1988 Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for 1988.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 27, 1988 | Crocodile Dundee 2 | $24,462,976 | 2,837 | $8,623 | $29,215,731 | 5 |
| 2 | Jul 1, 1988 | Coming to America | $21,404,420 | 2,064 | $10,370 | $28,409,497 | 5 |
| 3 | May 27, 1988 | Rambo III | $16,745,418 | 2,562 | $6,536 | $21,207,353 | 5 |
| 4 | Jul 1, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $14,517,442 | 1,153 | $12,591 | $37,228,575 | 12 |
| 5 | Dec 30, 1988 | Rain Man | $14,350,610 | 1,254 | $11,444 | $42,456,753 | 17 |
| 6 | Jul 8, 1988 | Coming to America | $13,342,707 | 2,064 | $6,464 | $49,497,282 | 12 |
| 7 | Jan 1, 1988 | 3 Men and a Baby | $13,123,622 | 1,804 | $7,275 | $83,925,233 | 40 |
| 8 | Nov 25, 1988 | Scrooged | $13,027,842 | 1,262 | $10,323 | $18,548,158 | 5 |
| 9 | Aug 19, 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: … | $12,833,403 | 1,765 | $7,271 | $12,833,403 | 3 |
| 10 | Jun 3, 1988 | Crocodile Dundee 2 | $12,717,140 | 2,837 | $4,483 | $47,644,578 | 12 |
| 11 | Dec 30, 1988 | Twins | $12,050,080 | 1,624 | $7,420 | $55,547,405 | 24 |
| 12 | Jul 29, 1988 | Cocktail | $11,789,466 | 1,404 | $8,397 | $11,789,466 | 3 |
| 13 | Jan 15, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | $11,752,913 | 785 | $14,972 | $12,853,843 | 26 |
| 14 | Jul 8, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $11,519,011 | 1,286 | $8,957 | $54,516,090 | 19 |
| 15 | Jun 24, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $11,226,239 | 1,045 | $10,743 | $14,853,661 | 5 |
| 16 | Dec 9, 1988 | Twins | $11,174,980 | 1,396 | $8,005 | $11,174,980 | 3 |
| 17 | Jan 22, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | $10,806,276 | 1,194 | $9,050 | $28,624,688 | 33 |
| 18 | Jul 15, 1988 | Coming to America | $10,417,790 | 2,064 | $5,047 | $66,732,490 | 19 |
| 19 | Dec 2, 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files… | $9,331,746 | 1,576 | $5,921 | $9,331,746 | 3 |
| 20 | Jul 15, 1988 | The Dead Pool | $9,071,330 | 1,831 | $4,954 | $12,783,321 | 5 |
| 21 | Feb 12, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | $9,011,354 | 1,588 | $5,675 | $62,828,894 | 54 |
| 22 | Dec 23, 1988 | Twins | $8,958,675 | 1,606 | $5,578 | $35,492,935 | 17 |
| 23 | Jul 22, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $8,919,732 | 1,402 | $6,362 | $84,057,913 | 33 |
| 24 | Jul 22, 1988 | Coming to America | $8,886,442 | 2,064 | $4,305 | $81,234,946 | 26 |
| 25 | Dec 23, 1988 | Rain Man | $8,727,311 | 1,254 | $6,960 | $20,167,143 | 10 |
| 26 | Apr 8, 1988 | Beetlejuice | $8,667,702 | 1,523 | $5,691 | $22,910,567 | 12 |
| 27 | Jul 15, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $8,589,225 | 1,314 | $6,537 | $69,291,854 | 26 |
| 28 | Feb 5, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | $8,564,496 | 1,579 | $5,424 | $51,568,528 | 47 |
| 29 | Jun 10, 1988 | Crocodile Dundee 2 | $8,519,246 | 2,410 | $3,535 | $61,321,196 | 19 |
| 30 | Oct 7, 1988 | Alien Nation | $8,421,429 | 1,430 | $5,889 | $8,421,429 | 3 |
| 31 | May 20, 1988 | Willow | $8,300,169 | 1,024 | $8,106 | $8,300,169 | 3 |
| 32 | Jan 29, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | $8,260,432 | 1,213 | $6,810 | $40,237,025 | 40 |
