Fall 1989

Title Opening Closing Gross Screens 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(Sep 8 - Nov 10)
1 Look Who's Talking 10-13-89 05-17-90 138,054,925 12,107,784 1208 1651 8.77 83,619 TriStar
2 Sea Of Love 09-15-89 01-05-90 56,630,705 10,017,840 1246 1439 17.69 39,354 Universal
3 Black Rain 09-22-89 02-08-90 45,892,212 9,677,102 1610 1760 21.09 26,075 Paramount
4 Bear, The 10-25-89 01-18-90 29,564,471 3,676,530 858 1056 12.44 27,997 TriStar
5 Dad 10-27-89 01-05-90 19,738,015 4,504,020 107 1188 22.82 16,614 Universal
6 Innocent Man, An 10-06-89 01-05-90 19,397,847 5,700,000 1561 1561 29.38 12,427 Buena Vista
7 Fabulous Baker Boys 10-13-89 03-22-90 18,121,297 3,313,815 858 860 18.29 21,071 Fox
8 Crimes and Misdemeanors 10-13-89 03-22-90 18,001,168 2,644,424 66 525 14.69 34,288 Orion
9 Shocker 10-27-89 12-21-89 15,549,707 4,510,990 1783 1795 29.01 8,663 Universal
10 Next of Kin 10-20-89 11-30-89 15,362,628 4,805,516 1358 1358 31.28 11,313 Warner Bros.
11 Kickboxer 09-08-89 12-07-89 14,533,681 4,134,098 973 973 28.44 14,937 Cannon
12 My Left Foot 11-10-89 05-24-90 14,041,353 907,637 2 397 6.46 35,369 Miramax
13 Halloween 5 10-13-89 11-16-89 11,642,254 5,093,428 1483 1495 43.75 7,787 Galaxy
14 Gross Anatomy 10-20-89 01-05-90 11,346,186 2,830,387 853 1080 24.95 10,506 Buena Vista
15 Henry V 11-08-89 08-16-90 10,161,099 340,071 3 134 3.35 75,829 Goldwyn
16 Johnny Handsome 09-29-89 10-26-89 6,622,465 2,437,642 812 813 36.81 8,146 TriStar
17 Immediate Family 10-27-89 12-14-89 5,841,286 1,675,344 836 836 28.68 6,987 Columbia
18 Second Sight 11-03-89 11-30-89 5,315,874 2,156,742 815 815 40.57 6,523 Warner Bros.
19 Drugstore Cowboy 10-06-89 05-10-90 4,457,027 373,954 1 87 8.39 51,230 Avenue
20 Staying Together 11-10-89 11-30-89 4,084,213 2,020,777 1045 1045 49.48 3,908 Hemdale
21 Phantom of the Opera, The 11-03-89 11-23-89 3,953,745 2,015,440 1468 1468 50.98 2,693 21st Century
22 Worth Winning 10-27-89 11-16-89 3,621,762 1,492,610 1260 1260 41.21 2,874 Fox
23 Fat Man and Little Boy 10-20-89 12-07-89 3,560,942 1,476,994 843 843 41.48 4,224 Paramount
24 In Country 09-15-89 11-02-89 3,531,971 1,369,762 4 606 38.78 5,828 Warner Bros.
25 Dry White Season 09-20-89 11-16-89 3,282,890 962,333 17 316 29.31 10,389 MGM/UA
26 Old Gringo 10-06-89 11-02-89 2,589,463 1,151,749 237 237 44.48 10,926 Columbia
27 Breaking In 10-13-89 11-16-89 1,811,086 679,200 400 400 37.50 4,528 Goldwyn
28 Welcome Home 09-29-89 10-26-89 913,781 442,240 192 202 48.40 4,524 Columbia

SOURCE : Variety, EDI