Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1988
Data as of Apr 29, 17:59 PDT
Key:Long Weekend
| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30-Jan 2, 1989 New Year's long wknd | $69,670,716 | - | $74,876,850 | - | 19 | Rain Man | 53 |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 1989 | $9,467,920 | +76.7% | $9,467,920 | +76.7% | 1 | Twins | 53 |
| Dec 23-26 Christmas long wknd | $48,828,636 | - | $52,902,563 | - | 19 | Twins | 52 |
| Dec 23-25 | $5,359,280 | -85.8% | $5,359,280 | -86.5% | 3 | Twins | 52 |
| Dec 16-18 | $37,673,491 | +3.2% | $39,694,539 | +5.9% | 16 | Twins | 51 |
| Dec 9-11 | $36,510,923 | -4% | $37,487,899 | -4.8% | 13 | Twins | 50 |
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | $38,014,829 | -23.1% | $39,372,983 | -29.7% | 13 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | 49 |
| Nov 25-27 Thanksgiving 3-Day | $49,421,492 | +40.1% | $56,018,780 | +38.6% | 21 | Scrooged | 48 |
| Nov 24-27 Thanksgiving 4-Day | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving 5-Day | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| Nov 18-20 | $35,286,223 | +19.1% | $40,417,504 | +25.5% | 16 | The Land Before Time | 47 |
| Nov 11-13 | $29,628,860 | +21.7% | $32,209,324 | +22.2% | 15 | Child's Play | 46 |
| Nov 4-6 | $24,344,777 | +36.3% | $26,353,664 | +27% | 13 | They Live | 45 |
| Oct 28-30 | $17,860,771 | -24.1% | $20,751,245 | -24.8% | 15 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | 44 |
| Oct 21-23 | $23,525,035 | +11.9% | $27,611,951 | +14.5% | 18 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | 43 |
| Oct 14-16 | $21,025,911 | +3,470.6% | $24,106,710 | +3,993.7% | 18 | The Accused | 42 |
| Oct 7-10 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | $27,967,421 | - | $33,132,826 | - | 16 | Alien Nation | 41 |
| Oct 7-9 | $588,869 | -97% | $588,869 | -97.6% | 1 | Clara's Heart | 41 |
| Sep 30-Oct 2 | $19,489,673 | +8.6% | $24,523,505 | -7% | 18 | Gorillas in the Mist | 40 |
| Sep 23-25 | $17,949,885 | -12.3% | $26,377,271 | +2.3% | 22 | Dead Ringers | 39 |
| Sep 16-18 | $20,473,628 | -13.3% | $25,779,048 | -6.6% | 21 | A Fish Called Wanda | 38 |
| Sep 9-11 | $23,615,419 | +38,918.9% | $27,600,424 | +45,503.2% | 20 | Moon Over Parador | 37 |
| Sep 2-4 | $60,523 | -99.8% | $60,523 | -99.9% | 1 | Rocket Gibraltar | 36 |
| Sep 2-5 Labor Day wknd | $42,965,505 | - | $55,190,374 | - | 20 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 36 |
| Aug 26-28 | $36,449,530 | -19.2% | $45,965,695 | -10.6% | 20 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 35 |
| Aug 19-21 | $45,104,365 | +4.6% | $51,392,257 | +1.8% | 16 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 34 |
| Aug 12-14 | $43,120,917 | -0.2% | $50,487,944 | -2.7% | 16 | Young Guns | 33 |
| Aug 5-7 | $43,223,198 | -13.6% | $51,865,638 | -12.8% | 17 | Cocktail | 32 |
| Jul 29-31 | $50,052,220 | -12.4% | $59,481,116 | -9.4% | 17 | Cocktail | 31 |
| Jul 22-24 | $57,131,505 | +3.9% | $65,666,902 | +3.6% | 19 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 30 |
| Jul 15-17 | $54,981,090 | -1.2% | $63,363,111 | +1.3% | 18 | Coming to America | 29 |
