1990 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1990. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1990. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1989 will most likely earn money in 1989 and 1990. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1990 Gross Infl. adj. |
Tickets Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost | Jul 13, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $616,793,938 | 51,571,399 |
| 2 | Pretty Woman | Mar 23, 1990 | Walt Disney | Romantic Comedy | $505,625,347 | 42,276,366 |
| 3 | Home Alone | Nov 16, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $501,511,887 | 41,932,431 |
| 4 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Mar 30, 1990 | New Line | Adventure | $383,360,271 | 32,053,534 |
| 5 | The Hunt for Red October | Mar 2, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $342,106,634 | 28,604,233 |
| 6 | Total Recall | Jun 1, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Action | $338,347,663 | 28,289,938 |
| 7 | Die Hard 2 | Jul 3, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $332,510,327 | 27,801,866 |
| 8 | Dick Tracy | Jun 15, 1990 | Walt Disney | Action | $294,008,332 | 24,582,636 |
| 9 | Driving Miss Daisy | Dec 13, 1989 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $289,102,323 | 24,172,435 |
| 10 | Back to the Future Part III | May 24, 1990 | Universal | Western | $249,559,522 | 20,866,180 |
| 11 | Presumed Innocent | Jul 27, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Thriller/Suspense | $244,593,869 | 20,450,992 |
| 12 | Days of Thunder | Jun 27, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $234,299,044 | 19,590,221 |
| 13 | Dances with Wolves | Nov 9, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Western | $227,185,829 | 18,995,470 |
| 14 | Another 48 Hrs. | Jun 8, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $226,864,232 | 18,968,581 |
| 15 | Bird on a Wire | May 18, 1990 | Universal | Action | $201,160,432 | 16,819,434 |
| 16 | Born on the Fourth of July | Dec 20, 1989 | Universal | Drama | $184,843,911 | 15,455,176 |
| 17 | Flatliners | Aug 10, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Horror | $173,754,860 | 14,527,998 |
| 18 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | Nov 21, 1990 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $167,157,268 | 13,976,360 |
| 19 | Problem Child | Jul 27, 1990 | Universal | Black Comedy | $151,543,094 | 12,670,827 |
| 20 | Arachnophobia | Jul 18, 1990 | Walt Disney | Horror | $150,798,539 | 12,608,573 |
| 21 | Kindergarten Cop | Dec 21, 1990 | Universal | Comedy | $134,314,059 | 11,230,272 |
| 22 | Hard To Kill | Feb 9, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Action | $134,284,686 | 11,227,816 |
| 23 | RoboCop 2 | Jun 22, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Action | $129,466,073 | 10,824,922 |
| 24 | Misery | Nov 30, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $128,134,449 | 10,713,582 |
| 25 | Edward Scissorhands | Dec 7, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $127,127,556 | 10,629,394 |
| 26 | The Godfather: Part III | Dec 25, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $126,629,782 | 10,587,774 |
| 27 | The Jungle Book | Oct 18, 1967 | Walt Disney | Musical | $126,531,186 | 4,852,963 |
| 28 | Young Guns II | Aug 1, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Western | $125,107,863 | 10,460,523 |
| 29 | Look Who’s Talking Too | Dec 14, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $123,158,074 | 10,297,497 |
| 30 | Marked for Death | Apr 18, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $122,503,556 | 10,242,772 |
| 31 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Jun 15, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $117,548,370 | 9,828,459 |
