Market Charts > 1988 > Movie Chart
North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1988
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1988.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1988.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1987 will most likely earn money in 1987 and 1988.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Top 1988 Movies at the Domestic Box Office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 1988, and Movie Index 1988 for an overview of all movies released in 1988.
Top Grossing Movies of 1988
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1988 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
Jun 22, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$151,668,767 |
36,902,376 |
2 |
Coming to America |
Jun 29, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$128,152,301 |
31,180,608 |
3 |
Good Morning Vietnam |
Dec 23, 1987 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$121,650,966 |
29,598,775 |
4 |
Big |
Jun 3, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$112,555,170 |
27,385,686 |
5 |
Crocodile Dundee 2 |
May 25, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$109,306,210 |
26,595,184 |
6 |
3 Men and a Baby |
Nov 25, 1987 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$80,091,739 |
19,487,041 |
7 |
Cocktail |
Jul 29, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$78,222,753 |
19,032,300 |
8 |
Moonstruck |
Dec 16, 1987 |
MGM |
Romantic Comedy |
$77,051,120 |
18,747,231 |
9 |
Die Hard |
Jul 15, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$76,307,437 |
18,566,286 |
10 |
Beetle Juice |
Mar 30, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$73,326,666 |
17,841,037 |
11 |
Twins |
Dec 9, 1988 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$73,099,158 |
17,785,683 |
12 |
A Fish Called Wanda |
Jul 15, 1988 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$63,493,000 |
15,448,418 |
13 |
Willow |
May 20, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$57,269,863 |
13,934,273 |
14 |
The Naked Gun: From the Fil… |
Dec 2, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$54,989,495 |
13,379,439 |
15 |
Scrooged |
Nov 23, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$54,916,587 |
13,361,699 |
16 |
Rambo III |
May 25, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Action |
$53,715,611 |
13,069,491 |
17 |
Bull Durham |
Jun 15, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$50,888,729 |
12,381,685 |
18 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4… |
Aug 19, 1988 |
New Line |
Horror |
$49,369,899 |
12,012,140 |
19 |
Rain Man |
Dec 16, 1988 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$47,175,875 |
11,478,315 |
20 |
Colors |
Apr 15, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Action |
$46,616,067 |
11,342,108 |
21 |
Young Guns |
Aug 12, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Western |
$44,726,644 |
10,882,395 |
22 |
Biloxi Blues |
Mar 25, 1988 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$43,184,798 |
10,507,250 |
23 |
The Great Outdoors |
Jun 17, 1988 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$41,455,230 |
10,086,430 |
24 |
Oliver & Company |
Nov 18, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$40,368,143 |
9,821,932 |
25 |
Big Business |
Jun 10, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$40,150,487 |
9,768,974 |
26 |
The Land Before Time |
Nov 18, 1988 |
Universal |
Adventure |
$40,141,956 |
9,766,899 |
27 |
Midnight Run |
Jul 20, 1988 |
Universal |
Action |
$38,413,606 |
9,346,376 |
28 |
The Dead Pool |
Jul 13, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$37,903,000 |
9,222,141 |
29 |
Red Heat |
Jun 17, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Action |
$34,994,648 |
8,514,512 |
30 |
The Last Emperor |
Nov 20, 1987 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$34,729,953 |
8,450,110 |
31 |
The Accused |
Oct 14, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$32,078,318 |
7,804,943 |
32 |
Tequila Sunrise |
Dec 2, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$30,223,131 |
7,353,559 |
33 |
Shoot to Kill |
Feb 12, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$29,300,000 |
