Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
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1 | Pretty Woman | - | - | - | $123,729,064 | 1,811 | $178,406,268 | 69.4% | Mar 23, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
2 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | - | - | - | $116,917,208 | 2,377 | $135,265,915 | 86.4% | Mar 30, 1990 | New Line Cinema |
3 | Total Recall | - | - | - | $83,565,935 | 2,131 | $119,394,840 | 70% | Jun 1, 1990 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
4 | Back to the Future Part III | - | - | - | $65,187,090 | 2,070 | $87,727,583 | 74.3% | May 25, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
5 | Bird on a Wire | - | - | - | $59,486,030 | 2,008 | $70,978,012 | 83.8% | May 18, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
6 | Dick Tracy | - | - | - | $51,564,438 | 2,332 | $103,738,726 | 49.7% | Jun 15, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
7 | Another 48 Hrs. | - | - | - | $50,668,630 | 2,721 | $80,818,974 | 62.7% | Jun 8, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
8 | The Hunt for Red October | - | - | - | $43,487,962 | 1,817 | $122,012,643 | 35.6% | Mar 2, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
9 | Cadillac Man | - | - | - | $25,208,879 | 1,878 | $27,627,310 | 91.2% | May 18, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
10 | Ernest Goes to Jail | - | - | - | $25,029,569 | 1,956 | $25,029,569 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
11 | The First Power | - | - | - | $22,424,195 | 1,336 | $22,424,195 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
12 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | - | - | - | $21,797,519 | 2,155 | $41,482,207 | 52.5% | Jun 15, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
13 | Driving Miss Daisy | - | - | - | $21,459,169 | 1,668 | $106,593,296 | 20.1% | Dec 15, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
14 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | - | - | - | $16,324,573 | 1,535 | $16,324,573 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
15 | I Love You to Death | - | - | - | $16,186,793 | 1,095 | $16,186,793 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | TriStar Pictures |
16 | The Guardian | - | - | - | $16,131,927 | 1,736 | $17,037,887 | 94.7% | Apr 27, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
17 | Spaced Invaders | - | - | - | $15,369,573 | 1,845 | $15,369,573 | 100% | Apr 27, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
18 | Fire Birds | - | - | - | $14,760,451 | 2,006 | $14,760,451 | 100% | May 25, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
19 | RoboCop 2 | - | - | - | $13,853,150 | 1,806 | $45,681,173 | 30.3% | Jun 22, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
20 | Crazy People | - | - | - | $13,236,513 | 1,389 | $13,236,513 | 100% | Apr 13, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
21 | House Party | - | - | - | $11,362,391 | 700 | $26,385,627 | 43.1% | Mar 9, 1990 | New Line Cinema |
22 | Q&A | - | - | - | $11,207,891 | 923 | $11,207,891 | 100% | Apr 27, 1990 | TriStar Pictures |
23 | Wild Orchid | - | - | - | $11,060,485 | 822 | $11,060,485 | 100% | Apr 27, 1990 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
24 | Opportunity Knocks | - | - | - | $10,127,839 | 1,275 | $11,359,129 | 89.2% | Mar 30, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
25 | Henry V | - | - | - | $9,953,550 | 134 | $10,161,099 | 98% | Nov 8, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
26 | Miami Blues | - | - | - | $9,888,167 | 833 | $9,888,167 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
27 | Cinema Paradiso | - | - | - | $8,759,157 | 124 | $11,990,401 | 73.1% | Feb 2, 1990 | Miramax |
28 | Cry-Baby | - | - | - | $8,266,343 | 1,236 | $8,266,343 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Universal Pictures |
29 | Nuns on the Run | - | - | - | $8,091,652 | 702 | $10,959,015 | 73.8% | Mar 16, 1990 | Twentieth Century Fox |
30 | Joe Versus the Volcano | - | - | - | $7,369,519 | 1,802 | $39,404,261 | 18.7% | Mar 9, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
31 | The Gods Must Be Crazy II | - | - | - | $6,291,444 | 323 | $6,291,444 | 100% | Apr 13, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
32 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | - | - | - | $6,036,536 | 239 | $7,724,701 | 78.1% | Apr 6, 1990 | Miramax |
33 | My Left Foot | - | - | - | $5,171,040 | 510 | $14,743,391 | 35.1% | Nov 10, 1989 | Miramax |