| 32 | Rocky V | Nov 16, 1990 | MGM | Action | $116,047,024 | 9,702,928 |
| 33 | Tango & Cash | Dec 22, 1989 | Warner Bros. | Action | $113,250,887 | 9,469,137 |
| 34 | The War of the Roses | Dec 8, 1989 | 20th Century Fox | Black Comedy | $113,063,500 | 9,453,469 |
| 35 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Mar 9, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $111,613,336 | 9,332,218 |
| 36 | Postcards from the Edge | Sep 12, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $107,592,616 | 8,996,038 |
| 37 | Goodfellas | Sep 19, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $96,105,172 | 8,035,549 |
| 38 | Steel Magnolias | Nov 15, 1989 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $93,441,403 | 7,812,826 |
| 39 | Darkman | Aug 24, 1990 | Universal | Action | $93,363,782 | 7,806,336 |
| 40 | Mermaids | Dec 14, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Comedy | $89,880,128 | 7,515,060 |
| 41 | Air America | Aug 10, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Action | $86,460,164 | 7,229,110 |
| 42 | The Little Mermaid | Nov 15, 1989 | Walt Disney | Musical | $84,398,435 | 7,056,725 |
| 43 | Pacific Heights | Sep 28, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Thriller/Suspense | $83,272,084 | 6,962,548 |
| 44 | The Rescuers Down Under | Nov 16, 1990 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $79,161,202 | 6,618,829 |
| 45 | Internal Affairs | Jan 12, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $78,397,171 | 6,554,947 |
| 46 | Predator 2 | Nov 21, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $77,706,033 | 6,497,159 |
| 47 | Memphis Belle | Oct 12, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $77,614,114 | 6,489,474 |
| 48 | Cadillac Man | May 18, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Comedy | $77,249,940 | 6,459,025 |
| 49 | Child's Play 2 | Nov 9, 1990 | Universal | Horror | $76,166,529 | 6,368,438 |
| 50 | Glory | Dec 13, 1989 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $74,903,434 | 6,262,828 |
| 51 | House Party | Mar 9, 1990 | New Line | Comedy | $74,780,118 | 6,252,518 |
| 52 | Jacob’s Ladder | Nov 2, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $71,878,642 | 6,152,877 |
| 53 | Ernest Goes to Jail | Apr 6, 1990 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $70,936,883 | 5,931,177 |
| 54 | The Exorcist III | Aug 17, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Horror | $70,886,350 | 5,926,952 |
| 55 | Navy SEALs | Jul 20, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Action | $70,354,632 | 5,882,494 |
| 56 | My Blue Heaven | Aug 17, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $66,861,139 | 5,590,396 |
| 57 | Ghost Dad | Jun 29, 1990 | Universal | Comedy | $65,205,098 | 5,451,931 |
| 58 | The Russia House | Dec 17, 1990 | MGM | Thriller/Suspense | $65,179,166 | 5,449,763 |
| 59 | Fantasia | Nov 13, 1940 | Walt Disney | Musical | $63,338,026 | 5,295,821 |
| 60 | The Rookie | Dec 7, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Action | $61,313,065 | 5,126,510 |
| 61 | Quigley Down Under | Oct 19, 1990 | MGM | Western | $60,687,378 | 5,074,195 |
| 62 | The First Power | Apr 6, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Horror | $60,551,952 | 5,062,872 |
| 63 | The Freshman | Jul 20, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $60,337,143 | 5,044,911 |
| 64 | Madhouse | Feb 16, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Black Comedy | $57,924,318 | 4,843,170 |
| 65 | The Adventures of Ford Fairla… | Jul 11, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $57,882,401 | 4,839,665 |
| 66 | Stella | Feb 2, 1990 | Walt Disney | Drama | $56,859,164 | 4,754,110 |