7,128,953 |
34 |
Child’s Play |
Nov 9, 1988 |
United Artists |
Horror |
$28,738,235 |
6,992,271 |
35 |
Ernest Saves Christmas |
Nov 11, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$28,202,109 |
6,861,827 |
36 |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
Dec 14, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$27,888,057 |
6,785,415 |
37 |
Broadcast News |
Dec 16, 1987 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$26,301,987 |
6,399,510 |
38 |
Betrayed |
Aug 26, 1988 |
United Artists |
Thriller/Suspense |
$25,816,139 |
6,281,299 |
39 |
Funny Farm |
Jun 3, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$25,537,221 |
6,213,435 |
40 |
Alien Nation |
Oct 7, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$25,216,243 |
6,135,338 |
41 |
Gorillas in the Mist |
Sep 23, 1988 |
Universal |
Drama |
$24,720,479 |
6,014,715 |
42 |
License to Drive |
Jul 6, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$22,434,275 |
5,458,461 |
43 |
Married to the Mob |
Aug 19, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$21,486,757 |
5,227,921 |
44 |
Punchline |
Sep 30, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$21,032,000 |
5,117,274 |
45 |
Short Circuit 2 |
Jul 6, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$20,882,000 |
5,080,778 |
46 |
Action Jackson |
Feb 12, 1988 |
Lorimar Motion Pi… |
Action |
$20,085,205 |
4,886,911 |
47 |
The Presidio |
Jun 10, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$20,036,000 |
4,874,939 |
48 |
The Serpent and the Rainbow |
Feb 5, 1988 |
Universal |
Horror |
$19,595,000 |
4,767,639 |
49 |
Police Academy 5: Assignmen… |
Mar 18, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$19,510,000 |
4,746,958 |
50 |
Bambi |
Aug 13, 1942 |
RKO Radio Pictures |
Adventure |
$19,236,940 |
4,680,520 |
51 |
Friday the 13th Part VII: T… |
May 13, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$19,170,001 |
4,664,233 |
52 |
Fatal Attraction |
Sep 18, 1987 |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$19,094,999 |
4,645,985 |
53 |
The Seventh Sign |
Apr 1, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Horror |
$18,875,011 |
4,592,460 |
54 |
Above the Law |
Apr 8, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$18,869,631 |
4,591,151 |
55 |
Working Girl |
Dec 20, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$18,824,834 |
4,580,251 |
56 |
Halloween 4: The Return of … |
Oct 1, 1988 |
Universal |
Horror |
$17,768,757 |
4,323,298 |
57 |
Frantic |
Feb 26, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$17,637,000 |
4,291,240 |
58 |
Johnny Be Good |
Mar 25, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$17,500,399 |
4,258,004 |
59 |
For Keeps? |
Jan 15, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Drama |
$17,000,000 |
4,136,253 |
60 |
Mississippi Burning |
Dec 9, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$16,348,041 |
3,977,625 |
61 |
Bright Lights, Big City |
Apr 1, 1988 |
United Artists |
Drama |
$16,118,077 |
3,921,673 |
62 |
She's Having a Baby |
Feb 5, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$16,031,707 |
3,900,658 |
63 |
Masquerade |
Mar 11, 1988 |
MGM |
Thriller/Suspense |
$15,855,828 |
3,857,865 |
64 |
Throw Momma From the Train |
Dec 11, 1987 |
Orion Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$15,762,260 |
3,835,099 |
65 |
Big Top Pee-Wee |
Jul 22, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$15,122,324 |
3,679,397 |
66 |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks |
Jul 8, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$14,681,192 |
3,572,066 |
67 |
School Daze |
Feb 12, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$14,545,844 |
3,539,134 |
68 |
Tucker: The Man and His Dream |
Aug 12, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$14,404,223 |
3,504,677 |
69 |
Poltergeist III |
Jun 10, 1988 |
MGM |
Horror |
$14,114,000 |
3,434,063 |
70 |
Stand and Deliver |
Apr 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$13,994,920 |
3,405,090 |
71 |
The Milagro Beanfield War |
Mar 18, 1988 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$13,825,794 |
3,363,940 |
72 |
Return to Snowy River |
