Week Domestic Box Office September 1, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Uncle Buck | $9,004,700 | -10% | 1,832 | $4,915 | $35,908,876 | 23 | |
| 2 | (2) | Parenthood | $8,627,299 | -7% | 1,390 | $6,207 | $65,235,485 | 37 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Abyss | $6,479,576 | -7% | 1,532 | $4,229 | $41,674,432 | 30 | |
| 4 | (4) | When Harry Met Sally… | $5,785,270 | -5% | 1,152 | $5,022 | $68,451,344 | 56 | |
| 5 | (5) | Lethal Weapon 2 | $5,534,976 | +12% | 1,613 | $3,431 | $132,178,254 | 63 | |
| 6 | (6) | Turner & Hooch | $4,383,442 | -2% | 1,536 | $2,854 | $57,703,672 | 42 | |
| 7 | (8) | Batman | $4,182,461 | +6% | 1,344 | $3,112 | $236,986,063 | 77 | |
| 8 | (-) | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $4,038,316 | 347 | $11,638 | $8,686,146 | 35 | ||
| 9 | (-) | Relentless | $3,241,460 | 835 | $3,882 | $3,701,447 | 10 | ||
| 10 | (11) | Do the Right Thing | $569,715 | +15% | 211 | $2,700 | $24,392,636 | 70 | |
| Reporting movies: 10 | $51,847,215 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Buck | $9,004,700 | 1,832 | $35,908,876 |
| 2 | Parenthood | $8,627,299 | 1,390 | $65,235,485 |
| 3 | The Abyss | $6,479,576 | 1,532 | $41,674,432 |
| 4 | When Harry Met Sally… | $5,785,270 | 1,152 | $68,451,344 |
| 5 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $5,534,976 | 1,613 | $132,178,254 |
| 6 | Turner & Hooch | $4,383,442 | 1,536 | $57,703,672 |
| 7 | Batman | $4,182,461 | 1,344 | $236,986,063 |
| 8 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $4,038,316 | 347 | $8,686,146 |
| 9 | Relentless | $3,241,460 | 835 | $3,701,447 |
| 10 | Do the Right Thing | $569,715 | 211 | $24,392,636 |
| Reporting: 10 | $51,847,215 | total | ||