Yearly chart

1990 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1990 chart

This 1990 box office chart highlights films released in 1990, 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.

Year gross$6.98Bvisible records

Avg budget$16.5Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—A Cry in the Wild

Releases204available for year

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Top gross

Ghost$505.0M Home Alone$476.7M Pretty Woman$463.4M Dances with Wolves$424.2M Total Recall$261.3M

Best ROI

Pretty Woman33.10x Home Alone26.48x Ghost22.95x Dances with Wolves19.28x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles14.96x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

Ghost$483.0M Home Alone$458.7M Pretty Woman$449.4M Dances with Wolves$402.2M Back to the Future Part III$204.5M

1990 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Ghost WW Financial	1990	$505.0M	$22.0M	$483.0M	22.95x	Paramount Pictures
2	Home Alone WW Financial	1990	$476.7M	$18.0M	$458.7M	26.48x	Hughes Entertainment
3	Pretty Woman WW Financial	1990	$463.4M	$14.0M	$449.4M	33.10x	Touchstone Pictures
4	Dances with Wolves WW Financial	1990	$424.2M	$22.0M	$402.2M	19.28x	Tig Productions
5	Total Recall WW Financial	1990	$261.3M	$65.0M	$196.3M	4.02x	Carolco Pictures
6	Back to the Future Part III WW Financial	1990	$244.5M	$40.0M	$204.5M	6.11x	Universal Pictures
7	Die Hard 2 WW Financial	1990	$240.0M	$70.0M	$170.0M	3.43x	Gordon Company
8	Presumed Innocent WW Financial	1990	$221.3M	$22.0M	$199.3M	10.06x	Mirage Enterprises
9	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles WW Financial	1990	$202.0M	$13.5M	$188.5M	14.96x	Orange Sky Golden Harvest
10	Kindergarten Cop WW Financial	1990	$202.0M	$15.0M	$187.0M	13.46x	Universal Pictures
11	The Hunt for Red October WW Financial	1990	$200.5M	$30.0M	$170.5M	6.68x	Paramount Pictures
12	Days of Thunder WW Financial	1990	$157.9M	$60.0M	$97.9M	2.63x	Paramount Pictures
13	Another 48 Hrs. WW Financial	1990	$153.5M	$38.0M	$115.5M	4.04x	Paramount Pictures
14	Bird on a Wire WW Financial	1990	$138.7M	$20.0M	$118.7M	6.93x	Universal Pictures
15	The Godfather Part III WW Financial	1990	$136.8M	$54.0M	$82.8M	2.53x	Paramount Pictures
16	Look Who's Talking Too WW Financial	1990	$120.9M	$12.0M	$108.9M	10.07x	Tri Star Pictures
17	Rocky V WW Financial	1990	$119.9M	$42.0M	$77.9M	2.86x	United Artists
18	Dick Tracy WW Financial	1990	$103.7M	$47.0M	$56.7M	2.21x	Touchstone Pictures
19	The Cyprus Tigers WW Financial No budget	1990	$91.3M	—	—	—	D & B Films
20	Edward Scissorhands WW Financial	1990	$86.0M	$20.0M	$66.0M	4.30x	20th Century Fox
21	Problem Child WW Financial	1990	$72.0M	$10.0M	$62.0M	7.20x	Universal Pictures
22	3 Men and a Little Lady WW Financial No budget	1990	$71.6M	—	—	—	Touchstone Pictures
23	Flatliners WW Financial	1990	$61.5M	$26.0M	$35.5M	2.37x	Stonebridge Entertainment
24	Misery WW Financial	1990	$61.3M	$20.0M	$41.3M	3.07x	Castle Rock Entertainment
25	Young Guns II WW Financial	1990	$59.0M	$20.0M	$39.0M	2.95x	Morgan Creek Entertainment
26	Air America WW Financial Hidden	1990	$57.7M	$35.0M	$22.7M	1.65x	Indie Prod Company Productions
27	Predator 2 WW Financial Hidden	1990	$57.1M	$35.0M	$22.1M	1.63x	Davis Entertainment
28	Pacific Heights WW Financial Hidden	1990	$55.0M	$18.0M	$37.0M	3.06x	Morgan Creek Entertainment
29	Arachnophobia WW Financial Hidden	1990	$53.2M	$31.0M	$22.2M	1.72x	Amblin Entertainment
30	Awakenings WW Financial Hidden	1990	$52.1M	$31.0M	$21.1M	1.68x	Parkes/Lasker Productions
31	Darkman WW Financial Hidden	1990	$48.9M	$14.0M	$34.9M	3.49x	Universal Pictures
32	Tremors WW Financial Hidden	1990	$48.6M	$11.0M	$37.6M	4.42x	No Frills Film
33	The Rescuers Down Under WW Financial Hidden	1990	$47.4M	$38.0M	$9.4M	1.25x	Silver Screen Partners Iv
34	Hard to Kill WW Financial Hidden	1990	$47.4M	$10.0M	$37.4M	4.74x	Warner Bros. Pictures
35	GoodFellas WW Financial Hidden	1990	$47.1M	$25.0M	$22.1M	1.88x	Winkler Films
36	Death Warrant WW Financial Hidden	1990	$46.7M	$4.0M	$42.7M	11.68x	MGM Pathé Communications
37	Marked for Death WW Financial Hidden	1990	$46.0M	$12.0M	$34.0M	3.84x	Steamroller Productions
38	RoboCop 2 WW Financial Hidden	1990	$45.7M	$35.0M	$10.7M	1.31x	Orion Pictures
39	Gremlins 2: The New Batch WW Financial Hidden	1990	$41.5M	$50.0M	-$8.5M	0.83x	Amblin Entertainment
40	Joe Versus the Volcano WW Financial Hidden	1990	$39.4M	$25.0M	$14.4M	1.58x	Amblin Entertainment
41	Postcards from the Edge WW Financial Hidden	1990	$39.1M	$22.0M	$17.1M	1.78x	Columbia Pictures
42	The Exorcist III WW Financial Hidden	1990	$39.0M	$9.3M	$29.7M	4.20x	Morgan Creek Entertainment
43	Child's Play 2 WW Financial Hidden	1990	$35.8M	$13.0M	$22.8M	2.75x	Universal Pictures
44	Mermaids WW Financial Hidden	1990	$35.4M	$31.0M	$4.4M	1.14x	Orion Pictures
45	Green Card WW Financial Hidden	1990	$29.9M	$12.5M	$17.4M	2.39x	Rio
46	Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$29.8M	—	—	—	Shin Ei Animation
47	Internal Affairs WW Financial Hidden	1990	$27.7M	$15.0M	$12.7M	1.85x	Paramount Pictures
48	Cadillac Man WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$27.6M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
49	House Party WW Financial Hidden	1990	$26.4M	$2.5M	$23.9M	10.55x	New Line Cinema
50	Jacob's Ladder WW Financial Hidden	1990	$26.1M	$25.0M	$1.1M	1.04x	Carolco Pictures
