Weekend Domestic Box Office September 1, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Uncle Buck | $7,822,640 | +16% | 1,832 | $4,270 | $34,726,816 | 19 | |
| 2 | (2) | Parenthood | $7,499,084 | +18% | 1,390 | $5,395 | $64,107,270 | 33 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Abyss | $5,532,135 | +17% | 1,532 | $3,611 | $40,726,991 | 26 | |
| 4 | (4) | When Harry Met Sally… | $4,849,364 | +20% | 1,152 | $4,210 | $67,515,438 | 52 | |
| 5 | (5) | Lethal Weapon 2 | $4,659,654 | +40% | 1,613 | $2,889 | $131,302,932 | 59 | |
| 6 | (6) | Turner & Hooch | $3,840,100 | +27% | 1,536 | $2,500 | $57,160,330 | 38 | |
| 7 | (-) | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $3,416,823 | 347 | $9,847 | $8,064,653 | 31 | ||
| 8 | (8) | Batman | $2,866,560 | +10% | 1,344 | $2,133 | $235,670,162 | 73 | |
| 9 | (new) | Relentless | $2,838,177 | 835 | $3,399 | $3,298,164 | 6 | ||
| 10 | (10) | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $2,739,307 | +58% | 1,257 | $2,179 | $119,076,248 | 73 | |
| 11 | (-) | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $2,701,555 | 1,049 | $2,575 | $189,539,802 | 103 | ||
| 12 | (7) | Casualties of War | $2,326,728 | -19% | 1,482 | $1,570 | $14,180,176 | 17 | |
| 13 | (9) | The Package | $2,183,139 | +18% | 460 | $4,746 | $4,781,525 | 10 | |
| 14 | (-) | Dead Poets Society | $1,370,827 | 721 | $1,901 | $86,402,887 | 94 | ||
| 15 | (-) | Millennium | $1,151,201 | 488 | $2,359 | $3,399,610 | 10 | ||
| 16 | (-) | A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child | $1,088,856 | 733 | $1,485 | $19,717,578 | 24 | ||
| 17 | (-) | Lock Up | $983,938 | 647 | $1,521 | $18,586,222 | 31 | ||
| 18 | (-) | Cheetah | $886,988 | 978 | $907 | $7,009,164 | 17 | ||
| 19 | (-) | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | $866,842 | 659 | $1,315 | $50,531,965 | 87 | ||
| 20 | (-) | Ghostbusters II | $656,346 | 518 | $1,267 | $110,000,794 | 80 | ||
| 21 | (-) | Weekend at Bernie's | $655,324 | 565 | $1,160 | $26,787,309 | 61 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Field of Dreams | $649,750 | 575 | $1,130 | $60,045,168 | 136 | ||
| 23 | (-) | License to Kill | $585,441 | 526 | $1,113 | $33,197,509 | 52 | ||
| 24 | (-) | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $536,973 | 243 | $2,210 | $1,451,810 | 10 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Peter Pan | $502,319 | 640 | $785 | $27,312,145 | 13,360 | ||
| 26 | (-) | Young Einstein | $477,222 | 340 | $1,404 | $10,357,223 | 31 | ||
| 27 | (11) | Do the Right Thing | $466,310 | +46% | 211 | $2,210 | $24,289,231 | 66 | |
| 28 | (-) | The Karate Kid, Part III | $435,525 | 434 | $1,004 | $37,995,331 | 66 | ||
| 29 | (-) | Let it Ride | $309,405 | 214 | $1,446 | $4,620,606 | 17 | ||
| 30 | (new) | $278,188 | 96 | $2,898 | $278,188 | 3 | |||
| 31 | (-) | Cookie | $256,939 | 76 | $3,381 | $797,924 | 12 | ||
| 32 | (12) | Me and Him | $190 | +14% | 1 | $190 | $8,265 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $65,433,850 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Buck | $7,822,640 | 1,832 | $34,726,816 |
| 2 | Parenthood | $7,499,084 | 1,390 | $64,107,270 |
| 3 | The Abyss | $5,532,135 | 1,532 | $40,726,991 |
| 4 | When Harry Met Sally… | $4,849,364 | 1,152 | $67,515,438 |
| 5 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $4,659,654 | 1,613 | $131,302,932 |
| 6 | Turner & Hooch | $3,840,100 | 1,536 | $57,160,330 |
| 7 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $3,416,823 | 347 | $8,064,653 |
| 8 | Batman | $2,866,560 | 1,344 | $235,670,162 |
| 9 | Relentless | $2,838,177 | 835 | $3,298,164 |
| 10 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $2,739,307 | 1,257 | $119,076,248 |
| 11 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $2,701,555 | 1,049 | $189,539,802 |
| 12 | Casualties of War | $2,326,728 | 1,482 | $14,180,176 |
| 13 | The Package | $2,183,139 | 460 | $4,781,525 |
| 14 | Dead Poets Society | $1,370,827 | 721 | $86,402,887 |
| 15 | Millennium | $1,151,201 | 488 | $3,399,610 |
| 16 | A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child | $1,088,856 | 733 | $19,717,578 |
| 17 | Lock Up | $983,938 | 647 | $18,586,222 |
| 18 | Cheetah | $886,988 | 978 | $7,009,164 |
| 19 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | $866,842 | 659 | $50,531,965 |
| 20 | Ghostbusters II | $656,346 | 518 | $110,000,794 |
| 21 | Weekend at Bernie's | $655,324 | 565 | $26,787,309 |
| 22 | Field of Dreams | $649,750 | 575 | $60,045,168 |
| 23 | License to Kill | $585,441 | 526 | $33,197,509 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $536,973 | 243 | $1,451,810 |
| 25 | Peter Pan | $502,319 | 640 | $27,312,145 |
| 26 | Young Einstein | $477,222 | 340 | $10,357,223 |
| 27 | Do the Right Thing | $466,310 | 211 | $24,289,231 |
| 28 | The Karate Kid, Part III | $435,525 | 434 | $37,995,331 |
| 29 | Let it Ride | $309,405 | 214 | $4,620,606 |
| 30 | $278,188 | 96 | $278,188 | |
| 31 | Cookie | $256,939 | 76 | $797,924 |
| 32 | Me and Him | $190 | 1 | $8,265 |
| Reporting: 32 | $65,433,850 | total | ||