1990 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1990. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1990.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost | $517,599,988 | $217,631,306 | $299,968,682 | 42.0% |
| 2 | Home Alone | $476,678,838 | $285,761,243 | $190,917,595 | 59.9% |
| 3 | Pretty Woman | $432,566,361 | $178,406,268 | $254,160,093 | 41.2% |
| 4 | Dances with Wolves | $424,208,805 | $184,208,842 | $239,999,963 | 43.4% |
| 5 | Total Recall | $261,399,684 | $119,394,839 | $142,004,845 | 45.7% |
| 6 | Back to the Future Part III | $244,087,259 | $88,055,283 | $156,031,976 | 36.1% |
| 7 | Die Hard 2 | $239,813,888 | $117,323,878 | $122,490,010 | 48.9% |
| 8 | Presumed Innocent | $221,300,000 | $86,303,188 | $134,996,812 | 39.0% |
| 9 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $202,000,000 | $135,265,915 | $66,734,085 | 67.0% |
| 10 | Kindergarten Cop | $202,000,000 | $91,457,688 | $110,542,312 | 45.3% |
| 11 | The Hunt for Red October | $200,500,000 | $120,709,866 | $79,790,134 | 60.2% |
| 12 | Dick Tracy | $162,738,726 | $103,738,726 | $59,000,000 | 63.7% |
| 13 | Days of Thunder | $157,670,733 | $82,670,733 | $75,000,000 | 52.4% |
| 14 | Another 48 Hrs. | $152,747,413 | $80,047,413 | $72,700,000 | 52.4% |
| 15 | Bird on a Wire | $138,697,012 | $70,978,012 | $67,719,000 | 51.2% |
| 16 | Rocky V | $119,946,358 | $40,946,358 | $79,000,000 | 34.1% |
| 17 | Problem Child | $72,270,895 | $53,470,891 | $18,800,004 | 74.0% |
| 18 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | $71,609,321 | $71,609,321 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 19 | The Godfather: Part III | $66,789,024 | $66,666,062 | $122,962 | 99.8% |
| 20 | Flatliners | $61,308,153 | $61,308,153 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | Misery | $61,166,622 | $61,158,960 | $7,662 | 100.0% |
| 22 | Predator 2 | $54,768,418 | $28,317,513 | $26,450,905 | 51.7% |
| 23 | Edward Scissorhands | $53,982,463 | $53,976,987 | $5,476 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Arachnophobia | $53,208,180 | $53,208,180 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 25 | Awakenings | $51,636,504 | $51,636,504 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 26 | The Rescuers Down Under | $47,431,461 | $27,931,461 | $19,500,000 | 58.9% |
| 27 | Hard To Kill | $47,381,527 | $47,381,386 | $141 | 100.0% |
| 28 | Goodfellas | $47,103,483 | $46,743,809 | $359,674 | 99.2% |
| 29 | Look Who’s Talking Too | $46,614,448 | $46,614,448 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 30 | RoboCop 2 | $45,681,173 | $45,681,173 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | Young Guns II | $44,143,410 | $44,143,410 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Marked for Death | $43,224,499 | $43,224,499 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | $41,476,097 | $41,476,097 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 34 | Joe Versus the Volcano | $39,381,963 | $39,381,963 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 35 | Mermaids | $38,896,568 | $35,140,500 | $3,756,068 | 90.3% |
| 36 | Postcards from the Edge | $37,963,281 | $37,963,281 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 37 | Child’s Play 2 | $34,166,572 | $26,904,572 | $7,262,000 | 78.7% |
| 38 | Darkman | $32,942,739 | $32,942,739 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 39 | Air America | $32,914,515 | $30,506,847 | $2,407,668 | 92.7% |
| 40 | Green Card | $29,804,169 | $29,804,169 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 41 | Pacific Heights | $29,381,956 | $29,381,956 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 42 | Internal Affairs | $27,777,868 | $27,661,878 | $115,990 | 99.6% |
| 43 | Memphis Belle | $27,385,582 | $27,385,582 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 44 | Cadillac Man | $27,257,086 | $27,257,086 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | House Party | $26,385,627 | $26,385,627 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 46 | Jacob’s Ladder | $25,983,963 | $25,983,963 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | Ernest Goes to Jail | $25,029,569 | $25,029,569 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | The Exorcist III | $25,011,739 | $25,011,739 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 49 | Navy SEALs | $24,824,126 | $24,824,126 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 50 | My Blue Heaven | $23,591,472 | $23,591,472 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 51 | Henry & June | $23,411,903 | $11,011,903 | $12,400,000 | 47.0% |
