Week Domestic Box Office December 15, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $10,694,621 | -8% | 1,950 | $5,484 | $37,104,588 | 21 | |
| 2 | (1) | The War of the Roses | $9,737,027 | -20% | 1,395 | $6,980 | $21,945,491 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | Back to the Future Part II | $6,941,535 | -35% | 2,023 | $3,431 | $80,069,220 | 30 | |
| 4 | (6) | The Little Mermaid | $4,350,243 | +27% | 1,249 | $3,483 | $30,769,752 | 37 | |
| 5 | (4) | Steel Magnolias | $3,454,669 | -17% | 1,102 | $3,135 | $32,060,616 | 37 | |
| 6 | (new) | Family Business | $3,196,444 | 1,201 | $2,661 | $3,196,444 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (new) | We're No Angels | $3,001,010 | 1,239 | $2,422 | $3,001,010 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (new) | The Wizard | $2,974,935 | 1,155 | $2,576 | $2,974,935 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (-) | Blaze | $2,650,018 | 909 | $2,915 | $2,958,059 | 9 | ||
| 10 | (5) | Harlem Nights | $2,547,980 | -33% | 1,324 | $1,924 | $50,299,677 | 35 | |
| 11 | (7) | When Harry Met Sally… | $236,139 | +11% | 161 | $1,467 | $91,689,803 | 161 | |
| 12 | (8) | Bloodfist | $116,886 | +59% | 66 | $1,771 | $1,770,082 | 91 | |
| 13 | (10) | Glory | $98,220 | +787% | 3 | $32,740 | $109,291 | 9 | |
| 14 | (9) | Triumph of the Spirit | $29,263 | -37% | 3 | $9,754 | $75,832 | 14 | |
| 15 | (new) | Roger & Me | $24,181 | 4 | $6,045 | $24,181 | 2 | ||
| Reporting movies: 15 | $50,053,171 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $10,694,621 | 1,950 | $37,104,588 |
| 2 | The War of the Roses | $9,737,027 | 1,395 | $21,945,491 |
| 3 | Back to the Future Part II | $6,941,535 | 2,023 | $80,069,220 |
| 4 | The Little Mermaid | $4,350,243 | 1,249 | $30,769,752 |
| 5 | Steel Magnolias | $3,454,669 | 1,102 | $32,060,616 |
| 6 | Family Business | $3,196,444 | 1,201 | $3,196,444 |
| 7 | We're No Angels | $3,001,010 | 1,239 | $3,001,010 |
| 8 | The Wizard | $2,974,935 | 1,155 | $2,974,935 |
| 9 | Blaze | $2,650,018 | 909 | $2,958,059 |
| 10 | Harlem Nights | $2,547,980 | 1,324 | $50,299,677 |
| 11 | When Harry Met Sally… | $236,139 | 161 | $91,689,803 |
| 12 | Bloodfist | $116,886 | 66 | $1,770,082 |
| 13 | Glory | $98,220 | 3 | $109,291 |
| 14 | Triumph of the Spirit | $29,263 | 3 | $75,832 |
| 15 | Roger & Me | $24,181 | 4 | $24,181 |
| Reporting: 15 | $50,053,171 | total | ||