The Top Movies, Weekend of January 8, 1988

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	3 Men and a Baby	Buena Vista	Comedy	$8,103,282	-38.25%	1,804	$4,492	$94,709,861	47
2	(4)	Broadcast News	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$4,301,846	-27.17%	681	$6,317	$22,374,949	26
3	(3)	Eddie Murphy Raw	Paramount Pictures	Concert	$3,932,759	-38.91%	1,488	$2,643	$39,136,802	24
4	(2)	Throw Momma From the Train	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$3,721,187	-46.09%	1,623	$2,293	$42,747,260	31
5	(5)	*batteries not included	Universal	Comedy	$2,833,330	-41.45%	1,346	$2,105	$23,121,259	24
6	(6)	Wall Street	20th Century Fox	Drama	$2,817,932	-36.74%	988	$2,852	$26,643,104	31
7	(7)	Planes, Trains & Automobiles	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,659,500	-33.92%	1,571	$1,693	$42,783,481	47
8	(8)	Overboard	MGM/UA Classics	Romantic Comedy	$2,648,634	-32.47%	1,135	$2,334	$16,882,934	24
9	(9)	Fatal Attraction	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,636,803	-22.77%	1,273	$2,071	$133,029,549	115
10	(10)	Empire of the Sun	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,822,927	-42.73%	673	$2,709	$14,574,930	33
11	(13)	Dirty Dancing	Vestron	Drama	$991,137	-22.44%	809	$1,225	$57,288,167	143