This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1990.
| # | Weekend End Date | Film | Box Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01990-01-07January 7, 1990 | Born on the Fourth of July | $11,023,650 | Born on the Fourth of July reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release. |
| 2 | 01990-01-14January 14, 1990 | Born on the Fourth of July | $8,028,075 | |
| 3 | 01990-01-21January 21, 1990 | Born on the Fourth of July | $6,228,360 | |
| 4 | 01990-01-28January 28, 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy | $5,705,721 | Driving Miss Daisy reached #1 in its seventh weekend of release. |
| 5 | 01990-02-04February 4, 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy | $6,011,600 | |
| 6 | 01990-02-11February 11, 1990 | Hard to Kill | $9,213,631 | |
| 7 | 01990-02-19February 19, 19904-day weekend | Driving Miss Daisy | $9,834,744 | Driving Miss Daisy reclaimed #1 in its ninth weekend of release. |
| 8 | 01990-02-25February 25, 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy | $6,107,836 | |
| 9 | 01990-03-04March 4, 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | $17,161,835 | |
| 10 | 01990-03-11March 11, 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | $14,058,772 | |
| 11 | 01990-03-18March 18, 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | $11,077,359 | |
| 12 | 01990-03-25March 25, 1990 | Pretty Woman | $11,280,591 | |
| 13 | 01990-04-01April 1, 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $25,398,367 | |
| 14 | 01990-04-08April 8, 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $18,813,741 | |
| 15 | 01990-04-15April 15, 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $14,064,921 | |
| 16 | 01990-04-22April 22, 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $9,797,376 | |
| 17 | 01990-04-29April 29, 1990 | Pretty Woman | $7,150,551 | Pretty Woman reclaimed #1 in its sixth weekend of release. |
| 18 | 01990-05-06May 6, 1990 | Pretty Woman | $6,810,883 | |
| 19 | 01990-05-13May 13, 1990 | Pretty Woman | $7,594,013 | |
| 20 | 01990-05-20May 20, 1990 | Bird on a Wire | $15,338,160 | |
| 21 | 01990-05-28May 28, 19904-day weekend | Back to the Future Part III | $23,703,060 | |
| 22 | 01990-06-03June 3, 1990 | Total Recall | $25,533,700 | Total Recall had the highest weekend debut of 1990. |
| 23 | 01990-06-10June 10, 1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | $19,475,559 | |
| 24 | 01990-06-17June 17, 1990 | Dick Tracy | $22,543,911 | |
| 25 | 01990-06-24June 24, 1990 | Dick Tracy | $15,546,837 | |
| 26 | 01990-07-01July 1, 1990 | Days of Thunder | $15,490,445 | |
| 27 | 01990-07-08July 8, 1990 | Die Hard 2 | $21,744,661 | |
| 28 | 01990-07-15July 15, 1990 | Die Hard 2 | $14,512,301 | |
| 29 | 01990-07-22July 22, 1990 | Ghost | $12,523,295 | Ghost reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 30 | 01990-07-29July 29, 1990 | Presumed Innocent | $11,718,981 | |
| 31 | 01990-08-05August 5, 1990 | Ghost | $10,798,834 | Ghost reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release. |
| 32 | 01990-08-12August 12, 1990 | Flatliners | $10,034,685 | |
| 33 | 01990-08-19August 19, 1990 | The Exorcist III | $9,312,219 | |
| 34 | 01990-08-26August 26, 1990 | Darkman | $8,054,860 | |
| 35 | 01990-09-03September 3, 19904-day weekend | Ghost | $9,953,630 | Ghost reclaimed #1 in eighth weekend of release. |
| 36 | 01990-09-09September 9, 1990 | Ghost | $6,510,023 | |
| 37 | 01990-09-16September 16, 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | $7,871,856 | |
| 38 | 01990-09-23September 23, 1990 | Goodfellas | $6,368,901 | |
| 39 | 01990-09-30September 30, 1990 | Pacific Heights | $6,912,637 | |
| 40 | 01990-10-08October 8, 19904-day weekend | Marked for Death | $11,790,047 | |
| 41 | 01990-10-14October 14, 1990 | Marked for Death | $7,423,949 | |
| 42 | 01990-10-21October 21, 1990 | Marked for Death | $5,097,944 | |
| 43 | 01990-10-28October 28, 1990 | Graveyard Shift | $5,082,300 | |
| 44 | 01990-11-04November 4, 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | $7,500,760 | |
| 45 | 01990-11-11November 11, 1990 | Child's Play 2 | $10,718,520 | |
| 46 | 01990-11-18November 18, 1990 | Home Alone | $17,081,997 | |
| 47 | 01990-11-25November 25, 1990 | Home Alone | $20,987,761 | |
| 48 | 01990-12-02December 2, 1990 | Home Alone | $14,386,876 | |
| 49 | 01990-12-09December 9, 1990 | Home Alone | $14,232,156 | |
| 50 | 01990-12-16December 16, 1990 | Home Alone | $11,617,249 | |
| 51 | 01990-12-25December 25, 19905-day weekend | Home Alone | $15,079,919 | |
| 52 | 01991-01-01January 1, 19915-day weekend | Home Alone | $25,148,406 |
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