Jul 28 | Paramount Pictures |
75 | Great Balls of Fire! | $13,741,060 | 1,417 | $13,741,060 | Jun 30 | Orion Pictures |
76 | The Land Before Time | $12,635,161 | 1,414 | $48,336,291 | Nov 18 | Universal Pictures |
77 | Pink Cadillac | $12,143,484 | 1,993 | $12,143,484 | May 26 | Warner Bros. |
78 | She's Out of Control | $12,065,892 | 987 | $12,065,892 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures |
79 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | $11,642,254 | 1,495 | $11,642,254 | Oct 13 | - |
80 | Gross Anatomy | $11,604,598 | 1,080 | $11,604,598 | Oct 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
81 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | $11,567,217 | 1,627 | $11,567,217 | Mar 10 | Warner Bros. |
82 | Young Einstein | $11,536,599 | 1,217 | $11,536,599 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. |
83 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | $11,023,007 | 266 | $13,030,057 | Dec 16 | United Artists |
84 | Who's Harry Crumb? | $10,982,364 | 1,198 | $10,982,364 | Feb 3 | TriStar Pictures |
85 | Always | $10,953,485 | 1,206 | $43,858,790 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures |
86 | New York Stories | $10,763,469 | 514 | $10,763,469 | Mar 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
87 | The Package | $10,647,219 | 460 | $10,647,219 | Aug 25 | Orion Pictures |
88 | Cyborg | $10,166,459 | 830 | $10,166,459 | Apr 7 | Cannon Film Distributors |
89 | Criminal Law | $9,974,446 | 1,166 | $9,974,446 | Apr 28 | Hemdale |
90 | She-Devil | $9,846,622 | 1,452 | $15,351,421 | Dec 8 | Orion Pictures |
91 | Tap | $9,114,702 | 587 | $9,114,702 | Feb 10 | TriStar Pictures |
92 | Renegades | $9,015,164 | 1,627 | $9,015,164 | Jun 2 | Universal Pictures |
93 | Scandal | $8,800,000 | 371 | $8,800,000 | Apr 28 | Miramax |
94 | True Believer | $8,742,750 | 897 | $8,742,750 | Feb 17 | Columbia Pictures |
95 | Troop Beverly Hills | $8,508,843 | 964 | $8,508,843 | Mar 24 | Columbia Pictures |
96 | Blaze | $8,318,647 | 970 | $19,131,246 | Dec 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
97 | Cheetah | $8,153,677 | 1,321 | $8,153,677 | Aug 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
98 | DeepStar Six | $8,143,225 | 1,118 | $8,143,225 | Jan 13 | TriStar Pictures |
99 | Dead Bang | $8,125,592 | 1,073 | $8,125,592 | Mar 24 | Warner Bros. |
100 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $8,083,123 | 120 | $8,083,123 | Mar 10 | Columbia Pictures |
101 | Dead Calm | $7,825,009 | 959 | $7,825,009 | Apr 7 | Warner Bros. |
102 | Disorganized Crime | $7,723,506 | 1,462 | $7,723,506 | Apr 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
103 | The Wizard | $7,686,199 | 1,204 | $14,278,900 | Dec 15 | Universal Pictures |
104 | Scrooged | $7,581,460 | 1,897 | $60,328,558 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures |
105 | Family Business | $7,438,993 | 1,230 | $12,195,695 | Dec 15 | TriStar Pictures |
106 | Johnny Handsome | $7,237,794 | 813 | $7,237,794 | Sep 29 | TriStar Pictures |
107 | Relentless | $6,985,999 | 836 | $6,985,999 | Sep 1 | New Line Cinema |
108 | Shag | $6,957,975 | 850 | $6,957,975 | Jul 21 | Hemdale |
109 | We're No Angels | $6,910,853 | 1,495 | $10,555,348 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures |
110 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | $6,335,424 | 1,187 | $12,090,735 | Dec 23 | New World Pictures |
111 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | $6,295,609 | 1,148 | $13,854,000 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures |
112 | UHF | $6,157,157 | 1,295 | $6,157,157 | Jul 21 | Orion Pictures |
113 | Shirley Valentine | $6,056,912 | 8 | $6,056,912 | Sep 1 | Paramount Pictures |
114 | Immediate Family | $5,932,613 | 836 | $5,932,613 | Oct 27 | Columbia Pictures |
115 | Millennium | $5,777,099 | 488 | $5,777,099 | Aug 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
