| # |
Weekend end date |
Film |
Box office |
Notes |
| 1 |
01988-01-03January 3, 1988 |
Three Men and a Baby |
$13,123,622 |
|
| 2 |
01988-01-10January 10, 1988 |
Three Men and a Baby |
$8,103,282 |
|
| 3 |
01988-01-17January 17, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$11,752,913 |
Good Morning, Vietnam reached #1 in its fourth weekend of limited release. |
| 4 |
01988-01-24January 24, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$10,806,276 |
|
| 5 |
01988-01-31January 31, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$8,260,432 |
|
| 6 |
01988-02-07February 7, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$8,564,496 |
|
| 7 |
01988-02-15February 15, 19884-day weekend |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$9,011,354 |
|
| 8 |
01988-02-21February 21, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$6,883,781 |
|
| 9 |
01988-02-28February 28, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$5,232,945 |
|
| 10 |
01988-03-06March 6, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$5,141,491 |
|
| 11 |
01988-03-13March 13, 1988 |
Good Morning, Vietnam |
$4,369,592 |
|
| 12 |
01988-03-20March 20, 1988 |
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach |
$6,106,661 |
|
| 13 |
01988-03-27March 27, 1988 |
Biloxi Blues |
$7,093,325 |
|
| 14 |
01988-04-03April 3, 1988 |
Beetlejuice |
$8,030,897 |
|
| 15 |
01988-04-10April 10, 1988 |
Beetlejuice |
$8,667,702 |
|
| 16 |
01988-04-17April 17, 1988 |
Beetlejuice |
$7,145,123 |
|
| 17 |
01988-04-24April 24, 1988 |
Beetlejuice |
$6,201,234 |
|
| 18 |
01988-05-01May 1, 1988 |
Colors |
$6,524,536 |
Colors reached #1 in its third weekend of release. |
| 19 |
01988-05-08May 8, 1988 |
Colors |
$4,007,400 |
|
| 20 |
01988-05-15May 15, 1988 |
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood |
$8,245,038 |
|
| 21 |
01988-05-22May 22, 1988 |
Willow |
$8,300,169 |
|
| 22 |
01988-05-30May 30, 19884-day weekend |
Crocodile Dundee II |
$24,462,976 |
Crocodile Dundee II had the highest weekend debut of 1988. |
| 23 |
01988-06-05June 5, 1988 |
Crocodile Dundee II |
$12,717,140 |
|
| 24 |
01988-06-12June 12, 1988 |
Crocodile Dundee II |
$8,519,246 |
|
| 25 |
01988-06-19June 19, 1988 |
Red Heat |
$8,133,822 |
|
| 26 |
01988-06-26June 26, 1988 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
$11,226,239 |
|
| 27 |
01988-07-03July 3, 1988 |
Coming to America |
$21,404,420 |
|
| 28 |
01988-07-10July 10, 1988 |
Coming to America |
$13,342,707 |
|
| 29 |
01988-07-17July 17, 1988 |
Coming to America |
$10,417,790 |
|
| 30 |
01988-07-24July 24, 1988 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
$8,919,732 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release. |
| 31 |
01988-07-31July 31, 1988 |
Cocktail |
$11,789,466 |
|
| 32 |
01988-08-07August 7, 1988 |
Cocktail |
$8,204,479 |
|
| 33 |
01988-08-14August 14, 1988 |
Young Guns |
$7,011,393 |
|
| 34 |
01988-08-21August 21, 1988 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master |
$12,833,403 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master broke Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter's record ($11.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a slasher film |
| 35 |
01988-08-28August 28, 1988 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master |
$6,989,358 |
|
| 36 |
01988-09-05September 5, 19884-day weekend |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master |
$6,435,710 |
|
| 37 |
01988-09-11September 11, 1988 |
Moon over Parador |
$3,268,975 |
|
| 38 |
01988-09-18September 18, 1988 |
A Fish Called Wanda |
$2,555,291 |
A Fish Called Wanda reached #1 in its tenth weekend of release. |
| 39 |
01988-09-25September 25, 1988 |
Dead Ringers |
$3,012,180 |
|
| 40 |
01988-10-02October 2, 1988 |
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey |
$3,451,230 |
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey reached #1 in its second week of release. |
| 41 |
01988-10-09October 9, 1988 |
Alien Nation |
$8,421,429 |
|
| 42 |
01988-10-16October 16, 1988 |
The Accused |
$4,316,369 |
|
| 43 |
01988-10-23October 23, 1988 |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers |
$6,831,250 |
|
| 44 |
01988-10-30October 30, 1988 |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers |
$4,510,500 |
|
| 45 |
01988-11-06November 6, 1988 |
They Live |
$4,827,903 |
|
| 46 |
01988-11-13November 13, 1988 |
Child's Play |
$6,583,963 |
|
| 47 |
01988-11-20November 20, 1988 |
The Land Before Time |
$7,526,025 |
|
| 48 |
01988-11-27November 27, 1988 |
Scrooged |
$13,027,842 |
|
| 49 |
01988-12-04December 4, 1988 |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! |
$9,331,746 |
|
| 50 |
01988-12-11December 11, 1988 |
Twins |
$11,174,980 |
|
| 51 |
01988-12-18December 18, 1988 |
Twins |
$7,781,130 |
|
| 52 |
01988-12-26December 26, 1988 |
Twins |
$8,958,675 |
|