| Rank | Release Group
| Worldwide | Domestic | % | Foreign | % |
|---|
| 1 | Batman | $401,188,924 | $251,188,924 | 62.6% | $150,000,000 | 37.4% |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $197,171,806 | $197,171,806 | 100% | - | - |
| 3 | Dead Poets Society | $175,448,322 | $95,860,116 | 54.6% | $79,586,696 | 45.4% |
| 4 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $147,253,986 | $147,253,986 | 100% | - | - |
| 5 | Look Who's Talking | $140,088,813 | $140,088,813 | 100% | - | - |
| 6 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $130,724,172 | $130,724,172 | 100% | - | - |
| 7 | Back to the Future Part II | $118,911,489 | $118,811,197 | 99.9% | $99,328 | <0.1% |
| 8 | Ghostbusters II | $112,495,514 | $112,494,738 | 100% | - | - |
| 9 | Driving Miss Daisy | $106,593,296 | $106,593,296 | 100% | - | - |
| 10 | Parenthood | $100,047,830 | $100,047,830 | 100% | - | - |
| 11 | When Harry Met Sally... | $92,824,274 | $92,823,546 | 100% | - | - |
| 12 | The War of the Roses | $86,888,546 | $86,888,546 | 100% | - | - |
| 13 | The Little Mermaid | $84,356,013 | $84,355,863 | 100% | - | - |
| 14 | Steel Magnolias | $83,759,091 | $83,759,091 | 100% | - | - |
| 15 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | $71,321,010 | $71,319,526 | 100% | $325 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Turner & Hooch | $71,079,915 | $71,079,915 | 100% | - | - |
| 17 | Born on the Fourth of July | $70,001,698 | $70,001,698 | 100% | - | - |
| 18 | Uncle Buck | $66,758,538 | $66,758,538 | 100% | - | - |
| 19 | Field of Dreams | $64,532,366 | $64,532,235 | 100% | - | - |
| 20 | Tango & Cash | $63,408,614 | $63,408,614 | 100% | - | - |
| 21 | Harlem Nights | $60,864,870 | $60,864,870 | 100% | - | - |
| 22 | Sea of Love | $58,571,513 | $58,571,513 | 100% | - | - |
| 23 | Pet Sematary | $57,469,467 | $57,469,467 | 100% | - | - |
| 24 | The Abyss | $54,222,310 | $54,222,310 | 100% | - | - |
| 25 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | $52,210,049 | $52,210,049 | 100% | - | - |
| 26 | Major League | $49,797,148 | $49,797,148 | 100% | - | - |
| 27 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | $46,908,987 | $46,908,987 | 100% | - | - |
| 28 | Black Rain | $46,212,140 | $46,212,055 | 100% | - | - |
| 29 | Always | $43,858,790 | $43,858,790 | 100% | - | - |
| 30 | K-9 | $43,247,647 | $43,247,647 | 100% | - | - |
| 31 | Three Fugitives | $40,586,886 | $40,586,886 | 100% | - | - |
| 32 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | $40,486,714 | $40,485,039 | 100% | - | - |
| 33 | The Karate Kid Part III | $38,956,288 | $38,956,288 | 100% | - | - |
| 34 | The 'Burbs | $36,602,268 | $36,601,993 | 100% | - | - |
| 35 | Fletch Lives | $35,150,960 | $35,150,960 | 100% | - | - |
| 36 | Licence to Kill | $34,667,388 | $34,667,015 | 100% | - | - |
| 37 | Lean on Me | $31,906,454 | $31,906,454 | 100% | - | - |
| 38 | The Bear | $31,753,898 | $31,753,898 | 100% | - | - |
| 39 | Weekend at Bernie's | $30,218,387 | $30,218,387 | 100% | - | - |
| 40 | Road House | $30,050,265 | $30,050,028 | 100% | - | - |
| 41 | Peter Pan 1989 Re-release | $29,445,131 | $29,445,131 | 100% | - | - |
| 42 | The Dream Team | $28,907,090 | $28,890,240 | 99.9% | $16,850 | <0.1% |
| 43 | Do the Right Thing | $27,546,968 | $27,545,445 | 100% | - | - |
| 44 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | $27,100,027 | $27,100,027 | 100% | - | - |
| 45 | Glory | $26,828,365 | $26,828,365 | 100% | - | - |
| 46 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | $24,742,089 | $24,741,667 | 100% | $422 | <0.1% |
