Domestic Box Office For 1989
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batman | $251,188,924 | 2,201 | $40,489,746 | 16.1% | 2,194 | Jun 23 | Dec 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Ghostbusters II | $112,494,738 | 2,410 | $29,472,894 | 26.2% | 2,410 | Jun 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $197,171,806 | 2,327 | $29,355,021 | 14.9% | 2,327 | May 24 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Back to the Future Part II | $118,450,002 | 2,107 | $27,835,125 | 23.5% | 1,865 | Nov 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $147,253,986 | 1,830 | $20,388,800 | 13.8% | 1,803 | Jul 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | $52,210,049 | 2,202 | $17,375,648 | 33.3% | 2,202 | Jun 9 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | Harlem Nights | $60,864,870 | 2,180 | $16,096,808 | 26.4% | 2,180 | Nov 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $130,724,172 | 1,498 | $14,262,961 | 10.9% | 1,371 | Jun 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Turner & Hooch | $71,079,915 | 1,888 | $12,211,042 | 17.2% | 1,877 | Jul 28 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Look Who's Talking | $140,088,813 | 1,651 | $12,107,784 | 8.6% | 1,208 | Oct 13 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 23 | Pet Sematary | $57,469,467 | 1,585 | $12,046,179 | 21% | 1,585 | Apr 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $71,319,526 | 1,950 | $11,750,203 | 16.5% | 1,744 | Dec 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | The 'Burbs | $36,601,993 | 1,956 | $11,101,197 | 30.3% | 1,952 | Feb 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Parenthood | $100,047,830 | 1,399 | $10,506,450 | 10.5% | 1,262 | Aug 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | The Karate Kid Part III | $38,956,288 | 1,569 | $10,364,544 | 26.6% | 1,560 | Jun 30 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 22 | Sea of Love | $58,571,513 | 1,439 | $10,017,840 | 17.1% | 1,246 | Sep 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Black Rain | $46,212,055 | 1,760 | $9,677,102 | 20.9% | 1,610 | Sep 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | The War of the Roses | $86,888,546 | 1,559 | $9,488,794 | 10.9% | 1,259 | Dec 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | The Abyss | $54,222,310 | 1,538 | $9,319,797 | 17.2% | 1,533 | Aug 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Major League | $49,797,148 | 1,615 | $8,836,265 | 17.7% | 1,541 | Apr 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Uncle Buck | $66,758,538 | 1,835 | $8,794,501 | 13.2% | 1,804 | Aug 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Licence to Kill | $34,667,015 | 1,587 | $8,774,776 | 25.3% | 1,575 | Jul 14 | - | United Artists |
| 47 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | $22,168,359 | 1,902 | $8,115,176 | 36.6% | 1,902 | Aug 11 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 35 | Fletch Lives | $35,150,960 | 1,512 | $8,045,760 | 22.9% | 1,479 | Mar 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | K-9 | $43,247,647 | 1,706 | $7,471,035 | 17.3% | 1,677 | Apr 28 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | $46,908,987 | 1,686 | $7,098,741 | 15.1% | 1,677 | May 12 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 54 | The Fly II | $20,021,322 | 1,528 | $6,751,371 | 33.7% | 1,524 | Feb 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Tango & Cash | $63,408,614 | 1,575 | $6,628,918 | 10.5% | 1,409 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Three Fugitives | $40,586,886 | 1,374 | $6,434,717 | 15.9% | 1,153 | Jan 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 70 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | $14,343,976 | 1,683 | $6,251,310 | 43.6% | 1,683 | Jul 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $40,485,039 | 1,321 | $6,167,651 | 15.2% | 1,196 | Feb 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 13 | The Little Mermaid | $84,355,863 | 1,533 | $6,031,914 | 7.2% | 994 | Nov 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | Lock Up | $22,099,847 | 1,384 | $6,025,520 | 27.3% | 1,382 | Aug 4 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 40 | Road House | $30,050,028 | 1,935 | $5,957,656 | 19.8% | 1,927 | May 19 | - | United Artists |
