Weekend Domestic Box Office August 19, 1988
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $12,833,403 | 1,765 | $7,271 | $12,833,403 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Young Guns | $5,037,716 | -28% | 1,416 | $3,558 | $16,377,217 | 10 | |
| 3 | (3) | Die Hard | $4,523,326 | -21% | 1,629 | $2,777 | $46,026,261 | 38 | |
| 4 | (4) | A Fish Called Wanda | $4,407,331 | -16% | 1,215 | $3,627 | $24,363,962 | 38 | |
| 5 | (2) | Cocktail | $4,004,424 | -36% | 1,462 | $2,739 | $46,223,292 | 24 | |
| 6 | (5) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $3,664,197 | -16% | 1,598 | $2,293 | $119,370,859 | 61 | |
| 7 | (new) | Married to the Mob | $3,231,056 | 824 | $3,921 | $3,231,056 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (6) | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | $2,782,700 | -25% | 720 | $3,865 | $8,197,305 | 10 | |
| 9 | (7) | Coming to America | $2,512,639 | -30% | 1,273 | $1,974 | $111,133,227 | 54 | |
| 10 | (8) | Midnight Run | $2,107,573 | -24% | 1,006 | $2,095 | $29,083,182 | 33 | |
| Reporting movies: 10 | $45,104,365 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $12,833,403 | 1,765 | $12,833,403 |
| 2 | Young Guns | $5,037,716 | 1,416 | $16,377,217 |
| 3 | Die Hard | $4,523,326 | 1,629 | $46,026,261 |
| 4 | A Fish Called Wanda | $4,407,331 | 1,215 | $24,363,962 |
| 5 | Cocktail | $4,004,424 | 1,462 | $46,223,292 |
| 6 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $3,664,197 | 1,598 | $119,370,859 |
| 7 | Married to the Mob | $3,231,056 | 824 | $3,231,056 |
| 8 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | $2,782,700 | 720 | $8,197,305 |
| 9 | Coming to America | $2,512,639 | 1,273 | $111,133,227 |
| 10 | Midnight Run | $2,107,573 | 1,006 | $29,083,182 |
| Reporting: 10 | $45,104,365 | total | ||