Domestic 1990 Weekend 32
August 10-12, 1990
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Flatliners | $10,034,685 | - | 1,319 | - | $7,607 | $10,034,685 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Ghost | $9,453,230 | -12.5% | 1,766 | - | $5,352 | $85,477,046 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | - | Air America | $8,064,480 | - | 1,902 | - | $4,240 | $8,064,480 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 4 | 2 | Presumed Innocent | $7,901,866 | -22.4% | 1,451 | +71 | $5,445 | $42,012,238 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 4 | Problem Child | $4,847,060 | -29.2% | 1,769 | +1 | $2,740 | $31,229,870 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | Young Guns II | $4,709,199 | -41.3% | 1,770 | - | $2,660 | $21,281,157 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | - | The Two Jakes | $3,729,149 | - | 1,206 | - | $3,092 | $3,729,149 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Arachnophobia | $3,602,023 | -39.6% | 1,823 | -182 | $1,975 | $41,154,113 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | Die Hard 2 | $3,078,221 | -36.1% | 1,691 | -255 | $1,820 | $101,182,968 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 8 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | $2,618,567 | -32.3% | 1,558 | +9 | $1,680 | $9,279,148 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | Mo' Better Blues | $2,439,580 | -44.4% | 572 | +28 | $4,265 | $8,627,580 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 9 | The Freshman | $2,060,640 | -40.1% | 954 | -90 | $2,160 | $14,112,030 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 13 | 10 | The Jungle Book 1990 Re-release | $1,905,134 | -31% | 1,246 | -232 | $1,529 | $35,556,102 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 11 | Days of Thunder | $1,626,314 | -38.4% | 1,075 | -551 | $1,512 | $76,949,155 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 12 | Navy Seals | $1,276,323 | -45.4% | 1,154 | -201 | $1,105 | $20,077,207 | 4 | Orion Pictures |
| 16 | 14 | Total Recall | $847,175 | -22% | 721 | -155 | $1,175 | $114,055,915 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 16 | Back to the Future Part III | $554,260 | -22% | 518 | -119 | $1,070 | $82,157,490 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 17 | Metropolitan | $90,319 | +93.6% | 5 | +4 | $18,063 | $181,851 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 19 | - | Twister | $9,864 | - | 2 | - | $4,932 | $13,684 | 1 | - |
