Domestic Box Office For 1988
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Dangerous Liaisons | $34,670,720 | 762 | $84,451 | 0.2% | 3 | Dec 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Working Girl | $63,779,477 | 1,149 | $4,718,485 | 7.4% | 1,051 | Dec 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 140 | Talk Radio | $3,468,572 | 653 | $80,547 | 2.3% | 6 | Dec 23 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 80 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | $12,090,735 | 1,187 | $3,185,511 | 26.3% | 1,180 | Dec 23 | - | New World Pictures |
| 35 | The Accidental Tourist | $32,632,093 | 954 | $97,578 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 23 | Apr 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Beaches | $57,041,866 | 1,122 | $198,361 | 0.3% | 7 | Dec 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 241 | We Think the World of You | $20,998 | 1 | $5,465 | 26% | 1 | Dec 22 | Jan 5 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 154 | Pelle the Conqueror | $2,053,931 | 42 | $45,985 | 2.2% | 10 | Dec 21 | May 18 | Miramax |
| 1 | Rain Man | $172,825,435 | 1,590 | $7,005,719 | 4.1% | 1,248 | Dec 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 243 | Haunted Summer | $9,911 | 1 | $4,726 | 47.7% | 1 | Dec 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 122 | Torch Song Trilogy | $4,865,997 | 135 | $70,022 | 1.4% | 6 | Dec 16 | Jun 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | $42,039,085 | 1,515 | $3,840,498 | 9.1% | 1,466 | Dec 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 75 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | $13,030,057 | 266 | $543,588 | 4.2% | 135 | Dec 16 | - | United Artists |
| 5 | Twins | $111,938,388 | 1,659 | $11,174,980 | 10% | 1,396 | Dec 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | Mississippi Burning | $34,603,943 | 1,134 | $225,034 | 0.7% | 9 | Dec 9 | Jun 15 | Orion Pictures |
| 70 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | $13,854,000 | 1,148 | $2,066,980 | 14.9% | 1,106 | Dec 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 176 | Watchers | $940,173 | 161 | $260,820 | 27.7% | 161 | Dec 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | $78,756,177 | 1,969 | $9,331,746 | 11.8% | 1,576 | Dec 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | Tequila Sunrise | $41,292,551 | 1,411 | $6,350,974 | 15.4% | 1,115 | Dec 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 192 | Full Moon in Blue Water | $450,726 | 56 | $212,963 | 47.2% | 56 | Nov 23 | Feb 2 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 228 | Hanna's War | $139,796 | 35 | $60,986 | 43.6% | 35 | Nov 23 | Dec 15 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 54 | Cocoon: The Return | $18,924,919 | 997 | $5,568,143 | 29.4% | 986 | Nov 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Scrooged | $60,328,558 | 1,897 | $13,027,842 | 21.6% | 1,262 | Nov 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 233 | Amsterdamned | $98,003 | 5 | $14,819 | 15.1% | 5 | Nov 23 | Mar 2 | Vestron Pictures |
| 190 | Buster | $540,000 | 217 | $265,038 | 49.1% | 217 | Nov 23 | - | Hemdale |
| 108 | Fresh Horses | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $3,074,292 | 46.3% | 1,272 | Nov 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | Oliver & Company | $53,279,055 | 1,503 | $4,022,752 | 7.6% | 952 | Nov 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 114 | 1969 | $5,979,011 | 520 | $1,709,120 | 28.6% | 520 | Nov 18 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 20 | The Land Before Time | $48,336,291 | 1,414 | $7,526,025 | 15.6% | 1,395 | Nov 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 95 | High Spirits | $8,578,231 | 826 | $3,308,250 | 38.6% | 825 | Nov 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 206 | The Chocolate War | $303,624 | 11 | $14,351 | 4.7% | 2 | Nov 18 | Feb 16 | - |
| 183 | Split Decisions | $695,822 | 405 | $423,303 | 60.8% | 405 | Nov 11 | - | New Century |
