Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
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1 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | - | - | - | $135,064,959 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | 68.5% | May 24, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
2 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $60,271,696 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | 53.6% | Jun 16, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
3 | Pet Sematary | - | - | - | $53,999,395 | 1,585 | $57,469,467 | 94% | Apr 21, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
4 | Batman | - | - | - | $49,945,010 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | 19.9% | Jun 23, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
5 | Major League | - | - | - | $49,797,148 | 1,615 | $49,797,148 | 100% | Apr 7, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
6 | Field of Dreams | - | - | - | $47,435,691 | 1,100 | $64,532,235 | 73.5% | Apr 21, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
7 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | - | - | - | $40,706,957 | 1,686 | $46,908,987 | 86.8% | May 12, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
8 | K-9 | - | - | - | $37,805,983 | 1,706 | $43,247,647 | 87.4% | Apr 28, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
9 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | - | - | - | $37,661,133 | 2,202 | $52,210,049 | 72.1% | Jun 9, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
10 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $35,007,056 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | 20.3% | Dec 16, 1988 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
11 | Dead Poets Society | - | - | - | $34,754,167 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | 36.3% | Jun 2, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
12 | The Dream Team | - | - | - | $28,890,240 | 1,459 | $28,890,240 | 100% | Apr 7, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
13 | Road House | - | - | - | $25,551,861 | 1,935 | $30,050,028 | 85% | May 19, 1989 | United Artists |
14 | Say Anything | - | - | - | $20,781,385 | 1,113 | $20,781,385 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
15 | Fletch Lives | - | - | - | $15,124,773 | 1,512 | $35,150,960 | 43% | Mar 17, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
16 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $14,240,248 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | 10.9% | Jun 23, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
17 | No Holds Barred | - | - | - | $13,749,459 | 1,327 | $16,093,651 | 85.4% | Jun 2, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
18 | Pink Cadillac | - | - | - | $12,143,484 | 1,993 | $12,143,484 | 100% | May 26, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
19 | She's Out of Control | - | - | - | $12,065,892 | 987 | $12,065,892 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
20 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | - | - | - | $10,368,255 | 1,321 | $40,485,039 | 25.6% | Feb 17, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
21 | Cyborg | - | - | - | $10,166,459 | 830 | $10,166,459 | 100% | Apr 7, 1989 | Cannon Film Distributors |
22 | Lean on Me | - | - | - | $10,068,887 | 1,107 | $31,906,454 | 31.6% | Mar 3, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
23 | Criminal Law | - | - | - | $9,974,446 | 1,166 | $9,974,446 | 100% | Apr 28, 1989 | Hemdale |
24 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,701,446 | 1,482 | $21,215,869 | 45.7% | Mar 17, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
25 | Renegades | - | - | - | $9,015,164 | 1,627 | $9,015,164 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
26 | Scandal | - | - | - | $8,800,000 | 371 | $8,800,000 | 100% | Apr 28, 1989 | Miramax |
27 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $8,577,135 | 762 | $34,670,720 | 24.7% | Dec 23, 1988 | Warner Bros. |
28 | Dead Calm | - | - | - | $7,825,009 | 959 | $7,825,009 | 100% | Apr 7, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
29 | Disorganized Crime | - | - | - | $7,723,506 | 1,462 | $7,723,506 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
30 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $6,558,671 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | 19% | Dec 9, 1988 | Orion Pictures |
31 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $6,154,188 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | 9.6% | Dec 23, 1988 | Twentieth Century Fox |
32 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | - | - | - | $5,314,143 | 120 | $8,083,123 | 65.7% | Mar 10, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
