15 Hindi films of 1989 ranked by box office. #1: Maine Pyar Kiya (₹45 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine Pyar Kiya | Sooraj Barjatya | ₹1 crore | ₹45 crore | 45.00x | |
| 2 | Chandni | Yash Chopra | ₹8 crore | ₹27.2 crore | 3.40x | |
| 3 | Ram Lakhan | Subhash Ghai | ₹2.8 crore | ₹18 crore | 6.36x | |
| 4 | Tridev | Rajiv Rai | ₹2 crore | ₹17 crore | 8.50x | |
| 5 | ChaalBaaz | Pankaj Parashar | ₹15 crore | |||
| 6 | Guru | Umesh Mehra | ₹5 crore | ₹13.1 crore | 2.61x | |
| 7 | Batwara | J. P. Dutta | ₹3 crore | ₹10 crore | 3.33x | |
| 8 | Parinda | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | ₹12 lakh | ₹9 crore | 75.00x | |
| 9 | Toofan | Ketan Desai | ₹4 crore | ₹8 crore | 2.00x | |
| 10 | Mahaadev | Raj N. Sippy | ₹2 crore | ₹7 crore | 3.41x | |
| 11 | Ilaaka | Aziz Sejawal | ₹2.6 crore | ₹6.6 crore | 2.55x | |
| 12 | Love Love Love | Babbar Subhash | ₹2.8 crore | |||
| 13 | Purani Haveli | Shyam Ramsay | ₹40 lakh | ₹1.8 crore | 4.50x | |
| 13 | Jaadugar | Prakash Mehra | ₹1.8 crore | |||
| 15 | Raakh | Aditya Bhattacharya | ₹1.5 crore |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.