Domestic Box Office For December 1990
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kindergarten Cop | $91,457,688 | 1,937 | $7,918,560 | 8.7% | 1,833 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Godfather Part III | $66,666,062 | 1,922 | $6,387,271 | 9.6% | 1,820 | Dec 25 | May 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Edward Scissorhands | $56,362,352 | 1,372 | $159,622 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Look Who's Talking Too | $47,789,074 | 1,647 | $8,100,640 | 17% | 1,576 | Dec 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Mermaids | $35,419,397 | 1,154 | $3,514,678 | 9.9% | 920 | Dec 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 6 | The Russia House | $22,997,992 | 768 | $4,435,650 | 19.3% | 717 | Dec 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | The Rookie | $21,633,874 | 1,862 | $5,510,056 | 25.5% | 1,862 | Dec 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | $15,691,192 | 1,395 | $4,216,063 | 26.9% | 1,373 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Havana | $9,243,140 | 835 | $2,175,360 | 23.5% | 824 | Dec 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Almost an Angel | $6,939,946 | 1,373 | $1,608,365 | 23.2% | 1,373 | Dec 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
