| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Look Who's Talking | - | - | - | $106,619,802 | 1,651 | $140,088,813 | 76.1% | Oct 13, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | Back to the Future Part II | - | - | - | $75,537,825 | 2,107 | $118,811,197 | 63.6% | Nov 22, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Harlem Nights | - | - | - | $48,843,688 | 2,180 | $60,864,870 | 80.2% | Nov 17, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Sea of Love | - | - | - | $32,444,398 | 1,439 | $58,571,513 | 55.4% | Sep 15, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The Bear | - | - | - | $31,753,898 | 1,056 | $31,753,898 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | Black Rain | - | - | - | $31,031,787 | 1,760 | $46,212,055 | 67.2% | Sep 22, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | - | - | - | $30,993,376 | 1,950 | $71,319,526 | 43.5% | Dec 1, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Steel Magnolias | - | - | - | $30,086,519 | 1,372 | $83,759,091 | 35.9% | Nov 17, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | The Little Mermaid | - | - | - | $28,283,898 | 1,533 | $84,355,863 | 33.5% | Nov 17, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Dad | - | - | - | $22,103,037 | 1,188 | $22,103,037 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | An Innocent Man | - | - | - | $20,047,604 | 1,561 | $20,047,604 | 100% | Oct 6, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | - | - | - | $18,428,904 | 860 | $18,428,904 | 100% | Oct 13, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | - | - | - | $18,254,702 | 525 | $18,254,702 | 100% | Oct 13, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 14 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | - | - | - | $16,996,269 | 1,591 | $27,100,027 | 62.7% | Nov 17, 1989 | United Artists |
| 15 | Shocker | - | - | - | $16,554,699 | 1,795 | $16,554,699 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | The War of the Roses | - | - | - | $16,381,473 | 1,559 | $86,888,546 | 18.9% | Dec 8, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Next of Kin | - | - | - | $15,942,628 | 1,358 | $15,942,628 | 100% | Oct 20, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Uncle Buck | - | - | - | $15,322,555 | 1,835 | $66,758,538 | 23% | Aug 18, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $14,088,260 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | 14.1% | Aug 2, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Prancer | - | - | - | $13,951,555 | 1,728 | $18,587,135 | 75.1% | Nov 17, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 21 | When Harry Met Sally... | - | - | - | $13,260,711 | 1,174 | $92,823,546 | 14.3% | Jul 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 22 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | - | - | - | $11,642,254 | 1,495 | $11,642,254 | 100% | Oct 13, 1989 | Galaxy International Releasing |
| 23 | Gross Anatomy | - | - | - | $11,604,598 | 1,080 | $11,604,598 | 100% | Oct 20, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | - | - | - | $8,394,754 | 534 | $24,741,667 | 33.9% | Aug 4, 1989 | Miramax |
| 25 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $7,096,618 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | 5.4% | Jun 23, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | Turner & Hooch | - | - | - | $6,435,607 | 1,888 | $71,079,915 | 9.1% | Jul 28, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Johnny Handsome | - | - | - | $6,303,625 | 813 | $7,237,794 | 87.1% | Sep 29, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | Lethal Weapon 2 | - | - | - | $6,147,064 | 1,830 | $147,253,986 | 4.2% | Jul 7, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Immediate Family | - | - | - | $5,932,613 | 836 | $5,932,613 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 30 | Batman | - | - | - | $5,523,210 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | 2.2% | Jun 23, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | She-Devil | - | - | - | $5,396,635 | 1,452 | $15,351,421 | 35.2% | Dec 8, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 32 | Second Sight | - | - | - | $5,368,865 | 815 | $5,368,865 | 100% | Nov 3, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Drugstore Cowboy | - | - | - | $4,729,352 | 87 | $4,729,352 | 100% | Oct 6, 1989 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 34 | Staying Together | - | - | - | $4,348,025 | 1,045 | $4,348,025 | 100% | Nov 10, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 35 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $3,953,745 | 1,468 | $3,953,745 | 100% | Nov 3, 1989 | 21st Century Film France |
