Domestic Box Office For 1988
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Crocodile Dundee II | $109,306,210 | 2,837 | $24,462,976 | 22.4% | 2,837 | May 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Coming to America | $128,152,301 | 2,064 | $21,404,420 | 16.7% | 2,064 | Jun 29 | Dec 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Rambo III | $53,715,611 | 2,562 | $13,034,238 | 24.3% | 2,562 | May 25 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 15 | Scrooged | $60,328,558 | 1,897 | $13,027,842 | 21.6% | 1,262 | Nov 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $49,369,899 | 1,767 | $12,833,403 | 26% | 1,765 | Aug 19 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | Cocktail | $78,222,753 | 1,462 | $11,789,466 | 15.1% | 1,404 | Jul 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $156,452,370 | 1,598 | $11,226,239 | 7.2% | 1,045 | Jun 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Twins | $111,938,388 | 1,659 | $11,174,980 | 10% | 1,396 | Dec 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | $78,756,177 | 1,969 | $9,331,746 | 11.8% | 1,576 | Dec 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | The Dead Pool | $37,903,295 | 1,831 | $9,071,330 | 23.9% | 1,831 | Jul 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Alien Nation | $25,216,243 | 1,436 | $8,421,429 | 33.4% | 1,430 | Oct 7 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Willow | $57,269,863 | 1,209 | $8,300,169 | 14.5% | 1,024 | May 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 52 | Friday the 13th: The New Blood | $19,170,001 | 1,796 | $8,245,038 | 43% | 1,796 | May 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Big | $114,968,774 | 1,419 | $8,216,190 | 7.1% | 1,132 | Jun 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Red Heat | $34,994,648 | 1,892 | $8,133,822 | 23.2% | 1,885 | Jun 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | Beetlejuice | $73,707,461 | 1,582 | $8,030,897 | 10.9% | 1,000 | Mar 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | The Land Before Time | $48,336,291 | 1,414 | $7,526,025 | 15.6% | 1,395 | Nov 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | Bambi 1988 Re-release | $39,047,150 | 1,489 | $7,216,741 | 18.5% | 1,483 | Jul 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Biloxi Blues | $43,184,798 | 1,330 | $7,093,325 | 16.4% | 1,239 | Mar 25 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Young Guns | $45,661,556 | 1,416 | $7,011,393 | 15.4% | 1,387 | Aug 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 1 | Rain Man | $172,825,435 | 1,590 | $7,005,719 | 4.1% | 1,248 | Dec 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $6,831,250 | 38.4% | 1,679 | Oct 21 | - | - |
| 34 | Child's Play | $33,244,684 | 1,490 | $6,583,963 | 19.8% | 1,377 | Nov 11 | - | United Artists |
| 28 | Tequila Sunrise | $41,292,551 | 1,411 | $6,350,974 | 15.4% | 1,115 | Dec 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | The Great Outdoors | $41,455,230 | 1,430 | $6,121,115 | 14.8% | 1,223 | Jun 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Big Business | $40,150,487 | 1,232 | $6,112,577 | 15.2% | 1,167 | Jun 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | $19,510,371 | 1,700 | $6,106,661 | 31.3% | 1,700 | Mar 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | $19,595,031 | 1,431 | $5,848,700 | 29.8% | 1,430 | Feb 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Shoot to Kill | $29,300,090 | 1,519 | $5,781,628 | 19.7% | 1,503 | Feb 12 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $28,202,109 | 1,640 | $5,710,734 | 20.2% | 1,634 | Nov 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Funny Farm | $25,537,221 | 1,557 | $5,655,439 | 22.1% | 1,557 | Jun 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | Cocoon: The Return | $18,924,919 | 997 | $5,568,143 | 29.4% | 986 | Nov 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | Betrayed | $25,816,139 | 1,101 | $5,534,787 | 21.4% | 1,036 | Aug 26 | - | United Artists |
| 31 | Midnight Run | $38,413,606 | 1,161 | $5,506,290 | 14.3% | 1,158 | Jul 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | Action Jackson | $20,256,975 | 1,249 | $5,424,783 | 26.8% | 1,249 | Feb 12 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 58 | Johnny Be Good | $17,550,399 | 1,194 | $5,249,388 | 29.9% | 1,168 | Mar 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 64 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | $14,681,192 | 1,426 | $5,150,962 | 35.1% | 1,426 | Jul 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Bright Lights, Big City | $16,118,077 | 1,199 | $5,126,791 | 31.8% | 1,196 | Apr 1 | - | United Artists |