| 106 | A Cry in the Dark | $6,908,797 | 334 | $1,561,793 | 22.6% | 334 | Nov 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 105 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | $7,179,298 | - | - | - | - | Nov 11 | - | Orion Classics |
| 187 | Spike of Bensonhurst | $623,112 | - | - | - | - | Nov 11 | - | - |
| 227 | Distant Thunder | $156,188 | 31 | $82,186 | 52.6% | 31 | Nov 11 | Nov 24 | Paramount Pictures |
| 86 | Iron Eagle II | $10,497,324 | 878 | $3,530,016 | 33.6% | 874 | Nov 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 38 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $28,202,109 | 1,640 | $5,710,734 | 20.2% | 1,634 | Nov 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Child's Play | $33,244,684 | 1,490 | $6,583,963 | 19.8% | 1,377 | Nov 11 | - | United Artists |
| 234 | Ghost Town | $75,000 | 8 | $10,478 | 14% | 8 | Nov 11 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 74 | They Live | $13,447,978 | 1,463 | $4,827,903 | 35.9% | 1,463 | Nov 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 244 | Missing Link | $6,127 | - | - | - | - | Nov 4 | Nov 17 | Universal Pictures |
| 78 | Everybody's All-American | $12,638,294 | 1,123 | $3,425,796 | 27.1% | 1,122 | Nov 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 123 | The Good Mother | $4,764,606 | 670 | $1,804,288 | 37.9% | 667 | Nov 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 94 | U2: Rattle and Hum | $8,600,823 | 1,391 | $3,821,351 | 44.4% | 1,391 | Nov 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 129 | Feds | $3,838,793 | 850 | $1,388,317 | 36.2% | 850 | Oct 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 138 | Things Change | $3,527,886 | 99 | $600,809 | 17% | 99 | Oct 21 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 127 | Bat*21 | $3,966,256 | 516 | $982,080 | 24.8% | 248 | Oct 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 76 | Mystic Pizza | $12,793,213 | 440 | $1,163,939 | 9.1% | 401 | Oct 21 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 57 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $6,831,250 | 38.4% | 1,679 | Oct 21 | - | - |
| 203 | Tapeheads | $343,786 | 138 | $133,330 | 38.8% | 138 | Oct 21 | - | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 173 | Little Dorrit | $1,025,228 | - | - | - | - | Oct 21 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 170 | The Lair of the White Worm | $1,189,315 | 32 | $22,155 | 1.9% | 2 | Oct 21 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 96 | Without a Clue | $8,539,181 | 491 | $1,246,772 | 14.6% | 280 | Oct 21 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 141 | Pumpkinhead | $3,385,516 | 353 | $686,567 | 20.3% | 351 | Oct 14 | - | United Artists |
| 143 | Night of the Demons | $3,109,904 | - | - | - | - | Oct 14 | - | - |
| 137 | Madame Sousatzka | $3,548,238 | 123 | $172,740 | 4.9% | 20 | Oct 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | The Accused | $32,078,318 | 930 | $4,316,369 | 13.5% | 796 | Oct 14 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 161 | Another Woman | $1,562,749 | 24 | $75,196 | 4.8% | 4 | Oct 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 41 | Alien Nation | $25,216,243 | 1,436 | $8,421,429 | 33.4% | 1,430 | Oct 7 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 153 | Salaam Bombay! | $2,080,046 | 27 | - | - | - | Oct 7 | May 11 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 132 | Imagine: John Lennon | $3,753,977 | 561 | $1,412,213 | 37.6% | 561 | Oct 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 121 | Clara's Heart | $5,194,491 | 315 | $588,869 | 11.3% | 74 | Oct 7 | Dec 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 128 | Memories of Me | $3,965,604 | 723 | $1,388,123 | 35% | 723 | Sep 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 118 | Heartbreak Hotel | $5,509,417 | 1,414 | $2,063,546 | 37.5% | 1,338 | Sep 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 152 | Bird | $2,181,286 | 93 | $27,116 | 1.2% | 1 | Sep 30 | Feb 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 117 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | $5,596,267 | 627 | $1,660,041 | 29.7% | 627 | Sep 30 | - | New World Pictures |
