1990 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1990
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | Home Alone | Fox | $285,761,243 | 2,173 | $17,081,997 | 1,202 | 11/16 | | 2 | Ghost | Par. | $217,631,306 | 1,766 | $12,191,540 | 1,101 | 7/13 | | 3 | Dances with Wolves | Orion | $184,208,848 | 1,636 | $598,257 | 14 | 11/9 | | 4 | Pretty Woman | BV | $178,406,268 | 1,811 | $11,280,591 | 1,325 | 3/23 | | 5 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | NL | $135,265,915 | 2,377 | $25,398,367 | 2,006 | 3/30 | | 6 | The Hunt for Red October | Par. | $122,012,643 | 1,817 | $17,161,835 | 1,225 | 3/2 | | 7 | Total Recall | Sony | $119,394,840 | 2,131 | $25,533,700 | 2,060 | 6/1 | | 8 | Die Hard 2: Die Harder | Fox | $117,540,947 | 2,507 | $21,744,661 | 2,507 | 7/6 | | 9 | Dick Tracy | BV | $103,738,726 | 2,332 | $22,543,911 | 2,332 | 6/15 | | 10 | Kindergarten Cop | Uni. | $91,457,688 | 1,937 | $7,918,560 | 1,833 | 12/22 | | 11 | Back to the Future Part III | Uni. | $87,727,583 | 2,070 | $19,089,645 | 2,019 | 5/25 | | 12 | Presumed Innocent | WB | $86,303,188 | 1,451 | $11,718,981 | 1,349 | 7/27 | | 13 | Days of Thunder | Par. | $82,670,733 | 2,307 | $15,490,445 | 2,307 | 6/29 | | 14 | Another 48 HRS. | Par. | $80,818,974 | 2,721 | $19,475,559 | 2,721 | 6/8 | | 15 | Three Men and a Little Lady | BV | $71,609,321 | 1,614 | $13,774,642 | 1,281 | 11/21 | | 16 | Bird on a Wire | Uni. | $70,978,012 | 2,008 | $15,338,160 | 1,944 | 5/18 | | 17 | The Godfather Part III | Par. | $66,666,062 | 1,922 | $19,558,558 | 1,901 | 12/25 | | 18 | Flatliners | Col. | $61,489,265 | 1,483 | $10,034,685 | 1,319 | 8/10 | | 19 | Misery | Col. | $61,276,872 | 1,370 | $10,076,834 | 1,244 | 11/30 | | 20 | Edward Scissorhands | Fox | $56,362,352 | 1,372 | $159,622 | 2 | 12/7 | | 21 | Problem Child | Uni. | $53,470,891 | 1,769 | $10,026,900 | 1,714 | 7/27 | | 22 | Arachnophobia | BV | $53,208,180 | 2,005 | $8,045,760 | 1,479 | 7/20 | | 23 | Awakenings | Col. | $52,096,475 | 1,330 | $417,076 | 12 | 12/22 | | 24 | Look Who's Talking Too | TriS | $47,789,074 | 1,647 | $8,100,640 | 1,576 | 12/14 | | 25 | Hard to Kill | WB | $47,410,827 | 1,508 | $9,213,631 | 1,301 | 2/9 | | 26 | Goodfellas | WB | $46,836,214 | 1,328 | $6,368,901 | 1,070 | 9/19 | | 27 | Marked for Death | Fox | $46,044,396 | 1,974 | $11,790,047 | 1,968 | 10/5 | | 28 | Robocop 2 | Orion | $45,681,173 | 1,806 | $14,145,411 | 1,768 | 6/22 | | 29 | The Jungle Book (re-issue) (1990) | BV | $44,645,619 | 1,923 | $7,708,029 | 1,901 | 7/13 | | 30 | Young Guns II | Fox | $44,143,410 | 1,770 | $8,017,438 | 1,770 | 8/3 | | 31 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | WB | $41,482,207 | 2,155 | $9,702,804 | 2,075 | 6/15 | | 32 | Rocky V | UA | $40,946,358 | 2,106 | $14,073,170 | 2,053 | 11/16 | | 33 | Joe Versus the Volcano | WB | $39,404,261 | 1,802 | $9,252,232 | 1,802 | 3/9 | | 34 | Postcards from the Edge | Col. | $39,071,603 | 1,323 | $7,871,856 | 1,013 | 9/14 | | 35 | Mermaids | Orion | $35,419,397 | 1,154 | $3,514,678 | 920 | 12/14 | | 36 | Darkman | Uni. | $33,878,502 | 1,833 | $8,054,860 | 1,786 | 8/24 | | 37 | Air America | TriS | $31,053,601 | 1,902 | $8,064,480 | 1,902 | 8/10 | | 38 | Predator 2 | Fox | $30,669,413 | 1,978 | $8,784,943 | 1,950 | 11/21 | | 39 | Green Card | BV | $29,888,235 | 757 | $47,781 | 2 | 12/25 | | 40 | Pacific Heights | Fox | $29,381,956 | 1,291 | $6,912,637 | 1,278 | 9/28 | | 41 | Child's Play 2 | Uni. | $28,501,605 | 2,017 | $10,718,520 | 1,996 | 11/9 | | 42 | The Rescuers Down Under | BV | $27,931,461 | 1,487 | $3,499,819 | 1,230 | 11/16 | | 43 | Internal Affairs | Par. | $27,734,391 | 986 | $5,043,516 | 975 | 1/12 | | 44 | Cadillac Man | Orion | $27,627,310 | 1,878 | $6,712,079 | 1,826 | 5/18 | | 45 | Memphis Belle | WB | $27,441,977 | 1,368 | $5,026,846 | 1,087 | 10/12 | | 46 | House Party | NL | $26,385,627 | 700 | $4,611,024 | 520 | 3/9 | | 47 | Jacob's Ladder | TriS | $26,118,851 | 1,264 | $7,500,760 | 1,052 | 11/2 | | 48 | The Exorcist III | Fox | $26,098,824 | 1,414 | $9,312,219 | 1,288 | 8/17 | | 49 | Fantasia (Re-issue) (1990) | BV | $25,363,371 | 481 | $6,047,613 | 481 | 10/5 | | 50 | Navy Seals | Orion | $25,069,101 | 1,355 | $6,543,832 | 1,341 | 7/20 | | 51 | Ernest Goes to Jail | BV | $25,029,569 | 1,956 | $6,143,372 | 1,943 | 4/6 | | 52 | Ghost Dad | Uni. | $24,707,633 | 1,221 | $4,803,480 | 1,213 | 6/29 | | 53 | My Blue Heaven | WB | $23,591,472 | 1,868 | $6,207,092 | 1,859 | 8/17 | | 54 | The Russia House | MGM | $22,997,992 | 768 | $4,435,650 | 717 | 12/22 | | 55 | The First Power | Orion | $22,424,195 | 1,336 | $5,677,715 | 1,332 | 4/6 | | 56 | The Rookie (1990) | WB | $21,633,874 | 1,862 | $5,510,056 | 1,862 | 12/7 | | 57 | The Freshman | TriS | $21,460,601 | 1,044 | $205,876 | 6 | 7/20 | | 58 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Fox | $21,413,502 | 1,263 | $6,374,391 | 1,245 | 7/13 | | 59 | Quigley Down Under | MGM | $21,413,105 | 1,094 | $3,853,149 | 996 | 10/19 | | 60 | Madhouse | Orion | $21,036,771 | 1,555 | $5,240,816 | 1,552 | 2/16 | | 61 | Hamlet (1990) | WB | $20,710,451 | 624 | $116,975 | 4 | 12/22 | | 62 | Jetsons: The Movie | Uni. | $20,305,841 | 1,566 | $5,029,640 | 1,562 | 7/6 | | 63 | Stella | BV | $20,240,128 | 1,393 | $4,311,656 | 1,033 | 2/2 | | 64 | Taking Care of Business | BV | $20,005,435 | 1,176 | $3,620,054 | 1,074 | 8/17 | | 65 | Betsy's Wedding | BV | $19,740,070 | 1,058 | $4,662,488 | 1,048 | 6/22 | | 66 | Duck Tales: The Movie | BV | $18,115,724 | 1,558 | $3,870,366 | 1,549 | 8/3 | | 67 | Sibling Rivalry | Col. | $17,854,933 | 1,455 | $4,017,930 | 1,448 | 10/26 | | 68 | White Palace | Uni. | $17,487,531 | 892 | $1,078,697 | 99 | 10/19 | | 69 | The Guardian (1990) | Uni. | $17,037,887 | 1,736 | $5,565,620 | 1,684 | 4/27 | | 70 | Death Warrant | MGM | $16,853,487 | 1,090 | $5,019,902 | 1,089 | 9/14 | | 71 | Tremors | Uni. | $16,667,084 | 1,477 | $3,731,520 | 1,472 | 1/19 | | 72 | Tales From the Darkside: The Movie | Par. | $16,324,573 | 1,535 | $5,028,096 | 1,535 | 5/4 | | 73 | Men at Work | Triu | $16,247,964 | 1,035 | $3,184,311 | 962 | 8/24 | | 74 | I Love You to Death | TriS | $16,186,793 | 1,095 | $4,014,640 | 1,072 | 4/6 | | 75 | Mo' Better Blues | Uni. | $16,153,593 | 572 | $4,387,360 | 544 | 8/3 | | 76 | Avalon | Triu | $15,740,796 | 635 | $226,613 | 7 | 10/5 | | 77 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | WB | $15,691,192 | 1,395 | $4,216,063 | 1,373 | 12/22 | | 78 | Revenge | Col. | $15,645,616 | 1,382 | $6,086,672 | 1,379 | 2/16 | | 79 | Reversal of Fortune | WB | $15,445,131 | 661 | $176,985 | 7 | 10/19 | | 80 | Mr. Destiny | BV | $15,379,253 | 1,025 | $2,991,605 | 727 | 10/12 | | 81 | Spaced Invaders | BV | $15,369,573 | 1,845 | $4,474,336 | 1,821 | 4/27 | | 82 | Quick Change | WB | $15,260,154 | 1,596 | $4,700,960 | 1,596 | 7/13 | | 83 | Fire Birds | BV | $14,760,451 | 2,006 | $6,358,761 | 2,006 | 5/25 | | 84 | Wild at Heart | Gold. | $14,560,247 | 625 | $2,913,764 | 532 | 8/17 | | 85 | The Lord of the Flies | Col. | $13,985,225 | 919 | $4,410,457 | 888 | 3/16 | | 86 | The Grifters | Mira. | $13,446,769 | 780 | $71,034 | 2 | 12/7 | | 87 | Crazy People | Par. | $13,236,513 | 1,389 | $3,357,800 | 1,389 | 4/13 | | 88 | Bad Influence | Triu | $12,626,043 | 1,300 | $3,822,019 | 1,298 | 3/9 | | 89 | Cinema Paradiso | Mira. | $11,990,401 | 124 | $16,552 | 1 | 2/2 | | 90 | Graveyard Shift | Par. | $11,582,891 | 1,603 | $5,082,300 | 1,603 | 10/26 | | 91 | Henry & June | Uni. | $11,567,449 | 295 | $1,032,942 | 76 | 10/5 | | 92 | Pump Up the Volume | NL | $11,541,758 | 821 | $1,601,489 | 799 | 8/24 | | 93 | Opportunity Knocks | Uni. | $11,359,129 | 1,275 | $3,512,625 | 1,275 | 3/30 | | 94 | Q & A | TriS | $11,207,891 | 923 | $2,816,605 | 912 | 4/27 | | 95 | Wild Orchid | Triu | $11,060,485 | 822 | $2,622,637 | 819 | 4/27 | | 96 | Nuns on the Run | Fox | $10,959,015 | 702 | $658,835 | 76 | 3/16 | | 97 | Narrow Margin | TriS | $10,873,237 | 1,253 | $3,628,060 | 1,132 | 9/21 | | 98 | The Witches | WB | $10,360,553 | 879 | $2,221,402 | 879 | 8/24 | | 99 | Adventures of Milo and Otis (Re-issue) | Col. | $10,351,534 | 915 | $1,708,915 | 914 | 6/15 | | 100 | The Two Jakes | Par. | $10,005,969 | 1,206 | $3,729,149 | 1,206 | 8/10 | | Summary of 226 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $4,528,376,914 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $20,037,066 | - | - | - | - |  |
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