Week Domestic Box Office December 29, 1989
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | The War of the Roses | $13,084,165 | +20% | 1,526 | $8,574 | $45,916,216 | 28 | |
| 2 | (2) | Tango & Cash | $12,293,032 | +1% | 1,556 | $7,900 | $24,499,087 | 14 | |
| 3 | (4) | The Little Mermaid | $11,374,991 | +21% | 1,521 | $7,479 | $51,541,336 | 51 | |
| 4 | (7) | Back to the Future Part II | $9,834,380 | +57% | 2,107 | $4,667 | $96,183,930 | 44 | |
| 5 | (1) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $9,456,044 | -25% | 1,901 | $4,974 | $59,155,035 | 35 | |
| 6 | (5) | Always | $8,790,850 | +22% | 1,090 | $8,065 | $15,976,830 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | Steel Magnolias | $8,091,720 | +29% | 1,365 | $5,928 | $46,441,164 | 51 | |
| 8 | (8) | Look Who's Talking | $4,817,982 | +44% | 1,482 | $3,251 | $116,208,934 | 84 | |
| 9 | (10) | Blaze | $4,756,251 | +43% | 909 | $5,232 | $11,036,506 | 23 | |
| 10 | (16) | Roger & Me | $269,232 | +84% | 9 | $29,915 | $439,428 | 16 | |
| 11 | (17) | Glory | $219,378 | +74% | 3 | $73,126 | $454,781 | 23 | |
| 12 | (15) | When Harry Met Sally… | $188,112 | -24% | 161 | $1,168 | $92,124,845 | 175 | |
| 13 | (20) | Triumph of the Spirit | $28,630 | -9% | 3 | $9,543 | $135,947 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 13 | $83,204,767 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The War of the Roses | $13,084,165 | 1,526 | $45,916,216 |
| 2 | Tango & Cash | $12,293,032 | 1,556 | $24,499,087 |
| 3 | The Little Mermaid | $11,374,991 | 1,521 | $51,541,336 |
| 4 | Back to the Future Part II | $9,834,380 | 2,107 | $96,183,930 |
| 5 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $9,456,044 | 1,901 | $59,155,035 |
| 6 | Always | $8,790,850 | 1,090 | $15,976,830 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | $8,091,720 | 1,365 | $46,441,164 |
| 8 | Look Who's Talking | $4,817,982 | 1,482 | $116,208,934 |
| 9 | Blaze | $4,756,251 | 909 | $11,036,506 |
| 10 | Roger & Me | $269,232 | 9 | $439,428 |
| 11 | Glory | $219,378 | 3 | $454,781 |
| 12 | When Harry Met Sally… | $188,112 | 161 | $92,124,845 |
| 13 | Triumph of the Spirit | $28,630 | 3 | $135,947 |
| Reporting: 13 | $83,204,767 | total | ||