Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1989
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Poets Society |  EN | $95,860,116 | $235,860,116 |
| 2 | Kindergarten |  ES | $91,457,688 | $201,957,688 |
| 3 | Born on the Fourth of July | EN | $70,001,698 | $161,001,698 |
| 4 | Driving Miss Daisy | EN | $106,593,296 | $145,793,296 |
| 5 | Parenthood | EN | $100,047,830 | $126,297,830 |
| 6 | Sea of Love | EN | $58,571,513 | $110,879,513 |
| 7 | Steel Magnolias | EN | $84,614,512 | $96,759,512 |
| 8 | When Harry Met Sally... | EN | $93,117,425 | $93,275,066 |
| 9 | Field of Dreams | EN | $64,532,235 | $84,532,235 |
| 10 | Uncle Buck | EN | $66,758,538 | $79,258,538 |
| 11 | Always | EN | $43,858,790 | $74,134,790 |
| 12 | Turner & Hooch | EN | $71,079,915 | $71,079,915 |
| 13 | Harlem Nights | EN | $60,864,870 | $60,864,870 |
| 14 | The Karate Kid Part III | EN | $38,956,288 | $38,956,288 |
| 15 | Do the Right Thing |  KR | $27,545,445 | $37,295,445 |
| 16 | Mississippi Burning | EN | $34,603,943 | $34,603,943 |
| 17 | Lean on Me | EN | $31,906,454 | $31,906,454 |
| 18 | The Bear | EN | $31,753,898 | $31,753,898 |
| 19 | Dad | EN | $22,103,037 | $27,503,037 |
| 20 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | EN | $27,100,027 | $27,100,027 |
| 21 | Glory | EN | $26,979,166 | $26,979,166 |
| 22 | sex, lies, and videotape | KR | $24,741,667 | $24,742,453 |
| 23 | Say Anything... | EN | $20,781,385 | $21,515,196 |
| 24 | An Innocent Man | EN | $20,047,604 | $20,047,604 |
| 25 | Skin Deep |  DE | $19,674,852 | $19,674,852 |
| 26 | Blaze | EN | $19,131,246 | $19,131,246 |
| 27 | Casualties of War | EN | $18,671,317 | $18,671,317 |
| 28 | Prancer | EN | $18,587,135 | $18,587,135 |
| 29 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | EN | $18,428,904 | $18,428,904 |
| 30 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | EN | $18,254,702 | $18,254,702 |
| 31 | Revenge |  RU | $15,645,616 | $15,645,616 |
| 32 | My Left Foot | EN | $14,743,391 | $14,743,391 |
| 33 | The Wizard | EN | $14,278,900 | $14,278,900 |
| 34 | Great Balls of Fire! | EN | $13,741,060 | $13,741,060 |
| 35 | Family Business |  FR | $12,195,695 | $12,195,695 |
| 36 | Pink Cadillac | EN | $12,143,484 | $12,143,484 |
| 37 | Gross Anatomy | EN | $11,604,598 | $11,604,598 |
| 38 | Wild Orchid | EN | $11,060,485 | $11,060,485 |
| 39 | New York Stories | EN | $10,763,469 | $10,763,469 |
| 40 | The Package | EN | $10,647,219 | $10,647,219 |
| 41 | Kiki's Delivery Service |  JP | $1,004,057 | $10,408,113 |
| 42 | Henry V | EN | $10,161,099 | $10,161,211 |
| 43 | Tap | EN | $9,114,702 | $9,114,702 |
| 44 | Renegades | $9,015,164 | $9,015,164 | |
| 45 | Scandal | EN | $8,800,000 | $8,800,000 |
| 46 | True Believer | EN | $8,742,750 | $8,742,750 |
| 47 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | EN | $7,724,701 | $8,527,316 |
| 48 | Cheetah | EN | $8,153,677 | $8,153,677 |
| 49 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | EN | $8,083,123 | $8,083,123 |
| 50 | Enemies, a Love Story | EN | $7,754,571 | $7,754,571 |
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