| 36 | Kickboxer | - | - | - | $3,909,186 | 973 | $14,697,005 | 26.6% | Sep 8, 1989 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 37 | Worth Winning | - | - | - | $3,690,328 | 1,260 | $3,690,328 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | The Abyss | - | - | - | $3,624,733 | 1,538 | $54,222,310 | 6.7% | Aug 11, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | Old Gringo | - | - | - | $3,574,256 | 237 | $3,574,256 | 100% | Oct 6, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 40 | Fat Man and Little Boy | - | - | - | $3,563,162 | 843 | $3,563,162 | 100% | Oct 20, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | A Dry White Season | - | - | - | $3,459,921 | 316 | $3,766,879 | 91.9% | Sep 20, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | Communion | - | - | - | $1,919,653 | 240 | $1,919,653 | 100% | Nov 10, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
| 43 | Breaking In | - | - | - | $1,877,618 | 400 | $1,877,618 | 100% | Oct 13, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 44 | Best of the Best | - | - | - | $1,700,000 | 600 | $1,700,000 | 100% | Nov 10, 1989 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 45 | Erik the Viking | - | - | - | $1,681,445 | 269 | $1,932,642 | 87% | Sep 22, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 46 | In Country | - | - | - | $1,610,635 | 606 | $3,531,971 | 45.6% | Sep 15, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Family Business | - | - | - | $1,369,902 | 1,230 | $12,195,695 | 11.2% | Dec 15, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 48 | Romero | - | - | - | $1,297,668 | 51 | $1,316,495 | 98.6% | Aug 25, 1989 | Four Square |
| 49 | We're No Angels | - | - | - | $1,286,145 | 1,495 | $10,555,348 | 12.2% | Dec 15, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 50 | The Wizard | - | - | - | $1,274,970 | 1,204 | $14,278,900 | 8.9% | Dec 15, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 51 | Blaze | - | - | - | $1,267,737 | 970 | $19,131,246 | 6.6% | Dec 15, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $1,139,671 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | 1% | Jun 16, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 53 | Valmont | - | - | - | $1,132,112 | 7 | $1,132,112 | 100% | Nov 17, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 54 | The Music Teacher | - | - | - | $1,057,934 | 19 | $1,086,894 | 97.3% | Jul 7, 1989 | Orion Classics |
| 55 | Crack House | - | - | - | $862,551 | 67 | $862,551 | 100% | Nov 10, 1989 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 56 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | - | - | - | $363,561 | 40 | $363,561 | 100% | Nov 10, 1989 | Troma |
| 57 | Kill Me Again | - | - | - | $283,694 | 221 | $283,694 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | InterStar Releasing |
| 58 | Weapons of the Spirit | - | - | - | $209,756 | 4 | $232,981 | 90% | Sep 1, 1989 | First Run |
| 59 | Henry V | - | - | - | $207,549 | 134 | $10,161,099 | 2% | Nov 8, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 60 | Heavy Petting | - | - | - | $156,606 | 11 | $272,371 | 57.5% | Sep 22, 1989 | Skouras Pictures |
| 61 | Driving Miss Daisy | - | - | - | $85,518 | 1,668 | $106,593,296 | <0.1% | Dec 15, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | After Midnight | - | - | - | $76,325 | 224 | $76,325 | 100% | Nov 3, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 63 | When the Whales Came | - | - | - | $73,131 | 10 | $73,131 | 100% | Oct 20, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 64 | My Left Foot | - | - | - | $65,732 | 510 | $14,743,391 | 0.4% | Nov 10, 1989 | Miramax |
| 65 | Survival Quest | - | - | - | $62,683 | 168 | $62,683 | 100% | Nov 10, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 66 | Ten Little Indians | - | - | - | $59,405 | 79 | $59,405 | 100% | Nov 10, 1989 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 67 | For All Mankind | - | - | - | $54,175 | 9 | $770,132 | 7% | Nov 1, 1989 | Apollo Associates |
| 68 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | - | - | - | $53,688 | 11 | $518,918 | 10.3% | Oct 1, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | Glory | - | - | - | $53,164 | 811 | $26,828,365 | 0.2% | Dec 14, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 70 | Enemies, A Love Story | - | - | - | $52,989 | 75 | $7,754,571 | 0.7% | Dec 15, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 71 | Fear Anxiety and Depression | - | - | - | $47,148 | 1 | $47,148 | 100% | Dec 8, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 72 | Triumph of the Spirit | - | - | - | $46,569 | 40 | $408,839 | 11.4% | Dec 8, 1989 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 73 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | - | - | - | $43,671 | 5 | $43,671 | 100% | Nov 3, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 74 | Animal Behavior | - | - | - | $41,526 | 24 | $41,526 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | Miramax |
| 75 | High Stakes | - | - | - | $4,780 | 1 | $4,780 | 100% | Nov 17, 1989 | Trimark Pictures |
| 76 | Camille Claudel | - | - | - | $1,749 | 34 | $3,331,297 | <0.1% | Dec 21, 1989 | Orion Classics |
