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1989 in film#Notable films released in 1989

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The year 1989 involved many significant films.

Highest-grossing films

{{see also|List of 1989 box office number-one films in the United States}}

The top 10 films released in 1989 by worldwide gross are as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1989/?ref_=bo_cso_table_1|title=1989 Worldwide Box Office |website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=March 7, 2020}}

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|+ Highest-grossing films of 1989{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1989&p=.htm|title=1989 Worldwide Grosses|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 1, 2014}}

RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
style="text-align:center;" | 1

| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

| Paramount

| $474,171,806

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| Batman

| Warner Bros.

| $411,569,241

style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Back to the Future Part II

| Universal

| $332,950,002

style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Look Who's Talking

| TriStar

| $297,999,813

style="text-align:center;"| 5

| Dead Poets Society

| Disney

| $235,860,116

style="text-align:center;"| 6

| Lethal Weapon 2

| Warner Bros.

| $227,853,986

style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

| Disney

|$222,724,172

style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Ghostbusters II

| Columbia

| $215,394,738

style="text-align:center;"| 9

| The Little Mermaid

| Disney

| $184,155,863The Little Mermaid

  • Domestic grosses (US & Canada): {{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2860012037/ |title=The Little Mermaid (1989) – Release Summary |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 21, 2024 |quote=Initial: $84,355,863}}
  • International grosses (outside US & Canada): {{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1989&p=.htm |title=1989 Worldwide Grosses |date=June 21, 2024 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312140914/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1989&p=.htm |archive-date=March 12, 2014 |quote=Overseas: $99.8 million |url-status=dead}}
style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Born on the Fourth of July

| Universal

| $162,001,698

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Awards

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rowspan="2" style="width:20px;"| Category/Organizationcolspan="2" style="width:250px;"| 47th Golden Globe Awards
January 20, 1990		rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| 62nd Academy Awards
March 26, 1990		rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| 43rd BAFTA Awards
1990
width=200| Dramastyle="width:200px;"| Comedy or Musical
Best FilmBorn on the Fourth of Julycolspan="2"|Driving Miss DaisyDead Poets Society
Best Directorcolspan="3"| Oliver Stone
Born on the Fourth of July		Kenneth Branagh
Henry V
Best ActorTom Cruise
Born on the Fourth of July		Morgan Freeman
Driving Miss Daisy		colspan="2"| Daniel Day-Lewis
My Left Foot
Best ActressMichelle Pfeiffer
The Fabulous Baker Boys		colspan="2"| Jessica Tandy
Driving Miss Daisy		Pauline Collins
Shirley Valentine
Best Supporting Actorcolspan="3"| Denzel Washington
Glory		Ray McAnally
My Left Foot
Best Supporting Actresscolspan="2"| Julia Roberts
Steel Magnolias		Brenda Fricker
My Left Foot		Michelle Pfeiffer
Dangerous Liaisons
Best Screenplay, Adaptedrowspan="2" colspan="2"| Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone
Born on the Fourth of July		Alfred Uhry
Driving Miss Daisy		Christopher Hampton
Dangerous Liaisons
Best Screenplay, OriginalTom Schulman
Dead Poets Society		Nora Ephron
When Harry Met Sally...
Best Original Scorecolspan="3"| The Little Mermaid
Alan Menken		Dead Poets Society
Maurice Jarre
Best Original Songcolspan="3"| "Under the Sea"
The Little Mermaid		N/A
Best Foreign Language Filmcolspan="3"| Cinema ParadisoLife and Nothing But

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! Month !! Date !! Name !! Age !! Country !! Profession !! Notable films

rowspan=11 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| January

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

Nell O'Daystyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Road to Ruin| Rackety Rax}}
style="text-align:center;"| 3Jean Willesstyle="text-align:center;"| 65style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Invasion of the Body Snatchers| The King and Four Queens}}
style="text-align:center;"| 8Kenneth McMillanstyle="text-align:center;"| 56style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Ragtime| The Pope of Greenwich Village}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Helen Loganstyle="text-align:center;"| 82style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Charlie Chan at the Olympics| Pin Up Girl}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Joe Spinellstyle="text-align:center;"| 52style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Godfather| Rocky}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16Prem Nazirstyle="text-align:center;"| 62style="text-align:center;"| Indiastyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Murappennu| Dhwani}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16Trey Wilsonstyle="text-align:center;"| 40style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Raising Arizona| Bull Durham}}
style="text-align:center;"| 19Norma Vardenstyle="text-align:center;"| 90style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Casablanca| The Sound of Music}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Beatrice Lilliestyle="text-align:center;"| 94style="text-align:center;"| Canadastyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Thoroughly Modern Millie| Around the World in 80 Days}}
style="text-align:center;"| 23Arthur Lonerganstyle="text-align:center;"| 83style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Art Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Forbidden Planet| M*A*S*H}}
style="text-align:center;"| 26Morton DaCostastyle="text-align:center;"| 74style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Music Man| Auntie Mame}}
rowspan=12 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| February