51	Ghost Dad WW Financial Hidden	1990	$25.4M	$30.0M	-$4.6M	0.85x	Sah Productions
52	Navy Seals WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$25.1M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
53	Ernest Goes to Jail WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$25.0M	—	—	—	Silver Screen Partners Iv
54	Lionheart WW Financial Hidden	1990	$24.3M	$6.0M	$18.3M	4.05x	Universal Pictures
55	The Russia House WW Financial Hidden	1990	$23.0M	$21.8M	$1.2M	1.06x	Star Partners Iii
56	Blue Planet WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$22.8M	—	—	—	IMAX
57	The First Power WW Financial Hidden	1990	$22.4M	$10.0M	$12.4M	2.24x	Orion Pictures
58	A Home Too Far WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$22.2M	—	—	—	Yen Ping Film Productions
59	The Rookie WW Financial Hidden	1990	$21.6M	$10.0M	$11.6M	2.16x	Malpaso Productions
60	Quigley Down Under WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$21.4M	—	—	—	MGM Pathé Communications
61	Hamlet WW Financial Hidden	1990	$20.7M	$13.5M	$7.2M	1.53x	Icon Productions
62	The Adventures of Ford Fairlane WW Financial Hidden	1990	$20.4M	$49.0M	-$28.6M	0.42x	Silver Pictures
63	Stella WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$20.2M	—	—	—	Touchstone Pictures
64	Taking Care of Business WW Financial Hidden	1990	$20.0M	$14.0M	$6.0M	1.43x	Silver Screen Partners
65	Betsy's Wedding WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$19.7M	—	—	—	Betsy's Wedding
66	Ghayal WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$19.0M	—	—	—	Vijayta Films
67	DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp WW Financial Hidden	1990	$18.1M	$20.0M	-$1.9M	0.91x	Walt Disney Animation
68	Sibling Rivalry WW Financial Hidden	1990	$17.9M	$16.0M	$1.9M	1.12x	Castle Rock Entertainment
69	White Palace WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$17.5M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
70	The Guardian WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$17.0M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
71	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie WW Financial Hidden	1990	$16.3M	$3.5M	$12.8M	4.66x	Paramount Pictures
72	The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter WW Financial Hidden	1990	$16.3M	$32.0M	-$15.7M	0.51x	The Never Ending Story Film
73	Men at Work WW Financial Hidden	1990	$16.2M	$9.0M	$7.2M	1.80x	Euphoria Films
74	Mo' Better Blues WW Financial Hidden	1990	$16.2M	$10.0M	$6.2M	1.62x	40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks
75	The Bonfire of the Vanities WW Financial Hidden	1990	$15.7M	$47.0M	-$31.3M	0.33x	Warner Bros. Pictures
76	Revenge WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$15.6M	—	—	—	New World Pictures
77	Reversal of Fortune WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$15.4M	—	—	—	Shochiku Fuji Company
78	The Witches WW Financial Hidden	1990	$15.4M	$11.0M	$4.4M	1.40x	Lorimar Film Entertainment
79	Mr. Destiny WW Financial Hidden	1990	$15.4M	$20.0M	-$4.6M	0.77x	Touchstone Pictures
80	Spaced Invaders WW Financial Hidden	1990	$15.4M	$3.0M	$12.4M	5.12x	Touchstone Pictures
81	Quick Change WW Financial Hidden	1990	$15.3M	$15.0M	$260,154	1.02x	Devoted Productions
82	Shipwrecked WW Financial Hidden	1990	$15.0M	$8.5M	$6.5M	1.77x	Walt Disney Pictures
83	Wild at Heart WW Financial Hidden	1990	$14.6M	$9.5M	$5.1M	1.53x	Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment
84	Lord of the Flies WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$14.0M	—	—	—	Castle Rock Entertainment
85	The Grifters WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$13.4M	—	—	—	Cineplex Odeon Films
86	Bad Influence WW Financial Hidden	1990	$12.6M	$7.0M	$5.6M	1.80x	Epic Productions
87	Graveyard Shift WW Financial Hidden	1990	$11.6M	$10.5M	$1.1M	1.10x	Paramount Pictures
88	Henry & June WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$11.6M	—	—	—	Universal Pictures
89	Pump Up the Volume WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$11.5M	—	—	—	New Line Cinema
90	Opportunity Knocks WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$11.4M	—	—	—	Imagine Entertainment
91	Nuns on the Run WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$11.0M	—	—	—	Handmade Films
92	Narrow Margin WW Financial Hidden	1990	$10.9M	$17.5M	-$6.6M	0.62x	Carolco Pictures
93	The Two Jakes WW Financial Hidden	1990	$10.0M	$19.0M	-$9.0M	0.53x	Paramount Pictures
94	Miami Blues WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$9.9M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
95	Havana WW Financial Hidden	1990	$9.2M	$40.0M	-$30.8M	0.23x	Universal Pictures
96	Dark Angel WW Financial Hidden	1990	$9.2M	$7.0M	$2.2M	1.31x	Vision International
97	The Krays WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$9.1M	—	—	—	Fugitive Features
98	Nightbreed WW Financial Hidden	1990	$8.9M	$11.0M	-$2.1M	0.81x	Seraphim Films
99	Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$8.6M	—	—	—	Toei Animation
100	Ski Patrol WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$8.5M	—	—	—	Epic Productions
101	Cry-Baby WW Financial Hidden	1990	$8.3M	$11.0M	-$2.7M	0.75x	Universal Pictures
102	Koko Flanel WW Financial Hidden	1990	$8.3M	$2.3M	$5.9M	3.55x	Belgische Radio En Televisie
