1989 Weekly Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1989.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekly Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 23, 1989 | Batman | $67,928,342 | 2,194 | $30,961 | $67,928,342 | 7 |
| 2 | Jun 30, 1989 | Batman | $52,266,312 | 2,201 | $23,747 | $120,194,654 | 14 |
| 3 | May 26, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Cr… | $46,011,406 | 2,327 | $19,773 | $55,911,605 | 9 |
| 4 | Jun 16, 1989 | Ghostbusters II | $44,910,466 | 2,410 | $18,635 | $44,910,466 | 7 |
| 5 | Nov 24, 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | $32,712,100 | 1,865 | $17,540 | $47,893,200 | 9 |
| 6 | Jul 7, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $32,023,994 | 1,803 | $17,762 | $32,023,994 | 7 |
| 7 | Jun 2, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Cr… | $30,854,724 | 2,327 | $13,259 | $86,766,329 | 16 |
| 8 | Jul 7, 1989 | Batman | $30,109,941 | 2,201 | $13,680 | $150,304,595 | 21 |
| 9 | Jul 14, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $26,556,629 | 1,830 | $14,512 | $58,580,623 | 14 |
| 10 | Jun 23, 1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $24,920,434 | 1,371 | $18,177 | $24,920,434 | 7 |
| 11 | Jun 30, 1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $24,889,733 | 1,431 | $17,393 | $49,810,167 | 14 |
| 12 | Jun 9, 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Fronti… | $24,122,435 | 2,202 | $10,955 | $24,122,435 | 7 |
| 13 | Jun 9, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Cr… | $23,887,877 | 2,320 | $10,296 | $110,654,206 | 23 |
| 14 | Jul 14, 1989 | Batman | $23,836,398 | 2,201 | $10,830 | $174,140,993 | 28 |
| 15 | Nov 17, 1989 | Harlem Nights | $23,728,548 | 2,180 | $10,885 | $23,728,548 | 7 |
| 16 | Jun 23, 1989 | Ghostbusters II | $19,927,223 | 2,410 | $8,269 | $64,837,689 | 14 |
| 17 | Jul 21, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $19,862,899 | 1,830 | $10,854 | $78,443,522 | 21 |
| 18 | Jul 28, 1989 | Turner & Hooch | $19,129,545 | 1,877 | $10,192 | $19,129,545 | 7 |
| 19 | Oct 20, 1989 | Look Who’s Talking | $17,878,704 | 1,547 | $11,557 | $33,859,891 | 14 |
| 20 | Jul 21, 1989 | Batman | $17,557,439 | 2,201 | $7,977 | $191,698,432 | 35 |
| 21 | Jun 16, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Cr… | $17,512,517 | 2,327 | $7,526 | $128,166,723 | 30 |
| 22 | Aug 4, 1989 | Parenthood | $17,107,910 | 1,262 | $13,556 | $20,656,526 | 9 |
| 23 | Jun 30, 1989 | The Karate Kid, Part III | $16,708,937 | 1,560 | $10,711 | $16,708,937 | 7 |
| 24 | Jul 7, 1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $16,208,123 | 1,443 | $11,232 | $66,018,290 | 21 |
| 25 | Apr 21, 1989 | Pet Sematary | $16,044,309 | 1,585 | $10,123 | $16,044,309 | 7 |
| 26 | Oct 13, 1989 | Look Who’s Talking | $15,981,187 | 1,208 | $13,229 | $15,981,187 | 7 |
| 27 | Jul 28, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $15,681,008 | 1,830 | $8,569 | $94,124,530 | 28 |
| 28 | Jun 30, 1989 | Ghostbusters II | $15,416,941 | 2,410 | $6,397 | $80,254,630 | 21 |
| 29 | Aug 11, 1989 | Parenthood | $15,002,350 | 1,300 | $11,540 | $35,658,876 | 16 |
| 30 | Jun 16, 1989 | Dead Poets Society | $14,879,275 | 1,091 | $13,638 | $28,241,579 | 21 |
