Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Sep 30–Oct 6, 1988
All 18 films
$31,465,087#1
Gorillas in the Mist| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorillas in the Mist | Uni. | $4,614,662 | 558 | $5,152,743 |
| 2 | A Fish Called Wanda | MGM | $2,679,110 | 1,122 | $51,681,196 |
| 3 | Heartbreak Hotel | BV | $2,590,822 | 1,338 | $2,590,822 |
| 4 | Die Hard | Fox | $2,520,487 | 1,213 | $71,256,864 |
| 5 | Crossing Delancey | WB | $2,392,853 | 285 | $5,688,639 |
| 6 | Dead Ringers | Fox | $2,311,871 | 1,048 | $5,763,431 |
| 7 | Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | NW | $2,067,758 | 627 | $2,067,758 |
| 8 | Cocktail | BV | $2,033,729 | 1,187 | $67,939,069 |
| 9 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | BV | $1,966,377 | 1,264 | $140,574,803 |
| 10 | Young Guns | Fox | $1,722,140 | 1,225 | $39,124,370 |
| 11 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | NL | $1,588,251 | 990 | $45,561,724 |
| 12 | Betrayed | UA | $1,438,937 | 944 | $23,592,297 |
| 13 | Big | Fox | $1,438,149 | 885 | $104,507,249 |
| 14 | Kansas | TWE | $707,077 | 762 | $2,432,536 |
| 15 | Running on Empty | WB | $580,609 | 128 | $1,454,552 |
| 16 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Uni. | $529,740 | 123 | $6,791,637 |
| 17 | Punchline | Col. | $239,715 | 4 | $239,715 |
| 18 | Bird | WB | $42,800 | 1 | $42,800 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.