Weekend Domestic Box Office December 8, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The War of the Roses | $9,688,794 | 1,259 | $7,696 | $9,688,794 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (2) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $9,499,450 | -19% | 1,744 | $5,447 | $24,274,464 | 10 | |
| 3 | (1) | Back to the Future Part II | $7,010,580 | -42% | 1,986 | $3,530 | $69,486,570 | 19 | |
| 4 | (new) | She-Devil | $3,509,647 | 1,403 | $2,502 | $3,509,647 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Steel Magnolias | $3,021,928 | -38% | 1,032 | $2,928 | $27,468,769 | 26 | |
| 6 | (3) | Harlem Nights | $2,917,788 | -44% | 2,180 | $1,338 | $46,876,890 | 24 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Little Mermaid | $2,764,119 | -31% | 999 | $2,767 | $25,748,251 | 26 | |
| 8 | (6) | Look Who's Talking | $2,524,622 | -32% | 1,645 | $1,535 | $104,940,721 | 59 | |
| 9 | (8) | Prancer | $1,651,747 | -14% | 1,659 | $996 | $12,750,655 | 24 | |
| 10 | (7) | All Dogs Go To Heaven | $1,527,708 | -32% | 1,572 | $972 | $16,096,659 | 24 | |
| 11 | (11) | When Harry Met Sally… | $151,256 | -28% | 286 | $529 | $91,391,295 | 150 | |
| 12 | (12) | Bloodfist | $73,644 | -41% | 51 | $1,444 | $1,653,196 | 80 | |
| 13 | (new) | Triumph of the Spirit | $33,963 | 3 | $11,321 | $33,963 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (13) | Batman | $11,133 | -64% | 58 | $192 | $248,969,260 | 171 | |
| 15 | (new) | Fear, Anxiety and Depression | $4,212 | 1 | $4,212 | $4,212 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 15 | $44,390,591 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The War of the Roses | $9,688,794 | 1,259 | $9,688,794 |
| 2 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $9,499,450 | 1,744 | $24,274,464 |
| 3 | Back to the Future Part II | $7,010,580 | 1,986 | $69,486,570 |
| 4 | She-Devil | $3,509,647 | 1,403 | $3,509,647 |
| 5 | Steel Magnolias | $3,021,928 | 1,032 | $27,468,769 |
| 6 | Harlem Nights | $2,917,788 | 2,180 | $46,876,890 |
| 7 | The Little Mermaid | $2,764,119 | 999 | $25,748,251 |
| 8 | Look Who's Talking | $2,524,622 | 1,645 | $104,940,721 |
| 9 | Prancer | $1,651,747 | 1,659 | $12,750,655 |
| 10 | All Dogs Go To Heaven | $1,527,708 | 1,572 | $16,096,659 |
| 11 | When Harry Met Sally… | $151,256 | 286 | $91,391,295 |
| 12 | Bloodfist | $73,644 | 51 | $1,653,196 |
| 13 | Triumph of the Spirit | $33,963 | 3 | $33,963 |
| 14 | Batman | $11,133 | 58 | $248,969,260 |
| 15 | Fear, Anxiety and Depression | $4,212 | 1 | $4,212 |
| Reporting: 15 | $44,390,591 | total | ||