Domestic 1989 Weekend 31
August 4-6, 1989
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Parenthood | $10,506,450 | - | 1,262 | - | $8,325 | $14,055,066 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Turner & Hooch | $8,519,479 | -30.2% | 1,888 | +11 | $4,512 | $27,649,024 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $8,040,033 | -22.7% | 1,830 | - | $4,393 | $102,164,563 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | When Harry Met Sally... | $7,308,491 | -7% | 1,133 | +306 | $6,450 | $35,693,448 | 4 | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Batman | $6,702,916 | -25.1% | 2,072 | -129 | $3,234 | $214,353,921 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | - | Lock Up | $6,025,520 | - | 1,382 | - | $4,360 | $6,025,520 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $4,012,184 | -12.4% | 1,436 | -45 | $2,794 | $102,489,209 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | - | Young Einstein | $3,094,581 | - | 1,217 | - | $2,542 | $3,094,581 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 5 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | $2,598,830 | -58.4% | 1,683 | - | $1,544 | $11,084,640 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | Dead Poets Society | $2,110,905 | -19.1% | 902 | -91 | $2,340 | $78,307,755 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | Licence to Kill | $2,049,095 | -39.9% | 1,108 | -400 | $1,849 | $28,023,683 | 4 | United Artists |
| 12 | 8 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $2,020,975 | -28.2% | 1,002 | -201 | $2,016 | $180,503,281 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 10 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | $1,337,702 | -42.6% | 1,211 | -211 | $1,104 | $22,456,373 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 11 | Ghostbusters II | $1,326,216 | -31.9% | 1,052 | -290 | $1,260 | $104,556,383 | 8 | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | 13 | Do the Right Thing | $1,064,650 | -29.7% | 398 | -73 | $2,675 | $21,203,891 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | - | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $155,982 | - | 4 | - | $38,995 | $155,982 | 1 | Miramax |
| 17 | - | Me and Him | $4,795 | - | 5 | - | $959 | $4,795 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
| 18 | - | The Time Guardian | $3,748 | - | 2 | - | $1,874 | $3,748 | 1 | Hemdale |
