Domestic Box Office For April 1988
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wings of Desire | $3,210,139 | 29 | $17,301 | 0.5% | 1 | Apr 29 | May 11 | Orion Classics |
| 2 | White Mischief | $3,107,551 | 87 | $24,538 | 0.8% | 1 | Apr 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | The Moderns | $2,011,497 | 28 | $20,283 | 1% | 1 | Apr 15 | - | Alive Films |
| 4 | Stormy Monday | $1,791,328 | 49 | $44,734 | 2.5% | 2 | Apr 22 | Nov 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 5 | Lady in White | $1,705,139 | 107 | $282,652 | 16.6% | 90 | Apr 22 | - | New Century |
| 6 | Two Moon Junction | $1,547,397 | 458 | $558,908 | 36.1% | 458 | Apr 29 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 7 | A Time of Destiny | $1,212,487 | 220 | $509,397 | 42% | 216 | Apr 22 | Jun 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Appointment with Death | $960,040 | 465 | $603,650 | 62.9% | 465 | Apr 15 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 9 | Da | $644,532 | 1 | $11,085 | 1.7% | 1 | Apr 29 | - | FilmDallas Pictures |
| 10 | Powaqqatsi | $589,244 | 22 | $27,899 | 4.7% | 1 | Apr 29 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 11 | Plain Clothes | $289,323 | 193 | $222,681 | 77% | 193 | Apr 15 | Apr 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Bellman and True | $226,944 | 8 | $21,428 | 9.4% | 4 | Apr 1 | - | Island Pictures |
| 13 | Mondo New York | $193,209 | 1 | $10,752 | 5.6% | 1 | Apr 22 | - | Fourth and Broadway |
| 14 | Consuming Passions | $118,206 | 5 | $5,373 | 4.5% | 1 | Apr 6 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 15 | The Lighthorsemen | $33,779 | 16 | $23,645 | 70% | 16 | Apr 8 | Apr 14 | Cinecom Pictures |
