Weekend Domestic Box Office December 22, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $7,007,789 | -3% | 1,950 | $3,594 | $44,112,377 | 24 | |
| 2 | (new) | Tango & Cash | $6,628,918 | 1,409 | $4,705 | $6,628,918 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The War of the Roses | $5,518,959 | -21% | 1,455 | $3,793 | $27,464,450 | 17 | |
| 4 | (3) | Back to the Future Part II | $4,067,370 | -8% | 2,102 | $1,935 | $84,136,590 | 33 | |
| 5 | (new) | Always | $3,713,480 | 1,016 | $3,655 | $3,713,480 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | The Little Mermaid | $3,319,664 | +32% | 1,513 | $2,194 | $34,089,416 | 40 | |
| 7 | (7) | Steel Magnolias | $2,591,550 | +24% | 1,329 | $1,950 | $34,652,166 | 40 | |
| 8 | (9) | Blaze | $1,653,908 | -5% | 909 | $1,819 | $4,611,967 | 12 | |
| 9 | (6) | Family Business | $1,568,250 | -26% | 1,230 | $1,275 | $4,764,694 | 10 | |
| 10 | (-) | Look Who's Talking | $1,528,800 | 1,365 | $1,120 | $109,568,677 | 73 | ||
| 11 | (8) | We're No Angels | $1,418,925 | -31% | 1,495 | $949 | $4,419,935 | 10 | |
| 12 | (5) | The Wizard | $1,414,700 | -34% | 1,204 | $1,175 | $4,389,635 | 10 | |
| 13 | (10) | Harlem Nights | $1,354,976 | -21% | 1,046 | $1,295 | $51,654,653 | 38 | |
| 14 | (-) | Prancer | $1,078,620 | 1,272 | $848 | $16,115,398 | 38 | ||
| 15 | (-) | She-Devil | $1,005,588 | 1,452 | $693 | $7,762,055 | 17 | ||
| 16 | (-) | All Dogs Go To Heaven | $716,455 | 1,301 | $551 | $18,485,161 | 38 | ||
| 17 | (-) | Driving Miss Daisy | $440,037 | 32 | $13,751 | $639,581 | 12 | ||
| 18 | (-) | The Bear | $383,680 | 704 | $545 | $27,254,894 | 61 | ||
| 19 | (-) | Dad | $266,960 | 284 | $940 | $19,345,975 | 59 | ||
| 20 | (-) | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $176,672 | 345 | $512 | $195,705,225 | 215 | ||
| 21 | (new) | Born on the Fourth of July | $172,021 | 4 | $43,005 | $220,569 | 5 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Crimes and Misdemeanors | $149,901 | 147 | $1,020 | $15,571,812 | 73 | ||
| 23 | (-) | Parenthood | $143,570 | 293 | $490 | $95,369,673 | 145 | ||
| 24 | (-) | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | $135,035 | 19 | $7,107 | $486,355 | 45 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Turner & Hooch | $118,589 | 213 | $557 | $70,131,974 | 150 | ||
| 26 | (-) | Enemies: A Love Story | $102,536 | 4 | $25,634 | $226,179 | 12 | ||
| 27 | (-) | Henry V | $98,766 | 25 | $3,951 | $830,671 | 47 | ||
| 28 | (new) | Camille Claudel | $89,273 | 9 | $9,919 | $93,359 | 4 | ||
| 29 | (-) | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $87,479 | 163 | $537 | $129,906,514 | 185 | ||
| 30 | (new) | Roger & Me | $84,232 | 4 | $21,058 | $104,434 | 5 | ||
| 31 | (-) | Sea of Love | $80,253 | 4 | $20,063 | $104,434 | 101 | ||
| 32 | (-) | Uncle Buck | $75,050 | 190 | $395 | $64,088,109 | 131 | ||
| 33 | (-) | Drugstore Cowboy | $74,052 | 62 | $1,194 | $2,804,426 | 80 | ||
| 34 | (13) | Glory | $67,902 | +7% | 3 | $22,634 | $177,193 | 11 | |
| 35 | (-) | Mystery Train | $64,073 | 9 | $7,119 | $238,894 | 38 | ||
