Yearly chart
1989 Box Office Rankings
Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.
About the 1989 chart
This 1989 box office chart highlights films released in 1989, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.
1989 quick chart highlights
Additional ways to explore the year’s highest-performing titles.1989 movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
1989 | $474.2M | $48.0M | $426.2M | 9.88x | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 |
|
1989 | $411.3M | $35.0M | $376.3M | 11.75x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 3 |
|
1989 | $332.0M | $40.0M | $292.0M | 8.30x | Universal Pictures |
| 4 |
|
1989 | $297.0M | $7.5M | $289.5M | 39.60x | Management Company Entertainment Group (Mceg) |
| 5 |
|
1989 | $235.9M | $16.4M | $219.5M | 14.38x | A Steven Haft Production |
| 6 |
|
1989 | $227.9M | $25.0M | $202.9M | 9.11x | Silver Pictures |
| 7 |
|
1989 | $222.7M | $18.0M | $204.7M | 12.37x | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 8 |
|
1989 | $215.4M | $37.0M | $178.4M | 5.82x | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 |
|
1989 | $211.3M | $40.0M | $171.3M | 5.28x | Silver Screen Partners Iv |
| 10 |
|
1989 | $161.0M | $14.0M | $147.0M | 11.50x | Universal Pictures |
| 11 |
|
1989 | $160.2M | $26.0M | $134.2M | 6.16x | 20th Century Fox |
| 12 |
|
1989 | $156.2M | $32.0M | $124.2M | 4.88x | Eon Productions |
| 13 |
|
1989 | $145.8M | $7.5M | $138.3M | 19.44x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 14 |
|
1989 | $134.2M | $30.0M | $104.2M | 4.47x | Pegasus Film Partners |
| 15 |
|
1989 | $126.3M | $20.0M | $106.3M | 6.31x | Universal Pictures |
| 16 |
|
1989 | $110.9M | $19.0M | $91.9M | 5.84x | Universal Pictures |
| 17 |
|
1989 | $95.9M | $15.0M | $80.9M | 6.39x | Rastar Productions |
| 18 |
|
1989 | $92.8M | $16.0M | $76.8M | 5.80x | Castle Rock Entertainment |
| 19 |
|
1989 | $90.0M | $43.0M | $47.0M | 2.09x | 20th Century Fox |
| 20 |
|
1989 | $84.4M | $15.0M | $69.4M | 5.63x | Universal Pictures |
| 21 |
|
1989 | $79.3M | $15.0M | $64.3M | 5.29x | Hughes Entertainment |
| 22 |
|
1989 | $78.2M | $17.0M | $61.2M | 4.60x | Gordon Company |
| 23 |
|
1989 | $75.0M | $11.0M | $64.0M | 6.82x | Mirage Enterprises |
| 24 |
|
1989 | $74.5M | $27.0M | $47.5M | 2.76x | Hughes Entertainment |
| 25 |
|
1989 | $74.1M | $31.0M | $43.1M | 2.39x | Universal Pictures |
| 26 |
|
1989 | $71.1M | $13.0M | $58.1M | 5.47x | Silver Screen Partners Iii |
| 27 |
|
1989 | $63.4M | $55.0M | $8.4M | 1.15x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 28 |
|
1989 | $63.0M | $33.0M | $30.0M | 1.91x | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 |
|
1989 | $62.4M | $49.2M | $13.2M | 1.27x | Vestron Pictures |
| 30 |
|
1989 | $60.9M | $30.0M | $30.9M | 2.03x | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 |
|
1989 | $57.5M | $11.5M | $46.0M | 5.00x | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 |
|
1989 | $50.0M | $1.5M | $48.5M | 33.33x | Kings Road Entertainment |
| 33 |
|
1989 | $49.1M | $18.0M | $31.1M | 2.73x | Universal Pictures |
| 34 |
|
1989 | $46.9M | $18.0M | $28.9M | 2.61x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 35 |
|
1989 | $45.0M | $8.5M | $36.5M | 5.29x | Morgan Creek Entertainment |
| 36 |
|
1989 | $40.6M | $15.0M | $25.6M | 2.71x | Silver Screen Partners Iv |
