Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 1988 | ||
 The Rescue
Action
Adventure
Drama
With: Kevin Dillon, Christine Harnos, Edward Albert, Ellen Barber 1 hr 37 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 The Blob
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch Jr., Jeffrey DeMunn 1 hr 35 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Vibes
Adventure
Comedy
Romance
With: Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Ramon Bieri, Michael Lerner 1 hr 39 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 A Fish Called Wanda
Comedy
Crime
With: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin 1 hr 48 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
| August 12, 1988 | ||
 Young Guns
Action
Drama
Western
With: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen 1 hr 47 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Mac and Me
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Sci-Fi
With: Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Jade Calegory, Lauren Stanley 1 hr 39 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Biography
Comedy
Drama
With: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest 1 hr 50 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Last Temptation of Christ
Drama
With: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Paul Greco 2 hr 44 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| August 19, 1988 | ||
 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Horror
With: Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, John Beckman, Kisha Brackel 1 hr 33 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 The Big Blue
Adventure
Drama
Sport
With: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar 2 hr 48 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Married to the Mob
Comedy
Crime
Romance
With: Michelle Pfeiffer, Alec Baldwin, Paul Lazar, Captain Haggerty 1 hr 44 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 | Roxie Releasing | Limited |
| August 25, 1988 | ||
 The Year My Voice Broke
Drama
Romance
With: Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, Ben Mendelsohn, Graeme Blundell 1 hr 43 min | Avenue Pictures Productions | Limited |
| August 26, 1988 | ||
 Hot to Trot
Comedy
Fantasy
With: Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy, Virginia Madsen 1 hr 23 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | United Artists | Wide |
 Hero and the Terror
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James, Jack O'Halloran 1 hr 36 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 Stealing Home
Drama
Romance
Sport
With: Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster, Blair Brown, Jonathan Silverman 1 hr 38 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Thin Blue Line
Crime
Documentary
With: Randall Adams, David Harris, Gus Rose, Jackie Johnson 1 hr 41 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Crossing Delancey
Comedy
Romance
With: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Reizl Bozyk, Jeroen Krabbé 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| September 2, 1988 | ||
 Eight Men Out
Drama
History
Sport
With: John Cusack, Clifton James, Jace Alexander, Gordon Clapp 1 hr 59 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 Rocket Gibraltar
Drama
With: Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy 1 hr 39 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 The Deceivers
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell 1 hr 42 min | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
 | International Film Marketing | Limited |
