| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Batman | - | - | - | $140,480,438 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | 55.9% | Jun 23, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Lethal Weapon 2 | - | - | - | $107,320,118 | 1,830 | $147,253,986 | 72.9% | Jul 7, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $77,157,211 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | 59% | Jun 23, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | When Harry Met Sally... | - | - | - | $41,057,788 | 1,174 | $92,823,546 | 44.2% | Jul 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | - | - | - | $39,945,257 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | 20.3% | May 24, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Dead Poets Society | - | - | - | $38,343,952 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | 40% | Jun 2, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $38,336,258 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | 34.1% | Jun 16, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | The Karate Kid Part III | - | - | - | $36,569,297 | 1,569 | $38,956,288 | 93.9% | Jun 30, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | Turner & Hooch | - | - | - | $33,923,955 | 1,888 | $71,079,915 | 47.7% | Jul 28, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Weekend at Bernie's | - | - | - | $30,218,387 | 1,139 | $30,218,387 | 100% | Jul 7, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Licence to Kill | - | - | - | $29,322,700 | 1,587 | $34,667,015 | 84.6% | Jul 14, 1989 | United Artists |
| 12 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,756,321 | 1,533 | $29,445,131 | 80.7% | Jul 14, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $23,568,726 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | 23.6% | Aug 2, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Do the Right Thing | - | - | - | $21,614,360 | 534 | $27,545,445 | 78.5% | Jun 30, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Field of Dreams | - | - | - | $15,151,273 | 1,100 | $64,532,235 | 23.5% | Apr 21, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | - | - | - | $14,343,976 | 1,683 | $14,343,976 | 100% | Jul 28, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Great Balls of Fire! | - | - | - | $12,843,904 | 1,417 | $13,741,060 | 93.5% | Jun 30, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 18 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | - | - | - | $11,583,774 | 2,202 | $52,210,049 | 22.2% | Jun 9, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Lock Up | - | - | - | $9,348,110 | 1,384 | $22,099,847 | 42.3% | Aug 4, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 20 | Shag | - | - | - | $6,957,975 | 850 | $6,957,975 | 100% | Jul 21, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 21 | UHF | - | - | - | $6,157,157 | 1,295 | $6,157,157 | 100% | Jul 21, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 22 | Young Einstein | - | - | - | $5,512,254 | 1,217 | $11,536,599 | 47.8% | Aug 4, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | - | - | - | $4,961,880 | 1,686 | $46,908,987 | 10.6% | May 12, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 24 | Road House | - | - | - | $3,764,902 | 1,935 | $30,050,028 | 12.5% | May 19, 1989 | United Artists |
| 25 | The Abyss | - | - | - | $2,504,614 | 1,538 | $54,222,310 | 4.6% | Aug 11, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | - | - | - | $1,586,301 | 1,902 | $22,168,359 | 7.2% | Aug 11, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
| 27 | Twins | - | - | - | $1,339,781 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | 1.2% | Dec 9, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Babar: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,305,187 | 510 | $1,305,187 | 100% | Jul 28, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
| 29 | Little Vera | - | - | - | $1,224,305 | 23 | $1,262,598 | 97% | Apr 14, 1989 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
| 30 | Vampire's Kiss | - | - | - | $582,195 | 45 | $725,131 | 80.3% | Jun 2, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 31 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | - | - | - | $447,309 | 534 | $24,741,667 | 1.8% | Aug 4, 1989 | Miramax |
| 32 | Me and Him | - | - | - | $78,814 | 5 | $78,814 | 100% | Aug 4, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 33 | The Music Teacher | - | - | - | $28,960 | 19 | $1,086,894 | 2.7% | Jul 7, 1989 | Orion Classics |
| 34 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | - | - | - | $15,303 | 22 | $688,329 | 2.2% | Jul 28, 1989 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 35 | The Time Guardian | - | - | - | $12,682 | 2 | $12,682 | 100% | Aug 4, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 36 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $3,686 | 4 | $3,686 | 100% | Jul 28, 1989 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) |
