Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 1989 | ||
 Lethal Weapon 2
Action
Crime
Thriller
With: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit 1 hr 54 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Weekend at Bernie's
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
With: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Terry Kiser 1 hr 37 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Music Teacher
Drama
Music
With: José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter, Sylvie Fennec 1 hr 40 min | Orion Classics | Limited |
| July 14, 1989 | ||
 Licence to Kill
Action
Adventure
Thriller
With: Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto 2 hr 13 min | United Artists | Wide |
 Peter Pan1989 Re-release
Adventure
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson 1 hr 17 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 When Harry Met Sally...
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby 1 hr 35 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| July 21, 1989 | ||
 UHF
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards 1 hr 37 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 | Hemdale | Wide |
When Harry Met Sally...
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby 1 hr 35 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
| July 27, 1989 | ||
   The Simpsons: Family Portrait/Beat Dedication/Propagandance/Scaredy Cat!/Rarg/Knick Knack/Pencil Dance/Quinoscopio 2/Umbabarauma/Goodnight Norma... Goodnight Milton.../Tin Toy/25 Ways to Quit Smoking
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Short
With: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith 1 hr 16 min | Expanded Entertainment | Limited |
| July 28, 1989 | ||
 Turner & Hooch
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson 1 hr 37 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Adventure
Horror
Thriller
With: Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Todd Caldecott, Tiffany Paulsen 1 hr 40 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Babar: The Movie
Adventure
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Gordon Pinsent, Gavin Magrath, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Jai 1 hr 10 min | New Line Cinema | Limited |
 Catch Me If You Can
Action
Comedy
Drama
With: Matt Lattanzi, Loryn Locklin, Grant Heslov, Billy Morrissette 1 hr 46 min | - | Limited |
 Distant Voices, Still Lives
Drama
Music
With: Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams 1 hr 24 min | Avenue Pictures Productions | Limited |
| August 2, 1989 | ||
 | Universal Pictures | Wide |
| August 4, 1989 | ||
 Lock Up
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Sonny Landham 1 hr 49 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Drama
With: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo 1 hr 40 min | Miramax | Limited |
 The Time Guardian
Action
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Tom Burlinson, Nikki Coghill, Dean Stockwell, Carrie Fisher 1 hr 27 min | Hemdale | Limited |
| August 11, 1989 | ||
 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Fantasy
Horror
With: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel 1 hr 29 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 The Abyss
Adventure
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester 2 hr 20 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | New Century | Limited |