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

Walter M. Scottstyle="text-align:center;"| 82style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Set Decoratorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Sound of Music| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid}}
style="text-align:center;"| 3John Cassavetesstyle="text-align:center;"| 59style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Director, Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Dirty Dozen| Faces}}
style="text-align:center;"| 3Lionel Newmanstyle="text-align:center;"| 73style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Composerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Doctor Dolittle| Hello, Dolly!}}
style="text-align:center;"| 3Paul Carsonstyle="text-align:center;"| 54style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|A Countess from Hong Kong| You Only Live Twice}}
style="text-align:center;"| 4Ferris Websterstyle="text-align:center;"| 76style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Film Editorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Great Escape| The Manchurian Candidate}}
style="text-align:center;"| 5Emrys Jamesstyle="text-align:center;"| 60style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Dragonslayer| The Man in the Iron Mask}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11T. E. B. Clarkestyle="text-align:center;"| 81style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Lavender Hill Mob| Passport to Pimlico}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11Roland Grossstyle="text-align:center;"| 80style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Film Editorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Thing from Another World| None but the Lonely Heart}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11George O'Hanlonstyle="text-align:center;"| 76style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Rocky| Park Row}}
style="text-align:center;"| 17Marguerite Robertsstyle="text-align:center;"| 83style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|True Grit| Ziegfeld Girl}}
style="text-align:center;"| 22Roxanne Arlenstyle="text-align:center;"| 58style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Gypsy| The Best Things in Life Are Free}}
style="text-align:center;"| 22Joan Woodburystyle="text-align:center;"| 73style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Brenda Starr, Reporter| Paper Bullets}}
rowspan=12 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| March

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

Harry Andrewsstyle="text-align:center;"| 77style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Director, Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Agony and the Ecstasy| The Hill}}
style="text-align:center;"| 10Maurizio Merlistyle="text-align:center;"| 49style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Violent Rome| Mannaja}}
style="text-align:center;"| 12Maurice Evansstyle="text-align:center;"| 87style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Planet of the Apes| Rosemary's Baby}}
style="text-align:center;"| 17Merritt Butrickstyle="text-align:center;"| 29style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan| Head Office}}
style="text-align:center;"| 19Valérie Quennessenstyle="text-align:center;"| 31style="text-align:center;"| Francestyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Conan the Barbarian| Summer Lovers}}
style="text-align:center;"| 21Milton Fromestyle="text-align:center;"| 80style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Bye Bye Birdie| The Nutty Professor}}
style="text-align:center;"| 25Reginald Le Borgstyle="text-align:center;"| 89style="text-align:center;"| Austriastyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Jungle Woman| War Drums}}
style="text-align:center;"| 27May Allisonstyle="text-align:center;"| 98style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|A Fool There Was| The City}}
style="text-align:center;"| 27Jack Starrettstyle="text-align:center;"| 52style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Blazing Saddles| Race with the Devil}}
style="text-align:center;"| 28Robert J. Wilkestyle="text-align:center;"| 74style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"|{{hlist|High Noon| The Magnificent Seven}}
style="text-align:center;"| 29Bernard Blierstyle="text-align:center;"| 73style="text-align:center;"| Francestyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Great War| The Organizer}}
style="text-align:center;"| 30Reg Allenstyle="text-align:center;"| 71style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Set Decoratorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Pink Panther| Lady Sings the Blues}}
rowspan=10 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| April

