The Top Movies, Weekend of August 18, 1989

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Uncle Buck	Universal	Comedy	$8,794,501		1,804	$4,875	$11,921,031	5
2	(1)	Parenthood	Universal	Comedy	$7,606,480	-21.36%	1,316	$5,780	$43,265,356	19
3	(2)	The Abyss	20th Century Fox	Action	$7,213,102	-22.60%	1,538	$4,690	$24,745,404	12
4	(new)	Casualties of War	Sony Pictures	Drama	$5,201,261		1,487	$3,498	$5,201,261	3
5	(5)	When Harry Met Sally�	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$4,897,530	-20.97%	1,144	$4,281	$54,012,749	38
6	(6)	Lethal Weapon 2	Warner Bros.	Action	$4,516,257	-25.62%	1,584	$2,851	$119,574,346	45
7	(4)	Turner & Hooch	Buena Vista	Comedy	$4,275,108	-32.54%	1,594	$2,682	$46,634,889	24
8	(3)	A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child	New Line	Horror	$4,084,320	-49.67%	1,846	$2,213	$15,188,432	10
9	(7)	Batman	Warner Bros.	Action	$3,439,724	-31.57%	1,400	$2,457	$229,120,869	59
10	(new)	Cheetah	Buena Vista	Adventure	$2,636,118		1,310	$2,012	$2,636,118	3