Domestic Box Office For August 1988
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Young Guns | $45,661,556 | 1,416 | $7,011,393 | 15.4% | 1,387 | Aug 12 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 3 | Betrayed | $25,816,139 | 1,101 | $5,534,787 | 21.4% | 1,036 | Aug 26 | - | United Artists |
| 4 | Married to the Mob | $21,486,757 | 828 | $3,231,056 | 15% | 824 | Aug 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 5 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | $19,652,638 | 720 | $3,709,562 | 18.9% | 720 | Aug 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Crossing Delancey | $16,262,415 | 303 | $46,711 | 0.3% | 1 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Clean and Sober | $8,674,093 | 675 | $2,205,628 | 25.4% | 673 | Aug 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Last Temptation of Christ | $8,373,585 | 123 | $401,211 | 4.8% | 9 | Aug 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | The Blob | $8,247,943 | 1,081 | $2,644,920 | 32.1% | 1,081 | Aug 5 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | Stealing Home | $7,467,504 | 985 | $2,346,864 | 31.4% | 984 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Hot to Trot | $6,436,211 | 1,157 | $2,206,218 | 34.3% | 1,156 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Mac and Me | $6,424,112 | 1,317 | $2,061,464 | 32.1% | 1,314 | Aug 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 13 | The Rescue | $5,855,392 | 1,275 | $2,194,037 | 37.5% | 1,275 | Aug 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Hero and the Terror | $5,301,200 | 995 | $1,840,487 | 34.7% | 995 | Aug 26 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 15 | The Big Blue | $3,500,000 | 967 | $1,617,462 | 46.2% | 967 | Aug 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | Vibes | $1,883,811 | 1,003 | $916,482 | 48.7% | 1,003 | Aug 5 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | Vincent | $1,577,480 | 16 | $4,632 | 0.3% | 1 | Aug 19 | - | Roxie Releasing |
| 18 | The Thin Blue Line | $1,209,846 | 23 | $17,814 | 1.5% | 1 | Aug 26 | Feb 2 | Miramax |
| 19 | The Year My Voice Broke | $213,901 | 20 | $5,487 | 2.6% | 1 | Aug 25 | Nov 3 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
