Week Domestic Box Office January 12, 1990
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Born on the Fourth of July | $10,585,750 | -28% | 1,315 | $8,050 | $26,378,934 | 30 | |
| 2 | (2) | The War of the Roses | $7,528,233 | -15% | 1,559 | $4,829 | $62,293,713 | 42 | |
| 3 | (3) | Tango & Cash | $7,199,255 | -17% | 1,556 | $4,627 | $40,394,366 | 28 | |
| 4 | (new) | Internal Affairs | $7,109,144 | 975 | $7,291 | $7,109,144 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (5) | Always | $5,513,690 | -7% | 1,162 | $4,745 | $27,398,735 | 28 | |
| 6 | (6) | The Little Mermaid | $5,419,905 | -1% | 1,521 | $3,563 | $62,423,871 | 65 | |
| 7 | (4) | Steel Magnolias | $5,165,580 | -16% | 1,372 | $3,765 | $57,731,650 | 65 | |
| 8 | (9) | Glory | $4,210,090 | +1,586% | 392 | $10,740 | $4,914,600 | 37 | |
| 9 | (-) | Driving Miss Daisy | $4,090,343 | 277 | $14,767 | $6,480,565 | 37 | ||
| 10 | (7) | Back to the Future Part II | $3,765,640 | -16% | 1,641 | $2,295 | $104,422,021 | 58 | |
| 11 | (8) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $2,572,104 | -36% | 1,482 | $1,736 | $65,725,588 | 49 | |
| 12 | (10) | Roger & Me | $1,016,352 | +385% | 103 | $9,867 | $1,665,320 | 30 | |
| 13 | (11) | Triumph of the Spirit | $21,208 | -55% | 11 | $1,928 | $204,162 | 42 | |
| Reporting movies: 13 | $64,197,294 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born on the Fourth of July | $10,585,750 | 1,315 | $26,378,934 |
| 2 | The War of the Roses | $7,528,233 | 1,559 | $62,293,713 |
| 3 | Tango & Cash | $7,199,255 | 1,556 | $40,394,366 |
| 4 | Internal Affairs | $7,109,144 | 975 | $7,109,144 |
| 5 | Always | $5,513,690 | 1,162 | $27,398,735 |
| 6 | The Little Mermaid | $5,419,905 | 1,521 | $62,423,871 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | $5,165,580 | 1,372 | $57,731,650 |
| 8 | Glory | $4,210,090 | 392 | $4,914,600 |
| 9 | Driving Miss Daisy | $4,090,343 | 277 | $6,480,565 |
| 10 | Back to the Future Part II | $3,765,640 | 1,641 | $104,422,021 |
| 11 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $2,572,104 | 1,482 | $65,725,588 |
| 12 | Roger & Me | $1,016,352 | 103 | $1,665,320 |
| 13 | Triumph of the Spirit | $21,208 | 11 | $204,162 |
| Reporting: 13 | $64,197,294 | total | ||