| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $56,608,186 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Turner & Hooch | - | - | - | $42,389,061 | 1,888 | $71,079,915 | Jul 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | When Harry Met Sally... | - | - | - | $39,461,184 | 1,174 | $92,823,546 | Jul 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | Lethal Weapon 2 | - | - | - | $39,239,180 | 1,830 | $147,253,986 | Jul 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The Abyss | - | - | - | $35,194,856 | 1,538 | $54,222,310 | Aug 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Batman | - | - | - | $30,896,146 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | Jun 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Uncle Buck | - | - | - | $26,904,176 | 1,835 | $66,758,538 | Aug 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $21,124,573 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | Jun 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | - | - | - | $18,044,399 | 1,902 | $22,168,359 | Aug 11 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 10 | Lock Up | - | - | - | $17,602,284 | 1,384 | $22,099,847 | Aug 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 11 | Casualties of War | - | - | - | $11,853,448 | 1,487 | $18,671,317 | Aug 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | Young Einstein | - | - | - | $11,536,599 | 1,217 | $11,536,599 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Licence to Kill | - | - | - | $10,882,193 | 1,587 | $34,667,015 | Jul 14 | United Artists | false |
| 14 | Dead Poets Society | - | - | - | $10,609,908 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | Jun 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | - | - | - | $10,196,501 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,040,189 | 1,533 | $29,445,131 | Jul 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | - | - | - | $9,494,940 | 1,683 | $14,343,976 | Jul 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Weekend at Bernie's | - | - | - | $8,787,759 | 1,139 | $30,218,387 | Jul 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | Do the Right Thing | - | - | - | $8,364,146 | 534 | $27,545,445 | Jun 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 20 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $6,919,079 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | Jun 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | Cheetah | - | - | - | $6,122,176 | 1,321 | $8,153,677 | Aug 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Karate Kid Part III | - | - | - | $5,806,075 | 1,569 | $38,956,288 | Jun 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | - | - | - | $4,647,830 | 534 | $24,741,667 | Aug 4 | Miramax | false |
| 24 | Let It Ride | - | - | - | $4,311,201 | 1,191 | $4,973,285 | Aug 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Rude Awakening | - | - | - | $3,169,719 | 953 | $3,169,719 | Aug 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Shag | - | - | - | $2,627,822 | 850 | $6,957,975 | Jul 21 | Hemdale | false |
| 27 | The Package | - | - | - | $2,598,395 | 460 | $10,647,219 | Aug 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Millennium | - | - | - | $2,248,409 | 488 | $5,777,099 | Aug 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | UHF | - | - | - | $1,791,197 | 1,295 | $6,157,157 | Jul 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Babar: The Movie | - | - | - | $971,745 | 510 | $1,305,187 | Jul 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 31 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | - | - | - | $914,837 | 239 | $2,948,215 | Aug 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 32 | Wired | - | - | - | $869,000 | 745 | $1,089,000 | Aug 25 | Taurus Entertainment Company | false |
| 33 | Cookie | - | - | - | $540,985 | 82 | $1,869,417 | Aug 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | - | - | - | $536,508 | 402 | $536,508 | Aug 18 | - | false |
| 35 | Heart of Dixie | - | - | - | $475,752 | 359 | $1,097,333 | Aug 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 36 | Little Monsters | - | - | - | $387,881 | 179 | $793,775 | Aug 25 | United Artists | false |
| 37 | Me and Him | - | - | - | $78,814 | 5 | $78,814 | Aug 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 38 | Romero | - | - | - | $18,827 | 51 | $1,316,495 | Aug 25 | Four Square | false |
| 39 | The Time Guardian | - | - | - | $12,682 | 2 | $12,682 | Aug 4 | Hemdale | false |
| 40 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | - | - | - | $6,558 | 22 | $688,329 | Jul 28 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 41 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $1,578 | 4 | $3,686 | Jul 28 | - | false |
