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US box office chart top 15 weekend 25th - 27th August 1989

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.
N
Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck 1989

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

13.47%
$6,725,275 
$23,670,446
New
2.
N
Parenthood

Parenthood 1990

Directed by
Ron Howard
Starring
Steve Martin
Mary Steenburgen
Dianne Wiest

12.78%
$6,380,240 
$53,704,836
3
3.
N
The Abyss

The Abyss 1989

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

9.49%
$4,734,287 
$32,963,185
2
4.
N
No cover art for When Harry Met Sally

When Harry Met Sally

Directed by
Starring

8.13%
$4,056,399 
$60,655,531
New
5.
N
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2 1989

Directed by
Richard Donner
Starring
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover
Joe Pesci

6.68%
$3,335,582 
$125,055,875
6
6.
N
Turner and Hooch

Turner and Hooch 1990

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

6.05%
$3,021,348 
$51,880,351
4
7.
N
Casualties of War

Casualties of War 1990

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

5.74%
$2,866,498 
$10,544,928
New
8.
N
Batman

Batman 1989

Directed by
Tim Burton
Starring
Jack Nicholson
Michael Keaton
Kim Basinger

5.2%
$2,597,560 
$233,653,196
7
9.
N
The Package

The Package 1990

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

3.71%
$1,851,673 
$1,851,673
New
10.
N
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989

Directed by
Joe Johnston
Starring
Rick Moranis
Matt Frewer
Marcia Strassman

3.48%
$1,736,256 
$115,420,530
7
11.
N
No cover art for A Nightmare On Elm Street the Dream Child

A Nightmare On Elm Street the Dream Child

Directed by
Starring

3.4%
$1,696,495 
$17,650,275
2
12.
N
No cover art for Millennium

Millennium

Directed by
Starring

3.24%
$1,614,692 
$1,614,692
New
13.
N
Sex, Lies and Videotape

Sex, Lies and Videotape 1989

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Starring
James Spader
Andie MacDowell
Peter Gallagher

2.43%
$1,210,540 
$3,798,540
3
14.
N
No cover art for Cheetah

Cheetah

Directed by
Starring

2.38%
$1,190,212 
$5,436,167
New
15.
N
Lock Up

Lock Up 1990

Directed by
John Flynn
Starring
Sylvester Stallone
Donald Sutherland
John Amos

2.19%
$1,093,678 
$17,120,135
3
16.
N
No cover art for Let It Ride

Let It Ride 1989

Directed by
Joe Pytka
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss
David Johansen
Teri Garr

1.98%
$986,869 
$3,866,707
New
17.
N
Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society 1989

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

1.93%
$963,442 
$84,547,818
10
18.
N
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Starring
Harrison Ford
Sean Connery
Denholm Elliott

1.46%
$726,388 
$186,475,287
10
19.
N
No cover art for Wired

Wired

Directed by
Starring

1.36%
$681,054 
$681,054
New
20.
N
Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II 1989

Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Starring
Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Sigourney Weaver

1.31%
$652,634 
$109,006,128
8
21.
N
No cover art for The Adventures of Milo and Otis

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

Directed by
Starring

0.94%
$470,084 
$470,084
New
22.
N
No cover art for Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

Directed by
Starring

0.79%
$394,843 
$2,455,421
New
23.
N
Heart of Dixie

Heart of Dixie 1989

Directed by
Martin Davidson
Starring
Ally Sheedy
Virginia Madsen
Phoebe Cates

0.74%
$367,091 
$367,091
New
24.
N
No cover art for Cookie

Cookie 1989

Directed by
Susan Seidelman
Starring
Peter Falk
Dianne Wiest
Emily Lloyd

0.59%
$292,483 
$292,483
New
25.
N
No cover art for Little Monsters

Little Monsters

Directed by
Starring

0.51%
$253,834 
$253,834
New
26.
N
No cover art for Romero

Romero

Directed by
Starring

0.02%
$10,189 
$10,189
New
US Weekly Cinema Box Office
25th August 1989 - 27th August 1989
  1. One Battle After Another
    Weekend Gross: £22,400,000
  2. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
    Weekend Gross: £13,700,000
  3. Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle
    Weekend Gross: £7,100,000
  4. The Conjuring: Last Rites
    Weekend Gross: £6,860,000
  5. The Strangers: Chapter 2
    Weekend Gross: £5,900,000
  6. Him
    Weekend Gross: £3,650,000
  7. The Long Walk
    Weekend Gross: £3,400,000
  8. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
    Weekend Gross: £3,300,000
  9. Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 3
    Weekend Gross: £2,250,977
  10. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
    Weekend Gross: £1,250,000
  11. Dead of Winter
    Weekend Gross: £1,054,000
  12. Eleanor the Great
    Weekend Gross: £935,577
  13. The Senior
    Weekend Gross: £764,525
  14. Weapons
    Weekend Gross: £455,000
  15. Freakier Friday
    Weekend Gross: £410,000

* 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.