| Jul 8-10 | $55,644,618 | +891.9% | $62,572,903 | +1,015.4% | 14 | Coming to America | 28 |
| Jul 1-4 July 4th long wknd | $71,036,180 | - | $74,371,167 | - | 12 | Coming to America | 27 |
| Jul 1-3 | $5,610,145 | -89.2% | $5,610,145 | -89.9% | 2 | Red Heat | 27 |
| Jun 24-26 | $52,006,552 | +7.9% | $55,476,625 | +8.6% | 13 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 26 |
| Jun 17-19 | $48,216,103 | +5.4% | $51,102,754 | +9.1% | 13 | Red Heat | 25 |
| Jun 10-12 | $45,724,166 | +3.4% | $46,823,708 | +3.3% | 12 | Crocodile Dundee II | 24 |
| Jun 3-5 | $44,210,070 | +239.2% | $45,305,990 | +247.6% | 13 | Crocodile Dundee II | 23 |
| May 27-29 | $13,034,238 | -46% | $13,034,238 | -49.8% | 1 | Rambo III | 22 |
| May 27-30 Memorial Day wknd | $59,525,121 | - | $61,219,196 | - | 12 | Crocodile Dundee II | 22 |
| May 20-22 | $24,145,445 | +1.1% | $25,971,575 | -2.1% | 13 | Willow | 21 |
| May 13-15 | $23,893,399 | +13% | $26,534,963 | +6.4% | 15 | Friday the 13th: The New Blood | 20 |
| May 6-8 | $21,144,996 | -22.1% | $24,928,943 | -22.7% | 17 | Colors | 19 |
| Apr 29-May 1 | $27,152,770 | -12.9% | $32,260,025 | -13.2% | 18 | Colors | 18 |
| Apr 22-24 | $31,166,630 | -7.3% | $37,148,183 | -10.2% | 19 | Beetlejuice | 17 |
| Apr 15-17 | $33,635,016 | -0.4% | $41,344,694 | -3% | 19 | Beetlejuice | 16 |
| Apr 8-10 | $33,766,408 | -11.2% | $42,640,761 | -5% | 23 | Beetlejuice | 15 |
| Apr 1-4 Easter wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Apr 1-3 | $38,025,551 | +9.4% | $44,886,929 | +14.5% | 18 | Beetlejuice | 14 |
| Mar 25-27 | $34,763,334 | +21% | $39,213,035 | +12.6% | 17 | Biloxi Blues | 13 |
| Mar 18-20 | $28,720,065 | -0.7% | $34,833,277 | +4.8% | 21 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | 12 |
| Mar 11-13 | $28,933,481 | -4.1% | $33,222,017 | -6% | 17 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 11 |
| Mar 4-6 | $30,181,651 | +5.8% | $35,343,443 | -2.1% | 17 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 10 |
| Feb 26-28 | $28,534,062 | -14% | $36,085,077 | -7.3% | 21 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 9 |
| Feb 19-21 | $33,183,143 | - | $38,943,798 | - | 16 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 8 |
| Feb 12-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Feb 12-15 Presidents' Day wknd | $43,856,209 | - | $48,287,335 | - | 15 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 7 |
| Feb 5-7 | $34,167,559 | +17.7% | $36,255,571 | +4.1% | 14 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 6 |
| Jan 29-31 | $29,033,920 | -21.8% | $34,824,851 | -23.2% | 17 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 5 |
| Jan 22-24 | $37,119,274 | -22.4% | $45,333,331 | -20.1% | 22 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 4 |
| Jan 15-18 MLK wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Jan 15-17 | $47,863,005 | +34.9% | $56,708,190 | +44.7% | 17 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 3 |
| Jan 8-10 | $35,478,200 | -36.9% | $39,177,470 | -40.1% | 15 | Three Men and a Baby | 2 |
| Jan 1-3 | $56,209,187 | +7% | $65,422,329 | +9.7% | 19 | Three Men and a Baby | 1 |
