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Top 1990 Movies at the Domestic Box Office


See also: Top 1990 International - Top 1990 Worldwide

Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic

This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 1990.

See Top Grossing Movies of 1990 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1990, including films released in 1989 and earlier.

Rank Movie Distributor Domestic
Box
Office
Opening
Weekend
Box Office
Max
Theater
Count
1 Home Alone 20th Cent… $285,761,243 $17,081,997 2,173
2 Ghost Paramount… $217,631,306 $12,191,373 1,766
3 Dances with Wolves Orion Pic… $184,208,842 $598,257 1,636
4 Pretty Woman Walt Disney $178,406,268 $11,280,591 1,811
5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Line $135,265,915 $25,398,367 2,377
6 The Hunt for Red October Paramount… $120,709,866 $17,161,835 1,817
7 Total Recall Sony Pict… $119,394,839 $25,533,700 2,131
8 Die Hard 2 20th Cent… $117,323,878 $21,744,661 2,507
9 Dick Tracy Walt Disney $103,738,726 $22,543,911 2,332
10 Kindergarten Cop Universal $91,457,688 $11,260,685 1,934
11 Back to the Future Part III Universal $88,055,283 $23,703,060 2,070
12 Presumed Innocent Warner Bros. $86,303,188 $11,718,981 1,451
13 Days of Thunder Paramount… $82,670,733 $15,490,445 2,307
14 Another 48 Hrs. Paramount… $80,047,413 $19,470,596 2,301
15 3 Men and a Little Lady Walt Disney $71,609,321 $13,774,642 1,614
16 Bird on a Wire Universal $70,978,012 $15,338,160 2,008
17 The Godfather: Part III Paramount… $66,666,062 $19,558,558 1,922
18 Flatliners Sony Pict… $61,308,153 $10,034,685 1,483
19 Misery Sony Pict… $61,158,960 $10,076,834 1,370
20 Edward Scissorhands 20th Cent… $53,976,987 1,372
21 Problem Child Universal $53,470,891 $10,026,900 1,769
22 Arachnophobia Walt Disney $53,208,180 $8,045,760 2,005
23 Awakenings Sony Pict… $51,636,504 1,330
24 Hard To Kill Warner Bros. $47,381,386 $9,213,631 1,508
25 Goodfellas Warner Bros. $46,743,809 $6,368,901 1,328
26 Look Who's Talking Too Sony Pict… $46,614,448 $8,100,640 1,647
27 RoboCop 2 Orion Pic… $45,681,173 $14,145,411 1,806
28 Young Guns II 20th Cent… $44,143,410 $8,017,438 1,770
29 Marked for Death 20th Cent… $43,224,499 $11,790,047 1,974
30 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Warner Bros. $41,476,097 $9,702,804 2,155
31 Rocky V MGM $40,946,358 $14,073,170 2,106
32 Joe Versus the Volcano Warner Bros. $39,381,963 $9,252,232 1,802
33 Postcards from the Edge Sony Pict… $37,963,281 $7,871,856 1,323
34 Mermaids Orion Pic… $35,140,500 $3,514,678 1,111
35 Darkman Universal $32,942,739 $8,054,860 1,833
36 Air America Sony Pict… $30,506,847 $8,064,480 1,902
37 Green Card Walt Disney $29,804,169 718
38 Pacific Heights 20th Cent… $29,381,956 $6,912,637 1,291
39 Predator 2 20th Cent… $28,317,513 $8,784,943 1,978
40 The Rescuers Down Under Walt Disney $27,931,461 $3,499,819 1,237
41 Internal Affairs Paramount… $27,661,878 $5,043,516 986
42 Memphis Belle Warner Bros. $27,385,582 $5,026,846 1,368
43 Cadillac Man Orion Pic… $27,257,086 $6,712,079 1,878
44 Child's Play 2 Universal $26,904,572 $10,718,520 2,017