103	Blue Steel WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$8.2M	—	—	—	Lightning Pictures
104	Funny About Love WW Financial Hidden	1990	$8.1M	$12.0M	-$3.9M	0.68x	Paramount Pictures
105	Alice WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$7.3M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
106	Almost an Angel WW Financial Hidden	1990	$6.9M	$25.0M	-$18.1M	0.28x	Paramount Pictures
107	Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$6.7M	—	—	—	The Cannon Group
108	Flashback WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$6.5M	—	—	—	60/80 Productions
109	Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice WW Financial Hidden	1990	$6.1M	$1.5M	$4.6M	4.10x	Sf Studios
110	Men Don't Leave WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$6.1M	—	—	—	Geffen Pictures
111	Night of the Living Dead WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.8M	$4.2M	$1.6M	1.39x	21st Century Film Corporation
112	Cyrano de Bergerac WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$5.8M	—	—	—	Hachette Première
113	Stanley & Iris WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.8M	$23.0M	-$17.2M	0.25x	Star Partners Ii
114	Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.8M	$2.0M	$3.8M	2.88x	Nicolas Entertainment
115	Hardware WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.7M	$1.5M	$4.2M	3.82x	Palace Pictures
116	Loose Cannons WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.6M	$15.0M	-$9.4M	0.37x	Tri Star Pictures
117	Europa Europa WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$5.6M	—	—	—	Telmar Film International
118	All for the Winner WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$5.3M	—	—	—	Seasonal Film Corporation
119	God of Gamblers II WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$5.2M	—	—	—	Win's Movie Productions
120	Miller's Crossing WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.1M	$14.0M	-$8.9M	0.36x	Circle Films
121	Nikita WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.0M	$6.0M	-$981,396	0.84x	Gaumont
122	The Handmaid's Tale WW Financial Hidden	1990	$5.0M	$13.0M	-$8.0M	0.38x	Cinecom Entertainment Group
123	Lisa WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$4.3M	—	—	—	Surreal Productions
124	Lambada WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$4.3M	—	—	—	The Cannon Group
125	China Cry WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$4.2M	—	—	—	Tbn Films
126	Heart Condition WW Financial Hidden	1990	$4.1M	$10.0M	-$5.9M	0.41x	New Line Cinema
127	Mountains of the Moon WW Financial Hidden	1990	$4.0M	$18.0M	-$14.0M	0.22x	Tri Star Pictures
128	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael WW Financial Hidden	1990	$4.0M	$13.0M	-$9.0M	0.31x	Paramount Pictures
129	Return of the Fugitive WW Financial Hidden	1990	$3.4M	$1.2M	$2.2M	2.83x	—
130	Days of Being Wild WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$3.3M	—	—	—	In Gear Film Production Co. Ltd..
131	Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$3.1M	—	—	—	El Deseo
132	It Smells Like Someone Died Here... But It Wasn't Me! WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$3.1M	—	—	—	Impala
133	Dreams WW Financial Hidden	1990	$3.0M	$12.0M	-$9.0M	0.25x	Warner Bros. Pictures
134	Metropolitan WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.9M	$225,000	$2.7M	12.89x	Westerly Films
135	Desperate Hours WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.7M	$18.0M	-$15.3M	0.15x	Dino De Laurentiis Communications
136	King of New York WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.6M	$5.3M	-$2.7M	0.48x	Reteitalia
137	Impulse WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.5M	$9.0M	-$6.5M	0.28x	Warner Bros. Pictures
138	Class of 1999 WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.5M	$5.2M	-$2.7M	0.47x	Lightning Pictures
139	Downtown WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$2.3M	—	—	—	20th Century Fox
140	White Hunter, Black Heart WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.3M	$24.0M	-$21.7M	0.10x	Warner Bros. Pictures
141	Texasville WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.3M	$18.0M	-$15.7M	0.13x	Nelson Entertainment
142	The Sheltering Sky WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.1M	$25.0M	-$22.9M	0.08x	Recorded Picture Company
143	Gate II WW Financial Hidden	1990	$2.0M	$6.5M	-$4.5M	0.31x	Epic Productions
144	Ay, Carmela! WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$2.0M	—	—	—	Ellepi Films
145	State of Grace WW Financial Hidden	1990	$1.9M	$7.0M	-$5.1M	0.27x	Cinehaus
146	Everybody's Fine WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.7M	—	—	—	Tf1 Films Production
147	BlackJack WW Financial Hidden	1990	$1.6M	$33,000	$1.6M	49.22x	Sf Studios
148	May Fools WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.6M	—	—	—	Ellepi Films
149	The Haunting of Morella WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.5M	—	—	—	Concorde New Horizons
150	The Last of the Finest WW Financial Hidden	1990	$1.5M	$12.0M	-$10.5M	0.13x	Davis Entertainment
151	Thief of Dolls WW Financial Hidden	1990	$1.5M	$15,000	$1.5M	100.00x	Sooreh Co
152	The Field WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.5M	—	—	—	Sovereign Pictures
153	Love at Large WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.4M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
