Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
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1 | Coming to America | - | - | - | $128,152,301 | 2,064 | $128,152,301 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | - | - | - | $116,178,204 | 1,598 | $156,452,370 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
3 | Die Hard | - | - | - | $69,096,446 | 1,713 | $83,008,852 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
4 | Cocktail | - | - | - | $66,195,872 | 1,462 | $78,222,753 | Jul 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
5 | Big | - | - | - | $56,835,480 | 1,419 | $114,968,774 | Jun 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
6 | A Fish Called Wanda | - | - | - | $49,384,816 | 1,223 | $62,493,712 | Jul 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
7 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | - | - | - | $44,200,366 | 1,767 | $49,369,899 | Aug 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
8 | Bambi 1988 Re-release | - | - | - | $39,047,150 | 1,489 | $39,047,150 | Jul 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
9 | Midnight Run | - | - | - | $38,413,606 | 1,161 | $38,413,606 | Jul 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
10 | The Dead Pool | - | - | - | $37,903,295 | 1,831 | $37,903,295 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
11 | Young Guns | - | - | - | $37,648,250 | 1,416 | $45,661,556 | Aug 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
12 | Bull Durham | - | - | - | $34,356,716 | 1,297 | $50,888,729 | Jun 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
13 | Crocodile Dundee II | - | - | - | $27,189,837 | 2,837 | $109,306,210 | May 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
14 | The Great Outdoors | - | - | - | $22,619,942 | 1,430 | $41,455,230 | Jun 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
15 | License to Drive | - | - | - | $22,433,275 | 1,225 | $22,433,275 | Jul 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
16 | Betrayed | - | - | - | $22,358,922 | 1,101 | $25,816,139 | Aug 26 | United Artists | false |
17 | Short Circuit 2 | - | - | - | $21,630,088 | 1,348 | $21,630,088 | Jul 8 | TriStar Pictures | false |
18 | Married to the Mob | - | - | - | $21,486,757 | 828 | $21,486,757 | Aug 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
19 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | - | - | - | $19,652,638 | 720 | $19,652,638 | Aug 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
20 | Big Business | - | - | - | $17,087,127 | 1,232 | $40,150,487 | Jun 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
21 | Willow | - | - | - | $16,172,380 | 1,209 | $57,269,863 | May 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
22 | Big Top Pee-wee | - | - | - | $15,122,324 | 1,256 | $15,122,324 | Jul 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
23 | Red Heat | - | - | - | $14,706,474 | 1,892 | $34,994,648 | Jun 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
24 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | - | - | - | $14,681,192 | 1,426 | $14,681,192 | Jul 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
25 | Caddyshack II | - | - | - | $11,798,302 | 1,556 | $11,798,302 | Jul 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
26 | Moon Over Parador | - | - | - | $11,444,204 | 1,145 | $11,444,204 | Sep 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
27 | Clean and Sober | - | - | - | $8,674,093 | 675 | $8,674,093 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
28 | The Blob | - | - | - | $8,247,943 | 1,081 | $8,247,943 | Aug 5 | TriStar Pictures | false |
29 | Stealing Home | - | - | - | $7,467,504 | 985 | $7,467,504 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
30 | Phantasm II | - | - | - | $7,282,851 | 1,227 | $7,282,851 | Jul 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
31 | Hot to Trot | - | - | - | $6,436,211 | 1,157 | $6,436,211 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
32 | Mac and Me | - | - | - | $6,424,112 | 1,317 | $6,424,112 | Aug 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
33 | The Last Temptation of Christ | - | - | - | $6,337,574 | 123 | $8,373,585 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
34 | Rambo III | - | - | - | $5,977,156 | 2,562 | $53,715,611 | May 25 | TriStar Pictures | false |
35 | The Presidio | - | - | - | $5,933,412 | 1,168 | $20,324,096 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