| 47 | Punchline | $21,042,667 | 917 | $160,742 | 0.8% | 4 | Sep 30 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 100 | Dead Ringers | $8,038,508 | 1,048 | $3,012,180 | 37.5% | 1,042 | Sep 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | Gorillas in the Mist | $24,720,479 | 1,085 | $366,925 | 1.5% | 15 | Sep 23 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 185 | Spellbinder | $657,446 | 326 | $657,446 | 100% | 326 | Sep 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 247 | After School | $3,967 | - | - | - | - | Sep 23 | Sep 29 | - |
| 131 | Sweet Hearts Dance | $3,790,493 | 246 | $1,116,902 | 29.5% | 246 | Sep 23 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 150 | Kansas | $2,432,536 | 847 | $1,274,742 | 52.4% | 847 | Sep 23 | Oct 6 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 194 | Tiger Warsaw | $422,667 | - | - | - | - | Sep 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 166 | Patty Hearst | $1,223,326 | 460 | $601,680 | 49.2% | 460 | Sep 23 | Nov 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 146 | Messenger of Death | $3,074,681 | 450 | $1,035,279 | 33.7% | 450 | Sep 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 220 | Seven Hours to Judgment | $177,820 | 73 | $66,352 | 37.3% | 73 | Sep 16 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 224 | The Beast of War | $161,004 | - | - | - | - | Sep 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 135 | Tougher Than Leather | $3,582,760 | 130 | $748,193 | 20.9% | 130 | Sep 16 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 240 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | $29,576 | - | - | - | - | Sep 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 218 | Miles from Home | $188,964 | 32 | $72,872 | 38.6% | 32 | Sep 16 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 245 | The Prince of Pennsylvania | $5,415 | 1 | $3,174 | 58.6% | 1 | Sep 16 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 193 | Track 29 | $429,028 | 13 | $19,304 | 4.5% | 2 | Sep 9 | - | Island Pictures |
| 147 | Running on Empty | $2,835,116 | 238 | $215,157 | 7.6% | 22 | Sep 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 83 | Moon Over Parador | $11,444,204 | 1,145 | $3,268,975 | 28.6% | 1,145 | Sep 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 196 | Some Girls | $401,421 | 23 | $11,704 | 2.9% | 2 | Sep 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 116 | Eight Men Out | $5,680,515 | 349 | $1,129,491 | 19.9% | 147 | Sep 2 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 200 | The Deceivers | $346,297 | 68 | $18,245 | 5.3% | 1 | Sep 2 | Oct 13 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 219 | Rocket Gibraltar | $187,349 | 5 | $60,523 | 32.3% | 5 | Sep 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 169 | The Thin Blue Line | $1,209,846 | 23 | $17,814 | 1.5% | 1 | Aug 26 | Feb 2 | Miramax |
| 109 | Hot to Trot | $6,436,211 | 1,157 | $2,206,218 | 34.3% | 1,156 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Betrayed | $25,816,139 | 1,101 | $5,534,787 | 21.4% | 1,036 | Aug 26 | - | United Artists |
| 120 | Hero and the Terror | $5,301,200 | 995 | $1,840,487 | 34.7% | 995 | Aug 26 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 102 | Stealing Home | $7,467,504 | 985 | $2,346,864 | 31.4% | 984 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Crossing Delancey | $16,262,415 | 303 | $46,711 | 0.3% | 1 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 213 | The Year My Voice Broke | $213,901 | 20 | $5,487 | 2.6% | 1 | Aug 25 | Nov 3 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 19 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $49,369,899 | 1,767 | $12,833,403 | 26% | 1,765 | Aug 19 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 46 | Married to the Mob | $21,486,757 | 828 | $3,231,056 | 15% | 824 | Aug 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 139 | The Big Blue | $3,500,000 | 967 | $1,617,462 | 46.2% | 967 | Aug 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 160 | Vincent | $1,577,480 | 16 | $4,632 | 0.3% | 1 | Aug 19 | - | Roxie Releasing |