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

Mario Chiaristyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Production Designerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Doctor Dolittle| King Kong}}
style="text-align:center;"| 12Gerald Floodstyle="text-align:center;"| 61style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Patton| Frightmare}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Charles Vanelstyle="text-align:center;"| 96style="text-align:center;"| Francestyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Wages of Fear| Diabolique}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16John Dightonstyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Roman Holiday| Kind Hearts and Coronets}}
style="text-align:center;"| 24Clyde Geronimistyle="text-align:center;"| 87style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Animator, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|One Hundred and One Dalmatians| Cinderella}}
style="text-align:center;"| 25George Coulourisstyle="text-align:center;"| 85style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Citizen Kane| Mr. Skeffington}}
style="text-align:center;"| 26Lucille Ballstyle="text-align:center;"| 77style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Mame| The Big Street}}
style="text-align:center;"| 28Jack Cummingsstyle="text-align:center;"| 84style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Producer, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers| Kiss Me Kate}}
style="text-align:center;"| 30Sergio Leonestyle="text-align:center;"| 60style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Director, Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly| Once Upon a Time in America}}
style="text-align:center;"| 30Guy Williamsstyle="text-align:center;"| 65style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text=align:left;"| {{hlist|Damon and Pythias| Captain Sindbad}}
rowspan=10 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| May

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

James Crabestyle="text-align:center;"| 57style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Cinematographerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Rocky| The Karate Kid}}
style="text-align:center;"| 3William Squirestyle="text-align:center;"| 71style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Where Eagles Dare| The Lord of the Rings}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Johnny Greenstyle="text-align:center;"| 80style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Composerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|West Side Story| An American in Paris}}
style="text-align:center;"| 19Anton Diffringstyle="text-align:center;"| 72style="text-align:center;"| Germanystyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Circus of Horrors| The Blue Max}}
style="text-align:center;"| 19Robert Webberstyle="text-align:center;"| 64style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|12 Angry Men| 10}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Lyn Murraystyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Composer, Conductorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|To Catch a Thief| Wives and Lovers}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Gilda Radnerstyle="text-align:center;"| 42style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Woman in Red| Haunted Honeymoon}}
style="text-align:center;"| 22Gerd Oswaldstyle="text-align:center;"| 69style="text-align:center;"| Germanystyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Screaming Mimi| A Kiss Before Dying}}
style="text-align:center;"| 25Brigid Bazlenstyle="text-align:center;"| 44style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|How the West Was Won| The Honeymoon Machine}}
style="text-align:center;"| 26Albert Woodburystyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Composer, Orchestratorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|My Fair Lady| They Shoot Horses, Don't They?}}
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| June

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

Richard Quinestyle="text-align:center;"| 68style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Bell, Book and Candle| Operation Mad Ball}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Victor Frenchstyle="text-align:center;"| 54style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|An Officer and a Gentleman| Chato's Land}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Ray McAnallystyle="text-align:center;"| 63style="text-align:center;"| Irelandstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Mission| My Left Foot}}
style="text-align:center;"| 17John Matuszakstyle="text-align:center;"| 38style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Goonies| North Dallas Forty}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Dona Drakestyle="text-align:center;"| 74style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Road to Morocco| Dangerous Millions}}
style="text-align:center;"| 27Jack Buetelstyle="text-align:center;"| 73style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Outlaw| Rose of Cimarron}}
style="text-align:center;"| 28Joris Ivensstyle="text-align:center;"| 90style="text-align:center;"| Netherlandsstyle="text-align:center;"| Director, Documentarianstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Rain| The Bridge}}
rowspan=9 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| July

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

Franklin J. Schaffnerstyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Patton| Planet of the Apes}}
style="text-align:center;"| 2Ben Wrightstyle="text-align:center;"| 74style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Little Mermaid| One Hundred and One Dalmatians}}
style="text-align:center;"| 3Jim Backusstyle="text-align:center;"| 76style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Rebel Without a Cause| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World}}
style="text-align:center;"| 10Mel Blancstyle="text-align:center;"| 81style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Voice Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Who Framed Roger Rabbit| The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11Laurence Olivierstyle="text-align:center;"| 82style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Hamlet| Marathon Man}}
style="text-align:center;"| 18Rebecca Schaefferstyle="text-align:center;"| 21style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Radio Days| Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Mary Treenstyle="text-align:center;"| 82style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Kitty Foyle| It's a Wonderful Life}}
style="text-align:center;"| 27Warren Lowstyle="text-align:center;"| 83style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Film Editorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Now, Voyager| True Grit}}
style="text-align:center;"| 28Jeff Richardsstyle="text-align:center;"| 64style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Seven Brides for Seven Brothers| Big Leaguer}}
rowspan=7 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| August

