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1988 Movies

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1988.  Obviously many movies made in 1987 earned box office dollars in 1988.  On the other side many movies made in 1988 made money in 1989 and later.   This page will looks at over 240 movies made in 1988.  The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.

Our UMR Top 50 of 1988

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1988 Rain Man (1988)
AA Best Picture Win
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
1988 Die Hard (1988)
1988 Working Girl (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988 A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
1988 Big (1988)
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
1988 Beetlejuice (1988)
1988 Bull Durham (1988)
1988 Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988 Coming to America (1988)
1988 Mississippi Burning (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988 Midnight Run (1988)
1988 Beaches (1988)
1988 Colors (1988)
1988 The Land Before Time (1988)
1988 Scrooged (1988)
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
1988 The Accused (1988)
1988 Twins (1988)
1988 Willow (1988)
1988 The Accidental Tourist (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988 Biloxi Blues (1988)
1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
1988 Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
1988 The Bear (1988)
1988 Oliver & Company (1988)
1988 Big Business (1988)
1988 Cinema Paradiso (1988)
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
1988 Shoot to Kill (1988)
1988 Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
1988 Tequila Sunrise (1988)
1988 Young Guns (1988)
1988 Child's Play (1988)
1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
1988 Red Heat (1988)
1988 Married to the Mob (1988)
1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
1988 Rambo III (1988)
1988 The Great Outdoors (1988)
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
1988 Dead Ringers (1988)
1988 Frantic (1988)
1988 Cocktail (1988)
1988 The Dead Pool (1988)
1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
1988 Stand and Deliver (1988)
1988 Funny Farm (1988)
1988 Betrayed (1988)

1988 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort 1988 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
  • Sort 1988 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
  • Sort 1988 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort 1988 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1988 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1988 Movies received.
  • Sort 1988 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR).  Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

 

