Weekend Domestic Box Office January 27, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Rain Man | $6,829,705 | -2% | 1,563 | $4,370 | $88,805,610 | 45 | |
| 2 | (new) | Three Fugitives | $6,434,717 | 1,153 | $5,581 | $6,434,717 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Beaches | $4,939,903 | +3% | 1,097 | $4,503 | $20,138,468 | 40 | |
| 4 | (2) | Twins | $4,802,805 | 0% | 1,659 | $2,895 | $86,518,865 | 52 | |
| 5 | (7) | Mississippi Burning | $3,545,305 | +34% | 1,058 | $3,351 | $14,726,112 | 52 | |
| 6 | (5) | Working Girl | $3,004,374 | -2% | 1,149 | $2,615 | $38,232,402 | 41 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | $2,868,339 | -5% | 1,501 | $1,911 | $68,367,615 | 59 | |
| 8 | (4) | The Accidental Tourist | $2,561,533 | -23% | 926 | $2,766 | $21,844,098 | 38 | |
| 9 | (new) | Physical Evidence | $1,777,358 | 691 | $2,572 | $1,777,358 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (8) | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | $1,637,651 | -22% | 1,313 | $1,247 | $36,435,956 | 47 | |
| 11 | (-) | Dangerous Liaisons | $1,300,240 | 119 | $10,926 | $4,900,088 | 40 | ||
| 12 | (10) | Oliver & Company | $1,054,889 | -23% | 1,316 | $802 | $49,424,284 | 73 | |
| 13 | (-) | Tequila Sunrise | $951,776 | 958 | $994 | $38,022,210 | 59 | ||
| 14 | (-) | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | $905,503 | 243 | $3,726 | $7,116,644 | 47 | ||
| 15 | (9) | Deepstar Six | $777,700 | -44% | 1,110 | $701 | $6,862,127 | 17 | |
| 16 | (11) | The Land Before Time | $655,700 | -16% | 1,041 | $630 | $42,977,575 | 73 | |
| 17 | (-) | My Stepmother Is an Alien | $462,866 | 749 | $618 | $12,471,248 | 52 | ||
| 18 | (-) | Torch Song Trilogy | $452,966 | 135 | $3,355 | $2,199,549 | 47 | ||
| 19 | (-) | Scrooged | $419,887 | 534 | $786 | $59,450,353 | 68 | ||
| 20 | (-) | January Man | $406,205 | 670 | $606 | $4,070,025 | 17 | ||
| 21 | (-) | Child’s Play | $319,192 | 313 | $1,020 | $31,605,639 | 82 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Talk Radio | $313,206 | 301 | $1,041 | $3,004,838 | 60 | ||
| 23 | (-) | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | $288,272 | 435 | $663 | $11,611,883 | 38 | ||
| 24 | (-) | Pumpkinhead | $283,017 | 275 | $1,029 | $3,807,069 | 108 | ||
| 25 | (new) | $277,952 | 94 | $2,957 | $277,952 | 3 | |||
| 26 | (-) | Cocoon: The Return | $273,175 | 516 | $529 | $18,204,039 | 68 | ||
| 27 | (-) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $218,120 | 280 | $779 | $151,931,137 | 222 | ||
| 28 | (-) | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | $198,316 | 32 | $6,197 | $2,662,684 | 80 | ||
| 29 | (-) | $159,168 | 98 | $1,624 | $2,433,203 | 143 | |||
| 30 | (-) | Big | $136,645 | 190 | $719 | $113,327,971 | 241 | ||
| 31 | (-) | Gleaming the Cube | $127,047 | 208 | $611 | $1,564,319 | 17 | ||
| 32 | (new) | $108,154 | 47 | $2,301 | $108,154 | 3 | |||
| 33 | (-) | Mystic Pizza | $89,342 | 112 | $798 | $12,465,564 | 101 | ||
| 34 | (-) | Die Hard | $77,789 | 113 | $688 | $80,639,179 | 199 | ||
| 35 | (-) | Crossing Delancey | $68,832 | 66 | $1,043 | $15,853,838 | 159 | ||
| 36 | (-) | Pelle the Conqueror | $66,022 | 14 | $4,716 | $452,998 | 40 | ||
| 37 | (12) | Full Moon in Blue Water | $9,914 | -72% | 23 | $431 | $450,726 | 73 | |
| 38 | (13) | The Thin Blue Line | $9,758 | -52% | 8 | $1,220 | $1,209,846 | 158 | |
| Reporting movies: 38 | $48,813,343 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rain Man | $6,829,705 | 1,563 | $88,805,610 |
| 2 | Three Fugitives | $6,434,717 | 1,153 | $6,434,717 |
| 3 | Beaches | $4,939,903 | 1,097 | $20,138,468 |
| 4 | Twins | $4,802,805 | 1,659 | $86,518,865 |
| 5 | Mississippi Burning | $3,545,305 | 1,058 | $14,726,112 |
| 6 | Working Girl | $3,004,374 | 1,149 | $38,232,402 |
| 7 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | $2,868,339 | 1,501 | $68,367,615 |
| 8 | The Accidental Tourist | $2,561,533 | 926 | $21,844,098 |
| 9 | Physical Evidence | $1,777,358 | 691 | $1,777,358 |
| 10 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | $1,637,651 | 1,313 | $36,435,956 |
| 11 | Dangerous Liaisons | $1,300,240 | 119 | $4,900,088 |
| 12 | Oliver & Company | $1,054,889 | 1,316 | $49,424,284 |
| 13 | Tequila Sunrise | $951,776 | 958 | $38,022,210 |
| 14 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | $905,503 | 243 | $7,116,644 |
| 15 | Deepstar Six | $777,700 | 1,110 | $6,862,127 |
| 16 | The Land Before Time | $655,700 | 1,041 | $42,977,575 |
| 17 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | $462,866 | 749 | $12,471,248 |
| 18 | Torch Song Trilogy | $452,966 | 135 | $2,199,549 |
| 19 | Scrooged | $419,887 | 534 | $59,450,353 |
| 20 | January Man | $406,205 | 670 | $4,070,025 |
| 21 | Child’s Play | $319,192 | 313 | $31,605,639 |
| 22 | Talk Radio | $313,206 | 301 | $3,004,838 |
| 23 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | $288,272 | 435 | $11,611,883 |
| 24 | Pumpkinhead | $283,017 | 275 | $3,807,069 |
| 25 | $277,952 | 94 | $277,952 | |
| 26 | Cocoon: The Return | $273,175 | 516 | $18,204,039 |
| 27 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $218,120 | 280 | $151,931,137 |
| 28 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | $198,316 | 32 | $2,662,684 |
| 29 | $159,168 | 98 | $2,433,203 | |
| 30 | Big | $136,645 | 190 | $113,327,971 |
| 31 | Gleaming the Cube | $127,047 | 208 | $1,564,319 |
| 32 | $108,154 | 47 | $108,154 | |
| 33 | Mystic Pizza | $89,342 | 112 | $12,465,564 |
| 34 | Die Hard | $77,789 | 113 | $80,639,179 |
| 35 | Crossing Delancey | $68,832 | 66 | $15,853,838 |
| 36 | Pelle the Conqueror | $66,022 | 14 | $452,998 |
| 37 | Full Moon in Blue Water | $9,914 | 23 | $450,726 |
| 38 | The Thin Blue Line | $9,758 | 8 | $1,209,846 |
| Reporting: 38 | $48,813,343 | total | ||