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Drama Movies Released in 1989
This list shows all Drama films released in 1989, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Drama Movies for 1989
Release
Date | Movie | Creative Type | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1989 |
| January 6 |
Souvenir |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 1989 |
| February 10 |
Tap |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$9,114,702 |
|
| |
| February 17 |
True Believer |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$8,742,000 |
|
| |
| |
| Feb, 1989 TBD |
Hong gao liang |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$115,514 |
|
|
Igla |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$25,387 |
|
| March, 1989 |
| March 1 |
New York Stories |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$10,763,469 |
|
| |
| March 3 |
Lean on Me |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$29,823,140 |
|
| |
| March 10 |
Chocolat |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$2,798,430 |
|
| |
| March 17 |
Slaves of New York |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$463,972 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
Francesco |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$31,789 |
|
| |
| March 31 |
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$54,454 |
|
| April, 1989 |
| April 7 |
84C MoPic |
|
Theatrical |
$154,264 |
|
| |
| April 14 |
Say Anything… |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$20,036,737 |
|
| |
| April 21 |
Field of Dreams |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$64,431,625 |
|
|
See You in the Morning |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,795,009 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
Scandal |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$8,800,000 |
|
| May, 1989 |
| May 5 |
Listen to Me |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,177,448 |
|
|
Lost Angels |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,013,619 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
La Chute des Aigles |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$2,420 |
|
| June, 1989 |
| June 2 |
Dead Poets Society |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$239,500,000 |
|
| |
| June 30 |
Do the Right Thing |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$26,051,502 |
|
|
Far From Home |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$27,735,792 |
|
|
Great Balls of Fire! |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$13,691,550 |
|
| July, 1989 |
| July 5 |
Haunted Summer |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$10,000 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
On the Black Hill |
Multiple Creative Types |
Theatrical |
$18,590 |
|
|
Valentino Returns |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$15,954 |
|
| August, 1989 |
| August 4 |
Sex, Lies, and Videotape |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$36,741,667 |
|
| |
| August 18 |
Casualties of War |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$18,468,714 |
|
| |
| August 25 |
Heart of Dixie |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,093,011 |
|
| September, 1989 |
| September 15 |
In Country |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,531,971 |
|
| |
| September 21 |
Kai guo da dian |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
The Everlasting Secret Family |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Welcome Home |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,029,822 |
|
| October, 1989 |
| October 6 |
Drugstore Cowboy |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,729,623 |
|
|
An Innocent Man |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$19,397,847 |
|
| |
| October 13 |
Recordações da Casa Amarela |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,379 |
|
|
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her L… |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$801,887 |
|
|
To Kill a Priest |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$30,000 |
|
| |
| October 14 |
Wong Gok ka moon |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$18,860 |
|
| |
| October 20 |
Fat Man and Little Boy |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$3,560,942 |
|
|
Gross Anatomy |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$11,346,186 |
|
| |
| October 27 |
Immediate Family |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,841,286 |
|
| November, 1989 |
| November 1 |
Valmont |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,132,000 |
|
| |
| November 8 |
Henry V |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$10,176,701 |
|
| |
| November 10 |
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$14,041,353 |
|
| |
| November 17 |
Prancer |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$16,115,398 |
|
| |
| November 25 |
Dark Obsession |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$333,811 |
|
| December, 1989 |
| December 8 |
Triumph of the Spirit |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$408,839 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
Blaze |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$19,049,727 |
|
|
Driving Miss Daisy |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$106,593,296 |
|
|
Glory |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$26,828,365 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Born on the Fourth of July |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$70,001,698 |
|
| |
| December 21 |
Camille Claudel |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$3,331,297 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Always |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$72,424,508 |
|
|
La Bande des Quatre |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
