Weekend Domestic Box Office December 15, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $7,233,119 | -24% | 1,950 | $3,709 | $33,643,086 | 17 | |
| 2 | (1) | The War of the Roses | $6,975,488 | -28% | 1,395 | $5,000 | $19,183,952 | 10 | |
| 3 | (3) | Back to the Future Part II | $4,410,140 | -37% | 2,023 | $2,180 | $77,537,825 | 26 | |
| 4 | (7) | The Little Mermaid | $2,522,362 | -9% | 1,249 | $2,020 | $28,941,871 | 33 | |
| 5 | (new) | The Wizard | $2,142,525 | 1,155 | $1,855 | $2,142,525 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Family Business | $2,130,024 | 1,201 | $1,774 | $2,130,024 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (5) | Steel Magnolias | $2,094,664 | -31% | 1,102 | $1,901 | $30,700,611 | 33 | |
| 8 | (new) | We're No Angels | $2,047,630 | 1,239 | $1,653 | $2,047,630 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (new) | Blaze | $1,739,701 | 909 | $1,914 | $2,047,742 | 5 | ||
| 10 | (6) | Harlem Nights | $1,724,761 | -41% | 1,324 | $1,303 | $49,476,458 | 31 | |
| 11 | (12) | Bloodfist | $116,886 | +59% | 66 | $1,771 | $1,770,082 | 87 | |
| 12 | (11) | When Harry Met Sally… | $88,110 | -42% | 161 | $547 | $91,541,774 | 157 | |
| 13 | (new) | Glory | $63,661 | 3 | $21,220 | $74,732 | 5 | ||
| 14 | (13) | Triumph of the Spirit | $19,871 | -41% | 3 | $6,624 | $66,440 | 10 | |
| Reporting movies: 14 | $33,308,942 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $7,233,119 | 1,950 | $33,643,086 |
| 2 | The War of the Roses | $6,975,488 | 1,395 | $19,183,952 |
| 3 | Back to the Future Part II | $4,410,140 | 2,023 | $77,537,825 |
| 4 | The Little Mermaid | $2,522,362 | 1,249 | $28,941,871 |
| 5 | The Wizard | $2,142,525 | 1,155 | $2,142,525 |
| 6 | Family Business | $2,130,024 | 1,201 | $2,130,024 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | $2,094,664 | 1,102 | $30,700,611 |
| 8 | We're No Angels | $2,047,630 | 1,239 | $2,047,630 |
| 9 | Blaze | $1,739,701 | 909 | $2,047,742 |
| 10 | Harlem Nights | $1,724,761 | 1,324 | $49,476,458 |
| 11 | Bloodfist | $116,886 | 66 | $1,770,082 |
| 12 | When Harry Met Sally… | $88,110 | 161 | $91,541,774 |
| 13 | Glory | $63,661 | 3 | $74,732 |
| 14 | Triumph of the Spirit | $19,871 | 3 | $66,440 |
| Reporting: 14 | $33,308,942 | total | ||