The Numbers - Movies Released in 1990
This list shows all films released in 1990, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
See also:
Top 1990 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1990 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1990 -
Most Popular 1990
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production
Budget | Domestic
Box Office
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
January, 1990 |
| January 1 |
Brain Dead |
Horror |
|
$1,627,955 |
|
|
The Comfort of Strangers |
|
|
$1,244,000 |
|
|
Convicts |
|
|
$13,000 |
|
|
Daddy's Dyin'… Who's Got the Will? |
|
|
$1,373,728 |
|
|
Def by Temptation |
Horror |
|
$2,218,579 |
|
|
Don't Tell Her it's Me |
|
|
$1,171,762 |
|
|
The End of Innocence |
|
|
$115,000 |
|
|
Fools of Fortune |
Drama |
|
$83,000 |
|
|
Frankenstein Unbound |
|
|
$334,000 |
|
|
Life is Cheap… But Toilet Paper is Expensive |
|
|
$108,392 |
|
|
Mister Frost |
|
|
$32,000 |
|
|
Mister Johnson |
|
|
$1,464,000 |
|
|
Prisoners of the Sun |
|
|
$53,000 |
|
|
The Return of Superfly |
|
|
$610,402 |
|
|
Shaking the Tree |
|
|
$15,000 |
|
|
The Sheltering Sky |
|
|
$2,075,084 |
|
|
The Spirit of '76 |
|
|
$52,000 |
|
|
Tune in Tomorrow |
|
|
$1,794,000 |
|
|
Vincent & Theo |
|
|
$2,231,274 |
|
|
White Hunter, Black Heart |
Adventure |
|
$2,319,124 |
|
|
Why Me? |
|
|
$84,000 |
|
| |
| January 5 |
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer |
|
|
$609,939 |
|
| |
| January 12 |
Downtown |
|
|
$2,205,486 |
|
|
Internal Affairs |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$27,661,878 |
|
|
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III |
Horror |
|
$5,697,588 |
|
|
Ski Patrol |
|
|
$8,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 16 |
Nuovo cinema Paradiso |
Drama |
|
$11,985,152 |
|
| |
| January 19 |
Everybody Wins |
|
|
$1,299,327 |
|
|
Streets |
Action |
|
$808,730 |
|
|
Tremors |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
$16,667,084 |
|
February, 1990 |
| February 2 |
Flashback |
Action |
|
$6,476,134 |
|
|
Heart Condition |
Comedy |
|
$4,134,992 |
|
|
Men Don't Leave |
Drama |
|
$6,050,018 |
|
|
Stella |
Drama |
|
$20,062,347 |
|
| |
| February 9 |
Hard To Kill |
Action |
|
$47,381,386 |
|
|
The Haunting of Morella |
Horror |
|
$599,951 |
|
|
Loose Cannons |
Comedy |
|
$4,463,085 |
|
|
Stanley & Iris |
Drama |
|
$5,820,015 |
|
|
Torrents of Spring |
Drama |
|
$111,747 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
Courage Mountain |
|
|
$1,393,610 |
|
|
Madhouse |
Comedy |
|
$20,438,179 |
|
|
Nightbreed |
Horror |
|
$8,000,000 |
|
|
Revenge |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$15,535,771 |
|
|
The Witches |
Horror |
|
$10,360,553 |
|
| |
| February 23 |
The Blood of Heroes |
Action |
$7,700,000 |
$882,290 |
|
|
Mountains of the Moon |
Adventure |
|
$4,011,793 |
|
|
Rockula |
Musical |
|
$0 |
|
|
Where the Heart Is |
Comedy |
|
$1,106,475 |
|
March, 1990 |
| March 2 |
The Hunt for Red October |
Thriller/Suspense |
$30,000,000 |
$120,709,866 |
|
| |
| March 9 |
Bad Influence |
Drama |
|
$12,626,043 |
|
|
Body Chemistry |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$323,908 |
|
|
Coupe De Ville |
Comedy |
|
$592,089 |
|
|
The Handmaid's Tale |
Drama |
|
$4,960,385 |
|
|
House Party |
Comedy |
|
$26,385,627 |
|
|
Joe Versus the Volcano |
Comedy |
|
$39,381,963 |
|
|
The Last of the Finest |
Action |
|
$1,395,694 |
|
|
Love at Large |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$1,214,295 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
Blind Fury |
Action |
|
