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Movies Released in 1990

Release DateMovieGenreProduction
Budget
Domestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer

January, 1990

January 1 Brain Dead Horror   $1,627,955  
The Comfort of Strangers   $1,244,000  
Convicts   $13,000  
Daddy's Dyin'… Who's Got the Will?   $1,373,728  
Def by Temptation Horror   $2,218,579  
Don't Tell Her it's Me   $1,171,762  
The End of Innocence   $115,000  
Fools of Fortune   $83,000  
Frankenstein Unbound   $334,000  
Life is Cheap… But Toilet Paper is Expensive   $108,392  
Mister Frost   $32,000  
Mister Johnson   $1,464,000  
Prisoners of the Sun   $53,000  
The Return of Superfly   $610,402  
Shaking the Tree   $15,000  
The Sheltering Sky   $2,075,084  
The Spirit of '76   $52,000  
Tune in Tomorrow   $1,794,000  
Vincent & Theo   $2,231,274  
White Hunter, Black Heart Adventure   $2,319,124  
Why Me?   $84,000  
 
January 5 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer   $609,939  
 
January 12 Downtown   $2,205,486  
Internal Affairs Thriller/Suspense   $27,661,878  
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III   $5,697,588  
Ski Patrol   $8,000,000  
 
January 19 Everybody Wins   $1,299,327  
Streets Action   $808,730  
Tremors Action $10,000,000 $16,667,084  

February, 1990

February 2 Flashback Action   $6,476,134  
Heart Condition Comedy   $4,134,992  
Men Don't Leave Drama   $6,050,018  
Nuovo cinema Paradiso Drama   $11,985,152  
Stella Drama   $20,062,347  
 
February 9 Hard To Kill Action   $47,381,386  
The Haunting of Morella Horror   $599,951  
Loose Cannons Comedy   $4,463,085  
Stanley & Iris Drama   $5,820,015  
Torrents of Spring Drama   $111,747  
 
February 16 Courage Mountain   $1,393,610  
Madhouse Comedy   $20,438,179  
Nightbreed Horror   $8,000,000  
Revenge Thriller/Suspense   $15,535,771  
The Witches Horror   $10,360,553  
 
February 23 The Blood of Heroes Action $7,700,000 $882,290  
Mountains of the Moon Adventure   $4,011,793  
Where the Heart Is Comedy   $1,106,475  

March, 1990

March 2 The Hunt for Red October Thriller/Suspense $30,000,000 $120,709,866  
 
March 9 Bad Influence Drama   $12,626,043  
Body Chemistry Thriller/Suspense   $323,908  
Coupe De Ville Comedy   $592,089  
The Handmaid's Tale Drama   $4,960,385  
House Party Comedy   $26,385,627  
Joe Versus the Volcano Comedy   $39,381,963  
The Last of the Finest   $1,395,694  
Love at Large Thriller/Suspense   $1,214,295  
 
March 16 Blind Fury Action   $2,345,628  
Blue Steel Action   $7,701,707  
The Forbidden Dance Drama   $1,719,538  
Lambada Drama   $4,248,622  
Lord of the Flies Adventure   $13,812,230  
Nuns on the Run Comedy   $10,959,015  
 
March 23 The Fourth War Drama   $1,232,285  
Pretty Woman Romantic Comedy $14,000,000 $178,406,268  
A Shock to the System Comedy   $3,417,056  
 
March 30 Opportunity Knocks Comedy   $11,359,129  
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventure $13,500,000 $135,265,915  

April, 1990

April 6 The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover   $7,407,995  
Cry-Baby Comedy   $7,735,790  
Ernest Goes to Jail Comedy   $25,029,569  
The First Power Horror   $21,365,321  
I Love You to Death Comedy   $15,600,149  
Impulse   $2,531,528  
 
April 11 Crazy People Comedy   $13,204,459  
 
April 13 The Gods Must be Crazy II Comedy   $6,291,444  
Vital Signs   $1,224,605  
 
April 20 Chattahoochee Drama   $259,486  
Lisa Thriller/Suspense   $4,067,725  
Miami Blues Thriller/Suspense   $9,654,290  
 
April 27 The Guardian Horror   $16,140,440  
Q & A Thriller/Suspense   $11,207,000  
Spaced Invaders Comedy $3,000,000 $15,000,000  
Wild Orchid Drama   $11,000,000  

May, 1990

May 1 ¡Átame! Drama   $4,087,000  
 
May 4 Happy Together Romantic Comedy   $100,000  
Last Exit to Brooklyn   $678,680  
Short Time Comedy   $4,010,647  
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Horror   $16,324,573  
 
May 11 Class of 1999 Adventure   $1,400,149  
Far Out Man   $82,000  
Longtime Companion   $4,609,953  
A Show of Force   $145,075  
 
May 18 Bird on a Wire Action   $70,978,012  
Cadillac Man Comedy   $27,257,086  
 
May 24 Back to the Future Part III Adventure $40,000,000 $87,666,629  
Fire Birds Action   $14,760,451  

June, 1990

June 1 Total Recall Action $65,000,000 $119,394,839  
 
June 8 Another 48 Hrs. Action   $80,818,974  
 
June 15 Dick Tracy Action $47,000,000 $103,738,726  
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Comedy $50,000,000 $41,476,097  
 
