| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Look Who's Talking | - | - | - | $52,346,286 | 1,651 | $140,088,813 | 37.4% | Oct 13, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | Sea of Love | - | - | - | $50,240,001 | 1,439 | $58,571,513 | 85.8% | Sep 15, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Black Rain | - | - | - | $39,926,206 | 1,760 | $46,212,055 | 86.4% | Sep 22, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Uncle Buck | - | - | - | $34,708,817 | 1,835 | $66,758,538 | 52% | Aug 18, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $27,433,290 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | 27.4% | Aug 2, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | When Harry Met Sally... | - | - | - | $26,851,603 | 1,174 | $92,823,546 | 28.9% | Jul 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | An Innocent Man | - | - | - | $20,047,604 | 1,561 | $20,047,604 | 100% | Oct 6, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | - | - | - | $17,786,227 | 534 | $24,741,667 | 71.9% | Aug 4, 1989 | Miramax |
| 9 | Lethal Weapon 2 | - | - | - | $17,447,862 | 1,830 | $147,253,986 | 11.8% | Jul 7, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Abyss | - | - | - | $15,324,837 | 1,538 | $54,222,310 | 28.3% | Aug 11, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Turner & Hooch | - | - | - | $15,254,861 | 1,888 | $71,079,915 | 21.5% | Jul 28, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Kickboxer | - | - | - | $14,697,005 | 973 | $14,697,005 | 100% | Sep 8, 1989 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 13 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $12,622,421 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | 9.7% | Jun 23, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | - | - | - | $11,642,254 | 1,495 | $11,642,254 | 100% | Oct 13, 1989 | Galaxy International Releasing |
| 15 | Batman | - | - | - | $11,187,993 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | 4.5% | Jun 23, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | - | - | - | $11,048,990 | 860 | $18,428,904 | 60% | Oct 13, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Next of Kin | - | - | - | $10,403,725 | 1,358 | $15,942,628 | 65.3% | Oct 20, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Dead Poets Society | - | - | - | $9,885,756 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | 10.3% | Jun 2, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | - | - | - | $8,493,887 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | 4.3% | May 24, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Johnny Handsome | - | - | - | $7,237,794 | 813 | $7,237,794 | 100% | Sep 29, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 21 | Shocker | - | - | - | $7,162,909 | 1,795 | $16,554,699 | 43.3% | Oct 27, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | The Bear | - | - | - | $6,746,738 | 1,056 | $31,753,898 | 21.2% | Oct 27, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 23 | The Package | - | - | - | $6,559,515 | 460 | $10,647,219 | 61.6% | Aug 25, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 24 | Gross Anatomy | - | - | - | $6,434,316 | 1,080 | $11,604,598 | 55.4% | Oct 20, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Shirley Valentine | - | - | - | $5,849,956 | 8 | $6,056,912 | 96.6% | Sep 1, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | Casualties of War | - | - | - | $5,175,471 | 1,487 | $18,671,317 | 27.7% | Aug 18, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 27 | Relentless | - | - | - | $4,870,886 | 836 | $6,985,999 | 69.7% | Sep 1, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | - | - | - | $4,575,991 | 525 | $18,254,702 | 25.1% | Oct 13, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 29 | A Dry White Season | - | - | - | $3,766,879 | 316 | $3,766,879 | 100% | Sep 20, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Old Gringo | - | - | - | $3,574,256 | 237 | $3,574,256 | 100% | Oct 6, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 31 | Fat Man and Little Boy | - | - | - | $3,563,162 | 843 | $3,563,162 | 100% | Oct 20, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | - | - | - | $3,427,838 | 1,902 | $22,168,359 | 15.5% | Aug 11, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
| 33 | In Country | - | - | - | $3,034,808 | 606 | $3,531,971 | 85.9% | Sep 15, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Millennium | - | - | - | $2,748,073 | 488 | $5,777,099 | 47.6% | Aug 25, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | Immediate Family | - | - | - | $2,690,338 | 836 | $5,932,613 | 45.3% | Oct 27, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 36 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $2,493,944 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | 2.2% | Jun 16, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | Worth Winning | - | - | - | $1,980,445 | 1,260 | $3,690,328 | 53.7% | Oct 27, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | Breaking In | - | - | - | $1,877,618 | 400 | $1,877,618 | 100% | Oct 13, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 39 | Bloodfist | - | - | - | $1,770,082 | 54 | $1,770,082 | 100% | Sep 22, 1989 | Concorde Pictures |
| 40 | Romero | - | - | - | $1,297,668 | 51 | $1,316,495 | 98.6% | Aug 25, 1989 | Four Square |
| 41 | The Music Teacher | - | - | - | $1,057,934 | 19 | $1,086,894 | 97.3% | Jul 7, 1989 | Orion Classics |
| 42 | Dad | - | - | - | $1,057,155 | 1,188 | $22,103,037 | 4.8% | Oct 27, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 43 | Second Sight | - | - | - | $784,652 | 815 | $5,368,865 | 14.6% | Nov 3, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | The Phantom of the Opera | - | - | - | $700,204 | 1,468 | $3,953,745 | 17.7% | Nov 3, 1989 | 21st Century Film France |
| 45 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | - | - | - | $673,026 | 22 | $688,329 | 97.8% | Jul 28, 1989 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 46 | Erik the Viking | - | - | - | $500,970 | 269 | $1,932,642 | 25.9% | Sep 22, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 47 | Kill Me Again | - | - | - | $283,694 | 221 | $283,694 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | InterStar Releasing |
| 48 | Heavy Petting | - | - | - | $272,371 | 11 | $272,371 | 100% | Sep 22, 1989 | Skouras Pictures |
| 49 | The Big Picture | - | - | - | $117,463 | 8 | $117,463 | 100% | Sep 15, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 50 | When the Whales Came | - | - | - | $73,131 | 10 | $73,131 | 100% | Oct 20, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 51 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | - | - | - | $57,968 | 11 | $518,918 | 11.2% | Oct 1, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | Drugstore Cowboy | - | - | - | $48,432 | 87 | $4,729,352 | 1% | Oct 6, 1989 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 53 | Animal Behavior | - | - | - | $41,526 | 24 | $41,526 | 100% | Oct 27, 1989 | Miramax |
| 54 | Apartment Zero | - | - | - | $29,017 | 22 | $1,267,578 | 2.3% | Sep 15, 1989 | Skouras Pictures |
| 55 | After Midnight | - | - | - | $21,806 | 224 | $76,325 | 28.6% | Nov 3, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | For All Mankind | - | - | - | $18,859 | 9 | $770,132 | 2.4% | Nov 1, 1989 | Apollo Associates |
| 57 | Weapons of the Spirit | - | - | - | $9,951 | 4 | $232,981 | 4.3% | Sep 1, 1989 | First Run |
| 58 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | - | - | - | $6,162 | 5 | $43,671 | 14.1% | Nov 3, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 59 | Henry V | - | - | - | $3,740 | 134 | $10,161,099 | <0.1% | Nov 8, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