Detailed Table

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R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 Rain Man (1988)
AA Best Picture Win
Dustin Hoffman &
Tom Cruise
177.8 540.8 1,094.40 1 79 08 / 04 99.8
2 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Christopher Lloyd &
Kathleen Turner
156.5 475.8 1,003.10 2 85 06 / 03 99.0
4 Die Hard (1988) Bruce Willis &
Alan Rickman
83.0 252.5 428.10 7 89 04 / 00 98.9
5 Working Girl (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
Melanie Griffith &
Harrison Ford
63.8 194.0 313.10 11 77 06 / 01 98.4
7 A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Kevin Kline &
Jamie Lee Curtis
62.5 190.1 190.10 12 86 03 / 01 98.2
4 Big (1988) Tom Hanks &
Elizabeth Perkins
115.0 349.7 461.30 4 84 02 / 00 98.1
5 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Leslie Nielsen &
Priscilla Presley
78.8 239.5 239.50 8 83 00 / 00 97.7
8 Beetlejuice (1988) Geena Davis &
Michael Keaton
73.7 224.2 257.00 10 78 01 / 01 97.1
12 Bull Durham (1988) Kevin Costner &
Susan Sarandon
50.9 154.8 154.80 18 83 01 / 00 94.6
10 Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
Glenn Close &
John Malkovich
34.7 105.4 105.40 31 84 07 / 03 94.4
11 Coming to America (1988) Eddie Murphy &
Paul Bates
128.2 389.8 878.20 3 62 02 / 00 92.4
12 Mississippi Burning (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gene Hackman &
Willem Dafoe
34.6 105.2 105.20 32 79 07 / 01 91.8
14 Midnight Run (1988) Robert De Niro &
Charles Grodin
38.4 116.8 248.20 28 83 00 / 00 90.2
15 Beaches (1988) Garry Marshall &
Bette Midler
57.0 173.5 173.50 15 65 01 / 00 90.0
15 Colors (1988) Robert Duvall &
Sean Penn
46.6 141.8 141.80 21 74 00 / 00 89.7
17 The Land Before Time (1988) Pat Hingle 48.1 146.3 256.90 20 73 00 / 00 89.7
19 Scrooged (1988) Robert Mitchum &
Bill Murray
60.3 183.5 183.50 13 59 01 / 00 89.3
19 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) Michael Caine &
Steve Martin
42.0 127.9 127.90 24 78 00 / 00 89.2
17 The Accused (1988) Jodie Foster &
Kelly McGillis
32.1 97.6 97.60 35 83 01 / 01 88.9
20 Twins (1988) Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Danny DeVito
111.9 340.4 658.80 5 50 00 / 00 87.7
21 Willow (1988) Val Kilmer 57.3 174.2 418.40 14 56 02 / 00 87.6
22 The Accidental Tourist (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
Kathleen Turner &
William Hurt
32.6 99.2 99.20 34 69 04 / 01 86.6
23 Biloxi Blues (1988) Christopher Walken &
Matthew Broderick
43.2 131.3 157.20 23 68 00 / 00 86.6
28 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) Robert Englund 49.4 150.2 150.20 19 60 00 / 00 85.4
24 Crocodile Dundee II (1988) Paul Hogan 109.3 332.4 332.40 6 44 00 / 00 85.3
25 The Bear (1988) Tchéky Karyo &
Bart the Bear
31.8 96.6 96.60 36 77 00 / 00 85.2
29 Oliver & Company (1988) Bette Midler 53.3 162.0 162.00 17 54 00 / 00 84.6
30 Big Business (1988) Bette Midler 40.2 122.1 122.10 27 63 00 / 00 82.6
27 Cinema Paradiso (1988) Philippe Noiret &
Enzo Cannavale
12.0 36.5 36.50 80 87 01 / 01 82.4
29 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Jeff Bridges &
Joan Allen
19.7 59.8 59.80 49 79 03 / 00 82.2
31 Shoot to Kill (1988) Sidney Poitier &
Tom Berenger
29.3 89.1 89.10 37 72 00 / 00 82.2
30 Gorillas in the Mist (1988) Sigourney Weaver 24.7 75.2 186.00 42 72 05 / 00 81.8
33 Tequila Sunrise (1988) Mel Gibson &
Michelle Pfeiffer
41.3 125.6 322.10 26 59 01 / 00 81.6
36 Young Guns (1988) Emilio Estevez &
Kiefer Sutherland
45.7 138.9 138.90 22 54 00 / 00 81.3
36 Child's Play (1988) Chris Sarandon &
Brad Dourif
33.2 101.1 101.10 33 66 00 / 00 80.8
36 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Antonio Banderas 7.2 21.8 21.80 109 86 01 / 00 78.6
39 Red Heat (1988) Arnold Schwarzenegger &
James Belushi
35.0 106.4 106.40 30 59 00 / 00 78.6
38 Married to the Mob (1988) Michelle Pfeiffer &
Alec Baldwin
21.5 65.3 65.30 45 72 01 / 00 78.6
37 The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) Daniel Day-Lewis 10.0 30.4 30.40 89 82 02 / 00 78.1
43 Rambo III (1988) Sylvester Stallone 53.7 163.4 574.90 16 42 00 / 00 78.1
46 The Great Outdoors (1988) John Candy &
Dan Aykroyd
41.5 126.1 126.10 25 53 00 / 00 77.5
40 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) David Bowie &
Willem Dafoe
8.4 25.5 27.00 100 83 01 / 00 77.1
42 Dead Ringers (1988) Jeremy Irons 8.0 24.4 24.40 104 83 00 / 00 76.5
45 Frantic (1988) Harrison Ford 17.6 53.6 53.60 57 73 00 / 00 76.3
40 Cocktail (1988) Tom Cruise 78.2 237.9 521.60 9 27 00 / 00 76.2
47 The Dead Pool (1988) Clint Eastwood &
Liam Neeson
37.9 115.3 115.30 29 53 00 / 00 75.9
46 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) John Neville &
Eric Idle
