# List of 1990 box office number-one films in Australia

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. |
| # | Week ending | Film | Gross | Notes |
| 1 | 3 January 1990 | The War of the Roses | $1,411,276 | |
| 2 | 10 January 1990 | The War of the Roses | $1,243,645 | |
| 3 | 17 January 1990 | The War of the Roses | $1,036,591 | |
| 4 | 24 January 1990 | Black Rain | $1,102,849 | |
| 5 | 31 January 1990 | Black Rain | $804,156 | |
| 6 | 7 February 1990 | Black Rain | $718,387 | |
| 7 | 14 February 1990 | Black Rain | $481,393 | |
| 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 | 28 February 1990 | Tango & Cash | $766,882 | |
| 10 | 7 March 1990 | Tango & Cash | $598,125 | |
| 11 | 14 March 1990 | Tango & Cash | $621,362 | |
| 12 | 21 March 1990 | Look Who's Talking | $1,586,624 | |
| 13 | 28 March 1990 | Look Who's Talking | $1,278,892 | |
| 14 | 4 April 1990 | Look Who's Talking | $1,121,286 | |
| 15 | 10 April 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | $1,080,000 | Six days only |
| 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 | 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 | 2 May 1990 | Look Who's Talking | $620,784 | Look Who's Talking returned to number one in its seventh week of release |
| 19 | 9 May 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,400,000 | |
| 20 | 16 May 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,466,706 | |
| 21 | 23 May 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,501,712 | |
| 22 | 30 May 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,438,535 | |
| 23 | 6 June 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,292,800 | |
| 24 | 13 June 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,447,778 | |
| 25 | 20 June 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,146,003 | |
| 26 | 27 June 1990 | Dick Tracy | $1,673,890 | Dick Tracy set an opening weekend record for a Disney film |
| 27 | 4 July 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,430,180 | Pretty Woman returned to number one in its ninth week of release |
| 28 | 11 July 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,617,311 | |
| 29 | 18 July 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,451,352 | |
| 30 | 25 July 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $1,178,070 | |
| 31 | 1 August 1990 | Pretty Woman † | $952,948 | |
| 32 | 8 August 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $1,946,653 | |
| 33 | 15 August 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $2,029,758 | |
| 34 | 22 August 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $1,600,000 | |
| 35 | 29 August 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $1,077,363 | |
| 36 | 5 September 1990 | Die Hard 2 | $1,758,085 | Die Hard 2 had a record opening for a Fox film |
| 37 | 12 September 1990 | Die Hard 2 | $1,220,613 | |
| 38 | 19 September 1990 | Days of Thunder | $1,811,611 | |
| 39 | 26 September 1990 | Days of Thunder | $1,274,029 | |
| 40 | 3 October 1990 | Days of Thunder | $1,165,084 | |
| 41 | 10 October 1990 | Days of Thunder | $759,161 | |
| 42 | 17 October 1990 | Days of Thunder | TBD | |
| 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 |
| 44 | 31 October 1990 | Ghost | $2,097,276 | |
| 45 | 7 November 1990 | Ghost | $1,868,391 | |
| 46 | 14 November 1990 | Ghost | $1,739,175 | |
| 47 | 21 November 1990 | Ghost | $1,426,879 | |
| 48 | 28 November 1990 | Ghost | $1,397,521 | |
| 49 | 5 December 1990 | Ghost | $1,276,469 | |
| 50 | 12 December 1990 | Total Recall | $1,989,771 | |
| 51 | 19 December 1990 | Total Recall | $1,286,503 | |
| 52 | 26 December 1990 | Home Alone | $900,005 | Home Alone reached number one in its second week of release |