| 97 | The Last Temptation of Christ | $8,373,585 | 123 | $401,211 | 4.8% | 9 | Aug 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | $19,652,638 | 720 | $3,709,562 | 18.9% | 720 | Aug 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 93 | Clean and Sober | $8,674,093 | 675 | $2,205,628 | 25.4% | 673 | Aug 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 110 | Mac and Me | $6,424,112 | 1,317 | $2,061,464 | 32.1% | 1,314 | Aug 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 22 | Young Guns | $45,661,556 | 1,416 | $7,011,393 | 15.4% | 1,387 | Aug 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 156 | Vibes | $1,883,811 | 1,003 | $916,482 | 48.7% | 1,003 | Aug 5 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 99 | The Blob | $8,247,943 | 1,081 | $2,644,920 | 32.1% | 1,081 | Aug 5 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 115 | The Rescue | $5,855,392 | 1,275 | $2,194,037 | 37.5% | 1,275 | Aug 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 136 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | $3,569,939 | 844 | $933,462 | 26.1% | 844 | Jul 29 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 119 | Monkey Shines | $5,344,577 | 1,181 | $1,902,024 | 35.6% | 1,181 | Jul 29 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 9 | Cocktail | $78,222,753 | 1,462 | $11,789,466 | 15.1% | 1,404 | Jul 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 65 | Big Top Pee-wee | $15,122,324 | 1,256 | $4,625,004 | 30.6% | 1,256 | Jul 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 167 | Mr. North | $1,221,366 | 29 | $37,036 | 3% | 2 | Jul 22 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 82 | Caddyshack II | $11,798,302 | 1,556 | $4,436,330 | 37.6% | 1,556 | Jul 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 164 | Pascali's Island | $1,451,857 | 55 | $24,979 | 1.7% | 1 | Jul 22 | - | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 29 | Midnight Run | $38,413,606 | 1,161 | $5,506,290 | 14.3% | 1,158 | Jul 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Die Hard | $83,008,852 | 1,713 | $601,851 | 0.7% | 21 | Jul 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 178 | Boyfriends and Girlfriends | $823,243 | - | - | - | - | Jul 15 | Feb 23 | Orion Classics |
| 30 | The Dead Pool | $37,903,295 | 1,831 | $9,071,330 | 23.9% | 1,831 | Jul 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 238 | A Killing Affair | $35,000 | 4 | $5,337 | 15.2% | 4 | Jul 15 | Jul 28 | Hemdale |
| 12 | A Fish Called Wanda | $62,493,712 | 1,223 | $115,418 | 0.2% | 3 | Jul 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 28 | Bambi 1988 Re-release | $39,047,150 | 1,489 | $7,216,741 | 18.5% | 1,483 | Jul 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 202 | It Takes Two | $344,375 | - | - | - | - | Jul 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | License to Drive | $22,433,275 | 1,225 | $3,850,934 | 17.2% | 1,223 | Jul 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Short Circuit 2 | $21,630,088 | 1,348 | $3,843,067 | 17.8% | 1,346 | Jul 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 66 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | $14,681,192 | 1,426 | $5,150,962 | 35.1% | 1,426 | Jul 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 103 | Phantasm II | $7,282,851 | 1,227 | $3,012,285 | 41.4% | 1,227 | Jul 8 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Coming to America | $128,152,301 | 2,064 | $21,404,420 | 16.7% | 2,064 | Jun 29 | Dec 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 162 | A Handful of Dust | $1,560,700 | 29 | $35,470 | 2.3% | 1 | Jun 24 | Nov 24 | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $156,452,370 | 1,598 | $11,226,239 | 7.2% | 1,045 | Jun 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Bull