Most Popular Movies 1990
This chart shows the 1990 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1990 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1990 - Top 1990 Worldwide
1
| Dances with Wolves |
| Director: Kevin Costner |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Costner as Lieutenant John G. Dunbar |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 9, 1990 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Culture Clash, Native Americans, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1991 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Revisionist Western, 1860s, The Civil War |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $184,208,842 |
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International BO: $239,999,963 |
2
| Home Alone |
| Director: Chris Columbus |
| Lead Roles: Macaulay Culkin as Kevin , Joe Pesci as Harry, Daniel Stern as Marv , Catherine O'Hara as Kate , John Heard as Peter , John Candy as Gus Polinski |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 16, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Christmas, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Christmas in November, Dysfunctional Family, Family Vacations, Home Invasion |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $285,761,243 |
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International BO: $190,919,398 |
3
| Tremors |
| Director: Ron Underwood |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Bacon as Valentine McKee, Fred Ward as Earl Bassett, Finn Carter as Rhonda LeBeck |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 19, 1990 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Creature Feature, Monster, Horror Comedy, Life in a Small Town, Survivalist |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $16,667,084 |
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International BO: $1,005 |
4
| Dick Tracy |
| Director: Warren Beatty |
| Lead Roles: Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, Madonna as Breathless Mahoney, Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice, William Forsythe as Flattop, R.G. Armstrong as Prunceface |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 15, 1990 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Comic Strip, Orphan, Singers, Organized Crime, Wrongfully Convicted, Voiceover/Narration, Unnamed Character, False Identity, Surprise Twist, Kidnap, Rescue, Development Hell, Government Corruption, Framed |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $103,738,726 |
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International BO: $59,000,000 |
5
| RoboCop 2 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1990 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Robot, Dystopia, Narcotics, Gangs |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $45,681,173 |
6
| Total Recall |
| Director: Paul Verhoeven |
| Lead Roles: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Quaid |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 1, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Faulty Memory, Mutants, Film Noir, Psychics, Rebellion, Corporate Malfeasance, Dwarfism, Prostitution, Double Agent, Dream Sequence, Surprise Twist, Remade |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $119,394,839 |
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International BO: $142,004,991 |
7
| Pretty Woman |
| Director: Garry Marshall |
| Lead Roles: Richard Gere as Edward Lewis, Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 23, 1990 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Prostitution, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Cross-Class Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $178,406,268 |
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International BO: $254,160,093 |
8
| Quigley Down Under |
| Director: Simon Wincer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 19, 1990 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Worldly Western, Australia, Australian Aboriginals, Death of a Son or Daughter, Genocide |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $21,413,105 |
9
| Dark Angel |
| Director: Craig R. Baxley |
| Lead Roles: Dolph Lundgren as Jack Caine, Brian Benben as Arwood "Larry" Smith |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 28, 1990 (Wide) by Triumph Releasing |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Police Detective, Revenge, Death of a Partner, FBI, Organized Crime, Narcotics, Drug Dealer, Surprise Twist, Alien Encounters, Friendly Alien on Earth, Cult Movie |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,372,561 |
10
| Frankenhooker |
| Director: Frank Henenlotter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 1, 1990 (Limited) by Shapiro |
| Keywords: Horror Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $146,931 |
Synopsis
A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of the body parts from Manhattan street hookers. Unfortunately, her brain is scrambled and she runs amok on 42nd Street, turning tricks and bringing high-voltage death to her customers!
11
| Predator 2 |
| Director: Stephen Hopkins |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Action Horror, Set in Los Angeles, LAPD, Gangs, Gang Warfare, Alien Encounters, 1990s, Yesterday's Tomorrow, Near Future, Dystopia, Voodoo, Death of a Partner |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,317,513 |
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International BO: $26,450,905 |
12
| Miller's Crossing |
| Director: Joel Coen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 22, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Prohibition Era, 1920s, Organized Crime, Gang Warfare, Cult Movie, Romance, Love Triangle, Mafia, Blackmail, No Honor Among Thieves |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,693,759 |
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International BO: $27 |
13
| Dekalog |
| Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski |
| Lead Roles: Henryk Baranowski as Krzysztof |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 2, 1990 (Wide) (Netherlands) |
| Keywords: TV Mini-Series, Religious, Set in Poland |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $759,898 |
Synopsis
Focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time.
14
| Goodfellas |
| Director: Martin Scorsese |
| Lead Roles: Robert De Niro as James Conway, Ray Liotta as Henry Hill, Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 19, 1990 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Mafia, Epilogue, Voiceover/Narration, Biography, Film Noir, Crime Drama, 1991 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $46,743,809 |
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International BO: $359,674 |
15
| Edward Scissorhands |
| Director: Tim Burton |
| Lead Roles: Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands, Winona Ryder as Kim Boggs |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 7, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Inventor, Unnamed Character, Genre Mashup, Urban Gothic, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $53,976,987 |
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International BO: $3,233 |
16
| Side Out |
| Director: Peter Israelson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 30, 1990 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $450,000 |
17
| My Blue Heaven |
| Director: Herbert Ross |
| Lead Roles: Steve Martin as Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 17, 1990 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Mafia, Crime Comedy, Relationships Gone Wrong, Suburbs, Witness Protection, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $23,591,472 |
18
| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane |
| Director: Renny Harlin |
| Lead Roles: Andrew Dice Clay as Ford Fairlane, Priscilla Presley as Coleen Sutton, Ed O'Neill as Lt. Amos, Robert Englund as Smiley, Gilbert Gottfried as The DJ, Lauren Holly as Jazz, Maddie Corman as The Groupie, Tone Loc as Slam the Rapper, Wayne Newton as Julian Grendel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 11, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Private Investigator, Action Comedy, Music Industry, Relationships Gone Wrong, Non-Chronological, Heavy Metal, Singers, No Honor Among Thieves |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,423,389 |
19
| Young Guns II |
| Director: Geoff Murphy |
| Lead Roles: Emilio Estevez as William H. Bonney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, 1950s, Prologue, 1870s, Epilogue, Non-Chronological, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $44,143,410 |
20
| The Return of Superfly |
| Lead Roles: Samuel L. Jackson as Nate Cabot |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1990 (Wide) |
| Classification: Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $610,402 |
21
| Rockula |
| Director: Luca Bercovici |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 23, 1990 (Limited) by Self Distributed |
| Keywords: Horror Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
22
| Stanley & Iris |
| Director: Martin Ritt |
| Lead Roles: Jane Fonda as Iris King, Robert De Niro as Stanley Cox |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 9, 1990 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romantic Drama, Romance, Widow/Widower, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Single Parent, Money Troubles, Teen Pregnancy, Pregnant Women, Illiteracy / Learning to Read |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $5,820,015 |
23
| The Hunt for Red October |
| Director: John McTiernan |
| Lead Roles: Sean Connery as Marko Ramius |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 2, 1990 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Underwater, Intertitle, Cold War, On a Boat, Secret Agent, Political |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $120,709,866 |
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International BO: $79,790,134 |
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| The Ambulance |
| Director: Larry Cohen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 21, 1990 (Limited) by Triumph Releasing |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp |
| Director: Bob Hathcock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 3, 1990 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Treasure Hunters, Set in Middle East, Wish Granters, Genie or Djinn, Good vs. Evil |
| Classification: Based on TV, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $18,075,331 |