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US Box Office Chart Top 15
Weekend: 25th - 27th August 1989

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1
Uncle Buck
2
Parenthood
3
The Abyss
4
No cover art for When Harry Met Sally
5
Lethal Weapon 2
 
 
 
Weekend
Gross
Total Gross
Weeks
on chart
% +/-
1.
1↔
Uncle Buck
80%
1 vote

Uncle Buck 1989

Directed by
John Hughes
Starring
John Candy
Jean Louisa Kelly
Gaby Hoffmann

13.47%
$23,670,446
2
2.
2↔
Parenthood
90%
2 votes

Parenthood 1990

Directed by
Ron Howard
Starring
Steve Martin
Mary Steenburgen
Dianne Wiest

12.78%
$53,704,836
4
3.
3↔
The Abyss
100%
1 vote

The Abyss 1989

Directed by
James Cameron
Starring
Ed Harris
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Michael Biehn

9.49%
$32,963,185
3
4.
RE
No cover art for When Harry Met Sally
Not Yet Popped

When Harry Met Sally

Directed by
Starring

8.13%
$60,655,531
New
5.
6↑
Lethal Weapon 2
93%
3 votes

Lethal Weapon 2 1989

Directed by
Richard Donner
Starring
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
Joe Pesci

6.68%
$125,055,875
7
6.
7↑
Turner and Hooch
60%
1 vote

Turner and Hooch 1990

Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode
Starring
Tom Hanks
Mare Winningham
Craig T. Nelson

6.05%
$51,880,351
5
7.
4↓
Casualties of War
100%
1 vote

Casualties of War 1990

Directed by
Brian De Palma
Starring
Michael J. Fox
Sean Penn
Don Harvey

5.74%
$10,544,928
2
8.
9↑
Batman
93%
3 votes

Batman 1989

Directed by
Tim Burton
Starring
Jack Nicholson
Michael Keaton
Kim Basinger

5.2%
$233,653,196
8
9.
N
The Package
60%
1 vote

The Package 1990

Directed by
Andrew Davis
Starring
Gene Hackman
Joanna Cassidy
Tommy Lee Jones

3.71%
$1,851,673
New
10.
11↑
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
100%
1 vote

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989

Directed by
Joe Johnston
Starring
Rick Moranis
Matt Frewer
Marcia Strassman

3.48%
$115,420,530
8
11.
8↓
No cover art for A Nightmare On Elm Street the Dream Child
Not Yet Popped

A Nightmare On Elm Street the Dream Child

Directed by
Starring

3.4%
$17,650,275
3
12.
N
No cover art for Millennium
Not Yet Popped

Millennium

Directed by
Starring

3.24%
$1,614,692
New
13.
18↑
Sex, Lies and Videotape
60%
1 vote

Sex, Lies and Videotape 1989

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Starring
James Spader
Andie MacDowell
Peter Gallagher

2.43%
$3,798,540
4
14.
10↓
No cover art for Cheetah
Not Yet Popped

Cheetah

Directed by
Starring

2.38%
$5,436,167
2
15.
13↓
Lock Up
Not Yet Popped

Lock Up 1990

Directed by
John Flynn
Starring
Sylvester Stallone
Donald Sutherland
John Amos

2.19%
$17,120,135
4
16.
12↓
No cover art for Let It Ride
Not Yet Popped

Let It Ride 1989

Directed by
Joe Pytka
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss
David Johansen
Teri Garr

1.98%
$3,866,707
2
17.
15↓
Dead Poets Society
100%
1 vote

Dead Poets Society 1989

Directed by
Peter Weir
Starring
Robin Williams
Robert Sean Leonard
Ethan Hawke

1.93%
$84,547,818
11
18.
16↓
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
88%
8 votes

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Starring
Harrison Ford
Sean Connery
Denholm Elliott

1.46%
$186,475,287
11
19.
N
No cover art for Wired
Not Yet Popped

Wired

Directed by
Starring

1.36%
$681,054
New
20.
17↓
Ghostbusters II
86%
10 votes

Ghostbusters II 1989

Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Starring
Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Sigourney Weaver

1.31%
$109,006,128
9
21.
N
No cover art for The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Not Yet Popped

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

Directed by
Starring

0.94%
$470,084
New
22.
14↓
No cover art for Rude Awakening
Not Yet Popped

Rude Awakening

Directed by
Starring

0.79%
$2,455,421
2
23.
N
Heart of Dixie
Not Yet Popped

Heart of Dixie 1989

Directed by
Martin Davidson
Starring
Ally Sheedy
Virginia Madsen
Phoebe Cates

0.74%
$367,091
New
24.
N
No cover art for Cookie
Not Yet Popped

Cookie 1989

Directed by
Susan Seidelman
Starring
Peter Falk
Dianne Wiest
Emily Lloyd

0.59%
$292,483
New
25.
N
No cover art for Little Monsters
Not Yet Popped

Little Monsters

Directed by
Starring

0.51%
$253,834
New
26.
N
No cover art for Romero
Not Yet Popped

Romero

Directed by
Starring

0.02%
$10,189
New
US Weekly Cinema Box Office
25th August 1989 - 27th August 1989
  1. Godzilla Minus Zero
    Weekend Gross: £30,628,265
  2. The Cat In the Hat
    Weekend Gross: £20,002,705
  3. Drummer Boy
    Weekend Gross: £9,421,843
  4. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend
    Weekend Gross: £8,939,505
  5. You Can See Everything
    Weekend Gross: £8,442,462
  6. Wildwood
    Weekend Gross: £7,245,403
  7. Clayface
    Weekend Gross: £6,728,001
  8. Wild Horse Nine
    Weekend Gross: £5,906,410
  9. Stray Kids World Tour 'Run It' Live Viewing
    Weekend Gross: £3,720,294
  10. Wicker
    Weekend Gross: £3,411,738
  11. Street Fighter
    Weekend Gross: £2,121,819
  12. Jimmy
    Weekend Gross: £2,083,195
  13. Other Mommy
    Weekend Gross: £1,552,160
  14. Heated Rivalry: Episodes 1-6
    Weekend Gross: £1,422,592
  15. Scene
    Weekend Gross: £1,280,000

* We get our box office data from many sources, one of which is Comscore, Inc and we are ever greatful for the service they provide us and other box office data websites.

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