List of 1990 box office number-one films in the United States

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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

† This indicates the highest-grossing movie of the year.[2]
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# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1January 7, 1990Born on the Fourth of July$11,023,650Born on the Fourth of July reached number 1 in its fourth weekend of release.[3]
2January 14, 1990$8,028,075[4]
3January 21, 1990$6,228,360[5]
4January 28, 1990Driving Miss Daisy$5,705,721Driving Miss Daisy reached number 1 in its seventh weekend of release.[6]
5February 4, 1990$6,011,600[7]
6February 11, 1990Hard to Kill$9,213,631Highest 3-day weekend debut in the month of February.[8]
7February 19, 19904-day weekendDriving Miss Daisy$9,834,744Driving Miss Daisy reclaimed number 1 in its ninth weekend of release.[9]
8February 25, 1990$6,107,836[10]
9March 4, 1990The Hunt for Red October$17,161,835The 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.[11]
10March 11, 1990$14,058,772[12]
11March 18, 1990$11,077,359[13]
12March 25, 1990Pretty Woman$11,280,591[14]
13April 1, 1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles$25,398,367Teenage 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.[15][16]
14April 8, 1990$18,813,741[17]
15April 15, 1990$14,064,921[18]
16April 22, 1990$9,797,376[19]
17April 29, 1990Pretty Woman$7,150,551Pretty Woman reclaimed number 1 in its sixth weekend of release.[20]
18May 6, 1990$6,810,883[21]
19May 13, 1990$7,594,013[22]
20May 20, 1990Bird on a Wire$15,338,160[23]
21May 28, 19904-day weekendBack to the Future Part III$23,703,060[24]
22June 3, 1990Total Recall$25,533,700Total Recall had the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and the highest debut of 1990.[25][26]
23June 10, 1990Another 48 Hrs.$19,475,559[27]
24June 17, 1990Dick Tracy$22,543,911Included 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.[28]
25June 24, 1990$15,546,837[29]
26July 1, 1990Days of Thunder$15,490,445[30]
27July 8, 1990Die Hard 2$21,744,661[31]
28July 15, 1990$14,512,301[32]
29July 22, 1990Ghost †$12,523,295Ghost reached number 1 in its second weekend of release.[33]
30July 29, 1990Presumed Innocent$11,718,981[34]
31August 5, 1990Ghost †$10,798,834Ghost reclaimed number 1 in fourth weekend of release.[35]
32August 12, 1990Flatliners$10,034,685[36]
33August 19, 1990The Exorcist III$9,312,219[37]
34August 26, 1990Darkman$8,054,860[38]
35September 3, 19904-day weekendGhost †$9,953,630Ghost reclaimed number 1 in eighth weekend of release.[39]
36September 9, 1990$6,510,023[40]
37September 16, 1990Postcards from the Edge$7,871,856[41]
38September 23, 1990Goodfellas$6,368,901[42]
39September 30, 1990Pacific Heights$6,912,637[43]
40October 8, 19904-day weekendMarked for Death$11,790,047[44]
41October 14, 1990$7,423,949[45]
42October 21, 1990$5,097,944[46]
43October 28, 1990Graveyard Shift$5,082,300[47]
44November 4, 1990Jacob's Ladder$7,500,760[48]
45November 11, 1990Child's Play 2$10,718,520Third consecutive week that a horror thriller was number one.[49]
46November 18, 1990Home Alone$17,081,997Biggest pre-holiday fall opening. Home Alone remained number one for 12 consecutive weekends.[50]
47November 25, 1990$20,987,761Second-highest Thanksgiving weekend.[51]
48December 2, 1990$14,386,876[52]
49December 9, 1990$14,232,156[53]
50December 16, 1990$11,617,249[54]
51December 25, 19905-day weekend$15,079,919[55]
52January 1, 19915-day weekend$25,148,406Highest weekend after 4 weeks of wide release.[56]
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Highest-grossing films

Calendar gross

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Highest calendar gross films of 1990 in the United States[2]
Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Ghost Paramount Pictures Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg and Tony Goldwyn Jerry Zucker $205,344,137
2. Pretty Woman Walt Disney Studios Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Héctor Elizondo, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo and Ralph Bellamy Garry Marshall $170,111,732
3. Home Alone 20th Century Fox Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Catherine O'Hara Chris Columbus $143,592,523
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Line Cinema Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Corey Feldman and Josh Pais Steve Barron $135,265,915
5. The Hunt for Red October Paramount Pictures Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill and Tim Curry John McTiernan $122,012,643
6. Total Recall TriStar Pictures Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and Ronny Cox Paul Verhoeven $119,394,840
7. Die Hard 2 20th Century Fox Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Reginald VelJohnson, Franco Nero, William Sadler, Dennis Franz and John Amos Renny Harlin $117,540,947
8. Driving Miss Daisy Warner Bros. Pictures Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone and Esther Rolle Bruce Beresford $103,859,381
9. Dick Tracy Walt Disney Studios Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly and Charlie Korsmo Warren Beatty $103,738,726
10. Back to the Future Part III Universal Pictures Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson Robert Zemeckis $87,727,583
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In-year release

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Highest-grossing films of 1990 by In-year release[57]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.Home Alone20th Century Fox$285,761,243
2.GhostParamount$217,631,306
3.Dances with WolvesOrion$184,208,848
4.Pretty WomanDisney$178,406,268
5.Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesNew Line Cinema$135,265,915
6.The Hunt for Red OctoberParamount$122,012,643
7.Total RecallTriStar$119,394,840
8.Die Hard 220th Century Fox$117,540,947
9.Dick TracyDisney$103,738,726
10.Kindergarten CopUniversal$91,457,688
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Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1990
GThe Jungle Book (1990 Re-issue)
PGHome Alone
PG-13Ghost
RPretty Woman

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