8.1 24.6 24.60 103 79 04 / 00 75.6
46 Stand and Deliver (1988) Edward James Olmos &
Gary Sinise
14.0 42.6 42.60 68 74 01 / 00 74.3
52 Funny Farm (1988) Chevy Chase 25.5 77.7 77.70 40 63 00 / 00 74.0
54 Betrayed (1988) John Heard &
Debra Winger
25.8 78.5 78.50 39 63 00 / 00 73.8
50 The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) Bill Pullman &
Cathy Tyson
19.6 59.6 59.60 50 69 00 / 00 73.8
48 A Cry in the Dark (1988) Meryl Streep &
Sam Neill
6.9 21.0 21.00 110 79 01 / 00 73.2
51 Hairspray (1988) Sonny Bono &
Ruth Brown
6.7 20.3 20.30 111 80 00 / 00 73.0
51 High Hopes (1988) Phil Davis &
Ruth Sheen
1.2 3.6 3.60 181 85 00 / 00 72.8
55 Salaam Bombay! (1988) Shafiq Syed &
Hansa Vithal
2.1 6.3 6.30 158 84 00 / 00 72.6
56 The Thin Blue Line (1988) Documentary 1.2 3.7 3.70 180 85 00 / 00 72.2
55 Eight Men Out (1988) John Cusack &
Clifton James
5.7 17.3 17.30 120 79 00 / 00 71.2
61 Crossing Delancey (1988) Amy Irving &
Peter Riegert
16.3 49.5 49.50 60 69 00 / 00 70.8
59 My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Hitoshi Takagi &
Noriko Hidaka
2.3 6.4 87.90 156 81 00 / 00 70.1
58 Akira (1988) Mitsuo Iwata &
Nozomu Sasaki
0.4 1.3 1.30 216 83 00 / 00 70.0
67 Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) Jim Varney &
Douglas Seale
28.2 85.8 85.80 38 56 00 / 00 69.1
60 Bird (1988) Forest Whitaker &
Diane Venora
2.2 6.6 6.60 157 78 01 / 01 68.7
63 They Live (1988) John Carpenter 13.0 39.6 39.60 74 70 00 / 00 68.5
62 Running on Empty (1988) River Phoenix &
Sidney Lumet
2.8 8.6 8.60 151 78 02 / 00 68.2
65 Mystic Pizza (1988) Julia Roberts 12.8 38.9 38.90 75 70 00 / 00 68.0
68 Alien Nation (1988) James Caan 25.2 76.7 76.70 41 56 00 / 00 67.1
67 Torch Song Trilogy (1988) Matthew Broderick &
Anne Bancroft
4.9 14.8 14.80 126 76 00 / 00 66.2
65 Imagine: John Lennon (1988) Documentary 3.8 11.4 11.40 136 77 00 / 00 66.1
71 U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) U2 8.6 26.2 26.20 97 71 00 / 00 64.6
69 Things Change (1988) Don Ameche 3.5 10.7 10.70 141 75 00 / 00 64.3
74 Return to Snowy River (1988) Tom Burlinson 13.7 41.6 41.60 71 66 00 / 00 64.3
71 Talk Radio (1988) Oliver Stone &
Alec Baldwin
3.5 10.5 10.50 143 75 00 / 00 64.0
75 The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) Rubén Blades &
Richard Bradford
13.8 42.0 42.00 70 63 01 / 01 63.7
74 Camille Claudel (1988) Isabelle Adjani &
Gérard Depardieu
3.3 10.1 36.60 145 73 02 / 00 62.8
73 Heathers (1988) Winona Ryder &
Christian Slater
1.1 3.4 3.50 185 76 00 / 00 62.1
77 Monkey Shines (1988) Jason Beghe &
John Pankow
5.3 16.3 16.30 123 71 00 / 00 60.9
78 Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Doug Bradley &
Ashley Laurence
12.1 36.8 36.80 79 65 00 / 00 60.7
76 Chocolat (1988) Isaach De Bankolé &
Giulia Boschi
2.3 7.0 7.00 155 74 00 / 00 60.4
79 Drowning by Numbers (1988) Bernard Hill 0.4 1.2 1.20 218 75 00 / 00 60.1
78 Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) Pete Postlethwaite &
Freda Dowie
0.7 2.1 2.10 199 75 00 / 00 59.7
82 Above the Law (1988) Steven Seagal &
Sharon Stone
18.9 57.4 57.40 55 57 00 / 00 59.5
83 For Keeps? (1988) Molly Ringwald 17.5 53.3 53.30 59 58 00 / 00 59.2
79 Bat*21 (1988) Gene Hackman &
Danny Glover
4.0 12.1 12.10 130 71 00 / 00 59.0
84 Masquerade (1988) Rob Lowe 15.9 48.2 48.20 63 60 00 / 00 58.9
83 A Summer Story (1988) Susannah York 0.5 1.3 1.30 213 74 00 / 00 58.5
85 Little Nikita (1988) Sidney Poitier 1.7 5.3 5.30 165 72 00 / 00 57.0
92 Punchline (1988) Tom Hanks &
Sally Field
21.0 64.0 64.00 46 53 00 / 00 57.0
86 Dominick and Eugene (1988) Jamie Lee Curtis &
Ray Liotta
3.1 9.4 9.40 147 71 00 / 00 56.8
88 Madame Sousatzka (1988) Shirley MacLaine 3.5 10.8 10.80 140 70 00 / 00 56.5
87 La lectrice (1988) Miou-Miou &
Christian Ruché
0.7 2.1 2.10 197 73 00 / 00 56.4
95 License to Drive (1988) Corey Haim &
Corey Feldman
22.4 68.2 68.20 43 52 00 / 00 56.2
88 The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1998) 1.3 4.1 4.10 173 72 00 / 00 55.8
91 A World Apart (1988) Barbara Hershey &
David Suchet
2.3 7.1 7.10 154 71 00 / 00 55.6
91 The Music Teacher (1988) 1.1 3.3 3.30 186 72 00 / 00 55.2
97 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) Keenen Ivory Wayans &
Bernie Casey
13.0 39.6 39.60 73 60 00 / 00 55.1
96 D.O.A. (1988) Dennis Quaid &
Meg Ryan
12.7 38.6 38.60 76 60 00 / 00 55.0
94 Light Years (1988) Glenn Close 0.4 1.1 1.10 224 72 00 / 00 54.8
95 Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1988) 1.6 4.8 4.80 167 71 00 / 00 54.5
102 Short Circuit 2 (1988) Fisher Stevens &
Michael McKean
21.6 65.8 65.80 44 51 00 / 00 53.9
98 Little Vera (1988) Natalya Negoda &
Andrey Sokolov
1.3 3.8 3.80 176 71 00 / 00 53.9
99 Hanussen (1988) Klaus Maria Brandauer &
