1989 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1989. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1989.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Jones and the Last Cr… | $474,171,806 | $197,171,806 | $277,000,000 | 41.6% |
| 2 | Batman | $411,348,924 | $251,188,924 | $160,160,000 | 61.1% |
| 3 | Back to the Future Part II | $331,971,868 | $118,450,002 | $213,521,866 | 35.7% |
| 4 | Look Who’s Talking | $297,100,000 | $140,088,813 | $157,011,187 | 47.2% |
| 5 | Dead Poets Society | $239,500,000 | $95,860,116 | $143,639,884 | 40.0% |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $227,300,000 | $147,253,986 | $80,046,014 | 64.8% |
| 7 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $222,700,000 | $130,724,172 | $91,975,828 | 58.7% |
| 8 | The Little Mermaid | $222,267,613 | $111,543,479 | $110,724,134 | 50.2% |
| 9 | Ghostbusters II | $215,500,000 | $112,494,738 | $103,005,262 | 52.2% |
| 10 | The War of the Roses | $156,999,711 | $83,699,711 | $73,300,000 | 53.3% |
| 11 | Licence to Kill | $156,167,015 | $34,667,015 | $121,500,000 | 22.2% |
| 12 | Black Rain | $133,892,212 | $45,892,212 | $88,000,000 | 34.3% |
| 13 | Parenthood | $126,297,830 | $100,047,830 | $26,250,000 | 79.2% |
| 14 | Sea of Love | $110,879,513 | $58,571,513 | $52,308,000 | 52.8% |
| 15 | Driving Miss Daisy | $106,593,296 | $106,593,296 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 16 | Harlem Nights | $95,857,262 | $60,857,262 | $35,000,000 | 63.5% |
| 17 | Steel Magnolias | $95,151,938 | $83,759,091 | $11,392,847 | 88.0% |
| 18 | When Harry Met Sally… | $93,002,020 | $92,823,546 | $178,474 | 99.8% |
| 19 | National Lampoon’s Christmas … | $78,914,670 | $78,895,849 | $18,821 | 100.0% |
| 20 | Always | $72,143,630 | $41,843,630 | $30,300,000 | 58.0% |
| 21 | Turner & Hooch | $71,079,915 | $71,079,915 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 22 | Star Trek V: The Final Fronti… | $70,200,000 | $52,210,049 | $17,989,951 | 74.4% |
| 23 | Born on the Fourth of July | $70,001,698 | $70,001,698 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Uncle Buck | $66,758,929 | $66,758,538 | $391 | 100.0% |
| 25 | Field of Dreams | $64,532,235 | $64,532,235 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 26 | Tango & Cash | $63,408,614 | $63,408,614 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 27 | Pet Sematary | $57,469,850 | $57,469,179 | $671 | 100.0% |
| 28 | The Abyss | $54,793,997 | $54,763,229 | $30,768 | 99.9% |
| 29 | To the Limit | $53,000,000 | $53,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 30 | Major League | $49,793,054 | $49,793,054 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | $46,900,000 | $46,900,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Three Fugitives | $40,590,000 | $40,590,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Advent… | $40,510,111 | $40,485,039 | $25,072 | 99.9% |
| 34 | K-9 | $38,859,189 | $38,859,189 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 35 | The Karate Kid, Part III | $38,793,278 | $38,793,278 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 36 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $36,741,667 | $24,741,667 | $12,000,000 | 67.3% |
| 37 | The ‘Burbs | $35,382,246 | $35,382,246 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 38 | Fletch Lives | $33,266,859 | $33,266,859 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 39 | Weekend at Bernie’s | $30,218,387 | $30,218,387 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 40 | Road House | $30,050,028 | $30,050,028 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 41 | Lean on Me | $29,823,140 | $29,823,140 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 42 | L'Ours | $29,564,471 | $29,564,471 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 43 | Glory | $26,828,426 | $26,828,365 | $61 | 100.0% |
| 44 | The Dream Team | $26,793,650 | $26,793,650 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | All Dogs Go To Heaven | $26,220,877 | $26,220,877 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 46 | Do the Right Thing | $26,052,616 | $26,004,026 | $48,590 | 99.8% |
| 47 | A Nightmare On Elm Street: Th… | $22,168,359 | $22,168,359 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | Lock Up | $22,099,847 | $22,099,847 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 49 | Cousins | $21,707,236 | $21,707,236 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 50 | Say Anything… | $20,036,737 | $20,036,737 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 51 | Dad | $19,738,015 | $19,738,015 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 52 | The Fly II | $19,441,528 | $19,441,528 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | An Innocent Man | $19,397,847 | $19,397,847 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | Blaze | $19,049,727 | $19,049,727 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 55 | Skin Deep | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Casualties of War | $18,468,714 | $18,468,714 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | $18,254,702 | $18,254,702 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | $18,121,297 | $18,121,297 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 59 | Her Alibi | $17,195,050 | $17,195,050 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | Shocker | $16,554,699 | $16,554,699 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 61 | Prancer | $16,115,398 | $16,115,398 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | No Holds Barred | $16,093,651 | $16,093,651 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | Next of Kin | $15,942,628 | $15,942,628 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | Chances Are | $15,939,663 | $15,939,663 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | Leviathan | $15,363,560 | $15,363,560 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 66 | She-Devil | $15,351,421 | $15,351,421 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 67 | Kickboxer | $14,533,681 | $14,533,681 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Ja… | $14,343,976 | $14,343,976 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 69 | The Wizard | $14,278,900 | $14,278,900 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | My Left Foot: The Story of Ch… | $14,041,353 | $14,041,353 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 71 | Great Balls of Fire! | $13,691,550 | $13,691,550 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 72 | Koneko monogatari | $13,349,107 | $13,299,749 | $49,358 | 99.6% |
| 73 | Pink Cadillac | $12,143,484 | $12,143,484 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | She's Out of Control | $12,065,892 | $12,065,892 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | Physical Evidence | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of M… | $11,642,254 | $11,642,254 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 77 | Police Academy 6: City Under … | $11,567,000 | $11,567,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | Young Einstein | $11,536,599 | $11,536,599 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | Gross Anatomy | $11,346,186 | $11,346,186 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | Family Business | $11,053,835 | $11,053,835 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | Who's Harry Crumb? | $10,982,364 | $10,982,364 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 82 | New York Stories | $10,763,469 | $10,763,469 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | The Package | $10,647,219 | $10,647,219 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 84 | We're No Angels | $10,555,348 | $10,555,348 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | Sing | $10,349,450 | $2,260,616 | $8,088,834 | 21.8% |
| 86 | Henry V | $10,176,701 | $10,161,099 | $15,602 | 99.8% |
| 87 | Cyborg | $10,030,875 | $10,030,875 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | Criminal Law | $9,443,550 | $9,443,550 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | Tap | $9,114,702 | $9,114,702 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | Renegades | $9,015,164 | $9,015,164 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | Scandal | $8,800,000 | $8,800,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | True Believer | $8,742,000 | $8,742,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | The Adventures of Baron Munch… | $8,040,099 | $8,040,008 | $91 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Cheetah | $7,882,250 | $7,882,250 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | Enemies: A Love Story | $7,815,403 | $7,815,403 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | Deepstar Six | $7,724,847 | $7,724,847 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | Disorganized Crime | $7,210,149 | $7,210,149 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Troop Beverly Hills | $7,190,505 | $7,190,505 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | Dead Calm | $7,034,710 | $7,032,915 | $1,795 | 100.0% |
| 100 | Relentless | $6,985,999 | $6,985,999 | $0 | 100.0% |