| 42 | The Dream Team | $28,890,240 | 1,459 | $5,704,860 | 19.7% | 1,316 | Apr 7 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 53 | An Innocent Man | $20,047,604 | 1,561 | $5,700,000 | 28.4% | 1,561 | Oct 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | $29,445,131 | 1,533 | $5,611,785 | 19.1% | 1,475 | Jul 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Steel Magnolias | $83,759,091 | 1,372 | $5,425,440 | 6.5% | 480 | Nov 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 58 | Casualties of War | $18,671,317 | 1,487 | $5,201,261 | 27.9% | 1,487 | Aug 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 76 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | $11,642,254 | 1,495 | $5,093,428 | 43.7% | 1,483 | Oct 13 | - | - |
| 57 | Her Alibi | $18,699,037 | 1,429 | $5,037,047 | 26.9% | 1,429 | Feb 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Lean on Me | $31,906,454 | 1,107 | $5,032,605 | 15.8% | 894 | Mar 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Leviathan | $15,704,614 | 1,393 | $5,029,164 | 32% | 1,393 | Mar 17 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 64 | No Holds Barred | $16,093,651 | 1,327 | $4,957,052 | 30.8% | 1,318 | Jun 2 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 65 | Next of Kin | $15,942,628 | 1,358 | $4,805,516 | 30.1% | 1,358 | Oct 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | $27,100,027 | 1,591 | $4,712,834 | 17.4% | 1,577 | Nov 17 | - | United Artists |
| 62 | Shocker | $16,554,699 | 1,795 | $4,510,990 | 27.2% | 1,783 | Oct 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | Weekend at Bernie's | $30,218,387 | 1,139 | $4,506,086 | 14.9% | 1,134 | Jul 7 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 74 | Pink Cadillac | $12,143,484 | 1,993 | $4,408,593 | 36.3% | 1,993 | May 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | Kickboxer | $14,697,005 | 973 | $4,134,098 | 28.1% | 973 | Sep 8 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 52 | Say Anything | $20,781,385 | 1,113 | $4,058,496 | 19.5% | 1,113 | Apr 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 78 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | $11,567,217 | 1,627 | $4,032,480 | 34.9% | 1,627 | Mar 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 80 | Who's Harry Crumb? | $10,982,364 | 1,198 | $3,862,719 | 35.2% | 1,197 | Feb 3 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 72 | Great Balls of Fire! | $13,741,060 | 1,417 | $3,807,986 | 27.7% | 1,417 | Jun 30 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 29 | Always | $43,858,790 | 1,206 | $3,713,480 | 8.5% | 1,016 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | The Bear | $31,753,898 | 1,056 | $3,676,530 | 11.6% | 858 | Oct 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 63 | Chances Are | $16,278,590 | 1,190 | $3,664,386 | 22.5% | 837 | Mar 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 75 | She's Out of Control | $12,065,892 | 987 | $3,653,142 | 30.3% | 987 | Apr 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 51 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | $21,215,869 | 1,482 | $3,609,117 | 17% | 1,446 | Mar 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | Do the Right Thing | $27,545,445 | 534 | $3,563,535 | 12.9% | 353 | Jun 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 67 | She-Devil | $15,351,421 | 1,452 | $3,509,647 | 22.9% | 1,403 | Dec 8 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 60 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | $18,428,904 | 860 | $3,313,815 | 18% | 858 | Oct 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 93 | DeepStar Six | $8,143,225 | 1,118 | $3,306,320 | 40.6% | 1,117 | Jan 13 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 84 | Cyborg | $10,166,459 | 830 | $3,179,811 | 31.3% | 830 | Apr 