116 | Dream a Little Dream | $5,552,441 | 1,019 | $5,552,441 | Mar 3 | Vestron Pictures |
117 | Second Sight | $5,368,865 | 815 | $5,368,865 | Nov 3 | Warner Bros. |
118 | Let It Ride | $4,973,285 | 1,191 | $4,973,285 | Aug 18 | Paramount Pictures |
119 | See You in the Morning | $4,795,009 | 743 | $4,795,009 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. |
120 | Torch Song Trilogy | $4,733,264 | 135 | $4,865,997 | Dec 16 | New Line Cinema |
121 | Drugstore Cowboy | $4,729,352 | 87 | $4,729,352 | Oct 6 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
122 | The January Man | $4,611,062 | 883 | $4,611,062 | Jan 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
123 | The Mighty Quinn | $4,557,214 | 234 | $4,557,214 | Feb 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
124 | Staying Together | $4,348,025 | 1,045 | $4,348,025 | Nov 10 | Hemdale |
125 | Listen to Me | $4,299,023 | 1,306 | $4,299,023 | May 5 | Columbia Pictures |
126 | Red Scorpion | $4,192,440 | 1,268 | $4,192,440 | Apr 21 | - |
127 | Loverboy | $3,960,327 | 1,089 | $3,960,327 | Apr 28 | TriStar Pictures |
128 | The Phantom of the Opera | $3,953,745 | 1,468 | $3,953,745 | Nov 3 | - |
129 | Earth Girls Are Easy | $3,916,303 | 317 | $3,916,303 | May 12 | Vestron Pictures |
130 | Cocoon: The Return | $3,776,197 | 997 | $18,924,919 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
131 | A Dry White Season | $3,766,879 | 316 | $3,766,879 | Sep 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
132 | Worth Winning | $3,690,328 | 1,260 | $3,690,328 | Oct 27 | Twentieth Century Fox |
133 | Old Gringo | $3,574,256 | 237 | $3,574,256 | Oct 6 | Columbia Pictures |
134 | Fat Man and Little Boy | $3,563,162 | 843 | $3,563,162 | Oct 20 | Paramount Pictures |
135 | Physical Evidence | $3,560,932 | 695 | $3,560,932 | Jan 27 | Columbia Pictures |
136 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | $3,416,846 | 320 | $3,416,846 | Feb 3 | Cannon Film Distributors |
137 | Talk Radio | $3,257,533 | 653 | $3,468,572 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures |
138 | Rude Awakening | $3,169,719 | 953 | $3,169,719 | Aug 18 | Orion Pictures |
139 | Speed Zone | $3,077,361 | 1,195 | $3,077,361 | Apr 21 | Orion Pictures |
140 | In Country | $3,034,808 | 606 | $3,531,971 | Sep 15 | Warner Bros. |
141 | Fright Night Part 2 | $2,983,784 | 161 | $2,983,784 | May 19 | New Century |
142 | 976-EVIL | $2,955,917 | 251 | $2,955,917 | Mar 24 | New Line Cinema |
143 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $2,948,215 | 239 | $2,948,215 | Aug 25 | Columbia Pictures |
144 | Gleaming the Cube | $2,777,280 | 469 | $2,777,280 | Jan 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
145 | Farewell to the King | $2,420,917 | 668 | $2,420,917 | Mar 3 | Orion Pictures |
146 | Sing | $2,260,616 | 864 | $2,260,616 | Mar 31 | TriStar Pictures |
147 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | $2,156,471 | 76 | $2,156,471 | Jun 2 | Cinecom Pictures |
148 | Bird | $2,138,486 | 93 | $2,181,286 | Sep 30 | Warner Bros. |
149 | Jacknife | $2,049,769 | 109 | $2,049,769 | Mar 10 | - |
150 | Rooftops | $2,043,889 | 1,044 | $2,043,889 | Mar 17 | New Century |
151 | Winter People | $2,023,282 | 298 | $2,023,282 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures |
152 | Pelle the Conqueror | $1,984,452 | 42 | $2,053,931 | Dec 21 | Miramax |
153 | Communion | $1,919,653 | 240 | $1,919,653 | Nov 10 | New Line Cinema |
154 | Breaking In | $1,877,618 | 400 | $1,877,618 | Oct 13 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
155 | Cookie | $1,869,417 | 82 | $1,869,417 | Aug 25 | Warner Bros. |
156 | Miss Firecracker | $1,852,655 | 211 | $1,852,655 | Apr 28 | Corsair Pictures |
157 | Erik the Viking | $1,776,871 | 269 | $1,932,642 | Sep 22 | Orion Pictures |
