Most Popular Movies 1990
This chart shows the 1990 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1990 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1990 - Top 1990 Worldwide
| ← 1989 | Most Popular Overall | 1991 → |
1
| Ghost |
| Director: Jerry Zucker |
| Lead Roles: Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat, Demi Moore as Molly Jensen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 13, 1990 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Haunting, Supernatural, Romance, Romantic Drama, 1991 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $217,631,306 |
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International BO: $299,968,682 |
2
| Child's Play 2 |
| Director: John Lafia |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 9, 1990 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Living Toys, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror, Serial Killer, Foster Family, Dysfunctional Family |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $26,904,572 |
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International BO: $7,262,000 |
3
| Die Hard 2 |
| Director: Renny Harlin |
| Lead Roles: Bruce Willis as John McClane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 3, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Terrorism |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $117,323,878 |
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International BO: $122,490,010 |
4
| Total Recall |
| Director: Paul Verhoeven |
| Lead Roles: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Quaid |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 1, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Faulty Memory, Mutants, Film Noir, Psychics, Rebellion, Corporate Malfeasance, Dwarfism, Prostitution, Double Agent, Dream Sequence, Surprise Twist, Remade |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $119,394,839 |
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International BO: $142,004,991 |
5
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie |
| Director: John Harrison |
| Lead Roles: Deborah Harry as Betty, Christian Slater as Andy, David Johansen as Halston, William Hickey as Drogan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 4, 1990 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Segments, Horror Comedy, Witches, Cannibalism, Framed, Revenge, Mummy, Hitmen, Animals Gone Bad, Artists, Death of a Best Friend, Romance, Interspecies Romance, Surprise Twist |
| Classification: Compilation, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $16,324,573 |
6
| Kindergarten Cop |
| Director: Ivan Reitman |
| Lead Roles: Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Kimble |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 21, 1990 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Undercover |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $91,457,688 |
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International BO: $110,542,312 |
7
| Dick Tracy |
| Director: Warren Beatty |
| Lead Roles: Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, Madonna as Breathless Mahoney, Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice, William Forsythe as Flattop, R.G. Armstrong as Prunceface |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 15, 1990 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Comic Strip, Orphan, Singers, Organized Crime, Wrongfully Convicted, Voiceover/Narration, Unnamed Character, False Identity, Surprise Twist, Kidnap, Rescue, Development Hell, Government Corruption, Framed |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $103,738,726 |
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International BO: $59,000,000 |
8
| Maniac Cop 2 |
| Director: William Lustig |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 18, 1990 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
9
| Predator 2 |
| Director: Stephen Hopkins |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Action Horror, Set in Los Angeles, LAPD, Gangs, Gang Warfare, Alien Encounters, 1990s, Yesterday's Tomorrow, Near Future, Dystopia, Voodoo, Death of a Partner |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,317,513 |
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International BO: $26,450,905 |
10
| The Hunt for Red October |
| Director: John McTiernan |
| Lead Roles: Sean Connery as Marko Ramius |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 2, 1990 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Underwater, Intertitle, Cold War, On a Boat, Secret Agent, Political |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $120,709,866 |
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International BO: $79,790,134 |
11
| Pacific Heights |
| Director: John Schlesinger |
| Lead Roles: Melanie Griffith as Patty Palmer, Matthew Modine as Drake Goodman, Michael Keaton as Carter Hayes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 28, 1990 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Psychological Thriller, Neighbors from Hell, Confidence Men, Stolen Identity, Prologue, Revenge, Troubled Pregnancy or Miscarriage, Money Troubles, Amatuer Slueth |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $29,381,956 |
12
| Revenge |
| Director: Tony Scott |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Costner as Cochran |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 16, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Revenge, Crime Thriller, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Returning Soldiers, Crime Boss, Drug Cartels, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Left for Dead, Prostitution, Sex Crimes, AIDS, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, Suicide |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,535,771 |
13
| Reversal of Fortune |
| Director: Barbet Schroeder |
| Lead Roles: Glenn Close as Sunny von Bülow/Narrator, Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bulow, Ron Silver as Professor Alan Dershowitz |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1990 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Historical Drama, Coma, Relationships Gone Wrong, Lawyers, Medical and Hospitals |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $15,445,131 |
14
| RoboCop 2 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1990 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Robot, Dystopia, Narcotics, Gangs |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $45,681,173 |
15
| The Hot Spot |
| Director: Dennis Hopper |
| Lead Roles: Don Johnson as Harry Madox, Virginia Madsen as Dolly Harshaw, Jennifer Connelly as Gloria Harper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 12, 1990 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Romance, Erotic Thriller |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,206,153 |
16
| Arachnophobia |
| Director: Frank Marshall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 18, 1990 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Animal Lead, Academics, Field Scientists, Doctors, Prologue, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Creature Feature, Anxiety and Phobias, Horror Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $53,208,180 |
17
| Death Warrant |
| Director: Deran Sarafian |
| Lead Roles: Jean-Claude Van Damme as Louis Burke |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 14, 1990 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Martial Arts, Action Thriller, RCMP / Mounties, Set in Quebec, Death of a Partner, Serial Killer, Medical Crimes, Prison, Undercover |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,394,200 |
18
| Air America |
| Director: Roger Spottiswoode |
| Lead Roles: Mel Gibson as Gene , Robert Downey, Jr. as Billy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 10, 1990 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Action Comedy, 1960s, Vietnam War, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Government Corruption, Narcotics, C.I.A., Smuggler, Arms Dealer, One Last Job |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,506,847 |
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International BO: $2,407,668 |
19
| The Grifters |
| Director: Stephen Frears |
| Lead Roles: John Cusack as Roy Dillon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 7, 1990 (Wide) by Miramax |
| Keywords: Confidence Men, Film Noir, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Intertitle, Faked Death, Non-Chronological, Voiceover/Narration, Split Screen, Directing Yourself, Hallucinations, Single Parent, Horse Racing, Gambling, Revenge, Organized Crime, Crime Thriller, Death of a Son or Daughter, Accidental Death, Killing in Self Defence |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,850,000 |
20
| The Rescuers Down Under |
| Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 16, 1990 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Environment, Kidnap, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Intertitle, Medical and Hospitals, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $27,931,461 |
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International BO: $19,500,000 |
21
| The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 6, 1990 (Wide) by Miramax |
| Keywords: Erotic Drama |
| Classification: Drama |
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Domestic BO: $7,407,995 |
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International BO: $835 |
22
| Deceptions |
| Director: Ruben Preuss |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 19, 1990 (Wide), released as Erreur parfaite (France) |
| Keywords: TV Movie, Erotic Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
23
| Flashback |
| Director: Franco Amurri |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 2, 1990 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Action Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,476,134 |
24
| Berkeley in the Sixties |
| Director: Mark Kitchell |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 26, 1990 (Limited) by California Newsreel |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
25
| Ghost Dad |
| Director: Sidney Poitier |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 29, 1990 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Family Comedy, Famously Bad, Friendly Ghost, Haunting, Workaholic, Widow/Widower, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Orphan, Single Parent, Near Death Experience |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $23,007,150 |