| 67 | Taking Care of Business | Aug 17, 1990 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $56,697,868 | 4,740,624 |
| 68 | Always | Dec 22, 1989 | Universal | Drama | $56,209,435 | 4,699,785 |
| 69 | Betsy's Wedding | Jun 22, 1990 | Walt Disney | Romantic Comedy | $55,945,791 | 4,677,741 |
| 70 | Look Who’s Talking | Oct 13, 1989 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $55,773,666 | 4,663,350 |
| 71 | Jetsons: The Movie | Jul 6, 1990 | Universal | Comedy | $55,390,062 | 4,631,276 |
| 72 | DuckTales: The Movie - Treasu… | Aug 3, 1990 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $51,227,715 | 4,283,253 |
| 73 | Sibling Rivalry | Oct 26, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Black Comedy | $50,603,080 | 4,231,026 |
| 74 | White Palace | Oct 19, 1990 | Universal | Drama | $49,561,818 | 4,143,964 |
| 75 | Tremors | Jan 19, 1990 | Universal | Comedy | $47,236,570 | 3,949,545 |
| 76 | Tales from the Darkside: The … | May 4, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Horror | $46,265,851 | 3,868,382 |
| 77 | Mo’ Better Blues | Aug 3, 1990 | Universal | Drama | $45,779,592 | 3,827,725 |
| 78 | Men At Work | Aug 24, 1990 | Triumph Releasing | Comedy | $45,774,015 | 3,827,258 |
| 79 | The Guardian | Apr 27, 1990 | Universal | Horror | $45,743,996 | 3,824,748 |
| 80 | Avalon | Oct 5, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $44,503,344 | 3,721,015 |
| 81 | I Love You to Death | Apr 6, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Black Comedy | $44,212,745 | 3,696,717 |
| 82 | Revenge | Feb 16, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $44,030,289 | 3,681,462 |
| 83 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Dec 19, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $43,737,079 | 3,656,946 |
| 84 | Death Warrant | Sep 14, 1990 | MGM | Action | $43,629,060 | 3,647,914 |
| 85 | Mr. Destiny | Oct 12, 1990 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $43,586,698 | 3,644,372 |
| 86 | Quick Change | Jul 13, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $43,249,157 | 3,616,150 |
| 87 | Spaced Invaders | Apr 27, 1990 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $42,511,848 | 3,554,502 |
| 88 | Fire Birds | May 24, 1990 | Walt Disney | Action | $41,832,937 | 3,497,737 |
| 89 | Back to the Future Part II | Nov 22, 1989 | Universal | Adventure | $41,443,854 | 3,465,205 |
| 90 | Wild at Heart | Aug 17, 1990 | Goldwyn Entertain… | Black Comedy | $41,264,834 | 3,450,236 |
| 91 | Lord of the Flies | Mar 16, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $39,145,562 | 3,273,040 |
| 92 | Crazy People | Apr 11, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $37,423,064 | 3,129,018 |
| 93 | Bad Influence | Mar 9, 1990 | Triumph Releasing | Thriller/Suspense | $35,783,762 | 2,991,953 |
| 94 | Nuovo cinema Paradiso | Feb 2, 1990 | Miramax | Drama | $33,967,398 | 2,840,083 |
| 95 | Graveyard Shift | Oct 26, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Horror | $32,815,981 | 2,743,811 |
| 96 | Pump Up the Volume | Aug 22, 1990 | New Line | Drama | $32,710,764 | 2,735,013 |
| 97 | Opportunity Knocks | Mar 30, 1990 | Universal | Comedy | $32,193,171 | 2,691,736 |
| 98 | Q & A | Apr 27, 1990 | Sony/TriStar | Thriller/Suspense | $31,762,019 | 2,655,687 |
| 99 | Henry & June | Oct 5, 1990 | Universal | Drama | $31,209,090 | 2,609,455 |
| 100 | Wild Orchid | Apr 27, 1990 | Triumph Releasing | Thriller/Suspense | $31,175,355 | 2,606,635 |
| 101 | Nuns on the Run | Mar 16, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $31,059,199 | 2,596,922 |
| 102 | Narrow Margin | Sep 21, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $30,816,093 | 2,576,596 |
