Week Domestic Box Office March 17, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Fletch Lives | $11,406,135 | 1,479 | $7,712 | $11,406,135 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Leviathan | $6,833,186 | 1,393 | $4,905 | $6,833,186 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (-) | The Rescuers | $5,606,497 | 1,446 | $3,877 | $5,606,497 | 4,293 | ||
| 4 | (1) | Lean on Me | $5,044,477 | -14% | 1,107 | $4,557 | $17,355,123 | 21 | |
| 5 | (5) | Rain Man | $4,323,408 | -2% | 1,501 | $2,880 | $131,672,689 | 98 | |
| 6 | (2) | Skin Deep | $3,887,270 | -25% | 1,059 | $3,671 | $12,361,598 | 21 | |
| 7 | (6) | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $3,822,655 | -10% | 1,321 | $2,894 | $26,493,866 | 35 | |
| 8 | (4) | Chances Are | $3,566,166 | -24% | 894 | $3,989 | $8,247,467 | 14 | |
| 9 | (8) | The Land Before Time | $135,700 | -7% | 460 | $295 | $45,258,870 | 126 | |
| 10 | (new) | Slaves of New York | $38,699 | 1 | $38,699 | $38,699 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (9) | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $33,126 | -63% | 17 | $1,949 | $636,106 | 82 | |
| Reporting movies: 11 | $44,697,319 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fletch Lives | $11,406,135 | 1,479 | $11,406,135 |
| 2 | Leviathan | $6,833,186 | 1,393 | $6,833,186 |
| 3 | The Rescuers | $5,606,497 | 1,446 | $5,606,497 |
| 4 | Lean on Me | $5,044,477 | 1,107 | $17,355,123 |
| 5 | Rain Man | $4,323,408 | 1,501 | $131,672,689 |
| 6 | Skin Deep | $3,887,270 | 1,059 | $12,361,598 |
| 7 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $3,822,655 | 1,321 | $26,493,866 |
| 8 | Chances Are | $3,566,166 | 894 | $8,247,467 |
| 9 | The Land Before Time | $135,700 | 460 | $45,258,870 |
| 10 | Slaves of New York | $38,699 | 1 | $38,699 |
| 11 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $33,126 | 17 | $636,106 |
| Reporting: 11 | $44,697,319 | total | ||