| Rank | Release | Genre | Budget | Running Time | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor | Estimated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | - | - | - | $156,452,370 | 1,598 | $156,452,370 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | Coming to America | - | - | - | $128,152,301 | 2,064 | $128,152,301 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Good Morning, Vietnam | - | - | - | $122,231,991 | 1,598 | $123,922,370 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Big | - | - | - | $114,968,774 | 1,419 | $114,968,774 | Jun 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Crocodile Dundee II | - | - | - | $109,306,210 | 2,837 | $109,306,210 | May 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | Three Men and a Baby | - | - | - | $90,528,478 | 1,813 | $167,780,960 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Die Hard | - | - | - | $83,008,852 | 1,713 | $83,008,852 | Jul 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 8 | Moonstruck | - | - | - | $80,034,239 | 1,178 | $80,640,528 | Dec 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 9 | co*cktail | - | - | - | $78,222,753 | 1,462 | $78,222,753 | Jul 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Beetlejuice | - | - | - | $73,707,461 | 1,582 | $73,707,461 | Mar 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | A Fish Called Wanda | - | - | - | $62,493,712 | 1,223 | $62,493,712 | Jul 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 12 | Willow | - | - | - | $57,269,863 | 1,209 | $57,269,863 | May 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 13 | Rambo III | - | - | - | $53,715,611 | 2,562 | $53,715,611 | May 25 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 14 | Scrooged | - | - | - | $52,747,095 | 1,897 | $60,328,558 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Bull Durham | - | - | - | $50,888,729 | 1,297 | $50,888,729 | Jun 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Twins | - | - | - | $49,668,525 | 1,659 | $111,938,388 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 17 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | - | - | - | $49,369,899 | 1,767 | $49,369,899 | Aug 19 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 18 | Colors | - | - | - | $46,616,067 | 1,388 | $46,616,067 | Apr 15 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 19 | Young Guns | - | - | - | $45,661,556 | 1,416 | $45,661,556 | Aug 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Biloxi Blues | - | - | - | $43,184,798 | 1,330 | $43,184,798 | Mar 25 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | - | - | - | $42,682,610 | 1,969 | $78,756,177 | Dec 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | The Great Outdoors | - | - | - | $41,455,230 | 1,430 | $41,455,230 | Jun 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Big Business | - | - | - | $40,150,487 | 1,232 | $40,150,487 | Jun 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $39,542,734 | 877 | $43,984,230 | Nov 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 25 | Bambi 1988 Re-release | - | - | - | $39,047,150 | 1,489 | $39,047,150 | Jul 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Midnight Run | - | - | - | $38,413,606 | 1,161 | $38,413,606 | Jul 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | The Dead Pool | - | - | - | $37,903,295 | 1,831 | $37,903,295 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Broadcast News | - | - | - | $37,889,244 | 848 | $51,249,404 | Dec 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 29 | The Land Before Time | - | - | - | $35,457,680 | 1,414 | $48,336,291 | Nov 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 30 | Oliver & Company | - | - | - | $35,151,553 | 1,503 | $53,279,055 | Nov 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Red Heat | - | - | - | $34,994,649 | 1,892 | $34,994,648 | Jun 17 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 32 | Child's Play | - | - | - | $33,244,684 | 1,490 | $33,244,684 | Nov 11 | United Artists | false |
| 33 | Rain Man | - | - | - | $33,222,479 | 1,590 | $172,825,435 | Dec 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | The Accused | - | - | - | $32,078,318 | 930 | $32,078,318 | Oct 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Shoot to Kill | - | - | - | $29,300,090 | 1,519 | $29,300,090 | Feb 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 36 | Ernest Saves Christmas | - | - | - | $27,288,662 | 1,640 | $28,202,109 | Nov 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Throw Momma from the Train | - | - | - | $27,200,714 | 1,623 | $57,915,972 | Dec 11 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 38 | Fatal Attraction | - | - | - | $26,488,417 | 1,401 | $156,645,693 | Sep 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | Wall Street | - | - | - | $25,835,379 | 989 | $43,848,069 | Dec 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Betrayed | - | - | - | $25,816,139 | 1,101 | $25,816,139 | Aug 26 | United Artists | false |