Apr 15, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Western |
$13,687,027 |
3,330,176 |
73 |
Vice Versa |
Mar 11, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$13,664,060 |
3,324,588 |
74 |
They Live |
Nov 4, 1988 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$13,008,928 |
3,165,189 |
75 |
Cocoon: The Return |
Nov 23, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$12,921,595 |
3,143,940 |
76 |
D.O.A. |
Mar 18, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,706,478 |
3,091,600 |
77 |
Everybody’s All-American |
Nov 4, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$12,638,294 |
3,075,010 |
78 |
Eddie Murphy Raw |
Dec 18, 1987 |
Paramount Pictures |
Concert/Perfor… |
$12,487,018 |
3,038,203 |
79 |
Casual Sex? |
Apr 22, 1988 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$12,277,096 |
2,987,127 |
80 |
Bloodsport |
Feb 26, 1988 |
Cannon |
Action |
$11,806,119 |
2,872,535 |
81 |
Caddyshack II |
Jul 22, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$11,798,302 |
2,870,633 |
82 |
Crossing Delancey |
Aug 24, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$11,719,296 |
2,851,410 |
83 |
Moon Over Parador |
Sep 9, 1988 |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$11,444,204 |
2,784,477 |
84 |
Wall Street |
Dec 11, 1987 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$11,382,374 |
2,769,434 |
85 |
The Couch Trip |
Jan 15, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$11,005,304 |
2,677,689 |
86 |
Moving |
Mar 4, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$10,815,378 |
2,631,478 |
87 |
Planes, Trains & Automobiles |
Nov 25, 1987 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$10,435,929 |
2,539,155 |
88 |
Shakedown |
May 6, 1988 |
Universal |
Action |
$10,068,039 |
2,449,644 |
89 |
The Unbearable Lightness of… |
Feb 5, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$10,006,000 |
2,434,549 |
90 |
Iron Eagle II |
Nov 11, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
2,433,090 |
91 |
Mystic Pizza |
Oct 21, 1988 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Comedy |
$9,863,905 |
2,399,976 |
92 |
Return of the Living Dead P… |
Jan 15, 1988 |
Lorimar Motion Pi… |
Horror |
$9,205,924 |
2,239,884 |
93 |
Dead Ringers |
Sep 23, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,134,733 |
2,222,562 |
94 |
Bad Dreams |
Apr 8, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$9,000,000 |
2,189,781 |
95 |
Switching Channels |
Mar 4, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$9,000,000 |
2,189,781 |
96 |
Clean and Sober |
Aug 10, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$8,674,093 |
2,110,484 |
97 |
The Accidental Tourist |
Dec 23, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$8,614,154 |
2,095,901 |
98 |
U2: Rattle and Hum |
Nov 4, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Concert/Perfor… |
$8,600,823 |
2,092,657 |
99 |
High Spirits |
Nov 18, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$8,578,231 |
2,087,160 |
100 |
The Last Temptation of Christ |
Aug 12, 1988 |
Universal |
Drama |
$8,373,585 |
2,037,368 |
101 |
Satisfaction |
Feb 12, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$8,253,123 |
2,008,059 |
102 |
The Blob |
Aug 5, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Horror |
$8,247,943 |
2,006,798 |
103 |
*batteries not included |
Dec 18, 1987 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$8,069,184 |
1,963,305 |
104 |
Salsa |
May 6, 1988 |
Cannon |
Drama |
$8,000,000 |
1,946,472 |
105 |
Without a Clue |
Oct 21, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$8,000,000 |
1,946,472 |
106 |
A New Life |
Mar 25, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$7,721,851 |
1,878,795 |
107 |
Overboard |
Dec 18, 1987 |
MGM/UA Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$7,497,206 |
1,824,137 |
108 |
Stealing Home |
Aug 26, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$7,467,504 |
1,816,910 |
109 |
Hellbound: Hellraiser II |
Dec 23, 1988 |
New World |
Horror |
$7,422,294 |
1,805,910 |
110 |
Phantasm II |
Jul 8, 1988 |
Universal |
Horror |
$7,282,851 |
1,771,983 |
111 |
Off Limits |
Mar 11, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$7,242,035 |
