MOVIES - March 28, 1990
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Money Can’t Buy You Oscar: It may not come as earth-shattering news that box-office success does not always equal Academy accolades. Here’s a the list of 1989 movies that made the most in box-office receipts, and the number of Academy Awards they received Monday night: “Batman,” $251 million, one Oscar; “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” $196 million, one Oscar; “Lethal Weapon 2,” $147 million, none; “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” $130 million, none; “Look Who’s Talking,” $115 million, none.
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