Erland Josephson
0.1 0.3 0.30 260 72 00 / 00 53.8
104 School Daze (1988) Samuel L. Jackson &
Laurence Fishburne
14.5 44.2 44.20 66 57 00 / 00 53.0
107 Action Jackson (1988) Sharon Stone 20.3 61.6 61.60 48 52 00 / 00 52.7
101 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988) Saul Rubinek &
Jan Rubes
0.3 1.0 1.00 228 71 00 / 00 52.3
110 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Donald Pleasence 17.8 54.0 54.00 56 54 00 / 00 51.9
102 Miracle Mile (1988) Anthony Edwards &
Mare Winningham
1.1 3.5 3.50 184 70 00 / 00 51.8
103 The Little Thief (1988) Charlotte Gainsbourg &
Didier Bezace
1.1 3.2 3.20 187 70 00 / 00 51.5
114 Vice Versa (1988) Judge Reinhold 13.7 41.6 41.60 72 57 00 / 00 51.1
105 Powaqqatsi (1988) Documentary 0.6 1.8 1.80 206 70 00 / 00 50.8
106 Another Woman (1988) Gene Hackman &
Mia Farrow
1.6 4.8 4.80 168 69 00 / 00 50.8
113 Hawks (1988)
Film Festival Circuit Only
0.0 0.1 0.10 297 70 00 / 00 50.5
112 Dead Solid Perfect (1988)
HBO Movie
Randy Quaid 0.0 0.1 0.10 293 70 00 / 00 50.5
114 The Blob (1988) Shawnee Smith &
Kevin Dillon
8.2 25.1 25.10 102 62 00 / 00 50.4
108 Pascali's Island (1988) Ben Kingsley 1.5 4.4 4.40 171 69 00 / 00 50.4
116 Without a Clue (1988) Michael Caine &
Ben Kingsley
8.5 26.0 26.00 99 62 00 / 00 50.3
110 A Handful of Dust (1988) Anjelica Huston 1.6 4.7 4.70 169 68 01 / 00 50.2
111 Apartment Zero (1988) Hart Bochner &
Colin Firth
1.3 3.9 3.90 175 69 00 / 00 50.1
121 Bright Lights, Big City (1988) Michael J. Fox 16.1 49.0 49.00 61 54 00 / 00 49.2
124 The Seventh Sign (1988) Michael Biehn &
Demi Moore
18.9 57.4 57.40 54 51 00 / 00 48.8
120 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) Cassandra Peterson &
Phil Rubenstein
5.6 17.0 17.00 121 64 00 / 00 48.7
120 The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Rutger Hauer 0.0 0.1 0.10 304 69 00 / 00 48.5
117 The Chocolate War (1988) John Glover &
Ilan Mitchell-Smith
0.3 0.9 0.90 230 69 00 / 00 48.4
119 Police Story 2 (1988) 0.1 0.2 104.00 281 69 00 / 00 48.0
122 Off Limits (1988) Willem Dafoe 7.2 22.0 22.00 108 62 00 / 00 47.7
123 The Moderns (1988) Keith Carradine &
Linda Fiorentino
2.0 6.1 6.10 159 67 00 / 00 47.5
125 Clean and Sober (1988) Morgan Freeman &
Michael Keaton
8.7 26.4 26.40 96 60 00 / 00 47.2
129 Shakedown (1988) Peter Weller &
Sam Elliott
10.1 30.6 30.60 88 59 00 / 00 47.1
125 Lady in White (1988) Lukas Haas &
Len Cariou
1.7 5.2 5.20 166 67 00 / 00 46.9
128 The Big Blue (1988) Luc Besson 3.5 10.6 10.60 142 65 00 / 00 46.3
129 Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) Geena Davis &
Jeff Goldblum
3.9 11.9 11.90 132 64 00 / 00 46.1
133 Clara's Heart (1988) Whoopi Goldberg 5.2 15.8 15.80 125 62 00 / 00 44.8
136 She's Having a Baby (1988) Kevin Bacon &
Alec Baldwin
16.0 48.8 48.80 62 52 00 / 00 44.6
130 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) Documentary 0.4 1.1 1.10 223 67 00 / 00 44.5
132 Matador (1988) Assumpta Serna &
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
0.2 0.6 0.60 237 67 00 / 00 44.3
135 The Good Mother (1988) Liam Neeson &
Diane Keaton
4.8 14.5 14.50 127 62 00 / 00 43.4
135 Paperhouse (1988) Charlotte Burke &
Jane Bertish
0.2 0.7 0.70 233 66 00 / 00 43.3
138 Switching Channels (1988) Burt Reynolds &
Kathleen Turner
9.1 27.8 27.80 94 57 00 / 00 42.6
142 Moving (1988) Richard Pryor 10.8 32.9 32.90 86 55 00 / 00 42.2
139 Night of the Demons (1988) Cathy Podewell &
Alvin Alexis
3.1 9.5 9.50 146 63 00 / 00 42.1
138 Dragons Forever (1988) 0.1 0.2 102.30 276 66 00 / 00 42.0
139 Cop (1988) James Woods 2.0 6.0 6.00 160 64 00 / 00 42.0
142 The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988)
Limited Release
Wings Hauser 0.1 0.2 0.20 267 65 00 / 00 41.6
149 Cocoon: The Return (1988) Don Ameche &
Steve Guttenberg
18.9 57.6 57.60 53 47 00 / 00 41.4
144 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) 0.6 1.6 1.60 208 65 00 / 00 41.3
141 The Beast (1988) Jason Patric 0.2 0.5 0.50 245 65 00 / 00 41.2
143 Da (1988) Martin Sheen 0.6 2.0 2.00 204 65 00 / 00 40.9
147 Return of the Living Dead II (1988) James Karen &
Thom Mathews
9.2 28.0 28.00 93 56 00 / 00 40.7
148 Bad Dreams (1988) Jennifer Rubin &
Bruce Abbott
9.8 29.8 29.80 91 56 00 / 00 40.6
152 The Presidio (1988) Sean Connery &
Meg Ryan
20.3 61.8 61.80 47 46 00 / 00 40.6
146 Pumpkinhead (1988) Lance Henriksen &
Jeff East
3.4 10.3 10.30 144 62 00 / 00 40.5
146 Amsterdamned (1988) Huub Stapel &
Monique van de Ven
0.1 0.3 0.30 259 65 00 / 00 40.0
150 Pass the Ammo (1988) Bill Paxton 0.2 0.5 0.50 243 64 00 / 00 38.8
151 Cohen and Tate (1988) 0.1 0.2 0.20 264 64 00 / 00 38.6
156 Moon Over Parador (1988) Richard Dreyfuss &
Raul Julia
