Domestic Box Office For March 1989
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fletch Lives | $35,150,960 | 1,512 | $8,045,760 | 22.9% | 1,479 | Mar 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Lean on Me | $31,906,454 | 1,107 | $5,032,605 | 15.8% | 894 | Mar 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | $21,215,869 | 1,482 | $3,609,117 | 17% | 1,446 | Mar 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Skin Deep | $19,674,852 | 1,062 | $2,460,262 | 12.5% | 489 | Mar 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Chances Are | $16,278,590 | 1,190 | $3,664,386 | 22.5% | 837 | Mar 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | Leviathan | $15,704,614 | 1,393 | $5,029,164 | 32% | 1,393 | Mar 17 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | $11,567,217 | 1,627 | $4,032,480 | 34.9% | 1,627 | Mar 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | New York Stories | $10,763,469 | 514 | $432,337 | 4% | 12 | Mar 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Troop Beverly Hills | $8,508,843 | 964 | $2,283,443 | 26.8% | 964 | Mar 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 10 | Dead Bang | $8,125,592 | 1,073 | $2,847,690 | 35% | 1,073 | Mar 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $8,083,123 | 120 | $597,400 | 7.4% | 46 | Mar 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Dream a Little Dream | $5,552,441 | 1,019 | $2,568,963 | 46.3% | 1,019 | Mar 3 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 13 | 976-EVIL | $2,955,917 | 251 | $794,049 | 26.9% | 251 | Mar 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Farewell to the King | $2,420,917 | 668 | $1,150,531 | 47.5% | 650 | Mar 3 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | Chocolat | $2,317,091 | - | - | - | - | Mar 10 | Dec 14 | Orion Classics |
| 16 | Sing | $2,260,616 | 864 | $1,315,872 | 58.2% | 864 | Mar 31 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | Jacknife | $2,049,769 | 109 | $32,597 | 1.6% | 2 | Mar 10 | Jun 8 | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 18 | Rooftops | $2,043,889 | 1,044 | $1,111,263 | 54.4% | 1,044 | Mar 17 | - | New Century |
| 19 | The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey | $1,333,379 | - | - | - | - | Mar 3 | Nov 30 | Circle Films |
| 20 | Heathers | $1,108,462 | 54 | $177,247 | 16% | 35 | Mar 31 | - | New World Pictures |
| 21 | Slaves of New York | $463,972 | 13 | $26,118 | 5.6% | 1 | Mar 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 22 | Crusoe | $315,421 | 25 | $7,010 | 2.2% | 1 | Mar 31 | Jun 22 | Island Pictures |
| 23 | Out Cold | $294,266 | 142 | $201,499 | 68.5% | 142 | Mar 3 | - | Hemdale |
| 24 | Mind Games | $85,085 | - | - | - | - | Mar 3 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | Hanussen | $82,635 | 2 | $15,504 | 18.8% | 2 | Mar 8 | Apr 20 | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | Echoes of Paradise | $23,717 | - | - | - | - | Mar 10 | - | Quartet Films |
| 27 | Hit List | $4,564 | 3 | $3,195 | 70% | 3 | Mar 3 | Mar 9 | New Line Cinema |
