1989 Monthly Box Office
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Data as of Nov 4, 2:08 PST
| Month | Cumulative Gross | % of Year | Releases | Average | Average Drop | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | $228,374,627 | 49.2% | 10 | $22,837,462 | - | Driving Miss Daisy | $106,593,296 | 46.7% |
| November | $30,199,363 | 6.5% | 12 | $2,516,613 | -28.1% | My Left Foot | $14,743,391 | 48.8% |
| October | $51,456,234 | 11.1% | 9 | $5,717,359 | +16.9% | Dad | $22,103,037 | 43% |
| September | $18,948,879 | 4.1% | 9 | $2,105,431 | - | Shirley Valentine | $6,056,912 | 32% |
| August | $49,819,224 | 10.7% | 11 | $4,529,020 | +286.4% | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $24,741,667 | 49.7% |
| July | $3,084,096 | 0.7% | 4 | $771,024 | - | Babar: The Movie | $1,305,187 | 42.3% |
| June | $30,438,906 | 6.6% | 4 | $7,609,726 | -18.1% | Do the Right Thing | $27,545,445 | 90.5% |
| May | $9,196,927 | 2% | 5 | $1,839,385 | -35.3% | Earth Girls Are Easy | $3,916,303 | 42.6% |
| April | $81,040,572 | 17.5% | 10 | $8,104,057 | +122.9% | Field of Dreams | $64,532,235 | 79.6% |
| March | $26,121,598 | 5.6% | 10 | $2,612,159 | -29% | New York Stories | $10,763,469 | 41.2% |
| February | $20,577,095 | 4.4% | 9 | $2,286,343 | - | Tap | $9,114,702 | 44.3% |
| January | $5,080,765 | 1.1% | 8 | $635,095 | - | Gleaming the Cube | $2,777,280 | 54.7% |