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

Maurice Colbournestyle="text-align:center;"| 49style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Duellists| Venom}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11John Meillonstyle="text-align:center;"| 55style="text-align:center;"| Australiastyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Crocodile Dundee| Wake in Fright}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16Amanda Blakestyle="text-align:center;"| 60style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Miss Robin Crusoe| The Boost}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Joseph LaShellestyle="text-align:center;| 89style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Cinematographer{{hlist|Laura| The Apartment}}
style="text-align:center;"| 18Robert Bucknerstyle="text-align:center;"| 83style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Yankee Doodle Dandy| Love Me Tender}}
style="text-align:center;"| 30Joe De Santisstyle="text-align:center;"| 80style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Al Capone| The Professionals}}
style="text-align:center;"| 31Claire Lucestyle="text-align:center;"| 85style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Over She Goes| Up the River}}
rowspan=8 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| September

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

Gordon McCallumstyle="text-align:center;"| 70style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Sound Engineerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Fiddler on the Roof| Superman}}
style="text-align:center;"| 14John Brightstyle="text-align:center;"| 81style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Public Enemy| Blonde Crazy}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Michael Klingerstyle="text-align:center;"| 68style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Producerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Get Carter| Cul-de-sac}}
style="text-align:center;"| 19Philip Sayerstyle="text-align:center;"| 42style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:lext;"| {{hlist|Xtro| Slayground}}
style="text-align:center;"| 21Ertem Eğilmezstyle="text-align:center;"| 60style="text-align:center;"| Turkeystyle="text-align:center;"| Producer, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Namuslu| Arabesk}}
style="text-align:center;"| 21Corrado Gaipastyle="text-align:center;"| 65style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Godfather| The Sicilian Connection}}
style="text-align:center;"| 22Irving Berlinstyle="text-align:center;"| 101style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Composerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Top Hat| Holiday Inn}}
style="text-align:center;"| 23Angelo Rossstyle="text-align:center;"| 78style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Film Editorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Smokey and the Bandit| Who Killed Teddy Bear}}
rowspan=18 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| October

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

Vittorio Capriolistyle="text-align:center;"| 68style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Leoni al sole| Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale}}
style="text-align:center;"| 4Graham Chapmanstyle="text-align:center;"| 48style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Monty Python's Life of Brian| Monty Python and the Holy Grail}}
style="text-align:center;"| 4Betsy King Rossstyle="text-align:center;"| 68style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Smoke Lightning| The Phantom Empire}}
style="text-align:center;"| 5Paul Lerpaestyle="text-align:center;"| 89style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Special Effects Artiststyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The War of the Worlds| The Ten Commandments}}
style="text-align:center;"| 5Noël-Noëlstyle="text-align:center;"| 92style="text-align:center;"| Francestyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Les Casse Pieds| The French, They Are a Funny Race}}
style="text-align:center;"| 6Bette Davisstyle="text-align:center;"| 81style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|All About Eve| Jezebel}}
style="text-align:center;"| 8Onest Conleystyle="text-align:center;"| 82style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Grand Old Girl| This Day and Age}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11Paul Shenarstyle="text-align:center;"| 53style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Scarface| Raw Deal}}
style="text-align:center;"| 13Cesare Zavattinistyle="text-align:center;"| 87style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Bicycle Thieves| Shoeshine}}
style="text-align:center;"| 14Michael Carminestyle="text-align:center;"| 30style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Batteries Not Included| Leviathan}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15James Lee Barrettstyle="text-align:center;"| 59style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Greatest Story Ever Told| Smokey and the Bandit}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16Cornel Wildestyle="text-align:center;"| 77style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Greatest Show on Earth| A Song to Remember}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Anthony Quaylestyle="text-align:center;"| 76style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Guns of Navarone| Lawrence of Arabia}}
style="text-align:center;"| 21Jean Imagestyle="text-align:center;"| 78style="text-align:center;"| Hungarystyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Johnny the Giant Killer| Aladdin and His Magic Lamp}}
style="text-align:center;"| 22Roland Wintersstyle="text-align:center;"| 84style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Chinese Ring| Blue Hawaii}}
style="text-align:center;"| 23Armidastyle="text-align:center;"| 78style="text-align:center;"| Mexicostyle="text-align:center;| Actress, Singerstyle="text-align:left;"|{{hlist|Machine Gun Mama| The Girl from Monterrey}}
style="text-align:center;"| 29Roland Andersonstyle="text-align:center;"| 85style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Art Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|White Christmas| Breakfast at Tiffany's}}
style="text-align:center;"| 31Monica Collingwoodstyle="text-align:center;"| 81style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Film Editorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Bishop's Wife| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty}}
rowspan=8 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| November