| 37 |
|
1989 | $40.5M | $10.0M | $30.5M | 4.05x | Deg |
| 38 |
|
1989 | $39.0M | $12.5M | $26.5M | 3.12x | Columbia Pictures |
| 39 |
|
1989 | $38.9M | $16.5M | $22.4M | 2.36x | Brooksfilms |
| 40 |
|
1989 | $37.3M | $6.5M | $30.8M | 5.74x | Universal Pictures |
| 41 |
|
1989 | $35.2M | $8.0M | $27.2M | 4.39x | Universal Pictures |
| 42 |
|
1989 | $34.0M | — | — | — | Golden Way Films Ltd.. |
| 43 |
|
1989 | $33.2M | $15.0M | $18.2M | 2.21x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 44 |
|
1989 | $31.9M | $10.0M | $21.9M | 3.19x | Norman Twain Productions |
| 45 |
|
1989 | $31.4M | — | — | — | Shin Ei Animation |
| 46 |
|
1989 | $30.2M | $6.5M | $23.7M | 4.65x | Gladden Entertainment |
| 47 |
|
1989 | $30.1M | $15.0M | $15.1M | 2.01x | United Artists |
| 48 |
|
1989 | $28.9M | $14.0M | $14.9M | 2.06x | Universal Pictures |
| 49 |
|
1989 | $27.1M | $13.8M | $13.3M | 1.96x | Goldcrest |
| 50 |
|
1989 | $26.8M | $18.0M | $8.8M | 1.49x | Freddie Fields Productions |
| 51 |
|
1989 | $24.7M | $1.2M | $23.5M | 20.62x | Outlaw Productions |
| 52 |
|
1989 | $22.2M | $8.0M | $14.2M | 2.77x | New Line Cinema |
| 53 |
|
1989 | $22.1M | $24.0M | -$1.9M | 0.92x | Carolco Pictures |
| 54 |
|
1989 | $22.0M | $13.0M | $9.0M | 1.69x | Paramount Pictures |
| 55 |
|
1989 | $20.0M | — | — | — | Touchstone Pictures |
| 56 |
|
1989 | $20.0M | $16.0M | $4.0M | 1.25x | Gracie Films |
| 57 |
|
1989 | $19.7M | $19.0M | $738,015 | 1.04x | Universal Pictures |
| 58 |
|
1989 | $19.1M | — | — | — | Touchstone Pictures |
| 59 |
|
1989 | $18.7M | $22.5M | -$3.8M | 0.83x | Columbia Pictures |
| 60 |
|
1989 | $18.4M | $13.0M | $5.4M | 1.42x | Gladden Entertainment |
| 61 |
|
1989 | $18.3M | $19.0M | -$745,298 | 0.96x | Orion Pictures |
| 62 |
|
1989 | $16.6M | $5.0M | $11.6M | 3.31x | Alive Films |
| 63 |
|
1989 | $16.3M | $16.0M | $300,000 | 1.02x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 64 |
|
1989 | $16.1M | $8.0M | $8.1M | 2.01x | New Line Cinema |
| 65 |
|
1989 | $15.9M | $12.0M | $3.9M | 1.33x | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| 66 |
|
1989 | $15.7M | $25.0M | -$9.3M | 0.63x | Gordon Company |
| 67 |
|
1989 | $15.4M | $20.0M | -$4.6M | 0.77x | Orion Pictures |
| 68 |
|
1989 | $14.7M | $645,180 | $14.1M | 22.85x | Ferndale Films |
| 69 |
|
1989 | $14.3M | $5.0M | $9.3M | 2.87x | Paramount Pictures |
| 70 |
|
1989 | $14.3M | $6.0M | $8.3M | 2.38x | Universal Pictures |
| 71 |
|
1989 | $13.7M | $17.0M | -$3.3M | 0.81x | Orion Pictures |
| 72 |
|
1989 | $13.2M | — | — | — | Star Partners Ii |
| 73 |
|
1989 | $12.2M | — | — | — | Tri Star Pictures |
| 74 |
|
1989 | $12.1M | $19.0M | -$6.9M | 0.64x | Malpaso Productions |
| 75 |
|
1989 | $12.1M | — | — | — | Weintraub Entertainment Group |
| 76 |
|
1989 | $11.6M | $3.0M | $8.6M | 3.88x | Magnum Pictures Inc. |
| 77 |
|
1989 | $11.6M | $8.5M | $3.1M | 1.37x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 78 |
|
1989 | $11.1M | $7.0M | $4.1M | 1.58x | Vision Pdg |
| 79 |
|
1989 | $11.0M | — | — | — | Frostbacks |
| 80 |
|
1989 | $10.8M | $15.0M | -$4.2M | 0.72x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 81 |
|
1989 | $10.6M | $16.0M | -$5.4M | 0.67x | Orion Pictures |
| 82 |
|
1989 | $10.2M | $500,000 | $9.7M | 20.33x | The Cannon Group |