154	Repossessed WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.4M	—	—	—	Carolco Pictures
155	Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.4M	—	—	—	Artist Circle Entertainment
156	The Fourth War WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.3M	—	—	—	Aurora Production
157	The Hot Spot WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.3M	—	—	—	Orion Pictures
158	Bloodfist II WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.3M	—	—	—	Concorde Pictures
159	The Comfort of Strangers WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.2M	—	—	—	Sovereign Pictures
160	Slumber Party Massacre III WW Financial Hidden	1990	$1.2M	$350,000	$892,995	3.55x	Concorde Pictures
161	Brief Encounter In Shinjuku WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.2M	—	—	—	People's Productions
162	Hidden Agenda WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.2M	—	—	—	Initial (Ii)
163	Slacker WW Financial Hidden	1990	$1.2M	$23,000	$1.2M	53.40x	Detour Filmproduction
164	Without You I'm Nothing WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.2M	—	—	—	Management Company Entertainment Group (Mceg)
165	To Sleep with Anger WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.2M	—	—	—	Svs Films
166	Bullet in the Head WW Financial Hidden	1990	$1.1M	$3.5M	-$2.4M	0.31x	Golden Princess Film Productions
167	Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1.0M	—	—	—	Toei Company
168	Angel Town WW Financial Hidden	1990	$855,810	$1.8M	-$944,190	0.48x	Ellendale Place
169	Tiger Cage II WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$818,645	—	—	—	D & B Films
170	Outlaw Brothers WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$655,989	—	—	—	Movie Impact Limited
171	The Return of Superfly WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$610,402	—	—	—	Triton Pictures
172	The Unbelievable Truth WW Financial Hidden	1990	$546,541	$75,000	$471,541	7.29x	Action Features
173	Meet the Applegates WW Financial Hidden	1990	$485,772	$5.0M	-$4.5M	0.10x	Cinemarque Entertainment
174	The Revenge of Angel WW Financial Hidden	1990	$435,191	$436,040	-$849	1.00x	Luckfilm Productions Limited
175	Childish case WW Financial Hidden	1990	$430,000	$230,000	$200,000	1.87x	Sphinx Productions
176	American Ninja 4: The Annihilation WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$358,047	—	—	—	The Cannon Group
177	Diamond Skulls WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$336,811	—	—	—	Working Title Films
178	Frankenstein Unbound WW Financial Hidden	1990	$334,748	$11.5M	-$11.2M	0.03x	The Mount Company
179	American Dream WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$269,823	—	—	—	Cabin Creek Films
180	Chattahoochee WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$259,486	—	—	—	Hemdale Film Corporation
181	Eric Clapton: The Master At Work WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$220,000	—	—	—	—
182	Frankenhooker WW Financial Hidden	1990	$205,068	$2.5M	-$2.3M	0.08x	Levins Henenlotter Productions
183	Pareja enloquecida busca madre de alquiler WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$195,914	—	—	—	Ideas Y Producciones Cinematográficas (Ipc)
184	Men Of Respect WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$139,155	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
185	Ke arteko egunak WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$103,536	—	—	—	Bertan Filmeak S.a.
186	A Man Called Sarge WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$92,874	—	—	—	The Cannon Group
187	Chicago Joe and the Showgirl WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$85,395	—	—	—	Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment
188	The Fool WW Financial Hidden	1990	$79,139	$7.6M	-$7.5M	0.01x	Sands Films
189	December Bride WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$70,298	—	—	—	Little Bird
190	The Big Man WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$59,227	—	—	—	British Stv Film Enterprises
191	Magical Trip WW Financial Hidden	1990	$50,000	$15,000	$35,000	3.33x	Fanoos Khial Production
192	Big Bang WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$47,906	—	—	—	—
193	Dawood's Ticket WW Financial Hidden	1990	$44,000	$230,000	-$186,000	0.19x	Egypt For Studios And Film Production
194	A Grand Day Out WW Financial Hidden	1990	$40,118	$17,300	$22,818	2.32x	Aardman
195	The servant WW Financial Hidden	1990	$23,000	$17,000	$6,000	1.35x	Msr Llastodyohat Oalantag Alsynmayy
196	The Reflecting Skin WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$17,042	—	—	—	BBC Film
197	Abdullah from Minye WW Financial Hidden	1990	$960	$460	$500	2.09x	—
198	Coupe de Ville WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$715	—	—	—	Morgan Creek Entertainment
199	浴血疆城 WW Financial Hidden	1990	$100	$100	—	1.00x	联瑞(上海)影业有限公司
200	Fear of Scandal WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$94	—	—	—	—
201	My Blue Heaven WW Financial Hidden	1990	$23	$6	$17	3.83x	Warner Bros. Pictures
202	ياما في السجن WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$3	—	—	—	Alshrk Alaarby Llantag Alaaalamy Alryad
203	A Cry in the Wild WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1	—	—	—	Concorde Pictures
204	Book of Love WW Financial No budget Hidden	1990	$1	—	—	—	New Line Cinema

