Domestic Box Office For Summer 1990
Summer 1990 is May 4-September 3.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost | $217,631,306 | 1,766 | $12,191,540 | 5.6% | 1,101 | Jul 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Total Recall | $119,394,840 | 2,131 | $25,533,700 | 21.4% | 2,060 | Jun 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Die Hard 2 | $117,540,947 | 2,507 | $21,744,661 | 18.5% | 2,507 | Jul 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Dick Tracy | $103,738,726 | 2,332 | $22,543,911 | 21.7% | 2,332 | Jun 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Back to the Future Part III | $87,727,583 | 2,070 | $19,089,645 | 21.8% | 2,019 | May 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Presumed Innocent | $86,303,188 | 1,451 | $11,718,981 | 13.6% | 1,349 | Jul 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Days of Thunder | $82,670,733 | 2,307 | $15,490,445 | 18.7% | 2,307 | Jun 29 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Another 48 Hrs. | $80,818,974 | 2,721 | $19,475,559 | 24.1% | 2,721 | Jun 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Bird on a Wire | $70,978,012 | 2,008 | $15,338,160 | 21.6% | 1,944 | May 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Flatliners | $61,489,265 | 1,483 | $10,034,685 | 16.3% | 1,319 | Aug 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | Problem Child | $53,470,891 | 1,769 | $10,026,900 | 18.8% | 1,714 | Jul 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Arachnophobia | $53,208,180 | 2,005 | $8,045,760 | 15.1% | 1,479 | Jul 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | RoboCop 2 | $45,681,173 | 1,806 | $14,145,411 | 31% | 1,768 | Jun 22 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 14 | The Jungle Book 1990 Re-release | $44,645,619 | 1,923 | $7,708,029 | 17.3% | 1,901 | Jul 13 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Young Guns II | $44,143,410 | 1,770 | $8,017,438 | 18.2% | 1,770 | Aug 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | $41,482,207 | 2,155 | $9,702,804 | 23.4% | 2,075 | Jun 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Darkman | $33,878,502 | 1,833 | $8,054,860 | 23.8% | 1,786 | Aug 24 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Air America | $31,053,601 | 1,902 | $8,064,480 | 26% | 1,902 | Aug 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 19 | Cadillac Man | $27,627,310 | 1,878 | $6,712,079 | 24.3% | 1,826 | May 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 20 | The Exorcist III | $26,098,824 | 1,414 | $9,312,219 | 35.7% | 1,288 | Aug 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Navy Seals | $25,069,101 | 1,355 | $6,543,832 | 26.1% | 1,341 | Jul 20 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 22 | Ghost Dad | $24,707,633 | 1,221 | $4,803,480 | 19.4% | 1,213 | Jun 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | My Blue Heaven | $23,591,472 | 1,868 | $6,207,092 | 26.3% | 1,859 | Aug 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | The Freshman | $21,460,601 | 1,044 | $205,876 | 1% | 6 | Jul 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 25 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | $21,413,502 | 1,263 | $6,374,391 | 29.8% | 1,245 | Jul 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Jetsons: The Movie | $20,305,841 | 1,566 | $5,029,640 | 24.8% | 1,562 | Jul 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Taking Care of Business | $20,005,435 | 1,176 | $3,620,054 | 18.1% | 1,074 | Aug 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | Betsy's Wedding | $19,740,070 | 1,058 | $4,662,488 | 23.6% | 1,048 | Jun 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | $18,115,724 | 1,558 | $3,870,366 | 21.4% | 1,549 | Aug 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | $16,324,573 | 1,535 | $5,028,096 | 30.8% | 1,535 | May 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | Men at Work | $16,247,964 | 1,035 | $3,184,311 | 19.6% | 962 | Aug 24 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 32 | Quick Change | $15,260,154 | 1,596 | $4,700,960 | 30.8% | 1,596 | Jul 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Fire Birds | $14,760,451 | 2,006 | $6,358,761 | 43.1% | 2,006 | May 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Wild at Heart | $14,560,247 | 625 | $2,913,764 | 20% | 532 | Aug 31 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 35 | Pump Up the Volume | $11,541,758 | 821 | $1,601,489 | 13.9% | 799 | Aug 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 36 | The Witches | $10,360,553 | 879 | $2,221,402 | 21.4% | 879 | Aug 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis 1990 Re-release | $10,351,534 | 915 | $1,708,915 | 16.5% | 914 | Jun 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 38 | The Two Jakes | $10,005,969 | 1,206 | $3,729,149 | 37.3% | 1,206 | Aug 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | $6,698,361 | 909 | $1,854,379 | 27.7% | 908 | Aug 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
