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Weekend Box Office


August 18-20, 1989
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RowTWLWTitle (click to view)StudioWeekend Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
1 18 - sex, lies and videotape Mira. $797,223 +32.3% 40 +12 $19,930 $2,118,355 - 3
2 2 1 Parenthood Uni. $7,606,480 -21.4% 1,316 +16 $5,780 $43,265,356 - 3
3 1 N Uncle Buck Uni. $8,794,501 - 1,804 - $4,875 $8,794,501 - 1
4 3 2 The Abyss Fox $7,213,102 -22.6% 1,538 +5 $4,689 $24,745,404 - 2
5 5 5 When Harry Met Sally... Col. $4,897,530 -21.0% 1,144 -27 $4,281 $54,012,749 - 6
6 4 N Casualties of War Col. $5,201,261 - 1,487 - $3,497 $5,201,261 - 1
7 6 6 Lethal Weapon 2 WB $4,516,257 -25.6% 1,584 -246 $2,851 $119,574,346 - 7
8 7 4 Turner & Hooch BV $4,275,108 -32.5% 1,594 -294 $2,682 $46,634,889 - 4
9 9 7 Batman WB $3,439,724 -31.6% 1,400 -377 $2,456 $229,120,869 $35 9
10 16 12 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $1,037,880 -36.4% 511 -342 $2,031 $185,183,291 $48 13
11 10 N Cheetah BV $2,636,118 - 1,310 - $2,012 $2,636,118 - 1
12 8 3 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child NL $3,584,320 -55.8% 1,846 -56 $1,941 $14,688,432 - 2
13 11 9 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids BV $2,172,551 -34.7% 1,158 -293 $1,876 $112,374,576 - 9
14 15 11 Dead Poets Society BV $1,044,945 -41.2% 633 -213 $1,650 $83,016,233 - 12
15 12 N Let It Ride Par. $1,925,049 - 1,191 - $1,616 $1,925,049 - 1
16 13 8 Lock Up TriS $1,664,776 -50.2% 1,032 -352 $1,613 $15,254,327 - 3
17 - N Eddie and the Cruisers II Sct. $536,508 - 402 - $1,334 $536,508 - 1
18 17 15 Ghostbusters II Col. $800,219 -24.9% 625 -206 $1,280 $107,893,343 - 10
19 14 N Rude Awakening Orion $1,121,542 - 953 - $1,176 $1,121,542 - 1
TOTAL (19 MOVIES):$63,265,094-5.5%21,568+1,703$2,933 
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* Production Budget in millions. On average, studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.


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