Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Oct 7–13, 1988
All 17 films
$38,981,918#1
Alien Nation| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien Nation | Fox | $9,663,294 | 1,430 | $9,663,294 |
| 2 | Punchline | Col. | $6,089,621 | 753 | $6,329,336 |
| 3 | Gorillas in the Mist | Uni. | $4,876,200 | 1,081 | $10,028,943 |
| 4 | Dead Ringers | Fox | $2,059,484 | 819 | $7,822,915 |
| 5 | A Fish Called Wanda | MGM | $1,967,339 | 959 | $53,648,535 |
| 6 | Crossing Delancey | WB | $1,951,635 | 290 | $7,640,274 |
| 7 | Die Hard | Fox | $1,819,601 | 1,050 | $73,076,465 |
| 8 | Imagine: John Lennon | WB | $1,716,614 | 561 | $1,716,614 |
| 9 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | BV | $1,653,274 | 1,147 | $142,228,077 |
| 10 | Cocktail | BV | $1,543,065 | 1,042 | $69,482,134 |
| 11 | Heartbreak Hotel | BV | $1,449,275 | 1,414 | $4,040,097 |
| 12 | Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | NW | $1,407,467 | 613 | $3,475,225 |
| 13 | Big | Fox | $1,273,811 | 821 | $105,781,060 |
| 14 | Clara's Heart | WB | $699,242 | 74 | $699,242 |
| 15 | Running on Empty | WB | $407,219 | 153 | $1,861,771 |
| 16 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Uni. | $387,737 | 120 | $7,179,374 |
| 17 | Salaam Bombay! | Cinc | $17,040 | 1 | $17,040 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.