Ghost 1990 · WW Budget $22.0M · Paramount Pictures

$505.0M ROI 22.95x

Home Alone 1990 · WW Budget $18.0M · Hughes Entertainment

$476.7M ROI 26.48x

Pretty Woman 1990 · WW Budget $14.0M · Touchstone Pictures

$463.4M ROI 33.10x

Dances with Wolves 1990 · WW Budget $22.0M · Tig Productions

$424.2M ROI 19.28x

Total Recall 1990 · WW Budget $65.0M · Carolco Pictures

$261.3M ROI 4.02x

Back to the Future Part III 1990 · WW Budget $40.0M · Universal Pictures

$244.5M ROI 6.11x

Die Hard 2 1990 · WW Budget $70.0M · Gordon Company

$240.0M ROI 3.43x

Presumed Innocent 1990 · WW Budget $22.0M · Mirage Enterprises

$221.3M ROI 10.06x

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 · WW Budget $13.5M · Orange Sky Golden Harvest

$202.0M ROI 14.96x

Kindergarten Cop 1990 · WW Budget $15.0M · Universal Pictures

$202.0M ROI 13.46x

The Hunt for Red October 1990 · WW Budget $30.0M · Paramount Pictures

$200.5M ROI 6.68x

Days of Thunder 1990 · WW Budget $60.0M · Paramount Pictures

$157.9M ROI 2.63x

Another 48 Hrs. 1990 · WW Budget $38.0M · Paramount Pictures

$153.5M ROI 4.04x

Bird on a Wire 1990 · WW Budget $20.0M · Universal Pictures

$138.7M ROI 6.93x

The Godfather Part III 1990 · WW Budget $54.0M · Paramount Pictures

$136.8M ROI 2.53x

Look Who's Talking Too 1990 · WW Budget $12.0M · Tri Star Pictures

$120.9M ROI 10.07x

Rocky V 1990 · WW Budget $42.0M · United Artists

$119.9M ROI 2.86x

Dick Tracy 1990 · WW Budget $47.0M · Touchstone Pictures

$103.7M ROI 2.21x

The Cyprus Tigers 1990 · WW Budget — · D & B Films

$91.3M ROI —

Edward Scissorhands 1990 · WW Budget $20.0M · 20th Century Fox

$86.0M ROI 4.30x

Problem Child 1990 · WW Budget $10.0M · Universal Pictures

$72.0M ROI 7.20x

3 Men and a Little Lady 1990 · WW Budget — · Touchstone Pictures

$71.6M ROI —

Flatliners 1990 · WW Budget $26.0M · Stonebridge Entertainment

$61.5M ROI 2.37x

Misery 1990 · WW Budget $20.0M · Castle Rock Entertainment

$61.3M ROI 3.07x

Young Guns II 1990 · WW Budget $20.0M · Morgan Creek Entertainment

$59.0M ROI 2.95x

Air America 1990 · WW Budget $35.0M · Indie Prod Company Productions

$57.7M ROI 1.65x

Predator 2 1990 · WW Budget $35.0M · Davis Entertainment

$57.1M ROI 1.63x

Pacific Heights 1990 · WW Budget $18.0M · Morgan Creek Entertainment

$55.0M ROI 3.06x

Arachnophobia 1990 · WW Budget $31.0M · Amblin Entertainment

$53.2M ROI 1.72x

Awakenings 1990 · WW Budget $31.0M · Parkes/Lasker Productions

$52.1M ROI 1.68x

Darkman 1990 · WW Budget $14.0M · Universal Pictures

$48.9M ROI 3.49x

Tremors 1990 · WW Budget $11.0M · No Frills Film

$48.6M ROI 4.42x

The Rescuers Down Under 1990 · WW Budget $38.0M · Silver Screen Partners Iv

$47.4M ROI 1.25x

Hard to Kill 1990 · WW Budget $10.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$47.4M ROI 4.74x

GoodFellas 1990 · WW Budget $25.0M · Winkler Films

$47.1M ROI 1.88x

Death Warrant 1990 · WW Budget $4.0M · MGM Pathé Communications

$46.7M ROI 11.68x

Marked for Death 1990 · WW Budget $12.0M · Steamroller Productions

$46.0M ROI 3.84x

RoboCop 2 1990 · WW Budget $35.0M · Orion Pictures

$45.7M ROI 1.31x

Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 · WW Budget $50.0M · Amblin Entertainment

$41.5M ROI 0.83x

Joe Versus the Volcano 1990 · WW Budget $25.0M · Amblin Entertainment

$39.4M ROI 1.58x

Postcards from the Edge 1990 · WW Budget $22.0M · Columbia Pictures

$39.1M ROI 1.78x

The Exorcist III 1990 · WW Budget $9.3M · Morgan Creek Entertainment

$39.0M ROI 4.20x

Child's Play 2 1990 · WW Budget $13.0M · Universal Pictures

$35.8M ROI 2.75x

Mermaids 1990 · WW Budget $31.0M · Orion Pictures

$35.4M ROI 1.14x

Green Card 1990 · WW Budget $12.5M · Rio

$29.9M ROI 2.39x

Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet 1990 · WW Budget — · Shin Ei Animation

