1988 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1988
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | 6 | Crocodile Dundee II | Par. | $109,306,210 | 2,837 | $24,462,976 | 2,837 | 5/25 | | 2 | 16 | Rambo III | TriS | $53,715,611 | 2,562 | $13,034,238 | 2,562 | 5/25 | | 3 | 3 | Coming to America | Par. | $128,152,301 | 2,064 | $21,404,420 | 2,064 | 6/29 | | 4 | 8 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Par. | $78,756,177 | 1,969 | $9,331,746 | 1,576 | 12/2 | | 5 | 13 | Scrooged | Par. | $60,328,558 | 1,897 | $13,027,842 | 1,262 | 11/23 | | 6 | 31 | Red Heat | TriS | $34,994,648 | 1,892 | $8,133,822 | 1,885 | 6/17 | | 7 | 30 | The Dead Pool | WB | $37,903,295 | 1,831 | $9,071,330 | 1,831 | 7/15 | | 8 | 53 | Friday the 13th Part VII | Par. | $19,170,001 | 1,796 | $8,245,038 | 1,796 | 5/13 | | 9 | 19 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | NL | $49,369,899 | 1,767 | $12,833,403 | 1,765 | 8/19 | | 10 | 7 | Die Hard | Fox | $83,008,852 | 1,713 | $601,851 | 21 | 7/15 | | 11 | 52 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | WB | $19,510,371 | 1,700 | $6,106,661 | 1,700 | 3/18 | | 12 | 57 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Gal. | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $6,831,250 | 1,679 | 10/21 | | 13 | 5 | Twins | Uni. | $111,938,388 | 1,659 | $11,174,980 | 1,396 | 12/9 | | 14 | 38 | Ernest Saves Christmas | BV | $28,202,109 | 1,640 | $5,710,734 | 1,634 | 11/11 | | 15 | 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | BV | $156,452,370 | 1,598 | $11,226,239 | 1,045 | 6/24 | | 16 | 1 | Rain Man | MGM | $172,825,435 | 1,590 | $7,005,719 | 1,248 | 12/16 | | 17 | 10 | Beetlejuice | WB | $73,707,461 | 1,582 | $8,030,897 | 1,000 | 4/1 | | 18 | 87 | Shakedown | Uni. | $10,068,039 | 1,580 | $3,017,800 | 1,580 | 5/6 | | 19 | 43 | The Fox and the Hound (re-issue) | BV | $23,556,988 | 1,567 | $4,819,215 | 1,567 | 3/25 | | 20 | 40 | Funny Farm | WB | $25,537,221 | 1,557 | $5,655,439 | 1,557 | 6/3 | | 21 | 82 | Caddyshack II | WB | $11,798,302 | 1,556 | $4,436,330 | 1,556 | 7/22 | | 22 | 37 | Shoot to Kill | BV | $29,300,090 | 1,519 | $5,781,628 | 1,503 | 2/12 | | 23 | 24 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Orion | $42,039,085 | 1,515 | $3,840,498 | 1,466 | 12/16 | | 24 | 17 | Oliver & Company | BV | $53,279,055 | 1,503 | $4,022,752 | 952 | 11/18 | | 25 | 34 | Child's Play | UA | $33,244,684 | 1,490 | $6,583,963 | 1,377 | 11/11 | | 26 | 28 | Bambi (Re-issue) (1988) | BV | $39,047,150 | 1,489 | $7,216,741 | 1,483 | 7/15 | | 27 | 68 | Poltergeist III | MGM | $14,114,488 | 1,471 | $4,344,308 | 1,471 | 6/10 | | 28 | 90 | Return of the Living Dead 2 | Lori | $9,205,924 | 1,467 | $3,647,254 | 1,467 | 1/15 | | 29 | 75 | They Live | Uni. | $13,008,928 | 1,463 | $4,827,903 | 1,463 | 11/4 | | 30 | 9 | Cocktail | BV | $78,222,753 | 1,462 | $11,789,466 | 1,404 | 7/29 | | 31 | 41 | Alien Nation | Fox | $25,216,243 | 1,436 | $8,421,429 | 1,430 | 10/7 | | 32 | 51 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | Uni. | $19,595,031 | 1,431 | $5,848,700 | 1,430 | 2/5 | | 33 | 25 | The Great Outdoors | Uni. | $41,455,230 | 1,430 | $6,121,115 | 1,223 | 6/17 | | 34 | 66 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | WB | $14,681,192 | 1,426 | $5,150,962 | 1,426 | 7/8 | | 35 | 4 | Big | Fox | $114,968,774 | 1,419 | $8,216,190 | 1,132 | 6/3 | | 36 | 22 | Young Guns | Fox | $45,661,556 | 1,416 | $7,011,393 | 1,387 | 8/12 | | 37 | 20 | The Land Before Time | Uni. | $48,092,846 | 1,414 | $7,526,025 | 1,395 | 11/18 | | 38 | 118 | Heartbreak Hotel | BV | $5,509,417 | 1,414 | $2,063,546 | 1,338 | 9/30 | | 39 | 26 | Tequila Sunrise | WB | $41,292,551 | 1,411 | $6,350,974 | 1,115 | 12/2 | | 40 | 85 | Moving | WB | $10,815,378 | 1,404 | $4,022,782 | 1,404 | 3/4 | | 41 | 94 | U2: Rattle and Hum | Par. | $8,600,823 | 1,391 | $3,821,351 | 1,391 | 11/4 | | 42 | 21 | Colors | Orion | $46,616,067 | 1,388 | $4,747,118 | 422 | 4/15 | | 43 | 104 | Off Limits | Fox | $7,242,035 | 1,371 | $2,796,111 | 1,366 | 3/11 | | 44 | 45 | Short Circuit 2 | TriS | $21,630,088 | 1,348 | $3,843,067 | 1,346 | 7/8 | | 45 | 84 | The Couch Trip | Lori | $11,005,304 | 1,332 | $3,351,891 | 1,332 | 1/15 | | 46 | 23 | Biloxi Blues | Uni. | $43,184,798 | 1,330 | $7,093,325 | 1,239 | 3/25 | | 47 | 110 | Mac and Me | Orion | $6,424,112 | 1,317 | $2,061,464 | 1,314 | 8/12 | | 48 | 18 | Bull Durham | Orion | $50,888,729 | 1,297 | $5,009,301 | 1,238 | 6/17 | | 49 | 108 | Fresh Horses | Col. | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $3,074,292 | 1,272 | 11/18 | | 50 | 115 | The Rescue | BV | $5,855,392 | 1,275 | $2,194,037 | 1,275 | 8/5 | | 51 | 79 | Casual Sex? | Uni. | $12,277,096 | 1,265 | $3,840,032 | 1,264 | 4/22 | | 52 | 55 | The Seventh Sign | TriS | $18,875,011 | 1,258 | $3,768,707 | 1,256 | 4/1 | | 53 | 65 | Big Top Pee-Wee | Par. | $15,122,324 | 1,256 | $4,625,004 | 1,256 | 7/22 | | 54 | 49 | Action Jackson | Lori | $20,256,975 | 1,249 | $5,424,783 | 1,249 | 2/12 | | 55 | 27 | Big Business | BV | $40,150,487 | 1,232 | $6,112,577 | 1,167 | 6/10 | | 56 | 103 | Phantasm II | Uni. | $7,282,851 | 1,227 | $3,012,285 | 1,227 | 7/8 | | 57 | 44 | License to Drive | Fox | $22,433,275 | 1,225 | $3,850,934 | 1,223 | 7/8 | | 58 | 73 | Vice Versa | Col. | $13,664,060 | 1,225 | $4,050,779 | 1,225 | 3/11 | | 59 | 12 | A Fish Called Wanda | MGM | $62,493,712 | 1,223 | $115,418 | 3 | 7/15 | | 60 | 14 | Willow | MGM | $57,269,863 | 1,209 | $8,300,169 | 1,024 | 5/20 | | 61 | 62 | Bright Lights, Big City | UA | $16,118,077 | 1,199 | $5,126,791 | 1,196 | 4/1 | | 62 | 59 | Johnny Be Good | Orion | $17,550,399 | 1,194 | $5,249,388 | 1,168 | 3/25 | | 63 | 111 | The Unholy | Vest | $6,337,299 | 1,189 | $2,353,452 | 1,189 | 4/22 | | 64 | 80 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | NW | $12,090,735 | 1,187 | $3,185,511 | 1,180 | 12/23 | | 65 | 89 | Bad Dreams | Fox | $9,797,098 | 1,185 | $4,008,870 | 1,180 | 4/8 | | 66 | 119 | Monkey Shines | Orion | $5,344,577 | 1,181 | $1,902,024 | 1,181 | 7/29 | | 67 | 48 | The Presidio | Par. | $20,324,096 | 1,168 | $5,119,031 | 1,152 | 6/10 | | 68 | 29 | Midnight Run | Uni. | $38,413,606 | 1,161 | $5,506,290 | 1,158 | 7/22 | | 69 | 109 | Hot to Trot | WB | $6,436,211 | 1,157 | $2,206,218 | 1,156 | 8/26 | | 70 | 149 | 18 Again | NW | $2,567,099 | 1,152 | $1,475,645 | 1,152 | 4/8 | | 71 | 11 | Working Girl | Fox | $63,779,477 | 1,149 | $4,718,485 | 1,051 | 12/23 | | 72 | 70 | My Stepmother is an Alien | Col. | $13,854,000 | 1,148 | $2,066,980 | 1,106 | 12/9 | | 73 | 83 | Moon Over Parador | Uni. | $11,444,204 | 1,145 | $3,268,975 | 1,145 | 9/9 | | 74 | 33 | Mississippi Burning | Orion | $34,603,943 | 1,134 | $225,034 | 9 | 12/9 | | 75 | 63 | She's Having a Baby | Par. | $16,031,707 | 1,133 | $3,827,520 | 925 | 2/5 | | 76 | 92 | Salsa - The Motion Picture | Can. | $8,892,589 | 1,125 | $2,627,533 | 1,125 | 5/6 | | 77 | 78 | Everybody's All-American | WB | $12,638,294 | 1,123 | $3,425,796 | 1,122 | 11/4 | | 78 | 15 | Beaches | BV | $57,041,866 | 1,122 | $198,361 | 7 | 12/23 | | 79 | 72 | Return to Snowy River | BV | $13,687,027 | 1,121 | $3,023,248 | 1,121 | 4/15 | | 80 | 130 | Critters 2: The Main Course | NL | $3,813,293 | 1,114 | $1,898,751 | 1,114 | 4/29 | | 81 | 39 | Betrayed | UA | $25,816,139 | 1,101 | $5,534,787 | 1,036 | 8/26 | | 82 | 58 | Frantic | WB | $17,637,950 | 1,101 | $4,359,424 | 1,101 | 2/26 | | 83 | 42 | Gorillas in the Mist | Uni. | $24,720,479 | 1,085 | $366,925 | 15 | 9/23 | | 84 | 99 | The Blob | TriS | $8,247,943 | 1,081 | $2,644,920 | 1,081 | 8/5 | | 85 | 100 | Dead Ringers | Fox | $8,038,508 | 1,048 | $3,012,180 | 1,042 | 9/23 | | 86 | 113 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | Can. | $6,193,901 | 1,040 | $2,208,116 | 1,040 | 1/22 | | 87 | 64 | Masquerade | MGM | $15,855,828 | 1,031 | $3,500,259 | 1,030 | 3/11 | | 88 | 124 | Sunset | TriS | $4,594,452 | 1,024 | $2,031,678 | 1,023 | 4/29 | | 89 | 98 | Satisfaction | Fox | $8,253,123 | 1,018 | $2,779,275 | 1,015 | 2/12 | | 90 | 133 | Dead Heat | NW | $3,588,626 | 1,012 | $1,667,036 | 1,012 | 5/6 | | 91 | 157 | Vibes | Col. | $1,883,811 | 1,003 | $916,482 | 1,003 | 8/5 | | 92 | 54 | Cocoon: The Return | Fox | $18,924,919 | 997 | $5,568,143 | 986 | 11/23 | | 93 | 120 | Hero and the Terror | Can. | $5,301,200 | 995 | $1,840,487 | 995 | 8/26 | | 94 | 102 | Stealing Home | WB | $7,467,504 | 985 | $2,346,864 | 984 | 8/26 | | 95 | 91 | Switching Channels | TriS | $9,129,999 | 971 | $3,121,752 | 971 | 3/4 | | 96 | 139 | The Big Blue | Col. | $3,500,000 | 967 | $1,617,462 | 967 | 8/19 | | 97 | 60 | For Keeps | TriS | $17,514,553 | 959 | $4,839,790 | 922 | 1/15 | | 98 | 35 | The Accidental Tourist | WB | $32,632,093 | 954 | $97,578 | 3 | 12/23 | | 99 | 36 | The Accused | Par. | $32,078,318 | 930 | $4,316,369 | 796 | 10/14 | | 100 | 47 | Punchline | Col. | $21,042,667 | 917 | $160,742 | 4 | 9/30 | | Summary of 254 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $3,573,577,161 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $14,069,201 | - | - | - | - |  |
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