| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Batman | - | - | - | $166,728,717 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | Jun 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Lethal Weapon 2 | - | - | - | $141,106,920 | 1,830 | $147,253,986 | Jul 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $95,151,441 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | Jun 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $81,120,983 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | When Harry Met Sally... | - | - | - | $79,562,832 | 1,174 | $92,823,546 | Jul 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 6 | Turner & Hooch | - | - | - | $64,644,308 | 1,888 | $71,079,915 | Jul 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | - | - | - | $55,072,378 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | Dead Poets Society | - | - | - | $54,515,714 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | Jun 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Uncle Buck | - | - | - | $51,435,983 | 1,835 | $66,758,538 | Aug 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Abyss | - | - | - | $50,597,575 | 1,538 | $54,222,310 | Aug 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $43,975,136 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | Jun 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | The Karate Kid Part III | - | - | - | $36,569,297 | 1,569 | $38,956,288 | Jun 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 13 | Licence to Kill | - | - | - | $34,667,015 | 1,587 | $34,667,015 | Jul 14 | United Artists | false |
| 14 | Weekend at Bernie's | - | - | - | $30,218,387 | 1,139 | $30,218,387 | Jul 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $29,445,131 | 1,533 | $29,445,131 | Jul 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Do the Right Thing | - | - | - | $26,698,142 | 534 | $27,545,445 | Jun 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | Sea of Love | - | - | - | $26,127,112 | 1,439 | $58,571,513 | Sep 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 18 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | - | - | - | $22,168,359 | 1,902 | $22,168,359 | Aug 11 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 19 | Lock Up | - | - | - | $22,099,847 | 1,384 | $22,099,847 | Aug 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 20 | Casualties of War | - | - | - | $18,671,317 | 1,487 | $18,671,317 | Aug 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | - | - | - | $16,346,911 | 534 | $24,741,667 | Aug 4 | Miramax | false |
| 22 | Black Rain | - | - | - | $15,180,266 | 1,760 | $46,212,055 | Sep 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 23 | Field of Dreams | - | - | - | $15,151,273 | 1,100 | $64,431,625 | Apr 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | - | - | - | $14,343,976 | 1,683 | $14,343,976 | Jul 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Great Balls of Fire! | - | - | - | $12,843,904 | 1,417 | $13,741,060 | Jun 30 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | - | - | - | $11,583,774 | 2,202 | $52,210,049 | Jun 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Young Einstein | - | - | - | $11,536,599 | 1,217 | $11,536,599 | Aug 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Kickboxer | - | - | - | $10,787,816 | 973 | $14,697,005 | Sep 8 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 29 | The Package | - | - | - | $10,647,219 | 460 | $10,647,219 | Aug 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 30 | Cheetah | - | - | - | $8,153,677 | 1,321 | $8,153,677 | Aug 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Relentless | - | - | - | $6,985,999 | 836 | $6,985,999 | Sep 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 32 | Shag | - | - | - | $6,957,975 | 850 | $6,957,975 | Jul 21 | Hemdale | false |
| 33 | UHF | - | - | - | $6,157,157 | 1,295 | $6,157,157 | Jul 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 34 | Shirley Valentine | - | - | - | $6,056,912 | 8 | $6,056,912 | Sep 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Millennium | - | - | - | $5,777,099 | 488 | $5,777,099 | Aug 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 36 | Let It Ride | - | - | - | $4,973,285 | 1,191 | $4,973,285 | Aug 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 37 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | - | - | - | $4,961,880 | 1,686 | $46,908,987 | May 12 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 38 | Road House | - | - | - | $3,764,902 | 1,935 | $30,050,028 | May 19 | United Artists | false |
| 39 | Rude Awakening | - | - | - | $3,169,719 | 953 | $3,169,719 | Aug 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | - | - | - | $2,948,215 | 239 | $2,948,215 | Aug 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 41 | Cookie | - | - | - | $1,869,417 | 82 | $1,869,417 | Aug 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Bloodfist | - | - | - | $1,770,082 | 54 | $1,770,082 | Sep 22 | Concorde Pictures | false |
| 43 | Twins | - | - | - | $1,339,781 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | Babar: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,305,187 | 510 | $1,305,187 | Jul 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 45 | Little Vera | - | - | - | $1,224,305 | 23 | $1,262,598 | Apr 14 | - | false |
| 46 | Heart of Dixie | - | - | - | $1,097,333 | 359 | $1,097,333 | Aug 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 47 | Wired | - | - | - | $1,089,000 | 745 | $1,089,000 | Aug 25 | Taurus Entertainment Company | false |
| 48 | Johnny Handsome | - | - | - | $934,166 | 813 | $7,237,794 | Sep 29 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 49 | Little Monsters | - | - | - | $793,775 | 179 | $793,775 | Aug 25 | United Artists | false |
| 50 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | - | - | - | $688,329 | 22 | $688,329 | Jul 28 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 51 | Vampire's Kiss | - | - | - | $582,195 | 45 | $725,131 | Jun 2 | Hemdale | false |
| 52 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | - | - | - | $536,508 | 402 | $536,508 | Aug 18 | - | false |
| 53 | A Dry White Season | - | - | - | $306,958 | 316 | $3,766,879 | Sep 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 54 | The Big Picture | - | - | - | $117,463 | 8 | $117,463 | Sep 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 55 | Heavy Petting | - | - | - | $115,760 | 11 | $272,371 | Sep 22 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 56 | Erik the Viking | - | - | - | $95,426 | 269 | $1,932,642 | Sep 22 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 57 | Me and Him | - | - | - | $78,814 | 5 | $78,814 | Aug 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 58 | In Country | - | - | - | $54,411 | 606 | $3,531,971 | Sep 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 59 | Apartment Zero | - | - | - | $29,017 | 22 | $1,267,578 | Sep 15 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 60 | The Music Teacher | - | - | - | $28,960 | 19 | $1,086,894 | Jul 7 | Orion Classics | false |
| 61 | Weapons of the Spirit | - | - | - | $23,225 | 4 | $232,981 | Sep 1 | First Run | false |
| 62 | Romero | - | - | - | $18,827 | 51 | $1,316,495 | Aug 25 | Four Square | false |
| 63 | The Time Guardian | - | - | - | $12,682 | 2 | $12,682 | Aug 4 | Hemdale | false |
| 64 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | - | - | - | $4,274 | 11 | $518,918 | Oct 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 65 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $3,686 | 4 | $3,686 | Jul 28 | - | false |