11.4 34.8 34.80 84 53 00 / 00 38.3
153 Patty Hearst (1988) Natasha Richardson &
William Forsythe
1.2 3.7 3.70 177 63 00 / 00 37.8
155 Stormy Monday (1988) Tommy Lee Jones &
Melanie Griffith
1.8 5.4 5.40 164 62 00 / 00 37.7
155 Lemon Sky (1988) Casey Affleck 0.0 0.1 0.10 288 64 00 / 00 37.4
157 War Party (1988) Billy Wirth &
Kevin Dillon
0.7 2.0 2.00 202 63 00 / 00 36.6
167 Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) Paul Reubens &
Penelope Ann Miller
15.1 46.0 46.00 64 49 00 / 00 36.3
163 Phantasm II (1988) James Le Gros 7.3 22.1 22.10 107 56 00 / 00 36.3
158 Crusoe (1988) Aidan Quinn &
Ade Sapara
0.3 1.0 1.00 229 63 00 / 00 35.9
162 In A Shallow Grave (1988)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Michael Biehn 0.1 0.1 0.10 271 63 00 / 00 35.9
164 Paris By Night (1988)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Charlotte Rampling 0.0 0.1 0.10 315 63 00 / 00 35.7
159 The In Crowd (1988) Jennifer Runyon &
Donovan Leitch Jr.
0.1 0.4 0.40 253 63 00 / 00 35.6
162 Going to the Chapel (1988) Cloris Leachman 0.1 0.2 0.20 282 63 00 / 00 35.4
168 Salsa - The Motion Picture (1988) Draco Rosa 8.9 27.0 27.00 95 54 00 / 00 34.5
176 Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) Bubba Smith &
David Graf
19.5 59.3 59.30 51 44 00 / 00 34.2
166 Waxwork (1988) Zach Galligan &
Deborah Foreman
0.8 2.5 2.50 191 62 00 / 00 34.2
169 The House on Carroll Street (1988) Kelly McGillis 0.5 1.4 1.40 214 62 00 / 00 33.6
171 The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) Tami Erin &
David Seaman
3.6 10.9 10.90 139 59 00 / 00 33.5
174 Manifesto (1988) Eric Stoltz &
Alfred Molina
0.1 0.2 0.20 263 62 00 / 00 33.4
174 Heartbreak Hotel (1988) David Keith &
Tuesday Weld
5.5 16.8 16.80 122 57 00 / 00 33.2
170 Mondo New York (1988) Documentary 0.2 0.6 0.60 238 62 00 / 00 33.2
172 Rocket Gibraltar (1988) Burt Lancaster &
Kevin Spacey
0.2 0.6 0.60 241 62 00 / 00 33.2
173 Hanna's War (1988) Ellen Burstyn &
Maruschka Detmers
0.1 0.4 0.40 252 62 00 / 00 33.1
179 Young Einstein (1988) Yahoo Serious &
Odile Le Clezio
11.5 35.1 35.10 83 51 00 / 00 33.1
176 The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) Lea Thompson 0.1 0.4 0.40 251 61 00 / 00 32.3
180 High Spirits (1988) Liam Neeson &
Peter O'Toole
8.6 26.1 26.10 98 53 00 / 00 32.3
183 Bloodsport (1988) Jean-Claude Van Damme 11.8 35.9 35.90 81 50 00 / 00 32.2
177 Jack's Back (1988) James Spader 0.5 1.4 1.40 210 61 00 / 00 32.0
177 Salome's Last Dance (1988) 0.7 2.0 2.00 203 61 00 / 00 32.0
180 Track 29 (1988) Gary Oldman &
Christopher Lloyd
0.4 1.3 1.30 217 61 00 / 00 31.5
184 1969 (1988) Robert Downey Jr. &
Bruce Dern
6.0 18.2 18.20 118 55 00 / 00 31.3
184 The Boost (1988) James Woods 0.8 2.4 2.40 193 60 00 / 00 31.1
187 A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) River Phoenix &
Ann Magnuson
6.3 19.1 19.10 116 55 00 / 00 31.1
182 Consuming Passions (1988) Jonathan Pryce &
Vanessa Redgrave
0.1 0.4 0.40 255 61 00 / 00 31.1
191 Casual Sex? (1988) Lea Thompson &
Victoria Jackson
12.3 37.3 37.30 78 49 00 / 00 30.2
187 Maniac Cop (1988) Bruce Campbell 0.7 2.0 2.00 200 60 00 / 00 30.0
188 Appointment with Death (1988) Peter Ustinov &
Lauren Bacall
1.0 2.9 2.90 188 59 00 / 00 29.8
189 Some Girls (1988) Patrick Dempsey &
Jennifer Connelly
0.4 1.2 1.20 222 60 00 / 00 29.4
191 Memories of Me (1988) Billy Crystal 4.0 12.1 12.10 131 56 00 / 00 29.3
196 The Raggedy Rawney (1988) Directed by Bob Hoskins 0.1 0.1 0.10 274 60 00 / 00 29.1
190 Miles from Home (1988) Richard Gere &
John Malkovich
0.2 0.6 0.60 240 60 00 / 00 29.1
199 The Couch Trip (1988) Walter Matthau &
Dan Aykroyd &
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11.0 33.5 33.50 85 49 00 / 00 29.1
192 The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Amanda Donohoe &
Hugh Grant
1.2 3.6 3.60 182 59 00 / 00 29.0
196 Strange Place for an Encounter (1988) Gérard Depardieu 0.1 0.2 4.30 280 60 00 / 00 28.9
196 We Think the World of You (1988) Gary Oldman 0.0 0.1 0.10 305 60 00 / 00 28.7
196 Moonwalker (1988) Michael Jackson 0.9 2.9 212.70 189 59 00 / 00 28.5
197 Fright Night Part 2 (1988) Roddy McDowall 3.0 9.1 9.10 149 57 00 / 00 28.4
200 The Rescue (1988) Edward Albert 5.9 17.8 17.80 119 54 00 / 00 28.3
203 18 Again! (1988) Charlie Schlatter &
George Burns
2.6 7.8 7.80 152 57 00 / 00 27.8
202 Buster (1988) Phil Collins &
Julie Walters
0.5 1.6 1.60 209 58 01 / 00 27.6
203 The Dressmaker (1988)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Joan Plowright 0.0 0.1 0.10 284 59 00 / 00 27.4
209 Poltergeist III (1988) Tom Skerritt 14.1 42.9 42.90 67 45 00 / 00 27.4
203 Tapeheads (1988) John Cusack 0.3 1.0 1.00 227 58 00 / 00 26.8
