Highest Grossing Movies of 1988
Ranked by lifetime worldwide gross. ← Back to leaderboards
Films from 1988 tracked
221
Top 100 1988 revenue
$5.1B
Top film
Rain Man
$354.8M
- 1
$354.8M$25M14.2×Rain Man
$354.8M · $25M
- 2
$329.8M$70M4.71×Who Framed Roger Rabbit
$329.8M · $70M
- 3
$288.8M$30M9.63×Coming to America
$288.8M · $30M
- 4
$239.6M$14M17.1×Crocodile Dundee II
$239.6M · $14M
- 5
$216.6M$15M14.4×Twins
$216.6M · $15M
- 6
$189M$63M3.00×Rambo III
$189M · $63M
- 7
$188.6M$7.5M25.1×A Fish Called Wanda
$188.6M · $7.5M
- 8
$171.5M$20M8.58×Cocktail
$171.5M · $20M
- 9
$152.4M$12M12.7×The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
$152.4M · $12M
- 10
$151.9M$18M8.44×Big
$151.9M · $18M
- 11
$140.8M$28M5.03×Die Hard
$140.8M · $28M
- 12
$138.2M$25M5.53×The Bear
$138.2M · $25M
- 13
$121M$31M3.90×Oliver & Company
$121M · $31M
- 14
$105.9M$23M4.60×Tequila Sunrise
$105.9M · $23M
- 15
$103.2M$28M3.68×Working Girl
$103.2M · $28M
- 16
$84.7M$12.5M6.78×The Land Before Time
$84.7M · $12.5M
- 17
$84.6M$15M5.64×Beetlejuice
$84.6M · $15M
- 18
$74.1M——The Silk Road
$74.1M
- 19
$67M$22M3.05×Moonwalker
$67M · $22M
- 20
$63.5M$1.5M42.3×Bloodsport
$63.5M · $1.5M
- 21
$60.3M$32M1.88×Scrooged
$60.3M · $32M
- 22
$57.3M$35M1.64×Willow
$57.3M · $35M
- 23
$57M$20M2.85×Beaches
$57M · $20M
- 24
$51.7M$20M2.58×Biloxi Blues
$51.7M · $20M
- 25
$50.9M$7M7.27×Bull Durham
$50.9M · $7M
- 26
$49.4M$6.5M7.60×A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
$49.4M · $6.5M
- 27
$49M$5.7M8.60×Akira
$49M · $5.7M
- 28
$46.6M$6M7.77×Colors
$46.6M · $6M
- 29
$44.7M$13M3.44×Young Guns
$44.7M · $13M
- 30
$44.2M$9M4.91×Child's Play
$44.2M · $9M
- 31
$43.6M$1.8M24.2×Killer Klowns from Outer Space
$43.6M · $1.8M
- 32
$43.5M$24M1.81×The Great Outdoors
$43.5M · $24M
- 33
$42M$6.5M6.46×Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
$42M · $6.5M
- 34
$41M$3.7M11.1×My Neighbor Totoro
$41M · $3.7M
- 35
$38.4M$30M1.28×Midnight Run
$38.4M · $30M
- 36
$37.9M$20M1.90×The Dead Pool
$37.9M · $20M
- 37
$36M$5M7.19×Cinema Paradiso
$36M · $5M
- 38
$35M$29M1.21×Red Heat
$35M · $29M
- 39
$34.7M$14M2.48×Dangerous Liaisons
$34.7M · $14M
- 40
$34.6M$15M2.31×Mississippi Burning
$34.6M · $15M
- 41
$33.8M$7M4.82×The Last Temptation of Christ
$33.8M · $7M
- 42
$32.6M——The Accidental Tourist
$32.6M
- 43
$32.2M$16M2.01×Alien Nation
$32.2M · $16M
- 44
$29.3M——Shoot to Kill
$29.3M
- 45
$28.2M$6M4.70×Ernest Saves Christmas
$28.2M · $6M
- 46
$25.5M$19M1.34×Funny Farm
$25.5M · $19M
- 47
$25M$17.5M1.43×Cocoon: The Return
$25M · $17.5M
- 48
$21.6M$15M1.44×Short Circuit 2
$21.6M · $15M
- 49
$21.5M$10M2.15×Married to the Mob