$29.8M ROI —

Internal Affairs 1990 · WW Budget $15.0M · Paramount Pictures

$27.7M ROI 1.85x

Cadillac Man 1990 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$27.6M ROI —

House Party 1990 · WW Budget $2.5M · New Line Cinema

$26.4M ROI 10.55x

Jacob's Ladder 1990 · WW Budget $25.0M · Carolco Pictures

$26.1M ROI 1.04x

Ghost Dad 1990 · WW Budget $30.0M · Sah Productions

$25.4M ROI 0.85x

Navy Seals 1990 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$25.1M ROI —

Ernest Goes to Jail 1990 · WW Budget — · Silver Screen Partners Iv

$25.0M ROI —

Lionheart 1990 · WW Budget $6.0M · Universal Pictures

$24.3M ROI 4.05x

The Russia House 1990 · WW Budget $21.8M · Star Partners Iii

$23.0M ROI 1.06x

Blue Planet 1990 · WW Budget — · IMAX

$22.8M ROI —

The First Power 1990 · WW Budget $10.0M · Orion Pictures

$22.4M ROI 2.24x

A Home Too Far 1990 · WW Budget — · Yen Ping Film Productions

$22.2M ROI —

The Rookie 1990 · WW Budget $10.0M · Malpaso Productions

$21.6M ROI 2.16x

Quigley Down Under 1990 · WW Budget — · MGM Pathé Communications

$21.4M ROI —

Hamlet 1990 · WW Budget $13.5M · Icon Productions

$20.7M ROI 1.53x

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane 1990 · WW Budget $49.0M · Silver Pictures

$20.4M ROI 0.42x

Stella 1990 · WW Budget — · Touchstone Pictures

$20.2M ROI —

Taking Care of Business 1990 · WW Budget $14.0M · Silver Screen Partners

$20.0M ROI 1.43x

Betsy's Wedding 1990 · WW Budget — · Betsy's Wedding

$19.7M ROI —

Ghayal 1990 · WW Budget — · Vijayta Films

$19.0M ROI —

DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp 1990 · WW Budget $20.0M · Walt Disney Animation

$18.1M ROI 0.91x

Sibling Rivalry 1990 · WW Budget $16.0M · Castle Rock Entertainment

$17.9M ROI 1.12x

White Palace 1990 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$17.5M ROI —

The Guardian 1990 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$17.0M ROI —

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990 · WW Budget $3.5M · Paramount Pictures

$16.3M ROI 4.66x

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 1990 · WW Budget $32.0M · The Never Ending Story Film

$16.3M ROI 0.51x

Men at Work 1990 · WW Budget $9.0M · Euphoria Films

$16.2M ROI 1.80x

Mo' Better Blues 1990 · WW Budget $10.0M · 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks

$16.2M ROI 1.62x

The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990 · WW Budget $47.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$15.7M ROI 0.33x

Revenge 1990 · WW Budget — · New World Pictures

$15.6M ROI —

Reversal of Fortune 1990 · WW Budget — · Shochiku Fuji Company

$15.4M ROI —

The Witches 1990 · WW Budget $11.0M · Lorimar Film Entertainment

$15.4M ROI 1.40x

Mr. Destiny 1990 · WW Budget $20.0M · Touchstone Pictures

$15.4M ROI 0.77x

Spaced Invaders 1990 · WW Budget $3.0M · Touchstone Pictures

$15.4M ROI 5.12x

Quick Change 1990 · WW Budget $15.0M · Devoted Productions

$15.3M ROI 1.02x

Shipwrecked 1990 · WW Budget $8.5M · Walt Disney Pictures

$15.0M ROI 1.77x

Wild at Heart 1990 · WW Budget $9.5M · Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment

$14.6M ROI 1.53x

Lord of the Flies 1990 · WW Budget — · Castle Rock Entertainment

$14.0M ROI —

The Grifters 1990 · WW Budget — · Cineplex Odeon Films

$13.4M ROI —

Bad Influence 1990 · WW Budget $7.0M · Epic Productions

$12.6M ROI 1.80x

Graveyard Shift 1990 · WW Budget $10.5M · Paramount Pictures

$11.6M ROI 1.10x

Henry & June 1990 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$11.6M ROI —

Pump Up the Volume 1990 · WW Budget — · New Line Cinema

$11.5M ROI —

Opportunity Knocks 1990 · WW Budget — · Imagine Entertainment

$11.4M ROI —

Nuns on the Run 1990 · WW Budget — · Handmade Films

$11.0M ROI —

Narrow Margin 1990 · WW Budget $17.5M · Carolco Pictures

$10.9M ROI 0.62x

The Two Jakes 1990 · WW Budget $19.0M · Paramount Pictures

$10.0M ROI 0.53x

Miami Blues 1990 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$9.9M ROI —

Havana 1990 · WW Budget $40.0M · Universal Pictures

$9.2M ROI 0.23x

Dark Angel 1990 · WW Budget $7.0M · Vision International

$9.2M ROI 1.31x

The Krays 1990 · WW Budget — · Fugitive Features

$9.1M ROI —

Nightbreed 1990 · WW Budget $11.0M · Seraphim Films

$8.9M ROI 0.81x

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might 1990 · WW Budget — · Toei Animation

