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Original Screenplay Movies Released in 1989
This list shows all Original Screenplay films released in 1989, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Original Screenplay Movies for 1989
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| |
| January, 1989 |
| 1989 TBD |
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Bev… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,156,471 |
|
| |
| January 13 |
Deepstar Six |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$7,724,847 |
|
|
The Experts |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$169,203 |
|
|
Gleaming the Cube |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,454,590 |
|
|
January Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,611,062 |
|
| |
| January 27 |
Cohen and Tate |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
No Retreat, No Surrender 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$108,154 |
|
|
Parents |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$871,113 |
|
|
Physical Evidence |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,000,000 |
|
|
Three Fugitives |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,590,000 |
|
| |
| January 28 |
The Inspector Wears Skirts 2 (ç¥žå‹‡é… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 1989 |
| February 3 |
Her Alibi |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,195,050 |
|
|
Kinjite |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,088,086 |
|
|
Who's Harry Crumb? |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,982,364 |
|
| |
| February 10 |
Tap |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,114,702 |
|
| |
| February 17 |
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$40,510,111 |
|
|
The `Burbs |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$35,382,246 |
|
|
True Believer |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,742,000 |
|
|
El Vuelo de la Paloma |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,579 |
|
| |
| February 24 |
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt |
Action |
Theatrical |
$938,572 |
|
|
Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
High Hopes |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,192,322 |
|
|
The Toxic Avenger Part II |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$46,060 |
|
| |
| |
| Feb, 1989 TBD |
Igla |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$25,387 |
|
| March, 1989 |
| March 1 |
New York Stories |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,763,469 |
|
| |
| March 3 |
Dream a Little Dream |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,171,429 |
|
|
Mind Games |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Skin Deep |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,000,000 |
|
| |
| March 10 |
Chances Are |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,939,663 |
|
|
Chocolat |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,798,430 |
|
|
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,567,000 |
|
| |
| March 17 |
Leviathan |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$15,854,174 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
976-Evil |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,955,917 |
|
|
Troop Beverly Hills |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,190,505 |
|
| |
| March 24 |
Cutting Class |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Dead Bang |
Action |
Theatrical |
$6,935,216 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Heaven Becomes Hell |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$7,405 |
|
| |
| March 31 |
Heathers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$982,614 |
|
|
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$54,454 |
|
| |
| Mar, 1989 TBD |
Nowhere to Run |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| April, 1989 |
| April 7 |
84C MoPic |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$154,264 |
|
|
Cyborg |
Action |
Theatrical |
$10,030,875 |
|
|
The Dream Team |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$26,793,650 |
|
|
I, Madman |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$36,805 |
|
|
Major League |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$49,793,054 |
|
| |
| April 14 |
Disorganized Crime |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,210,149 |
|
|
Say Anything… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,036,737 |
|
|
She's Out of Control |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,065,892 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Red Scorpion |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,192,000 |
|
| |
| April 21 |
Checking Out |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$31,000 |
|
|
See You in the Morning |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,795,009 |
|
|
Speed Zone! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,077,061 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
Criminal Law |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$9,443,550 |
|
|
K-9 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,859,189 |
|
|
Loverboy |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,887,852 |
|
| May, 1989 |
| May 5 |
How to Get Ahead in Advertising |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Listen to Me |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,177,448 |
|
|
Lost Angels |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,013,619 |
|
|
Out of the Dark |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$419,428 |
|
| |
| May 12 |
Earth Girls are Easy |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,916,303 |
|
|
Fist Fighter |
Action |
Theatrical |
$221,163 |
|
|
Going Overboard |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
See No Evil, Hear No Evil |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$46,900,000 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
La Chute des Aigles |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,420 |
|
| |
| May 19 |
Bye Bye Baby |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,565 |
|
|
Cold Feet |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$289,975 |
|
|
For Queen & Country |
Action |
Theatrical |
$191,051 |
|
|
Fright Night Part 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,350,289 |
|
|
How I Got Into College |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$651,850 |
|
|
Miracle Mile |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,276,156 |
|
|
Road House |
Action |
Theatrical |
$30,050,028 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$474,673,904 |
|
| |
| May 26 |
Pink Cadillac |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,143,484 |
|
| June, 1989 |
| June 2 |
Dead Poets Society |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$239,500,000 |
|
|
No Holds Barred |
Action |
Theatrical |
$16,093,651 |
|
|
Renegades |
Action |
Theatrical |
$9,015,164 |
|
|
Vampire's Kiss |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$725,740 |
|
| |
| June 16 |
Ghostbusters II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$216,485,513 |
|
| |
| June 23 |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$222,700,000 |