| 83 |
|
1989 | $10.2M | $9.0M | $1.2M | 1.13x | BBC Film |
| 84 |
|
1989 | $10.0M | $5.0M | $5.0M | 1.99x | Hemdale Film Corporation |
| 85 |
|
1989 | $9.6M | $7.5M | $2.1M | 1.28x | Elrina Investment |
| 86 |
|
1989 | $9.1M | — | — | — | Tri Star Pictures |
| 87 |
|
1989 | $9.1M | $7.0M | $2.1M | 1.30x | New World Pictures |
| 88 |
|
1989 | $9.1M | — | — | — | Toei Animation |
| 89 |
|
1989 | $9.0M | $16.0M | -$7.0M | 0.56x | Morgan Creek Entertainment |
| 90 |
|
1989 | $8.8M | — | — | — | British Screen Productions |
| 91 |
|
1989 | $8.8M | $5.5M | $3.3M | 1.60x | The Egyptian General Organization For Film And Television |
| 92 |
|
1989 | $8.5M | $18.0M | -$9.5M | 0.47x | Weintraub Entertainment Group |
| 93 |
|
1989 | $8.2M | $5.0M | $3.2M | 1.63x | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 94 |
|
1989 | $8.1M | $8.0M | $143,225 | 1.02x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 95 |
|
1989 | $8.1M | — | — | — | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| 96 |
|
1989 | $8.1M | — | — | — | — |
| 97 |
|
1989 | $7.8M | $10.4M | -$2.6M | 0.75x | Kennedy Miller Productions |
| 98 |
|
1989 | $7.8M | $9.5M | -$1.7M | 0.82x | Morgan Creek Entertainment |
| 99 |
|
1989 | $7.7M | $2.3M | $5.4M | 3.36x | Allarts |
| 100 |
|
1989 | $7.7M | — | — | — | Touchstone Pictures |
| 101 |
|
1989 | $7.2M | $20.0M | -$12.8M | 0.36x | The Guber Peters Company |
| 102 |
|
1989 | $7.2M | — | — | — | Toho |
| 103 |
|
1989 | $7.0M | $5.0M | $2.0M | 1.40x | Toho Pictures |
| 104 |
|
1989 | $7.0M | — | — | — | Out Of The Dark Productions |
| 105 |
|
1989 | $6.7M | $160,000 | $6.5M | 41.91x | Dog Eat Dog Films |
| 106 |
|
1989 | $6.3M | — | — | — | Carolco Pictures |
| 107 |
|
1989 | $6.2M | $5.0M | $1.2M | 1.23x | Cinecorp |
| 108 |
|
1989 | $5.6M | — | — | — | Lightning Pictures |
| 109 |
|
1989 | $4.9M | $18.0M | -$13.1M | 0.27x | Paramount Pictures |
| 110 |
|
1989 | $4.8M | $50.0M | -$45.2M | 0.10x | Films A2 |
| 111 |
|
1989 | $4.8M | — | — | — | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| 112 |
|
1989 | $4.8M | — | — | — | Win's Movie Productions |
| 113 |
|
1989 | $4.7M | $2.5M | $2.2M | 1.88x | Avenue Pictures |
| 114 |
|
1989 | $4.6M | — | — | — | American Playhouse |
| 115 |
|
1989 | $4.5M | $6.9M | -$2.4M | 0.65x | Studio Ghibli |
| 116 |
|
1989 | $4.3M | — | — | — | Weintraub Entertainment Group |
| 117 |
|
1989 | $4.0M | — | — | — | 21st Century Film Corporation |
| 118 |
|
1989 | $4.0M | — | — | — | Tri Star Pictures |
| 119 |
|
1989 | $4.0M | — | — | — | Cinema City |
| 120 |
|
1989 | $3.6M | $26.0M | -$22.4M | 0.14x | Fonda Films |
| 121 |
|
1989 | $3.6M | $17.0M | -$13.4M | 0.21x | Columbia Pictures |
| 122 |
|
1989 | $3.5M | $18.0M | -$14.5M | 0.20x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 123 |
|
1989 | $3.4M | $5.0M | -$1.6M | 0.68x | Golan Globus Productions |
| 124 |
|
1989 | $3.4M | — | — | — | Videofilms |
| 125 |
|
1989 | $3.3M | $6.8M | -$3.5M | 0.49x | Kel Air Productions |
| 126 |
|
1989 | $3.2M | — | — | — | Aaron Russo Productions |
| 127 |
|
1989 | $3.1M | $18.0M | -$14.9M | 0.17x | Entcorp Communications |
| 128 |
|
1989 | $3.0M | — | — | — | Golden Sun Light Production Co., Ltd.. |
| 129 |
|
1989 | $2.8M | $10.0M | -$7.2M | 0.28x | Gladden Entertainment |
| 130 |
|
