This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Australia during 1990. Amounts are in Australian dollars.
Number-one films
| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1] |
| # | Week ending | Film | Gross | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | 3 January 1990 | The War of the Roses | $1,411,276 | | [2] |
| 2 | 10 January 1990 | $1,243,645 | | [3] |
| 3 | 17 January 1990 | $1,036,591 | | [4] |
| 4 | 24 January 1990 | Black Rain | $1,102,849 | | [5] |
| 5 | 31 January 1990 | $804,156 | | [6] |
| 6 | 7 February 1990 | $718,387 | | [7] |
| 7 | 14 February 1990 | $481,393 | | [8] |
| 8 | 21 February 1990 | Born on the Fourth of July | $788,618 | Born on the Fourth of July reached number one in its second week of release | [9] |
| 9 | 28 February 1990 | Tango & Cash | $766,882 | | [10] |
| 10 | 7 March 1990 | $598,125 | | [11] |
| 11 | 14 March 1990 | $621,362 | | [12] |
| 12 | 21 March 1990 | Look Who's Talking | $1,586,624 | | [13] |
| 13 | 28 March 1990 | $1,278,892 | | [14] |
| 14 | 4 April 1990 | $1,121,286 | | [15] |
| 15 | 10 April 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | $1,080,000 | Six days only | [16] |
| 16 | 18 April 1990 | Look Who's Talking | $1,596,872 | Look Who's Talking returned to number one in its fifth week of release | [17] |
| 17 | 25 April 1990 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $1,427,583 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis reached number one in its fourth week of release | [18] |
| 18 | 2 May 1990 | Look Who's Talking | $620,784 | Look Who's Talking returned to number one in its seventh week of release | [19] |
| 19 | 9 May 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,400,000 | | [20] |
| 20 | 16 May 1990 | $1,466,706 | | [21] |
| 21 | 23 May 1990 | $1,501,712 | | [22] |
| 22 | 30 May 1990 | $1,438,535 | | [23] |
| 23 | 6 June 1990 | $1,292,800 | | [24] |
| 24 | 13 June 1990 | $1,447,778 | | [25] |
| 25 | 20 June 1990 | $1,146,003 | | [26] |
| 26 | 27 June 1990 | Dick Tracy | $1,673,890 | Dick Tracy set an opening weekend record for a Disney film | [27] |
| 27 | 4 July 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,430,180 | Pretty Woman returned to number one in its ninth week of release | [28] |
| 28 | 11 July 1990 | $1,617,311 | | [29] |
| 29 | 18 July 1990 | $1,451,352 | | [30] |
| 30 | 25 July 1990 | $1,178,070 | | [31] |
| 31 | 1 August 1990 | $952,948 | | [32] |
| 32 | 8 August 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $1,946,653 | | [33] |
| 33 | 15 August 1990 | $2,029,758 | | [34] |
| 34 | 22 August 1990 | $1,600,000 | | [35][34] |
| 35 | 29 August 1990 | $1,077,363 | | [35] |
| 36 | 5 September 1990 | Die Hard 2 | $1,758,085 | Die Hard 2 had a record opening for a Fox film | [36] |
| 37 | 12 September 1990 | $1,220,613 | | [37] |
| 38 | 19 September 1990 | Days of Thunder | $1,811,611 | | [38] |
| 39 | 26 September 1990 | $1,274,029 | | [39] |
| 40 | 3 October 1990 | $1,165,084 | | [40] |
| 41 | 10 October 1990 | $759,161 | | [41] |
| 42 | 17 October 1990 | TBD | | [42] |
| 43 | 24 October 1990 | Flatliners | $480,963 | On the official chart, Flatliners reached number one in its sixth week of release although previews of Ghost were higher with A$845,244 | [43][44][45] |
| 44 | 31 October 1990 | Ghost | $2,097,276 | | [45] |
| 45 | 7 November 1990 | $1,868,391 | | [46] |
| 46 | 14 November 1990 | $1,739,175 | | [47] |
| 47 | 21 November 1990 | $1,426,879 | | [48] |
| 48 | 28 November 1990 | $1,397,521 | | [49] |
| 49 | 5 December 1990 | $1,276,469 | | [50] |
| 50 | 12 December 1990 | Total Recall | $1,989,771 | | [51] |
| 51 | 19 December 1990 | $1,286,503 | | [52] |
| 52 | 26 December 1990 | Home Alone | $900,005 | Home Alone reached number one in its second week of release | [53] |
See also
References
- ^ "No. 1 Film at the Australian Box Office Since 1972". Screen Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 10 January 1990. p. 29.
