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Top Grossing English Movies in August 1989

Rank	Title	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	Parenthood	Drama Comedy	$100,047,830	$126,297,830
2	The Abyss	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$54,981,151	$90,520,202
3	Uncle Buck	Drama Comedy Family	$66,758,538	$79,258,538
4	A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child	Fantasy Horror	$22,168,359	$22,168,359
5	Lock Up	Action Thriller Crime	$22,099,847	$22,099,847
6	Casualties of War	Drama Crime War	$18,671,317	$18,671,317
7	The Package	Action Drama Thriller	$10,647,219	$10,647,219
8	Cheetah	Family Drama	$8,153,677	$8,153,677
9	Relentless	Horror Mystery Thriller	$6,985,999	$6,985,999
10	Shirley Valentine	Drama Comedy Romance	$6,056,912	$6,056,912
11	Millennium	Sci-Fi Drama Thriller	$5,777,099	$5,777,099
12	Let It Ride	Action Comedy	$4,973,285	$4,973,285
13	Rude Awakening	Comedy	$3,169,719	$3,169,719
14	Blind Fury	Action Thriller	$2,692,037	$2,692,037
15	Romero	Drama History	$1,316,495	$1,316,495
16	Romero	Drama History	$1,316,495	$1,316,495
17	Heart of Dixie	Drama	$1,097,333	$1,097,333
18	Wired	Comedy Fantasy Drama	$1,089,000	$1,089,000
19	Little Monsters	Adventure Fantasy Comedy	$793,775	$793,775
20	Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!	Thriller Drama Music	$536,508	$536,508
21	A Chorus of Disapproval	Drama Comedy Romance	$216,373	$216,373
22	Blood Red	Western	$15,510	$15,510
23	Who Shot Pat?	Drama Comedy	$2,343	$2,343

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