| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | - | - | - | $108,165,721 | 2,377 | $135,265,915 | 80% | Mar 30, 1990 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Pretty Woman | - | - | - | $96,955,074 | 1,811 | $178,406,268 | 54.3% | Mar 23, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | The Hunt for Red October | - | - | - | $37,650,208 | 1,817 | $122,012,643 | 30.9% | Mar 2, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Bird on a Wire | - | - | - | $29,349,056 | 2,008 | $70,978,012 | 41.3% | May 18, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Ernest Goes to Jail | - | - | - | $25,029,569 | 1,956 | $25,029,569 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Back to the Future Part III | - | - | - | $23,703,060 | 2,070 | $87,727,583 | 27% | May 25, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | The First Power | - | - | - | $22,424,195 | 1,336 | $22,424,195 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 8 | Driving Miss Daisy | - | - | - | $22,225,631 | 1,668 | $106,593,296 | 20.9% | Dec 15, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | I Love You to Death | - | - | - | $16,186,793 | 1,095 | $16,186,793 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | The Guardian | - | - | - | $14,532,360 | 1,736 | $17,037,887 | 85.3% | Apr 27, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | - | - | - | $14,000,937 | 1,535 | $16,324,573 | 85.8% | May 4, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Cadillac Man | - | - | - | $13,456,478 | 1,878 | $27,627,310 | 48.7% | May 18, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 13 | Spaced Invaders | - | - | - | $13,397,088 | 1,845 | $15,369,573 | 87.2% | Apr 27, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Crazy People | - | - | - | $13,236,513 | 1,389 | $13,236,513 | 100% | Apr 13, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | House Party | - | - | - | $11,362,391 | 700 | $26,385,627 | 43.1% | Mar 9, 1990 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | Q&A | - | - | - | $11,207,891 | 923 | $11,207,891 | 100% | Apr 27, 1990 | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | Opportunity Knocks | - | - | - | $10,127,839 | 1,275 | $11,359,129 | 89.2% | Mar 30, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Henry V | - | - | - | $9,953,550 | 134 | $10,161,099 | 98% | Nov 8, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 19 | Miami Blues | - | - | - | $9,888,167 | 833 | $9,888,167 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 20 | Wild Orchid | - | - | - | $9,461,168 | 822 | $11,060,485 | 85.5% | Apr 27, 1990 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 21 | Cry-Baby | - | - | - | $8,266,343 | 1,236 | $8,266,343 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Nuns on the Run | - | - | - | $8,091,652 | 702 | $10,959,015 | 73.8% | Mar 16, 1990 | 20th Century Fox |
| 23 | The Gods Must Be Crazy II | - | - | - | $6,291,444 | 323 | $6,291,444 | 100% | Apr 13, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
| 24 | My Left Foot | - | - | - | $5,171,040 | 510 | $14,743,391 | 35.1% | Nov 10, 1989 | Miramax |
| 25 | Joe Versus the Volcano | - | - | - | $4,900,770 | 1,802 | $39,404,261 | 12.4% | Mar 9, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Lisa | - | - | - | $4,347,648 | 287 | $4,347,648 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | United Artists |
| 27 | Lord of the Flies | - | - | - | $4,331,797 | 919 | $13,985,225 | 31% | Mar 16, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
| 28 | Fire Birds | - | - | - | $4,318,048 | 2,006 | $14,760,451 | 29.3% | May 25, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | Short Time | - | - | - | $4,010,647 | 574 | $4,010,647 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | 20th Century Fox |
| 30 | Mountains of the Moon | - | - | - | $3,912,219 | 187 | $4,011,793 | 97.5% | Feb 23, 1990 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | Born on the Fourth of July | - | - | - | $3,709,999 | 1,434 | $70,001,698 | 5.3% | Dec 22, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | - | - | - | $3,585,279 | 239 | $7,724,701 | 46.4% | Apr 6, 1990 | Miramax |
| 33 | Camille Claudel | - | - | - | $3,232,024 | 34 | $3,331,297 | 97% | Dec 21, 1989 | Orion Classics |
| 34 | Glory | - | - | - | $3,005,303 | 811 | $26,828,365 | 11.2% | Dec 14, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Impulse | - | - | - | $2,544,504 | 155 | $2,544,504 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | Class of 1999 | - | - | - | $2,459,895 | 320 | $2,459,895 | 100% | May 11, 1990 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 37 | Cinema Paradiso | - | - | - | $2,404,979 | 124 | $11,990,401 | 20.1% | Feb 2, 1990 | Miramax |
| 38 | Body Chemistry | - | - | - | $2,366,261 | 91 | $2,415,312 | 98% | Mar 9, 1990 | Concorde Pictures |
| 39 | Bad Influence | - | - | - | $1,880,340 | 1,300 | $12,626,043 | 14.9% | Mar 9, 1990 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 40 | Blue Steel | - | - | - | $1,735,318 | 1,307 | $8,217,997 | 21.1% | Mar 16, 1990 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | - | - | - | $1,730,005 | 25 | $1,730,005 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 42 | Streets | - | - | - | $1,423,345 | 77 | $1,510,053 | 94.3% | Jan 19, 1990 | Concorde Pictures |
| 43 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? | - | - | - | $1,373,728 | 150 | $1,373,728 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | Vital Signs | - | - | - | $1,224,605 | 275 | $1,224,605 | 100% | Apr 13, 1990 | 20th Century Fox |
| 45 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | - | - | - | $693,790 | 82 | $4,087,361 | 17% | May 4, 1990 | Miramax |
| 46 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | - | - | - | $377,807 | 8 | $609,939 | 61.9% | Jan 5, 1990 | Greycat Films |
| 47 | Chattahoochee | - | - | - | $259,486 | 2 | $259,486 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Hemdale |
| 48 | Martians Go Home | - | - | - | $129,778 | 155 | $129,778 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 49 | A Show of Force | - | - | - | $91,578 | 12 | $91,578 | 100% | May 11, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
| 50 | Longtime Companion | - | - | - | $85,954 | 85 | $4,609,953 | 1.9% | May 11, 1990 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 51 | Why Me? | - | - | - | $83,882 | 113 | $83,882 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 52 | Def by Temptation | - | - | - | $82,582 | 57 | $2,218,579 | 3.7% | May 11, 1990 | Troma |
| 53 | The Fourth War | - | - | - | $73,602 | 1,005 | $1,305,887 | 5.6% | Mar 23, 1990 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 54 | Happy Together | - | - | - | $70,912 | 10 | $70,912 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Borde Releasing |
| 55 | Monsieur Hire | - | - | - | $48,119 | 26 | $1,417,030 | 3.4% | Apr 20, 1990 | Orion Classics |
| 56 | Jesus of Montreal | - | - | - | $14,908 | 21 | $1,601,612 | 0.9% | May 25, 1990 | Orion Classics |
| 57 | Pathfinder | - | - | - | $10,628 | 1 | $10,628 | 100% | May 11, 1990 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
| 58 | The Feud | - | - | - | $3,102 | 1 | $3,102 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Castle Hill Productions |
