| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (1) |  | Mississippi Burning (1988) | £302,436 | £438,532 | £2,090,966 | 5% | 5 |
| 2 (2) |  | Beaches (1989) | £300,045 | £405,061 | £1,118,643 | 8% | 3 |
| 3 (new) |  | Child's Play (1989) | £292,005 | £292,005 | £292,005 | new | 1 |
| 4 (new) |  | Warlock (1989) | £243,904 | £243,904 | £243,904 | new | 1 |
| 5 (3) |  | The Blob (1989) | £105,125 | £147,175 | £298,387 | -30% | 2 |
| 6 (4) |  | Bright Lights, Big City (1989) | £76,511 | £103,290 | £413,563 | -5% | 3 |
| 7 (5) |  | A Cry In the Dark (1989) | £60,604 | £87,876 | £306,931 | -15% | 3 |
| 8 (7) |  | A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1989) | £56,570 | £73,541 | £1,258,660 | 0% | 5 |
| 9 (8) |  | 1969 (1989) | £54,808 | £71,250 | £260,337 | 0% | 3 |
| 10 (9) |  | My Stepmother Is An Alien (1988) | £54,664 | £76,530 | £1,078,051 | 0% | 6 |
| 11 (11) |  | Her Alibi (1989) | £49,981 | £67,474 | £601,216 | 0% | 4 |
| 12 (10) |  | Torch Song Trilogy (1988) | £30,868 | £40,128 | £271,469 | -42% | 3 |
| 13 (6) | | For Queen & Country (1989) | £18,987 | £24,683 | £194,901 | -68% | 3 |
| 14 (13) |  | Working Girl (1988) | £18,132 | £23,572 | £2,948,727 | 0% | 10 |
| 15 (17) |  | Twins (1989) | £17,156 | £24,876 | £3,794,235 | 39% | 12 |
| 16 (12) |  | Rain Man (1989) | £10,169 | £13,220 | £6,148,847 | -48% | 14 |
| 17 (14) |  | How to Get Ahead In Advertising (1989) | £10,099 | £13,129 | £219,206 | -41% | 5 |
| 18 (new) | | Paperhouse (1988) | £8,531 | £8,531 | £8,531 | new | 1 |
| 19 (15) |  | The Dead Pool (1988) | £7,523 | £10,908 | £1,665,925 | -47% | 8 |
| 20 (16) |  | Without a Clue (1988) | £4,568 | £6,395 | £220,804 | -62% | 5 |
| 21 (18) |  | The January Man (1989) | £4,347 | £5,651 | £178,454 | -52% | 5 |
| 22 (20) |  | The Tall Guy (1989) | £4,034 | £5,849 | £1,762,522 | -50% | 8 |