|
| |
| June 30 |
Do the Right Thing |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$26,051,502 |
|
|
Far From Home |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,735,792 |
|
|
The Karate Kid, Part III |
Action |
Theatrical |
$38,793,278 |
|
| July, 1989 |
| July 1 |
Luther the Geek |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 5 |
Weekend at Bernie's |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$30,218,387 |
|
| |
| July 7 |
Lethal Weapon 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$227,300,000 |
|
| |
| July 14 |
When Harry Met Sally… |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$93,000,145 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
UHF |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,959,118 |
|
| |
| July 28 |
Turner & Hooch |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$71,079,915 |
|
| |
| July 30 |
Killer Crocodile |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$12,962 |
|
| August, 1989 |
| August 2 |
Parenthood |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$126,297,830 |
|
| |
| August 4 |
Lock Up |
Action |
Theatrical |
$22,099,847 |
|
|
Sex, Lies, and Videotape |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$36,741,667 |
|
|
Sleepaway Camp III |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$254,620 |
|
|
Young Einstein |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,536,599 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
The Abyss |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$54,793,434 |
|
| |
| August 11 |
A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream … |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$22,168,359 |
|
|
Race for Glory |
Action |
Theatrical |
$100,326 |
|
| |
| August 16 |
Uncle Buck |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$66,758,538 |
|
| |
| August 18 |
Eddie and the Cruisers II |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$540,000 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
Cookie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,755,480 |
|
| |
| August 25 |
Koneko monogatari |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$13,349,107 |
|
|
Little Monsters |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$542,939 |
|
|
The Package |
Action |
Theatrical |
$10,753,559 |
|
| |
| August 29 |
Relentless |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$6,985,999 |
|
| September, 1989 |
| September 1 |
Cage |
Action |
Theatrical |
$647,032 |
|
| |
| September 7 |
Witchtrap |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 8 |
Kickboxer |
Action |
Theatrical |
$14,533,681 |
|
| |
| September 15 |
The Big Picture |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$117,463 |
|
|
Night Game |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$337,812 |
|
|
Sea of Love |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$110,879,513 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Queen of Hearts |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$917,820 |
|
|
Society |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,093,392 |
|
| |
| September 22 |
Black Rain |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$133,892,212 |
|
|
Erik the Viking |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,932,642 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
Welcome Home |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,029,822 |
|
| October, 1989 |
| October 6 |
An Innocent Man |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$19,397,847 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Georgia |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 13 |
Breaking In |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,811,086 |
|
|
Crimes and Misdemeanors |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,254,702 |
|
|
The Fabulous Baker Boys |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,121,297 |
|
|
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael M… |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$12,203,183 |
|
|
Look Who's Talking |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$297,100,000 |
|
|
Recordações da Casa Amarela |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,379 |
|
|
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her L… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$801,887 |
|
|
To Kill a Priest |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$30,000 |
|
| |
| October 14 |
Wong Gok ka moon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,860 |
|
| |
| October 15 |
Alien degli abissi |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 20 |
Gross Anatomy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$11,346,186 |
|
|
Next of Kin |
Action |
Theatrical |
$15,942,628 |
|
| |
| October 27 |
Immediate Family |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,841,286 |
|
|
Kill Me Again |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$283,694 |
|
|
Shocker |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$16,901,856 |
|
| November, 1989 |
| November 3 |
After Midnight |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Second Sight |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
| |
| November 10 |
Best of the Best |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,700,000 |
|
|
Crack House |
Action |
Theatrical |
$486,722 |
|
|
Staying Together |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,348,025 |
|
| |
| November 17 |
All Dogs Go To Heaven |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$26,220,877 |
|
|
Harlem Nights |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$95,857,262 |
|
|
Mystery Train |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$371,609 |
|
|
Prancer |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,115,398 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
Back to the Future Part II |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$331,971,868 |
|
| |
| November 25 |
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vam… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Dark Obsession |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$333,811 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$73,872,288 |
|
|
Tripwire |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| Nov, 1989 TBD |
Ladrones de tumbas |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December, 1989 |
| December 8 |
Fear, Anxiety and Depression |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,212 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
The Wizard |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$14,278,900 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Gojira tai Biorante |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
La Bande des Quatre |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Tango & Cash |
Action |
Theatrical |
$63,408,614 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Music Box |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$6,263,883 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Murder Story |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Paint it Black |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
