Spring 1990

Title Opening Closing Gross Screens 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(Feb 16 - May 11)
1 Pretty Woman 03-23-90 11-08-90 178,088,702 11,280,591 1325 1811 6.33 98,337 Buena Vista
2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 03-30-90 10-04-90 133,145,682 25,398,367 2006 2377 19.08 56,014 New Line
3 Hunt For Red October, The 03-02-90 09-20-90 120,617,004 17,161,835 1225 1817 14.23 66,383 Paramount
4 Joe Versus The Volcano 03-09-90 07-12-90 39,381,963 9,252,232 1802 1802 23.49 21,855 Warner Bros.
5 House Party 03-09-90 09-07-90 26,385,627 4,611,024 520 700 17.48 37,694 New Line
6 Ernest Goes To Jail 04-06-90 09-07-90 25,029,569 6,143,372 1943 1956 24.54 12,796 Buena Vista
7 First Power, The 04-06-90 06-07-90 21,365,321 5,677,715 1332 1336 26.57 15,992 Orion
8 Madhouse 02-16-90 05-10-90 20,438,179 5,270,708 1552 1555 25.79 13,144 Orion
9 Tales From The Darkside 05-04-90 07-05-90 16,305,883 5,028,096 1535 1535 30.84 10,623 Paramount
10 Guardian, The 04-27-90 06-21-90 16,140,440 5,565,620 1684 1736 34.48 9,297 Universal
11 I Love You To Death 04-06-90 06-14-90 15,600,149 4,014,640 1072 1095 25.73 14,247 TriStar
12 Revenge 02-16-90 04-12-90 15,535,771 6,103,217 1379 1382 39.28 11,242 Columbia
13 Spaced Invaders 04-27-90 09-06-90 15,369,573 4,474,336 1821 1845 29.11 8,330 Buena Vista
14 Lord of the Flies 03-16-90 05-31-90 13,812,230 4,410,457 888 919 31.93 15,030 Columbia
15 Crazy People 04-11-90 06-28-90 13,204,459 3,357,800 1389 1389 25.43 9,506 Paramount
16 Bad Influence 03-09-90 05-24-90 12,626,043 3,822,019 1298 1300 30.27 9,712 Triumph
17 Wild Orchid 04-27-90 08-02-90 10,976,117 2,622,637 819 822 23.89 13,353 Triumph
18 Q & A 04-27-90 06-14-90 10,738,946 2,816,605 912 923 26.23 11,635 TriStar
19 Opportunity Knocks 03-30-90 05-31-90 10,525,505 3,512,625 1275 1275 33.37 8,255 Universal
20 Witches, The 02-16-90 12-13-90 10,360,553 2,221,402 879 879 21.44 11,787 Warner Bros.
21 Nuns on the Run 03-16-90 05-24-90 9,978,475 2,148,055 76 702 21.53 14,214 Fox
22 Miami Blues 04-20-90 06-28-90 9,654,290 3,002,997 832 833 31.11 11,590 Orion
23 Nightbreed 02-16-90 03-29-90 8,871,183 3,674,556 1488 1488 41.42 5,962 Fox
24 Cry-Baby 04-06-90 05-31-90 7,735,790 3,004,905 1229 1236 38.84 6,259 Universal
25 Blue Steel 03-16-90 04-19-90 7,701,707 2,895,744 1307 1307 37.60 5,893 MGM
26 Cook, the Thief, His Wife, & Lover 04-06-90 09-20-90 7,407,995 649,205 16 239 8.76 30,996 Miramax
27 Gods Must Be Crazy II, The 04-13-90 06-21-90 5,938,663 1,180,083 321 323 19.87 18,386 Columbia
28 Handmaid's Tale 03-09-90 08-09-90 4,960,385 738,578 117 177 14.89 28,025 Cinecom
29 Longtime Companion 05-11-90 09-06-90 4,609,953 652,879 2 95 14.16 48,526 Goldwyn
30 Lambada 03-16-90 04-19-90 4,248,622 2,031,181 1117 1117 47.81 3,804 Warner Bros.

SOURCE : Variety, EDI