$1,100,795; $A1=78 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 17 January 1990. p. 33.
$982,480; $A1=79 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 24 January 1990. p. 57.
$824,090; $A1=79.5 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 31 January 1990. p. 37.
$838,165; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 7 February 1990. p. 41.
$619,200; $A1=77 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 14 February 1990. p. 43.
$538,790; $A1=75 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 21 February 1990. p. 19.
$361,045; $A1=75 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 28 February 1990. p. 31.
$599,350; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International boxoffice". Variety. 7 March 1990. p. 36.
$582,830; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 14 March 1990. p. 27.
$454,575; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 21 March 1990. p. 31.
$472,235; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 28 March 1990. p. 37.
$1,189,968; $A1=75 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 4 April 1990. p. 33.
$959,169; $A1=75 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 11 April 1990. p. 37.
$852,177; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 18 April 1990. p. 29.
US$819,000
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 25 April 1990. p. 37.
$1,213,623; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 2 May 1990. p. 23.
$1,089,758; $1=$A1.31
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 9 May 1990. p. 39.
$465,588; $A1=75 cents
- ^ Pitman, Jack (16 May 1990). "Good weather bad for biz; Scandi, Paris fall sharply". Variety. p. 34.
US$1,050,000
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 23 May 1990. p. 39.
$1,100,030; $A1=75 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 30 May 1990. p. 37.
$1,141,301; $A1=76 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 6 June 1990. p. 33.
$1,107,672; $A1=77 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 13 June 1990. p. 37.
$995,456; $A1=77 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 20 June 1990. p. 35.
$1,114,789; $A1=77 cents
- ^ "International Film Grosses". Variety. 27 June 1990. p. 33.
$893,882; $A1=78 cents
- ^ Pitman, Jack (4 July 1990). "Disney sweeps Oz with 'Dick Tracy,' 'Pretty Woman'". Variety. p. 33.
$1,288,895; A$1=77 cents
- ^ "International film grosses". Variety. 11 July 1990. p. 34.
$1,144,144; A$1=80 cents
- ^ "International film grosses". Variety. 18 July 1990. p. 24.
$1,310,022; A$1=81 cents
- ^ "International film grosses". Variety. 25 July 1990. p. 28.
$1,146,568; A$1=79 cents
- ^ "International film grosses". Variety. 1 August 1990. p. 48.
$918,895; A$1=78 cents
- ^ "International film grosses". Variety. 8 August 1990. p. 39.
$752,829; A$1=79 cents
- ^ "International film grosses". Variety. 15 August 1990. p. 42.
$1,537,856; A$1=79 cents
- ^ a b "International film grosses". Variety. 22 August 1990. p. 47.
$1,623,806; Cumulative to 15 August $3,210,502; A$1=80 cents
- ^ a b "International B.O.". Variety. 3 September 1990. p. 46.
$894,211; Cumulative to 29 August $5,412,810; A$1=83 cents
- ^ Groves, Don (10 September 1990). "'Weekend' boosts Gallic b.o.; 'Heart' weak". Variety. p. 36.
$1,459,211; A$1=83 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 17 September 1990. p. 54.
$1,000,903; A$1=82 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 24 September 1990. p. 39.
$1,503,637; A$1=83 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 1 October 1990. p. 60.
$1,057,444; A$1=83 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 8 October 1990. p. 57.
$967,020; A$1=83 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 15 October 1990. p. 70.
$630,104; Cumulative total $4,189,274; A$1=83 cents
- ^ Pitman, Jack (22 October 1990). "'Ghost' going great, 'Recall' big". Variety. p. 42.
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 29 October 1990. p. 35.
$370,342; A$1=77 cents
- ^ Pitman, Jack (29 October 1990). "'Another 48 HRS.' flush in Japan; 'Ghost' hot". Variety. p. 35.
- ^ a b "U.K. Top 10 Films". Variety. 5 November 1990. p. 48.
$1,635,875; Cumulative total $2,295,165; A$1=78 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 12 November 1990. p. 51.
$1,457,345; A$1=78 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 19 November 1990. p. 51.
$1,339,165; A$1=77 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 26 November 1990. p. 54.
$1,098,697; A$1=77 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 3 December 1990. p. 52.
$1,076,091; A$1=77 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 10 December 1990. p. 45.
$982,881; A$1=77 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 17 December 1990. p. 39.
$1,532,124; A$1=77 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 24 December 1990. p. 27.
$990,607; A$1=77 cents
- ^ "International B.O.". Variety. 31 December 1990. p. 30.
$693,004; A$1=77 cents
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