| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $104,595,898 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | Dec 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 2 | Twins | - | - | - | $55,639,937 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $45,668,937 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | Beaches | - | - | - | $43,739,656 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Three Fugitives | - | - | - | $40,586,886 | 1,374 | $40,586,886 | Jan 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | The 'Burbs | - | - | - | $36,601,993 | 1,956 | $36,601,993 | Feb 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | - | - | - | $36,073,565 | 1,969 | $78,756,177 | Dec 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Accidental Tourist | - | - | - | $32,385,154 | 954 | $32,632,093 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | - | - | - | $30,116,783 | 1,321 | $40,485,039 | Feb 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $27,041,898 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | Dec 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $25,763,528 | 762 | $34,670,720 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | - | - | - | $24,012,932 | 1,515 | $42,039,085 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Cousins | - | - | - | $22,026,369 | 747 | $22,026,369 | Feb 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | Lean on Me | - | - | - | $21,837,564 | 1,107 | $31,906,454 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Fletch Lives | - | - | - | $20,026,183 | 1,512 | $35,150,960 | Mar 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Fly II | - | - | - | $20,021,322 | 1,528 | $20,021,322 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Her Alibi | - | - | - | $18,699,037 | 1,429 | $18,699,037 | Feb 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Oliver & Company | - | - | - | $18,127,498 | 1,503 | $53,279,055 | Nov 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Tequila Sunrise | - | - | - | $15,679,324 | 1,411 | $41,292,551 | Dec 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Skin Deep | - | - | - | $15,500,882 | 1,062 | $19,674,852 | Mar 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | The Land Before Time | - | - | - | $12,635,161 | 1,414 | $48,336,291 | Nov 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 22 | Chances Are | - | - | - | $11,620,461 | 1,190 | $16,278,590 | Mar 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 23 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | - | - | - | $11,567,217 | 1,627 | $11,567,217 | Mar 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,514,419 | 1,482 | $21,215,869 | Mar 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | - | - | - | $11,023,007 | 266 | $13,030,057 | Dec 16 | United Artists | false |
| 26 | Leviathan | - | - | - | $11,020,911 | 1,393 | $15,704,614 | Mar 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 27 | Who's Harry Crumb? | - | - | - | $10,982,364 | 1,198 | $10,982,364 | Feb 3 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 28 | New York Stories | - | - | - | $10,763,469 | 514 | $10,763,469 | Mar 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 29 | Tap | - | - | - | $9,114,702 | 587 | $9,114,702 | Feb 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 30 | True Believer | - | - | - | $8,742,750 | 897 | $8,742,750 | Feb 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 31 | DeepStar Six | - | - | - | $8,143,225 | 1,118 | $8,143,225 | Jan 13 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 32 | Scrooged | - | - | - | $7,581,460 | 1,897 | $60,328,558 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | - | - | - | $6,335,424 | 1,187 | $12,090,735 | Dec 23 | New World Pictures | false |
| 34 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | - | - | - | $6,295,609 | 1,148 | $13,854,000 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 35 | Dream a Little Dream | - | - | - | $5,552,441 | 1,019 | $5,552,441 | Mar 3 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 36 | Torch Song Trilogy | - | - | - | $4,733,264 | 135 | $4,865,997 | Dec 16 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 37 | The January Man | - | - | - | $4,611,062 | 883 | $4,611,062 | Jan 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | The Mighty Quinn | - | - | - | $4,557,214 | 234 | $4,557,214 | Feb 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 39 | Troop Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $4,317,528 | 964 | $8,508,843 | Mar 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 40 | Dead Bang | - | - | - | $4,277,456 | 1,073 | $8,125,592 | Mar 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Cocoon: The Return | - | - | - | $3,776,197 | 997 | $18,924,919 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | Physical Evidence | - | - | - | $3,560,932 | 695 | $3,560,932 | Jan 27 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 43 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | - | - | - | $3,416,846 | 320 | $3,416,846 | Feb 3 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 44 | Talk Radio | - | - | - | $3,257,533 | 653 | $3,468,572 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | 976-EVIL | - | - | - | $2,955,917 | 251 | $2,955,917 | Mar 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 46 | Gleaming the Cube | - | - | - | $2,777,280 | 469 | $2,777,280 | Jan 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 47 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | - | - | - | $2,768,977 | 120 | $8,083,123 | Mar 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 48 | Farewell to the King | - | - | - | $2,420,917 | 668 | $2,420,917 | Mar 3 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Bird | - | - | - | $2,138,486 | 93 | $2,181,286 | Sep 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Rooftops | - | - | - | $2,043,889 | 1,044 | $2,043,889 | Mar 17 | New Century | false |
| 51 | Vincent | - | - | - | $1,569,634 | 16 | $1,577,480 | Aug 19 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 52 | Another Woman | - | - | - | $1,446,787 | 24 | $1,562,749 | Oct 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Pumpkinhead 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | 142 | $1,000,000 | Jan 13 | United Artists | false |
| 54 | Ernest Saves Christmas | - | - | - | $913,445 | 1,640 | $28,202,109 | Nov 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 55 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | - | - | - | $902,152 | 140 | $902,152 | Feb 24 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 56 | Parents | - | - | - | $870,532 | 94 | $870,532 | Jan 27 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 57 | The Toxic Avenger Part II | - | - | - | $792,966 | 15 | $792,966 | Feb 24 | Troma | false |
| 58 | Some Girls | - | - | - | $383,991 | 23 | $401,421 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 59 | Out Cold | - | - | - | $294,266 | 142 | $294,266 | Mar 3 | Hemdale | false |
| 60 | The Chocolate War | - | - | - | $289,273 | 11 | $303,624 | Nov 18 | - | false |
| 61 | The Experts | - | - | - | $249,281 | 100 | $169,203 | Jan 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 62 | Sing | - | - | - | $226,491 | 864 | $2,260,616 | Mar 31 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 63 | Hanussen | - | - | - | $82,635 | 2 | $82,635 | Mar 8 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 64 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | - | - | - | $75,868 | 23 | $75,868 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 65 | Manifesto | - | - | - | $70,060 | 1 | $70,060 | Jan 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 66 | Under the Sun of Satan | - | - | - | $68,765 | 2 | $68,765 | Jan 20 | Alive Films | false |
| 67 | Cohen and Tate | - | - | - | $64,227 | 75 | $64,227 | Jan 27 | Hemdale | false |
| 68 | Rachel River | - | - | - | $60,698 | 4 | $60,698 | Jan 20 | Taurus Entertainment Company | false |
| 69 | Jacknife | - | - | - | $49,702 | 109 | $2,049,769 | Mar 10 | - | false |
| 70 | High Hopes | - | - | - | $41,947 | 25 | $1,192,322 | Feb 24 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 71 | Slaves of New York | - | - | - | $38,699 | 13 | $463,972 | Mar 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 72 | Heathers | - | - | - | $37,673 | 54 | $1,108,462 | Mar 31 | New World Pictures | false |
| 73 | Powwow Highway | - | - | - | $14,523 | 14 | $283,747 | Feb 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 74 | Paperhouse | - | - | - | $8,540 | 9 | $241,278 | Feb 17 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 75 | Hit List | - | - | - | $4,564 | 3 | $4,564 | Mar 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 76 | Crusoe | - | - | - | $1,773 | 25 | $315,421 | Mar 31 | Island Pictures | false |
