The Numbers - Movies Released in 1990
This list shows all films released in 1990, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
See also:
Top 1990 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1990 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1990 -
Most Popular 1990
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| |
| January, 1990 |
| 1990 TBD |
Convicts |
|
Theatrical |
$13,000 |
|
|
Daddy's Dyin'… Who's Got the Will? |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,373,728 |
|
|
Don't Tell Her it's Me |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,171,762 |
|
|
The End of Innocence |
|
Theatrical |
$115,000 |
|
|
Fools of Fortune |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$83,000 |
|
|
Frankenstein Unbound |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$334,000 |
|
|
Life is Cheap… But Toilet Paper is … |
|
Theatrical |
$108,392 |
|
|
Mister Frost |
|
Theatrical |
$32,000 |
|
|
Mister Johnson |
|
Theatrical |
$1,464,000 |
|
|
Prisoners of the Sun |
|
Theatrical |
$53,000 |
|
|
The Return of Superfly |
|
Theatrical |
$610,402 |
|
|
Shaking the Tree |
|
Theatrical |
$15,000 |
|
|
The Sheltering Sky |
|
Theatrical |
$2,075,084 |
|
|
The Spirit of '76 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$52,000 |
|
|
Tune in Tomorrow |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,794,000 |
|
|
Vincent & Theo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,231,274 |
|
|
White Hunter, Black Heart |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$2,319,124 |
|
|
Why Me? |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$84,000 |
|
| |
| January 5 |
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer |
|
Theatrical |
$613,865 |
|
| |
| January 12 |
Downtown |
|
Theatrical |
$2,205,486 |
|
|
Internal Affairs |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$27,789,904 |
|
|
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,697,588 |
|
|
Ski Patrol |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 16 |
Nuovo cinema Paradiso |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,360,539 |
|
| |
| January 17 |
3615 Code Père Noël |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 18 |
Baxter |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 19 |
Brain Dead |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,627,955 |
|
|
Everybody Wins |
|
Theatrical |
$1,299,327 |
|
|
Streets |
Action |
Theatrical |
$808,730 |
|
|
Tremors |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,668,089 |
|
| |
| January 24 |
Baby Blood |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 26 |
Mortal Passions |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 1990 |
| February 1 |
La Voce Della Luna |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$105,729 |
|
| |
| February 2 |
Flashback |
Action |
Theatrical |
$6,476,134 |
|
|
Heart Condition |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,134,992 |
|
|
Men Don't Leave |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,050,018 |
|
|
Stella |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,062,347 |
|
| |
| February 9 |
Hard To Kill |
Action |
Theatrical |
$47,381,527 |
|
|
The Haunting of Morella |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$599,951 |
|
|
Loose Cannons |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,463,085 |
|
|
Stanley & Iris |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,820,015 |
|
|
Torrents of Spring |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$111,747 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
Courage Mountain |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,393,610 |
|
|
Madhouse |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,438,179 |
|
|
Nightbreed |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,605,163 |
|
|
Revenge |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$15,535,771 |
|
|
The Witches |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$15,349,948 |
|
| |
| February 23 |
Angel Town |
|
Theatrical |
$920,810 |
|
|
The Blood of Heroes |
Action |
Theatrical |
$882,290 |
|
|
Mountains of the Moon |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$4,011,793 |
|
|
Rockula |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$99,850 |
|
|
Spontaneous Combustion |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Where the Heart Is |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,106,475 |
|
| March, 1990 |
| March 2 |
Dekalog |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$759,898 |
|
|
The Hunt for Red October |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$200,500,000 |
|
| |
| March 5 |
Rich Girl |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 9 |
Bad Influence |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,626,043 |
|
|
Body Chemistry |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$323,908 |
|
|
Coupe De Ville |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$592,089 |
|
|
The Handmaid's Tale |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,960,385 |
|
|
House Party |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$26,385,627 |
|
|
Joe Versus the Volcano |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$39,381,963 |
|
|
The Last of the Finest |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,395,694 |
|
|
Love at Large |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,214,295 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
Blind Fury |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,345,628 |
|
|
Blue Steel |
Action |
Theatrical |
$7,701,707 |
|
|
The Forbidden Dance |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,719,538 |
|
|
Lambada |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,248,622 |
|
|
Lord of the Flies |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$13,812,230 |
|
|
Nuns on the Run |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,959,015 |
|
| |
| March 17 |
Eversmile, New Jersey |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 21 |
The Ambulance |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
Bloodmoon |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 23 |
Elliot Fauman, Ph.D |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,128 |
|
|
Fishy Stones |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Fourth War |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,305,888 |
|
|
Pretty Woman |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$432,566,361 |
|
|
A Shock to the System |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,475,805 |
|
| |
| March 28 |
Paeopjeonya |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,583 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Opportunity Knocks |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,359,129 |
|
|
Side Out |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$450,000 |
|
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$202,000,000 |
|
| April, 1990 |
| April 6 |
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and He… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,408,830 |
|
|
Cry-Baby |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,736,103 |
|
|
Ernest Goes to Jail |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,029,569 |
|
|
The First Power |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$21,365,321 |
|
|
I Love You to Death |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,600,149 |
|
|
Impulse |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,531,528 |
|
| |
| April 9 |