| 103 | The Witches | Feb 16, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Horror | $29,363,084 | 2,455,107 |
| 104 | The Two Jakes | Aug 10, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $28,358,149 | 2,371,082 |
| 105 | My Left Foot: The Story of Ch… | Nov 10, 1989 | Miramax | Drama | $27,526,127 | 2,301,515 |
| 106 | Miami Blues | Apr 20, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Black Comedy | $27,361,447 | 2,287,746 |
| 107 | Reversal of Fortune | Oct 17, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $26,944,435 | 2,252,879 |
| 108 | National Lampoon’s Christmas … | Dec 1, 1989 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $26,731,110 | 2,235,042 |
| 109 | Havana | Dec 12, 1990 | Universal | Drama | $26,074,894 | 2,180,175 |
| 110 | Funny About Love | Sep 21, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $23,037,944 | 1,926,249 |
| 111 | Nightbreed | Feb 16, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Horror | $22,672,986 | 1,895,734 |
| 112 | Ski Patrol | Jan 12, 1990 | Comedy | $22,672,986 | 1,895,734 | |
| 113 | Cry-Baby | Apr 6, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Romantic Comedy | $21,924,182 | 1,833,125 |
| 114 | Blue Steel | Mar 16, 1990 | MGM | Action | $21,827,587 | 1,825,049 |
| 115 | The Cook, The Thief, His Wife… | Apr 6, 1990 | Miramax | Drama | $20,995,171 | 1,755,449 |
| 116 | Enemies: A Love Story | Dec 13, 1989 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $20,876,767 | 1,745,549 |
| 117 | Alice | Dec 25, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Romantic Comedy | $20,778,791 | 1,737,357 |
| 118 | Almost An Angel | Dec 19, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $18,801,505 | 1,572,032 |
| 119 | Flashback | Feb 2, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $18,354,162 | 1,534,628 |
| 120 | Roger & Me | Dec 20, 1989 | Warner Bros. | Documentary | $17,972,899 | 1,502,750 |
| 121 | The Gods Must be Crazy II | Apr 13, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $17,830,728 | 1,490,863 |
| 122 | Delta Force 2 | Aug 24, 1990 | MGM | Action | $17,443,870 | 1,458,517 |
| 123 | Men Don’t Leave | Feb 2, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $17,146,497 | 1,433,653 |
| 124 | The Grifters | Dec 7, 1990 | Miramax | Thriller/Suspense | $16,977,906 | 1,419,557 |
| 125 | Night of the Living Dead | Oct 19, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Horror | $16,537,809 | 1,382,759 |
| 126 | Stanley & Iris | Feb 9, 1990 | MGM | Drama | $16,494,640 | 1,379,150 |
| 127 | Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw M… | Jan 12, 1990 | Horror | $16,147,666 | 1,350,139 | |
| 128 | Hardware | Sep 14, 1990 | Millimeter Films | Action | $16,012,232 | 1,338,815 |
| 129 | Henry V | Nov 8, 1989 | Goldwyn Entertain… | Drama | $15,963,210 | 1,334,716 |
| 130 | Harlem Nights | Nov 17, 1989 | Paramount Pictures | Comedy | $14,494,452 | 1,211,910 |
| 131 | The Handmaid\'s Tale | Mar 9, 1990 | Cinecom | Drama | $14,058,342 | 1,175,446 |
| 132 | Miller's Crossing | Sep 22, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Thriller/Suspense | $13,302,691 | 1,112,265 |
| 133 | Longtime Companion | May 11, 1990 | Goldwyn Entertain… | Drama | $13,065,175 | 1,092,405 |
| 134 | Graffiti Bridge | Nov 2, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $12,931,475 | 1,081,227 |
| 135 | Loose Cannons | Feb 9, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Comedy | $12,648,933 | 1,057,603 |
| 136 | Dark Angel | Sep 28, 1990 | Triumph Releasing | Action | $12,392,377 | 1,036,151 |
| 137 | Lambada | Mar 16, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $12,041,118 | 1,006,782 |
| 138 | Heart Condition | Feb 2, 1990 | New Line | Comedy | $11,719,077 | 979,855 |
| 139 | ¡Átame! | May 1, 1990 | Miramax | Black Comedy | $11,583,062 | 968,483 |