1,762,052 |
112 |
A Cry in the Dark |
Nov 11, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$6,908,797 |
1,680,972 |
113 |
Hairspray |
Feb 26, 1988 |
|
Musical |
$6,671,108 |
1,623,140 |
114 |
Fresh Horses |
Nov 18, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$6,640,346 |
1,615,655 |
115 |
A Night in the Life of Jimm… |
Feb 26, 1988 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$6,264,058 |
1,524,101 |
116 |
Hot to Trot |
Aug 26, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$6,000,000 |
1,459,854 |
117 |
Mac and Me |
Aug 12, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Adventure |
$6,000,000 |
1,459,854 |
118 |
Braddock: Missing in Action… |
Jan 22, 1988 |
Cannon |
Action |
$6,000,000 |
1,459,854 |
119 |
The Unholy |
Apr 22, 1988 |
Vestron |
Horror |
$6,000,000 |
1,459,854 |
120 |
1969 |
Nov 18, 1988 |
Atlantic |
Drama |
$5,979,011 |
1,454,747 |
121 |
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka |
Dec 14, 1988 |
MGM/UA Classics |
Comedy |
$5,913,413 |
1,438,786 |
122 |
The Rescue |
Aug 5, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$5,855,392 |
1,424,669 |
123 |
Eight Men Out |
Sep 1, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$5,680,515 |
1,382,120 |
124 |
Heartbreak Hotel |
Sep 30, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$5,509,417 |
1,340,490 |
125 |
Empire of the Sun |
Dec 9, 1987 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$5,420,742 |
1,318,915 |
126 |
Clara's Heart |
Jan 1, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$5,194,491 |
1,263,866 |
127 |
My Stepmother Is an Alien |
Dec 9, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,178,681 |
1,260,019 |
128 |
Dirty Dancing |
Aug 21, 1987 |
Vestron |
Drama |
$5,111,548 |
1,243,685 |
129 |
Monkey Shines |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$5,000,000 |
1,216,545 |
130 |
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark |
Sep 30, 1988 |
New World |
Comedy |
$5,000,000 |
1,216,545 |
131 |
Hero and the Terror |
Jan 1, 1988 |
Cannon |
Action |
$5,000,000 |
1,216,545 |
132 |
The Good Mother |
Nov 4, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$4,764,606 |
1,159,271 |
133 |
Sunset |
Apr 29, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$4,595,000 |
1,118,004 |
134 |
Women on the Verge of a Ner… |
Nov 11, 1988 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
Black Comedy |
$4,516,316 |
1,098,860 |
135 |
Bat*21 |
Oct 21, 1988 |
Sony/TriStar |
Drama |
$3,966,256 |
965,025 |
136 |
Memories of Me |
Sep 28, 1988 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$3,965,000 |
964,720 |
137 |
Nuts |
Nov 20, 1987 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$3,940,643 |
958,793 |
138 |
Sweet Hearts Dance |
Sep 23, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$3,790,493 |
922,261 |
139 |
Imagine: John Lennon |
Oct 7, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$3,753,977 |
913,376 |
140 |
Dead Heat |
May 6, 1988 |
New World |
Action |
$3,588,626 |
873,145 |
141 |
Bagdad Cafe |
Apr 29, 1988 |
MGM |
Drama |
$3,587,303 |
872,823 |
142 |
The New Adventures of Pippi… |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$3,569,939 |
868,598 |
143 |
Madame Sousatzka |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$3,548,000 |
863,260 |
144 |
Things Change |
Oct 1, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
|
$3,527,886 |
858,366 |
145 |
White Mischief |
Apr 22, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$3,107,000 |
755,961 |
146 |
Dominick and Eugene |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$3,076,031 |
748,426 |
147 |
Messenger of Death |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$3,074,681 |
748,097 |
148 |
Feds |
Oct 28, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$3,000,000 |
729,927 |
149 |
Critters 2: The Main Course |
Apr 29, 1988 |
New Line |
Comedy |
$3,000,000 |
729,927 |
150 |
The Big Blue |
Aug 22, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$2,919,196 |
710,266 |
151 |
Running on Empty |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$2,835,116 |
689,809 |
152 |
Ironweed |
Dec 18, 1987 |