205 Blueberry Hill (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 296 58 00 / 00 26.3
205 Spellbinder (1988) Tim Daly &
Kelly Preston
0.7 2.0 2.00 201 58 00 / 00 26.1
212 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) Terry Kiser &
Jennifer Banko
19.2 58.3 58.30 52 40 00 / 00 26.0
206 Aloha Summer (1988) Chris Makepeace &
Yuji Okumoto
0.4 1.3 1.30 220 58 00 / 00 25.8
209 Permanent Record (1988) Keanu Reeves &
Pamela Gidley
1.9 5.8 5.80 161 56 00 / 00 25.8
210 Distant Thunder (1988) Ralph Macchio &
John Lithgow
0.2 0.5 0.50 247 58 00 / 00 25.5
213 Everybody's All-American (1988) Jessica Lange &
Dennis Quaid
12.6 38.4 38.40 77 45 00 / 00 24.9
211 It Takes Two (1988) George Newbern &
Leslie Hope
0.3 1.0 1.00 226 57 00 / 00 24.8
212 La maschera (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 309 57 00 / 00 24.4
214 Malarek (1988)
Limited Release
Michael Sarrazin 0.2 0.4 0.40 248 57 00 / 00 24.0
215 Survival Quest (1988) Catherine Keener 0.1 0.2 0.20 265 57 00 / 00 23.9
219 Gotham (1988)
Showtime Movies
Tommy Lee Jones 0.0 0.1 0.10 302 57 00 / 00 23.8
219 Sweet Hearts Dance (1988) Susan Sarandon &
Don Johnson
3.8 11.5 11.50 135 53 00 / 00 23.7
217 Haunted Summer (1988) Laura Dern 0.0 0.2 0.20 283 57 00 / 00 23.6
219 The Kiss (1988) Joanna Pacula &
Meredith Salenger
1.9 5.7 5.70 163 55 00 / 00 22.9
221 Feds (1988) Rebecca De Mornay &
Mary Gross
3.8 11.7 11.70 133 53 00 / 00 22.8
221 Blackout (1988) 0.1 0.2 0.20 269 56 00 / 00 22.6
223 Shadow Dancing (1988) Christopher Plummer 0.1 0.2 0.20 268 56 00 / 00 21.7
222 Out Of The Dark (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 300 56 00 / 00 21.6
226 Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) Scott Grimes 3.8 11.6 11.60 134 52 00 / 00 21.1
225 The Dawning (1988) 0.1 0.2 0.20 278 55 00 / 00 20.9
225 Pulse (1988) Cliff De Young &
Roxanne Hart
0.0 0.1 0.10 286 55 00 / 00 20.7
227 The Deceivers (1988) Pierce Brosnan 0.3 1.1 1.10 225 55 00 / 00 20.5
230 Kansas (1988) Matt Dillon &
Andrew McCarthy
2.4 7.4 7.40 153 53 00 / 00 20.5
228 Platoon Leader (1988) Tony Pierce &
Robert F. Lyons
1.3 4.1 4.10 172 54 00 / 00 20.5
230 Ghost Town (1988) Franc Luz &
Catherine Hickland
0.1 0.2 0.20 262 55 00 / 00 20.3
235 Criminal Law (1988) Gary Oldman &
Kevin Bacon
10.0 30.3 30.30 90 45 00 / 00 19.5
232 Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) Ernest Borgnine 0.6 1.9 1.90 205 54 00 / 00 19.5
234 The Unholy (1988) Ben Cross &
Hal Holbrook
6.3 19.3 19.30 115 49 00 / 00 19.5
233 Judgment in Berlin (1988) Sean Penn &
Martin Sheen
0.2 0.7 0.70 234 54 00 / 00 19.2
234 Taffin (1988) Pierce Brosnan 0.2 0.5 0.50 246 54 00 / 00 19.1
236 Under the Boardwalk (1988) Richard Joseph Paul &
Danielle von Zerneck
0.1 0.4 0.40 249 54 00 / 00 18.5
241 Fresh Horses (1988) Molly Ringwald &
Andrew McCarthy
6.6 20.2 20.20 112 47 00 / 00 18.1
240 Hero and the Terror (1988) Chuck Norris 5.3 16.1 16.10 124 49 00 / 00 18.0
240 Red Scorpion (1988) Dolph Lundgren &
M. Emmet Walsh
4.2 12.8 12.80 129 50 00 / 00 18.0
237 Watchers (1988) Corey Haim 0.9 2.9 2.90 190 53 00 / 00 18.0
243 A New Life (1988) Ann-Margret &
Alan Alda
7.7 23.5 23.50 105 46 00 / 00 18.0
243 976-EVIL (1988) Sandy Dennis 3.0 9.0 9.00 150 51 00 / 00 17.9
244 Made in USA (1988) Chris Penn 0.0 0.1 0.10 295 53 00 / 00 17.7
242 Remote Control (1988) Kevin Dillon &
Deborah Goodrich
0.1 0.3 0.30 257 53 00 / 00 17.6
249 Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) Chuck Norris 6.2 18.8 18.80 117 47 00 / 00 17.3
247 Dead Heat (1988) Vincent Price &
Treat Williams
3.6 10.9 10.90 137 50 00 / 00 17.2
247 Homeboy (1988) Mickey Rourke 0.1 0.4 0.40 254 53 00 / 00 17.0
250 The Wrong Guys (1988) John Goodman 1.2 3.5 3.50 183 52 00 / 00 16.9
250 Red Riding Hood (1988)
Limited Release
Isabella Rossellini 0.0 0.1 0.10 292 53 00 / 00 16.6
250 Let Sleeping Cops Lie/Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988) 0.8 2.4 8.40 192 52 00 / 00 16.2
251 The Girl in a Swing (1988) Meg Tilly &
Rupert Frazer
0.7 2.3 2.30 194 52 00 / 00 16.2
253 The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) Keanu Reeves &
Fred Ward
0.1 0.2 0.20 266 52 00 / 00 16.0
253 The Invisible Kid (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 308 52 00 / 00 15.8
255 Far North (1988) 0.1 0.4 0.40 250 52 00 / 00 15.6
254 The Blue Iguana (1988) Dylan McDermott &
Jessica Harper
0.2 0.5 0.50 244 52 00 / 00 15.5
256 Mr. North (1988) Anthony Edwards &
Robert Mitchum
1.2 3.7 3.70 178 51 00 / 00 15.5
258 Buy & Cell (1988) 0.1 0.2 0.20 277 52 00 / 00 15.4
258 Puss in Boots (1988) Christopher Walken 0.0 0.1 0.10 285 52 00 / 00 15.2
259 You Can't Hurry Love (1988) Kristy McNichol 9.3 28.4 28.40 92 43 00 / 00 14.9