| 140 | Lisa | Apr 20, 1990 | MGM | Thriller/Suspense | $11,528,434 | 963,915 |
| 141 | Mountains of the Moon | Feb 23, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $11,369,916 | 950,661 |
| 142 | Short Time | May 4, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $11,366,668 | 950,390 |
| 143 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Oct 12, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Drama | $11,306,159 | 945,331 |
| 144 | A Shock to the System | Mar 23, 1990 | Corsair | Black Comedy | $9,684,358 | 809,728 |
| 145 | The Lemon Sisters | Aug 31, 1990 | Miramax | $9,635,376 | 805,633 | |
| 146 | Blaze | Dec 13, 1989 | Walt Disney | Drama | $8,940,871 | 747,564 |
| 147 | Koneko monogatari | Aug 25, 1989 | Sony Pictures | Adventure | $8,875,862 | 742,128 |
| 148 | Metropolitan | Aug 3, 1990 | Comedy | $8,263,498 | 690,927 | |
| 149 | After Dark, My Sweet | Aug 24, 1990 | Drama | $7,590,955 | 634,695 | |
| 150 | Desperate Hours | Oct 5, 1990 | MGM | Thriller/Suspense | $7,438,522 | 621,950 |
| 151 | Impulse | Apr 6, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Thriller/Suspense | $7,174,662 | 599,888 |
| 152 | King of New York | Sep 28, 1990 | New Line | Action | $6,773,129 | 566,315 |
| 153 | Blind Fury | Mar 16, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Action | $6,647,799 | 555,836 |
| 154 | White Hunter, Black Heart | Jan 1, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $6,572,683 | 549,555 |
| 155 | The Nasty Girl | Oct 26, 1990 | Miramax | Drama | $6,466,248 | 540,656 |
| 156 | Texasville | Sep 28, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $6,428,304 | 537,483 |
| 157 | Vincent & Theo | Jan 1, 1990 | Drama | $6,323,705 | 528,737 | |
| 158 | Def by Temptation | May 11, 1990 | Shapiro | Horror | $6,287,726 | 525,729 |
| 159 | Downtown | Jan 12, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Comedy | $6,250,619 | 522,627 |
| 160 | The Sheltering Sky | Jan 1, 1990 | Adventure | $5,881,044 | 491,726 | |
| 161 | The Krays | Nov 9, 1990 | Miramax | $5,769,034 | 482,360 | |
| 162 | Yume | Aug 24, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $5,563,971 | 465,214 |
| 163 | State of Grace | Sep 14, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Drama | $5,417,546 | 452,972 |
| 164 | Camille Claudel | Dec 21, 1989 | Orion Classics | Drama | $5,306,445 | 443,682 |
| 165 | Tune in Tomorrow | Jan 1, 1990 | Comedy | $5,084,417 | 425,118 | |
| 166 | The Forbidden Dance | Mar 16, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $4,873,383 | 407,473 |
| 167 | Brain Dead | Jan 19, 1990 | Concorde | Horror | $4,613,825 | 385,771 |
| 168 | Mister Johnson | Jan 1, 1990 | $4,149,156 | 346,919 | ||
| 169 | Class of 1999 | May 11, 1990 | Taurus | Adventure | $3,968,195 | 331,788 |
| 170 | The Last of the Finest | Mar 9, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Action | $3,955,569 | 330,733 |
| 171 | Courage Mountain | Feb 16, 1990 | Drama | $3,949,662 | 330,239 | |
| 172 | Book of Love | Oct 31, 1990 | New Line | Comedy | $3,917,492 | 327,549 |
| 173 | Daddy's Dyin'… Who's Got the … | Jan 1, 1990 | Comedy | $3,893,314 | 325,527 | |
| 174 | The Fourth War | Mar 23, 1990 | Cannon | Drama | $3,701,048 | 309,452 |
| 175 | Everybody Wins | Jan 19, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $3,682,453 | 307,897 |
| 176 | Bloodfist II | Oct 12, 1990 | Concorde | Action | $3,662,603 | 306,237 |
| 177 | Vital Signs | Apr 13, 1990 | Drama | $3,470,681 | 290,190 | |
| 178 | Love at Large | Mar 9, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $3,441,462 | 287,747 |
| 179 | The Hot Spot | Oct 12, 1990 | Orion Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $3,418,386 | 285,818 |
