Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 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 |
 | Columbia Pictures | 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 42 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
Romance
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 |
| October 27, 1989 | ||
 Shocker
Comedy
Horror
Thriller
With: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp 1 hr 49 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Worth Winning
Comedy
Romance
With: Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren, Maria Holvoe 1 hr 43 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Bear
Adventure
Drama
Family
With: Tchéky Karyo, Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear, Jack Wallace 1 hr 36 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Immediate Family
Drama
With: Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon 1 hr 35 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Kill Me Again
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Pat Mulligan, Nick Dimitri 1 hr 34 min | InterStar Releasing | Limited |
 | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Animal Behavior
Comedy
Romance
With: Karen Allen, Armand Assante, Josh Mostel, Holly Hunter 1 hr 25 min | Miramax | Limited |
| November 1, 1989 | ||
 For All Mankind
Documentary
History
With: Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Russell Schweickart, Eugene Cernan 1 hr 20 min | Apollo Associates | Limited |
| November 3, 1989 | ||
 The Phantom of the Opera
Drama
Horror
Music
Romance
With: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy 1 hr 33 min | 21st Century Film France | Wide |
 Second Sight
Comedy
Mystery
Sci-Fi
With: John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot, Bess Armstrong, Stuart Pankin 1 hr 23 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 After Midnight
Horror
Thriller
With: Jillian McWhirter, Pamela Adlon, Ramy Zada, Judie Aronson 1 hr 33 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Bloodhounds of Broadway
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Josef Sommer, Madonna, Tony Azito, Jennifer Grey 1 hr 33 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy
Horror
Thriller
With: Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster, Caroline Williams, Jonathan Brandis 1 hr 33 min | Miramax | Limited |