265 Stealing Home (1988) Harold Ramis &
Jodie Foster
7.5 22.7 22.70 106 44 00 / 00 14.7
262 Two Moon Junction (1988) Sherilyn Fenn &
Richard Tyson
1.5 4.7 4.70 170 50 00 / 00 14.5
260 Tropical Snow (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 311 51 00 / 00 14.5
263 Vibes (1988) Peter Falk 1.9 5.7 5.70 162 49 00 / 00 14.2
265 Sunset (1988) Bruce Willis &
James Garner
4.6 14.0 17.00 128 45 01 / 00 13.4
269 Johnny Be Good (1988) Robert Downey Jr. &
Anthony Michael Hall
17.6 53.4 53.40 58 33 00 / 00 13.4
265 Vampire's Kiss (1988) Nicolas Cage &
Maria Conchita Alonso
0.7 2.2 2.20 195 50 00 / 00 13.3
267 For Queen & Country (1988) Denzel Washington &
Dorian Healy
0.2 0.6 0.60 239 50 00 / 00 13.3
267 Last Rites (1988) 0.5 1.3 1.30 212 50 00 / 00 13.0
268 Tougher Than Leather (1988) Darryl McDaniels &
Daniel Simmons
3.6 10.9 10.90 138 47 00 / 00 12.9
270 Midnight Crossing (1988) Faye Dunaway 1.3 4.0 4.00 174 48 00 / 00 12.4
279 Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) Dudley Moore &
Liza Minnelli
14.7 44.7 44.70 65 35 00 / 00 12.3
271 Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988) Greg Berg &
Ruth Buzzi
0.6 1.8 1.80 207 49 00 / 00 12.1
274 Satisfaction (1988) Julia Roberts &
Liam Neeson
8.3 25.1 25.10 101 41 00 / 00 12.1
272 Apprentice to Murder (1988) Donald Sutherland 0.5 1.4 1.40 211 49 00 / 00 12.0
274 Heart of Midnight (1988) Steve Buscemi 0.1 0.3 0.30 256 49 00 / 00 11.8
278 Blood Relations (1988) 0.1 0.1 0.10 275 49 00 / 00 11.7
278 Never Say Die (1988)
Film Festival Circuit Only
George Wendt 0.0 0.1 0.10 289 49 00 / 00 11.7
282 My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) Dan Aykroyd &
Kim Basinger
13.9 42.1 42.10 69 35 00 / 00 11.3
280 Sticky Fingers (1988) Eileen Brennan 0.2 0.6 0.60 236 48 00 / 00 10.8
281 A Time of Destiny (1988) William Hurt &
Timothy Hutton
1.2 3.7 3.70 179 47 00 / 00 10.7
283 Tiger Warsaw (1988) Patrick Swayze 0.4 1.3 1.30 219 47 00 / 00 9.9
284 Seven Hours to Judgment (1988) Beau Bridges &
Ron Leibman
0.2 0.5 0.50 242 47 00 / 00 9.7
285 Trading Hearts (1988) Raul Julia 0.0 0.1 0.10 303 47 00 / 00 9.3
289 Iron Eagle II (1988) Louis Gossett Jr. 10.5 31.9 31.90 87 36 00 / 00 8.5
284 The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988) David Keith &
Kathy Shower
0.0 0.1 0.10 313 46 00 / 00 8.4
285 Call Me (1988) Patricia Charbonneau &
Stephen McHattie
0.3 0.8 0.80 232 45 00 / 00 8.1
288 Blood Money/Clinton & Nadine (1988)
HBO Movie
Morgan Freeman &
Andy Garcia
0.0 0.1 0.10 291 45 00 / 00 8.1
286 The Telephone (1988) Whoopi Goldberg &
Elliott Gould
0.1 0.3 0.30 258 45 00 / 00 8.0
291 Messenger of Death (1988) Charles Bronson &
John Malkovich
3.1 9.4 9.40 148 42 00 / 00 7.6
291 The Third Solution (1988)
Limited Release
F. Murray Abraham 0.0 0.1 0.10 301 45 00 / 00 7.3
292 Stars And Bars (1988) Daniel Day-Lewis 0.0 0.1 0.10 307 45 00 / 00 7.3
293 Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) Maureen Stapleton 0.0 0.1 0.10 298 44 00 / 00 7.0
294 Fist Fighter (1988) Tony Roberts 0.2 0.6 0.60 235 44 00 / 00 6.7
295 And God Created Woman (1988) Rebecca De Mornay &
Vincent Spano
0.7 2.2 2.20 196 43 00 / 00 6.3
299 Hot to Trot (1988) John Candy &
Bobcat Goldthwait
6.4 19.6 19.60 113 37 00 / 00 6.0
297 Dakota (1988) Lou Diamond Phillips 0.0 0.1 0.10 314 43 00 / 00 5.9
299 People Purple Eater (1988)
Limited Release
Shelley Winters 0.0 0.1 0.10 310 43 00 / 00 5.7
298 Wildfire (1988)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Will Patton 0.0 0.1 0.10 299 43 00 / 00 5.7
300 Paramedics (1988) Ray Walston 0.4 1.1 1.10 221 42 00 / 00 5.3
301 Illegally Yours (1988) Rob Lowe 0.3 0.8 0.80 231 42 00 / 00 5.3
302 Me and Him (1988) Craig T. Nelson 0.1 0.2 0.20 261 41 00 / 00 4.6
303 White Hot (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 294 41 00 / 00 4.4
304 Dangerous Love (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 287 39 00 / 00 3.7
305 Split Decisions (1988) Gene Hackman &
Jennifer Beals
0.7 2.1 2.10 198 38 00 / 00 3.6
306 Mac and Me (1988) Christine Ebersole &
Jonathan Ward
6.4 19.5 19.50 114 33 00 / 00 3.6
307 Drug Runners (1988) 0.0 0.1 0.10 306 38 00 / 00 3.2
308 Rented Lips (1988) Eileen Brennan 0.0 0.1 0.10 290 36 00 / 00 2.1
311 Killing American Style (1988) 0.1 0.2 0.20 270 35 00 / 00 2.0
309 Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) Gene Hackman &
Burgess Meredith
0.5 1.4 1.40 215 35 00 / 00 2.0
311 Hawkeye (1988) 0.1 0.2 0.20 273 34 00 / 00 1.5
312 Hawken's Breed (1988) 0.1 0.1 0.10 272 31 00 / 00 1.0
313 Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988) 0.1 0.1 0.10 279 29 00 / 00 0.6
314 Caddyshack II (1988) Chevy Chase &
Dan Aykroyd
11.8 35.9 35.90 82 16 00 / 00 0.5

