Weekend Domestic Box Office August 17, 1990
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Exorcist III | $9,312,219 | 1,288 | $7,230 | $9,312,219 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Ghost | $8,364,565 | -12% | 1,766 | $4,736 | $99,166,346 | 38 | |
| 3 | (1) | Flatliners | $7,056,904 | -30% | 1,424 | $4,956 | $23,059,421 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | My Blue Heaven | $6,207,092 | 1,859 | $3,339 | $6,207,092 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Presumed Innocent | $6,101,374 | -23% | 1,423 | $4,288 | $51,858,747 | 24 | |
| 6 | (3) | Air America | $4,735,980 | -41% | 1,902 | $2,490 | $16,956,330 | 10 | |
| 7 | (new) | Taking Care of Business | $3,620,054 | 1,074 | $3,371 | $3,620,054 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (5) | Problem Child | $3,312,800 | -32% | 1,640 | $2,020 | $37,205,420 | 24 | |
| 9 | (6) | Young Guns II | $3,118,748 | -34% | 1,461 | $2,135 | $27,330,250 | 19 | |
| 10 | (new) | Wild at Heart | $2,913,764 | 532 | $5,477 | $2,913,764 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (9) | Die Hard 2 | $2,149,899 | -30% | 1,234 | $1,742 | $110,857,083 | 47 | |
| 12 | (8) | Arachnophobia | $1,842,429 | -49% | 1,377 | $1,338 | $45,053,945 | 33 | |
| 13 | (7) | The Two Jakes | $1,800,804 | -52% | 1,206 | $1,493 | $7,227,450 | 10 | |
| 14 | (10) | DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp | $1,507,802 | -42% | 1,324 | $1,139 | $12,563,879 | 17 | |
| 15 | (11) | Mo' Better Blues | $1,450,820 | -41% | 482 | $3,010 | $11,096,560 | 17 | |
| 16 | (13) | The Jungle Book | $1,306,499 | -31% | 1,082 | $1,207 | $111,713,145 | 8,342 | |
| 17 | (12) | The Freshman | $1,185,840 | -42% | 648 | $1,830 | $16,352,040 | 31 | |
| 18 | (14) | Days of Thunder | $888,406 | -45% | 622 | $1,428 | $78,771,268 | 54 | |
| 19 | (16) | Pretty Woman | $706,054 | -20% | 571 | $1,237 | $167,045,267 | 150 | |
| 20 | (17) | Frankenhooker | $17,596 | +15% | 20 | $880 | $58,161 | 80 | |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $67,599,649 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Exorcist III | $9,312,219 | 1,288 | $9,312,219 |
| 2 | Ghost | $8,364,565 | 1,766 | $99,166,346 |
| 3 | Flatliners | $7,056,904 | 1,424 | $23,059,421 |
| 4 | My Blue Heaven | $6,207,092 | 1,859 | $6,207,092 |
| 5 | Presumed Innocent | $6,101,374 | 1,423 | $51,858,747 |
| 6 | Air America | $4,735,980 | 1,902 | $16,956,330 |
| 7 | Taking Care of Business | $3,620,054 | 1,074 | $3,620,054 |
| 8 | Problem Child | $3,312,800 | 1,640 | $37,205,420 |
| 9 | Young Guns II | $3,118,748 | 1,461 | $27,330,250 |
| 10 | Wild at Heart | $2,913,764 | 532 | $2,913,764 |
| 11 | Die Hard 2 | $2,149,899 | 1,234 | $110,857,083 |
| 12 | Arachnophobia | $1,842,429 | 1,377 | $45,053,945 |
| 13 | The Two Jakes | $1,800,804 | 1,206 | $7,227,450 |
| 14 | DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp | $1,507,802 | 1,324 | $12,563,879 |
| 15 | Mo' Better Blues | $1,450,820 | 482 | $11,096,560 |
| 16 | The Jungle Book | $1,306,499 | 1,082 | $111,713,145 |
| 17 | The Freshman | $1,185,840 | 648 | $16,352,040 |
| 18 | Days of Thunder | $888,406 | 622 | $78,771,268 |
| 19 | Pretty Woman | $706,054 | 571 | $167,045,267 |
| 20 | Frankenhooker | $17,596 | 20 | $58,161 |
| Reporting: 20 | $67,599,649 | total | ||