| 47 | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | $22,168,359 | $22,168,359 | 100% | - | - |
| 48 | Dad | $22,103,037 | $22,103,037 | 100% | - | - |
| 49 | Lock Up | $22,099,847 | $22,099,847 | 100% | - | - |
| 50 | Cousins | $22,026,369 | $22,026,369 | 100% | - | - |
| 51 | The Rescuers 1989 Re-release | $21,215,869 | $21,215,869 | 100% | - | - |
| 52 | Say Anything | $20,781,987 | $20,781,385 | 100% | - | - |
| 53 | An Innocent Man | $20,047,604 | $20,047,604 | 100% | - | - |
| 54 | The Fly II | $20,021,322 | $20,021,322 | 100% | - | - |
| 55 | Skin Deep | $19,674,852 | $19,674,852 | 100% | - | - |
| 56 | Blaze | $19,131,246 | $19,131,246 | 100% | - | - |
| 57 | Her Alibi | $18,699,037 | $18,699,037 | 100% | - | - |
| 58 | Casualties of War | $18,671,317 | $18,671,317 | 100% | - | - |
| 59 | Prancer | $18,587,135 | $18,587,135 | 100% | - | - |
| 60 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | $18,428,904 | $18,428,904 | 100% | - | - |
| 61 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | $18,254,702 | $18,254,702 | 100% | - | - |
| 62 | Shocker | $16,554,699 | $16,554,699 | 100% | - | - |
| 63 | Chances Are | $16,278,590 | $16,278,590 | 100% | - | - |
| 64 | No Holds Barred | $16,093,651 | $16,093,651 | 100% | - | - |
| 65 | Next of Kin | $15,942,628 | $15,942,628 | 100% | - | - |
| 66 | Leviathan | $15,704,614 | $15,704,614 | 100% | - | - |
| 67 | She-Devil | $15,351,421 | $15,351,421 | 100% | - | - |
| 68 | My Left Foot | $14,743,391 | $14,743,391 | 100% | - | - |
| 69 | Kickboxer | $14,697,005 | $14,697,005 | 100% | - | - |
| 70 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | $14,343,976 | $14,343,976 | 100% | - | - |
| 71 | The Wizard | $14,278,900 | $14,278,900 | 100% | - | - |
| 72 | Great Balls of Fire! | $13,741,060 | $13,741,060 | 100% | - | - |
| 73 | Family Business | $12,195,695 | $12,195,695 | 100% | - | - |
| 74 | Pink Cadillac | $12,143,484 | $12,143,484 | 100% | - | - |
| 75 | She's Out of Control | $12,065,892 | $12,065,892 | 100% | - | - |
| 76 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | $11,642,254 | $11,642,254 | 100% | - | - |
| 77 | Gross Anatomy | $11,604,598 | $11,604,598 | 100% | - | - |
| 78 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | $11,567,217 | $11,567,217 | 100% | - | - |
| 79 | Young Einstein | $11,537,895 | $11,536,599 | 100% | - | - |
| 80 | Who's Harry Crumb? | $10,982,364 | $10,982,364 | 100% | - | - |
| 81 | New York Stories | $10,763,469 | $10,763,469 | 100% | - | - |
| 82 | The Package | $10,647,219 | $10,647,219 | 100% | - | - |
| 83 | We're No Angels | $10,555,348 | $10,555,348 | 100% | - | - |
| 84 | Cyborg | $10,166,459 | $10,166,459 | 100% | - | - |
| 85 | Henry V | $10,161,099 | $10,161,099 | 100% | - | - |
| 86 | Criminal Law | $9,974,446 | $9,974,446 | 100% | - | - |
| 87 | Tap | $9,114,702 | $9,114,702 | 100% | - | - |
| 88 | Renegades | $9,015,164 | $9,015,164 | 100% | - | - |
| 89 | Scandal | $8,800,000 | $8,800,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 90 | True Believer | $8,742,750 | $8,742,750 | 100% | - | - |
| 91 | Troop Beverly Hills | $8,508,843 | $8,508,843 | 100% | - | - |
| 92 | Cheetah | $8,153,677 | $8,153,677 | 100% | - | - |
| 93 | DeepStar Six | $8,143,225 | $8,143,225 | 100% | - | - |
| 94 | Dead Bang | $8,125,592 | $8,125,592 | 100% | - | - |
| 95 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | $8,083,123 | $8,083,123 | 100% | - | - |
| 96 | Dead Calm | $7,825,135 | $7,825,009 | 100% | - | - |
| 97 | Enemies, A Love Story | $7,754,571 | $7,754,571 | 100% | - | - |
| 98 | Disorganized Crime | $7,723,506 | $7,723,506 | 100% | - | - |
| 99 | Johnny Handsome | $7,237,794 | $7,237,794 | 100% | - | - |