Top earners in 1988 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

Name Number of Movies Total Adj World Wide (mil) Total Adj USA (mil)
Tom Cruise 2 1,616.0 778.7
John Heard 5 812.7 701.1
Kathleen Turner 3 1,130.1 602.8
Alec Baldwin 5 694.7 542.8
Dustin Hoffman 1 1,094.4 540.8
Garry Marshall 2 634.8 523.2
Christopher Lloyd 3 1,021.7 494.4
John Houseman 4 476.8 476.8
Bob Hoskins 2 1,003.2 475.9
Don Ameche 3 946.5 458.1
Arnold Schwarzenegger 2 765.2 446.8
Samuel L. Jackson 2 922.4 434.0
Mercedes Ruehl 2 526.6 415.0
Tom Hanks 2 525.3 413.7
Ralph Bellamy 2 892.7 404.3
Louie Anderson 2 881.7 393.3
Jon Lovitz 2 503.4 391.8
James Earl Jones 1 878.2 389.8
Eddie Murphy 1 878.2 389.8
Cuba Gooding Jr. 1 878.2 389.8
John Amos 1 878.2 389.8
Nehemiah Persoff 2 685.8 365.9
Elizabeth Perkins 2 472.8 361.2
Paul Gleason 3 530.3 354.7
Robert Loggia 1 461.3 349.7
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  1. sidney johnson says:
    May 10, 2024 at 6:00 pm

    The Vanishing
    highly rated Dutch thriller
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/

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  2. Sidney Johnson says:
    February 10, 2024 at 12:22 pm

    The Bear was nominated for Best Film Editing at the 1990 Academy Awards. Yes that means the Oscar year is out of synch with the year used for the film.
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095800/awards/?ref_=tt_awd

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  3. Sidney Johnson says:
    April 26, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    51 Running on Empty (1988)
    nominations:
    Best Supporting Actor
    River Phoenix – Running on Empty as Danny Pope
    Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    Running on Empty – Naomi Foner

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    1. Cogerson says:
      April 27, 2021 at 8:53 pm

      Hey Sidney…..thanks for catching that error….it has been fixed….your efforts are appreciated.

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