Week Domestic Box Office January 19, 1990
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Born on the Fourth of July | $8,140,230 | -23% | 1,314 | $6,195 | $34,519,164 | 37 | |
| 2 | (3) | Tango & Cash | $5,527,644 | -23% | 1,548 | $3,571 | $45,922,010 | 35 | |
| 3 | (4) | Internal Affairs | $5,371,939 | -24% | 975 | $5,510 | $12,481,083 | 14 | |
| 4 | (2) | The War of the Roses | $5,356,966 | -29% | 1,532 | $3,497 | $67,650,679 | 49 | |
| 5 | (new) | Tremors | $4,717,760 | 1,472 | $3,205 | $4,717,760 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (5) | Always | $4,321,170 | -22% | 1,197 | $3,610 | $31,719,905 | 35 | |
| 7 | (7) | Steel Magnolias | $4,007,220 | -22% | 1,363 | $2,940 | $61,738,870 | 72 | |
| 8 | (9) | Driving Miss Daisy | $3,859,171 | -6% | 278 | $13,882 | $10,339,736 | 44 | |
| 9 | (6) | The Little Mermaid | $3,467,825 | -36% | 1,533 | $2,262 | $65,891,696 | 72 | |
| 10 | (10) | Back to the Future Part II | $2,919,285 | -22% | 1,527 | $1,912 | $107,341,306 | 65 | |
| 11 | (8) | Glory | $2,888,370 | -31% | 402 | $7,185 | $7,802,970 | 44 | |
| 12 | (11) | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $1,496,230 | -42% | 1,052 | $1,422 | $67,221,818 | 56 | |
| 13 | (12) | Roger & Me | $810,343 | -20% | 103 | $7,867 | $2,475,663 | 37 | |
| 14 | (13) | Triumph of the Spirit | $4,740 | -78% | 2 | $2,370 | $208,902 | 49 | |
| Reporting movies: 14 | $52,888,893 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born on the Fourth of July | $8,140,230 | 1,314 | $34,519,164 |
| 2 | Tango & Cash | $5,527,644 | 1,548 | $45,922,010 |
| 3 | Internal Affairs | $5,371,939 | 975 | $12,481,083 |
| 4 | The War of the Roses | $5,356,966 | 1,532 | $67,650,679 |
| 5 | Tremors | $4,717,760 | 1,472 | $4,717,760 |
| 6 | Always | $4,321,170 | 1,197 | $31,719,905 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | $4,007,220 | 1,363 | $61,738,870 |
| 8 | Driving Miss Daisy | $3,859,171 | 278 | $10,339,736 |
| 9 | The Little Mermaid | $3,467,825 | 1,533 | $65,891,696 |
| 10 | Back to the Future Part II | $2,919,285 | 1,527 | $107,341,306 |
| 11 | Glory | $2,888,370 | 402 | $7,802,970 |
| 12 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | $1,496,230 | 1,052 | $67,221,818 |
| 13 | Roger & Me | $810,343 | 103 | $2,475,663 |
| 14 | Triumph of the Spirit | $4,740 | 2 | $208,902 |
| Reporting: 14 | $52,888,893 | total | ||