Sony/TriStar |
Drama |
$2,685,108 |
653,310 |
153 |
Torch Song Trilogy |
Dec 14, 1988 |
New Line |
Comedy |
$2,666,448 |
648,770 |
154 |
Baby Boom |
Oct 7, 1987 |
MGM |
Romantic Comedy |
$2,644,645 |
643,465 |
155 |
18 Again! |
Jan 1, 1988 |
New World |
Comedy |
$2,567,099 |
624,598 |
156 |
My Life as a Dog |
May 1, 1987 |
Skouras |
Drama |
$2,414,560 |
587,484 |
157 |
Hope and Glory |
Oct 16, 1987 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,401,369 |
584,274 |
158 |
Barfly |
Oct 16, 1987 |
Cannon |
Drama |
$2,330,767 |
567,096 |
159 |
Beaches |
Dec 21, 1988 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$2,192,759 |
533,518 |
160 |
Bird |
Oct 1, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$2,181,286 |
530,726 |
161 |
Cinderella |
Dec 18, 1981 |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$2,175,915 |
529,419 |
162 |
Jean de Florette |
Jun 26, 1987 |
Orion Classics |
Drama |
$2,135,991 |
519,705 |
163 |
Manon des sources |
Nov 16, 1987 |
Orion Classics |
Drama |
$2,051,777 |
499,215 |
164 |
House of Games |
Oct 1, 1987 |
Orion Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,043,723 |
497,256 |
165 |
Dangerous Liaisons |
Dec 21, 1988 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$2,036,167 |
495,417 |
166 |
The Moderns |
Apr 15, 1988 |
|
|
$2,011,497 |
489,415 |
167 |
Kansas |
Sep 23, 1988 |
Trans World Enter… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,000,000 |
486,618 |
168 |
Spellbinder |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,938,049 |
471,544 |
169 |
Permanent Record |
Jan 1, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
|
$1,893,000 |
460,583 |
170 |
Cop |
Mar 1, 1988 |
|
|
$1,884,315 |
458,470 |
171 |
Vibes |
Aug 5, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,883,811 |
458,348 |
172 |
Stormy Monday |
May 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$1,791,328 |
435,846 |
173 |
Little Nikita |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$1,733,070 |
421,671 |
174 |
The Running Man |
Nov 13, 1987 |
Sony/TriStar |
Action |
$1,707,444 |
415,436 |
175 |
Lady in White |
Apr 22, 1988 |
New Century Vista… |
Horror |
$1,705,139 |
414,875 |
176 |
Cry Freedom |
Nov 6, 1987 |
Universal |
Drama |
$1,639,161 |
398,822 |
177 |
Pelle the Conqueror |
Dec 21, 1988 |
Miramax |
Drama |
$1,591,336 |
387,186 |
178 |
Another Woman |
Oct 14, 1988 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$1,562,749 |
380,230 |
179 |
A Handful of Dust |
Jul 1, 1988 |
New Line |
|
$1,560,700 |
379,732 |
180 |
Two Moon Junction |
May 1, 1988 |
Lorimar Motion Pi… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,547,397 |
376,495 |
181 |
Platoon Leader |
Oct 31, 1988 |
Cannon |
Drama |
$1,348,771 |
328,168 |
182 |
A Time of Destiny |
Apr 1, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,212,487 |
295,009 |
183 |
The Lair of the White Worm |
Oct 21, 1988 |
|
Comedy |
$1,189,315 |
289,371 |
184 |
The Wrong Guys |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Comedy |
$1,152,786 |
280,483 |
185 |
High Season |
Mar 25, 1988 |
Hemdale |
Comedy |
$1,125,000 |
273,722 |
186 |
The Thin Blue Line |
Aug 25, 1988 |
Miramax |
Documentary |
$1,099,279 |
267,464 |
187 |
Aria |
Jan 1, 1988 |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$1,028,679 |
250,286 |
188 |
Little Dorrit |
Oct 21, 1988 |
|
|
$1,025,000 |
249,391 |
189 |
Five Corners |
Jan 22, 1988 |
Cineplex/Odeon |
Drama |
$969,000 |
235,766 |
190 |
The Dead |
Dec 17, 1987 |
Vestron |
Drama |
$961,426 |
233,923 |
191 |
Appointment with Death |
Jan 1, 1988 |
Cannon |
Thriller/Suspense |
$960,040 |
233,586 |
192 |
Watchers |
Dec 31, 1988 |
Universal |
Action |
$940,173 |
228,752 |
193 |
Giulia e Giulia |
Feb 5, 1988 |
|
|
$901,000 |
219,221 |
194 |
Waxwork |
Jun 17, 1988 |
|
|
$808,114 |
196,621 |
195 |
Bulletproof |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Action |
$807,947 |
196,580 |
196 |
Shy People |
Dec 4, 1987 |
Cannon |
Drama |
$769,119 |
187,133 |
197 |
The Girl in a Swing |
Dec 31, 1988 |
Millimeter Films |
Drama |
$747,013 |
181,754 |
198 |
Sister, Sister |
Feb 9, 1988 |
|
|
$743,445 |
180,886 |
199 |
Split Decision |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$695,822 |