The Rift |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$74,157 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Crazy People |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,204,459 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
The Gods Must be Crazy II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,591,444 |
|
|
Vital Signs |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,224,605 |
|
| |
| April 18 |
Marked for Death |
Action |
Video |
$43,224,499 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
Chattahoochee |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$259,486 |
|
|
Lisa |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,067,725 |
|
|
Miami Blues |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,654,407 |
|
| |
| April 26 |
Picture Mommy Dead |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 27 |
The Guardian |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$16,140,440 |
|
|
The Mahabharata |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Q & A |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$11,207,000 |
|
|
Spaced Invaders |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,000,000 |
|
|
Wild Orchid |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$11,110,258 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
The Sting of Death (死の棘) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| May, 1990 |
| May 1 |
¡Átame! |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,662,829 |
|
| |
| May 4 |
Happy Together |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$100,000 |
|
|
Last Exit to Brooklyn |
|
Theatrical |
$678,680 |
|
|
Short Time |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,010,647 |
|
|
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$16,324,573 |
|
| |
| May 11 |
Any Man’s Death |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,433 |
|
|
Class of 1999 |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,400,149 |
|
|
Def by Temptation |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,218,579 |
|
|
Far Out Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$82,000 |
|
|
Longtime Companion |
|
Theatrical |
$4,609,953 |
|
|
A Show of Force |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$152,982 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
Bird on a Wire |
Action |
Theatrical |
$138,697,012 |
|
|
Cadillac Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$27,257,086 |
|
|
Step Across the Border |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
Back to the Future Part III |
Western |
Theatrical |
$244,087,259 |
|
|
Fire Birds |
Action |
Theatrical |
$14,760,451 |
|
| June, 1990 |
| June 1 |
Cien niños esperando un tren |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Frankenhooker |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$146,931 |
|
|
Ghosts Can’t Do It |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,000 |
|
|
Guns |
Action |
Theatrical |
$81,422 |
|
|
Total Recall |
Action |
Theatrical |
$261,399,684 |
|
| |
| June 8 |
Another 48 Hrs. |
Action |
Theatrical |
$152,747,413 |
|
| |
| June 15 |
Dick Tracy |
Action |
Theatrical |
$162,738,726 |
|
|
Gremlins 2: The New Batch |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$41,476,097 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
Betsy's Wedding |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,740,070 |
|
|
RoboCop 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$45,681,173 |
|
| |
| June 27 |
Days of Thunder |
Action |
Theatrical |
$157,670,733 |
|
|
Santa Sangre |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$9,255 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
Ghost Dad |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,007,150 |
|
| July, 1990 |
| July 3 |
Die Hard 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$239,813,888 |
|
| |
| July 6 |
Jetsons: The Movie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,543,985 |
|
| |
| July 11 |
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,423,389 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
Ghost |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$517,599,988 |
|
|
Quick Change |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,260,154 |
|
|
La vie est un long fleuve tranquille |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 18 |
Arachnophobia |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$53,208,180 |
|
|
Maniac Cop 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
The Freshman |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,289,527 |
|
|
Navy SEALs |
Action |
Theatrical |
$24,824,126 |
|
| |
| July 27 |
Presumed Innocent |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$221,300,000 |
|
|
Problem Child |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$72,270,895 |
|
| August, 1990 |
| August 1 |
S.O.S. Titanic |
Multiple Genres |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Young Guns II |
Western |
Theatrical |
$44,143,410 |
|
| |
| August 3 |
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of th… |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$18,075,331 |
|
|
Metropolitan |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,938,000 |
|
|
Mo' Better Blues |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,153,000 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
Yo, la peor de todas |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
Air America |
Action |
Theatrical |
$32,914,515 |
|
|
Flatliners |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$61,308,153 |
|
|
The Two Jakes |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$10,005,969 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
The Exorcist III |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$25,011,739 |
|
|
My Blue Heaven |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,591,472 |
|
|
Taking Care of Business |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,022,690 |
|
|
Wild at Heart |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,562,437 |
|
| |
| August 22 |
Pump Up the Volume |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$11,541,758 |
|
| |
| August 24 |
After Dark, My Sweet |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,678,414 |
|
|
Darkman |
Action |
Theatrical |
$32,942,739 |
|
|
Delta Force 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$6,259,883 |
|
|
Men At Work |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,151,032 |
|
|
The Two Worlds Of Jennie Logan |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Yume |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,767,133 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation |
Action |
Theatrical |
$397,380 |
|
|
The Lemon Sisters |
|
Theatrical |
$3,399,773 |
|
|
Mirror Mirror |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| September, 1990 |
| September 6 |
The Wrong Door |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 12 |
Postcards from the Edge |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$37,963,281 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
Death Warrant |
Action |
Theatrical |
$15,394,200 |
|
|
Hardware |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,649,801 |
|
|
Paper Mask |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$7,991 |
|
|
State of Grace |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,911,542 |
|
| |
| September 15 |
3-4 x jûgatsu |
Action |
Theatrical |
$89,201 |
|
| |
| September 19 |
