The Top Movies, Weekend of October 7, 1988

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Alien Nation	20th Century Fox	Drama	$8,421,429		1,430	$5,889	$8,421,429	3
2	(re-entry)	Punchline	Columbia	Comedy	$5,206,592		753	$6,914	$5,446,307	10
3	(1)	Gorillas in the Mist	Universal	Drama	$4,042,940	+17.14%	1,081	$3,740	$9,195,683	17
4	(6)	Crossing Delancey	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$1,662,891	-9.48%	290	$5,734	$7,351,530	47
5	(3)	A Fish Called Wanda	MGM	Comedy	$1,636,968	-20.20%	959	$1,707	$53,318,164	87
6	(5)	Die Hard	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,513,576	-24.89%	1,050	$1,442	$72,770,440	87
7	(new)	Imagine: John Lennon	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$1,412,213		561	$2,517	$1,412,213	3
8	(9)	Who Framed Roger Rabbit?	Buena Vista	Comedy	$1,404,155	-9.02%	1,147	$1,224	$141,978,958	110
9	(re-entry)	Memories of Me	MGM	Comedy	$1,388,123		723	$1,920	$1,489,010	12
10	(8)	Cocktail	Buena Vista	Drama	$1,278,534	-17.23%	1,042	$1,227	$69,217,603	73