| 41 | Tequila Sunrise | - | - | - | $25,613,223 | 1,411 | $41,292,551 | Dec 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | Funny Farm | - | - | - | $25,537,221 | 1,557 | $25,537,221 | Jun 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Alien Nation | - | - | - | $25,216,243 | 1,436 | $25,216,243 | Oct 7 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 44 | Gorillas in the Mist | - | - | - | $24,720,479 | 1,085 | $24,720,479 | Sep 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 45 | Eddie Murphy: Raw | - | - | - | $23,564,936 | 1,494 | $50,504,655 | Dec 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 46 | The Fox and the Hound 1988 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,556,988 | 1,567 | $23,556,988 | Mar 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 47 | License to Drive | - | - | - | $22,433,275 | 1,225 | $22,433,275 | Jul 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 48 | Short Circuit 2 | - | - | - | $21,630,088 | 1,348 | $21,630,088 | Jul 8 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 49 | Married to the Mob | - | - | - | $21,486,757 | 828 | $21,486,757 | Aug 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Punchline | - | - | - | $21,042,667 | 917 | $21,042,667 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 51 | The Presidio | - | - | - | $20,324,096 | 1,168 | $20,324,096 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 52 | Action Jackson | - | - | - | $20,256,975 | 1,249 | $20,256,975 | Feb 12 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 53 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | - | - | - | $19,652,638 | 720 | $19,652,638 | Aug 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 54 | The Serpent and the Rainbow | - | - | - | $19,595,031 | 1,431 | $19,595,031 | Feb 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 55 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | - | - | - | $19,510,371 | 1,700 | $19,510,371 | Mar 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | Friday the 13th: The New Blood | - | - | - | $19,170,001 | 1,796 | $19,170,001 | May 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 57 | The Seventh Sign | - | - | - | $18,875,011 | 1,258 | $18,875,011 | Apr 1 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 58 | Above the Law | - | - | - | $18,869,631 | 868 | $18,869,631 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 59 | *batteries not included | - | - | - | $18,283,077 | 1,367 | $32,945,797 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 60 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | - | - | - | $18,026,148 | 1,515 | $42,039,085 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 61 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | - | - | - | $17,768,757 | 1,692 | $17,768,757 | Oct 21 | - | false |
| 62 | Frantic | - | - | - | $17,637,950 | 1,101 | $17,637,950 | Feb 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | Johnny Be Good | - | - | - | $17,550,399 | 1,194 | $17,550,399 | Mar 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 64 | For Keeps? | - | - | - | $17,514,553 | 959 | $17,514,553 | Jan 15 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 65 | Overboard | - | - | - | $17,297,290 | 1,135 | $26,713,187 | Dec 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 66 | Crossing Delancey | - | - | - | $16,262,415 | 303 | $16,262,415 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 67 | Bright Lights, Big City | - | - | - | $16,118,077 | 1,199 | $16,118,077 | Apr 1 | United Artists | false |
| 68 | She's Having a Baby | - | - | - | $16,031,707 | 1,133 | $16,031,707 | Feb 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 69 | Masquerade | - | - | - | $15,855,828 | 1,031 | $15,855,828 | Mar 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 70 | Cocoon: The Return | - | - | - | $15,148,719 | 997 | $18,924,919 | Nov 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 71 | Big Top Pee-wee | - | - | - | $15,122,324 | 1,256 | $15,122,324 | Jul 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 72 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | - | - | - | $14,681,192 | 1,426 | $14,681,192 | Jul 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 73 | School Daze | - | - | - | $14,545,844 | 224 | $14,545,844 | Feb 12 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 74 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | - | - | - | $14,481,131 | 1,684 | $49,530,280 | Nov 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 75 | Poltergeist III | - | - | - | $14,114,488 | 1,471 | $14,114,488 | Jun 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 76 | Stand and Deliver | - | - | - | $13,994,920 | 472 | $13,994,920 | Mar 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 77 | The Milagro Beanfield War | - | - | - | $13,825,794 | 437 | $13,825,794 | Mar 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 78 | Return to Snowy River | - | - | - | $13,687,027 | 1,121 | $13,687,027 | Apr 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 79 | Vice Versa | - | - | - | $13,664,060 | 1,225 | $13,664,060 | Mar 11 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 