1989 | $2.7M | $20.0M | -$17.3M | 0.14x | Interscope Communications |
| 131 |
|
1989 | $2.6M | — | — | — | Cinema City |
| 132 |
|
1989 | $2.4M | $16.0M | -$13.6M | 0.15x | Orion Pictures |
| 133 |
|
1989 | $2.4M | $152,000 | $2.2M | 15.55x | Film Workshop |
| 134 |
|
1989 | $2.4M | — | — | — | Film Workshop |
| 135 |
|
1989 | $2.3M | — | — | — | Tri Star Pictures |
| 136 |
|
1989 | $2.0M | — | — | — | Born Top Producers |
| 137 |
|
1989 | $1.9M | — | — | — | Sf Studios |
| 138 |
|
1989 | $1.9M | $5.0M | -$3.1M | 0.38x | The Picture Property Company |
| 139 |
|
1989 | $1.9M | — | — | — | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| 140 |
|
1989 | $1.8M | — | — | — | Cinema City |
| 141 |
|
1989 | $1.7M | — | — | — | Sean S. Cunningham Films |
| 142 |
|
1989 | $1.7M | — | — | — | Bavaria Film |
| 143 |
|
1989 | $1.7M | $5.0M | -$3.3M | 0.34x | The Movie Group |
| 144 |
|
1989 | $1.6M | — | — | — | 20th Century Fox |
| 145 |
|
1989 | $1.5M | $2.8M | -$1.3M | 0.55x | Mystery Train |
| 146 |
|
1989 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $19,796 | 1.01x | Part Ii Productions |
| 147 |
|
1989 | $1.4M | — | — | — | First Films |
| 148 |
|
1989 | $1.4M | — | — | — | Johnny Mak Production Co. Ltd.. |
| 149 |
|
1989 | $1.4M | — | — | — | Movie Impact Limited |
| 150 |
|
1989 | $1.2M | — | — | — | — |
| 151 |
|
1989 | $1.2M | $7.4M | -$6.2M | 0.16x | Ihab El Leithy Films |
| 152 |
|
1989 | $1.2M | — | — | — | British Screen Productions |
| 153 |
|
1989 | $1.2M | $3.0M | -$1.8M | 0.39x | New World Pictures |
| 154 |
|
1989 | $1.1M | $3.7M | -$2.6M | 0.31x | Miracle Mile Productions Inc. |
| 155 |
|
1989 | $1.1M | $33.0M | -$31.9M | 0.03x | Timothy Burrill Productions |
| 156 |
|
1989 | $1.1M | — | — | — | Lion Screen Entertainment |
| 157 |
|
1989 | $1.0M | — | — | — | Magnum Films Limited |
| 158 |
|
1989 | $1.0M | — | — | — | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| 159 |
|
1989 | $902,152 | — | — | — | The Cannon Group |
| 160 |
|
1989 | $882,290 | — | — | — | Handistom Investment |
| 161 |
|
1989 | $870,532 | $3.0M | -$2.1M | 0.29x | Vestron Pictures |
| 162 |
|
1989 | $858,591 | — | — | — | Concorde Pictures |
| 163 |
|
1989 | $793,775 | $7.0M | -$6.2M | 0.11x | Davis Entertainment |
| 164 |
|
1989 | $792,966 | $2.5M | -$1.7M | 0.32x | Troma Entertainment |
| 165 |
|
1989 | $770,132 | — | — | — | Apollo Associates |
| 166 |
|
1989 | $753,947 | — | — | — | Grand March Movie Production Company Ltd.. |
| 167 |
|
1989 | $725,131 | $2.0M | -$1.3M | 0.36x | Magellan Pictures |
| 168 |
|
1989 | $700,183 | — | — | — | Ideas Y Producciones Cinematográficas (Ipc) |
| 169 |
|
1989 | $670,774 | $4.0M | -$3.3M | 0.17x | Producers Representative Organization |
| 170 |
|
1989 | $654,000 | $230,000 | $424,000 | 2.84x | Erler Film |
| 171 |
|
1989 | $618,178 | — | — | — | Lang Elliott Entertainment |
| 172 |
|
1989 | $490,000 | — | — | — | Dédalus |
| 173 |
|
1989 | $425,977 | — | — | — | Lusty Electric Industries |
| 174 |
|
1989 | $418,053 | — | — | — | Virgin Films |
| 175 |
|
1989 | $367,838 | — | — | — | Hong Kong Color Movielab Ltd.. |
| 176 |
|
1989 | $363,561 | $500,000 | -$136,439 | 0.73x | Troma Entertainment |
| 177 |
|
1989 | $337,812 | — | — | — | Epic Productions |
| 178 |
|
1989 | $290,000 | — | — | — | Avenue Pictures |
| 179 |
|
