| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Batman | - | - | - | $207,651,005 | 2,201 | $251,188,924 | 82.7% | Jun 23, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | - | - | - | $178,482,306 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | 90.5% | May 24, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Ghostbusters II | - | - | - | $103,230,167 | 2,410 | $112,494,738 | 91.8% | Jun 16, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | - | - | - | $98,477,025 | 1,498 | $130,724,172 | 75.3% | Jun 23, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Lethal Weapon 2 | - | - | - | $94,124,530 | 1,830 | $147,253,986 | 63.9% | Jul 7, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Dead Poets Society | - | - | - | $76,196,850 | 1,109 | $95,860,116 | 79.5% | Jun 2, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Field of Dreams | - | - | - | $61,496,183 | 1,100 | $64,532,235 | 95.3% | Apr 21, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | - | - | - | $52,210,049 | 2,202 | $52,210,049 | 100% | Jun 9, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | - | - | - | $46,908,987 | 1,686 | $46,908,987 | 100% | May 12, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | The Karate Kid Part III | - | - | - | $33,944,916 | 1,569 | $38,956,288 | 87.1% | Jun 30, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | K-9 | - | - | - | $33,422,287 | 1,706 | $43,247,647 | 77.3% | Apr 28, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Pet Sematary | - | - | - | $30,572,739 | 1,585 | $57,469,467 | 53.2% | Apr 21, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Road House | - | - | - | $30,050,028 | 1,935 | $30,050,028 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | United Artists |
| 14 | When Harry Met Sally... | - | - | - | $28,384,957 | 1,174 | $92,823,546 | 30.6% | Jul 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | Licence to Kill | - | - | - | $25,974,588 | 1,587 | $34,667,015 | 74.9% | Jul 14, 1989 | United Artists |
| 16 | Weekend at Bernie's | - | - | - | $22,671,179 | 1,139 | $30,218,387 | 75% | Jul 7, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,118,671 | 1,533 | $29,445,131 | 71.7% | Jul 14, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Do the Right Thing | - | - | - | $20,139,241 | 534 | $27,545,445 | 73.1% | Jun 30, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | Turner & Hooch | - | - | - | $19,129,545 | 1,888 | $71,079,915 | 26.9% | Jul 28, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Major League | - | - | - | $17,421,749 | 1,615 | $49,797,148 | 35% | Apr 7, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | No Holds Barred | - | - | - | $16,093,651 | 1,327 | $16,093,651 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $14,010,788 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | 8.1% | Dec 16, 1988 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | Great Balls of Fire! | - | - | - | $13,741,060 | 1,417 | $13,741,060 | 100% | Jun 30, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 24 | Pink Cadillac | - | - | - | $12,143,484 | 1,993 | $12,143,484 | 100% | May 26, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | The Dream Team | - | - | - | $9,153,720 | 1,459 | $28,890,240 | 31.7% | Apr 7, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | Renegades | - | - | - | $9,015,164 | 1,627 | $9,015,164 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | - | - | - | $8,485,810 | 1,683 | $14,343,976 | 59.2% | Jul 28, 1989 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | Say Anything | - | - | - | $7,943,851 | 1,113 | $20,781,385 | 38.2% | Apr 14, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | Scandal | - | - | - | $7,928,442 | 371 | $8,800,000 | 90.1% | Apr 28, 1989 | Miramax |
| 30 | Criminal Law | - | - | - | $6,521,568 | 1,166 | $9,974,446 | 65.4% | Apr 28, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 31 | Shag | - | - | - | $5,110,357 | 850 | $6,957,975 | 73.4% | Jul 21, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 32 | UHF | - | - | - | $4,993,917 | 1,295 | $6,157,157 | 81.1% | Jul 21, 1989 | Orion Pictures |
