1988 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1988
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | 223 | Mondo New York | 4th and Broadway | $193,209 | 1 | $10,752 | 1 | 4/22 | | 2 | 155 | The Moderns | Alive Films | $2,011,497 | 28 | $20,283 | 1 | 4/15 | | 3 | 114 | 1969 | Atlantic | $5,979,011 | 520 | $1,709,120 | 520 | 11/18 | | 4 | 151 | A World Apart | Atlantic | $2,326,860 | 42 | $20,815 | 1 | 6/17 | | 5 | 159 | Stormy Monday | Atlantic | $1,791,328 | 49 | $44,734 | 2 | 4/22 | | 6 | 170 | Patty Hearst | Atlantic | $1,223,326 | 460 | $601,680 | 460 | 9/23 | | 7 | 254 | State Park | Atlantic | $421 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/22 | | 8 | 166 | Pascali's Island | Avenue Pict. | $1,451,857 | 55 | $24,979 | 1 | 7/22 | | 9 | 209 | Tapeheads | Avenue Pict. | $343,786 | 138 | $133,330 | 138 | 10/21 | | 10 | 219 | The Year My Voice Broke | Avenue Pict. | $213,901 | 20 | $5,487 | 1 | 8/25 | | 11 | 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Buena Vista | $156,452,370 | 1,598 | $11,226,239 | 1,045 | 6/24 | | 12 | 9 | Cocktail | Buena Vista | $78,222,753 | 1,462 | $11,789,466 | 1,404 | 7/29 | | 13 | 15 | Beaches | Buena Vista | $57,041,866 | 1,122 | $198,361 | 7 | 12/23 | | 14 | 17 | Oliver & Company | Buena Vista | $53,279,055 | 1,503 | $4,022,752 | 952 | 11/18 | | 15 | 27 | Big Business | Buena Vista | $40,150,487 | 1,232 | $6,112,577 | 1,167 | 6/10 | | 16 | 28 | Bambi (Re-issue) (1988) | Buena Vista | $39,047,150 | 1,489 | $7,216,741 | 1,483 | 7/15 | | 17 | 37 | Shoot to Kill | Buena Vista | $29,300,090 | 1,519 | $5,781,628 | 1,503 | 2/12 | | 18 | 38 | Ernest Saves Christmas | Buena Vista | $28,202,109 | 1,640 | $5,710,734 | 1,634 | 11/11 | | 19 | 43 | The Fox and the Hound (re-issue) | Buena Vista | $23,556,988 | 1,567 | $4,819,215 | 1,567 | 3/25 | | 20 | 72 | Return to Snowy River | Buena Vista | $13,687,027 | 1,121 | $3,023,248 | 1,121 | 4/15 | | 21 | 77 | D.O.A. | Buena Vista | $12,706,478 | 908 | $3,751,432 | 875 | 3/18 | | 22 | 115 | The Rescue | Buena Vista | $5,855,392 | 1,275 | $2,194,037 | 1,275 | 8/5 | | 23 | 118 | Heartbreak Hotel | Buena Vista | $5,509,417 | 1,414 | $2,063,546 | 1,338 | 9/30 | | 24 | 123 | The Good Mother | Buena Vista | $4,764,606 | 670 | $1,804,288 | 667 | 11/4 | | 25 | 81 | Bloodsport | Cannon Films | $11,806,119 | 124 | $515,721 | 123 | 2/26 | | 26 | 92 | Salsa - The Motion Picture | Cannon Films | $8,892,589 | 1,125 | $2,627,533 | 1,125 | 5/6 | | 27 | 113 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | Cannon Films | $6,193,901 | 1,040 | $2,208,116 | 1,040 | 1/22 | | 28 | 120 | Hero and the Terror | Cannon Films | $5,301,200 | 995 | $1,840,487 | 995 | 8/26 | | 29 | 146 | Messenger of Death | Cannon Films | $3,074,681 | 450 | $1,035,279 | 450 | 9/16 | | 30 | 167 | Platoon Leader | Cannon Films | $1,348,771 | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | | 31 | 177 | Little Dorrit | Cannon Films | $1,025,228 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/21 | | 32 | 179 | Appointment with Death | Cannon Films | $960,040 | 465 | $603,650 | 465 | 4/15 | | 33 | 194 | Powaqqatsi | Cannon Films | $589,244 | 22 | $27,899 | 1 | 4/29 | | 34 | 232 | Gor | Cannon Films | $159,731 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/4 | | 35 | 234 | Hanna's War | Cannon Films | $139,796 | 35 | $60,986 | 35 | 11/23 | | 36 | 237 | The Kitchen Toto | Cannon Films | $101,807 | 4 | $15,481 | 4 | 5/13 | | 37 | 241 | King Lear | Cannon Films | $61,821 | 1 | $8,756 | 1 | 1/22 | | 38 | 246 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Cannon Films | $29,576 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/16 | | 39 | 248 | Puss in Boots (1988) | Cannon Films | $12,951 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10 | | 40 | 249 | Haunted Summer | Cannon Films | $9,911 | 1 | $4,726 | 1 | 12/16 | | 41 | 153 | Salaam Bombay! | Cinecom | $2,080,046 | 27 | $14,994 | 1 | 10/7 | | 42 | 181 | Julia and Julia | Cinecom | $901,364 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/5 | | 43 | 206 | The Deceivers | Cinecom | $346,297 | 68 | $18,245 | 1 | 9/2 | | 44 | 224 | Miles from Home | Cinecom | $188,964 | 32 | $72,872 | 32 | 9/16 | | 45 | 245 | The Lighthorsemen | Cinecom | $33,779 | 16 | $23,645 | 16 | 4/8 | | 46 | 247 | We Think the World of You | Cinecom | $20,998 | 1 | $5,465 | 1 | 12/22 | | 47 | 178 | Five Corners | Cineplex Odeon | $969,205 | 13 | $78,602 | 12 | 1/22 | | 48 | 47 | Punchline | Columbia | $21,042,667 | 917 | $160,742 | 4 | 9/30 | | 49 | 67 | School Daze | Columbia | $14,545,844 | 224 | $1,802,656 | 220 | 2/12 | | 50 | 70 | My Stepmother is an Alien | Columbia | $13,854,000 | 1,148 | $2,066,980 | 1,106 | 12/9 | | 51 | 73 | Vice Versa | Columbia | $13,664,060 | 1,225 | $4,050,779 | 1,225 | 3/11 | | 52 | 108 | Fresh Horses | Columbia | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $3,074,292 | 1,272 | 11/18 | | 53 | 136 | New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | Columbia | $3,569,939 | 844 | $933,462 | 844 | 7/29 | | 54 | 138 | Things Change | Columbia | $3,527,886 | 99 | $600,809 | 99 | 10/21 | | 55 | 139 | The Big Blue | Columbia | $3,500,000 | 967 | $1,617,462 | 967 | 8/19 | | 56 | 144 | White Mischief | Columbia | $3,107,551 | 87 | $24,538 | 1 | 4/22 | | 57 | 157 | Vibes | Columbia | $1,883,811 | 1,003 | $916,482 | 1,003 | 8/5 | | 58 | 160 | Little Nikita | Columbia | $1,733,070 | 376 | $866,398 | 376 | 3/18 | | 59 | 172 | A Time of Destiny | Columbia | $1,212,487 | 220 | $509,397 | 216 | 4/22 | | 60 | 225 | Rocket Gibraltar | Columbia | $187,349 | 5 | $60,523 | 5 | 9/2 | | 61 | 230 | The Beast | Columbia | $161,004 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/16 | | 62 | 243 | Pulse (1988) | Columbia | $40,397 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/10 | | 63 | 191 | Da | FilmDallas | $644,532 | 1 | $11,085 | 1 | 4/29 | | 64 | 192 | Spike of Bensonhurst | FilmDallas | $623,112 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11/11 | | 65 | 4 | Big | Fox | $114,968,774 | 1,419 | $8,216,190 | 1,132 | 6/3 | | 66 | 7 | Die Hard | Fox | $83,008,852 | 1,713 | $601,851 | 21 | 7/15 | | 67 | 11 | Working Girl | Fox | $63,779,477 | 1,149 | $4,718,485 | 1,051 | 12/23 | | 68 | 22 | Young Guns | Fox | $45,661,556 | 1,416 | $7,011,393 | 1,387 | 8/12 | | 69 | 41 | Alien Nation | Fox | $25,216,243 | 1,436 | $8,421,429 | 1,430 | 10/7 | | 70 | 44 | License to Drive | Fox | $22,433,275 | 1,225 | $3,850,934 | 1,223 | 7/8 | | 71 | 54 | Cocoon: The Return | Fox | $18,924,919 | 997 | $5,568,143 | 986 | 11/23 | | 72 | 89 | Bad Dreams | Fox | $9,797,098 | 1,185 | $4,008,870 | 1,180 | 4/8 | | 73 | 98 | Satisfaction | Fox | $8,253,123 | 1,018 | $2,779,275 | 1,015 | 2/12 | | 74 | 100 | Dead Ringers | Fox | $8,038,508 | 1,048 | $3,012,180 | 1,042 | 9/23 | | 75 | 104 | Off Limits | Fox | $7,242,035 | 1,371 | $2,796,111 | 1,366 | 3/11 | | 76 | 112 | Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | Fox | $6,264,058 | 882 | $2,737,106 | 881 | 2/26 | | 77 | 57 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Galaxy International | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $6,831,250 | 1,679 | 10/21 | | 78 | 185 | The Boost | Hemdale | $784,990 | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | | 79 | 196 | Buster | Hemdale | $540,000 | 217 | $265,038 | 217 | 11/23 | | 80 | 244 | A Killing Affair | Hemdale | $35,000 | 4 | $5,337 | 4 | 7/15 | | 81 | 134 | Bagdad Cafe | Island Pictures | $3,587,303 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/22 | | 82 | 199 | Track 29 | Island Pictures | $429,028 | 13 | $19,304 | 2 | 9/9 | | 83 | 218 | Bellman and True | Island Pictures | $226,944 | 8 | $21,428 | 4 | 4/1 | | 84 | 213 | Rent-A-Cop | Kings Road Ent. | $295,000 | 193 | $295,000 | 193 | 1/15 | | 85 | 227 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | Kings Road Ent. | $174,380 | 170 | $174,380 | 170 | 5/6 | | 86 | 252 | When the Wind Blows | Kings Road Ent. | $5,274 | 1 | $3,597 | 1 | 3/11 | | 87 | 49 | Action Jackson | Lorimar | $20,256,975 | 1,249 | $5,424,783 | 1,249 | 2/12 | | 88 | 84 | The Couch Trip | Lorimar | $11,005,304 | 1,332 | $3,351,891 | 1,332 | 1/15 | | 89 | 90 | Return of the Living Dead 2 | Lorimar | $9,205,924 | 1,467 | $3,647,254 | 1,467 | 1/15 | | 90 | 165 | Two Moon Junction | Lorimar | $1,547,397 | 458 | $558,908 | 458 | 4/29 | | 91 | 210 | World Gone Wild | Lorimar | $323,947 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/22 | | 92 | 212 | The Chocolate War | MCEG | $303,624 | 11 | $14,351 | 2 | 11/18 | | 93 | 1 | Rain Man | MGM | $172,825,435 | 1,590 | $7,005,719 | 1,248 | 12/16 | | 94 | 12 | A Fish Called Wanda | MGM | $62,493,712 | 1,223 | $115,418 | 3 | 7/15 | | 95 | 14 | Willow | MGM | $57,269,863 | 1,209 | $8,300,169 | 1,024 | 5/20 | | 96 | 64 | Masquerade | MGM | $15,855,828 | 1,031 | $3,500,259 | 1,030 | 3/11 | | 97 | 68 | Poltergeist III | MGM | $14,114,488 | 1,471 | $4,344,308 | 1,471 | 6/10 | | 98 | 128 | Memories of Me | MGM | $3,965,604 | 723 | $1,388,123 | 723 | 9/30 | | 99 | 148 | The Manchurian Candidate (re-issue) | MGM | $2,757,256 | 49 | $87,850 | 5 | 2/12 | | 100 | 190 | Spellbinder | MGM | $657,446 | 326 | $657,446 | 326 | 9/23 | | Summary of 254 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $3,573,577,161 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $14,069,201 | - | - | - | - |  |
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