The Top Movies, Weekend of December 15, 1989

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(2)	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$7,233,119	-23.86%	1,950	$3,709	$33,643,086	17
2	(1)	The War of the Roses	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$6,975,488	-28.00%	1,395	$5,000	$19,183,952	10
3	(3)	Back to the Future Part II	Universal	Adventure	$4,410,140	-37.09%	2,023	$2,180	$77,537,825	26
4	(7)	The Little Mermaid	Buena Vista	Adventure	$2,522,362	-8.75%	1,249	$2,020	$28,941,871	33
5	(new)	The Wizard	Universal	Comedy	$2,142,525		1,155	$1,855	$2,142,525	3
6	(new)	Family Business	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$2,130,024		1,201	$1,774	$2,130,024	3
7	(5)	Steel Magnolias	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$2,094,664	-30.68%	1,102	$1,901	$30,700,611	33
8	(new)	We're No Angels	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,047,630		1,239	$1,653	$2,047,630	3
9	(new)	Blaze	Buena Vista	Drama	$1,739,701		909	$1,914	$2,047,742	5
10	(6)	Harlem Nights	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$1,724,761	-40.89%	1,324	$1,303	$49,476,458	31