| 33 | Twins | - | - | - | $4,405,251 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | 3.9% | Dec 9, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Listen to Me | - | - | - | $4,299,023 | 1,306 | $4,299,023 | 100% | May 5, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 35 | Beaches | - | - | - | $4,264,774 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | 7.5% | Dec 23, 1988 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Earth Girls Are Easy | - | - | - | $3,916,303 | 317 | $3,916,303 | 100% | May 12, 1989 | Vestron Pictures |
| 37 | Parenthood | - | - | - | $3,548,616 | 1,399 | $100,047,830 | 3.5% | Aug 2, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | She's Out of Control | - | - | - | $3,239,096 | 987 | $12,065,892 | 26.8% | Apr 14, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 39 | Fright Night Part 2 | - | - | - | $2,983,784 | 161 | $2,983,784 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | New Century |
| 40 | Dangerous Liaisons | - | - | - | $2,759,867 | 762 | $34,670,720 | 8% | Dec 23, 1988 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | - | - | - | $2,359,031 | 120 | $8,083,123 | 29.2% | Mar 10, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 42 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $2,156,471 | 76 | $2,156,471 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 43 | Pelle the Conqueror | - | - | - | $1,984,452 | 42 | $2,053,931 | 96.6% | Dec 21, 1988 | Miramax |
| 44 | Loverboy | - | - | - | $1,870,536 | 1,089 | $3,960,327 | 47.2% | Apr 28, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 45 | Miss Firecracker | - | - | - | $1,784,921 | 211 | $1,852,655 | 96.3% | Apr 28, 1989 | Corsair Pictures |
| 46 | How I Got Into College | - | - | - | $1,642,239 | 743 | $1,642,239 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $1,486,998 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | 2.3% | Dec 23, 1988 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | Little Vera | - | - | - | $1,224,305 | 23 | $1,262,598 | 97% | Apr 14, 1989 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
| 49 | High Hopes | - | - | - | $1,150,375 | 25 | $1,192,322 | 96.5% | Feb 24, 1989 | Skouras Pictures |
| 50 | Miracle Mile | - | - | - | $1,145,404 | 143 | $1,145,404 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 51 | See You in the Morning | - | - | - | $1,127,419 | 743 | $4,795,009 | 23.5% | Apr 21, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | Getting It Right | - | - | - | $960,385 | 44 | $960,385 | 100% | May 5, 1989 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) |
| 53 | House III: The Horror Show | - | - | - | $774,910 | 444 | $1,738,897 | 44.6% | Apr 28, 1989 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 54 | Vampire's Kiss | - | - | - | $725,131 | 45 | $725,131 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 55 | Wuthering Heights | - | - | - | $604,444 | 7 | $624,643 | 96.8% | Apr 7, 1989 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 56 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $587,645 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | 1.7% | Dec 9, 1988 | Orion Pictures |
| 57 | Babar: The Movie | - | - | - | $583,519 | 510 | $1,305,187 | 44.7% | Jul 28, 1989 | New Line Cinema |
| 58 | Crusoe | - | - | - | $303,004 | 25 | $315,421 | 96.1% | Mar 31, 1989 | Island Pictures |
| 59 | Powwow Highway | - | - | - | $269,224 | 14 | $283,747 | 94.9% | Feb 24, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | For Queen & Country | - | - | - | $191,051 | 33 | $191,051 | 100% | May 19, 1989 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 61 | The Music Teacher | - | - | - | $28,960 | 19 | $1,086,894 | 2.7% | Jul 7, 1989 | Orion Classics |
| 62 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | - | - | - | $15,303 | 22 | $688,329 | 2.2% | Jul 28, 1989 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 63 | Checking Out | - | - | - | $12,230 | 8 | $30,877 | 39.6% | Apr 21, 1989 | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | Far from Home | - | - | - | $11,859 | 4 | $11,859 | 100% | Jun 2, 1989 | Vestron Pictures |
| 65 | Catch Me If You Can | - | - | - | $3,686 | 4 | $3,686 | 100% | Jul 28, 1989 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) |