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 79 | Young Einstein | $11,536,599 | 1,217 | $3,094,581 | 26.8% | 1,217 | Aug 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 88 | Renegades | $9,015,164 | 1,627 | $3,075,030 | 34.1% | 1,627 | Jun 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Cousins | $22,026,369 | 747 | $3,039,805 | 13.8% | 535 | Feb 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 90 | True Believer | $8,742,750 | 897 | $3,009,692 | 34.4% | 897 | Feb 17 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 59 | Prancer | $18,587,135 | 1,728 | $2,914,486 | 15.7% | 1,713 | Nov 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 94 | Dead Bang | $8,125,592 | 1,073 | $2,847,690 | 35% | 1,073 | Mar 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 98 | Disorganized Crime | $7,723,506 | 1,462 | $2,840,166 | 36.8% | 1,462 | Apr 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 101 | Relentless | $6,985,999 | 836 | $2,838,177 | 40.6% | 835 | Sep 1 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 77 | Gross Anatomy | $11,604,598 | 1,080 | $2,830,387 | 24.4% | 853 | Oct 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 92 | Cheetah | $8,153,677 | 1,321 | $2,636,118 | 32.3% | 1,310 | Aug 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | Criminal Law | $9,974,446 | 1,166 | $2,636,091 | 26.4% | 1,166 | Apr 28 | - | Hemdale |
| 109 | Dream a Little Dream | $5,552,441 | 1,019 | $2,568,963 | 46.3% | 1,019 | Mar 3 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 96 | Dead Calm | $7,825,009 | 959 | $2,463,551 | 31.5% | 959 | Apr 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 55 | Skin Deep | $19,674,852 | 1,062 | $2,460,262 | 12.5% | 489 | Mar 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 99 | Johnny Handsome | $7,237,794 | 813 | $2,437,642 | 33.7% | 812 | Sep 29 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 91 | Troop Beverly Hills | $8,508,843 | 964 | $2,283,443 | 26.8% | 964 | Mar 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 105 | UHF | $6,157,157 | 1,295 | $2,251,831 | 36.6% | 1,295 | Jul 21 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 87 | Tap | $9,114,702 | 587 | $2,217,150 | 24.3% | 585 | Feb 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 110 | Second Sight | $5,368,865 | 815 | $2,156,742 | 40.2% | 815 | Nov 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | The Wizard | $14,278,900 | 1,204 | $2,142,525 | 15% | 1,155 | Dec 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 73 | Family Business | $12,195,695 | 1,230 | $2,130,024 | 17.5% | 1,201 | Dec 15 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 120 | The Phantom of the Opera | $3,953,745 | 1,468 | $2,050,000 | 51.8% | 1,468 | Nov 3 | Nov 23 | - |
| 83 | We're No Angels | $10,555,348 | 1,495 | $2,047,630 | 19.4% | 1,239 | Dec 15 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 102 | Shag | $6,957,975 | 850 | $2,029,496 | 29.2% | 850 | Jul 21 | - | Hemdale |
| 116 | Staying Together | $4,348,025 | 1,045 | $2,020,777 | 46.5% | 1,045 | Nov 10 | - | Hemdale |
| 118 | Red Scorpion | $4,192,440 | 1,268 | $1,972,994 | 47.1% | 1,268 | Apr 21 | May 4 | - |
| 111 | Let It Ride | $4,973,285 | 1,191 | $1,925,049 | 38.7% | 1,191 | Aug 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 82 | The Package | $10,647,219 | 460 | $1,851,673 | 17.4% | 323 | Aug 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 112 | See You in the Morning | $4,795,009 | 743 | $1,832,536 | 38.2% | 743 | Apr 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 117 | Listen to Me | $4,299,023 | 1,306 | $1,789,759 | 41.6% | 1,306 | May 5 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 126 | Physical Evidence | $3,560,932 | 695 | $1,777,358 | 49.9% | 691 | Jan 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 56 | Blaze | $19,131,246 | 970 | $1,739,701 | 9.1% | 909 | Dec 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 114 | The January Man | $4,611,062 | 883 | $1,716,442 | 37.2% | 876 | Jan 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 