$8.6M ROI —

100

Ski Patrol 1990 · WW Budget — · Epic Productions

$8.5M ROI —

101

Cry-Baby 1990 · WW Budget $11.0M · Universal Pictures

$8.3M ROI 0.75x

102

Koko Flanel 1990 · WW Budget $2.3M · Belgische Radio En Televisie

$8.3M ROI 3.55x

103

Blue Steel 1990 · WW Budget — · Lightning Pictures

$8.2M ROI —

104

Funny About Love 1990 · WW Budget $12.0M · Paramount Pictures

$8.1M ROI 0.68x

105

Alice 1990 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$7.3M ROI —

106

Almost an Angel 1990 · WW Budget $25.0M · Paramount Pictures

$6.9M ROI 0.28x

107

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection 1990 · WW Budget — · The Cannon Group

$6.7M ROI —

108

Flashback 1990 · WW Budget — · 60/80 Productions

$6.5M ROI —

109

Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice 1990 · WW Budget $1.5M · Sf Studios

$6.1M ROI 4.10x

110

Men Don't Leave 1990 · WW Budget — · Geffen Pictures

$6.1M ROI —

111

Night of the Living Dead 1990 · WW Budget $4.2M · 21st Century Film Corporation

$5.8M ROI 1.39x

112

Cyrano de Bergerac 1990 · WW Budget — · Hachette Première

$5.8M ROI —

113

Stanley & Iris 1990 · WW Budget $23.0M · Star Partners Ii

$5.8M ROI 0.25x

114

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III 1990 · WW Budget $2.0M · Nicolas Entertainment

$5.8M ROI 2.88x

115

Hardware 1990 · WW Budget $1.5M · Palace Pictures

$5.7M ROI 3.82x

116

Loose Cannons 1990 · WW Budget $15.0M · Tri Star Pictures

$5.6M ROI 0.37x

117

Europa Europa 1990 · WW Budget — · Telmar Film International

$5.6M ROI —

118

All for the Winner 1990 · WW Budget — · Seasonal Film Corporation

$5.3M ROI —

119

God of Gamblers II 1990 · WW Budget — · Win's Movie Productions

$5.2M ROI —

120

Miller's Crossing 1990 · WW Budget $14.0M · Circle Films

$5.1M ROI 0.36x

121

Nikita 1990 · WW Budget $6.0M · Gaumont

$5.0M ROI 0.84x

122

The Handmaid's Tale 1990 · WW Budget $13.0M · Cinecom Entertainment Group

$5.0M ROI 0.38x

123

Lisa 1990 · WW Budget — · Surreal Productions

$4.3M ROI —

124

Lambada 1990 · WW Budget — · The Cannon Group

$4.3M ROI —

125

China Cry 1990 · WW Budget — · Tbn Films

$4.2M ROI —

126

Heart Condition 1990 · WW Budget $10.0M · New Line Cinema

$4.1M ROI 0.41x

127

Mountains of the Moon 1990 · WW Budget $18.0M · Tri Star Pictures

$4.0M ROI 0.22x

128

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 1990 · WW Budget $13.0M · Paramount Pictures

$4.0M ROI 0.31x

129

Return of the Fugitive 1990 · WW Budget $1.2M

$3.4M ROI 2.83x

130

Days of Being Wild 1990 · WW Budget — · In Gear Film Production Co. Ltd..

$3.3M ROI —

131

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1990 · WW Budget — · El Deseo

$3.1M ROI —

132

It Smells Like Someone Died Here... But It Wasn't Me! 1990 · WW Budget — · Impala

$3.1M ROI —

133

Dreams 1990 · WW Budget $12.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$3.0M ROI 0.25x

134

Metropolitan 1990 · WW Budget $225,000 · Westerly Films

$2.9M ROI 12.89x

135

Desperate Hours 1990 · WW Budget $18.0M · Dino De Laurentiis Communications

$2.7M ROI 0.15x

136

King of New York 1990 · WW Budget $5.3M · Reteitalia

$2.6M ROI 0.48x

137

Impulse 1990 · WW Budget $9.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$2.5M ROI 0.28x

138

Class of 1999 1990 · WW Budget $5.2M · Lightning Pictures

$2.5M ROI 0.47x

139

Downtown 1990 · WW Budget — · 20th Century Fox

$2.3M ROI —

140

White Hunter, Black Heart 1990 · WW Budget $24.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$2.3M ROI 0.10x

141

Texasville 1990 · WW Budget $18.0M · Nelson Entertainment

$2.3M ROI 0.13x

142

The Sheltering Sky 1990 · WW Budget $25.0M · Recorded Picture Company

$2.1M ROI 0.08x

143

Gate II 1990 · WW Budget $6.5M · Epic Productions

$2.0M ROI 0.31x

144

Ay, Carmela! 1990 · WW Budget — · Ellepi Films

$2.0M ROI —

145

State of Grace 1990 · WW Budget $7.0M · Cinehaus

$1.9M ROI 0.27x

146

Everybody's Fine 1990 · WW Budget — · Tf1 Films Production

$1.7M ROI —

147

BlackJack 1990 · WW Budget $33,000 · Sf Studios

$1.6M ROI 49.22x

148

May Fools 1990 · WW Budget — · Ellepi Films

$1.6M ROI —

149

The Haunting of Morella 1990 · WW Budget — · Concorde New Horizons

$1.5M ROI —

150

The Last of the Finest 1990 · WW Budget $12.0M · Davis Entertainment

$1.5M ROI 0.13x

151

Thief of Dolls 1990 · WW Budget $15,000 · Sooreh Co

$1.5M ROI 100.00x

152

The Field 1990 · WW Budget — · Sovereign Pictures

$1.5M ROI —

153

Love at Large 1990 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$1.4M ROI —

