Weekend Domestic Box Office December 29, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | The War of the Roses | $10,490,781 | +90% | 1,526 | $6,875 | $43,322,832 | 24 | |
| 2 | (2) | Tango & Cash | $9,606,953 | +45% | 1,556 | $6,174 | $21,813,008 | 10 | |
| 3 | (6) | The Little Mermaid | $9,235,512 | +178% | 1,521 | $6,072 | $49,401,857 | 47 | |
| 4 | (4) | Back to the Future Part II | $8,143,555 | +100% | 2,107 | $3,865 | $94,493,105 | 40 | |
| 5 | (1) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $8,090,947 | +15% | 1,901 | $4,256 | $57,789,938 | 31 | |
| 6 | (5) | Always | $7,106,800 | +91% | 1,090 | $6,520 | $14,292,780 | 10 | |
| 7 | (7) | Steel Magnolias | $6,248,970 | +141% | 1,365 | $4,578 | $44,598,414 | 47 | |
| 8 | (8) | Blaze | $3,860,394 | +133% | 909 | $4,247 | $10,140,649 | 19 | |
| 9 | (10) | Look Who's Talking | $3,767,244 | +146% | 1,482 | $2,542 | $115,158,196 | 80 | |
| 10 | (12) | The Wizard | $2,696,255 | +91% | 1,193 | $2,260 | $9,006,270 | 17 | |
| 11 | (9) | Family Business | $2,218,345 | +41% | 1,229 | $1,805 | $8,433,290 | 17 | |
| 12 | (13) | Harlem Nights | $2,124,064 | +57% | 1,064 | $1,996 | $55,021,591 | 45 | |
| 13 | (11) | We're No Angels | $2,100,364 | +48% | 1,495 | $1,405 | $7,835,313 | 17 | |
| 14 | (15) | She-Devil | $1,692,299 | +68% | 1,449 | $1,168 | $10,598,955 | 24 | |
| 15 | (30) | Roger & Me | $194,564 | +131% | 9 | $21,618 | $364,760 | 12 | |
| 16 | (38) | When Harry Met Sally… | $188,112 | +243% | 161 | $1,168 | $92,060,058 | 171 | |
| 17 | (34) | Glory | $163,824 | +141% | 141 | $1,162 | $399,227 | 18 | |
| 18 | (35) | Mystery Train | $92,546 | +44% | 10 | $9,255 | $367,879 | 45 | |
| 19 | (32) | Uncle Buck | $81,180 | +8% | 164 | $495 | $64,189,596 | 138 | |
| 20 | (new) | Music Box | $76,239 | 3 | $25,413 | $129,242 | 7 | ||
| 21 | (41) | Triumph of the Spirit | $20,041 | -9% | 3 | $6,680 | $127,358 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 21 | $78,198,989 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The War of the Roses | $10,490,781 | 1,526 | $43,322,832 |
| 2 | Tango & Cash | $9,606,953 | 1,556 | $21,813,008 |
| 3 | The Little Mermaid | $9,235,512 | 1,521 | $49,401,857 |
| 4 | Back to the Future Part II | $8,143,555 | 2,107 | $94,493,105 |
| 5 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $8,090,947 | 1,901 | $57,789,938 |
| 6 | Always | $7,106,800 | 1,090 | $14,292,780 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | $6,248,970 | 1,365 | $44,598,414 |
| 8 | Blaze | $3,860,394 | 909 | $10,140,649 |
| 9 | Look Who's Talking | $3,767,244 | 1,482 | $115,158,196 |
| 10 | The Wizard | $2,696,255 | 1,193 | $9,006,270 |
| 11 | Family Business | $2,218,345 | 1,229 | $8,433,290 |
| 12 | Harlem Nights | $2,124,064 | 1,064 | $55,021,591 |
| 13 | We're No Angels | $2,100,364 | 1,495 | $7,835,313 |
| 14 | She-Devil | $1,692,299 | 1,449 | $10,598,955 |
| 15 | Roger & Me | $194,564 | 9 | $364,760 |
| 16 | When Harry Met Sally… | $188,112 | 161 | $92,060,058 |
| 17 | Glory | $163,824 | 141 | $399,227 |
| 18 | Mystery Train | $92,546 | 10 | $367,879 |
| 19 | Uncle Buck | $81,180 | 164 | $64,189,596 |
| 20 | Music Box | $76,239 | 3 | $129,242 |
| 21 | Triumph of the Spirit | $20,041 | 3 | $127,358 |
| Reporting: 21 | $78,198,989 | total | ||