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

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1989.[1]

Number-one films

Weekend end dateFilmBox officeNotes
1 Rain Man $9,245,626 [2]
2 $10,111,504 [3]
3 $7,003,147 [4]
4 $6,829,705 [5]
5 Three Fugitives $5,477,051 Three Fugitives reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [6]
6 The Fly II $6,751,371 [7]
7 4-day weekend The 'Burbs $11,101,197 [8]
8 $6,024,480 [9]
9 Lean on Me $5,032,605 [10]
10 $4,579,440 [11]
11 Fletch Lives $8,045,760 [12]
12 $5,647,320 [13]
13 Rain Man $5,537,165 Rain Man reclaimed #1 in sixteenth weekend of release. [14]
14 Major League $8,836,265 [15]
15 $7,070,809 [16]
16 Pet Sematary $12,046,179 Pet Sematary broke s record ($11.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in April. [17]
17 $8,380,098 [18]
18 $6,338,594 [19]
19 See No Evil, Hear No Evil $7,098,741 [20]
20 $6,105,120 [21]
21 4-day weekend Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $37,031,573 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade broke Indiana Jones and the Temple of Dooms records ($33.9 million) for the 4-day highest Memorial Day weekend debut as well as for the highest weekend debut of all-time. [22]
22 $21,230,164 Biggest second weekend gross of all-time surpassing Return of the Jedis $17.2 million. [23]
23 $17,375,648 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier broke s record ($16.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. [24]
24 Ghostbusters II $29,472,894 Ghostbusters II set a record 3-day weekend surpassing Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades record $29,355,021 set 3 weeks earlier. [25]
25 Batman $40,489,746 Batman broke Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades record ($37 million) for the highest weekend debut of all time (which had been set one month earlier). It also broke Superman IIs record ($14.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film and Cobras record ($15.6 million) for highest weekend debut for a Warner Bros. film. It had the highest weekend debut of 1989. [26]
26 $30,075,189 Batman broke Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades record ($21.2 million) for the highest second weekend gross (which had been set one month earlier). [27]
27 Lethal Weapon 2 $20,388,800 [28]
28 $17,188,126 [29]
29 $13,022,249 [30]
30 Turner & Hooch $12,211,042 [31]
31 Parenthood $10,506,450 [32]
32 $9,672,350 [33]
33 Uncle Buck $8,794,501 [34]
34 $6,725,275 [35]
35 4-day weekend $7,822,640 [36]
36 $4,550,887 [37]
37 Sea of Love $10,017,840 Sea of Love broke Crocodile Dundees record ($8 million) for the highest weekend debut in September. [38] [39]
38 Black Rain $9,677,102 [40]
39 $6,503,065 [41]
40 4-day weekend $6,100,000 [42]
41 Look Who's Talking $12,107,784 Look Who's Talking broke Never Say Never Agains 1983 record ($11 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film released during the month of October. [43]
42 $14,147,340 Look Who's Talking sets another record weekend gross for the month of October. [44]
43 $11,556,750 [45]
44 $11,457,810 [46]
45 $11,409,873 [47]
46 Harlem Nights $16,096,808 Biggest pre-holiday fall opening. In second place, The Little Mermaids opening ($6 million) broke The Fox and the Hounds record ($4.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. [48]
47 Back to the Future Part II $27,835,125 Back to the Future Part II broke Rocky IVs record ($19.9 million) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend debut. [49] [50]
48 $12,110,340 [51]
49 The War of the Roses $9,488,794 [52]
50 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $7,233,119 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation reached #1 in its third weekend of release. [53]
51 $7,007,789 [54]
52 The War of the Roses $10,490,781 The War of the Roses reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release. [55]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar gross

Highest-grossing films of 1989 for tickets sold within the calendar year[56]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1.BatmanWarner Bros. PicturesJack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough and Jack PalanceTim Burton$251,188,924
2.Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeParamount PicturesHarrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover and Sean ConnerySteven Spielberg$197,171,806
3.Lethal Weapon 2Warner Bros. PicturesMel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor and Patsy KensitRichard Donner$147,253,986
4.Rain ManMetro-Goldwyn-MayerDustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Valeria GolinoBarry Levinson$139,602,956
5.Honey, I Shrunk the KidsWalt Disney StudiosRick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman and Kristine SutherlandJoe Johnston$130,724,172
6.Look Who's TalkingTriStar PicturesJohn Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal, Abe Vigoda and Bruce WillisAmy Heckerling$113,455,801
7.Ghostbusters IIColumbia PicturesBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson and Annie PottsIvan Reitman$112,494,738
8.Dead Poets SocietyWalt Disney StudiosRobin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd and Kurtwood SmithPeter Weir$95,860,116
9.ParenthoodUniversal PicturesSteve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Dianne WiestRon Howard$95,527,843
10.Back to the Future Part IIMichael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue and Jeffrey WeissmanRobert Zemeckis$93,592,195

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1989 by In-year release[57]
RankTitleDistributor Domestic gross
1. Batman $251,188,924
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $197,171,806
3. Lethal Weapon 2 $147,253,986
4. Look Who's Talking $140,088,813
5. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids $130,724,172
6. Back to the Future Part II $118,450,002
7. Ghostbusters II $112,494,738
8. Driving Miss Daisy $106,593,296
9. Parenthood $100,047,830
10. Dead Poets Society $95,860,116

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1989
G The Little Mermaid
PG Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
PG-13 Batman
R Lethal Weapon 2

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1989. .
  2. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo.
  3. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
  4. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 3. Box Office Mojo.
  5. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
  6. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
  7. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
  8. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  9. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
  10. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
  11. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
  12. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
  13. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
  14. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
  15. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
  16. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
  17. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
  18. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
  19. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 18. Box Office Mojo.
  20. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
  21. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 20. Box Office Mojo.
  22. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  23. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 22. Box Office Mojo.
  24. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 23. Box Office Mojo.
  25. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 24. Box Office Mojo.
  26. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 25. Box Office Mojo.
  27. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 26. Box Office Mojo.
  28. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 27. Box Office Mojo.
  29. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 28. Box Office Mojo.
  30. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
  31. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 30. Box Office Mojo.
  32. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
  33. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 32. Box Office Mojo.
  34. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
  35. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
  36. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  37. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 36. Box Office Mojo.
  38. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo. February 24, 2021.
  39. Daily Variety. 24. All-time top opening weekends of September. September 20, 1994.
  40. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
  41. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
  42. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 40 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  43. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 41. Box Office Mojo.
  44. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
  45. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
  46. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
  47. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
  48. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
  49. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  50. Daily Variety. 12. Top opening weekends of November. November 15, 1994.
  51. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving). Box Office Mojo.
  52. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 49. Box Office Mojo.
  53. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
  54. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  55. Web site: Domestic 1989 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend). Box Office Mojo.
  56. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1989. Box Office Mojo. February 14, 2020.
  57. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1989 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. February 14, 2020.

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