Durham | $50,888,729 | 1,297 | $5,009,301 | 9.8% | 1,238 | Jun 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 179 | Waxwork | $808,114 | - | - | - | - | Jun 17 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 25 | The Great Outdoors | $41,455,230 | 1,430 | $6,121,115 | 14.8% | 1,223 | Jun 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 151 | A World Apart | $2,326,860 | 42 | $20,815 | 0.9% | 1 | Jun 17 | Feb 2 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 31 | Red Heat | $34,994,648 | 1,892 | $8,133,822 | 23.2% | 1,885 | Jun 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 48 | The Presidio | $20,324,096 | 1,168 | $5,119,031 | 25.2% | 1,152 | Jun 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Big Business | $40,150,487 | 1,232 | $6,112,577 | 15.2% | 1,167 | Jun 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 68 | Poltergeist III | $14,114,488 | 1,471 | $4,344,308 | 30.8% | 1,471 | Jun 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 242 | Puss in Boots | $12,951 | - | - | - | - | Jun 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 197 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | $373,743 | 21 | $45,008 | 12% | 21 | Jun 3 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 40 | Funny Farm | $25,537,221 | 1,557 | $5,655,439 | 22.1% | 1,557 | Jun 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Big | $114,968,774 | 1,419 | $8,216,190 | 7.1% | 1,132 | Jun 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Crocodile Dundee II | $109,306,210 | 2,837 | $24,462,976 | 22.4% | 2,837 | May 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | Rambo III | $53,715,611 | 2,562 | $13,034,238 | 24.3% | 2,562 | May 25 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | Willow | $57,269,863 | 1,209 | $8,300,169 | 14.5% | 1,024 | May 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 210 | Call Me | $251,819 | - | - | - | - | May 20 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 184 | Maniac Cop | $671,382 | 50 | - | - | - | May 13 | - | - |
| 53 | Friday the 13th: The New Blood | $19,170,001 | 1,796 | $8,245,038 | 43% | 1,796 | May 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 180 | Bulletproof | $807,947 | 268 | $421,302 | 52.1% | 268 | May 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 165 | Midnight Crossing | $1,328,001 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 209 | Illegally Yours | $259,019 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | United Artists |
| 231 | The Kitchen Toto | $101,807 | 4 | $15,481 | 15.2% | 4 | May 13 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 171 | The Wrong Guys | $1,152,786 | - | - | - | - | May 13 | - | New World Pictures |
| 221 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | $174,380 | 170 | $174,380 | 100% | 170 | May 6 | - | - |
| 211 | Judgment in Berlin | $229,556 | 81 | $113,743 | 49.5% | 81 | May 6 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 87 | Shakedown | $10,068,039 | 1,580 | $3,017,800 | 30% | 1,580 | May 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 201 | Prison | $345,704 | 42 | $63,792 | 18.5% | 42 | May 6 | - | New World Pictures |
| 92 | Salsa | $8,892,589 | 1,125 | $2,627,533 | 29.5% | 1,125 | May 6 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 133 | Dead Heat | $3,588,626 | 1,012 | $1,667,036 | 46.5% | 1,012 | May 6 | - | New World Pictures |
| 186 | Da | $644,532 | 1 | $11,085 | 1.7% | 1 | Apr 29 | - | - |
| 124 | Sunset | $4,594,452 | 1,024 | $2,031,678 | 44.2% | 1,023 | Apr 29 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 163 | Two Moon Junction | $1,547,397 | 458 | $558,908 | 36.1% | 458 | Apr 29 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 142 | Wings of Desire | $3,210,139 | 29 | $17,301 | 0.5% | 1 | Apr 29 | May 11 | Orion Classics |
| 130 | Critters 2: The Main Course | $3,813,293 | 1,114 | $1,898,751 | 49.8% | 1,114 | Apr 29 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 215 | Matador | $206,952 | - | - | - | - | Apr 29 | - | World Artists |