158 | Bloodfist | $1,770,082 | 54 | $1,770,082 | Sep 22 | Concorde Pictures |
159 | House III: The Horror Show | $1,738,897 | 444 | $1,738,897 | Apr 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
160 | Best of the Best | $1,700,000 | 600 | $1,700,000 | Nov 10 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
161 | How I Got Into College | $1,642,239 | 743 | $1,642,239 | May 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
162 | Vincent | $1,569,634 | 16 | $1,577,480 | Aug 19 | Roxie Releasing |
163 | Another Woman | $1,446,787 | 24 | $1,562,749 | Oct 14 | Orion Pictures |
164 | Romero | $1,316,495 | 51 | $1,316,495 | Aug 25 | Four Square |
165 | Babar: The Movie | $1,305,187 | 510 | $1,305,187 | Jul 28 | New Line Cinema |
166 | Driving Miss Daisy | $1,300,610 | 1,668 | $106,593,296 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. |
167 | Little Vera | $1,262,598 | 23 | $1,262,598 | Apr 14 | - |
168 | High Hopes | $1,192,322 | 25 | $1,192,322 | Feb 24 | Skouras Pictures |
169 | Miracle Mile | $1,145,404 | 143 | $1,145,404 | May 19 | Hemdale |
170 | Valmont | $1,132,112 | 7 | $1,132,112 | Nov 17 | Orion Pictures |
171 | Heathers | $1,108,462 | 54 | $1,108,462 | Mar 31 | New World Pictures |
172 | Heart of Dixie | $1,097,333 | 359 | $1,097,333 | Aug 25 | Orion Pictures |
173 | Wired | $1,089,000 | 745 | $1,089,000 | Aug 25 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
174 | The Music Teacher | $1,086,894 | 19 | $1,086,894 | Jul 7 | Orion Classics |
175 | Pumpkinhead 1989 Re-release | $1,000,000 | 142 | $1,000,000 | Jan 13 | United Artists |
176 | Getting It Right | $960,385 | 44 | $960,385 | May 5 | - |
177 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $913,445 | 1,640 | $28,202,109 | Nov 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
178 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $902,152 | 140 | $902,152 | Feb 24 | Cannon Film Distributors |
179 | Parents | $870,532 | 94 | $870,532 | Jan 27 | Vestron Pictures |
180 | Crack House | $862,551 | 67 | $862,551 | Nov 10 | Cannon Film Distributors |
181 | Little Monsters | $793,775 | 179 | $793,775 | Aug 25 | United Artists |
182 | The Toxic Avenger Part II | $792,966 | 15 | $792,966 | Feb 24 | Troma |
183 | Born on the Fourth of July | $749,232 | 1,434 | $70,001,698 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures |
184 | Vampire's Kiss | $725,131 | 45 | $725,131 | Jun 2 | Hemdale |
185 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | $688,329 | 22 | $688,329 | Jul 28 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
186 | Wuthering Heights | $624,643 | 7 | $624,643 | Apr 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
187 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | $536,508 | 402 | $536,508 | Aug 18 | - |
188 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | $518,918 | 11 | $518,918 | Oct 1 | Warner Bros. |
189 | Enemies, A Love Story | $470,485 | 75 | $7,754,571 | Dec 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
190 | Slaves of New York | $463,972 | 13 | $463,972 | Mar 17 | TriStar Pictures |
191 | Some Girls | $383,991 | 23 | $401,421 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
192 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | $363,561 | 40 | $363,561 | Nov 10 | Troma |
193 | Glory | $329,420 | 811 | $26,828,365 | Dec 14 | TriStar Pictures |
194 | Crusoe | $315,421 | 25 | $315,421 | Mar 31 | Island Pictures |
195 | Out Cold | $294,266 | 142 | $294,266 | Mar 3 | Hemdale |
196 | The Chocolate War | $289,273 | 11 | $303,624 | Nov 18 | - |
197 | Roger & Me | $285,579 | 265 | $6,706,368 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. |
198 | Powwow Highway | $283,747 | 14 | $283,747 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. |
199 | Kill Me Again | $283,694 | 221 | $283,694 | Oct 27 | - |
200 | Heavy Petting | $272,371 | 11 | $272,371 | Sep 22 | Skouras Pictures |