| 47 | The Presidio | $20,324,096 | 1,168 | $5,119,031 | 25.2% | 1,152 | Jun 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Bull Durham | $50,888,729 | 1,297 | $5,009,301 | 9.8% | 1,238 | Jun 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 59 | For Keeps? | $17,514,553 | 959 | $4,839,790 | 27.6% | 922 | Jan 15 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 69 | They Live | $13,447,978 | 1,463 | $4,827,903 | 35.9% | 1,463 | Nov 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | 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 |
| 22 | Colors | $46,616,067 | 1,388 | $4,747,118 | 10.2% | 422 | Apr 29 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 13 | Working Girl | $63,779,477 | 1,149 | $4,718,485 | 7.4% | 1,051 | Dec 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 63 | Big Top Pee-wee | $15,122,324 | 1,256 | $4,625,004 | 30.6% | 1,256 | Jul 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 74 | Caddyshack II | $11,798,302 | 1,556 | $4,436,330 | 37.6% | 1,556 | Jul 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | Frantic | $17,637,950 | 1,101 | $4,359,424 | 24.7% | 1,101 | Feb 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | Poltergeist III | $14,114,488 | 1,471 | $4,344,308 | 30.8% | 1,471 | Jun 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 35 | The Accused | $32,078,318 | 930 | $4,316,369 | 13.5% | 796 | Oct 14 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 68 | Vice Versa | $13,664,060 | 1,225 | $4,050,779 | 29.6% | 1,225 | Mar 11 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 77 | Moving | $10,815,378 | 1,404 | $4,022,782 | 37.2% | 1,404 | Mar 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Oliver & Company | $53,279,055 | 1,503 | $4,022,752 | 7.6% | 952 | Nov 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 80 | Bad Dreams | $9,797,098 | 1,185 | $4,008,870 | 40.9% | 1,180 | Apr 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | License to Drive | $22,433,275 | 1,225 | $3,850,934 | 17.2% | 1,223 | Jul 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 44 | Short Circuit 2 | $21,630,088 | 1,348 | $3,843,067 | 17.8% | 1,346 | Jul 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 26 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | $42,039,085 | 1,515 | $3,840,498 | 9.1% | 1,466 | Dec 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 72 | Casual Sex? | $12,277,096 | 1,265 | $3,840,032 | 31.3% | 1,264 | Apr 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 61 | She's Having a Baby | $16,031,707 | 1,133 | $3,827,520 | 23.9% | 925 | Feb 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 85 | U2: Rattle and Hum | $8,600,823 | 1,391 | $3,821,351 | 44.4% | 1,391 | Nov 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 54 | The Seventh Sign | $18,875,011 | 1,258 | $3,768,707 | 20% | 1,256 | Apr 1 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 70 | D.O.A. | $12,706,478 | 908 | $3,751,432 | 29.5% | 875 | Mar 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | $19,652,638 | 720 | $3,709,562 | 18.9% | 720 | Aug 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 81 | Return of the Living Dead II | $9,205,924 | 1,467 | $3,647,254 | 39.6% | 1,467 | Jan 15 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 78 | Iron Eagle II | $10,497,324 | 878 | $3,530,016 | 33.6% | 874 | Nov 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 62 | Masquerade | $15,855,828 | 1,031 | $3,500,259 | 22.1% | 1,030 | Mar 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 71 | Everybody's All-American | $12,638,294 | 1,123 | $3,425,796 | 27.1% | 1,122 | Nov 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 76 | The Couch Trip | $11,005,304 | 1,332 | $3,351,891 | 30.5% | 1,332 | Jan 15 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 86 | High Spirits | $8,578,231 | 826 | $3,308,250 | 38.6% | 825 | Nov 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 75 | Moon Over Parador | $11,444,204 | 1,145 | $3,268,975 | 28.6% | 1,145 | Sep 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | Married to the Mob | $21,486,757 | 828 | $3,231,056 | 15% | 824 | Aug 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 73 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | $12,090,735 | 1,187 | $3,185,511 | 26.3% | 1,180 | Dec 23 | - | New World Pictures |
| 82 | Switching Channels | $9,129,999 | 971 | $3,121,752 | 34.2% | 971 | Mar 4 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 95 | Fresh Horses | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $3,074,292 | 46.3% | 1,272 | Nov 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 67 | Return to Snowy River | $13,687,027 | 1,121 | $3,023,248 | 22.1% | 1,121 | Apr 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 79 | Shakedown | $10,068,039 | 1,580 | $3,017,800 | 30% | 1,580 | May 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 93 | Phantasm II | $7,282,851 | 1,227 | $3,012,285 | 41.4% | 1,227 | Jul 8 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 89 | Dead Ringers | $8,038,508 | 1,048 | $3,012,180 | 37.5% | 