| 100 | Lawrence of Arabia 1989 Re-release | $6,986,278 | $6,986,278 | 100% | - | - |
| 101 | Relentless | $6,985,999 | $6,985,999 | 100% | - | - |
| 102 | Shag | $6,957,975 | $6,957,975 | 100% | - | - |
| 103 | Roger & Me | $6,706,368 | $6,706,368 | 100% | - | - |
| 104 | Music Box | $6,263,883 | $6,263,883 | 100% | - | - |
| 105 | UHF | $6,157,157 | $6,157,157 | 100% | - | - |
| 106 | Shirley Valentine | $6,056,912 | $6,056,912 | 100% | - | - |
| 107 | Immediate Family | $5,932,613 | $5,932,613 | 100% | - | - |
| 108 | Millennium | $5,777,099 | $5,777,099 | 100% | - | - |
| 109 | Dream a Little Dream | $5,552,441 | $5,552,441 | 100% | - | - |
| 110 | Second Sight | $5,368,865 | $5,368,865 | 100% | - | - |
| 111 | Let It Ride | $4,973,285 | $4,973,285 | 100% | - | - |
| 112 | See You in the Morning | $4,795,009 | $4,795,009 | 100% | - | - |
| 113 | Drugstore Cowboy | $4,729,352 | $4,729,352 | 100% | - | - |
| 114 | The January Man | $4,611,062 | $4,611,062 | 100% | - | - |
| 115 | The Mighty Quinn | $4,557,214 | $4,557,214 | 100% | - | - |
| 116 | Staying Together | $4,348,025 | $4,348,025 | 100% | - | - |
| 117 | Listen to Me | $4,299,023 | $4,299,023 | 100% | - | - |
| 118 | Red Scorpion | $4,192,440 | $4,192,440 | 100% | - | - |
| 119 | Loverboy | $3,960,327 | $3,960,327 | 100% | - | - |
| 120 | The Phantom of the Opera | $3,953,745 | $3,953,745 | 100% | - | - |
| 121 | Earth Girls Are Easy | $3,916,303 | $3,916,303 | 100% | - | - |
| 122 | A Dry White Season | $3,766,879 | $3,766,879 | 100% | - | - |
| 123 | Worth Winning | $3,690,328 | $3,690,328 | 100% | - | - |
| 124 | Old Gringo | $3,574,256 | $3,574,256 | 100% | - | - |
| 125 | Fat Man and Little Boy | $3,563,162 | $3,563,162 | 100% | - | - |
| 126 | Physical Evidence | $3,560,932 | $3,560,932 | 100% | - | - |
| 127 | In Country | $3,531,971 | $3,531,971 | 100% | - | - |
| 128 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | $3,416,846 | $3,416,846 | 100% | - | - |
| 129 | Camille Claudel | $3,331,676 | $3,331,297 | 100% | - | - |
| 130 | Rude Awakening | $3,169,719 | $3,169,719 | 100% | - | - |
| 131 | Speed Zone | $3,077,361 | $3,077,361 | 100% | - | - |
| 132 | Fright Night Part 2 | $2,983,784 | $2,983,784 | 100% | - | - |
| 133 | 976-EVIL | $2,955,917 | $2,955,917 | 100% | - | - |
| 134 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $2,948,215 | $2,948,215 | 100% | - | - |
| 135 | Gleaming the Cube | $2,777,280 | $2,777,280 | 100% | - | - |
| 136 | Farewell to the King | $2,420,917 | $2,420,917 | 100% | - | - |
| 137 | Gone with the Wind 1989 Re-release | $2,403,316 | $2,403,316 | 100% | - | - |
| 138 | Chocolat | $2,317,091 | $2,317,091 | 100% | - | - |
| 139 | Sing | $2,260,616 | $2,260,616 | 100% | - | - |
| 140 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | $2,156,471 | $2,156,471 | 100% | - | - |
| 141 | Jacknife | $2,049,769 | $2,049,769 | 100% | - | - |
| 142 | Rooftops | $2,043,889 | $2,043,889 | 100% | - | - |
| 143 | Winter People | $2,023,282 | $2,023,282 | 100% | - | - |
| 144 | Erik the Viking | $1,932,642 | $1,932,642 | 100% | - | - |
| 145 | Communion | $1,919,653 | $1,919,653 | 100% | - | - |
| 146 | Breaking In | $1,877,618 | $1,877,618 | 100% | - | - |
| 147 | Cookie | $1,869,417 | $1,869,417 | 100% | - | - |
| 148 | Miss Firecracker | $1,852,655 | $1,852,655 | 100% | - | - |
| 149 | Bloodfist | $1,770,082 | $1,770,082 | 100% | - | - |
| 150 | House III: The Horror Show | $1,738,897 | $1,738,897 | 100% | - | - |
| 151 | Best of the Best | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 152 | How I Got Into College | $1,642,239 | $1,642,239 | 100% | - | - |