80 | Empire of the Sun | - | - | - | $13,444,114 | 673 | $22,238,696 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 81 | They Live | - | - | - | $13,008,928 | 1,463 | $13,447,978 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 82 | Mystic Pizza | - | - | - | $12,793,213 | 440 | $12,793,213 | Oct 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 83 | D.O.A. | - | - | - | $12,706,478 | 908 | $12,706,478 | Mar 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 84 | Everybody's All-American | - | - | - | $12,638,294 | 1,123 | $12,638,294 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 85 | Casual Sex? | - | - | - | $12,277,096 | 1,265 | $12,277,096 | Apr 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 86 | Working Girl | - | - | - | $11,956,349 | 1,149 | $63,779,477 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 87 | Bloodsport | - | - | - | $11,806,119 | 124 | $11,806,119 | Feb 26 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 88 | Caddyshack II | - | - | - | $11,798,302 | 1,556 | $11,798,302 | Jul 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 89 | Moon Over Parador | - | - | - | $11,444,204 | 1,145 | $11,444,204 | Sep 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 90 | The Couch Trip | - | - | - | $11,005,304 | 1,332 | $11,005,304 | Jan 15 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 91 | Moving | - | - | - | $10,815,378 | 1,404 | $10,815,378 | Mar 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 92 | Iron Eagle II | - | - | - | $10,497,324 | 878 | $10,497,324 | Nov 11 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 93 | Shakedown | - | - | - | $10,068,039 | 1,580 | $10,068,039 | May 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 94 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | - | - | - | $10,006,806 | 140 | $10,006,806 | Feb 5 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 95 | Hope and Glory | - | - | - | $9,982,827 | 328 | $10,021,120 | Oct 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 96 | Bad Dreams | - | - | - | $9,797,098 | 1,185 | $9,797,098 | Apr 8 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 97 | Return of the Living Dead II | - | - | - | $9,205,924 | 1,467 | $9,205,924 | Jan 15 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 98 | Switching Channels | - | - | - | $9,129,999 | 971 | $9,129,999 | Mar 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 99 | Salsa | - | - | - | $8,892,589 | 1,125 | $8,892,589 | May 6 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 100 | Clean and Sober | - | - | - | $8,674,093 | 675 | $8,674,093 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 101 | U2: Rattle and Hum | - | - | - | $8,600,823 | 1,391 | $8,600,823 | Nov 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 102 | High Spirits | - | - | - | $8,578,231 | 826 | $8,578,231 | Nov 18 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 103 | Without a Clue | - | - | - | $8,539,181 | 491 | $8,539,181 | Oct 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 104 | Dirty Dancing | - | - | - | $8,427,264 | 1,012 | $63,446,382 | Aug 21 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 105 | The Last Temptation of Christ | - | - | - | $8,373,585 | 123 | $8,373,585 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 106 | Satisfaction | - | - | - | $8,253,123 | 1,018 | $8,253,123 | Feb 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 107 | The Blob | - | - | - | $8,247,943 | 1,081 | $8,247,943 | Aug 5 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 108 | Nuts | - | - | - | $8,152,024 | 1,112 | $30,950,002 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 109 | Dead Ringers | - | - | - | $8,038,508 | 1,048 | $8,038,508 | Sep 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 110 | A New Life | - | - | - | $7,721,852 | 796 | $7,721,852 | Mar 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 111 | My Stepmother Is an Alien | - | - | - | $7,558,387 | 1,148 | $13,854,000 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 112 | Stealing Home | - | - | - | $7,467,504 | 985 | $7,467,504 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 113 | Phantasm II | - | - | - | $7,282,851 | 1,227 | $7,282,851 | Jul 8 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 114 | Off Limits | - | - | - | $7,242,035 | 1,371 | $7,242,035 | Mar 11 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 115 | A Cry in the Dark | - | - | - | $6,908,797 | 334 | $6,908,797 | Nov 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 116 | Hairspray | - | - | - | $6,671,108 | 227 | $6,671,108 | Feb 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 117 | Fresh Horses | - | - | - | $6,640,346 | 1,276 | $6,640,346 | Nov 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 118 | Ironweed | - | - | - | $6,565,846 | 600 | $7,393,346 | Dec 18 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 119 | Hot to Trot | - | - | - | $6,436,211 | 1,157 | $6,436,211 | Aug 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 120 | Mac and Me | - | - | - | $6,424,112 | 1,317 | $6,424,112 | Aug 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 121 | The Unholy | - | - | - | $6,337,299 | 1,189 | $6,337,299 | Apr 22 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 122 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | - | - | - | $6,264,058 | 882 | $6,264,058 | Feb 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 123 | Braddock: Missing in Action III | - | - | - | $6,193,901 | 1,040 | $6,193,901 | Jan 22 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 124 | Cinderella 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,989,042 | 1,657 | $34,101,149 | Nov 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 125 | 1969 | - | - | - | $5,979,011 | 520 | $5,979,011 | Nov 18 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 126 | The Rescue | - | - | - | $5,855,392 | 1,275 | $5,855,392 | Aug 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 127 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II | - | - | - | $5,755,305 | 1,187 | $12,090,735 | Dec 23 | New World Pictures | false |
| 128 | Eight Men Out | - | - | - | $5,680,515 | 349 | $5,680,515 | Sep 2 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 129 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | - | - | - | $5,596,267 | 627 | $5,596,267 | Sep 30 | New World Pictures | false |
| 130 | Heartbreak Hotel | - | - | - | $5,509,417 | 1,414 | $5,509,417 | Sep 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 131 | Monkey Shines | - | - | - | $5,344,577 | 1,181 | $5,344,577 | Jul 29 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 132 | Hero and the Terror | - | - | - | $5,301,200 | 995 | $5,301,200 | Aug 26 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 133 | Clara's Heart | - | - | - | $5,194,491 | 315 | $5,194,491 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 134 | The Good Mother | - | - | - | $4,764,606 | 670 | $4,764,606 | Nov 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 135 | Sunset | - | - | - | $4,594,452 | 1,024 | $4,594,452 | Apr 29 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 136 | Bat*21 | - | - | - | $3,966,256 | 516 | $3,966,256 | Oct 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 137 | Feds | - | - | - | $3,838,793 | 850 | $3,838,793 | Oct 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 138 | Critters 2: The Main Course | - | - | - | $3,813,293 | 1,114 | $3,813,293 | Apr 29 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 139 | Sweet Hearts Dance | - | - | - | $3,790,493 | 246 | $3,790,493 | Sep 23 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 140 | Imagine: John Lennon | - | - | - | $3,753,977 | 561 | $3,753,977 | Oct 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 141 | Dead Heat | - | - | - | $3,588,626 | 1,012 | $3,588,626 | May 6 | New World Pictures | false |
| 142 | Memories of Me | - | - | - | $3,583,303 | 723 | $3,965,604 | Sep 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 143 | Tougher Than Leather | - | - | - | $3,582,760 | 130 | $3,582,760 | Sep 16 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 144 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | - | - | - | $3,569,939 | 844 | $3,569,939 | Jul 29 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 145 | Madame Sousatzka | - | - | - | $3,548,238 | 123 | $3,548,238 | Oct 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 146 | Things Change | - | - | - | $3,527,886 | 99 | $3,527,886 | Oct 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 147 | The Big Blue | - | - | - | $3,500,000 | 967 | $3,500,000 | Aug 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 148 | Pumpkinhead | - | - | - | $3,385,516 | 353 | $3,385,516 | Oct 14 | United Artists | false |
| 149 | The Running Man | - | - | - | $3,242,838 | 1,694 | $38,122,105 | Nov 13 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 150 | Wings of Desire | - | - | - | $3,210,139 | 29 | $3,210,139 | Apr 29 | Orion Classics | false |
| 151 | White Mischief | - | - | - | $3,107,551 | 87 | $3,107,551 | Apr 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 152 | Dominick and Eugene | - | - | - | $3,076,031 | 76 | $3,076,031 | Mar 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 153 | Messenger of Death | - | - | - | $3,074,681 | 450 | $3,074,681 | Sep 16 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 154 | Cry Freedom | - | - | - | $2,923,670 | 479 | $5,899,797 | Nov 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 155 | Running on Empty | - | - | - | $2,835,116 | 238 | $2,835,116 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 156 | The Manchurian Candidate 1988 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,757,256 | 49 | $2,757,256 | Feb 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 157 | 18 Again! | - | - | - | $2,567,099 | 1,152 | $2,567,099 | Apr 8 | New World Pictures | false |