33 | Twins | - | - | - | $5,195,460 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | 4.6% | Dec 9, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
34 | See You in the Morning | - | - | - | $4,795,009 | 743 | $4,795,009 | 100% | Apr 21, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
35 | Leviathan | - | - | - | $4,683,701 | 1,393 | $15,704,614 | 29.8% | Mar 17, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
36 | Chances Are | - | - | - | $4,658,125 | 1,190 | $16,278,590 | 28.6% | Mar 10, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
37 | Listen to Me | - | - | - | $4,299,023 | 1,306 | $4,299,023 | 100% | May 5, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
38 | Beaches | - | - | - | $4,264,774 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | 7.5% | Dec 23, 1988 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
39 | Red Scorpion | - | - | - | $4,192,440 | 1,268 | $4,192,440 | 100% | Apr 21, 1989 | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment |
40 | Troop Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $4,191,309 | 964 | $8,508,843 | 49.3% | Mar 24, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
41 | Skin Deep | - | - | - | $4,173,964 | 1,062 | $19,674,852 | 21.2% | Mar 3, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
42 | Loverboy | - | - | - | $3,960,327 | 1,089 | $3,960,327 | 100% | Apr 28, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
43 | Earth Girls Are Easy | - | - | - | $3,916,303 | 317 | $3,916,303 | 100% | May 12, 1989 | Vestron Pictures |
44 | Dead Bang | - | - | - | $3,848,136 | 1,073 | $8,125,592 | 47.4% | Mar 24, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
45 | Speed Zone | - | - | - | $3,077,361 | 1,195 | $3,077,361 | 100% | Apr 21, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
46 | Fright Night Part 2 | - | - | - | $2,983,784 | 161 | $2,983,784 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | New Century |
47 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $2,156,471 | 76 | $2,156,471 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | Cinecom Pictures |
48 | Sing | - | - | - | $2,034,122 | 864 | $2,260,616 | 90% | Mar 31, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
49 | Winter People | - | - | - | $2,023,282 | 298 | $2,023,282 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
50 | Jacknife | - | - | - | $2,000,067 | 109 | $2,049,769 | 97.6% | Mar 10, 1989 | Cineplex Odeon Films |
51 | Pelle the Conqueror | - | - | - | $1,984,452 | 42 | $2,053,931 | 96.6% | Dec 21, 1988 | Miramax |
52 | Miss Firecracker | - | - | - | $1,852,655 | 211 | $1,852,655 | 100% | Apr 28, 1989 | Corsair Pictures |
53 | House III: The Horror Show | - | - | - | $1,738,897 | 444 | $1,738,897 | 100% | Apr 28, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
54 | How I Got Into College | - | - | - | $1,642,239 | 743 | $1,642,239 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
55 | High Hopes | - | - | - | $1,150,375 | 25 | $1,192,322 | 96.5% | Feb 24, 1989 | Skouras Pictures |
56 | Miracle Mile | - | - | - | $1,145,404 | 143 | $1,145,404 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | Hemdale |
57 | Heathers | - | - | - | $1,070,785 | 54 | $1,108,462 | 96.6% | Mar 31, 1989 | New World Pictures |
58 | Getting It Right | - | - | - | $960,385 | 44 | $960,385 | 100% | May 5, 1989 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) |
59 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $624,643 | 7 | $624,643 | 100% | Apr 7, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
60 | Slaves of New York | - | - | - | $425,273 | 13 | $463,972 | 91.7% | Mar 17, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
61 | Crusoe | - | - | - | $313,642 | 25 | $315,421 | 99.4% | Mar 31, 1989 | Island Pictures |
62 | Powwow Highway | - | - | - | $269,224 | 14 | $283,747 | 94.9% | Feb 24, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
63 | Paperhouse | - | - | - | $232,738 | 9 | $241,278 | 96.5% | Feb 17, 1989 | Vestron Pictures |
64 | For Queen & Country | - | - | - | $191,051 | 33 | $191,051 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
65 | Under the Boardwalk | - | - | - | $147,542 | 65 | $147,542 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | New World Pictures |
66 | Vampire's Kiss | - | - | - | $142,936 | 45 | $725,131 | 19.7% | Jun 2, 1989 | Hemdale |
67 | Little Vera | - | - | - | $38,293 | 23 | $1,262,598 | 3% | Apr 14, 1989 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
68 | Checking Out | - | - | - | $30,877 | 8 | $30,877 | 100% | Apr 21, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
69 | Teen Witch | - | - | - | $27,843 | 17 | $27,843 | 100% | Apr 21, 1989 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
70 | Far from Home | - | - | - | $11,859 | 4 | $11,859 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | Vestron Pictures |