Movies Released in 1990
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production 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 |
|
|