Domestic Box Office For Spring 1988
Spring 1988 is March 4-May 5.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beetlejuice | $73,707,461 | 1,582 | $8,030,897 | 10.9% | 1,000 | Mar 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Colors | $46,616,067 | 1,388 | $4,747,118 | 10.2% | 422 | Apr 15 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 3 | Biloxi Blues | $43,184,798 | 1,330 | $7,093,325 | 16.4% | 1,239 | Mar 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | The Fox and the Hound 1988 Re-release | $23,556,988 | 1,567 | $4,819,215 | 20.5% | 1,567 | Mar 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | $19,510,371 | 1,700 | $6,106,661 | 31.3% | 1,700 | Mar 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Seventh Sign | $18,875,011 | 1,258 | $3,768,707 | 20% | 1,256 | Apr 1 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | Above the Law | $18,869,631 | 868 | $2,037,938 | 10.8% | 350 | Apr 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Johnny Be Good | $17,550,399 | 1,194 | $5,249,388 | 29.9% | 1,168 | Mar 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 9 | Bright Lights, Big City | $16,118,077 | 1,199 | $5,126,791 | 31.8% | 1,196 | Apr 1 | - | United Artists |
| 10 | Masquerade | $15,855,828 | 1,031 | $3,500,259 | 22.1% | 1,030 | Mar 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 11 | Stand and Deliver | $13,994,920 | 472 | $411,884 | 2.9% | 30 | Mar 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Milagro Beanfield War | $13,825,794 | 437 | $47,271 | 0.3% | 3 | Mar 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Return to Snowy River | $13,687,027 | 1,121 | $3,023,248 | 22.1% | 1,121 | Apr 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Vice Versa | $13,664,060 | 1,225 | $4,050,779 | 29.6% | 1,225 | Mar 11 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | D.O.A. | $12,706,478 | 908 | $3,751,432 | 29.5% | 875 | Mar 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Casual Sex? | $12,277,096 | 1,265 | $3,840,032 | 31.3% | 1,264 | Apr 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Moving | $10,815,378 | 1,404 | $4,022,782 | 37.2% | 1,404 | Mar 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Bad Dreams | $9,797,098 | 1,185 | $4,008,870 | 40.9% | 1,180 | Apr 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Switching Channels | $9,129,999 | 971 | $3,121,752 | 34.2% | 971 | Mar 4 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 20 | A New Life | $7,721,852 | 796 | $2,505,092 | 32.4% | 796 | Mar 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | Off Limits | $7,242,035 | 1,371 | $2,796,111 | 38.6% | 1,366 | Mar 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | The Unholy | $6,337,299 | 1,189 | $2,353,452 | 37.1% | 1,189 | Apr 22 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 23 | Sunset | $4,594,452 | 1,024 | $2,031,678 | 44.2% | 1,023 | Apr 29 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 24 | Babette's Feast | $4,398,938 | - | - | - | - | Mar 4 | - | Orion Classics |
| 25 | Critters 2: The Main Course | $3,813,293 | 1,114 | $1,898,751 | 49.8% | 1,114 | Apr 29 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | Bagdad Cafe | $3,587,303 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | - | Island Pictures |
| 27 | Wings of Desire | $3,210,139 | 29 | $17,301 | 0.5% | 1 | Apr 29 | May 11 | Orion Classics |
| 28 | White Mischief | $3,107,551 | 87 | $24,538 | 0.8% | 1 | Apr 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 29 | Dominick and Eugene | $3,076,031 | 76 | $280,763 | 9.1% | 61 | Mar 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 30 | 18 Again! | $2,567,099 | 1,152 | $1,475,645 | 57.5% | 1,152 | Apr 8 | - | New World Pictures |
| 31 | The Moderns | $2,011,497 | 28 | $20,283 | 1% | 1 | Apr 15 | - | Alive Films |
| 32 | Stormy Monday | $1,791,328 | 49 | $44,734 | 2.5% | 2 | Apr 22 | Nov 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 33 | Little Nikita | $1,733,070 | 376 | $866,398 | 50% | 376 | Mar 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 34 | Lady in White | $1,705,139 | 107 | $282,652 | 16.6% | 90 | Apr 22 | - | New Century |
| 35 | Two Moon Junction | $1,547,397 | 458 | $558,908 | 36.1% | 458 | Apr 29 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 36 | A Time of Destiny | $1,212,487 | 220 | $509,397 | 42% | 216 | Apr 22 | Jun 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | Aria | $1,028,679 | 34 | $7,580 | 0.7% | 1 | Mar 18 | Aug 11 | Miramax |
| 38 | Appointment with Death | $960,040 | 465 | $603,650 | 62.9% | 465 | Apr 15 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 39 | And God Created Woman | $717,376 | 385 | $393,647 | 54.9% | 385 | Mar 4 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 40 | Da | $644,532 | 1 | $11,085 | 1.7% | 1 | Apr 29 | - | FilmDallas Pictures |
| 41 | Powaqqatsi | $589,244 | 22 | $27,899 | 4.7% | 1 | Apr 29 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 42 | Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw | $586,938 | - | - | - | - | Mar 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 43 | The House on Carroll Street | $459,824 | - | - | - | - | Mar 4 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 44 | World Gone Wild | $323,947 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | May 26 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 45 | Plain Clothes | $289,323 | 193 | $222,681 | 77% | 193 | Apr 15 | Apr 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 46 | Bellman and True | $226,944 | 8 | $21,428 | 9.4% | 4 | Apr 1 | - | Island Pictures |
| 47 | Beatrice | $211,821 | 8 | $11,781 | 5.6% | 1 | Mar 18 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 48 | Matador | $206,952 | - | - | - | - | Apr 29 | - | World Artists |
| 49 | Eat the Rich | $200,723 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 50 | Mondo New York | $193,209 | 1 | $10,752 | 5.6% | 1 | Apr 22 | - | Fourth and Broadway |
| 51 | Pass the Ammo | $169,785 | - | - | - | - | Mar 4 | - | New Century |
| 52 | The Blue Iguana | $161,398 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | Apr 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 53 | Gor | $159,731 | - | - | - | - | Mar 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 54 | Consuming Passions | $118,206 | 5 | $5,373 | 4.5% | 1 | Apr 6 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 55 | Love at Stake | $61,789 | - | - | - | - | Apr 15 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 56 | Pulse | $40,397 | - | - | - | - | Mar 10 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 57 | The Lighthorsemen | $33,779 | 16 | $23,645 | 70% | 16 | Apr 8 | Apr 14 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 58 | When the Wind Blows | $5,274 | 1 | $3,597 | 68.2% | 1 | Mar 11 | Mar 17 | Kings Road Entertainment |
| 59 | State Park | $421 | - | - | - | - | Apr 22 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