$2,345,628 |
|
|
Blue Steel |
Action |
|
$7,701,707 |
|
|
The Forbidden Dance |
Drama |
|
$1,719,538 |
|
|
Lambada |
Drama |
|
$4,248,622 |
|
|
Lord of the Flies |
Adventure |
|
$13,812,230 |
|
|
Nuns on the Run |
Comedy |
|
$10,959,015 |
|
| |
| March 21 |
The Ambulance |
|
|
$0 |
|
| |
| March 23 |
The Fourth War |
Drama |
|
$1,232,285 |
|
|
Pretty Woman |
Romantic Comedy |
$14,000,000 |
$178,406,268 |
|
|
A Shock to the System |
Comedy |
|
$3,417,056 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Opportunity Knocks |
Comedy |
|
$11,359,129 |
|
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Adventure |
$13,500,000 |
$135,265,915 |
|
April, 1990 |
| April 6 |
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover |
|
|
$7,407,995 |
|
|
Cry-Baby |
Comedy |
|
$7,735,790 |
|
|
Ernest Goes to Jail |
Comedy |
|
$25,029,569 |
|
|
The First Power |
Horror |
|
$21,365,321 |
|
|
I Love You to Death |
Comedy |
|
$15,600,149 |
|
|
Impulse |
|
|
$2,531,528 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Crazy People |
Comedy |
|
$13,204,459 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
The Gods Must be Crazy II |
Comedy |
|
$6,291,444 |
|
|
Vital Signs |
|
|
$1,224,605 |
|
| |
| April 18 |
Marked for Death |
Action |
|
$43,224,499 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
Chattahoochee |
Drama |
|
$259,486 |
|
|
Lisa |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$4,067,725 |
|
|
Miami Blues |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$9,654,290 |
|
| |
| April 27 |
The Guardian |
Horror |
|
$16,140,440 |
|
|
Q & A |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$11,207,000 |
|
|
Spaced Invaders |
Adventure |
$3,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
|
|
Wild Orchid |
Drama |
|
$11,000,000 |
|
May, 1990 |
| May 1 |
¡Átame! |
Drama |
|
$4,087,000 |
|
| |
| May 4 |
Happy Together |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$100,000 |
|
|
Last Exit to Brooklyn |
|
|
$678,680 |
|
|
Short Time |
Comedy |
|
$4,010,647 |
|
|
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie |
Horror |
|
$16,324,573 |
|
| |
| May 11 |
Class of 1999 |
Adventure |
|
$1,400,149 |
|
|
Far Out Man |
|
|
$82,000 |
|
|
Longtime Companion |
|
|
$4,609,953 |
|
|
A Show of Force |
|
|
$145,075 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
Bird on a Wire |
Action |
|
$70,978,012 |
|
|
Cadillac Man |
Comedy |
|
$27,257,086 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
Back to the Future Part III |
Adventure |
$40,000,000 |
$88,055,283 |
|
|
Fire Birds |
Action |
|
$14,760,451 |
|
June, 1990 |
| June 1 |
Total Recall |
Action |
$65,000,000 |
$119,394,839 |
|
| |
| June 8 |
Another 48 Hrs. |
Action |
|
$80,047,413 |
|
| |
| June 15 |
Dick Tracy |
Action |
$47,000,000 |
$103,738,726 |
|
|
Gremlins 2: The New Batch |
Comedy |
$50,000,000 |
$41,476,097 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
Betsy's Wedding |
Comedy |
|
$19,740,070 |
|
|
RoboCop 2 |
Action |
|
$45,681,173 |
|
| |
| June 27 |
Days of Thunder |
Action |
$60,000,000 |
$82,670,733 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
Ghost Dad |
Comedy |
|
$23,007,150 |
|
July, 1990 |
| July 3 |
Die Hard 2 |
Action |
$70,000,000 |
$117,323,878 |
|
| |
| July 6 |
Jetsons: The Movie |
Adventure |
|
$19,543,985 |
|
| |
| July 11 |
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane |
Comedy |
$49,000,000 |
$20,423,389 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
Ghost |
Drama |
$22,000,000 |
$217,631,306 |
|
|
Quick Change |
Comedy |
|
$15,260,154 |
|
| |
| July 18 |
Arachnophobia |