1989 | $288,486 | $2.6M | -$2.3M | 0.11x | Javier Villaverde Y Asociados |
| 180 |
|
1989 | $225,297 | — | — | — | Xaloc |
| 181 |
|
1989 | $216,373 | — | — | — | Palisades Entertainment |
| 182 |
|
1989 | $197,000 | — | — | — | Gibraltar Entertainment |
| 183 |
|
1989 | $192,816 | $4.0M | -$3.8M | 0.05x | Lightyear Entertainment |
| 184 |
|
1989 | $192,561 | — | — | — | — |
| 185 |
|
1989 | $169,203 | $13.0M | -$12.8M | 0.01x | Paramount Pictures |
| 186 |
|
1989 | $161,323 | — | — | — | Transvideo |
| 187 |
|
1989 | $151,203 | — | — | — | Sarliu/Diamant |
| 188 |
|
1989 | $147,542 | — | — | — | New World Pictures |
| 189 |
|
1989 | $123,967 | — | — | — | Pixar |
| 190 |
|
1989 | $117,463 | $5.0M | -$4.9M | 0.02x | Aspen Film Society |
| 191 |
|
1989 | $102,000 | — | — | — | Allied Vision |
| 192 |
|
1989 | $100,000 | $1.2M | -$1.1M | 0.08x | — |
| 193 |
|
1989 | $94,104 | — | — | — | Eurociné |
| 194 |
|
1989 | $80,000 | $750,000 | -$670,000 | 0.11x | Wing Nut Films |
| 195 |
|
1989 | $75,657 | — | — | — | Apollo Productions |
| 196 |
|
1989 | $67,878 | $16.0M | -$15.9M | 0.00x | New World Pictures |
| 197 |
|
1989 | $64,227 | — | — | — | Tate Productions |
| 198 |
|
1989 | $56,000 | $165,000 | -$109,000 | 0.34x | Shrk Almsrh Alotny Alkoyty |
| 199 |
|
1989 | $50,000 | $1.5M | -$1.4M | 0.03x | Seon Film Productions |
| 200 |
|
1989 | $45,000 | $23,000 | $22,000 | 1.96x | — |
| 201 |
|
1989 | $45,000 | $17,000 | $28,000 | 2.65x | Maaaml Mdyn Alsynma |
| 202 |
|
1989 | $43,671 | $4.0M | -$4.0M | 0.01x | American Playhouse |
| 203 |
|
1989 | $33,856 | — | — | — | Vestron Pictures |
| 204 |
|
1989 | $27,843 | — | — | — | Trans World Entertainment |
| 205 |
|
1989 | $25,000 | — | — | — | Triumph Films |
| 206 |
|
1989 | $15,510 | — | — | — | Hemdale |
| 207 |
|
1989 | $11,859 | — | — | — | Lightning Pictures |
| 208 |
|
1989 | $5,200 | $1,500 | $3,700 | 3.47x | — |
| 209 |
|
1989 | $5,000 | $5,000 | — | 1.00x | Light Pharmacy Films |
| 210 |
|
1989 | $1,000 | $25 | $975 | 40.00x | Kunning |
| 211 |
|
1989 | $500 | — | — | — | Interscope Communications |
| 212 |
|
1989 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Pearl River Film Studio 珠江电影制片 |
| 213 |
|
1989 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Inner Mongolia Film Studio |
| 214 |
|
1989 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Inner Mongolia Film Studio |
| 215 |
|
1989 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Guangxi Film Studio |
| 216 |
|
1989 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Beijing Film Studio |
| 217 |
|
1989 | $89 | $88 | $1 | 1.01x | Shining Life Studios |
| 218 |
|
1989 | $33 | $33 | — | 1.00x | Homer & Associates |
| 219 |
|
1989 | $8 | — | — | — | 联瑞(上海)影业有限公司 |
1989 box office FAQ
Helpful answers about the 1989 box office chart.How many movies are included in the 1989 box office chart?
The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.
Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?
Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.
What does worldwide gross mean?
Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.
How is ROI calculated?
ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.
Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?
Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.