Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 1989 | ||
 | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Shirley Valentine
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Alison Steadman 1 hr 48 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Weapons of the Spirit
Documentary
With: Pierre Sauvage, Henri Héritier, Emma Héritier, Charles Gibert 1 hr 33 min | First Run | Limited |
| September 8, 1989 | ||
 Kickboxer
Action
Sport
Thriller
With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan, Michel Qissi 1 hr 37 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
| September 15, 1989 | ||
 Sea of Love
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker 1 hr 53 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 The Big Picture
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh 1 hr 40 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Apartment Zero
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Dora Bryan, Liz Smith 2 hr 4 min | Skouras Pictures | Limited |
 Night Game
Crime
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Roy Scheider, Karen Young, Lane Smith, Richard Bradford 1 hr 35 min | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Limited |
 True Love
Comedy
Romance
With: Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard, Aida Turturro, Roger Rignack 1 hr 44 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| September 20, 1989 | ||
 A Dry White Season
Drama
Thriller
With: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae, Jürgen Prochnow 1 hr 46 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
| September 22, 1989 | ||
 Black Rain
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw 2 hr 5 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | Concorde Pictures | Limited |
 Erik the Viking
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
With: Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt 1 hr 47 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 Heavy Petting
Documentary
With: David Byrne, Sandra Bernhard, Frances Fisher, Allen Ginsberg 1 hr 14 min | Skouras Pictures | Limited |
| September 29, 1989 | ||
 Johnny Handsome
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman 1 hr 34 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
| Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Girl in a Swing
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Thriller
With: Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, Elspet Gray 1 hr 59 min | Miramax | Limited |
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| October 1, 1989 | ||
 Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Biography
Documentary
Music
With: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby 1 hr 30 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| October 6, 1989 | ||
 An Innocent Man
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins, David Rasche 1 hr 53 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Old Gringo
Adventure
History
Romance
With: Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits, Patricio Contreras 1 hr 59 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Drugstore Cowboy
Crime
Drama
With: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham 1 hr 41 min | Avenue Pictures Productions | Limited |
 Beverly Hills Brats
Comedy
With: Peter Billingsley, Martin Sheen, Burt Young, Terry Moore 1 hr 30 min | Taurus Entertainment Company | Limited |
