Weekend Domestic Box Office January 5, 1990
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Born on the Fourth of July | $11,023,650 | 1,310 | $8,415 | $12,177,584 | 19 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The War of the Roses | $7,006,812 | -33% | 1,525 | $4,595 | $52,923,028 | 31 | |
| 3 | (2) | Tango & Cash | $6,625,378 | -31% | 1,556 | $4,258 | $31,124,465 | 17 | |
| 4 | (6) | Always | $4,614,020 | -35% | 1,124 | $4,105 | $20,590,850 | 17 | |
| 5 | (3) | The Little Mermaid | $4,585,047 | -50% | 1,521 | $3,014 | $56,126,383 | 54 | |
| 6 | (7) | Steel Magnolias | $4,502,641 | -28% | 1,369 | $3,289 | $50,943,805 | 54 | |
| 7 | (4) | Back to the Future Part II | $3,740,036 | -54% | 1,760 | $2,125 | $99,923,966 | 47 | |
| 8 | (5) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $3,326,878 | -59% | 1,846 | $1,802 | $62,481,913 | 38 | |
| 9 | (9) | Look Who's Talking | $2,593,775 | -31% | 1,445 | $1,795 | $118,802,709 | 87 | |
| 10 | (8) | Blaze | $2,258,865 | -41% | 909 | $2,485 | $13,295,371 | 26 | |
| 11 | (17) | Glory | $170,376 | +4% | 8 | $21,297 | $625,157 | 25 | |
| 12 | (15) | Roger & Me | $140,304 | -28% | 9 | $15,589 | $579,732 | 19 | |
| 13 | (16) | When Harry Met Sally… | $123,042 | -35% | 161 | $764 | $92,247,887 | 178 | |
| 14 | (21) | Triumph of the Spirit | $32,905 | +64% | 11 | $2,991 | $168,852 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 14 | $50,743,729 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born on the Fourth of July | $11,023,650 | 1,310 | $12,177,584 |
| 2 | The War of the Roses | $7,006,812 | 1,525 | $52,923,028 |
| 3 | Tango & Cash | $6,625,378 | 1,556 | $31,124,465 |
| 4 | Always | $4,614,020 | 1,124 | $20,590,850 |
| 5 | The Little Mermaid | $4,585,047 | 1,521 | $56,126,383 |
| 6 | Steel Magnolias | $4,502,641 | 1,369 | $50,943,805 |
| 7 | Back to the Future Part II | $3,740,036 | 1,760 | $99,923,966 |
| 8 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $3,326,878 | 1,846 | $62,481,913 |
| 9 | Look Who's Talking | $2,593,775 | 1,445 | $118,802,709 |
| 10 | Blaze | $2,258,865 | 909 | $13,295,371 |
| 11 | Glory | $170,376 | 8 | $625,157 |
| 12 | Roger & Me | $140,304 | 9 | $579,732 |
| 13 | When Harry Met Sally… | $123,042 | 161 | $92,247,887 |
| 14 | Triumph of the Spirit | $32,905 | 11 | $168,852 |
| Reporting: 14 | $50,743,729 | total | ||