| 180 | Don't Tell Her it's Me | Jan 1, 1990 | Comedy | $3,320,918 | 277,668 | |
| 181 | To Sleep With Anger | Oct 12, 1990 | Samuel Goldwyn Fi… | Drama | $3,290,800 | 275,150 |
| 182 | Where the Heart Is | Feb 23, 1990 | Walt Disney | Comedy | $3,135,886 | 262,197 |
| 183 | An Angel at My Table | Sep 20, 1990 | Fine Line | Drama | $2,988,974 | 249,914 |
| 184 | Hidden Agenda | Nov 21, 1990 | Hemdale | Drama | $2,812,731 | 235,178 |
| 185 | The Blood of Heroes | Feb 23, 1990 | New Line | Action | $2,500,519 | 209,073 |
| 186 | Come See The Paradise | Dec 23, 1990 | 20th Century Fox | Drama | $2,453,387 | 205,132 |
| 187 | Angel Town | Feb 23, 1990 | Taurus | $2,425,471 | 202,798 | |
| 188 | Streets | Jan 19, 1990 | Concorde | Action | $2,292,040 | 191,642 |
| 189 | Waiting for the Light | Nov 2, 1990 | Triumph Releasing | Comedy | $2,291,927 | 191,632 |
| 190 | Listen Up: Quincy Jones | Oct 5, 1990 | Warner Bros. | $2,170,680 | 181,495 | |
| 191 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | May 4, 1990 | $1,923,463 | 160,824 | ||
| 192 | The Return of Superfly | Jan 1, 1990 | $1,729,954 | 144,645 | ||
| 193 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial K… | Jan 5, 1990 | Horror | $1,728,642 | 144,535 | |
| 194 | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | Nov 23, 1990 | Miramax | Drama | $1,710,923 | 143,053 |
| 195 | The Haunting of Morella | Feb 9, 1990 | Concorde | Horror | $1,700,335 | 142,168 |
| 196 | Coupe De Ville | Mar 9, 1990 | Universal | Comedy | $1,678,053 | 140,305 |
| 197 | The Tall Guy | Sep 21, 1990 | Romantic Comedy | $1,445,403 | 120,853 | |
| 198 | Side Out | Mar 30, 1990 | Comedy | $1,275,355 | 106,635 | |
| 199 | Frankenstein Unbound | Jan 1, 1990 | Horror | $946,597 | 79,146 | |
| 200 | Awakenings | Dec 19, 1990 | Sony Pictures | Drama | $934,238 | 78,113 |
| 201 | Body Chemistry | Mar 9, 1990 | Sony/TriStar | Thriller/Suspense | $917,995 | 76,755 |
| 202 | Triumph of the Spirit | Dec 8, 1989 | Drama | $797,752 | 66,701 | |
| 203 | Chattahoochee | Apr 20, 1990 | Hemdale | Drama | $735,415 | 61,489 |
| 204 | Hamlet | Dec 19, 1990 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $629,895 | 52,666 |
| 205 | When Harry Met Sally… | Jul 14, 1989 | Columbia | Romantic Comedy | $532,331 | 44,509 |
| 206 | A Show of Force | May 11, 1990 | Paramount Pictures | Thriller/Suspense | $433,570 | 36,251 |
| 207 | Frankenhooker | Jun 1, 1990 | Shapiro | Comedy | $416,421 | 34,817 |
| 208 | The End of Innocence | Jan 1, 1990 | $325,924 | 27,251 | ||
| 209 | Torrents of Spring | Feb 9, 1990 | Millimeter Films | Drama | $316,705 | 26,480 |
| 210 | Life is Cheap… But Toilet Pap… | Jan 1, 1990 | $307,196 | 25,685 | ||
| 211 | Happy Together | May 4, 1990 | Romantic Comedy | $283,412 | 23,696 | |
| 212 | Why Me? | Jan 1, 1990 | Comedy | $238,066 | 19,905 | |
| 213 | Fools of Fortune | Jan 1, 1990 | Drama | $235,232 | 19,668 | |
| 214 | Far Out Man | May 11, 1990 | New Line | Comedy | $232,398 | 19,431 |
| 215 | Prisoners of the Sun | Jan 1, 1990 | $150,209 | 12,559 | ||
| 216 | The Spirit of '76 | Jan 1, 1990 | Comedy | $147,374 | 12,322 | |
| 217 | Zamri, umri, voskresni! | Dec 7, 1990 | International Fil… | Drama | $119,640 | 10,003 |
| 218 | Mister Frost | Jan 1, 1990 | $90,692 | 7,582 | ||
| 219 | Ghosts Can’t Do It | Jun 1, 1990 | Triumph Releasing | Comedy | $70,853 | 5,924 |
| 220 | Shaking the Tree | Jan 1, 1990 | $42,512 | 3,554 | ||
| 221 | Convicts | Jan 1, 1990 | $36,844 | 3,080 | ||
| 222 | Any Man’s Death | May 11, 1990 | Film Ventures Int… | Drama | $15,398 | 1,287 |
| 223 | Elliot Fauman, Ph.D | Mar 23, 1990 | Taurus | Romantic Comedy | $8,865 | 741 |
| 224 | Genuine Risk | Dec 7, 1990 | IRS Releasing | Thriller/Suspense | $8,219 | 687 |