36 | The Rescue | - | - | - | $5,855,392 | 1,275 | $5,855,392 | Aug 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
37 | Eight Men Out | - | - | - | $5,680,515 | 349 | $5,680,515 | Sep 2 | Orion Pictures | false |
38 | Monkey Shines | - | - | - | $5,344,577 | 1,181 | $5,344,577 | Jul 29 | Orion Pictures | false |
39 | Hero and the Terror | - | - | - | $5,301,200 | 995 | $5,301,200 | Aug 26 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
40 | Funny Farm | - | - | - | $4,089,215 | 1,557 | $25,537,221 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
41 | Sweet Hearts Dance | - | - | - | $3,790,493 | 246 | $3,790,493 | Sep 23 | TriStar Pictures | false |
42 | Dead Ringers | - | - | - | $3,781,827 | 1,048 | $8,038,508 | Sep 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
43 | Crossing Delancey | - | - | - | $3,637,622 | 303 | $16,262,415 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
44 | Tougher Than Leather | - | - | - | $3,582,760 | 130 | $3,582,760 | Sep 16 | New Line Cinema | false |
45 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | - | - | - | $3,569,939 | 844 | $3,569,939 | Jul 29 | Columbia Pictures | false |
46 | The Big Blue | - | - | - | $3,500,000 | 967 | $3,500,000 | Aug 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
47 | Wings of Desire | - | - | - | $3,179,500 | 29 | $3,210,139 | Apr 29 | Orion Classics | false |
48 | Messenger of Death | - | - | - | $3,074,681 | 450 | $3,074,681 | Sep 16 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
49 | Poltergeist III | - | - | - | $2,946,702 | 1,471 | $14,114,488 | Jun 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
50 | Vibes | - | - | - | $1,883,811 | 1,003 | $1,883,811 | Aug 5 | Columbia Pictures | false |
51 | Kansas | - | - | - | $1,826,470 | 847 | $2,432,536 | Sep 23 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
52 | A Handful of Dust | - | - | - | $1,504,492 | 29 | $1,560,700 | Jun 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
53 | Pascali's Island | - | - | - | $1,451,857 | 55 | $1,451,857 | Jul 22 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
54 | Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $1,223,326 | 460 | $1,223,326 | Sep 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
55 | Mr. North | - | - | - | $1,221,366 | 29 | $1,221,366 | Jul 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
56 | The Thin Blue Line | - | - | - | $1,209,846 | 23 | $1,209,846 | Aug 26 | Miramax | false |
57 | Gorillas in the Mist | - | - | - | $1,197,318 | 1,085 | $24,720,479 | Sep 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
58 | Running on Empty | - | - | - | $956,887 | 238 | $2,835,116 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
59 | Spellbinder | - | - | - | $657,446 | 326 | $657,446 | Sep 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
60 | Heartbreak Hotel | - | - | - | $370,117 | 1,414 | $5,509,417 | Sep 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
61 | The Deceivers | - | - | - | $346,297 | 68 | $346,297 | Sep 2 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
62 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | - | - | - | $295,394 | 627 | $5,596,267 | Sep 30 | New World Pictures | false |
63 | The Year My Voice Broke | - | - | - | $213,901 | 20 | $213,901 | Aug 25 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
64 | Bellman and True | - | - | - | $196,521 | 8 | $226,944 | Apr 1 | Island Pictures | false |
65 | Miles from Home | - | - | - | $188,964 | 32 | $188,964 | Sep 16 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
66 | Rocket Gibraltar | - | - | - | $187,349 | 5 | $187,349 | Sep 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
67 | Seven Hours to Judgment | - | - | - | $177,820 | 73 | $177,820 | Sep 16 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
68 | Track 29 | - | - | - | $52,328 | 13 | $429,028 | Sep 9 | Island Pictures | false |
69 | A Killing Affair | - | - | - | $35,000 | 4 | $35,000 | Jul 15 | Hemdale | false |
70 | Punchline | - | - | - | $34,245 | 917 | $21,042,667 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
71 | Some Girls | - | - | - | $17,430 | 23 | $401,421 | Sep 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
72 | Vincent | - | - | - | $7,846 | 16 | $1,577,480 | Aug 19 | Roxie Releasing | false |
73 | Bird | - | - | - | $6,114 | 93 | $2,181,286 | Sep 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
74 | The Prince of Pennsylvania | - | - | - | $5,415 | 1 | $5,415 | Sep 16 | New Line Cinema | false |