List of 1989 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1989.

# Weekend end date Film Box office[1] Notes
1January 8, 1989Rain Man$9,245,626Rain Man reached #1 in its third weekend of release.
2January 15, 1989Rain Man$10,111,504
3January 22, 1989Rain Man$7,003,147
4January 29, 1989Rain Man$6,829,705
5February 5, 1989Three Fugitives$5,477,051Three Fugitives reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
6February 12, 1989The Fly II$6,751,371
7February 20, 19894-day weekendThe 'Burbs$11,101,197
8February 26, 1989The 'Burbs$6,024,480
9March 5, 1989Lean on Me$5,032,605
10March 12, 1989Lean on Me$4,579,440
11March 19, 1989Fletch Lives$8,045,760
12March 26, 1989Fletch Lives$5,647,320
13April 2, 1989Rain Man$5,537,165Rain Man reclaimed #1 in sixteenth weekend of release.
14April 9, 1989Major League$8,836,265
15April 16, 1989Major League$7,070,809
16April 23, 1989Pet Sematary$12,046,179Pet Sematary broke Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter's record ($11,1 million) for the highest weekend debut in April.
17April 30, 1989Pet Sematary$8,380,098
18May 7, 1989Pet Sematary$6,338,594
19May 14, 1989See No Evil, Hear No Evil$7,098,741
20May 21, 1989See No Evil, Hear No Evil$6,105,120
21May 29, 19894-day weekendIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade$37,031,573
22June 4, 1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade$21,230,164
23June 11, 1989Star Trek V: The Final Frontier$17,375,648
24June 18, 1989Ghostbusters II$29,472,894
25June 25, 1989Batman$40,489,746Batman had the highest weekend debut of 1989 and broke Superman II's record ($14.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Superhero film & Cobra's record ($15.6 million) for highest weekend debut for a Warner Bros. film. .
26July 2, 1989Batman$30,075,189
27July 9, 1989Lethal Weapon 2$20,388,800
28July 16, 1989Lethal Weapon 2$17,188,126
29July 23, 1989Lethal Weapon 2$13,022,249
30July 30, 1989Turner & Hooch$12,211,042
31August 6, 1989Parenthood$10,506,450
32August 13, 1989Parenthood$9,672,350
33August 20, 1989Uncle Buck$8,794,501
34August 27, 1989Uncle Buck$6,725,275
35September 4, 19894-day weekendUncle Buck$7,822,640
36September 10, 1989Uncle Buck$4,550,887
37September 17, 1989Sea of Love$10,017,840Sea of Love broke Crocodile Dundee's record ($8 million) for the highest weekend debut in September.
38September 24, 1989Black Rain$9,677,102
39October 1, 1989Black Rain$6,503,065
40October 8, 1989Black Rain$6,100,000
41October 15, 1989Look Who's Talking$12,107,784Look Who's Talking broke Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 's record ($11.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend.
42October 22, 1989Look Who's Talking$14,147,340
43October 29, 1989Look Who's Talking$11,556,750
44November 5, 1989Look Who's Talking$11,457,810
45November 12, 1989Look Who's Talking$11,409,873
46November 19, 1989Harlem Nights$16,096,808
47November 26, 1989Back to the Future Part II$27,835,125
48December 3, 1989Back to the Future Part II$12,110,340
49December 10, 1989The War of the Roses$9,488,794
50December 17, 1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation$7,233,119National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation reached #1 in its third weekend of release.
51December 24, 1989National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation$7,007,789
52January 1, 1990The War of the Roses$10,490,781The War of the Roses reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release.

Highest-grossing films

RankTitleStudioActorsDirectorGross[2]
1. Batman Warner Bros./PolyGram Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Pat Hingle, Robert Wuhl, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough and Jack Palance Tim Burton $251,188,924
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Paramount/Lucasfilm Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Allison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, River Phoenix and Michael Byrne Steven Spielberg $197,171,806
3. Lethal Weapon 2 Warner Bros. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor and Patsy Kensit Richard Donner $147,253,986
4. Look Who's Talking Tri-Star John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal, Abe Vigoda and Bruce Willis (voice) Amy Heckerling $140,088,813
5. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Disney Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Matt Frewer, Kristine Sutherland, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri and Jared Rushton Joe Johnston $130,724,172
6. Back to the Future Part II Universal Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Thomas F. Wilson Robert Zemeckis $118,450,002
7. Ghostbusters II Columbia Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Peter MacNicol Ivan Reitman $112,494,738
8. The Little Mermaid* Disney voices of Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars and René Auberjonois Ron Clements and John Musker $111,543,479
9. Driving Miss Daisy Warner Bros. Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone and Esther Rolle Bruce Beresford $106,593,296
10. Parenthood Universal/Imagine Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Dianne Wiest Ron Howard $100,047,830
11. Dead Poets Society Touchstone Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard and Ethan Hawke Peter Weir $95,860,116
12. When Harry Met Sally... Columbia/Castle Rock/Nelson Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby Rob Reiner $92,823,546
13. The War of the Roses 20th Century Fox/Gracie Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito Danny DeVito $86,888,546
14. Steel Magnolias Tri-Star/Rastar Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor and Sam Shepard Herbert Ross $83,759,091
15. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Warner Bros. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E. G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Miriam Flynn, Cody Burger, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Nicholas Guest, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian Doyle-Murray Jeremiah S. Chechik $71,319,526
16. Turner & Hooch Touchstone Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson and J. C. Quinn Roger Spottiswoode $71,079,915
17. Born on the Fourth of July Universal Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Willem Dafoe and Frank Whaley Oliver Stone $70,001,698
18. Uncle Buck Universal John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Madigan, Jay Underwood and Laurie Metcalf John Hughes $66,758,538
19. Field of Dreams Universal Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, Gaby Hoffmann and Burt Lancaster Phil Alden Robinson $64,431,625
20. Tango & Cash Warner Bros. Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance, Teri Hatcher and Brion James Andrei Konchalovsky and Albert Magnoli $63,408,614

(*) Includes theatrical reissue(s)

References

  1. ↑ Box Office Mojo Weekend Charts for 1989, weekend 1 to 52. Retrieved 2007-11-21
  2. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1989&p=.htm

See also

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