Domestic 1990 Weekend 33
August 17-19, 1990
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Exorcist III | $9,312,219 | - | 1,288 | - | $7,229 | $9,312,219 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 2 | Ghost | $8,364,565 | -11.5% | 1,766 | - | $4,736 | $99,166,346 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | Flatliners | $7,056,904 | -29.7% | 1,424 | +105 | $4,955 | $23,059,421 | 2 | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | - | My Blue Heaven | $6,207,092 | - | 1,859 | - | $3,338 | $6,207,092 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 4 | Presumed Innocent | $6,101,374 | -22.8% | 1,423 | -28 | $4,287 | $51,858,747 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Air America | $4,735,980 | -41.3% | 1,902 | - | $2,490 | $16,956,330 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | - | Taking Care of Business | $3,620,054 | - | 1,074 | - | $3,370 | $3,620,054 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Problem Child | $3,312,800 | -31.7% | 1,640 | -129 | $2,020 | $37,205,420 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | Young Guns II | $3,118,748 | -33.8% | 1,461 | -309 | $2,134 | $27,330,250 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | - | Wild at Heart | $2,913,764 | - | 532 | - | $5,477 | $2,913,764 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 11 | 9 | Die Hard 2 | $2,149,899 | -30.2% | 1,234 | -457 | $1,742 | $104,930,383 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 8 | Arachnophobia | $1,842,429 | -48.9% | 1,377 | -446 | $1,338 | $45,053,945 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 7 | The Two Jakes | $1,800,304 | -51.7% | 1,206 | - | $1,492 | $7,226,950 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 10 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | $1,507,802 | -42.4% | 1,324 | -234 | $1,138 | $12,563,879 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | 11 | Mo' Better Blues | $1,450,820 | -40.5% | 482 | -90 | $3,010 | $11,096,560 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 13 | The Jungle Book 1990 Re-release | $1,306,499 | -31.4% | 1,082 | -164 | $1,207 | $37,969,769 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 12 | The Freshman | $1,185,840 | -42.5% | 648 | -306 | $1,830 | $16,352,040 | 5 | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | 16 | Total Recall | $602,700 | -28.9% | 588 | -133 | $1,025 | $115,105,635 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 17 | Back to the Future Part III | $457,215 | -17.5% | 489 | -29 | $935 | $82,990,725 | 13 | Universal Pictures |
