Week Domestic Box Office December 22, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $12,594,403 | +18% | 1,950 | $6,459 | $49,698,991 | 28 | |
| 2 | (new) | Tango & Cash | $12,206,055 | 1,409 | $8,663 | $12,206,055 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The War of the Roses | $10,886,560 | +12% | 1,455 | $7,482 | $32,832,051 | 21 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Little Mermaid | $9,396,593 | +116% | 1,513 | $6,211 | $40,166,345 | 44 | |
| 5 | (new) | Always | $7,185,980 | 1,016 | $7,073 | $7,185,980 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (5) | Steel Magnolias | $6,288,828 | +82% | 1,329 | $4,732 | $38,349,444 | 44 | |
| 7 | (3) | Back to the Future Part II | $6,280,330 | -10% | 2,102 | $2,988 | $86,349,550 | 37 | |
| 8 | (-) | Look Who's Talking | $3,351,075 | 1,365 | $2,455 | $111,390,952 | 77 | ||
| 9 | (8) | The Wizard | $3,335,080 | +12% | 1,204 | $2,770 | $6,310,015 | 14 | |
| 10 | (9) | Blaze | $3,322,196 | +25% | 909 | $3,655 | $6,280,255 | 16 | |
| 11 | (6) | Family Business | $3,018,501 | -6% | 1,230 | $2,454 | $6,214,945 | 14 | |
| 12 | (7) | We're No Angels | $2,733,939 | -9% | 1,495 | $1,829 | $5,734,949 | 14 | |
| 13 | (10) | Harlem Nights | $2,597,850 | +2% | 1,046 | $2,484 | $52,897,527 | 42 | |
| 14 | (-) | She-Devil | $2,150,189 | 1,452 | $1,481 | $8,906,656 | 21 | ||
| 15 | (11) | When Harry Met Sally… | $246,930 | +5% | 161 | $1,534 | $91,936,733 | 168 | |
| 16 | (15) | Roger & Me | $146,015 | +504% | 4 | $36,504 | $170,196 | 9 | |
| 17 | (13) | Glory | $126,112 | +28% | 3 | $42,037 | $235,403 | 16 | |
| 18 | (-) | Mystery Train | $100,512 | 9 | $11,168 | $275,333 | 42 | ||
| 19 | (-) | Uncle Buck | $95,357 | 190 | $502 | $64,108,416 | 135 | ||
| 20 | (14) | Triumph of the Spirit | $31,485 | +8% | 3 | $10,495 | $107,317 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $86,093,990 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $12,594,403 | 1,950 | $49,698,991 |
| 2 | Tango & Cash | $12,206,055 | 1,409 | $12,206,055 |
| 3 | The War of the Roses | $10,886,560 | 1,455 | $32,832,051 |
| 4 | The Little Mermaid | $9,396,593 | 1,513 | $40,166,345 |
| 5 | Always | $7,185,980 | 1,016 | $7,185,980 |
| 6 | Steel Magnolias | $6,288,828 | 1,329 | $38,349,444 |
| 7 | Back to the Future Part II | $6,280,330 | 2,102 | $86,349,550 |
| 8 | Look Who's Talking | $3,351,075 | 1,365 | $111,390,952 |
| 9 | The Wizard | $3,335,080 | 1,204 | $6,310,015 |
| 10 | Blaze | $3,322,196 | 909 | $6,280,255 |
| 11 | Family Business | $3,018,501 | 1,230 | $6,214,945 |
| 12 | We're No Angels | $2,733,939 | 1,495 | $5,734,949 |
| 13 | Harlem Nights | $2,597,850 | 1,046 | $52,897,527 |
| 14 | She-Devil | $2,150,189 | 1,452 | $8,906,656 |
| 15 | When Harry Met Sally… | $246,930 | 161 | $91,936,733 |
| 16 | Roger & Me | $146,015 | 4 | $170,196 |
| 17 | Glory | $126,112 | 3 | $235,403 |
| 18 | Mystery Train | $100,512 | 9 | $275,333 |
| 19 | Uncle Buck | $95,357 | 190 | $64,108,416 |
| 20 | Triumph of the Spirit | $31,485 | 3 | $107,317 |
| Reporting: 20 | $86,093,990 | total | ||