107 | Immediate Family | $5,932,613 | 836 | $1,675,344 | 28.2% | 836 | Oct 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 119 | Loverboy | $3,960,327 | 1,089 | $1,653,102 | 41.7% | 1,089 | Apr 28 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 108 | Millennium | $5,777,099 | 488 | $1,614,692 | 27.9% | 486 | Aug 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 123 | Worth Winning | $3,690,328 | 1,260 | $1,492,610 | 40.4% | 1,260 | Oct 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 125 | Fat Man and Little Boy | $3,563,162 | 843 | $1,476,994 | 41.5% | 843 | Oct 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 131 | Speed Zone | $3,077,361 | 1,195 | $1,475,494 | 47.9% | 1,195 | Apr 21 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 115 | The Mighty Quinn | $4,557,214 | 234 | $1,429,306 | 31.4% | 234 | Feb 17 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 139 | Sing | $2,260,616 | 864 | $1,315,872 | 58.2% | 864 | Mar 31 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 124 | Old Gringo | $3,574,256 | 237 | $1,151,749 | 32.2% | 237 | Oct 6 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 136 | Farewell to the King | $2,420,917 | 668 | $1,150,531 | 47.5% | 650 | Mar 3 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 130 | Rude Awakening | $3,169,719 | 953 | $1,121,542 | 35.4% | 953 | Aug 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 142 | Rooftops | $2,043,889 | 1,044 | $1,111,263 | 54.4% | 1,044 | Mar 17 | - | New Century |
| 11 | When Harry Met Sally... | $92,823,546 | 1,174 | $1,094,453 | 1.2% | 41 | Jul 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 128 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | $3,416,846 | 320 | $1,029,058 | 30.1% | 320 | Feb 3 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 151 | Best of the Best | $1,700,000 | 600 | $990,000 | 58.2% | 600 | Nov 10 | - | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 61 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | $18,254,702 | 525 | $911,385 | 5% | 66 | Oct 13 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 121 | Earth Girls Are Easy | $3,916,303 | 317 | $892,742 | 22.8% | 317 | May 12 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 145 | Communion | $1,919,653 | 240 | $822,123 | 42.8% | 240 | Nov 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 133 | 976-EVIL | $2,955,917 | 251 | $794,049 | 26.9% | 251 | Mar 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 150 | House III: The Horror Show | $1,738,897 | 444 | $773,348 | 44.5% | 444 | Apr 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 143 | Winter People | $2,023,282 | 298 | $743,032 | 36.7% | 298 | Apr 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 135 | Gleaming the Cube | $2,777,280 | 469 | $740,780 | 26.7% | 466 | Jan 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 168 | Wired | $1,089,000 | 745 | $681,054 | 62.5% | 745 | Aug 25 | - | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 146 | Breaking In | $1,877,618 | 400 | $679,200 | 36.2% | 400 | Oct 13 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 89 | Scandal | $8,800,000 | 371 | $658,660 | 7.5% | 94 | Apr 28 | - | Miramax |
| 152 | How I Got Into College | $1,642,239 | 743 | $651,850 | 39.7% | 743 | May 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 95 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $8,083,123 | 120 | $597,400 | 7.4% | 46 | Mar 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 132 | Fright Night Part 2 | $2,983,784 | 161 | $548,231 | 18.4% | 148 | May 19 | - | New Century |
| 48 | Dad | $22,103,037 | 1,188 | $540,148 | 2.4% | 107 | Oct 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 185 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | $536,508 | 402 | $536,508 | 100% | 402 | Aug 18 | - | - |
