Week Domestic Box Office August 18, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Uncle Buck | $13,818,641 | 1,804 | $7,660 | $16,945,171 | 9 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Parenthood | $11,665,720 | -22% | 1,316 | $8,865 | $47,324,596 | 23 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Abyss | $10,696,596 | -23% | 1,538 | $6,955 | $28,228,898 | 16 | |
| 4 | (new) | Casualties of War | $7,678,430 | 1,487 | $5,164 | $7,678,430 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (5) | When Harry Met Sally… | $7,483,913 | -20% | 1,144 | $6,542 | $56,599,132 | 42 | |
| 6 | (6) | Lethal Weapon 2 | $6,662,204 | -26% | 1,584 | $4,206 | $121,720,293 | 49 | |
| 7 | (4) | Turner & Hooch | $6,499,222 | -34% | 1,594 | $4,077 | $48,859,003 | 28 | |
| 8 | (7) | Batman | $5,374,491 | -30% | 1,400 | $3,839 | $228,839,498 | 63 | |
| 9 | (8) | Do the Right Thing | $613,210 | -41% | 178 | $3,445 | $23,329,216 | 56 | |
| 10 | (10) | Me and Him | $369 | -67% | 2 | $185 | $7,814 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 10 | $70,492,796 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Buck | $13,818,641 | 1,804 | $16,945,171 |
| 2 | Parenthood | $11,665,720 | 1,316 | $47,324,596 |
| 3 | The Abyss | $10,696,596 | 1,538 | $28,228,898 |
| 4 | Casualties of War | $7,678,430 | 1,487 | $7,678,430 |
| 5 | When Harry Met Sally… | $7,483,913 | 1,144 | $56,599,132 |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $6,662,204 | 1,584 | $121,720,293 |
| 7 | Turner & Hooch | $6,499,222 | 1,594 | $48,859,003 |
| 8 | Batman | $5,374,491 | 1,400 | $228,839,498 |
| 9 | Do the Right Thing | $613,210 | 178 | $23,329,216 |
| 10 | Me and Him | $369 | 2 | $7,814 |
| Reporting: 10 | $70,492,796 | total | ||