| 158 | Kansas | - | - | - | $2,432,536 | 847 | $2,432,536 | Sep 23 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 159 | A World Apart | - | - | - | $2,326,860 | 42 | $2,326,860 | Jun 17 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 160 | Salaam Bombay! | - | - | - | $2,080,046 | 27 | $2,080,046 | Oct 7 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 161 | The Moderns | - | - | - | $2,011,497 | 28 | $2,011,497 | Apr 15 | Alive Films | false |
| 162 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | - | - | - | $2,007,044 | 266 | $13,030,057 | Dec 16 | United Artists | false |
| 163 | Vibes | - | - | - | $1,883,811 | 1,003 | $1,883,811 | Aug 5 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 164 | Stormy Monday | - | - | - | $1,791,328 | 49 | $1,791,328 | Apr 22 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 165 | Little Nikita | - | - | - | $1,733,070 | 376 | $1,733,070 | Mar 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 166 | Lady in White | - | - | - | $1,705,139 | 107 | $1,705,139 | Apr 22 | New Century | false |
| 167 | A Handful of Dust | - | - | - | $1,560,700 | 29 | $1,560,700 | Jun 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 168 | Two Moon Junction | - | - | - | $1,547,397 | 458 | $1,547,397 | Apr 29 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 169 | Pascali's Island | - | - | - | $1,451,857 | 55 | $1,451,857 | Jul 22 | Avenue Pictures Productions | false |
| 170 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | - | - | - | $1,368,651 | 27 | $1,408,491 | Sep 11 | Miramax | false |
| 171 | Patty Hearst | - | - | - | $1,223,326 | 460 | $1,223,326 | Sep 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 172 | Mr. North | - | - | - | $1,221,366 | 29 | $1,221,366 | Jul 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 173 | A Time of Destiny | - | - | - | $1,212,487 | 220 | $1,212,487 | Apr 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 174 | The Thin Blue Line | - | - | - | $1,209,846 | 23 | $1,209,846 | Aug 26 | Miramax | false |
| 175 | The Lair of the White Worm | - | - | - | $1,189,315 | 32 | $1,189,315 | Oct 21 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 176 | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | - | - | - | $1,141,028 | 15 | $1,196,336 | Oct 30 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 177 | Aria | - | - | - | $1,028,679 | 34 | $1,028,679 | Mar 18 | Miramax | false |
| 178 | Mississippi Burning | - | - | - | $1,003,369 | 1,134 | $34,603,943 | Dec 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 179 | Five Corners | - | - | - | $969,205 | 13 | $969,205 | Jan 22 | - | false |
| 180 | Appointment with Death | - | - | - | $960,040 | 465 | $960,040 | Apr 15 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 181 | Watchers | - | - | - | $940,173 | 161 | $940,173 | Dec 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 182 | Bulletproof | - | - | - | $807,947 | 268 | $807,947 | May 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 183 | Leonard Part 6 | - | - | - | $723,595 | 1,149 | $4,615,255 | Dec 18 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 184 | And God Created Woman | - | - | - | $717,376 | 385 | $717,376 | Mar 4 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 185 | Siesta | - | - | - | $700,000 | 30 | $700,000 | Nov 11 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 186 | Split Decisions | - | - | - | $695,822 | 405 | $695,822 | Nov 11 | New Century | false |
| 187 | Maniac Cop | - | - | - | $671,382 | 50 | $671,382 | May 13 | - | false |
| 188 | Spellbinder | - | - | - | $657,446 | 326 | $657,446 | Sep 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 189 | Da | - | - | - | $644,532 | 1 | $644,532 | Apr 29 | - | false |
| 190 | Powaqqatsi | - | - | - | $589,244 | 22 | $589,244 | Apr 29 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 191 | Buster | - | - | - | $540,000 | 217 | $540,000 | Nov 23 | Hemdale | false |
| 192 | Beaches | - | - | - | $453,250 | 1,122 | $57,041,866 | Dec 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 193 | Full Moon in Blue Water | - | - | - | $450,726 | 56 | $450,726 | Nov 23 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 194 | Track 29 | - | - | - | $429,028 | 13 | $429,028 | Sep 9 | Island Pictures | false |
| 195 | Aloha Summer | - | - | - | $418,379 | 123 | $418,379 | Feb 26 | - | false |
| 196 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | - | - | - | $373,743 | 21 | $373,743 | Jun 3 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 197 | Gandahar | - | - | - | $370,698 | 7 | $370,698 | Jan 29 | Miramax | false |
| 198 | The Family | - | - | - | $346,730 | 1 | $346,730 | Jan 22 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 199 | The Deceivers | - | - | - | $346,297 | 68 | $346,297 | Sep 2 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 200 | Prison | - | - | - | $345,704 | 42 | $345,704 | May 6 | New World Pictures | false |
FAQs
What was the #1 box office movie of 1988? ›
December 16 – Rain Man is released to critical and commercial success and becomes the highest grossing film of 1988 worldwide with a gross of $355 million. Winning four Academy Awards including Best Picture, it is the last MGM title to be nominated for Best Picture until Licorice Pizza (2021) 33 years later.
