Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1988

Data as of Mar 18, 16:03 PDT

Key:Long Weekend

DatesTop 10 Gross%± LWOverall Gross%± LWReleases#1 Release Week
Dec 30-Jan 1, 1989$9,467,920+76.7%$9,467,920+76.7%1Twins53
Dec 30-Jan 2, 1989
New Year's long wknd
$69,670,716-$74,876,850-19Rain Man53
Dec 23-26
Christmas long wknd
$48,828,636-$52,902,563-19Twins52
Dec 23-25$5,359,280-85.8%$5,359,280-86.5%3Twins52
Dec 16-18$37,673,491+3.2%$39,694,539+5.9%16Twins51
Dec 9-11$36,510,923-4%$37,487,899-4.8%13Twins50
Dec 2-4
Post-Thanksgiving
$38,014,829-23.1%$39,372,983-29.7%13The 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%21Scrooged48
Nov 24-27
Thanksgiving 4-Day
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Nov 23-27
Thanksgiving 5-Day
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Nov 18-20$35,286,223+19.1%$40,417,504+25.5%16The Land Before Time47
Nov 11-13$29,628,860+21.7%$32,209,324+22.2%15Child's Play46
Nov 4-6$24,344,777+36.3%$26,353,664+27%13They Live45
Oct 28-30$17,860,771-24.1%$20,751,245-24.8%15Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers44
Oct 21-23$23,525,035+11.9%$27,611,951+14.5%18Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers43
Oct 14-16$21,025,911+3,470.6%$24,106,710+3,993.7%18The Accused42
Oct 7-9$588,869-97%$588,869-97.6%1Clara's Heart41
Oct 7-10
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
$27,967,421-$33,132,826-16Alien Nation41
Sep 30-Oct 2$19,489,673+8.6%$24,523,505-7%18Gorillas in the Mist40
Sep 23-25$17,949,885-12.3%$26,377,271+2.3%22Dead Ringers39
Sep 16-18$20,473,628-13.3%$25,779,048-6.6%21A Fish Called Wanda38
Sep 9-11$23,615,419+38,918.9%$27,600,424+45,503.2%20Moon Over Parador37
Sep 2-4$60,523-99.8%$60,523-99.9%1Rocket Gibraltar36
Sep 2-5
Labor Day wknd
$42,965,505-$55,190,374-20A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master36
Aug 26-28$36,449,530-19.2%$45,965,695-10.6%20A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master35
Aug 19-21$45,104,365+4.6%$51,392,257+1.8%16A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master34
Aug 12-14$43,120,917-0.2%$50,487,944-2.7%16Young Guns33
Aug 5-7$43,223,198-13.6%$51,865,638-12.8%17Cocktail32
Jul 29-31$50,052,220-12.4%$59,481,116-9.4%17Cocktail31
Jul 22-24$57,131,505+3.9%$65,666,902+3.6%19Who Framed Roger Rabbit30
Jul 15-17$54,981,090-1.2%$63,363,111+1.3%18Coming to America29
Jul 8-10$55,644,618+891.9%$62,572,903+1,015.4%14Coming to America28
Jul 1-3$5,610,145-89.2%$5,610,145-89.9%2Red Heat27
Jul 1-4
July 4th long wknd
$71,036,180-$74,371,167-12Coming to America27
Jun 24-26$52,006,552+7.9%$55,476,625+8.6%13Who Framed Roger Rabbit26
Jun 17-19$48,216,103+5.4%$51,102,754+9.1%13Red Heat25
Jun 10-12$45,724,166+3.4%$46,823,708+3.3%12Crocodile Dundee II24
Jun 3-5$44,210,070+239.2%$45,305,990+247.6%13Crocodile Dundee II23
May 27-29$13,034,238-46%$13,034,238-49.8%1Rambo III22
May 27-30
Memorial Day wknd
$59,525,121-$61,219,196-12Crocodile Dundee II22
May 20-22$24,145,445+1.1%$25,971,575-2.1%13Willow21
May 13-15$23,893,399+13%$26,534,963+6.4%15Friday the 13th: The New Blood20
May 6-8$21,144,996-22.1%$24,928,943-22.7%17Colors19
Apr 29-May 1$27,152,770-12.9%$32,260,025-13.2%18Colors18
Apr 22-24$31,166,630-7.3%$37,148,183-10.2%19Beetlejuice17
Apr 15-17$33,635,016-0.4%$41,344,694-3%19Beetlejuice16
Apr 8-10$33,766,408-11.2%$42,640,761-5%23Beetlejuice15
Apr 1-3$38,025,551+9.4%$44,886,929+14.5%18Beetlejuice14
Apr 1-4
Easter wknd
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Mar 25-27$34,763,334+21%$39,213,035+12.6%17Biloxi Blues13
Mar 18-20$28,720,065-0.7%$34,833,277+4.8%21Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach12
Mar 11-13$28,933,481-4.1%$33,222,017-6%17Good Morning, Vietnam11
Mar 4-6$30,181,651+5.8%$35,343,443-2.1%17Good Morning, Vietnam10
Feb 26-28$28,534,062-14%$36,085,077-7.3%21Good Morning, Vietnam9
Feb 19-21$33,183,143-$38,943,798-16Good Morning, Vietnam8
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Feb 12-15
Presidents' Day wknd
$43,856,209-$48,287,335-15Good Morning, Vietnam7
Feb 5-7$34,167,559+17.7%$36,255,571+4.1%14Good Morning, Vietnam6
Jan 29-31$29,033,920-21.8%$34,824,851-23.2%17Good Morning, Vietnam5
Jan 22-24$37,119,274-22.4%$45,333,331-20.1%22Good Morning, Vietnam4
Jan 15-17$47,863,005+34.9%$56,708,190+44.7%17Good Morning, Vietnam3
Jan 15-18
MLK wknd
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Jan 8-10$35,478,200-36.9%$39,177,470-40.1%15Three Men and a Baby2
Jan 1-3$56,209,187+7%$65,422,329+9.7%19Three Men and a Baby1