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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.[1]

Number-one films

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† This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2]
# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 8, 1989 Rain Man $9,245,626 [3]
2 January 15, 1989 $10,111,504 [4]
3 January 22, 1989 $7,003,147 [5]
4 January 29, 1989 $6,829,705 [6]
5 February 5, 1989 Three Fugitives $5,477,051 Three Fugitives reached #1 in its second weekend of release. [7]
6 February 12, 1989 The Fly II $6,751,371 [8]
7 February 20, 19894-day weekend The 'Burbs $11,101,197 [9]
8 February 26, 1989 $6,024,480 [10]
9 March 5, 1989 Lean on Me $5,032,605 [11]
10 March 12, 1989 $4,579,440 [12]
11 March 19, 1989 Fletch Lives $8,045,760 [13]
12 March 26, 1989 $5,647,320 [14]
13 April 2, 1989 Rain Man $5,537,165 Rain Man reclaimed #1 in sixteenth weekend of release. [15]
14 April 9, 1989 Major League $8,836,265 [16]
15 April 16, 1989 $7,070,809 [17]
16 April 23, 1989 Pet Sematary $12,046,179 Pet Sematary broke Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter's record ($11.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in April. [18]
17 April 30, 1989 $8,380,098 [19]
18 May 7, 1989 $6,338,594 [20]
19 May 14, 1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil $7,098,741 [21]
20 May 21, 1989 $6,105,120 [22]
21 May 29, 19894-day weekend Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $37,031,573 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade broke Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom's records ($33.9 million) for the 4-day highest Memorial Day weekend debut as well as for the highest weekend debut of all-time. [23]
22 June 4, 1989 $21,230,164 Biggest second weekend gross of all-time surpassing Return of the Jedi's $17.2 million. [24]
23 June 11, 1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier $17,375,648 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier broke Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home's record ($16.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. [25]
24 June 18, 1989 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. [26]
25 June 25, 1989 Batman † $40,489,746 Batman broke Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's record ($37 million) for the highest weekend debut of all time (which had been set one month earlier). It also broke Superman II's record ($14.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a superhero film and Cobra's record ($15.6 million) for highest weekend debut for a Warner Bros. film. It had the highest weekend debut of 1989. [27]
26 July 2, 1989 $30,075,189 Batman broke Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's record ($21.2 million) for the highest second weekend gross (which had been set one month earlier). [28]
27 July 9, 1989 Lethal Weapon 2 $20,388,800 [29]
28 July 16, 1989 $17,188,126 [30]
29 July 23, 1989 $13,022,249 [31]
30 July 30, 1989 Turner & Hooch $12,211,042 [32]
31 August 6, 1989 Parenthood $10,506,450 [33]
32 August 13, 1989 $9,672,350 [34]
33 August 20, 1989 Uncle Buck $8,794,501 [35]
34 August 27, 1989 $6,725,275 [36]
35 September 4, 19894-day weekend $7,822,640 [37]
36 September 10, 1989 $4,550,887 [38]
37 September 17, 1989 Sea of Love $10,017,840 Sea of Love broke Crocodile Dundee's record ($8 million) for the highest weekend debut in September. [39][40]
38 September 24, 1989 Black Rain $9,677,102 [41]
39 October 1, 1989 $6,503,065 [42]
40 October 9, 19894-day weekend $6,100,000 [43]
41 October 15, 1989 Look Who's Talking $12,107,784 Look Who's Talking broke Never Say Never Again's 1983 record ($11 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film released during the month of October. [44]
42 October 22, 1989 $14,147,340 Look Who's Talking sets another record weekend gross for the month of October. [45]
43 October 29, 1989 $11,556,750 [46]
44 November 5, 1989 $11,457,810 [47]
45 November 12, 1989 $11,409,873 [48]
46 November 19, 1989 Harlem Nights $16,096,808 Biggest pre-holiday fall opening. In third place, The Little Mermaid's opening ($6 million) broke The Fox and the Hound's record ($4.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film. [49]
47 November 26, 1989 Back to the Future Part II $27,835,125 Back to the Future Part II broke Rocky IV's record ($19.9 million) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend debut. [50][51]
48 December 3, 1989 $12,110,340 [52]
49 December 10, 1989 The War of the Roses $9,488,794 [53]
50 December 17, 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $7,233,119 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation reached #1 in its third weekend of release. [54]
51 December 24, 1989 $7,007,789 [55]
52 December 31, 1989 The War of the Roses $10,490,781 The War of the Roses reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release. [56]

Highest-grossing films

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Calendar gross

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Highest-grossing films of 1989 for tickets sold within the calendar year[2]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Batman Warner Bros. Pictures Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough and Jack Palance Tim Burton $251,188,924
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Paramount Pictures Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover and Sean Connery Steven Spielberg $197,171,806
3. Lethal Weapon 2 Warner Bros. Pictures Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor and Patsy Kensit Richard Donner $147,253,986
4. Rain Man Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino Barry Levinson $139,602,956
5. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Walt Disney Studios Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman and Kristine Sutherland Joe Johnston $130,724,172
6. Look Who's Talking TriStar Pictures John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal, Abe Vigoda and Bruce Willis Amy Heckerling $113,455,801
7. Ghostbusters II Columbia Pictures Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts Ivan Reitman $112,494,738
8. Dead Poets Society Walt Disney Studios Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd and Kurtwood Smith Peter Weir $95,860,116
9. Parenthood Universal Pictures Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Dianne Wiest Ron Howard $95,527,843
10. Back to the Future Part II Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue and Jeffrey Weissman Robert Zemeckis $93,592,195

In-Year Release

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

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References

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

Chronology

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Preceded by 1989 Succeeded by