Weekend Domestic Box Office March 17, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Fletch Lives | $8,045,760 | 1,479 | $5,440 | $8,045,760 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Leviathan | $5,029,164 | 1,393 | $3,610 | $5,029,164 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Lean on Me | $3,623,207 | -21% | 1,107 | $3,273 | $15,933,853 | 17 | |
| 4 | (-) | The Rescuers | $3,609,117 | 1,446 | $2,496 | $3,609,117 | 4,289 | ||
| 5 | (6) | Rain Man | $2,878,960 | -8% | 1,501 | $1,918 | $130,228,241 | 94 | |
| 6 | (3) | Skin Deep | $2,676,559 | -32% | 1,059 | $2,527 | $11,150,887 | 17 | |
| 7 | (4) | Chances Are | $2,518,398 | -31% | 894 | $2,817 | $7,199,699 | 10 | |
| 8 | (5) | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $2,505,550 | -25% | 1,321 | $1,897 | $25,176,761 | 31 | |
| 9 | (2) | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | $2,381,688 | -41% | 1,627 | $1,464 | $7,283,659 | 10 | |
| 10 | (8) | New York Stories | $1,620,253 | -33% | 514 | $3,152 | $5,526,938 | 19 | |
| 11 | (11) | The Land Before Time | $117,300 | -9% | 460 | $255 | $45,240,470 | 122 | |
| 12 | (new) | Slaves of New York | $26,118 | 1 | $26,118 | $26,118 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (12) | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $22,179 | -67% | 17 | $1,305 | $625,159 | 78 | |
| Reporting movies: 13 | $35,054,253 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fletch Lives | $8,045,760 | 1,479 | $8,045,760 |
| 2 | Leviathan | $5,029,164 | 1,393 | $5,029,164 |
| 3 | Lean on Me | $3,623,207 | 1,107 | $15,933,853 |
| 4 | The Rescuers | $3,609,117 | 1,446 | $3,609,117 |
| 5 | Rain Man | $2,878,960 | 1,501 | $130,228,241 |
| 6 | Skin Deep | $2,676,559 | 1,059 | $11,150,887 |
| 7 | Chances Are | $2,518,398 | 894 | $7,199,699 |
| 8 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $2,505,550 | 1,321 | $25,176,761 |
| 9 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | $2,381,688 | 1,627 | $7,283,659 |
| 10 | New York Stories | $1,620,253 | 514 | $5,526,938 |
| 11 | The Land Before Time | $117,300 | 460 | $45,240,470 |
| 12 | Slaves of New York | $26,118 | 1 | $26,118 |
| 13 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $22,179 | 17 | $625,159 |
| Reporting: 13 | $35,054,253 | total | ||