List of 1990 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 1990.

# Weekend end date Film Box office[1] Notes
1January 7, 1990Born on the Fourth of July$11,023,650Born on the Fourth of July reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release.
2January 14, 1990Born on the Fourth of July$8,028,075
3January 21, 1990Born on the Fourth of July$6,228,360
4January 28, 1990Driving Miss Daisy$5,705,721Driving Miss Daisy reached #1 in its seventh weekend of release.
5February 4, 1990Driving Miss Daisy$6,011,600
6February 11, 1990Hard to Kill$9,213,631
7February 19, 19904-day weekendDriving Miss Daisy$9,834,744Driving Miss Daisy reclaimed #1 in its ninth weekend of release.
8February 25, 1990Driving Miss Daisy$6,107,836
9March 4, 1990The Hunt for Red October$17,161,835The Hunt for Red October broke Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment's record ($10.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release.
10March 11, 1990The Hunt for Red October$14,058,772
11March 18, 1990The Hunt for Red October$11,077,359
12March 25, 1990Pretty Woman$11,280,591
13April 1, 1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles$25,398,367Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles broke The Hunt for Red October's record from four weeks earlier ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release.
14April 8, 1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles$18,813,741
15April 15, 1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles$14,064,921
16April 22, 1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles$9,797,376
17April 29, 1990Pretty Woman$7,150,551Pretty Woman reclaimed #1 in its sixth weekend of release.
18May 6, 1990Pretty Woman$6,810,883
19May 13, 1990Pretty Woman$7,594,013
20May 20, 1990Bird on a Wire$15,338,160
21May 28, 19904-day weekendBack to the Future Part III$23,703,060
22June 3, 1990Total Recall$25,533,700Total Recall had the highest weekend debut of 1990.
23June 10, 1990Another 48 Hrs.$19,475,559
24June 17, 1990Dick Tracy$22,543,911
25June 24, 1990Dick Tracy$15,546,837
26July 1, 1990Days of Thunder$15,490,445
27July 8, 1990Die Hard 2$21,744,661
28July 15, 1990Die Hard 2$14,512,301
29July 22, 1990Ghost$12,523,295Ghost reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
30July 29, 1990Presumed Innocent$11,718,981
31August 5, 1990Ghost$10,798,834Ghost reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release.
32August 12, 1990Flatliners$10,034,685
33August 19, 1990The Exorcist III$9,312,219
34August 26, 1990Darkman$8,054,860
35September 3, 19904-day weekendGhost$9,953,630Ghost reclaimed #1 in eighth weekend of release.
36September 9, 1990Ghost$6,510,023
37September 16, 1990Postcards from the Edge$7,871,856
38September 23, 1990Goodfellas$6,368,901
39September 30, 1990Pacific Heights$6,912,637
40October 8, 19904-day weekendMarked for Death$11,790,047
41October 14, 1990Marked for Death$7,423,949
42October 21, 1990Marked for Death$5,097,944
43October 28, 1990Graveyard Shift$5,082,300
44November 4, 1990Jacob's Ladder$7,500,760
45November 11, 1990Child's Play 2$10,718,520
46November 18, 1990Home Alone$17,081,997
47November 25, 1990Home Alone$20,987,761
48December 2, 1990Home Alone$14,386,876
49December 9, 1990Home Alone$14,232,156
50December 16, 1990Home Alone$11,617,249
51December 25, 19905-day weekendHome Alone$15,079,919
52January 1, 19915-day weekendHome Alone$25,148,406

Highest-grossing films

RankTitleStudioActorsDirectorGross[2]
1. Home Alone 20th Century Fox Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Roberts Blossom and John Candy Chris Columbus $285,761,243
2. Ghost Paramount Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn and Rick Aviles Jerry Zucker $217,631,306
3. Dances with Wolves Orion Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell and Graham Greene Kevin Costner $184,208,848
4. Pretty Woman Touchstone Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo and Ralph Bellamy Garry Marshall $178,406,268
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Line Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, David Forman, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Josh Pais, James Saito, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Corey Feldman, Kevin Clash and David McCharen Steve Barron $135,265,915
6. The Hunt for Red October Paramount Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill and Tim Curry John McTiernan $122,012,643
7. Total Recall* Tri-Star/Carolco Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and Ronny Cox Paul Verhoeven $119,412,921
8. Die Hard 2 20th Century Fox/Silver Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Art Evans, Dennis Franz, Reginald VelJohnson, William Atherton, Franco Nero and William Sadler Renny Harlin $117,540,947
9. Dick Tracy Touchstone Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Glenne Headly and Charlie Korsmo Warren Beatty $103,738,726
10. Kindergarten Cop Universal Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson and Carroll Baker Ivan Reitman $91,457,688
11. Back to the Future Part III Universal Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson Robert Zemeckis $87,727,583
12. Presumed Innocent Warner Bros. Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield and Greta Scacchi Alan J. Pakula $86,303,188
13. Days of Thunder Paramount Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker Tony Scott $82,670,733
14. Another 48 Hrs. Paramount Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte Walter Hill $80,818,974
15. Three Men and a Little Lady Touchstone Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson and Nancy Travis Emile Ardolino $71,609,321
16. Bird on a Wire Universal/Interscope Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky and Joan Severance John Badham $70,978,012
17. The Godfather Part III Paramount Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda and Sofia Coppola Francis Ford Coppola $66,766,062
18. Flatliners Columbia Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver Platt Joel Schumacher $61,490,000
19. Misery Columbia/Castle Rock/Nelson James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth and Frances Sternhagen Rob Reiner $61,276,872
20. Edward Scissorhands 20th Century Fox Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price and Alan Arkin Tim Burton $56,362,352

(*) Includes theatrical reissue(s)

References

  1. ↑ Box Office Mojo Weekend Charts for 1990, weekend 1 to 52. Retrieved 2007-11-6
  2. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1990&p=.htm

See also

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