Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 20, 1989 | ||
 A Dry White Season
Drama
Thriller
With: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow 1 hr 46 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
| September 22, 1989 | ||
 Black Rain
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw 2 hr 5 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | Concorde Pictures | Limited |
 Erik the Viking
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
With: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt 1 hr 47 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 Heavy Petting
Documentary
With: David Byrne, Sandra Bernhard, Frances Fisher, Allen Ginsberg 1 hr 14 min | Skouras Pictures | Limited |
| September 29, 1989 | ||
 Johnny Handsome
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman 1 hr 34 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 The Girl in a Swing
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Thriller
With: Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, Elspet Gray 1 hr 59 min | Miramax | Limited |
| October 1, 1989 | ||
 Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Biography
Documentary
Music
With: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby 1 hr 30 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| October 6, 1989 | ||
 An Innocent Man
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins, David Rasche 1 hr 53 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Old Gringo
Adventure
History
Romance
With: Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits, Patricio Contreras 1 hr 59 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Drugstore Cowboy
Crime
Drama
With: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham 1 hr 41 min | Avenue Pictures Productions | Limited |
 Beverly Hills Brats
Comedy
With: Peter Billingsley, Martin Sheen, Burt Young, Terry Moore 1 hr 30 min | Taurus Entertainment Company | Limited |
| October 13, 1989 | ||
 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Horror
Thriller
With: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Beau Starr 1 hr 36 min | Galaxy International Releasing | Wide |
 Look Who's Talking
Comedy
With: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal 1 hr 33 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 The Fabulous Baker Boys
Comedy
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Ellie Raab 1 hr 54 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Breaking In
Adventure
Comedy
With: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint 1 hr 34 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
 Crimes and Misdemeanors
Comedy
Drama
With: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Bill Bernstein, Claire Bloom 1 hr 44 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
| October 20, 1989 | ||
 Next of Kin
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt 1 hr 48 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Fat Man and Little Boy
Biography
Drama
History
War
With: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack 2 hr 7 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 When the Whales Came
Drama
With: Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce 1 hr 40 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