34 | Betsy's Wedding | - | - | - | $4,913,020 | 1,058 | $19,740,070 | 24.9% | Jun 22, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
35 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis 1990 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,787,878 | 915 | $10,351,534 | 46.3% | Jun 15, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
36 | Lisa | - | - | - | $4,347,648 | 287 | $4,347,648 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | United Artists |
37 | Lord of the Flies | - | - | - | $4,331,797 | 919 | $13,985,225 | 31% | Mar 16, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
38 | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | - | - | - | $4,087,361 | 82 | $4,087,361 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Miramax |
39 | Short Time | - | - | - | $4,010,647 | 574 | $4,010,647 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Twentieth Century Fox |
40 | Mountains of the Moon | - | - | - | $3,912,219 | 187 | $4,011,793 | 97.5% | Feb 23, 1990 | TriStar Pictures |
41 | Born on the Fourth of July | - | - | - | $3,709,999 | 1,434 | $70,001,698 | 5.3% | Dec 22, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
42 | Longtime Companion | - | - | - | $3,305,673 | 85 | $4,609,953 | 71.7% | May 11, 1990 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
43 | Camille Claudel | - | - | - | $3,232,024 | 34 | $3,331,297 | 97% | Dec 21, 1989 | Orion Classics |
44 | Glory | - | - | - | $3,005,303 | 811 | $26,828,365 | 11.2% | Dec 14, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
45 | Impulse | - | - | - | $2,544,504 | 155 | $2,544,504 | 100% | Apr 6, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
46 | Class of 1999 | - | - | - | $2,459,895 | 320 | $2,459,895 | 100% | May 11, 1990 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
47 | Body Chemistry | - | - | - | $2,366,261 | 91 | $2,415,312 | 98% | Mar 9, 1990 | Concorde Pictures |
48 | Bad Influence | - | - | - | $1,880,340 | 1,300 | $12,626,043 | 14.9% | Mar 9, 1990 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
49 | Blue Steel | - | - | - | $1,735,318 | 1,307 | $8,217,997 | 21.1% | Mar 16, 1990 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
50 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | - | - | - | $1,730,005 | 25 | $1,730,005 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Cinecom Pictures |
51 | Too Beautiful for You | - | - | - | $1,724,320 | 29 | $1,776,440 | 97.1% | Mar 2, 1990 | Orion Classics |
52 | Streets | - | - | - | $1,423,345 | 77 | $1,510,053 | 94.3% | Jan 19, 1990 | Concorde Pictures |
53 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? | - | - | - | $1,373,728 | 150 | $1,373,728 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
54 | Vital Signs | - | - | - | $1,224,605 | 275 | $1,224,605 | 100% | Apr 13, 1990 | Twentieth Century Fox |
55 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | - | - | - | $377,807 | 8 | $609,939 | 61.9% | Jan 5, 1990 | Greycat Films |
56 | Chattahoochee | - | - | - | $259,486 | 2 | $259,486 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Hemdale |
57 | Martians Go Home | - | - | - | $129,778 | 155 | $129,778 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Taurus Entertainment Company |
58 | A Show of Force | - | - | - | $91,578 | 12 | $91,578 | 100% | May 11, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
59 | Why Me? | - | - | - | $83,882 | 113 | $83,882 | 100% | Apr 20, 1990 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
60 | Def by Temptation | - | - | - | $82,582 | 57 | $2,218,579 | 3.7% | May 11, 1990 | Troma |
61 | The Fourth War | - | - | - | $73,602 | 1,005 | $1,305,887 | 5.6% | Mar 23, 1990 | Cannon Film Distributors |
62 | Happy Together | - | - | - | $70,912 | 10 | $70,912 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Borde Releasing |
63 | Monsieur Hire | - | - | - | $48,119 | 26 | $1,417,030 | 3.4% | Apr 20, 1990 | Orion Classics |
64 | Jesus of Montreal | - | - | - | $26,090 | 21 | $1,601,612 | 1.6% | May 25, 1990 | Orion Classics |
65 | May Fools | - | - | - | $24,690 | 30 | $1,576,702 | 1.6% | Jun 22, 1990 | Orion Classics |
66 | Red Surf | - | - | - | $13,136 | 6 | $13,136 | 100% | Jun 1, 1990 | Academy Entertainment |
67 | Pathfinder | - | - | - | $10,628 | 1 | $10,628 | 100% | May 11, 1990 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
68 | The Feud | - | - | - | $3,102 | 1 | $3,102 | 100% | May 4, 1990 | Castle Hill Productions |