Domestic Box Office For October 1988
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Accused | $32,078,318 | 930 | $4,316,369 | 13.5% | 796 | Oct 14 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Alien Nation | $25,216,243 | 1,436 | $8,421,429 | 33.4% | 1,430 | Oct 7 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Gorillas in the Mist | $24,720,479 | 1,085 | $366,925 | 1.5% | 15 | Oct 7 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Punchline | $21,042,667 | 917 | $160,742 | 0.8% | 4 | Oct 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $6,831,250 | 38.4% | 1,679 | Oct 21 | - | Galaxy International Releasing |
| 6 | Memories of Me | $3,965,604 | 723 | $1,388,123 | 35% | 723 | Oct 7 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Feds | $3,838,793 | 850 | $1,388,317 | 36.2% | 850 | Oct 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