$21.5M · $10M
- 50
$21.1M——Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
$21.1M
- 51
$21M$15M1.40×Punchline
$21M · $15M
- 52
$20.3M——The Presidio
$20.3M
- 53
$20.3M$7M2.89×Action Jackson
$20.3M · $7M
- 54
$19.7M$23M0.85×Tucker: The Man and His Dream
$19.7M · $23M
- 55
$19.6M$11M1.78×The Serpent and the Rainbow
$19.6M · $11M
- 56
$19.5M$14M1.39×Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
$19.5M · $14M
- 57
$19.2M$2.8M6.85×Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
$19.2M · $2.8M
- 58
$18.9M——The Seventh Sign
$18.9M
- 59
$18.9M$7.5M2.52×Above the Law
$18.9M · $7.5M
- 60
$17.8M$5M3.55×Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
$17.8M · $5M
- 61
$17.6M$20M0.88×Frantic
$17.6M · $20M
- 62
$17.6M$22M0.80×Johnny Be Good
$17.6M · $22M
- 63
$17.5M——For Keeps
$17.5M
- 64
$16.3M——Crossing Delancey
$16.3M
- 65
$16.1M$25M0.64×Bright Lights, Big City
$16.1M · $25M
- 66
$16M$20M0.80×She's Having a Baby
$16M · $20M
- 67
$15.1M$20M0.76×Big Top Pee-wee
$15.1M · $20M
- 68
$15M$700K21.4×Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
$15M · $700K
- 69
$14.7M——Arthur 2: On the Rocks
$14.7M
- 70
$14.1M$10.5M1.35×Poltergeist III
$14.1M · $10.5M
- 71
$14M$22M0.64×The Milagro Beanfield War
$14M · $22M
- 72
$14M——Stand and Deliver
$14M
- 73
$13.9M$20M0.69×My Stepmother Is an Alien
$13.9M · $20M
- 74
$13.7M——Vice Versa
$13.7M
- 75
$13M$4M3.25×They Live
$13M · $4M
- 76
$13M$3M4.33×I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
$13M · $3M
- 77
$12.8M$6M2.13×Mystic Pizza
$12.8M · $6M
- 78
$12.7M——D.O.A.
$12.7M
- 79
$12.6M——Everybody's All-American
$12.6M
- 80
$12.3M——Casual Sex?
$12.3M
- 81
$12.1M$3M4.03×Hellbound: Hellraiser II
$12.1M · $3M
- 82
$11.5M$750K15.3×Police Story 2
$11.5M · $750K
- 83
$10.7M$6.8M1.57×The Man From Snowy River II
$10.7M · $6.8M
- 84
$10.1M$6M1.68×Shakedown
$10.1M · $6M
- 85
$10M$17M0.59×The Unbearable Lightness of Being
$10M · $17M
- 86
$9.8M$4M2.45×Bad Dreams
$9.8M · $4M
- 87
$9.7M——Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
$9.7M
- 88
$9.2M$6M1.53×Return of the Living Dead Part II
$9.2M · $6M
- 89
$9.1M$18M0.51×Switching Channels
$9.1M · $18M
- 90
$8.9M——Salsa
$8.9M
- 91
$8.7M——Clean and Sober
$8.7M
- 92
$8.6M——U2: Rattle and Hum
$8.6M
- 93
$8.5M——Without a Clue
$8.5M
- 94
$8.5M$15M0.57×High Spirits
$8.5M · $15M
- 95
$8.3M——Satisfaction
$8.3M
- 96
$8.2M$10M0.82×The Blob
$8.2M · $10M
- 97
$8.1M$46.6M0.17×The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
$8.1M · $46.6M
- 98
$8M$13M0.62×Dead Ringers
$8M · $13M
- 99
$7.5M——Stealing Home
$7.5M
- 100
$7.4M$450K16.5×Salaam Bombay!
$7.4M · $450K