Domestic Box Office For 1989
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driving Miss Daisy | $106,593,296 | 1,668 | $73,745 | <0.1% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Born on the Fourth of July | $70,001,698 | 1,434 | $172,021 | 0.2% | 5 | Dec 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Do the Right Thing | $27,545,445 | 534 | $3,563,535 | 12.9% | 353 | Jun 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Glory | $26,828,365 | 811 | $63,661 | 0.2% | 3 | Dec 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $24,741,667 | 534 | $155,982 | 0.6% | 4 | Aug 4 | - | Miramax |
| 6 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | $18,254,702 | 525 | $911,385 | 5% | 66 | Oct 13 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 7 | My Left Foot | $14,743,391 | 510 | $41,165 | 0.3% | 2 | Nov 10 | - | Miramax |
| 8 | New York Stories | $10,763,469 | 514 | $432,337 | 4% | 12 | Mar 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | The Package | $10,647,219 | 460 | $1,851,673 | 17.4% | 323 | Aug 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | Henry V | $10,161,099 | 134 | $64,933 | 0.6% | 3 | Nov 8 | Aug 16 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 11 | Tap | $9,114,702 | 587 | $2,217,150 | 24.3% | 585 | Feb 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | Scandal | $8,800,000 | 371 | $658,660 | 7.5% | 94 | Apr 28 | - | Miramax |
| 13 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $8,083,123 | 120 | $597,400 | 7.4% | 46 | Mar 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 14 | Enemies, A Love Story | $7,754,571 | 75 | $63,636 | 0.8% | 3 | Dec 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Roger & Me | $6,706,368 | 265 | $80,253 | 1.2% | 4 | Dec 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Music Box | $6,263,883 | 462 | $19,381 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 22 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | Shirley Valentine | $6,056,912 | 8 | $245,422 | 4.1% | 8 | Sep 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Millennium | $5,777,099 | 488 | $1,614,692 | 27.9% | 486 | Aug 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Drugstore Cowboy | $4,729,352 | 87 | $25,805 | 0.5% | 1 | Oct 6 | - | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 20 | The Mighty Quinn | $4,557,214 | 234 | $1,429,306 | 31.4% | 234 | Feb 17 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | Earth Girls Are Easy | $3,916,303 | 317 | $892,742 | 22.8% | 317 | May 12 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 22 | A Dry White Season | $3,766,879 | 316 | $202,507 | 5.4% | 17 | Sep 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | Old Gringo | $3,574,256 | 237 | $1,151,749 | 32.2% | 237 | Oct 6 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 24 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | $3,416,846 | 320 | $1,029,058 | 30.1% | 320 | Feb 3 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 25 | Camille Claudel | $3,331,297 | 34 | $89,273 | 2.7% | 9 | Dec 21 | Aug 2 | Orion Classics |
| 26 | Fright Night Part 2 | $2,983,784 | 161 | $548,231 | 18.4% | 148 | May 19 | - | New Century |
| 27 | 976-EVIL | $2,955,917 | 251 | $794,049 | 26.9% | 251 | Mar 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $2,948,215 | 239 | $470,084 | 15.9% | 239 | Aug 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 29 | Gleaming the Cube | $2,777,280 | 469 | $740,780 | 26.7% | 466 | Jan 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | $2,156,471 | 76 | $25,635 | 1.2% | 1 | Jun 2 | Sep 7 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 31 | Jacknife | $2,049,769 | 109 | $32,597 | 1.6% | 2 | Mar 10 | Jun 8 | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 32 | Winter People | $2,023,282 | 298 | $743,032 | 36.7% | 298 | Apr 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 33 | Erik the Viking | $1,932,642 | 269 | $68,543 | 3.5% | 22 | Sep 22 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 34 | Communion | $1,919,653 | 240 | $822,123 | 42.8% | 240 | Nov 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 35 | Breaking In | $1,877,618 | 400 | $679,200 | 36.2% | 400 | Oct 13 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 36 | Cookie | $1,869,417 | 82 | $292,483 | 15.6% | 82 | Aug 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Miss Firecracker | $1,852,655 | 211 | $45,293 | 2.4% | 6 | Apr 28 | Jul 27 | Corsair Pictures |
| 38 | Bloodfist | $1,770,082 | 54 | $89,132 | 5% | 54 | Sep 22 | Dec 21 | Concorde Pictures |
| 39 | House III: The Horror Show | $1,738,897 | 444 | $773,348 | 44.5% | 444 | Apr 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Romero | $1,316,495 | 51 | $10,189 | 0.8% | 2 | Aug 25 | Dec 7 | Four Square |
| 41 | Babar: The Movie | $1,305,187 | 510 | $297,155 | 22.8% | 510 | Jul 28 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 42 | Apartment Zero | $1,267,578 | 22 | $21,823 | 1.7% | 1 | Sep 15 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 43 | Little Vera | $1,262,598 | 23 | $23,950 | 1.9% | 1 | Apr 14 | Oct 26 | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
| 44 | High Hopes | $1,192,322 | 25 | $27,964 | 2.3% | 1 | Feb 24 | Aug 17 | Skouras Pictures |
| 45 | Miracle Mile | $1,145,404 | 143 | $341,401 | 29.8% | 143 | May 19 | - | Hemdale |
| 46 | Valmont | $1,132,112 | 7 | $96,008 | 8.5% | 7 | Nov 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 47 | Heathers | $1,108,462 | 54 | $177,247 | 16% | 35 | Mar 31 | - | New World Pictures |
| 48 | Heart of Dixie | $1,097,333 | 359 | $367,091 | 33.5% | 359 | Aug 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 49 | The Music Teacher | $1,086,894 | 19 | $18,486 | 1.7% | 1 | Jul 7 | Mar 15 | Orion Classics |
| 50 | Pumpkinhead 1989 Re-release | $1,000,000 | 142 | $399,010 | 39.9% | 142 | Jan 13 | - | United Artists |
| 51 | Getting It Right | $960,385 | 44 | $73,159 | 7.6% | 44 | May 5 | Oct 5 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) |
| 52 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $902,152 | 140 | $222,252 | 24.6% | 140 | Feb 24 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 53 | Parents | $870,532 | 94 | $277,952 | 31.9% | 94 | Jan 27 | Jun 22 | Vestron Pictures |
| 54 | Crack House | $862,551 | 67 | $210,162 | 24.4% | 67 | Nov 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 55 | Little Monsters | $793,775 | 179 | $253,834 | 32% | 179 | Aug 25 | - | United Artists |
| 56 | The Toxic Avenger Part II | $792,966 | 15 | $28,950 | 3.7% | 15 | Feb 24 | - | Troma |
| 57 | For All Mankind | $770,132 | 9 | $33,777 | 4.4% | 6 | Nov 1 | - | Apollo Associates |
| 58 | Vampire's Kiss | $725,131 | 45 | $96,699 | 13.3% | 29 | Jun 2 | - | Hemdale |
| 59 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | $688,329 | 22 | $10,021 | 1.5% | 1 | Jul 28 | - | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 60 | Wuthering Heights | $624,643 | 7 | $15,493 | 2.5% | 1 | Apr 7 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 61 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | $536,508 | 402 | $536,508 | 100% | 402 | Aug 18 | - | Scotti Brothers Pictures (I) |
| 62 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | $518,918 | 11 | $31,842 | 6.1% | 2 | Oct 1 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Slaves of New York | $463,972 | 13 | $26,118 | 5.6% | 1 | Mar 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 64 | Akira | $439,162 | 2 | $11,263 | 2.6% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | Streamline Pictures |
