List of 1989 Box Office Number-one Films in The United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1989.

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes
1 01989-01-08January 8, 1989 Rain Man $9,245,626 Rain Man reached #1 in its third weekend of release.
2 01989-01-15January 15, 1989 Rain Man $10,111,504
3 01989-01-22January 22, 1989 Rain Man $7,003,147
4 01989-01-29January 29, 1989 Rain Man $6,829,705
5 01989-02-05February 5, 1989 Three Fugitives $5,477,051 Three Fugitives reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
6 01989-02-12February 12, 1989 The Fly II $6,751,371
7 01989-02-20February 20, 19894-day weekend The 'Burbs $11,101,197
8 01989-02-26February 26, 1989 The 'Burbs $6,024,480
9 01989-03-05March 5, 1989 Lean on Me $5,032,605
10 01989-03-12March 12, 1989 Lean on Me $4,579,440
11 01989-03-19March 19, 1989 Fletch Lives $8,045,760
12 01989-03-26March 26, 1989 Fletch Lives $5,647,320
13 01989-04-02April 2, 1989 Rain Man $5,537,165 Rain Man reclaimed #1 in sixteenth weekend of release.
14 01989-04-09April 9, 1989 Major League $8,836,265
15 01989-04-16April 16, 1989 Major League $7,070,809
16 01989-04-23April 23, 1989 Pet Sematary $12,046,179
17 01989-04-30April 30, 1989 Pet Sematary $8,380,098
18 01989-05-07May 7, 1989 Pet Sematary $6,338,594
19 01989-05-14May 14, 1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil $7,098,741
20 01989-05-21May 21, 1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil $6,105,120
21 01989-05-29May 29, 19894-day weekend Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $37,031,573
22 01989-06-04June 4, 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $21,230,164
23 01989-06-11June 11, 1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier $17,375,648
24 01989-06-18June 18, 1989 Ghostbusters II $29,472,894
25 01989-06-25June 25, 1989 Batman $40,489,746 Batman had the highest weekend debut of 1989 and broke Superman II's record ($14.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a Superhero film .
26 01989-07-02July 2, 1989 Batman $30,075,189
27 01989-07-09July 9, 1989 Lethal Weapon 2 $20,388,800
28 01989-07-16July 16, 1989 Lethal Weapon 2 $17,188,126
29 01989-07-23July 23, 1989 Lethal Weapon 2 $13,022,249
30 01989-07-30July 30, 1989 Turner & Hooch $12,211,042
31 01989-08-06August 6, 1989 Parenthood $10,506,450
32 01989-08-13August 13, 1989 Parenthood $9,672,350
33 01989-08-20August 20, 1989 Uncle Buck $8,794,501
34 01989-08-27August 27, 1989 Uncle Buck $6,725,275
35 01989-09-04September 4, 19894-day weekend Uncle Buck $7,822,640
36 01989-09-10September 10, 1989 Uncle Buck $4,550,887
37 01989-09-17September 17, 1989 Sea of Love $10,017,840
38 01989-09-24September 24, 1989 Black Rain $9,677,102
39 01989-10-01October 1, 1989 Black Rain $6,503,065
40 01989-10-08October 8, 1989 Black Rain $6,100,000
41 01989-10-15October 15, 1989 Look Who's Talking $12,107,784 Look Who's Talking broke Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 's record ($11.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend.
42 01989-10-22October 22, 1989 Look Who's Talking $14,147,340
43 01989-10-29October 29, 1989 Look Who's Talking $11,556,750
44 01989-11-05November 5, 1989 Look Who's Talking $11,457,810
45 01989-11-12November 12, 1989 Look Who's Talking $11,409,873
46 01989-11-19November 19, 1989 Harlem Nights $16,096,808
47 01989-11-26November 26, 1989 Back to the Future Part II $27,835,125
48 01989-12-03December 3, 1989 Back to the Future Part II $12,110,340
49 01989-12-10December 10, 1989 The War of the Roses $9,488,794
50 01989-12-17December 17, 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $7,233,119 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation reached #1 in its third weekend of release.
51 01989-12-24December 24, 1989 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $7,007,789
52 01990-01-01January 1, 1990 The War of the Roses $10,490,781 The War of the Roses reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release.

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