Thriller/Suspense |
$31,000,000 |
$53,208,180 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
The Freshman |
Comedy |
|
$21,289,527 |
|
|
Navy SEALs |
Action |
|
$24,824,126 |
|
| |
| July 27 |
Presumed Innocent |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$86,303,188 |
|
|
Problem Child |
Comedy |
|
$53,470,891 |
|
August, 1990 |
| August 1 |
Young Guns II |
Western |
|
$44,143,410 |
|
| |
| August 3 |
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp |
Adventure |
|
$18,075,331 |
|
|
Metropolitan |
Comedy |
$430,000 |
$2,938,000 |
|
|
Mo' Better Blues |
Drama |
$10,000,000 |
$16,153,000 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
Air America |
Action |
|
$30,506,847 |
|
|
Flatliners |
Thriller/Suspense |
$26,000,000 |
$61,308,153 |
|
|
The Two Jakes |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$10,005,969 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
The Exorcist III |
Horror |
|
$25,011,739 |
|
|
My Blue Heaven |
Comedy |
|
$23,591,472 |
|
|
Taking Care of Business |
Comedy |
|
$20,005,435 |
|
|
Wild at Heart |
Comedy |
|
$14,560,000 |
|
| |
| August 22 |
Pump Up the Volume |
Drama |
|
$11,541,758 |
|
| |
| August 24 |
After Dark, My Sweet |
|
|
$2,678,414 |
|
|
Darkman |
Action |
|
$32,942,739 |
|
|
Delta Force 2 |
Action |
|
$6,154,944 |
|
|
Men At Work |
Comedy |
|
$16,151,032 |
|
|
The Two Worlds Of Jennie Logan |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|
Yume |
Drama |
|
$1,963,207 |
|
| |
| August 27 |
Ben |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
The Lemon Sisters |
|
|
$3,399,773 |
|
September, 1990 |
| September 12 |
Postcards from the Edge |
Comedy |
|
$37,963,281 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
Death Warrant |
Action |
|
$15,394,200 |
|
|
Hardware |
Action |
|
$5,649,801 |
|
|
State of Grace |
Drama |
|
$1,911,542 |
|
| |
| September 19 |
Goodfellas |
Drama |
$25,000,000 |
$46,743,809 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
An Angel at My Table |
Drama |
|
$1,054,638 |
|
| |
| September 21 |
Funny About Love |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$8,128,773 |
|
|
Narrow Margin |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$10,873,237 |
|
|
The Tall Guy |
|
|
$510,000 |
|
| |
| September 22 |
Miller's Crossing |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$4,693,759 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Dark Angel |
Action |
$7,000,000 |
$4,372,561 |
|
|
King of New York |
Action |
|
$2,389,850 |
|
|
Pacific Heights |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$29,381,956 |
|
|
Texasville |
Drama |
|
$2,268,181 |
|
October, 1990 |
| October 5 |
Avalon |
Drama |
|
$15,702,685 |
|
|
Desperate Hours |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$2,624,629 |
|
|
Henry & June |
Drama |
|
$11,011,903 |
|
|
Listen Up: Quincy Jones |
|
|
$765,909 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
The Hot Spot |
|
|
$1,206,153 |
|
|
Memphis Belle |
Action |
|
$27,385,582 |
|
|
Mr. Destiny |
Comedy |
|
$15,379,253 |
|
|
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael |
Drama |
|
$3,989,297 |
|
| |
| October 17 |
Reversal of Fortune |
Drama |
|
$15,445,131 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
Night Angel |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Night of the Living Dead |
Horror |
$4,200,000 |
$5,835,247 |
|
|
Quigley Down Under |
Western |
$20,000,000 |
$21,413,105 |
|
|
White Palace |
Drama |
|
$17,487,531 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
Graveyard Shift |
Horror |
|
$11,578,883 |
|
|