45 House Party New Line $26,385,627 $4,611,024 700
46 Jacob’s Ladder Sony Pict… $25,965,144 $7,500,760 1,264
47 Ernest Goes to Jail Walt Disney $25,029,569 $6,143,372 1,956
48 The Exorcist III 20th Cent… $25,011,739 $9,312,219 1,414
49 Navy SEALs Orion Pic… $24,824,126 $6,543,832 1,355
50 My Blue Heaven Warner Bros. $23,591,472 $6,207,092 1,868
51 Ghost Dad Universal $23,007,150 $4,803,480 1,221
52 The Russia House MGM $22,998,000 $4,435,650 768
53 The Rookie Sony Pict… $21,633,874 $5,510,056 1,862
54 Quigley Down Under MGM $21,413,105 $3,853,149 1,094
55 The First Power Orion Pic… $21,365,321 $5,677,715 1,336
56 The Freshman Sony Pict… $21,289,527 1,044
57 Hamlet Warner Bros. $20,710,451 525
58 Madhouse Orion Pic… $20,438,179 $5,240,816 1,555
59 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane 20th Cent… $20,423,389 $6,374,391 1,263
60 Stella Walt Disney $20,062,347 $4,311,656 1,393
61 Taking Care of Business Walt Disney $20,005,435 $3,620,054 1,176
62 Betsy's Wedding Walt Disney $19,740,070 $4,662,488 1,058
63 Jetsons: The Movie Universal $19,543,985 $5,029,640 1,566
64 DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp Walt Disney $18,075,331 $3,870,366 1,558
65 Sibling Rivalry Sony Pict… $17,854,933 $4,017,930 1,455
66 White Palace Universal $17,487,531 892
67 Tremors Universal $16,667,084 $3,731,520 1,477
68 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Paramount… $16,324,573 $5,028,096 1,535
69 Mo' Better Blues Universal $16,153,000 $4,387,360 572
70 Men At Work Triumph R… $16,151,032 $3,184,311 1,035
71 The Guardian Universal $16,140,440 $5,565,620 1,736
72 Avalon Sony Pict… $15,702,685 635
73 I Love You to Death Sony Pict… $15,600,149 $4,014,640 1,095
74 Revenge Sony Pict… $15,535,771 $6,086,672 1,382
75 Reversal of Fortune Warner Bros. $15,445,131 661
76 The Bonfire of the Vanities Warner Bros. $15,432,314 $4,216,063 1,373
77 Death Warrant MGM $15,394,200 $5,019,902 1,090
78 Mr. Destiny Walt Disney $15,379,253 $2,991,605 1,025
79 Quick Change Warner Bros. $15,260,154 $4,700,960 1,595
80 Spaced Invaders Walt Disney $15,000,000 $4,474,336 1,845
81 Fire Birds Walt Disney $14,760,451 $6,358,761 2,006
82 Wild at Heart Goldwyn E… $14,560,000 $2,913,764 532
83 Lord of the Flies Sony Pict… $13,812,230 $4,410,457 919
84 The Long Walk Home Miramax $13,798,030 333
85 Crazy People Paramount… $13,204,459 $3,357,800 1,389
86 The Grifters Miramax $12,850,000 779
87 Bad Influence Triumph R… $12,626,043 $3,822,019 1,300
88 Nuovo cinema Paradiso Miramax $11,985,152 39
89 Graveyard Shift Paramount… $11,578,883 $5,082,300 1,603
90 Pump Up the Volume New Line $11,541,758 375
91 Opportunity Knocks Universal $11,359,129 $3,512,625 1,275
92 Q & A Sony/TriStar $11,207,000 $2,816,605 923
93 Henry & June Universal $11,011,903 $1,032,942 295
94 Wild Orchid Triumph R… $11,000,000 $2,622,637 822
95 Nuns on the Run 20th Cent… $10,959,015 641
96 Narrow Margin Sony Pict… $10,873,237 $3,628,060 1,253
97 The Witches Warner Bros. $10,360,553 879
98 The Two Jakes Paramount… $10,005,969 $3,729,149 1,206

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.