Domestic Box Office For April 1989
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Field of Dreams | $64,532,235 | 1,100 | $531,346 | 0.8% | 22 | Apr 21 | Nov 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Scandal | $8,800,000 | 371 | $658,660 | 7.5% | 94 | Apr 28 | - | Miramax |
| 3 | Winter People | $2,023,282 | 298 | $743,032 | 36.7% | 298 | Apr 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Miss Firecracker | $1,852,655 | 211 | $45,293 | 2.4% | 6 | Apr 28 | Jul 27 | Corsair Pictures |
| 5 | House III: The Horror Show | $1,738,897 | 444 | $773,348 | 44.5% | 444 | Apr 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | Little Vera | $1,262,598 | 23 | $23,950 | 1.9% | 1 | Apr 14 | Oct 26 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
| 7 | Wuthering Heights | $624,643 | 7 | $15,493 | 2.5% | 1 | Apr 7 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 8 | Under the Boardwalk | $147,542 | 65 | $73,406 | 49.8% | 65 | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | New World Pictures |
| 9 | Checking Out | $30,877 | 8 | $12,730 | 41.2% | 1 | Apr 21 | May 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Teen Witch | $27,843 | 17 | $3,875 | 13.9% | 17 | Apr 21 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
