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Summer 1988 is May 6-September 5.
Data as of May 10, 1:58 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Colors
-
-
-
$6,276,263
1,388
$46,616,067
13.5%
Apr 15, 1988
Orion Pictures
2
Beetlejuice
-
-
-
$4,830,059
1,582
$73,707,461
6.6%
Mar 30, 1988
Warner Bros.
3
Shakedown
-
-
-
$4,488,961
1,580
$10,068,039
44.6%
May 6, 1988
Universal Pictures
4
Casual Sex?
-
-
-
$4,228,945
1,265
$12,277,096
34.4%
Apr 22, 1988
Universal Pictures
5
Salsa
-
-
-
$3,647,552
1,125
$8,892,589
41%
May 6, 1988
Cannon Film Distributors
6
Above the Law
-
-
-
$2,304,382
868
$18,869,631
12.2%
Apr 8, 1988
Warner Bros.
7
Dead Heat
-
-
-
$2,205,520
1,012
$3,588,626
61.5%
May 6, 1988
New World Pictures
8
The Seventh Sign
-
-
-
$2,190,847
1,258
$18,875,011
11.6%
Apr 1, 1988
TriStar Pictures
9
Sunset
-
-
-
$2,036,441
1,024
$4,594,452
44.3%
Apr 29, 1988
TriStar Pictures
10
Biloxi Blues
-
-
-
$2,025,881
1,330
$43,184,798
4.7%
Mar 25, 1988
Universal Pictures
11
The Last Emperor
-
-
-
$1,910,924
877
$43,984,230
4.3%
Nov 20, 1987
Columbia Pictures
12
Moonstruck
-
-
-
$1,836,914
1,178
$80,640,528
2.3%
Dec 18, 1987
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
13
Critters 2: The Main Course
-
-
-
$1,565,077
1,114
$3,813,293
41%
Apr 29, 1988
New Line Cinema
14
Return to Snowy River
-
-
-
$1,481,190
1,121
$13,687,027
10.8%
Apr 15, 1988
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
15
The Milagro Beanfield War
-
-
-
$1,417,275
437
$13,825,794
10.3%
Mar 18, 1988
Universal Pictures
16
Friday the 13th: The New Blood
-
-
-
$1,401,272
1,796
$19,170,001
7.3%
May 13, 1988
Paramount Pictures
17
The Unholy
-
-
-
$1,305,834
1,189
$6,337,299
20.6%
Apr 22, 1988
Vestron Pictures
18
Two Moon Junction
-
-
-
$759,195
458
$1,547,397
49.1%
Apr 29, 1988
Lorimar Motion Pictures
19
Da
-
-
-
$627,078
1
$644,532
97.3%
Apr 29, 1988
FilmDallas Pictures
20
Prison
-
-
-
$345,704
42
$345,704
100%
May 6, 1988
New World Pictures
21
Judgment in Berlin
-
-
-
$229,556
81
$229,556
100%
May 6, 1988
New Line Cinema
22
A Time of Destiny
-
-
-
$225,667
220
$1,212,487
18.6%
Apr 22, 1988
Columbia Pictures
23
Beatrice
-
-
-
$193,983
8
$211,821
91.6%
Mar 18, 1988
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
24
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
-
-
-
$174,380
170
$174,380
100%
May 6, 1988
Kings Road Entertainment
25
Consuming Passions
-
-
-
$95,694
5
$118,206
81%
Apr 6, 1988
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
26
Maniac Cop
-
-
-
$59,494
50
$671,382
8.9%
May 13, 1988
Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment
27
The Kitchen Toto
-
-
-
$3,293
4
$101,807
3.2%
May 13, 1988
Cannon Film Distributors