Summer 1989

Title Opening Closing Gross Screens 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(May 24 - Aug 30)
1 Batman 06-22-89 12-14-89 251,185,407 40,489,746 2194 2201 16.12 114,123 Warner Bros.
2 Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade 05-24-89 02-01-90 197,035,089 37,245,902 2327 2327 18.90 84,673 Paramount
3 Lethal Weapon 2 07-07-89 12-14-89 147,210,819 20,388,800 1803 1830 13.85 80,443 Warner Bros.
4 Honey, I Shrunk The Kids 06-23-89 01-05-90 130,150,514 14,262,961 1371 1498 10.96 86,883 Buena Vista
5 Ghostbusters II 06-16-89 10-19-89 111,932,094 29,472,894 2410 2410 26.33 46,445 Columbia
6 Parenthood 08-02-89 01-05-90 95,565,783 10,506,450 1262 1399 10.99 68,310 Universal
7 Dead Poets' Society 06-02-89 01-05-90 94,544,861 9,102,459 8 1109 9.63 85,252 Buena Vista
8 When Harry Met Sally 07-12-89 01-13-90 92,247,887 8,846,522 41 1171 9.59 78,777 Columbia
9 Turner & Hooch 07-28-89 01-05-90 70,469,935 12,211,042 1877 1888 17.33 37,325 Buena Vista
10 Uncle Buck 08-16-89 01-05-90 63,914,578 8,794,501 1804 1835 13.76 34,831 Universal
11 Abyss, The 08-09-89 11-02-89 54,243,125 9,319,797 1533 1538 17.18 35,269 Fox
12 Star Trek V 06-09-89 11-23-89 52,206,498 17,375,648 2202 2202 33.28 23,709 Paramount
13 Karate Kid III 06-30-89 09-28-89 38,793,278 10,400,000 1560 1569 26.81 24,725 Columbia
14 License to Kill 07-14-89 09-07-89 33,197,509 8,774,776 1575 1587 26.43 20,918 UA
15 Weekend at Bernie's 07-05-89 10-19-89 29,433,521 4,506,086 1134 1139 15.31 25,842 Fox
16 Peter Pan 07-14-89 11-09-89 29,341,498 5,611,785 1475 1533 19.13 19,140 Buena Vista
17 Do The Right Thing 06-30-89 11-02-89 26,004,026 3,563,535 353 534 13.70 48,697 Universal
18 sex, lies, and videotape 08-04-89 03-08-90 24,681,553 3,416,823 4 534 13.84 46,220 Miramax
19 Lock Up 08-04-89 10-19-89 21,717,616 6,025,520 1382 1384 27.74 15,692 TriStar
20 Nightmare on Elm Street 5 08-11-89 11-02-89 21,584,039 8,115,176 1902 1902 37.60 11,348 New Line
21 Casualties of War 08-18-89 10-19-89 18,468,714 5,201,261 1487 1487 28.16 12,420 Columbia
22 No Holds Barred 06-02-89 08-10-89 16,093,651 4,957,052 1318 1327 30.80 12,128 New Line
23 Friday the 13th Part 8 07-28-89 10-19-89 14,335,525 6,251,310 1683 1683 43.61 8,518 Paramount
24 Great Balls of Fire 06-30-89 08-31-89 13,691,550 3,807,986 1417 1417 27.81 9,662 Orion
25 Pink Cadillac 05-26-89 07-07-89 12,080,458 4,372,379 1993 1993 36.19 6,061 Warner Bros.
26 Young Einstein 08-04-89 09-07-89 10,357,223 3,094,581 1217 1217 29.88 8,510 Warner Bros.
27 Package, The 08-25-89 11-23-89 10,276,500 1,851,673 323 460 18.02 22,340 Orion
28 Renegades 06-02-89 07-13-89 8,244,915 3,075,030 1627 1627 37.30 5,068 Universal
29 Cheetah 08-18-89 10-12-89 7,882,250 2,636,118 1310 1321 33.44 5,967 Buena Vista
30 Relentless 08-30-89 10-26-89 * 6,985,999 2,838,177 835 836 40.63 8,356 New Line

SOURCE : Variety, EDI