| pos. | Title | Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Pretty Woman (1990) | $139,133,973 |
| 2 |  | Ghost (1990) | $132,308,216 |
| 3 |  | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) | $120,551,765 |
| 4 |  | Total Recall (1990) | $115,105,635 |
| 5 |  | Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) | $104,930,383 |
| 6 |  | Dick Tracy (1990) | $101,117,485 |
| 7 |  | Home Alone (1990) | $84,168,098 |
| 8 |  | Back to the Future Part III (1990) | $82,990,725 |
| 9 |  | Days of Thunder (1990) | $76,949,155 |
| 10 |  | Another 48 Hrs (1990) | $76,279,456 |
| 11 |  | The Hunt For Red October (1990) | $71,535,243 |
| 12 |  | Presumed Innocent (1990) | $52,954,515 |
| 13 |  | Arachnophobia (1991) | $45,053,945 |
| 14 |  | Bird On a Wire (1990) | $43,290,110 |
| 15 |  | Driving Miss Daisy (1990) | $40,975,967 |
| 16 |  | Robocop 2 (1990) | $40,708,868 |
| 17 |  | The Jungle Book (1967) | $37,969,769 |
| 18 |  | Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) | $37,377,942 |
| 19 |  | Problem Child (1991) | $37,205,420 |
| 20 |  | Born On the Fourth of July (1989) | $35,725,300 |