Weekend Domestic Box Office August 12, 1988
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Young Guns | $7,011,393 | 1,387 | $5,055 | $7,011,393 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Cocktail | $6,227,319 | -24% | 1,462 | $4,259 | $38,659,879 | 17 | |
| 3 | (3) | Die Hard | $5,742,848 | +0% | 1,713 | $3,353 | $38,415,083 | 31 | |
| 4 | (5) | A Fish Called Wanda | $5,256,304 | +9% | 1,114 | $4,718 | $16,693,985 | 31 | |
| 5 | (2) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $4,349,661 | -26% | 1,435 | $3,031 | $113,041,981 | 54 | |
| 6 | (new) | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | $3,709,562 | 720 | $5,152 | $3,709,562 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (4) | Coming to America | $3,611,470 | -29% | 1,481 | $2,439 | $106,688,022 | 47 | |
| 8 | (6) | Midnight Run | $2,781,515 | -26% | 1,133 | $2,455 | $25,562,470 | 26 | |
| 9 | (7) | Big | $2,225,217 | -18% | 1,171 | $1,900 | $88,904,983 | 73 | |
| 10 | (new) | Clean and Sober | $2,205,628 | 675 | $3,268 | $3,098,964 | 5 | ||
| 11 | (new) | Mac and Me | $2,061,464 | 1,314 | $1,569 | $2,061,464 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (8) | The Blob | $1,587,894 | -40% | 1,081 | $1,469 | $5,427,814 | 10 | |
| 13 | (new) | The Last Temptation of Christ | $401,211 | 9 | $44,579 | $401,211 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (11) | Eat the Rich | $1,822 | -37% | 2 | $911 | $42,450 | 115 | |
| Reporting movies: 14 | $47,173,308 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Guns | $7,011,393 | 1,387 | $7,011,393 |
| 2 | Cocktail | $6,227,319 | 1,462 | $38,659,879 |
| 3 | Die Hard | $5,742,848 | 1,713 | $38,415,083 |
| 4 | A Fish Called Wanda | $5,256,304 | 1,114 | $16,693,985 |
| 5 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $4,349,661 | 1,435 | $113,041,981 |
| 6 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | $3,709,562 | 720 | $3,709,562 |
| 7 | Coming to America | $3,611,470 | 1,481 | $106,688,022 |
| 8 | Midnight Run | $2,781,515 | 1,133 | $25,562,470 |
| 9 | Big | $2,225,217 | 1,171 | $88,904,983 |
| 10 | Clean and Sober | $2,205,628 | 675 | $3,098,964 |
| 11 | Mac and Me | $2,061,464 | 1,314 | $2,061,464 |
| 12 | The Blob | $1,587,894 | 1,081 | $5,427,814 |
| 13 | The Last Temptation of Christ | $401,211 | 9 | $401,211 |
| 14 | Eat the Rich | $1,822 | 2 | $42,450 |
| Reporting: 14 | $47,173,308 | total | ||