| 65 | Triumph of the Spirit | $408,839 | 40 | $33,963 | 8.3% | 3 | Dec 8 | Feb 15 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 66 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | $363,561 | 40 | $52,080 | 14.3% | 40 | Nov 10 | - | Troma |
| 67 | Crusoe | $315,421 | 25 | $7,010 | 2.2% | 1 | Mar 31 | Jun 22 | Island Pictures |
| 68 | Out Cold | $294,266 | 142 | $201,499 | 68.5% | 142 | Mar 3 | - | Hemdale |
| 69 | Powwow Highway | $283,747 | 14 | $10,627 | 3.7% | 1 | Feb 24 | May 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 70 | Kill Me Again | $283,694 | 221 | $66,013 | 23.3% | 221 | Oct 27 | - | InterStar Releasing |
| 71 | Heavy Petting | $272,371 | 11 | $69,007 | 25.3% | 10 | Sep 22 | Dec 14 | Skouras Pictures |
| 72 | Paperhouse | $241,278 | 9 | $6,687 | 2.8% | 1 | Feb 17 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 73 | Weapons of the Spirit | $232,981 | 4 | $18,580 | 8% | 1 | Sep 1 | Apr 26 | First Run |
| 74 | For Queen & Country | $191,051 | 33 | $62,771 | 32.9% | 33 | May 19 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 75 | The Experts | $169,203 | 100 | $169,203 | 100% | 100 | Jan 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 76 | Under the Boardwalk | $147,542 | 65 | $73,406 | 49.8% | 65 | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | New World Pictures |
| 77 | The Big Picture | $117,463 | 8 | $33,071 | 28.2% | 3 | Sep 15 | Oct 19 | Columbia Pictures |
| 78 | Hanussen | $82,635 | 2 | $15,504 | 18.8% | 2 | Mar 8 | Apr 20 | Columbia Pictures |
| 79 | Me and Him | $78,814 | 5 | $4,795 | 6.1% | 5 | Aug 4 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 80 | After Midnight | $76,325 | 224 | $59,260 | 77.6% | 224 | Nov 3 | Nov 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 81 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | $75,868 | 23 | $40,498 | 53.4% | 23 | Feb 24 | Mar 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 82 | When the Whales Came | $73,131 | 10 | $37,030 | 50.6% | 10 | Oct 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 83 | Manifesto | $70,060 | 1 | $9,838 | 14% | 1 | Jan 27 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 84 | Under the Sun of Satan | $68,765 | 2 | $6,987 | 10.2% | 1 | Jan 20 | Apr 6 | Alive Films |
| 85 | Cohen and Tate | $64,227 | 75 | $45,586 | 71% | 75 | Jan 27 | Feb 16 | Hemdale |
| 86 | Survival Quest | $62,683 | 168 | $29,453 | 47% | 168 | Nov 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 87 | Rachel River | $60,698 | 4 | $13,705 | 22.6% | 4 | Jan 20 | - | Taurus Entertainment Company |
| 88 | Ten Little Indians | $59,405 | 79 | $43,436 | 73.1% | 79 | Nov 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 89 | Fear Anxiety and Depression | $47,148 | 1 | $4,212 | 8.9% | 1 | Dec 8 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 90 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | $43,671 | 5 | $15,872 | 36.3% | 5 | Nov 3 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 91 | Animal Behavior | $41,526 | 24 | $20,361 | 49% | 24 | Oct 27 | - | Miramax |
| 92 | Checking Out | $30,877 | 8 | $12,730 | 41.2% | 1 | Apr 21 | May 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 93 | Teen Witch | $27,843 | 17 | $3,875 | 13.9% | 17 | Apr 21 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 94 | The Time Guardian | $12,682 | 2 | $3,748 | 29.6% | 2 | Aug 4 | - | Hemdale |
| 95 | Far from Home | $11,859 | 4 | $3,763 | 31.7% | 4 | Jun 2 | Jun 26 | Vestron Pictures |
| 96 | High Stakes | $4,780 | 1 | $3,346 | 70% | 1 | Nov 17 | Nov 23 | Trimark Pictures |
| 97 | Hit List | $4,564 | 3 | $3,195 | 70% | 3 | Mar 3 | Mar 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 98 | Catch Me If You Can | $3,686 | 4 | $2,580 | 70% | 4 | Jul 28 | Aug 3 | Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG) |