| 36 | (-) | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $63,931 | 93 | $687 | $23,676,707 | 143 | ||
| 37 | (-) | The Fabulous Baker Boys | $56,074 | 104 | $539 | $16,644,211 | 73 | ||
| 38 | (12) | When Harry Met Sally… | $54,813 | -38% | 161 | $340 | $91,744,616 | 164 | |
| 39 | (-) | Dead Poets Society | $54,516 | 115 | $474 | $94,326,915 | 206 | ||
| 40 | (-) | Queen of Hearts | $37,618 | 21 | $1,791 | $917,820 | 96 | ||
| 41 | (14) | Triumph of the Spirit | $22,040 | +11% | 3 | $7,347 | $97,872 | 17 | |
| Reporting movies: 41 | $47,687,025 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $7,007,789 | 1,950 | $44,112,377 |
| 2 | Tango & Cash | $6,628,918 | 1,409 | $6,628,918 |
| 3 | The War of the Roses | $5,518,959 | 1,455 | $27,464,450 |
| 4 | Back to the Future Part II | $4,067,370 | 2,102 | $84,136,590 |
| 5 | Always | $3,713,480 | 1,016 | $3,713,480 |
| 6 | The Little Mermaid | $3,319,664 | 1,513 | $34,089,416 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | $2,591,550 | 1,329 | $34,652,166 |
| 8 | Blaze | $1,653,908 | 909 | $4,611,967 |
| 9 | Family Business | $1,568,250 | 1,230 | $4,764,694 |
| 10 | Look Who's Talking | $1,528,800 | 1,365 | $109,568,677 |
| 11 | We're No Angels | $1,418,925 | 1,495 | $4,419,935 |
| 12 | The Wizard | $1,414,700 | 1,204 | $4,389,635 |
| 13 | Harlem Nights | $1,354,976 | 1,046 | $51,654,653 |
| 14 | Prancer | $1,078,620 | 1,272 | $16,115,398 |
| 15 | She-Devil | $1,005,588 | 1,452 | $7,762,055 |
| 16 | All Dogs Go To Heaven | $716,455 | 1,301 | $18,485,161 |
| 17 | Driving Miss Daisy | $440,037 | 32 | $639,581 |
| 18 | The Bear | $383,680 | 704 | $27,254,894 |
| 19 | Dad | $266,960 | 284 | $19,345,975 |
| 20 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $176,672 | 345 | $195,705,225 |
| 21 | Born on the Fourth of July | $172,021 | 4 | $220,569 |
| 22 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | $149,901 | 147 | $15,571,812 |
| 23 | Parenthood | $143,570 | 293 | $95,369,673 |
| 24 | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | $135,035 | 19 | $486,355 |
| 25 | Turner & Hooch | $118,589 | 213 | $70,131,974 |
| 26 | Enemies: A Love Story | $102,536 | 4 | $226,179 |
| 27 | Henry V | $98,766 | 25 | $830,671 |
| 28 | Camille Claudel | $89,273 | 9 | $93,359 |
| 29 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $87,479 | 163 | $129,906,514 |
| 30 | Roger & Me | $84,232 | 4 | $104,434 |
| 31 | Sea of Love | $80,253 | 4 | $104,434 |
| 32 | Uncle Buck | $75,050 | 190 | $64,088,109 |
| 33 | Drugstore Cowboy | $74,052 | 62 | $2,804,426 |
| 34 | Glory | $67,902 | 3 | $177,193 |
| 35 | Mystery Train | $64,073 | 9 | $238,894 |
| 36 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $63,931 | 93 | $23,676,707 |
| 37 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | $56,074 | 104 | $16,644,211 |
| 38 | When Harry Met Sally… | $54,813 | 161 | $91,744,616 |
| 39 | Dead Poets Society | $54,516 | 115 | $94,326,915 |
| 40 | Queen of Hearts | $37,618 | 21 | $917,820 |
| 41 | Triumph of the Spirit | $22,040 | 3 | $97,872 |
| Reporting: 41 | $47,687,025 | total | ||