| 52 | Ghost Dad | $23,007,150 | $23,007,150 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | The Russia House | $22,998,000 | $22,998,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | Hamlet | $22,493,727 | $20,710,451 | $1,783,276 | 92.1% |
| 55 | The Rookie | $21,633,874 | $21,633,874 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Quigley Down Under | $21,413,105 | $21,413,105 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | The First Power | $21,365,321 | $21,365,321 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | The Freshman | $21,289,527 | $21,289,527 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 59 | Madhouse | $20,438,179 | $20,438,179 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | The Adventures of Ford Fairla… | $20,423,389 | $20,423,389 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 61 | Stella | $20,062,347 | $20,062,347 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | Taking Care of Business | $20,005,435 | $20,005,435 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | Betsy's Wedding | $19,740,070 | $19,740,070 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | Jetsons: The Movie | $19,543,985 | $19,543,985 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | DuckTales: The Movie - Treasu… | $18,075,331 | $18,075,331 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 66 | Sibling Rivalry | $17,854,933 | $17,854,933 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 67 | White Palace | $17,487,531 | $17,487,531 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Tremors | $16,668,089 | $16,667,084 | $1,005 | 100.0% |
| 69 | Tales from the Darkside: The … | $16,324,573 | $16,324,573 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | Mo’ Better Blues | $16,153,072 | $16,153,000 | $72 | 100.0% |
| 71 | Men At Work | $16,151,032 | $16,151,032 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 72 | The Guardian | $16,140,440 | $16,140,440 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 73 | Avalon | $15,702,685 | $15,702,685 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | I Love You to Death | $15,600,149 | $15,600,149 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | Revenge | $15,535,771 | $15,535,771 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | Nuovo cinema Paradiso | $15,528,753 | $11,985,152 | $3,543,601 | 77.2% |
| 77 | Reversal of Fortune | $15,445,131 | $15,445,131 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | $15,432,314 | $15,432,314 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | Death Warrant | $15,394,200 | $15,394,200 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | Mr. Destiny | $15,379,253 | $15,379,253 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | The Witches | $15,349,948 | $10,360,553 | $4,989,395 | 67.5% |
| 82 | Quick Change | $15,260,154 | $15,260,154 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | Spaced Invaders | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 84 | Fire Birds | $14,760,451 | $14,760,451 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | Wild at Heart | $14,566,821 | $14,560,000 | $6,821 | 100.0% |
| 86 | Lord of the Flies | $13,812,230 | $13,812,230 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | The Long Walk Home | $13,798,030 | $13,798,030 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | Crazy People | $13,204,459 | $13,204,459 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | The Grifters | $12,850,000 | $12,850,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | Bad Influence | $12,626,043 | $12,626,043 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | Graveyard Shift | $11,578,883 | $11,578,883 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | Pump Up the Volume | $11,541,758 | $11,541,758 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | Opportunity Knocks | $11,359,129 | $11,359,129 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Q & A | $11,207,000 | $11,207,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | Wild Orchid | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | Nuns on the Run | $10,959,015 | $10,959,015 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | Narrow Margin | $10,873,237 | $10,873,237 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | The Two Jakes | $10,005,969 | $10,005,969 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | Miami Blues | $9,654,407 | $9,654,290 | $117 | 100.0% |
| 100 | The Gods Must be Crazy II | $9,591,444 | $6,291,444 | $3,300,000 | 65.6% |