This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1990.[1]
Number-one films
[edit]# | Weekend end date | Film | Box office | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 7, 1990 | Born on the Fourth of July | $11,023,650 | Born on the Fourth of July reached number 1 in its fourth weekend of release. | [2] |
2 | January 14, 1990 | $8,028,075 | [3] | ||
3 | January 21, 1990 | $6,228,360 | [4] | ||
4 | January 28, 1990 | Driving Miss Daisy | $5,705,721 | Driving Miss Daisy reached number 1 in its seventh weekend of release. | [5] |
5 | February 4, 1990 | $6,011,600 | [6] | ||
6 | February 11, 1990 | Hard to Kill | $9,213,631 | Highest 3-day weekend debut in the month of February. | [7] |
7 | February 19, 19904-day weekend | Driving Miss Daisy | $9,834,744 | Driving Miss Daisy reclaimed number 1 in its ninth weekend of release. | [8] |
8 | February 25, 1990 | $6,107,836 | [9] | ||
9 | March 4, 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | $17,161,835 | The Hunt for Red October broke Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment's record ($10.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in the month of March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release. It also broke The Living Daylights' record ($11 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film. It was also the biggest opener for a film outside of Thanksgiving or summer, beating Beverly Hills Cop's $15.2 million. | [10] |
10 | March 11, 1990 | $14,058,772 | [11] | ||
11 | March 18, 1990 | $11,077,359 | [12] | ||
12 | March 25, 1990 | Pretty Woman | $11,280,591 | [13] | |
13 | April 1, 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $25,398,367 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles broke The Hunt for Red October's record from four weeks earlier ($17.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in March, the highest weekend debut for a spring release and the biggest opening for an independent film. | [14][15] |
14 | April 8, 1990 | $18,813,741 | [16] | ||
15 | April 15, 1990 | $14,064,921 | [17] | ||
16 | April 22, 1990 | $9,797,376 | [18] | ||
17 | April 29, 1990 | Pretty Woman | $7,150,551 | Pretty Woman reclaimed number 1 in its sixth weekend of release. | [19] |
18 | May 6, 1990 | $6,810,883 | [20] | ||
19 | May 13, 1990 | $7,594,013 | [21] | ||
20 | May 20, 1990 | Bird on a Wire | $15,338,160 | [22] | |
21 | May 28, 19904-day weekend | Back to the Future Part III | $23,703,060 | [23] | |
22 | June 3, 1990 | Total Recall | $25,533,700 | Total Recall had the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and the highest debut of 1990. | [24][25] |
23 | June 10, 1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | $19,475,559 | [26] | |
24 | June 17, 1990 | Dick Tracy | $22,543,911 | Included an estimated $1.5 million of t-shirt sales. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' biggest opener beating Honey, I Shrunk the Kids's $14.3 million. | [27] |
25 | June 24, 1990 | $15,546,837 | [28] | ||
26 | July 1, 1990 | Days of Thunder | $15,490,445 | [29] | |
27 | July 8, 1990 | Die Hard 2 | $21,744,661 | [30] | |
28 | July 15, 1990 | $14,512,301 | [31] | ||
29 | July 22, 1990 | Ghost | $12,523,295 | Ghost reached number 1 in its second weekend of release. | [32] |
30 | July 29, 1990 | Presumed Innocent | $11,718,981 | [33] | |
31 | August 5, 1990 | Ghost | $10,798,834 | Ghost reclaimed number 1 in fourth weekend of release. | [34] |
32 | August 12, 1990 | Flatliners | $10,034,685 | [35] | |
33 | August 19, 1990 | The Exorcist III | $9,312,219 | [36] | |
34 | August 26, 1990 | Darkman | $8,054,860 | [37] | |
35 | September 3, 19904-day weekend | Ghost | $9,953,630 | Ghost reclaimed number 1 in eighth weekend of release. | [38] |
36 | September 9, 1990 | $6,510,023 | [39] | ||
37 | September 16, 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | $7,871,856 | [40] | |
38 | September 23, 1990 | Goodfellas | $6,368,901 | [41] | |
39 | September 30, 1990 | Pacific Heights | $6,912,637 | [42] | |
40 | October 8, 19904-day weekend | Marked for Death | $11,790,047 | [43] | |
41 | October 14, 1990 | $7,423,949 | [44] | ||
42 | October 21, 1990 | $5,097,944 | [45] | ||
43 | October 28, 1990 | Graveyard Shift | $5,082,300 | [46] | |
44 | November 4, 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | $7,500,760 | [47] | |
45 | November 11, 1990 | Child's Play 2 | $10,718,520 | Seventh consecutive week that a horror thriller was number one. | [48] |
46 | November 18, 1990 | Home Alone | $17,081,997 | Biggest pre-holiday fall opening. Home Alone remained number one for 12 consecutive weekends. | [49] |
47 | November 25, 1990 | $20,987,761 | Second-highest Thanksgiving weekend. | [50] | |
48 | December 2, 1990 | $14,386,876 | [51] | ||
49 | December 9, 1990 | $14,232,156 | [52] | ||
50 | December 16, 1990 | $11,617,249 | [53] | ||
51 | December 25, 19905-day weekend | $15,079,919 | [54] | ||
52 | January 1, 19915-day weekend | $25,148,406 | Highest weekend after 4 weeks of wide release. | [55] |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]Calendar gross
[edit]In-year release
[edit]Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Home Alone | 20th Century Fox | $285,761,243 |
2. | Ghost | Paramount | $217,631,306 |
3. | Dances with Wolves | Orion | $184,208,848 |
4. | Pretty Woman | Disney | $178,406,268 |
5. | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | New Line Cinema | $135,265,915 |
6. | The Hunt for Red October | Paramount | $122,012,643 |
7. | Total Recall | TriStar | $119,394,840 |
8. | Die Hard 2 | 20th Century Fox | $117,540,947 |
9. | Dick Tracy | Disney | $103,738,726 |
10. | Kindergarten Cop | Universal | $91,457,688 |
G | The Jungle Book (1990 Re-issue) |
PG | Home Alone |
PG-13 | Ghost |
R | Pretty Woman |
See also
[edit]- List of American films – American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
[edit]- ^ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1990". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ McBride, Joseph (September 17, 1991). "Top 10 Gets Rise Out Of Freddy". Daily Variety. p. 1.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "'Recall' totally big, best R-rated bow; 'Future III,' 'Wire' show sharp falloff". Variety. June 6, 1990. p. 6.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 40 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 41". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 47 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 48 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 49". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 51 (Christmas long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1990 Weekend 52 (New Year's long weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1990". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1990 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.