Domestic Box Office For Q1 1990
Q1 1990 is January 1-March 31.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretty Woman | $178,406,268 | 1,811 | $11,280,591 | 6.3% | 1,325 | Mar 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $135,265,915 | 2,377 | $25,398,367 | 18.8% | 2,006 | Mar 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | The Hunt for Red October | $122,012,643 | 1,817 | $17,161,835 | 14.1% | 1,225 | Mar 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Hard to Kill | $47,410,827 | 1,508 | $9,213,631 | 19.4% | 1,301 | Feb 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Joe Versus the Volcano | $39,404,261 | 1,802 | $9,252,232 | 23.5% | 1,802 | Mar 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Internal Affairs | $27,734,391 | 986 | $5,043,516 | 18.2% | 975 | Jan 12 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | House Party | $26,385,627 | 700 | $4,611,024 | 17.5% | 520 | Mar 9 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | Madhouse | $21,036,771 | 1,555 | $5,240,816 | 24.9% | 1,552 | Feb 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 9 | Stella | $20,240,128 | 1,393 | $4,311,656 | 21.3% | 1,033 | Feb 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Tremors | $16,667,084 | 1,477 | $3,731,520 | 22.4% | 1,472 | Jan 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Revenge | $15,645,616 | 1,382 | $6,086,672 | 38.9% | 1,379 | Feb 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Lord of the Flies | $13,985,225 | 919 | $4,410,457 | 31.5% | 888 | Mar 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | Bad Influence | $12,626,043 | 1,300 | $3,822,019 | 30.3% | 1,298 | Mar 9 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 14 | Cinema Paradiso | $11,990,401 | 124 | $16,552 | 0.1% | 1 | Feb 2 | - | Miramax |
| 15 | Opportunity Knocks | $11,359,129 | 1,275 | $3,512,625 | 30.9% | 1,275 | Mar 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Nuns on the Run | $10,959,015 | 702 | $658,835 | 6% | 76 | Mar 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Nightbreed | $8,862,354 | 1,488 | $3,708,918 | 41.9% | 1,488 | Feb 16 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | Ski Patrol | $8,533,973 | 565 | $1,648,000 | 19.3% | 515 | Jan 12 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 19 | Blue Steel | $8,217,997 | 1,307 | $2,895,744 | 35.2% | 1,307 | Mar 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 20 | Flashback | $6,488,114 | 875 | $2,910,116 | 44.9% | 875 | Feb 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | Men Don't Leave | $6,070,725 | 802 | $62,419 | 1% | 3 | Feb 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Stanley & Iris | $5,820,015 | 907 | $2,102,831 | 36.1% | 907 | Feb 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | $5,765,562 | 1,107 | $2,692,087 | 46.7% | 1,107 | Jan 12 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | Loose Cannons | $5,585,154 | 1,214 | $2,239,830 | 40.1% | 1,214 | Feb 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 25 | The Handmaid's Tale | $4,960,385 | 177 | $738,578 | 14.9% | 117 | Mar 9 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 26 | Lambada | $4,263,112 | 1,117 | $2,031,181 | 47.6% | 1,117 | Mar 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Heart Condition | $4,134,992 | 885 | $2,149,786 | 52% | 885 | Feb 2 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | Mountains of the Moon | $4,011,793 | 187 | $66,683 | 1.7% | 2 | Feb 23 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | A Shock to the System | $3,417,056 | 345 | $1,002,158 | 29.3% | 345 | Mar 23 | May 24 | Corsair Pictures |
| 30 | Blind Fury | $2,692,037 | 353 | $868,380 | 32.3% | 353 | Mar 16 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | Body Chemistry | $2,415,312 | 91 | $38,025 | 1.6% | 53 | Mar 9 | Jun 14 | Concorde Pictures |
| 32 | Downtown | $2,346,150 | 349 | $821,626 | 35% | 349 | Jan 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | The Forbidden Dance | $1,823,154 | 637 | $720,864 | 39.5% | 637 | Mar 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 34 | Too Beautiful for You | $1,776,440 | 29 | $31,208 | 1.8% | 1 | Mar 2 | Aug 23 | Orion Classics |
| 35 | Brain Dead | $1,627,955 | - | - | - | - | Jan 19 | May 17 | Concorde Pictures |
| 36 | The Haunting of Morella | $1,547,867 | - | - | - | - | Feb 9 | - | Concorde Pictures |
| 37 | The Last of the Finest | $1,531,489 | 424 | $551,876 | 36% | 424 | Mar 9 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 38 | Streets | $1,510,053 | 77 | $86,708 | 5.7% | 53 | Jan 19 | May 3 | Concorde Pictures |
| 39 | Love at Large | $1,436,308 | - | - | - | - | Mar 9 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 40 | Courage Mountain | $1,393,610 | 506 | $693,087 | 49.7% | 506 | Feb 16 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 41 | Everybody Wins | $1,372,350 | 451 | $581,979 | 42.4% | 451 | Jan 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 42 | The Fourth War | $1,305,887 | 1,005 | $776,449 | 59.5% | 1,005 | Mar 23 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 43 | Where the Heart Is | $1,106,475 | 235 | $530,893 | 48% | 235 | Feb 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Sweetie | $938,065 | 1 | $20,403 | 2.2% | 1 | Jan 19 | - | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 45 | The Blood of Heroes | $882,290 | 318 | $471,775 | 53.5% | 318 | Feb 23 | Mar 15 | New Line Cinema |
| 46 | Angel Town | $855,810 | 55 | $300,000 | 35.1% | 55 | Feb 23 | Mar 29 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 47 | 22nd Annual International Tournée of Animation Film Festival | $768,304 | - | - | - | - | Mar 30 | - | Expanded Entertainment |
| 48 | Coupe de Ville | $715,983 | 170 | $66,871 | 9.3% | 7 | Mar 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 49 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | $609,939 | 8 | - | - | - | Jan 5 | - | Greycat Films |
| 50 | Rosalie Goes Shopping | $574,080 | - | - | - | - | Feb 9 | - | Four Seasons Entertainment |
| 51 | Strike It Rich | $541,626 | 206 | $331,875 | 61.3% | 206 | Jan 26 | - | Miramax |
| 52 | Torrents of Spring | $111,747 | - | - | - | - | Feb 9 | - | Miramax |
| 53 | A Man Called Sarge | $92,706 | 188 | - | - | 188 | Feb 2 | Feb 4 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 54 | Speaking Parts | $76,609 | 1 | $8,934 | 11.7% | 1 | Feb 16 | - | Zeitgeist Films |
| 55 | Spontaneous Combustion | $50,367 | 50 | $50,367 | 100% | 50 | Feb 23 | Mar 1 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