June 22 Betsy's Wedding Comedy   $19,740,070  
RoboCop 2 Action   $45,681,173  
 
June 27 Days of Thunder Action $60,000,000 $82,670,733  
 
June 29 Ghost Dad Comedy   $23,007,150  

July, 1990

July 3 Die Hard 2 Action $70,000,000 $117,323,878  
 
July 6 Jetsons: The Movie Comedy   $19,543,985  
 
July 11 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Comedy   $20,423,389  
 
July 13 Ghost Drama $22,000,000 $217,631,306  
Quick Change Comedy   $15,260,154  
 
July 18 Arachnophobia Thriller/Suspense $31,000,000 $53,208,180  
 
July 20 The Freshman Comedy   $21,289,527  
Navy SEALs Action   $24,824,126  
 
July 27 Presumed Innocent Thriller/Suspense   $86,303,188  
Problem Child Comedy   $53,470,891  

August, 1990

August 1 Young Guns II Western   $44,143,410  
 
August 3 DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp Adventure   $18,075,331  
Metropolitan $430,000 $2,938,000  
Mo' Better Blues Drama $10,000,000 $16,153,000  
 
August 10 Air America Action   $30,506,847  
Flatliners Thriller/Suspense $26,000,000 $61,308,153  
The Two Jakes Thriller/Suspense   $10,005,969  
 
August 17 The Exorcist III Horror   $25,011,739  
My Blue Heaven Comedy   $23,591,472  
Taking Care of Business Comedy   $20,005,435  
Wild at Heart Comedy   $14,560,000  
 
August 22 Pump Up the Volume Drama   $11,541,758  
 
August 24 After Dark, My Sweet   $2,678,414  
Darkman Action   $32,942,739  
Delta Force 2 Action   $6,154,944  
Men At Work Comedy   $16,151,032  
The Two Worlds Of Jennie Logan Drama   $0  
Yume Drama   $1,963,207  
 
August 31 The Lemon Sisters   $3,399,773  

September, 1990

September 12 Postcards from the Edge Comedy   $37,963,281  
 
September 14 Death Warrant Action   $15,394,200  
Hardware Action   $5,649,801  
State of Grace Drama   $1,911,542  
 
September 19 Goodfellas Drama $25,000,000 $46,743,809  
 
September 20 An Angel at My Table Drama   $1,054,638  
 
September 21 Funny About Love Romantic Comedy   $8,128,773  
Narrow Margin Thriller/Suspense   $10,873,237  
The Tall Guy   $510,000  
 
September 22 Miller's Crossing Thriller/Suspense   $4,693,759  
 
September 28 Dark Angel Action $7,000,000 $4,372,561  
King of New York Action   $2,389,850  
Pacific Heights Thriller/Suspense   $29,381,956  
Texasville Drama   $2,268,181  

October, 1990

October 5 Avalon Drama   $15,702,685  
Desperate Hours Thriller/Suspense   $2,624,629  
Henry & June Drama   $11,011,903  
Listen Up: Quincy Jones   $765,909  
Marked for Death Action   $43,224,499  
 
October 12 The Hot Spot   $1,206,153  
Memphis Belle Action   $27,385,582  
Mr. Destiny Comedy   $15,379,253  
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Drama   $3,989,297  
 
October 17 Reversal of Fortune Drama   $15,445,131  
 
October 19 Night of the Living Dead Horror $4,200,000 $5,835,247  
Quigley Down Under Western $20,000,000 $21,413,105  
White Palace Drama   $17,487,531  
 
October 26 Graveyard Shift Horror   $11,578,883  
The Nasty Girl   $2,281,569  
Sibling Rivalry Comedy   $17,854,933  
 
October 31 Book of Love Comedy   $1,382,259  

November, 1990

November 2 China Cry: A True Story Drama   $3,254,801  
Graffiti Bridge Drama   $4,562,778  
Jacob's Ladder Thriller/Suspense   $25,965,144  
Waiting for the Light Comedy   $808,690  
 
November 9 Child's Play 2 Horror $13,000,000 $26,904,572  
Dances with Wolves Western $19,000,000 $184,208,842  
The Krays   $2,035,562  
 
November 16 Eating Comedy   $446,018  
Home Alone Comedy $15,000,000 $285,761,243  
The Rescuers Down Under Adventure   $27,931,461  
Rocky V Action   $40,946,358  
 
November 21 3 Men and a Little Lady Comedy   $71,609,321  
Hidden Agenda   $992,452  
Predator 2 Action $35,000,000 $28,317,513  
 
November 23 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Drama   $7,698,000  
 
November 30 Misery Thriller/Suspense   $61,158,960  

December, 1990

December 7 Edward Scissorhands Comedy $20,000,000 $53,976,987  
The Grifters Drama   $12,850,000  
The Rookie Comedy   $21,633,874  
 
December 12 Havana Drama   $9,200,339  
 
December 14 Look Who's Talking Too Comedy   $46,614,448  
Mermaids Comedy   $35,140,500  
 
December 17 The Russia House Thriller/Suspense   $22,998,000  
 
December 19 Almost An Angel Comedy   $6,633,976  
Awakenings Drama   $51,636,504  
The Bonfire of the Vanities Comedy   $15,432,314  
Hamlet Drama   $20,710,451  
 
December 21 Kindergarten Cop Comedy $26,000,000 $91,457,688  
The Long Walk Home Drama   $13,798,030  
 
December 23 Come See The Paradise   $865,660  
 
December 25 Alice Drama   $7,331,647  
The Godfather: Part III Drama $54,000,000 $66,520,529  
Green Card Romantic Comedy   $29,804,169  
 
December 31 Angel Town   $855,810