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Steven Spielberg has directed a record four films to end the year as the highest-grossing in the U.S. This is a listing of the highest-grossing films by year, based on their United States box-office gross. The films are listed by in-year release, rather than the gross they accumulated during a calendar year. [1]
Total Recall had the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film and the highest debut of 1990. [24] [25] 23: June 10, 1990: Another 48 Hrs. $19,475,559 [26] 24: June 17, 1990: Dick Tracy: $22,543,911: Included an estimated $1.5 million of t-shirt sales. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' biggest opener beating Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ' s $14. ...
Three of the four highest-grossing films, including Avatar at the top, were written and directed by James Cameron.. With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9 billion, Avatar is proclaimed to be the "highest-grossing" film, but such claims usually refer to theatrical revenues only and do not take into account home video and television income, which can form a significant portion of a film ...
Directed by Barry Levinson, the film went on to win Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor for Hoffman, in addition to Best Picture. "Rain Man" was an instant box office success ...
It later earns twelve Academy Award nominations and wins seven, including Best Picture and Best Director for Costner. November 16 Home Alone is released. It spends twelve consecutive weeks at number one on the United States box office, becoming both the highest-grossing film of the year and the highest-grossing comedy of all-time.
Highest-grossing films of 1990 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Home Alone: 20th Century Fox: $285,761,243 2 Ghost: Paramount: $217,631,306 3 Dances with Wolves: Orion: $184,208,848 4 Pretty Woman: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures: $178,406,268 5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Line: $135,265,915 6 The Hunt for Red October ...
Warner Bros. Adjusted gross: $922,397,100. Unadjusted gross: $232,906,145. The '70s horror film about a young girl who is possessed is widely regarded as the best in the genre.
Dead Poets Society was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $95.8 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by Field of Dreams ($64.4 million), Born on the Fourth of July ($48.6 million), Driving Miss Daisy ($35.6 million) and My Left Foot ($2.1 million). [31]