Domestic Box Office For December 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 | Driving Miss Daisy | $106,593,296 | 1,668 | $73,745 | <0.1% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Born on the Fourth of July | $70,001,698 | 1,434 | $172,021 | 0.2% | 5 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Glory | $26,828,365 | 811 | $63,661 | 0.2% | 3 | Dec 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 4 | Enemies, A Love Story | $7,754,571 | 75 | $63,636 | 0.8% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Roger & Me | $6,706,368 | 265 | $80,253 | 1.2% | 4 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Music Box | $6,263,883 | 462 | $19,381 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 22 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | Camille Claudel | $3,331,297 | 34 | $89,273 | 2.7% | 9 | Dec 21 | Aug 2 | Orion Classics |
| 8 | Akira | $439,162 | 2 | $11,263 | 2.6% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | Streamline Pictures |
| 9 | Triumph of the Spirit | $408,839 | 40 | $33,963 | 8.3% | 3 | Dec 8 | Feb 15 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 10 | Fear Anxiety and Depression | $47,148 | 1 | $4,212 | 8.9% | 1 | Dec 8 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