The Nasty Girl |
|
|
$2,281,569 |
|
|
Sibling Rivalry |
Comedy |
|
$17,854,933 |
|
| |
| October 31 |
Book of Love |
Comedy |
|
$1,382,259 |
|
November, 1990 |
| November 2 |
China Cry: A True Story |
Drama |
|
$3,254,801 |
|
|
Graffiti Bridge |
Drama |
|
$4,562,778 |
|
|
Jacob's Ladder |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$25,965,144 |
|
|
Waiting for the Light |
Comedy |
|
$808,690 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
Child's Play 2 |
Horror |
$13,000,000 |
$26,904,572 |
|
|
Dances with Wolves |
Western |
$19,000,000 |
$184,208,842 |
|
|
The Krays |
|
|
$2,035,562 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Eating |
Comedy |
|
$446,018 |
|
|
Home Alone |
Comedy |
$15,000,000 |
$285,761,243 |
|
|
The Rescuers Down Under |
Adventure |
|
$27,931,461 |
|
|
Rocky V |
Action |
|
$40,946,358 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
3 Men and a Little Lady |
Comedy |
|
$71,609,321 |
|
|
Hidden Agenda |
|
|
$992,452 |
|
|
Predator 2 |
Action |
$35,000,000 |
$28,317,513 |
|
| |
| November 23 |
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge |
Drama |
|
$7,698,000 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
Misery |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$61,158,960 |
|
December, 1990 |
| December 7 |
Edward Scissorhands |
Comedy |
$20,000,000 |
$53,976,987 |
|
|
The Grifters |
Drama |
|
$12,850,000 |
|
|
The Rookie |
Comedy |
|
$21,633,874 |
|
| |
| December 12 |
Havana |
Drama |
|
$9,200,339 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Look Who's Talking Too |
Comedy |
|
$46,614,448 |
|
|
Mermaids |
Comedy |
|
$35,140,500 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
The Russia House |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$22,998,000 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
Almost An Angel |
Comedy |
|
$6,633,976 |
|
|
Awakenings |
Drama |
|
$51,636,504 |
|
|
The Bonfire of the Vanities |
Comedy |
|
$15,432,314 |
|
|
Hamlet |
Drama |
|
$20,710,451 |
|
| |
| December 21 |
Kindergarten Cop |
Comedy |
$26,000,000 |
$91,457,688 |
|
|
The Long Walk Home |
Drama |
|
$13,798,030 |
|
| |
| December 23 |
Come See The Paradise |
|
|
$865,660 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Alice |
Drama |
|
$7,331,647 |
|
|
The Godfather: Part III |
Drama |
$54,000,000 |
$66,520,529 |
|
|
Green Card |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$29,804,169 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Across the Tracks |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|
Ain't No Way Back |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
|
Angel Town |
|
|
$855,810 |
|
|
Basket Case 2 |
Black Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
|
The Boneyard |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
|
Bullseye |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
|
Cold Dog Soup |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
|
The Color of Evening |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Deceptions |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$0 |
|
|
Echoes That Remain |
Documentary |
|
$0 |
|
|
Fire, Ice & Dynamite |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
A Gnome Named Gnorm |
Adventure |
|
$0 |
|
|
Going Under |
Drama |
$500,000 |
$0 |
|
|
Luther the Geek |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
|
Maniac Cop 2 |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
|
Mindwalk |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Side Out |
Comedy |
|
$450,000 |
|
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