| 153 | Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy | $1,519,796 | $1,519,796 | 100% | - | - |
| 154 | The Simpsons: Family Portrait/Beat Dedication/Propagandance/Scaredy Cat!/Rarg/Knick Knack/Pencil Dance/Quinoscopio 2/Umbabarauma/Goodnight Norma... Goodnight Milton.../Tin Toy/25 Ways to Quit Smoking | $1,487,606 | $1,487,606 | 100% | - | - |
| 155 | True Love | $1,354,268 | $1,354,268 | 100% | - | - |
| 156 | The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey | $1,333,379 | $1,333,379 | 100% | - | - |
| 157 | Romero | $1,316,495 | $1,316,495 | 100% | - | - |
| 158 | Babar: The Movie | $1,305,187 | $1,305,187 | 100% | - | - |
| 159 | Apartment Zero | $1,267,578 | $1,267,578 | 100% | - | - |
| 160 | Little Vera | $1,262,598 | $1,262,598 | 100% | - | - |
| 161 | Queen of Hearts | $1,236,844 | $1,236,844 | 100% | - | - |
| 162 | High Hopes | $1,192,322 | $1,192,322 | 100% | - | - |
| 163 | Murmur of the Heart | $1,160,784 | $1,160,784 | 100% | - | - |
| 164 | Miracle Mile | $1,145,578 | $1,145,404 | 100% | - | - |
| 165 | Valmont | $1,132,112 | $1,132,112 | 100% | - | - |
| 166 | Heathers | $1,109,471 | $1,108,462 | 99.9% | - | - |
| 167 | Heart of Dixie | $1,097,333 | $1,097,333 | 100% | - | - |
| 168 | Wired | $1,089,000 | $1,089,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 169 | The Music Teacher | $1,086,894 | $1,086,894 | 100% | - | - |
| 170 | Welcome Home | $1,029,822 | $1,029,822 | 100% | - | - |
| 171 | Pumpkinhead 1989 Re-release | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 100% | - | - |
| 172 | Getting It Right | $960,385 | $960,385 | 100% | - | - |
| 173 | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | $902,152 | $902,152 | 100% | - | - |
| 174 | Parents | $870,532 | $870,532 | 100% | - | - |
| 175 | Crack House | $862,551 | $862,551 | 100% | - | - |
| 176 | The Terror Within | $858,591 | $858,591 | 100% | - | - |
| 177 | Akira | $836,599 | $439,162 | 52.5% | $397,437 | 47.5% |
| 178 | Little Monsters | $793,775 | $793,775 | 100% | - | - |
| 179 | The Toxic Avenger Part II | $792,966 | $792,966 | 100% | - | - |
| 180 | For All Mankind | $770,366 | $770,132 | 100% | - | - |
| 181 | The Girl in a Swing | $747,013 | $747,013 | 100% | - | - |
| 182 | Vampire's Kiss | $726,501 | $725,131 | 99.8% | - | - |
| 183 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | $688,329 | $688,329 | 100% | - | - |
| 184 | Wuthering Heights | $624,643 | $624,643 | 100% | - | - |
| 185 | The Wizard of Oz 1989 Re-release | $612,300 | $612,300 | 100% | - | - |
| 186 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | $536,508 | $536,508 | 100% | - | - |
| 187 | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | $518,918 | $518,918 | 100% | - | - |
| 188 | Slaves of New York | $463,972 | $463,972 | 100% | - | - |
| 189 | The Rainbow | $444,055 | $444,055 | 100% | - | - |
| 190 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising | $418,053 | $418,053 | 100% | - | - |
| 191 | Triumph of the Spirit | $408,839 | $408,839 | 100% | - | - |
| 192 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | $363,561 | $363,561 | 100% | - | - |
| 193 | Night Game | $337,812 | $337,812 | 100% | - | - |
| 194 | Crusoe | $315,421 | $315,421 | 100% | - | - |
| 195 | Out Cold | $294,266 | $294,266 | 100% | - | - |
| 196 | Powwow Highway | $283,747 | $283,747 | 100% | - | - |
| 197 | Kill Me Again | $283,694 | $283,694 | 100% | - | - |
| 198 | Heavy Petting | $272,371 | $272,371 | 100% | - | - |
| 199 | Paperhouse | $241,278 | $241,278 | 100% | - | - |
| 200 | Weapons of the Spirit | $232,981 | $232,981 | 100% | - | - |