| 19 | Field of Dreams | $64,431,625 | 1,100 | $531,346 | 0.8% | 22 | Apr 21 | Nov 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 134 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $2,948,215 | 239 | $470,084 | 15.9% | 239 | Aug 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 81 | New York Stories | $10,763,469 | 514 | $432,337 | 4% | 12 | Mar 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 171 | Pumpkinhead 1989 Re-release | $1,000,000 | 142 | $399,010 | 39.9% | 142 | Jan 13 | - | United Artists |
| 167 | Heart of Dixie | $1,097,333 | 359 | $367,091 | 33.5% | 359 | Aug 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 164 | Miracle Mile | $1,145,404 | 143 | $341,401 | 29.8% | 143 | May 19 | - | Hemdale |
| 10 | Dead Poets Society | $95,860,116 | 1,109 | $340,456 | 0.4% | 8 | Jun 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 158 | Babar: The Movie | $1,305,187 | 510 | $297,155 | 22.8% | 510 | Jul 28 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 147 | Cookie | $1,869,417 | 82 | $292,483 | 15.6% | 82 | Aug 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 174 | Parents | $870,532 | 94 | $277,952 | 31.9% | 94 | Jan 27 | Jun 22 | Vestron Pictures |
| 177 | Little Monsters | $793,775 | 179 | $253,834 | 32% | 179 | Aug 25 | - | United Artists |
| 106 | Shirley Valentine | $6,056,912 | 8 | $245,422 | 4.1% | 8 | Sep 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 173 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $902,152 | 140 | $222,252 | 24.6% | 140 | Feb 24 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 175 | Crack House | $862,551 | 67 | $210,162 | 24.4% | 67 | Nov 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 122 | A Dry White Season | $3,766,879 | 316 | $202,507 | 5.4% | 17 | Sep 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 195 | Out Cold | $294,266 | 142 | $201,499 | 68.5% | 142 | Mar 3 | - | Hemdale |
| 166 | Heathers | $1,108,462 | 54 | $177,247 | 16% | 35 | Mar 31 | - | New World Pictures |
| 17 | Born on the Fourth of July | $70,001,698 | 1,434 | $172,021 | 0.2% | 5 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 206 | The Experts | $169,203 | 100 | $169,203 | 100% | 100 | Jan 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 46 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $24,741,667 | 534 | $155,982 | 0.6% | 4 | Aug 4 | - | Miramax |
| 181 | Vampire's Kiss | $725,131 | 45 | $96,699 | 13.3% | 29 | Jun 2 | - | Hemdale |
| 165 | Valmont | $1,132,112 | 7 | $96,008 | 8.5% | 7 | Nov 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 129 | Camille Claudel | $3,331,297 | 34 | $89,273 | 2.7% | 9 | Dec 21 | Aug 2 | Orion Classics |
| 149 | Bloodfist | $1,770,082 | 54 | $89,132 | 5% | 54 | Sep 22 | Dec 21 | Concorde Pictures |
| 103 | Roger & Me | $6,706,368 | 265 | $80,253 | 1.2% | 4 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Driving Miss Daisy | $106,593,296 | 1,668 | $73,745 | <0.1% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 208 | Under the Boardwalk | $147,542 | 65 | $73,406 | 49.8% | 65 | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | New World Pictures |
| 172 | Getting It Right | $960,385 | 44 | $73,159 | 7.6% | 44 | May 5 | Oct 5 | - |
| 198 | Heavy Petting | $272,371 | 11 | $69,007 | 25.3% | 10 | Sep 22 | Dec 14 | Skouras Pictures |
| 144 | Erik the Viking | $1,932,642 | 269 | $68,543 | 3.5% | 22 | Sep 22 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 197 | Kill Me Again | $283,694 | 221 | $66,013 | 23.3% | 221 | Oct 27 | - | - |
| 85 | Henry V | $10,161,099 | 134 | $64,933 | 0.6% | 3 | Nov 8 | Aug 16 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 45 | Glory | $26,828,365 | 811 | $63,661 | 0.2% | 3 | Dec 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 97 | Enemies, A Love Story | $7,754,571 | 75 | $63,636 | 0.8% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 205 | For Queen & Country | $191,051 | 33 | $62,771 | 32.9% | 33 | May 19 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 215 | After Midnight | $76,325 | 224 | $59,260 | 77.6% | 224 | Nov 3 | Nov 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 192 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | $363,561 | 40 | $52,080 | 14.3% | 40 | Nov 10 | - | Troma |
| 220 | Cohen and Tate | $64,227 | 75 | $45,586 | 71% | 75 | Jan 27 | Feb 16 | Hemdale |
