Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Aug 11–17, 1989
All 16 films
$104,746,010#1
The Abyss| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Abyss | Fox | $17,532,302 | 1,533 | $17,532,302 |
| 2 | Parenthood | Uni. | $15,002,350 | 1,300 | $35,658,876 |
| 3 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child | NL | $11,104,112 | 1,902 | $11,104,112 |
| 4 | Turner & Hooch | BV | $9,841,796 | 1,888 | $42,359,781 |
| 5 | When Harry Met Sally... | Col. | $9,400,336 | 1,171 | $49,115,219 |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon 2 | WB | $9,027,632 | 1,830 | $115,058,089 |
| 7 | Batman | WB | $7,731,172 | 1,777 | $225,681,145 |
| 8 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | BV | $5,330,153 | 1,451 | $110,202,025 |
| 9 | Lock Up | TriS | $4,948,347 | 1,384 | $13,589,551 |
| 10 | Young Einstein | WB | $3,272,365 | 1,217 | $8,317,139 |
| 11 | Dead Poets Society | BV | $2,663,423 | 846 | $81,971,288 |
| 12 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Par. | $2,450,846 | 853 | $184,145,411 |
| 13 | Peter Pan (Re-issue) (1989) | BV | $1,880,825 | 1,004 | $25,368,457 |
| 14 | Licence to Kill | UA | $1,872,028 | 850 | $30,927,296 |
| 15 | Ghostbusters II | Col. | $1,668,863 | 831 | $107,093,124 |
| 16 | sex, lies and videotape | Mira. | $1,019,460 | 28 | $1,321,132 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.