Top Grossing Thriller Movies in 1989
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batman |  EN | $251,409,241 | $411,569,241 |
| 2 | Lethal Weapon 2 | EN | $147,253,986 | $227,853,986 |
| 3 | The War of the Roses | EN | $86,888,546 | $160,188,546 |
| 4 | Licence to Kill | EN | $34,667,015 | $156,167,015 |
| 5 | Black Rain | EN | $46,212,055 | $134,212,055 |
| 6 | Sea of Love | EN | $58,571,513 | $110,879,513 |
| 7 | The Abyss | EN | $54,981,151 | $90,520,202 |
| 8 | Turner & Hooch | EN | $71,079,915 | $71,079,915 |
| 9 | Tango & Cash | EN | $63,408,614 | $63,408,614 |
| 10 | Pet Sematary | EN | $57,469,467 | $57,470,138 |
| 11 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | EN | $52,210,049 | $52,210,049 |
| 12 | The 'Burbs | EN | $36,601,993 | $49,101,993 |
| 13 | Mississippi Burning | EN | $34,603,943 | $34,603,943 |
| 14 | Road House | EN | $30,050,028 | $30,052,173 |
| 15 | The Dream Team | EN | $28,890,240 | $28,907,090 |
| 16 | Lock Up | EN | $22,099,847 | $22,099,847 |
| 17 | An Innocent Man | EN | $20,047,604 | $20,047,604 |
| 18 | Shocker | EN | $16,554,699 | $16,554,699 |
| 19 | Next of Kin | EN | $15,942,628 | $15,942,628 |
| 20 | Leviathan |  RU | $15,704,614 | $15,704,614 |
| 21 | Kickboxer | EN | $14,697,005 | $14,697,005 |
| 22 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | EN | $14,343,976 | $14,343,976 |
| 23 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | EN | $11,642,254 | $11,642,254 |
| 24 | The Package | EN | $10,647,219 | $10,647,219 |
| 25 | Cyborg | EN | $10,166,459 | $10,166,459 |
| 26 | Renegades | $9,015,164 | $9,015,164 | |
| 27 | DeepStar Six | EN | $8,143,225 | $8,143,225 |
| 28 | Dead Bang | EN | $8,125,592 | $8,125,592 |
| 29 | Dead Calm | EN | $7,825,009 | $7,825,135 |
| 30 | Johnny Handsome | EN | $7,237,794 | $7,237,794 |
| 31 | Relentless | EN | $6,985,999 | $6,985,999 |
| 32 | Music Box | EN | $6,263,883 | $6,263,883 |
| 33 | Millennium | EN | $5,777,099 | $5,777,099 |
| 34 | The January Man | EN | $4,611,062 | $4,611,062 |
| 35 | The Mighty Quinn | EN | $4,557,214 | $4,557,214 |
| 36 | A Dry White Season | EN | $3,766,879 | $3,766,879 |
| 37 | Physical Evidence | EN | $3,560,932 | $3,560,932 |
| 38 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | EN | $3,416,846 | $3,416,846 |
| 39 | Akira |  JP | $553,171 | $2,994,689 |
| 40 | Blind Fury | EN | $2,692,037 | $2,692,037 |
| 41 | Communion | EN | $1,919,653 | $1,919,653 |
| 42 | Bloodfist | EN | $1,770,082 | $1,770,082 |
| 43 | Best of the Best | EN | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 |
| 44 | Monsieur Hire |  FR | $1,417,030 | $1,417,030 |
| 45 | Cage | EN | $618,178 | $618,178 |
| 46 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | EN | $536,508 | $536,508 |
| 47 | Dark Obsession | EN | $336,811 | $336,811 |
| 48 | Out Cold | EN | $294,266 | $294,266 |
| 49 | Kill Me Again | EN | $283,694 | $283,694 |
| 50 | Night Visitor | EN | $166,635 | $166,635 |
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