169,299 |
200 |
Housekeeping |
Nov 30, 1987 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$647,518 |
157,546 |
201 |
Spike of Bensonhurst |
Nov 11, 1988 |
FilmDallas Pictures |
Comedy |
$623,112 |
151,608 |
202 |
Da |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$604,532 |
147,088 |
203 |
Pumpkinhead |
Oct 14, 1988 |
United Artists |
Horror |
$578,447 |
140,741 |
204 |
Buster |
Nov 18, 1988 |
Hemdale |
Comedy |
$540,000 |
131,386 |
205 |
Apprentice to Murder |
Jan 1, 1988 |
New World |
Thriller/Suspense |
$466,639 |
113,537 |
206 |
Talk Radio |
Dec 1, 1988 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$463,734 |
112,830 |
207 |
The House on Carroll Street |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$459,824 |
111,879 |
208 |
Track 29 |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$429,028 |
104,386 |
209 |
Last Rites |
Nov 18, 1988 |
MGM |
Thriller/Suspense |
$426,965 |
103,884 |
210 |
Some Girls |
Sep 9, 1988 |
MGM |
|
$401,421 |
97,669 |
211 |
Full Moon in Blue Water |
Nov 18, 1988 |
Trans World Enter… |
Comedy |
$396,045 |
96,361 |
212 |
Gandahar |
Jan 28, 1988 |
|
Adventure |
$370,698 |
90,194 |
213 |
Prison |
Mar 4, 1988 |
Empire Pictures |
Horror |
$354,704 |
86,302 |
214 |
The Deceivers |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$346,730 |
84,362 |
215 |
It Takes Two |
Jul 13, 1988 |
|
Romantic Comedy |
$344,375 |
83,789 |
216 |
Tapeheads |
Oct 1, 1988 |
|
|
$343,786 |
83,646 |
217 |
Promised Land |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$316,199 |
76,934 |
218 |
The Chocolate War |
Nov 18, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$303,624 |
73,874 |
219 |
Rent-A-Cop |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$295,000 |
71,776 |
220 |
Plain Clothes |
Apr 15, 1988 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$289,000 |
70,316 |
221 |
Maurice |
Jan 1, 1987 |
|
Drama |
$267,173 |
65,005 |
222 |
Illegally Yours |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Comedy |
$259,019 |
63,021 |
223 |
Call Me |
Jan 1, 1988 |
Vestron |
Thriller/Suspense |
$251,819 |
61,269 |
224 |
I’ve Heard the Mermaids Sin… |
Sep 11, 1987 |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$232,359 |
56,535 |
225 |
Judgment in Berlin |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
|
$229,000 |
55,717 |
226 |
Miles from Home |
Sep 1, 1988 |
|
|
$188,964 |
45,976 |
227 |
Rocket Gibraltar |
Sep 2, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
|
$187,349 |
45,583 |
228 |
Seven Hours to Judgment |
Sep 16, 1988 |
Trans World Enter… |
Action |
$177,820 |
43,265 |
229 |
My Best Friend Is a Vampire |
May 31, 1988 |
|
Romantic Comedy |
$174,380 |
42,428 |
230 |
Pass the Ammo |
Jan 1, 1988 |
New Century Vista… |
|
$169,785 |
41,310 |
231 |
Taffin |
Feb 26, 1988 |
|
Action |
$159,969 |
38,921 |
232 |
Far North |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$147,234 |
35,823 |
233 |
Freeway |
Sep 2, 1988 |
Anchor Bay Entert… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$143,000 |
34,793 |
234 |
Hanna's War |
Nov 23, 1988 |
Cannon |
Drama |
$139,796 |
34,013 |
235 |
Rikky and Pete |
May 20, 1988 |
United Artists |
Comedy |
$127,999 |
31,143 |
236 |
Biggles |
Jan 29, 1988 |
New Century Vista… |
Adventure |
$112,132 |
27,282 |
237 |
Stars and Bars |
Jun 10, 1988 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$111,987 |
27,247 |
238 |
Hôtel Terminus: The Life an… |
Oct 7, 1988 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Documentary |
$105,286 |
25,617 |
239 |
Eat the Rich |
Apr 22, 1988 |
New Line |
Comedy |
$42,450 |
10,328 |
240 |
When the Wind Blows |
Mar 11, 1988 |
King’s Road Enter… |
Multiple Genres |
$5,274 |
1,283 |
241 |
The Courier |
Jan 1, 1988 |
|
Drama |
$5,000 |
1,216 |
242 |
I Hate Actors |
Apr 29, 1988 |
Galaxy Internatio… |
Comedy |
$3,765 |
916 |
243 |
Walker |
Dec 4, 1987 |
Universal |
|
$3,126 |
760 |
244 |
State Park |
Apr 22, 1988 |
Atlantic |
Comedy |
$325 |
79 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $3,465,082,702 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 843,085,704 |
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