154

Repossessed 1990 · WW Budget — · Carolco Pictures

$1.4M ROI —

155

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? 1990 · WW Budget — · Artist Circle Entertainment

$1.4M ROI —

156

The Fourth War 1990 · WW Budget — · Aurora Production

$1.3M ROI —

157

The Hot Spot 1990 · WW Budget — · Orion Pictures

$1.3M ROI —

158

Bloodfist II 1990 · WW Budget — · Concorde Pictures

$1.3M ROI —

159

The Comfort of Strangers 1990 · WW Budget — · Sovereign Pictures

$1.2M ROI —

160

Slumber Party Massacre III 1990 · WW Budget $350,000 · Concorde Pictures

$1.2M ROI 3.55x

161

Brief Encounter In Shinjuku 1990 · WW Budget — · People's Productions

$1.2M ROI —

162

Hidden Agenda 1990 · WW Budget — · Initial (Ii)

$1.2M ROI —

163

Slacker 1990 · WW Budget $23,000 · Detour Filmproduction

$1.2M ROI 53.40x

164

Without You I'm Nothing 1990 · WW Budget — · Management Company Entertainment Group (Mceg)

$1.2M ROI —

165

To Sleep with Anger 1990 · WW Budget — · Svs Films

$1.2M ROI —

166

Bullet in the Head 1990 · WW Budget $3.5M · Golden Princess Film Productions

$1.1M ROI 0.31x

167

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest 1990 · WW Budget — · Toei Company

$1.0M ROI —

168

Angel Town 1990 · WW Budget $1.8M · Ellendale Place

$855,810 ROI 0.48x

169

Tiger Cage II 1990 · WW Budget — · D & B Films

$818,645 ROI —

170

Outlaw Brothers 1990 · WW Budget — · Movie Impact Limited

$655,989 ROI —

171

The Return of Superfly 1990 · WW Budget — · Triton Pictures

$610,402 ROI —

172

The Unbelievable Truth 1990 · WW Budget $75,000 · Action Features

$546,541 ROI 7.29x

173

Meet the Applegates 1990 · WW Budget $5.0M · Cinemarque Entertainment

$485,772 ROI 0.10x

174

The Revenge of Angel 1990 · WW Budget $436,040 · Luckfilm Productions Limited

$435,191 ROI 1.00x

175

Childish case 1990 · WW Budget $230,000 · Sphinx Productions

$430,000 ROI 1.87x

176

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation 1990 · WW Budget — · The Cannon Group

$358,047 ROI —

177

Diamond Skulls 1990 · WW Budget — · Working Title Films

$336,811 ROI —

178

Frankenstein Unbound 1990 · WW Budget $11.5M · The Mount Company

$334,748 ROI 0.03x

179

American Dream 1990 · WW Budget — · Cabin Creek Films

$269,823 ROI —

180

Chattahoochee 1990 · WW Budget — · Hemdale Film Corporation

$259,486 ROI —

181

Eric Clapton: The Master At Work 1990 · WW Budget —

$220,000 ROI —

182

Frankenhooker 1990 · WW Budget $2.5M · Levins Henenlotter Productions

$205,068 ROI 0.08x

183

Pareja enloquecida busca madre de alquiler 1990 · WW Budget — · Ideas Y Producciones Cinematográficas (Ipc)

$195,914 ROI —

184

Men Of Respect 1990 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$139,155 ROI —

185

Ke arteko egunak 1990 · WW Budget — · Bertan Filmeak S.a.

$103,536 ROI —

186

A Man Called Sarge 1990 · WW Budget — · The Cannon Group

$92,874 ROI —

187

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl 1990 · WW Budget — · Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment

$85,395 ROI —

188

The Fool 1990 · WW Budget $7.6M · Sands Films

$79,139 ROI 0.01x

189

December Bride 1990 · WW Budget — · Little Bird

$70,298 ROI —

190

The Big Man 1990 · WW Budget — · British Stv Film Enterprises

$59,227 ROI —

191

Magical Trip 1990 · WW Budget $15,000 · Fanoos Khial Production

$50,000 ROI 3.33x

192

Big Bang 1990 · WW Budget —

$47,906 ROI —

193

Dawood's Ticket 1990 · WW Budget $230,000 · Egypt For Studios And Film Production

$44,000 ROI 0.19x

194

A Grand Day Out 1990 · WW Budget $17,300 · Aardman

$40,118 ROI 2.32x

195

The servant 1990 · WW Budget $17,000 · Msr Llastodyohat Oalantag Alsynmayy

$23,000 ROI 1.35x

196

The Reflecting Skin 1990 · WW Budget — · BBC Film

$17,042 ROI —

197

Abdullah from Minye 1990 · WW Budget $460

$960 ROI 2.09x

198

Coupe de Ville 1990 · WW Budget — · Morgan Creek Entertainment

$715 ROI —

199

浴血疆城 1990 · WW Budget $100 · 联瑞(上海)影业有限公司

$100 ROI 1.00x

200

Fear of Scandal 1990 · WW Budget —

$94 ROI —

201

My Blue Heaven 1990 · WW Budget $6 · Warner Bros. Pictures

$23 ROI 3.83x

202

ياما في السجن 1990 · WW Budget — · Alshrk Alaarby Llantag Alaaalamy Alryad

$3 ROI —

203

A Cry in the Wild 1990 · WW Budget — · Concorde Pictures

$1 ROI —

204

Book of Love 1990 · WW Budget — · New Line Cinema

$1 ROI —

1990 box office FAQ

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How many movies are included in the 1990 box office chart?

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What does worldwide gross mean?

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Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?

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