Domestic Box Office Weeklies For 1988
Data as of Apr 25, 15:56 PDT
| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30-Jan 5, 1989 | $83,400,937 | -10.6% | $89,809,797 | -11.2% | 19 | Rain Man | 53 |
| Dec 23-29 | $93,324,016 | +50% | $101,154,529 | +54.5% | 21 | Twins | 52 |
| Dec 16-22 | $62,223,658 | +32.8% | $65,458,766 | +35.9% | 18 | Twins | 51 |
| Dec 9-15 | $46,865,793 | -3.1% | $48,177,626 | -4% | 13 | Twins | 50 |
| Dec 2-8 | $48,385,139 | -17.2% | $50,159,323 | -23.8% | 13 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | 49 |
| Nov 25-Dec 1 | $58,428,125 | +11.6% | $65,845,468 | +2.1% | 17 | Scrooged | 48 |
| Nov 18-24 | $52,333,535 | +36.8% | $64,498,912 | +54.9% | 21 | The Land Before Time | 47 |
| Nov 11-17 | $38,255,625 | +21% | $41,632,368 | +21.9% | 15 | Child's Play | 46 |
| Nov 4-10 | $31,606,826 | +32.4% | $34,153,726 | +22.9% | 13 | They Live | 45 |
| Oct 28-Nov 3 | $23,874,995 | -21.1% | $27,781,067 | -21.8% | 15 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | 44 |
| Oct 21-27 | $30,252,613 | +10.3% | $35,520,226 | +10.6% | 18 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | 43 |
| Oct 14-20 | $27,436,240 | -17.7% | $32,119,513 | -17.6% | 19 | The Accused | 42 |
| Oct 7-13 | $33,340,127 | +33.9% | $38,981,918 | +23.9% | 17 | Alien Nation | 41 |
| Sep 30-Oct 6 | $24,899,809 | +9.2% | $31,465,087 | -5.7% | 18 | Gorillas in the Mist | 40 |
| Sep 23-29 | $22,806,829 | -15.1% | $33,367,550 | -1% | 21 | Dead Ringers | 39 |
| Sep 16-22 | $26,870,435 | -14.8% | $33,711,688 | -9.2% | 19 | A Fish Called Wanda | 38 |
| Sep 9-15 | $31,521,378 | -37% | $37,119,899 | -42.2% | 20 | Moon Over Parador | 37 |
| Sep 2-8 | $50,048,677 | -6.2% | $64,247,530 | -3.7% | 21 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 36 |
| Aug 26-Sep 1 | $53,384,090 | -21.7% | $66,730,347 | -14.6% | 19 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 35 |
| Aug 19-25 | $68,206,144 | -0.5% | $78,099,043 | -1.3% | 17 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 34 |
| Aug 12-18 | $68,528,726 | +1.7% | $79,133,584 | -1.1% | 15 | Young Guns | 33 |
| Aug 5-11 | $67,401,795 | -15.6% | $79,989,673 | -17.1% | 17 | Cocktail | 32 |
| Jul 29-Aug 4 | $79,892,355 | -9.7% | $96,460,717 | -5.1% | 17 | Cocktail | 31 |
| Jul 22-28 | $88,520,638 | -2.4% | $101,610,057 | -3.2% | 19 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 30 |
| Jul 15-21 | $90,691,403 | +4.8% | $104,973,391 | +8.6% | 18 | The Dead Pool | 29 |
| Jul 8-14 | $86,570,314 | -15.7% | $96,649,238 | -9.7% | 14 | Coming to America | 28 |
| Jul 1-7 | $102,750,382 | +23.5% | $106,990,012 | +21.7% | 12 | Coming to America | 27 |
| Jun 24-30 | $83,231,046 | +11.3% | $87,936,547 | +11.2% | 13 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 26 |
| Jun 17-23 | $74,774,820 | +11.4% | $79,092,373 | +15.3% | 13 | Red Heat | 25 |
| Jun 10-16 | $67,096,782 | +5.7% | $68,609,836 | +5.3% | 12 | Crocodile Dundee II | 24 |
| Jun 3-9 | $63,465,438 | -12.9% | $65,146,767 | -11.8% | 13 | Crocodile Dundee II | 23 |
| May 27-Jun 2 | $72,855,815 | +90.7% | $73,873,923 | +70.5% | 11 | Crocodile Dundee II | 22 |
| May 20-26 | $38,209,191 | +21.7% | $43,329,669 | +31.8% | 15 | Willow | 21 |
| May 13-19 | $31,388,672 | +12.3% | $32,863,146 | +7.3% | 13 | Friday the 13th: The New Blood | 20 |
| May 6-12 | $27,938,519 | -20.2% | $30,627,523 | -27.3% | 14 | Colors | 19 |
| Apr 29-May 5 | $34,997,677 | -13.2% | $42,128,239 | -12.3% | 19 | Colors | 18 |
| Apr 22-28 | $40,329,736 | -9.9% | $48,049,444 | -10.6% | 19 | Beetlejuice | 17 |
| Apr 15-21 | $44,780,842 | +5.6% | $53,721,716 | +1.4% | 17 | Beetlejuice | 16 |
| Apr 8-14 | $42,401,246 | -25.6% | $53,001,063 | -20.9% | 21 | Beetlejuice | 15 |
| Apr 1-7 | $57,012,529 | +14.2% | $67,042,618 | +18.7% | 19 | Beetlejuice | 14 |
| Mar 25-31 | $49,935,955 | +33.4% | $56,494,388 | +23.9% | 17 | Biloxi Blues | 13 |
| Mar 18-24 | $37,441,044 | -2.1% | $45,608,535 | +4.1% | 21 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | 12 |
| Mar 11-17 | $38,233,359 | -1.1% | $43,817,031 | -3.5% | 17 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 11 |
| Mar 4-10 | $38,651,858 | +4.4% | $45,395,695 | -2.7% | 17 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 10 |
| Feb 26-Mar 3 | $37,021,899 | -12.5% | $46,650,176 | -4.5% | 20 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 9 |
| Feb 19-25 | $42,290,132 | -18.9% | $48,843,005 | -12.8% | 15 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 8 |
| Feb 12-18 | $52,141,329 | +20.8% | $56,026,039 | +21.7% | 15 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 7 |
| Feb 5-11 | $43,152,652 | +13.7% | $46,048,413 | +1.6% | 15 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 6 |
| Jan 29-Feb 4 | $37,939,309 | -20.4% | $45,323,094 | -22.4% | 19 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 5 |
| Jan 22-28 | $47,668,415 | -26.2% | $58,381,709 | -23.6% | 22 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 4 |
| Jan 15-21 | $64,556,987 | +37.5% | $76,438,075 | +46.5% | 17 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 3 |
| Jan 8-14 | $46,953,362 | -32.8% | $52,192,062 | -34.4% | 15 | Three Men and a Baby | 2 |
| Jan 1-7 | $69,870,495 | -28.2% | $79,608,411 | -28.2% | 18 | Three Men and a Baby | 1 |