| 33 | May 13, 1988 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The… | $8,245,038 | 1,796 | $4,591 | $8,245,038 | 3 |
| 34 | Jun 3, 1988 | Big | $8,216,190 | 1,132 | $7,258 | $8,216,190 | 3 |
| 35 | Aug 5, 1988 | Cocktail | $8,204,479 | 1,437 | $5,709 | $27,424,682 | 10 |
| 36 | Jun 17, 1988 | Red Heat | $8,133,822 | 1,885 | $4,315 | $8,133,822 | 3 |
| 37 | Nov 25, 1988 | The Land Before Time | $8,114,550 | 1,410 | $5,755 | $18,478,800 | 10 |
| 38 | Jan 8, 1988 | 3 Men and a Baby | $8,103,282 | 1,804 | $4,492 | $94,709,861 | 47 |
| 39 | Apr 1, 1988 | Beetlejuice | $8,030,897 | 1,000 | $8,031 | $10,450,679 | 5 |
| 40 | Jan 15, 1988 | 3 Men and a Baby | $7,973,618 | 1,813 | $4,398 | $105,141,109 | 54 |
| 41 | Dec 30, 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files… | $7,944,101 | 1,969 | $4,035 | $47,904,151 | 31 |
| 42 | Jun 10, 1988 | Big | $7,901,047 | 1,134 | $6,967 | $20,501,013 | 10 |
| 43 | Dec 16, 1988 | Twins | $7,781,130 | 1,449 | $5,370 | $22,138,990 | 10 |
| 44 | Jun 3, 1988 | Rambo III | $7,694,474 | 2,478 | $3,105 | $32,328,865 | 12 |
| 45 | May 27, 1988 | Willow | $7,556,144 | 1,030 | $7,336 | $18,611,739 | 10 |
| 46 | Nov 18, 1988 | The Land Before Time | $7,526,025 | 1,395 | $5,395 | $7,526,025 | 3 |
| 47 | Dec 2, 1988 | Scrooged | $7,505,520 | 1,262 | $5,947 | $29,287,158 | 12 |
| 48 | Dec 30, 1988 | Oliver & Company | $7,403,439 | 1,503 | $4,926 | $40,215,756 | 45 |
| 49 | Dec 30, 1988 | Working Girl | $7,345,299 | 1,060 | $6,930 | $16,694,492 | 13 |
| 50 | Jul 15, 1988 | Bambi | $7,216,741 | 1,483 | $4,866 | $7,216,741 | 16,776 |
| 51 | Jun 24, 1988 | Big | $7,209,488 | 1,377 | $5,236 | $42,533,775 | 24 |
| 52 | Apr 15, 1988 | Beetlejuice | $7,145,123 | 1,582 | $4,517 | $32,085,824 | 19 |
| 53 | Jul 22, 1988 | Die Hard | $7,105,514 | 1,276 | $5,569 | $10,147,587 | 10 |
| 54 | Mar 25, 1988 | Biloxi Blues | $7,093,325 | 1,239 | $5,725 | $7,093,325 | 3 |
| 55 | Aug 12, 1988 | Young Guns | $7,011,393 | 1,387 | $5,055 | $7,011,393 | 3 |
| 56 | Dec 16, 1988 | Rain Man | $7,005,719 | 1,248 | $5,614 | $7,005,719 | 3 |
| 57 | Aug 26, 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: … | $6,989,358 | 1,767 | $3,955 | $25,064,782 | 10 |
| 58 | Jan 1, 1988 | Throw Momma From the Train | $6,903,178 | 1,621 | $4,259 | $37,618,536 | 24 |
| 59 | Feb 19, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | $6,883,781 | 1,598 | $4,308 | $71,489,494 | 61 |
| 60 | Oct 21, 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Mi… | $6,831,250 | 1,679 | $4,069 | $6,831,250 | 23 |
| 61 | Jun 17, 1988 | Big | $6,614,557 | 1,174 | $5,634 | $31,221,730 | 17 |
| 62 | Nov 11, 1988 | Child’s Play | $6,583,963 | 1,377 | $4,781 | $8,002,841 | 5 |
| 63 | Jul 1, 1988 | Big | $6,579,177 | 1,419 | $4,636 | $53,018,246 | 31 |
| 64 | Jul 29, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $6,556,367 | 1,429 | $4,588 | $95,308,294 | 40 |
| 65 | Apr 29, 1988 | Colors | $6,524,536 | 1,372 | $4,755 | $18,761,724 | 17 |
| 66 | Dec 30, 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | $6,457,011 | 1,511 | $4,273 | $22,285,013 | 19 |