What was the biggest flop of 1988? ›1988: "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
What movie has the highest domestic box office? ›All Time Domestic Box Office
| Rank | Year | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens |
| 2 | 2019 | Avengers: Endgame |
| 3 | 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home |
| 4 | 2009 | Avatar |
Domestic Box Office For 1998
| Rank | Release | Running Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | - |
| 2 | Armageddon | - |
| 3 | Saving Private Ryan | - |
| 4 | There's Something About Mary | - |
Sylvester Stallone was the highest-paid actor in 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995. Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor in 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
What is the #1 movie in US history? ›“Gone with the Wind” (1939)
Yes, to this day, “Gone with the Wind” remains the highest-grossing movie when adjusted for inflation.
Biggest box-office bombs
| Title | Year | Estimated loss (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted for inflation | ||
| The 13th Warrior | 1999 | $126–236 |
| 47 Ronin | 2013 | $126 |
| The 355 | 2022 | $105 |
Zyzzyx Road holds the title for the lowest-grossing movie ever, making just $30 at the box office. The film was made specifically for distribution overseas, but a Screen Actors Guild contract required a U.S. theatrical release.
What movie lost the most money ever? ›While John Carter is far from a poorly made movie and, in fact, does quite a few things well, it will forever remain one of the biggest box office bombs in history. At over $250 million in loss of revenue, John Carter rules both the red planet and the leaderboard of feature picture commercial catastrophes.
What is the number 1 most grossing movie of all time? ›Six films in total have grossed in excess of $2 billion worldwide, with Avatar ranked in the top position.
Which old movie has the highest box office collection? ›
By Adjusted Gross
| Rank | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone with the Wind | 1939 |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | 1977 |
| 3 | The Sound of Music | 1965 |
| 4 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 |
Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide on March 1, 1998, in 74 days of release.
What was the number one box office movie in 1985? ›Domestic Box Office For 1985
| Rank | Release | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | Jul 3 |
| 2 | Beverly Hills Cop | Dec 5 |
| 3 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | May 22 |
| 4 | Rocky IV | Nov 27 |
Highest-grossing films
| Rank | Title | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost | $505,702,588 |
| 2 | Home Alone | $476,684,675 |
| 3 | Pretty Woman | $463,406,268 |
| 4 | Dances with Wolves | $424,208,848 |
Calendar gross
| Rank | Title | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Batman | $251,188,924 |
| 2. | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $197,171,806 |
| 3. | Lethal Weapon 2 | $147,253,986 |
| 4. | Rain Man | $139,602,956 |
Stand by Me reached number 1 in its second weekend of release. Top Gun reclaimed number 1 in its nineteenth week of release, with the 14 week gap since it was last number one, the longest gap for a film since 1982. Crocodile Dundee set the record for highest-grossing weekend in September.
What is that one space movie from 1988? ›Deep Space is a 1988 sci-fi horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray, starring Charles Napier, Ann Turkel and Bo Svenson. Napier stars a cop trying to stop the murderous rampage of an escaped creature engineered by the government.
What is the #1 movie in the world? ›All Time Worldwide Box Office
| Rank | Year | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Avatar |
| 2 | 2019 | Avengers: Endgame |
| 3 | 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water |
| 4 | 1997 | Titanic |