Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| December 22, 1989 | ||
 Tango & Cash
Action
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance 1 hr 44 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Always
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman 2 hr 2 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Born on the Fourth of July
Biography
Drama
War
With: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava 2 hr 25 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Music Box
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat 2 hr 4 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
| December 25, 1989 | ||
 Akira
Animation
Drama
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda 2 hr 4 min | Streamline Pictures | Limited |
| January 5, 1990 | ||
Born on the Fourth of July
Biography
Drama
War
With: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava 2 hr 25 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Biography
Crime
Drama
Horror
Thriller
With: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas 1 hr 23 min | Greycat Films | Limited |
| January 12, 1990 | ||
 Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Horror
Thriller
With: Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, R.A. Mihailoff, William Butler 1 hr 25 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Internal Affairs
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf 1 hr 55 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Ski Patrol
Action
Comedy
Sport
With: Roger Rose, T.K. Carter, Yvette Nipar, Leslie Jordan 1 hr 31 min | Triumph Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 Downtown
Action
Comedy
Crime
Drama
With: Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Penelope Ann Miller, Joe Pantoliano 1 hr 36 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| January 19, 1990 | ||
 | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Everybody Wins
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Debra Winger, Nick Nolte, Will Patton, Judith Ivey 1 hr 37 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 Streets
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Christina Applegate, David Mendenhall, Eb Lottimer, Jane Chung 1 hr 25 min | Concorde Pictures | Limited |
 | Avenue Pictures Productions | Limited |
 Brain Dead
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort, Nicholas Pryor 1 hr 25 min | Concorde Pictures | Limited |
| January 26, 1990 | ||
 Strike It Rich
Comedy
With: Robert Lindsay, Molly Ringwald, Marianne Price, Jeffrey Robert 1 hr 27 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Driving Miss Daisy
Comedy
Drama
With: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone 1 hr 39 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