| 67 | Jan 1, 1988 | Eddie Murphy: Raw | $6,437,234 | 1,494 | $4,309 | $33,376,953 | 17 |
| 68 | Sep 2, 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: … | $6,435,710 | 1,758 | $3,661 | $34,253,190 | 17 |
| 69 | Jul 29, 1988 | Coming to America | $6,430,730 | 1,902 | $3,381 | $92,011,700 | 33 |
| 70 | Dec 2, 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | $6,350,974 | 1,115 | $5,696 | $6,350,974 | 3 |
| 71 | Nov 25, 1988 | Oliver & Company | $6,338,773 | 952 | $6,658 | $12,065,731 | 10 |
| 72 | Aug 12, 1988 | Cocktail | $6,227,319 | 1,462 | $4,259 | $38,659,879 | 17 |
| 73 | Apr 22, 1988 | Beetlejuice | $6,201,234 | 1,575 | $3,937 | $40,362,058 | 26 |
| 74 | Jun 24, 1988 | The Great Outdoors | $6,126,950 | 1,415 | $4,330 | $15,799,136 | 10 |
| 75 | Jun 17, 1988 | The Great Outdoors | $6,121,115 | 1,223 | $5,005 | $6,121,115 | 3 |
| 76 | Dec 9, 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files… | $6,120,254 | 1,576 | $3,883 | $18,332,334 | 10 |
| 77 | Jun 24, 1988 | Red Heat | $6,117,034 | 1,892 | $3,233 | $18,061,175 | 10 |
| 78 | Jun 17, 1988 | Crocodile Dundee 2 | $6,114,018 | 2,394 | $2,554 | $71,269,313 | 26 |
| 79 | Jun 10, 1988 | Big Business | $6,112,577 | 1,167 | $5,238 | $6,112,577 | 3 |
| 80 | Jul 29, 1988 | Die Hard | $6,107,608 | 1,324 | $4,613 | $21,049,817 | 17 |
| 81 | Mar 18, 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment:… | $6,106,661 | 1,700 | $3,592 | $6,106,661 | 3 |
| 82 | Jan 22, 1988 | 3 Men and a Baby | $6,036,498 | 1,813 | $3,330 | $113,764,754 | 61 |
| 83 | Jul 22, 1988 | The Dead Pool | $6,015,347 | 1,831 | $3,285 | $23,107,059 | 12 |
| 84 | Apr 1, 1988 | Biloxi Blues | $6,013,725 | 1,329 | $4,525 | $16,373,395 | 10 |
| 85 | Jan 1, 1988 | Broadcast News | $5,906,721 | 681 | $8,674 | $16,225,956 | 19 |
| 86 | Aug 5, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | $5,895,616 | 1,435 | $4,108 | $105,420,503 | 47 |
| 87 | Feb 5, 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | $5,848,700 | 1,430 | $4,090 | $5,848,700 | 3 |
| 88 | Dec 23, 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files… | $5,812,534 | 1,969 | $2,952 | $34,961,864 | 24 |
| 89 | Feb 12, 1988 | Shoot to Kill | $5,781,628 | 1,503 | $3,847 | $5,781,628 | 3 |
| 90 | Aug 12, 1988 | Die Hard | $5,742,848 | 1,713 | $3,353 | $38,415,083 | 31 |
| 91 | Aug 5, 1988 | Die Hard | $5,738,404 | 1,338 | $4,289 | $29,417,206 | 24 |
| 92 | Nov 11, 1988 | Ernest Saves Christmas | $5,710,734 | 1,634 | $3,495 | $5,710,734 | 3 |
| 93 | Jun 3, 1988 | Funny Farm | $5,655,439 | 1,557 | $3,632 | $5,655,439 | 3 |
| 94 | Dec 16, 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files… | $5,607,011 | 1,937 | $2,895 | $25,818,339 | 17 |
| 95 | Nov 25, 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | $5,568,143 | 986 | $5,647 | $7,731,202 | 5 |
| 96 | Aug 26, 1988 | Betrayed | $5,534,787 | 1,036 | $5,342 | $5,534,787 | 3 |
| 97 | Jul 22, 1988 | Midnight Run | $5,506,290 | 1,158 | $4,755 | $7,091,090 | 5 |
| 98 | Sep 2, 1988 | Betrayed | $5,496,111 | 1,099 | $5,001 | $13,211,050 | 10 |
| 99 | Feb 12, 1988 | Action Jackson | $5,424,783 | 1,249 | $4,343 | $5,424,783 | 3 |
| 100 | Jul 22, 1988 | Bambi | $5,315,853 | 1,489 | $3,570 | $18,348,182 | 16,783 |