| 188 | Powaqqatsi | $589,244 | 22 | $27,899 | 4.7% | 1 | Apr 29 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 144 | White Mischief | $3,107,551 | 87 | $24,538 | 0.8% | 1 | Apr 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 111 | The Unholy | $6,337,299 | 1,189 | $2,353,452 | 37.1% | 1,189 | Apr 22 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 248 | State Park | $421 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 134 | Bagdad Cafe | $3,587,303 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | - | Island Pictures |
| 79 | Casual Sex? | $12,277,096 | 1,265 | $3,840,032 | 31.3% | 1,264 | Apr 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 157 | Stormy Monday | $1,791,328 | 49 | $44,734 | 2.5% | 2 | Apr 22 | Nov 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 159 | Lady in White | $1,705,139 | 107 | $282,652 | 16.6% | 90 | Apr 22 | - | New Century |
| 168 | A Time of Destiny | $1,212,487 | 220 | $509,397 | 42% | 216 | Apr 22 | Jun 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 204 | World Gone Wild | $323,947 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | May 26 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 216 | Eat the Rich | $200,723 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 217 | Mondo New York | $193,209 | 1 | $10,752 | 5.6% | 1 | Apr 22 | - | Fourth and Broadway |
| 223 | The Blue Iguana | $161,398 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | Apr 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 236 | Love at Stake | $61,789 | - | - | - | - | Apr 15 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 72 | Return to Snowy River | $13,687,027 | 1,121 | $3,023,248 | 22.1% | 1,121 | Apr 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Colors | $46,616,067 | 1,388 | $4,747,118 | 10.2% | 422 | Apr 15 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 208 | Plain Clothes | $289,323 | 193 | $222,681 | 77% | 193 | Apr 15 | Apr 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 155 | The Moderns | $2,011,497 | 28 | $20,283 | 1% | 1 | Apr 15 | - | Alive Films |
| 175 | Appointment with Death | $960,040 | 465 | $603,650 | 62.9% | 465 | Apr 15 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 239 | The Lighthorsemen | $33,779 | 16 | $23,645 | 70% | 16 | Apr 8 | Apr 14 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 56 | Above the Law | $18,869,631 | 868 | $2,037,938 | 10.8% | 350 | Apr 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 89 | Bad Dreams | $9,797,098 | 1,185 | $4,008,870 | 40.9% | 1,180 | Apr 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 149 | 18 Again! | $2,567,099 | 1,152 | $1,475,645 | 57.5% | 1,152 | Apr 8 | - | New World Pictures |
| 230 | Consuming Passions | $118,206 | 5 | $5,373 | 4.5% | 1 | Apr 6 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 212 | Bellman and True | $226,944 | 8 | $21,428 | 9.4% | 4 | Apr 1 | - | Island Pictures |
| 55 | The Seventh Sign | $18,875,011 | 1,258 | $3,768,707 | 20% | 1,256 | Apr 1 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 62 | Bright Lights, Big City | $16,118,077 | 1,199 | $5,126,791 | 31.8% | 1,196 | Apr 1 | - | United Artists |
| 10 | Beetlejuice | $73,707,461 | 1,582 | $8,030,897 | 10.9% | 1,000 | Mar 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | The Fox and the Hound 1988 Re-release | $23,556,988 | 1,567 | $4,819,215 | 20.5% | 1,567 | Mar 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 59 | Johnny Be Good | $17,550,399 | 1,194 | $5,249,388 | 29.9% | 1,168 | Mar 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 23 | Biloxi Blues | $43,184,798 | 1,330 | $7,093,325 | 16.4% | 1,239 | Mar 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 101 | A New Life | $7,721,852 | 796 | $2,505,092 | 32.4% | 796 | Mar 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 172 | Aria | $1,028,679 | 34 | $7,580 | 0.7% | 1 | Mar 18 | Aug 11 | Miramax |
| 77 | D.O.A. | $12,706,478 | 908 | $3,751,432 | 29.5% | 875 | Mar 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