| 148 | Miss Firecracker | $1,852,655 | 211 | $45,293 | 2.4% | 6 | Apr 28 | Jul 27 | Corsair Pictures |
| 223 | Ten Little Indians | $59,405 | 79 | $43,436 | 73.1% | 79 | Nov 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 68 | My Left Foot | $14,743,391 | 510 | $41,165 | 0.3% | 2 | Nov 10 | - | Miramax |
| 216 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | $75,868 | 23 | $40,498 | 53.4% | 23 | Feb 24 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 217 | When the Whales Came | $73,131 | 10 | $37,030 | 50.6% | 10 | Oct 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 127 | In Country | $3,531,971 | 606 | $36,505 | 1% | 4 | Sep 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 191 | Triumph of the Spirit | $408,839 | 40 | $33,963 | 8.3% | 3 | Dec 8 | Feb 15 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 179 | For All Mankind | $770,132 | 9 | $33,777 | 4.4% | 6 | Nov 1 | - | Apollo Associates |
| 209 | The Big Picture | $117,463 | 8 | $33,071 | 28.2% | 3 | Sep 15 | Oct 19 | Columbia Pictures |
| 141 | Jacknife | $2,049,769 | 109 | $32,597 | 1.6% | 2 | Mar 10 | Jun 8 | - |
| 186 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | $518,918 | 11 | $31,842 | 6.1% | 2 | Oct 1 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 221 | Survival Quest | $62,683 | 168 | $29,453 | 47% | 168 | Nov 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 178 | The Toxic Avenger Part II | $792,966 | 15 | $28,950 | 3.7% | 15 | Feb 24 | - | Troma |
| 162 | High Hopes | $1,192,322 | 25 | $27,964 | 2.3% | 1 | Feb 24 | Aug 17 | Skouras Pictures |
| 187 | Slaves of New York | $463,972 | 13 | $26,118 | 5.6% | 1 | Mar 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 113 | Drugstore Cowboy | $4,729,352 | 87 | $25,805 | 0.5% | 1 | Oct 6 | - | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 140 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | $2,156,471 | 76 | $25,635 | 1.2% | 1 | Jun 2 | Sep 7 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 160 | Little Vera | $1,262,598 | 23 | $23,950 | 1.9% | 1 | Apr 14 | Oct 26 | - |
| 159 | Apartment Zero | $1,267,578 | 22 | $21,823 | 1.7% | 1 | Sep 15 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 226 | Animal Behavior | $41,526 | 24 | $20,361 | 49% | 24 | Oct 27 | - | Miramax |
| 104 | Music Box | $6,263,883 | 462 | $19,381 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 22 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 200 | Weapons of the Spirit | $232,981 | 4 | $18,580 | 8% | 1 | Sep 1 | Apr 26 | First Run |
| 169 | The Music Teacher | $1,086,894 | 19 | $18,486 | 1.7% | 1 | Jul 7 | Mar 15 | Orion Classics |
| 225 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | $43,671 | 5 | $15,872 | 36.3% | 5 | Nov 3 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 213 | Hanussen | $82,635 | 2 | $15,504 | 18.8% | 2 | Mar 8 | Apr 20 | Columbia Pictures |
| 183 | Wuthering Heights | $624,643 | 7 | $15,493 | 2.5% | 1 | Apr 7 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 222 | Rachel River | $60,698 | 4 | $13,705 | 22.6% | 4 | Jan 20 | - | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 228 | Checking Out | $30,877 | 8 | $12,730 | 41.2% | 1 | Apr 21 | May 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 189 | Akira | $439,162 | 2 | $11,263 | 2.6% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 196 | Powwow Highway | $283,747 | 14 | $10,627 | 3.7% | 1 | Feb 24 | May 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 157 | Romero | $1,316,495 | 51 | $10,189 | 0.8% | 2 | Aug 25 | Dec 7 | Four Square |
| 182 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | $688,329 | 22 | $10,021 | 1.5% | 1 | Jul 28 | - | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 218 | Manifesto | $70,060 | 1 | $9,838 | 14% | 1 | Jan 27 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 194 | Crusoe | $315,421 | 25 | $7,010 | 2.2% | 1 | Mar 31 | Jun 22 | Island Pictures |
| 219 | Under the Sun of Satan | $68,765 | 2 | $6,987 | 10.2% | 1 | Jan 20 | Apr 6 | Alive Films |
