Domestic Box Office For April 1989
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major League | $29,372,849 | 1,615 | $49,797,148 | Apr 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Pet Sematary | $20,695,344 | 1,585 | $57,469,467 | Apr 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Rain Man | $19,671,590 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | Dec 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | The Dream Team | $18,087,091 | 1,459 | $28,890,240 | Apr 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Say Anything | $11,141,748 | 1,113 | $20,781,385 | Apr 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Fletch Lives | $10,488,165 | 1,512 | $35,150,960 | Mar 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $10,368,255 | 1,321 | $40,485,039 | Feb 17 | Orion Pictures |
| 8 | Cyborg | $10,166,459 | 830 | $10,166,459 | Apr 7 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 9 | Lean on Me | $10,068,887 | 1,107 | $31,906,454 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | $9,701,446 | 1,482 | $21,215,869 | Mar 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | She's Out of Control | $7,918,466 | 987 | $12,065,892 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Dead Calm | $7,825,009 | 959 | $7,825,009 | Apr 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Disorganized Crime | $7,723,506 | 1,462 | $7,723,506 | Apr 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Mississippi Burning | $5,836,708 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | Dec 9 | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | Dangerous Liaisons | $5,519,681 | 762 | $34,670,720 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Leviathan | $4,683,701 | 1,393 | $15,704,614 | Mar 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | Chances Are | $4,658,125 | 1,190 | $16,278,590 | Mar 10 | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | Working Girl | $4,400,442 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | K-9 | $4,210,866 | 1,706 | $43,247,647 | Apr 28 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Troop Beverly Hills | $4,191,309 | 964 | $8,508,843 | Mar 24 | Columbia Pictures |
| 21 | Skin Deep | $4,173,964 | 1,062 | $19,674,852 | Mar 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | Dead Bang | $3,848,136 | 1,073 | $8,125,592 | Mar 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Red Scorpion | $3,326,886 | 1,268 | $4,192,440 | Apr 21 | - |
| 24 | See You in the Morning | $2,925,008 | 743 | $4,795,009 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $2,721,787 | 120 | $8,083,123 | Mar 10 | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | Twins | $2,137,615 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Sing | $2,034,122 | 864 | $2,260,616 | Mar 31 | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | Winter People | $2,023,282 | 298 | $2,023,282 | Apr 14 | Columbia Pictures |
| 29 | Jacknife | $2,000,067 | 109 | $2,049,769 | Mar 10 | - |
| 30 | Speed Zone | $1,797,445 | 1,195 | $3,077,361 | Apr 21 | Orion Pictures |
| 31 | Field of Dreams | $1,709,799 | 1,100 | $64,431,625 | Apr 21 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | Criminal Law | $1,479,804 | 1,166 | $9,974,446 | Apr 28 | Hemdale |
| 33 | Heathers | $1,001,212 | 54 | $1,108,462 | Mar 31 | New World Pictures |
| 34 | Loverboy | $895,623 | 1,089 | $3,960,327 | Apr 28 | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Slaves of New York | $425,273 | 13 | $463,972 | Mar 17 | TriStar Pictures |
| 36 | House III: The Horror Show | $413,136 | 444 | $1,738,897 | Apr 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 37 | Scandal | $373,524 | 371 | $8,800,000 | Apr 28 | Miramax |
| 38 | Paperhouse | $232,738 | 9 | $241,278 | Feb 17 | Vestron Pictures |
| 39 | Under the Boardwalk | $147,542 | 65 | $147,542 | Apr 14 | New World Pictures |
| 40 | Little Vera | $38,293 | 23 | $1,262,598 | Apr 14 | - |
| 41 | Miss Firecracker | $29,028 | 211 | $1,852,655 | Apr 28 | Corsair Pictures |
| 42 | Teen Witch | $27,843 | 17 | $27,843 | Apr 21 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 43 | Wuthering Heights | $20,199 | 7 | $624,643 | Apr 7 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 44 | Checking Out | $18,647 | 8 | $30,877 | Apr 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Crusoe | $10,638 | 25 | $315,421 | Mar 31 | Island Pictures |