| 31 | Dec 1, 1989 | National Lampoon’s Christmas … | $14,775,014 | 1,744 | $8,472 | $14,775,014 | 7 |
| 32 | Nov 3, 1989 | Look Who’s Talking | $14,766,043 | 1,638 | $9,015 | $62,893,461 | 28 |
| 33 | Dec 1, 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | $14,582,790 | 1,866 | $7,815 | $62,475,990 | 16 |
| 34 | Jul 14, 1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $14,551,393 | 1,460 | $9,967 | $80,569,683 | 28 |
| 35 | Oct 27, 1989 | Look Who’s Talking | $14,267,527 | 1,622 | $8,796 | $48,127,418 | 21 |
| 36 | Jul 21, 1989 | When Harry Met Sally… | $14,014,551 | 775 | $18,083 | $16,298,131 | 14 |
| 37 | Aug 11, 1989 | The Abyss | $13,824,688 | 1,533 | $9,018 | $17,532,302 | 9 |
| 38 | Aug 18, 1989 | Uncle Buck | $13,818,641 | 1,804 | $7,660 | $16,945,171 | 9 |
| 39 | Jul 28, 1989 | Batman | $13,736,435 | 2,201 | $6,241 | $205,434,867 | 42 |
| 40 | Nov 10, 1989 | Look Who’s Talking | $13,702,350 | 1,641 | $8,350 | $76,595,811 | 35 |
| 41 | Sep 15, 1989 | Sea of Love | $13,659,830 | 1,246 | $10,963 | $13,659,830 | 7 |
| 42 | Nov 24, 1989 | Harlem Nights | $13,613,414 | 2,180 | $6,245 | $37,341,962 | 14 |
| 43 | Jan 13, 1989 | Rain Man | $13,503,728 | 1,482 | $9,112 | $72,481,734 | 35 |
| 44 | Aug 4, 1989 | Turner & Hooch | $13,388,440 | 1,888 | $7,091 | $32,517,985 | 14 |
| 45 | Dec 29, 1989 | The War of the Roses | $13,084,165 | 1,526 | $8,574 | $45,916,216 | 28 |
| 46 | Jul 14, 1989 | Licence to Kill | $13,034,619 | 1,575 | $8,276 | $13,034,619 | 7 |
| 47 | Jun 30, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Cr… | $13,025,501 | 2,103 | $6,194 | $153,264,138 | 44 |
| 48 | Jan 6, 1989 | Rain Man | $12,964,687 | 1,256 | $10,322 | $58,978,006 | 28 |
| 49 | Feb 17, 1989 | The ‘Burbs | $12,886,362 | 1,952 | $6,602 | $12,886,362 | 7 |
| 50 | Jun 9, 1989 | Dead Poets Society | $12,754,905 | 687 | $18,566 | $13,362,304 | 14 |
| 51 | Sep 22, 1989 | Black Rain | $12,733,314 | 1,610 | $7,909 | $12,733,314 | 7 |
| 52 | Dec 22, 1989 | National Lampoon’s Christmas … | $12,594,403 | 1,950 | $6,459 | $49,698,991 | 28 |
| 53 | Dec 29, 1989 | Tango & Cash | $12,293,032 | 1,556 | $7,900 | $24,499,087 | 14 |
| 54 | Dec 8, 1989 | The War of the Roses | $12,208,464 | 1,259 | $9,697 | $12,208,464 | 7 |
| 55 | Dec 22, 1989 | Tango & Cash | $12,206,055 | 1,409 | $8,663 | $12,206,055 | 7 |
| 56 | Nov 17, 1989 | Look Who’s Talking | $12,133,098 | 1,651 | $7,349 | $88,728,909 | 42 |
| 57 | Jul 28, 1989 | When Harry Met Sally… | $12,086,826 | 827 | $14,615 | $28,384,957 | 21 |
| 58 | Jun 23, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Cr… | $12,071,914 | 2,103 | $5,740 | $140,238,637 | 37 |
| 59 | Jun 30, 1989 | Dead Poets Society | $11,940,510 | 1,109 | $10,767 | $51,579,124 | 35 |
| 60 | Aug 4, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $11,905,927 | 1,830 | $6,506 | $106,030,457 | 35 |
| 61 | Aug 18, 1989 | Parenthood | $11,665,720 | 1,316 | $8,865 | $47,324,596 | 23 |
| 62 | Dec 8, 1989 | National Lampoon’s Christmas … | $11,634,953 | 1,744 | $6,671 | $26,409,967 | 14 |
| 63 | Mar 17, 1989 | Fletch Lives | $11,406,135 | 1,479 | $7,712 | $11,406,135 | 7 |
| 64 | Jun 23, 1989 | Dead Poets Society | $11,397,035 | 1,091 | $10,446 | $39,638,614 | 28 |
| 65 | Apr 7, 1989 | Major League | $11,386,074 | 1,541 | $7,389 | $11,386,074 | 7 |
