Week Domestic Box Office August 11, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Parenthood | $15,002,350 | -12% | 1,300 | $11,540 | $35,658,876 | 16 | |
| 2 | (-) | The Abyss | $13,824,688 | 1,533 | $9,018 | $17,532,302 | 9 | ||
| 3 | (new) | A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child | $11,104,112 | 1,902 | $5,838 | $11,104,112 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Turner & Hooch | $9,841,796 | -26% | 1,888 | $5,213 | $42,359,781 | 21 | |
| 5 | (4) | When Harry Met Sally… | $9,400,336 | -17% | 1,171 | $8,028 | $49,115,219 | 35 | |
| 6 | (3) | Lethal Weapon 2 | $9,027,632 | -24% | 1,830 | $4,933 | $115,058,089 | 42 | |
| 7 | (5) | Batman | $7,731,172 | -25% | 1,777 | $4,351 | $223,465,007 | 56 | |
| 8 | (9) | Do the Right Thing | $1,031,605 | -33% | 322 | $3,204 | $22,716,006 | 49 | |
| 9 | (new) | Race for Glory | $8,769 | 4 | $2,192 | $8,769 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (10) | Me and Him | $1,127 | -82% | 2 | $564 | $7,445 | 14 | |
| Reporting movies: 10 | $76,973,587 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parenthood | $15,002,350 | 1,300 | $35,658,876 |
| 2 | The Abyss | $13,824,688 | 1,533 | $17,532,302 |
| 3 | A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child | $11,104,112 | 1,902 | $11,104,112 |
| 4 | Turner & Hooch | $9,841,796 | 1,888 | $42,359,781 |
| 5 | When Harry Met Sally… | $9,400,336 | 1,171 | $49,115,219 |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $9,027,632 | 1,830 | $115,058,089 |
| 7 | Batman | $7,731,172 | 1,777 | $223,465,007 |
| 8 | Do the Right Thing | $1,031,605 | 322 | $22,716,006 |
| 9 | Race for Glory | $8,769 | 4 | $8,769 |
| 10 | Me and Him | $1,127 | 2 | $7,445 |
| Reporting: 10 | $76,973,587 | total | ||