Deceptions |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Goodfellas |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$47,103,483 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
An Angel at My Table |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,055,098 |
|
| |
| September 21 |
Funny About Love |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,128,773 |
|
|
Narrow Margin |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$10,873,237 |
|
|
The Tall Guy |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,510,000 |
|
| |
| September 22 |
Miller's Crossing |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,693,786 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
Berkeley in the Sixties |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Dark Angel |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,372,561 |
|
|
King of New York |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,391,063 |
|
|
Pacific Heights |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$29,381,956 |
|
|
Texasville |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,268,181 |
|
| October, 1990 |
| October 3 |
Le Mari de la Coiffeuse |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 5 |
Avalon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,702,685 |
|
|
Basket Case 2 |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Desperate Hours |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,624,629 |
|
|
Henry & June |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,411,903 |
|
|
Listen Up: Quincy Jones |
|
Theatrical |
$765,909 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Bloodfist II |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,292,323 |
|
|
The Hot Spot |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,206,153 |
|
|
Memphis Belle |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,792,033 |
|
|
Mr. Destiny |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,402,448 |
|
|
To Sleep With Anger |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,275,874 |
|
|
Troll 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,989,297 |
|
| |
| October 17 |
Reversal of Fortune |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,445,131 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
Fire, Ice & Dynamite |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
Night Angel |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$32,913 |
|
|
Night of the Living Dead |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,835,247 |
|
|
Quigley Down Under |
Western |
Theatrical |
$21,413,105 |
|
|
White Palace |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,487,531 |
|
| |
| October 20 |
The Inspector Wears Skirts 3 (霸王… |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
Graveyard Shift |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$11,578,883 |
|
|
The Nasty Girl |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,281,569 |
|
|
Sibling Rivalry |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,854,933 |
|
| |
| |
| Oct, 1990 TBD |
Book of Love |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,382,259 |
|
| November, 1990 |
| November 2 |
Bullseye! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
China Cry: A True Story |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,254,801 |
|
|
Graffiti Bridge |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,562,778 |
|
|
Jacob’s Ladder |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,965,144 |
|
|
Magic Cop (驅魔警察) |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Waiting for the Light |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$808,690 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
Child's Play 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$34,166,572 |
|
|
Dances with Wolves |
Western |
Theatrical |
$424,208,805 |
|
|
The Krays |
|
Theatrical |
$2,035,562 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Eating |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$446,018 |
|
|
Home Alone |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$476,680,641 |
|
|
The Rescuers Down Under |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$47,431,461 |
|
|
Rocky V |
Action |
Theatrical |
$119,946,358 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
3 Men and a Little Lady |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$71,609,321 |
|
|
Hidden Agenda |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,193,890 |
|
|
Predator 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$54,768,418 |
|
|
Robot Jox |
Action |
Theatrical |
$329,937 |
|
| |
| November 23 |
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,698,000 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
Misery |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$61,166,323 |
|
| December, 1990 |
| December 6 |
Singapore Sling |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 7 |
Edward Scissorhands |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$53,980,220 |
|
|
Genuine Risk |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,900 |
|
|
The Grifters |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,850,000 |
|
|
The Rookie |
Action |
Theatrical |
$21,633,874 |
|
|
Zamri, umri, voskresni! |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$56,052 |
|
| |
| December 12 |
Havana |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,200,339 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
La Veritat Oculta |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Look Who's Talking Too |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$46,614,448 |
|
|
Mermaids |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$35,140,500 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
Ah Fei Ching Chuen |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,212,100 |
|
|
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,021 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
The Russia House |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$22,998,000 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
Almost An Angel |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,633,976 |
|
|
Awakenings |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$51,636,504 |
|
|
The Bonfire of the Vanities |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,432,314 |
|
|
Hamlet |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$22,493,727 |
|
| |
| December 21 |
Kindergarten Cop |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$202,000,000 |
|
|
The Long Walk Home |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$13,798,030 |
|
| |
| December 23 |
Come See The Paradise |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$865,660 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Alice |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,331,647 |
|
|
The Godfather: Part III |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$66,786,966 |
Play |
|
Green Card |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,804,169 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Ain't No Way Back |
Horror |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Coins in the Fountain |
Romantic Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Cold Dog Soup |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The Color of Evening |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Echoes That Remain |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Fast Getaway |
Action |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1990 TBD |
The Garden |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,006 |
|