| 66 | Dec 29, 1989 | The Little Mermaid | $11,374,991 | 1,521 | $7,479 | $51,541,336 | 51 |
| 67 | Aug 4, 1989 | When Harry Met Sally… | $11,329,926 | 1,133 | $10,000 | $39,714,883 | 28 |
| 68 | Aug 11, 1989 | A Nightmare On Elm Street: Th… | $11,104,112 | 1,902 | $5,838 | $11,104,112 | 7 |
| 69 | Dec 22, 1989 | The War of the Roses | $10,886,560 | 1,455 | $7,482 | $32,832,051 | 21 |
| 70 | Apr 28, 1989 | Pet Sematary | $10,852,419 | 1,585 | $6,847 | $26,896,728 | 14 |
| 71 | Aug 18, 1989 | The Abyss | $10,696,596 | 1,538 | $6,955 | $28,228,898 | 16 |
| 72 | Dec 15, 1989 | National Lampoon’s Christmas … | $10,694,621 | 1,950 | $5,484 | $37,104,588 | 21 |
| 73 | Dec 8, 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | $10,651,695 | 1,986 | $5,363 | $73,127,685 | 23 |
| 74 | Jun 16, 1989 | Star Trek V: The Final Fronti… | $10,415,662 | 2,202 | $4,730 | $34,538,097 | 14 |
| 75 | Aug 4, 1989 | Batman | $10,298,968 | 2,072 | $4,971 | $215,733,835 | 49 |
| 76 | Jul 21, 1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $10,289,806 | 1,498 | $6,869 | $90,859,489 | 35 |
| 77 | Sep 22, 1989 | Sea of Love | $10,202,010 | 1,313 | $7,770 | $23,861,840 | 14 |
| 78 | Jul 14, 1989 | Peter Pan | $9,984,439 | 1,475 | $6,769 | $9,984,439 | 13,315 |
| 79 | Aug 25, 1989 | Uncle Buck | $9,959,005 | 1,835 | $5,427 | $26,904,176 | 16 |
| 80 | Aug 11, 1989 | Turner & Hooch | $9,841,796 | 1,888 | $5,213 | $42,359,781 | 21 |
| 81 | Dec 29, 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | $9,834,380 | 2,107 | $4,667 | $96,183,930 | 44 |
| 82 | Dec 15, 1989 | The War of the Roses | $9,737,027 | 1,395 | $6,980 | $21,945,491 | 14 |
| 83 | Nov 24, 1989 | The Little Mermaid | $9,631,315 | 999 | $9,641 | $18,079,297 | 16 |
| 84 | Apr 28, 1989 | K-9 | $9,525,360 | 1,677 | $5,680 | $9,525,360 | 7 |
| 85 | May 12, 1989 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | $9,524,963 | 1,677 | $5,680 | $9,524,963 | 7 |
| 86 | Jan 20, 1989 | Rain Man | $9,494,171 | 1,509 | $6,292 | $81,975,905 | 42 |
| 87 | Dec 29, 1989 | National Lampoon’s Christmas … | $9,456,044 | 1,901 | $4,974 | $59,155,035 | 35 |
| 88 | Aug 11, 1989 | When Harry Met Sally… | $9,400,336 | 1,171 | $8,028 | $49,115,219 | 35 |
| 89 | Dec 22, 1989 | The Little Mermaid | $9,396,593 | 1,513 | $6,211 | $40,166,345 | 44 |
| 90 | Aug 25, 1989 | Parenthood | $9,283,590 | 1,384 | $6,708 | $56,608,186 | 30 |
| 91 | Nov 24, 1989 | Steel Magnolias | $9,239,008 | 720 | $12,832 | $17,829,076 | 16 |
| 92 | Apr 14, 1989 | Major League | $9,125,905 | 1,615 | $5,651 | $20,511,979 | 14 |
| 93 | Nov 24, 1989 | Look Who’s Talking | $9,096,509 | 1,651 | $5,510 | $97,825,418 | 49 |
| 94 | Jan 6, 1989 | Twins | $9,068,045 | 1,628 | $5,570 | $66,685,640 | 35 |
| 95 | Aug 11, 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $9,027,632 | 1,830 | $4,933 | $115,058,089 | 42 |
| 96 | Sep 1, 1989 | Uncle Buck | $9,004,700 | 1,832 | $4,915 | $35,908,876 | 23 |
| 97 | Jan 13, 1989 | Twins | $8,872,885 | 1,630 | $5,443 | $75,558,525 | 42 |
| 98 | Jan 27, 1989 | Rain Man | $8,852,344 | 1,563 | $5,664 | $90,828,249 | 49 |
| 99 | Dec 29, 1989 | Always | $8,790,850 | 1,090 | $8,065 | $15,976,830 | 14 |
| 100 | Aug 4, 1989 | Lock Up | $8,641,204 | 1,382 | $6,253 | $8,641,204 | 7 |