1,042 | Sep 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 94 | Off Limits | $7,242,035 | 1,371 | $2,796,111 | 38.6% | 1,366 | Mar 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 87 | Satisfaction | $8,253,123 | 1,018 | $2,779,275 | 33.7% | 1,015 | Feb 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 99 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | $6,264,058 | 882 | $2,737,106 | 43.7% | 881 | Feb 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 88 | The Blob | $8,247,943 | 1,081 | $2,644,920 | 32.1% | 1,081 | Aug 5 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 83 | Salsa | $8,892,589 | 1,125 | $2,627,533 | 29.5% | 1,125 | May 6 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 90 | A New Life | $7,721,852 | 796 | $2,505,092 | 32.4% | 796 | Mar 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 98 | The Unholy | $6,337,299 | 1,189 | $2,353,452 | 37.1% | 1,189 | Apr 22 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 91 | Stealing Home | $7,467,504 | 985 | $2,346,864 | 31.4% | 984 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 100 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | $6,193,901 | 1,040 | $2,208,116 | 35.6% | 1,040 | Jan 22 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 96 | Hot to Trot | $6,436,211 | 1,157 | $2,206,218 | 34.3% | 1,156 | Aug 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 84 | Clean and Sober | $8,674,093 | 675 | $2,205,628 | 25.4% | 673 | Aug 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 101 | The Rescue | $5,855,392 | 1,275 | $2,194,037 | 37.5% | 1,275 | Aug 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | $13,854,000 | 1,148 | $2,066,980 | 14.9% | 1,106 | Dec 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 103 | Heartbreak Hotel | $5,509,417 | 1,414 | $2,063,546 | 37.5% | 1,338 | Sep 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 97 | Mac and Me | $6,424,112 | 1,317 | $2,061,464 | 32.1% | 1,314 | Aug 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 55 | Above the Law | $18,869,631 | 868 | $2,037,938 | 10.8% | 350 | Apr 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 107 | Sunset | $4,594,452 | 1,024 | $2,031,678 | 44.2% | 1,023 | Apr 29 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 104 | Monkey Shines | $5,344,577 | 1,181 | $1,902,024 | 35.6% | 1,181 | Jul 29 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 110 | Critters 2: The Main Course | $3,813,293 | 1,114 | $1,898,751 | 49.8% | 1,114 | Apr 29 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 105 | Hero and the Terror | $5,301,200 | 995 | $1,840,487 | 34.7% | 995 | Aug 26 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 106 | The Good Mother | $4,764,606 | 670 | $1,804,288 | 37.9% | 667 | Nov 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 111 | Dead Heat | $3,588,626 | 1,012 | $1,667,036 | 46.5% | 1,012 | May 6 | - | New World Pictures |
| 102 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | $5,596,267 | 627 | $1,660,041 | 29.7% | 627 | Sep 30 | - | New World Pictures |
| 113 | The Big Blue | $3,500,000 | 967 | $1,617,462 | 46.2% | 967 | Aug 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 114 | 18 Again! | $2,567,099 | 1,152 | $1,475,645 | 57.5% | 1,152 | Apr 8 | - | New World Pictures |
| 109 | Feds | $3,838,793 | 850 | $1,388,317 | 36.2% | 850 | Oct 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 108 | Memories of Me | $3,965,604 | 723 | $1,388,123 | 35% | 723 | Oct 7 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 115 | Kansas | $2,432,536 | 847 | $1,274,742 | 52.4% | 847 | Sep 23 | Oct 6 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 112 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | $3,569,939 | 844 | $933,462 | 26.1% | 844 | Jul 29 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 116 | Vibes | $1,883,811 | 1,003 | $916,482 | 48.7% | 1,003 | Aug 5 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Die Hard | $83,008,852 | 1,713 | $601,851 | 0.7% | 21 | Jul 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | Gorillas in the Mist | $24,720,479 | 1,085 | $366,925 | 1.5% | 15 | Oct 7 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Good Morning, Vietnam | $123,922,370 | 1,598 | $194,308 | 0.2% | 4 | Jan 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | Punchline | $21,042,667 | 917 | $160,742 | 0.8% | 4 | Oct 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 24 | The Last Emperor | $43,984,230 | 877 | $149,460 | 0.3% | 5 | Apr 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | Moonstruck | $80,640,528 | 1,178 | $127,599 | 0.2% | 7 | Jan 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | A Fish Called Wanda | $62,493,712 | 1,223 | $115,418 | 0.2% | 3 | Aug 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 92 | Ironweed | $7,393,346 | 600 | $36,973 | 0.5% | 2 | Feb 19 | - | TriStar Pictures |
