Domestic 1989 Week 33
August 18-24, 1989
| Rank | Release | Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Buck | $16,945,171 | $8,794,501 | 51.9% | $8,150,670 | 48.1% | 1,804 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Parenthood | $11,665,720 | $7,606,480 | 65.2% | $4,059,240 | 34.8% | 1,320 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Abyss | $10,696,596 | $7,213,102 | 67.4% | $3,483,494 | 32.6% | 1,538 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Casualties of War | $7,678,430 | $5,201,261 | 67.7% | $2,477,169 | 32.3% | 1,487 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | When Harry Met Sally... | $7,483,913 | $4,897,530 | 65.4% | $2,586,383 | 34.6% | 1,144 | 6 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $6,662,204 | $4,516,257 | 67.8% | $2,145,947 | 32.2% | 1,584 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Turner & Hooch | $6,499,222 | $4,275,108 | 65.8% | $2,224,114 | 34.2% | 1,594 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Batman | $5,374,491 | $3,439,724 | 64% | $1,934,767 | 36% | 1,400 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | $4,849,668 | $3,584,320 | 73.9% | $1,265,348 | 26.1% | 1,846 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Cheetah | $4,245,955 | $2,636,118 | 62.1% | $1,609,837 | 37.9% | 1,310 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $3,482,249 | $2,172,551 | 62.4% | $1,309,698 | 37.6% | 1,158 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Let It Ride | $2,879,838 | $1,925,049 | 66.8% | $954,789 | 33.2% | 1,191 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Lock Up | $2,436,906 | $1,664,776 | 68.3% | $772,130 | 31.7% | 1,032 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | Rude Awakening | $2,060,578 | $1,121,542 | 54.4% | $939,036 | 45.6% | 953 | 1 | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | Dead Poets Society | $1,613,088 | $1,044,945 | 64.8% | $568,143 | 35.2% | 633 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $1,603,488 | $1,037,880 | 64.7% | $565,608 | 35.3% | 511 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $1,266,868 | $797,223 | 62.9% | $469,645 | 37.1% | 40 | 3 | Miramax |
| 18 | Ghostbusters II | $1,260,370 | $800,219 | 63.5% | $460,151 | 36.5% | 625 | 10 | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | $536,508 | $536,508 | 100% | $0 | - | 402 | 1 | Scotti Brothers Pictures (I) |
| - | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| - | Young Einstein | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| - | Licence to Kill | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | United Artists |
