Yearly box office · films released in
1989
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batman | WB | $251,188,924 | $40,489,746 |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Par. | $197,171,806 | $29,355,021 |
| 3 | Lethal Weapon 2 | WB | $147,253,986 | $20,388,800 |
| 4 | Look Who's Talking | TriS | $140,088,813 | $12,107,784 |
| 5 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | BV | $130,724,172 | $14,262,961 |
| 6 | Back to the Future Part II | Uni. | $118,450,002 | $27,835,125 |
| 7 | Ghostbusters II | Col. | $112,494,738 | $29,472,894 |
| 8 | Driving Miss Daisy | WB | $106,593,296 | $73,745 |
| 9 | Parenthood | Uni. | $100,047,830 | $10,506,450 |
| 10 | Dead Poets Society | BV | $95,860,116 | $340,456 |
| 11 | When Harry Met Sally... | Col. | $92,823,546 | $1,094,453 |
| 12 | The War of the Roses | Fox | $86,888,546 | $9,488,794 |
| 13 | The Little Mermaid | BV | $84,355,863 | $6,031,914 |
| 14 | Steel Magnolias | TriS | $83,759,091 | $5,425,440 |
| 15 | Christmas Vacation | WB | $71,319,526 | $11,750,203 |
| 16 | Turner & Hooch | BV | $71,079,915 | $12,211,042 |
| 17 | Born on the Fourth of July | Uni. | $70,001,698 | $172,021 |
| 18 | Uncle Buck | Uni. | $66,758,538 | $8,794,501 |
| 19 | Field of Dreams | Uni. | $64,431,625 | $531,346 |
| 20 | Tango & Cash | WB | $63,408,614 | $6,628,918 |
| 21 | Harlem Nights | Par. | $60,864,870 | $16,096,808 |
| 22 | Sea of Love | Uni. | $58,571,513 | $10,017,840 |
| 23 | Pet Sematary | Par. | $57,469,467 | $12,046,179 |
| 24 | The Abyss | Fox | $54,222,310 | $9,319,797 |
| 25 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Par. | $52,210,049 | $17,375,648 |
| 26 | Major League | Par. | $49,797,148 | $8,836,265 |
| 27 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | TriS | $46,908,987 | $7,098,741 |
| 28 | Black Rain | Par. | $46,212,055 | $9,677,102 |
| 29 | Always | Uni. | $43,858,790 | $3,713,480 |
| 30 | K-9 | Uni. | $43,247,647 | $7,471,035 |
| 31 | Three Fugitives | BV | $40,586,886 | $6,434,717 |
| 32 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Orion | $40,485,039 | $6,167,651 |
| 33 | The Karate Kid Part III | Col. | $38,956,288 | $10,364,544 |
| 34 | The 'Burbs | Uni. | $36,601,993 | $11,101,197 |
| 35 | Fletch Lives | Uni. | $35,150,960 | $8,045,760 |
| 36 | Licence to Kill | UA | $34,667,015 | $8,774,776 |
| 37 | Lean on Me | WB | $31,906,454 | $5,032,605 |
| 38 | The Bear | TriS | $31,753,898 | $3,676,530 |
| 39 | Weekend at Bernie's | Fox | $30,218,387 | $4,506,086 |
| 40 | Road House | UA | $30,050,028 | $5,957,656 |
| 41 | Peter Pan (Re-issue) (1989) | BV | $29,445,131 | $5,611,785 |
| 42 | The Dream Team | Uni. | $28,890,240 | $5,704,860 |
| 43 | Do the Right Thing | Uni. | $27,545,445 | $3,563,535 |
| 44 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | UA | $27,100,027 | $4,712,834 |
| 45 | Glory | TriS | $26,828,365 | $63,661 |
| 46 | sex, lies and videotape | Mira. | $24,741,667 | $155,982 |
| 47 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child | NL | $22,168,359 | $8,115,176 |
| 48 | Dad | Uni. | $22,103,037 | $540,148 |
| 49 | Lock Up | TriS | $22,099,847 | $6,025,520 |
| 50 | Cousins | Par. | $22,026,369 | $3,039,805 |
240 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.