Weekend Domestic Box Office January 12, 1990
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Born on the Fourth of July | $8,028,075 | -27% | 1,315 | $6,105 | $23,821,259 | 26 | |
| 2 | (2) | The War of the Roses | $5,693,242 | -19% | 1,559 | $3,652 | $60,458,722 | 38 | |
| 3 | (3) | Tango & Cash | $5,397,811 | -19% | 1,556 | $3,469 | $38,592,922 | 24 | |
| 4 | (new) | Internal Affairs | $5,043,516 | 975 | $5,173 | $5,043,516 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Always | $4,194,820 | -9% | 1,162 | $3,610 | $26,079,865 | 24 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Little Mermaid | $3,851,208 | -16% | 1,521 | $2,532 | $60,855,174 | 61 | |
| 7 | (6) | Steel Magnolias | $3,745,560 | -17% | 1,372 | $2,730 | $56,311,630 | 61 | |
| 8 | (11) | Glory | $3,020,360 | +1,673% | 392 | $7,705 | $3,724,870 | 32 | |
| 9 | (7) | Back to the Future Part II | $2,748,860 | -27% | 1,641 | $1,675 | $103,405,241 | 54 | |
| 10 | (-) | Driving Miss Daisy | $2,725,876 | 277 | $9,841 | $5,116,098 | 33 | ||
| 11 | (12) | Roger & Me | $686,638 | +389% | 103 | $6,666 | $1,335,606 | 26 | |
| 12 | (14) | Triumph of the Spirit | $14,890 | -55% | 11 | $1,354 | $197,844 | 38 | |
| Reporting movies: 12 | $45,150,856 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born on the Fourth of July | $8,028,075 | 1,315 | $23,821,259 |
| 2 | The War of the Roses | $5,693,242 | 1,559 | $60,458,722 |
| 3 | Tango & Cash | $5,397,811 | 1,556 | $38,592,922 |
| 4 | Internal Affairs | $5,043,516 | 975 | $5,043,516 |
| 5 | Always | $4,194,820 | 1,162 | $26,079,865 |
| 6 | The Little Mermaid | $3,851,208 | 1,521 | $60,855,174 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | $3,745,560 | 1,372 | $56,311,630 |
| 8 | Glory | $3,020,360 | 392 | $3,724,870 |
| 9 | Back to the Future Part II | $2,748,860 | 1,641 | $103,405,241 |
| 10 | Driving Miss Daisy | $2,725,876 | 277 | $5,116,098 |
| 11 | Roger & Me | $686,638 | 103 | $1,335,606 |
| 12 | Triumph of the Spirit | $14,890 | 11 | $197,844 |
| Reporting: 12 | $45,150,856 | total | ||