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Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 1988
See also: Top 1988 Domestic
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This chart contains a weekend breakdown of the domestic box office for 1988.
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| Weekend | No. 1 Movie | Weeks in Release |
No. 1 Box Office |
Combined Weekend Box Office |
No. 1 / Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1988 | 3 Men and a Baby | 6 | $13,123,622 | $65,317,534 | 20% |
| Jan 8, 1988 | 3 Men and a Baby | 7 | $8,103,282 | $36,617,195 | 22% |
| Jan 15, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 4 | $11,752,913 | $51,917,447 | 23% |
| Jan 22, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 5 | $10,806,276 | $47,992,599 | 23% |
| Jan 29, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 6 | $8,260,432 | $30,344,928 | 27% |
| Feb 5, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 7 | $8,564,496 | $33,310,432 | 26% |
| Feb 12, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 8 | $9,011,354 | $45,170,790 | 20% |
| Feb 19, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 9 | $6,883,781 | $33,845,275 | 20% |
| Feb 26, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 10 | $5,232,945 | $30,094,843 | 17% |
| Mar 4, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 11 | $5,141,491 | $30,146,890 | 17% |
| Mar 11, 1988 | Good Morning Vietnam | 12 | $4,369,592 | $31,993,649 | 14% |
| Mar 18, 1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami B… | New | $6,106,661 | $30,389,020 | 20% |
| Mar 25, 1988 | Biloxi Blues | New | $7,093,325 | $37,782,828 | 19% |
| Apr 1, 1988 | Beetlejuice | New | $8,030,897 | $41,596,434 | 19% |
| Apr 8, 1988 | Beetlejuice | 2 | $8,667,702 | $35,651,721 | 24% |
| Apr 15, 1988 | Beetlejuice | 3 | $7,145,123 | $34,435,629 | 21% |
| Apr 22, 1988 | Beetlejuice | 4 | $6,201,234 | $33,265,356 | 19% |
| Apr 29, 1988 | Colors | 3 | $6,524,536 | $29,319,361 | 22% |
| May 6, 1988 | Colors | 4 | $4,007,400 | $23,460,336 | 17% |
| May 13, 1988 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | New | $8,245,038 | $25,407,069 | 32% |
| May 20, 1988 | Willow | New | $8,300,169 | $26,307,646 | 32% |
| May 27, 1988 | Crocodile Dundee 2 | New | $24,462,976 | $59,913,490 | 41% |
| Jun 3, 1988 | Crocodile Dundee 2 | 2 | $12,717,140 | $44,434,702 | 29% |
| Jun 10, 1988 | Crocodile Dundee 2 | 3 | $8,519,246 | $46,766,850 | 18% |
| Jun 17, 1988 | Red Heat | New | $8,133,822 | $48,541,393 | 17% |
| Jun 24, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | New | $11,226,239 | $52,053,020 | 22% |
| Jul 1, 1988 | Coming to America | New | $21,404,420 | $70,487,073 | 30% |
| Jul 8, 1988 | Coming to America | 2 | $13,342,707 | $55,650,907 | 24% |
| Jul 15, 1988 | Coming to America | 3 | $10,417,790 | $63,362,207 | 16% |
| Jul 22, 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | 5 | $8,919,732 | $57,133,156 | 16% |
| Jul 29, 1988 | Cocktail | New | $11,789,466 | $50,042,651 | 24% |
| Aug 5, 1988 | Cocktail | 2 | $8,204,479 | $43,226,098 | 19% |
| Aug 12, 1988 | Young Guns | New | $7,011,393 | $47,173,308 | 15% |
| Aug 19, 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Drea… | New | $12,833,403 | $45,104,365 | 28% |
| Aug 26, 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Drea… | 2 | $6,989,358 | $36,467,344 | 19% |
| Sep 2, 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Drea… | 3 | $6,435,710 | $43,055,161 | 15% |
| Sep 9, 1988 | Moon Over Parador | New | $3,268,975 | $23,679,272 | 14% |
| Sep 16, 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda | 10 | $2,555,291 | $20,551,578 | 12% |
| Sep 23, 1988 | Dead Ringers | New | $3,012,180 | $20,610,963 | 15% |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Gorillas in the Mist | 2 | $3,451,230 | $19,549,628 | 18% |
| Oct 7, 1988 | Alien Nation | New | $8,421,429 | $28,026,896 | 30% |
| Oct 14, 1988 | The Accused | New | $4,316,369 | $21,075,195 | 20% |
| Oct 21, 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | 4 | $6,831,250 | $25,370,441 | 27% |
| Oct 28, 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | 5 | $4,510,000 | $19,951,762 | 23% |
| Nov 4, 1988 | They Live | New | $4,827,903 | $25,492,063 | 19% |
| Nov 11, 1988 | Child’s Play | New | $6,583,963 | $30,802,632 | 21% |
| Nov 18, 1988 | The Land Before Time | New | $7,526,025 | $36,356,847 | 21% |
| Nov 25, 1988 | Scrooged | New | $13,027,842 | $51,020,253 | 26% |
| Dec 2, 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Poli… | New | $9,331,746 | $38,398,475 | 24% |
| Dec 9, 1988 | Twins | New | $11,174,980 | $36,714,130 | 30% |
| Dec 16, 1988 | Twins | 2 | $7,781,130 | $37,894,299 | 21% |
| Dec 23, 1988 | Twins | 3 | $8,958,675 | $48,841,879 | 18% |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Rain Man | 3 | $14,350,610 | $69,700,214 | 21% |
The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.
The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.