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

Peter Childsstyle="text-align:center;"| 50style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Sweeney!| Minder on the Orient Express}}
style="text-align:center;"| 6Margit Makaystyle="text-align:center;"| 98style="text-align:center;"| Hungarystyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Cats' Play| Two Confessions}}
style="text-align:center;"| 6Yūsaku Matsudastyle="text-align:center;"| 40style="text-align:center;"| Japanstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Proof of the Man| The Family Game}}
style="text-align:center;"| 7Brunello Rondistyle="text-align:center;"| 64style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriter, Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|La Dolce Vita| 8½}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11Roger Heman Jrstyle="text-align:center;"| 57style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Sound Engineerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Jaws| Coal Miner's Daughter}}
style="text-align:center;"| 17Billy Leestyle="text-align:center;"| 60style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Wagon Wheels| The Biscuit Eater}}
style="text-align:center;"| 20Lynn Baristyle="text-align:center;"| 75style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Shock| The Bridge of San Luis Rey}}
style="text-align:center;"| 21Harvey Hartstyle="text-align:center;"| 61style="text-align:center;"| Canadastyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Bus Riley's Back in Town| The Sweet Ride}}
rowspan=15 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"| December

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

Frances Bavierstyle="text-align:center;"| 86style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Day the Earth Stood Still| The Stooge}}
style="text-align:center;"| 6Sammy Fainstyle="text-align:center;"| 87style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Composerstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing| Peter Pan}}
style="text-align:center;"| 6John Paynestyle="text-align:center;"| 77style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Miracle on 34th Street| The Razor's Edge}}
style="text-align:center;"| 11Howard Langstyle="text-align:center;"| 78style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Gorgo| Date at Midnight}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Ben Barzmanstyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| Canadastyle="text-align:center;"| Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Fall of the Roman Empire| El Cid}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Emile de Antoniostyle="text-align:center;"| 70style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Directorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Point of Order| Painters Painting}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Jock Mahoneystyle="text-align:center;"| 70style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actor, Stuntmanstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Land Unknown| Tarzan Goes to India}}
style="text-align:center;"| 15Edward Underdownstyle="text-align:center;"| 81style="text-align:center;"| UKstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Thunderball| Dr. Terror's House of Horrors}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16Aileen Pringlestyle="text-align:center;"| 94style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Three Weeks| She's No Lady}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16Lee Van Cleefstyle="text-align:center;"| 64style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actorstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly| Escape from New York}}
style="text-align:center;"| 16Silvana Manganostyle="text-align:center;"| 59style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Bitter Rice| Death in Venice}}
style="text-align:center;"| 17Luciano Salcestyle="text-align:center;"| 67style="text-align:center;"| Italystyle="text-align:center;"| Director, Screenwriterstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Fantozzi| Slalom}}
style="text-align:center;"| 19Audrey Christiestyle="text-align:center;"| 77style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actressstyle="text-align:left;"| {{hlist|Splendor in the Grass| Carosuel}}
style="text-align:center;"| 25Betty Gardestyle="text-align:center;"| 84style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Actress{{hlist|Call Northside 777| Caged}}
style="text-align:center;"| 25Robert Piroshstyle="text-align:center;"| 79style="text-align:center;"| USstyle="text-align:center;"| Director, Screenwriter{{hlist|Battleground| Go for Broke!}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.screenrush.co.uk/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18478129&page=2&maxpages=5.html "The Summer Of '89"] – [http://www.screenrush.co.uk/ www.screenrush.co.uk]
  • [https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1989&view=releasedate&view2=domestic&sort=gross&order=DESC&&p=.htm 1989 Domestic Grosses] at Box Office Mojo
  • [https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/domestic/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-1989 Top 1989 Movies at the Domestic Box Office] at The Numbers
  • [https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/international/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-1989 Top 1989 Movies at the International Box Office] at The Numbers
  • [https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-1989 Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office] at The Numbers
  • [https://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=1989&title_type=feature&sort=boxoffice_gross_us,desc&ref_=tt_ov_inf Top-US-Grossing Titles Released 1989-01-01 to 1989-12-31] at IMDb
  • [https://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=1989&title_type=feature&ref_=tt_ov_inf Most Popular Feature Films Released 1989-01-01 to 1989-12-31] at IMDb
  • [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,short&release_date=1989-01-01,1989-12-31&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1989 films] at IMDb
  • [https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=1989-01-01,1989-12-31&adult=include List of 1989 deaths] at IMDb
  • [https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?birth_date=1989-01-01,1989-12-31&adult=include List of 1989 births] at IMDb

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