List of 1988 box office number-one films in the United States


This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1988.

Number-one films

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1988 by Calendar Gross
RankTitleStudioActorDirectorGross
1.Who Framed Roger RabbitWalt Disney StudiosBob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye and Joanna CassidyRobert Zemeckis$156,452,370
2.Coming to AmericaParamount PicturesEddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair and Shari HeadleyJohn Landis$128,152,301
3.Good Morning, VietnamWalt Disney StudiosRobin Williams and Forest WhitakerBarry Levinson$122,231,991
4.Big20th Century FoxTom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia and John HeardPenny Marshall$114,968,774
5.Crocodile Dundee IIParamount PicturesPaul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John MeillonJohn Cornell$109,306,210
6.Three Men and a BabyWalt Disney StudiosTom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted DansonLeonard Nimoy$90,528,478
7.Die Hard20th Century FoxBruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov and Bonnie BedeliaJohn McTiernan$83,008,852
8.MoonstruckMetro-Goldwyn-MayerCher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis and Danny AielloNorman Jewison$80,034,239
9.CocktailWalt Disney StudiosTom Cruise, Bryan Brown and Elisabeth ShueRoger Donaldson$78,222,753
10.BeetlejuiceWarner Bros. PicturesAlec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder and Michael KeatonTim Burton$73,707,461

In-Year Release


GOliver & Company
PGWho Framed Roger Rabbit
PG-13
RRain Man