Domestic 1990 Week 40
October 5-11, 1990
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Marked for Death | $14,277,269 | - | 1,968 | - | $7,254 | $14,277,269 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Fantasia 1990 Re-release | $7,229,343 | - | 481 | - | $15,029 | $7,229,343 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | Pacific Heights | $6,757,765 | -24.6% | 1,283 | +5 | $5,267 | $15,724,349 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 3 | Ghost | $6,391,096 | -8.6% | 1,766 | - | $3,618 | $163,223,551 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 2 | Goodfellas | $6,386,994 | -20.6% | 1,328 | +37 | $4,809 | $23,401,330 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 4 | Postcards from the Edge | $4,048,967 | -25.5% | 1,321 | -2 | $3,065 | $28,608,250 | 4 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | Flatliners | $1,759,650 | -21.3% | 1,306 | -129 | $1,347 | $55,975,126 | 9 | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | - | Desperate Hours | $1,699,304 | - | 1,033 | - | $1,645 | $1,699,304 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 5 | Narrow Margin | $1,692,352 | -35.5% | 1,238 | -15 | $1,367 | $8,922,242 | 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | - | Pretty Woman | $1,541,535 | - | 868 | +17 | $1,775 | $175,503,286 | 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 9 | Funny About Love | $1,412,182 | -31.2% | 1,039 | -174 | $1,359 | $7,117,762 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | - | Henry & June | $1,381,023 | - | 76 | - | $18,171 | $1,381,023 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | 7 | Death Warrant | $1,352,467 | -45.4% | 982 | -95 | $1,377 | $13,759,263 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | 10 | Presumed Innocent | $1,352,353 | -25.4% | 844 | -253 | $1,602 | $82,371,988 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 13 | Miller's Crossing | $876,393 | +1,414.2% | 66 | +65 | $13,278 | $983,411 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | - | Avalon | $303,045 | - | 7 | - | $43,292 | $303,045 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | - | Corporate Affairs | $294,549 | - | 38 | - | $7,751 | $294,549 | 1 | Concorde Pictures |
