| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Major League | - | - | - | $30,123,486 | 1,615 | $49,797,148 | 60.5% | Apr 7, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Pet Sematary | - | - | - | $22,245,689 | 1,585 | $57,469,467 | 38.7% | Apr 21, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $20,002,759 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | 11.6% | Dec 16, 1988 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | The Dream Team | - | - | - | $18,499,448 | 1,459 | $28,890,240 | 64% | Apr 7, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Say Anything | - | - | - | $11,565,693 | 1,113 | $20,781,385 | 55.7% | Apr 14, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Fletch Lives | - | - | - | $10,488,165 | 1,512 | $35,150,960 | 29.8% | Mar 17, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | - | - | - | $10,368,255 | 1,321 | $40,485,039 | 25.6% | Feb 17, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 8 | Cyborg | - | - | - | $10,166,459 | 830 | $10,166,459 | 100% | Apr 7, 1989 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 9 | Lean on Me | - | - | - | $10,068,887 | 1,107 | $31,906,454 | 31.6% | Mar 3, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,701,446 | 1,482 | $21,215,869 | 45.7% | Mar 17, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | She's Out of Control | - | - | - | $8,145,548 | 987 | $12,065,892 | 67.5% | Apr 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Dead Calm | - | - | - | $7,825,009 | 959 | $7,825,009 | 100% | Apr 7, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Disorganized Crime | - | - | - | $7,723,506 | 1,462 | $7,723,506 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $5,870,287 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | 17% | Dec 9, 1988 | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | K-9 | - | - | - | $5,614,488 | 1,706 | $43,247,647 | 13% | Apr 28, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $5,594,077 | 762 | $34,670,720 | 16.1% | Dec 23, 1988 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Leviathan | - | - | - | $4,683,701 | 1,393 | $15,704,614 | 29.8% | Mar 17, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Chances Are | - | - | - | $4,658,125 | 1,190 | $16,278,590 | 28.6% | Mar 10, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 19 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $4,467,128 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | 7% | Dec 23, 1988 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Troop Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $4,191,309 | 964 | $8,508,843 | 49.3% | Mar 24, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 21 | Skin Deep | - | - | - | $4,173,964 | 1,062 | $19,674,852 | 21.2% | Mar 3, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | Dead Bang | - | - | - | $3,848,136 | 1,073 | $8,125,592 | 47.4% | Mar 24, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Red Scorpion | - | - | - | $3,543,274 | 1,268 | $4,192,440 | 84.5% | Apr 21, 1989 | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment |
| 24 | See You in the Morning | - | - | - | $3,110,653 | 743 | $4,795,009 | 64.9% | Apr 21, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | - | - | - | $2,780,118 | 120 | $8,083,123 | 34.4% | Mar 10, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | Speed Zone | - | - | - | $2,515,591 | 1,195 | $3,077,361 | 81.7% | Apr 21, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 27 | Twins | - | - | - | $2,137,615 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | 1.9% | Dec 9, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Sing | - | - | - | $2,034,122 | 864 | $2,260,616 | 90% | Mar 31, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | Winter People | - | - | - | $2,023,282 | 298 | $2,023,282 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 30 | Field of Dreams | - | - | - | $2,016,209 | 1,100 | $64,532,235 | 3.1% | Apr 21, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Jacknife | - | - | - | $2,000,067 | 109 | $2,049,769 | 97.6% | Mar 10, 1989 | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 32 | Criminal Law | - | - | - | $1,973,072 | 1,166 | $9,974,446 | 19.8% | Apr 28, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 33 | Loverboy | - | - | - | $1,194,164 | 1,089 | $3,960,327 | 30.2% | Apr 28, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 34 | Heathers | - | - | - | $1,018,605 | 54 | $1,108,462 | 91.9% | Mar 31, 1989 | New World Pictures |
| 35 | House III: The Horror Show | - | - | - | $550,848 | 444 | $1,738,897 | 31.7% | Apr 28, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | Scandal | - | - | - | $498,032 | 371 | $8,800,000 | 5.7% | Apr 28, 1989 | Miramax |
| 37 | Slaves of New York | - | - | - | $425,273 | 13 | $463,972 | 91.7% | Mar 17, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 38 | Paperhouse | - | - | - | $232,738 | 9 | $241,278 | 96.5% | Feb 17, 1989 | Vestron Pictures |
| 39 | Under the Boardwalk | - | - | - | $147,542 | 65 | $147,542 | 100% | Apr 14, 1989 | New World Pictures |
| 40 | Miss Firecracker | - | - | - | $38,704 | 211 | $1,852,655 | 2.1% | Apr 28, 1989 | Corsair Pictures |
| 41 | Little Vera | - | - | - | $38,293 | 23 | $1,262,598 | 3% | Apr 14, 1989 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
| 42 | Teen Witch | - | - | - | $27,843 | 17 | $27,843 | 100% | Apr 21, 1989 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 43 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $20,199 | 7 | $624,643 | 3.2% | Apr 7, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 44 | Checking Out | - | - | - | $18,647 | 8 | $30,877 | 60.4% | Apr 21, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Crusoe | - | - | - | $10,638 | 25 | $315,421 | 3.4% | Mar 31, 1989 | Island Pictures |
