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Contemporary Fiction Movies Released in 1988
This list shows all Contemporary Fiction films released in 1988, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Contemporary Fiction Movies for 1988
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| |
| January, 1988 |
| 1988 TBD |
18 Again! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,567,099 |
|
|
Bulletproof |
Action |
Theatrical |
$807,947 |
|
|
Call Me |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$251,819 |
|
|
Clara's Heart |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,194,491 |
|
|
Far North |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$147,234 |
|
|
Hero and the Terror |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
|
Illegally Yours |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$259,019 |
|
|
Running on Empty |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,835,116 |
|
|
Spellbinder |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,938,049 |
|
| |
| January 15 |
The Couch Trip |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,042,629 |
|
|
For Keeps? |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 22 |
Braddock: Missing in Action III |
Action |
Theatrical |
$6,078,270 |
|
|
Five Corners |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$969,000 |
|
| February, 1988 |
| February 2 |
Access Code |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 5 |
She's Having a Baby |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,031,707 |
|
| |
| February 11 |
Fei lung mang jeung |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 12 |
Action Jackson |
Action |
Theatrical |
$20,274,718 |
|
|
Satisfaction |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,253,123 |
|
|
School Daze |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,545,844 |
|
|
Shoot to Kill |
Action |
Theatrical |
$29,300,000 |
|
| |
| February 26 |
Bloodsport |
Action |
Theatrical |
$11,806,119 |
|
|
Frantic |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$17,637,000 |
|
|
Taffin |
Action |
Theatrical |
$159,969 |
|
| March, 1988 |
| March 2 |
Jane B. par Agnès V. |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,965 |
|
| |
| March 4 |
Moving |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,815,378 |
|
|
Switching Channels |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,000,000 |
|
| |
| March 11 |
Masquerade |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$91,593,744 |
|
|
When the Wind Blows |
Multiple Genres |
Theatrical |
$5,274 |
|
| |
| March 13 |
Fletch |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 18 |
D.O.A. |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,706,478 |
|
|
The Milagro Beanfield War |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,825,794 |
|
|
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami B… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,510,000 |
|
| |
| March 25 |
High Season |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,125,000 |
|
|
Johnny Be Good |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,500,399 |
|
|
A New Life |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,721,851 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Beetlejuice |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$75,112,659 |
|
| April, 1988 |
| April 1 |
Bright Lights, Big City |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,118,077 |
|
|
A Time of Destiny |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,212,487 |
|
| |
| April 8 |
Above the Law |
Action |
Theatrical |
$18,869,631 |
|
| |
| April 15 |
Colors |
Action |
Theatrical |
$46,616,067 |
|
|
Plain Clothes |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$289,000 |
|
|
Tokyo Pop |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$37,835 |
|
| |
| April 22 |
Backfire |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Casual Sex? |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,277,096 |
|
|
Eat the Rich |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$42,450 |
|
|
State Park |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$325 |
|
|
The Unholy |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$6,105,725 |
|
| |
| April 29 |
Bagdad Cafe |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$42,001,910 |
|
| May, 1988 |
| May 1 |
Stormy Monday |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,791,328 |
|
|
Two Moon Junction |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,547,397 |
|
| |
| May 4 |
Shiryô no wana |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 6 |
Salsa |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
Shakedown |
Action |
Theatrical |
$10,068,039 |
|
| |
| May 13 |
Maniac Cop |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
Al filo del hacha |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 25 |
Crocodile Dundee 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$239,606,210 |
|
|
Rambo III |
Action |
Theatrical |
$188,715,611 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
Black Eagle |
Action |
Theatrical |
$95,399 |
|
| |
| May, 1988 TBD |
American Gothic |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Shy People |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$769,119 |
|
| June, 1988 |
| June 3 |
Funny Farm |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,537,221 |
|
|
Top Squad (霸王花) |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 10 |
Big Business |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,150,487 |
|
|
The Presidio |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$20,036,000 |
|
| |
| June 15 |
Bull Durham |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$50,888,729 |
|
| |
| June 17 |
The Great Outdoors |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$41,455,230 |
|
|
Red Heat |
Action |
Theatrical |
$34,994,648 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
Les Pyramides Bleues |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 24 |
Dudes |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$81,551 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
Coming to America |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$289,049,163 |
|
| July, 1988 |
| July 6 |
License to Drive |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$22,434,275 |
|
| |
| July 8 |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,681,192 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
The Dead Pool |
Action |
Theatrical |
$37,903,000 |
|
|
It Takes Two |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$344,375 |
|
| |
| July 15 |
Die Hard |
Action |
Theatrical |
$143,651,650 |
|
|
A Fish Called Wanda |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$63,493,000 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
Midnight Run |
Action |
Theatrical |
$81,613,606 |
|
| |
| July 22 |
Big Top Pee-Wee |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$15,122,324 |
|
|
Caddyshack II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,798,302 |
|
| |
| July 29 |
Cocktail |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$78,222,753 |
|
| August, 1988 |
| August 5 |
The Rescue |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,855,392 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
Clean and Sober |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,674,093 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
The Wash |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 18 |
Miami Connection |
Action |
Theatrical |
$107 |
|
| |
| August 19 |
Married to the Mob |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,486,757 |
|
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Drea… |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$49,369,899 |
|
| |
| August 22 |
Le grand bleu |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,000,000 |
|
| |
| August 24 |
Crossing Delancey |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,262,000 |
|
| |
| August 25 |
Il Nido del Ragno |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 26 |
Betrayed |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,816,139 |
|
|
Hot to Trot |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
|
Stealing Home |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,467,504 |
|
| September, 1988 |
| September 2 |
Freeway |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$158,316 |
|
|
La leggenda del santo bevitore |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$44,332 |
|
|
The Unnamable |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$63,306 |
|
| |
| September 9 |
Moon Over Parador |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,444,204 |
|
| |
| September 15 |
Homeboy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 16 |
Seven Hours to Judgment |
Action |
Theatrical |
$177,820 |
|
|
Sous le soleil de Satan |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$925 |
|
| |
| September 23 |
Kansas |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Sweet Hearts Dance |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,790,493 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Memories of Me |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,965,000 |
|
| |
| September 30 |
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
|
Ni luo he nu er |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$32,117 |
|
|
Punchline |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,076,960 |
|
| October, 1988 |
| October 1 |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$18,416,696 |
|
| |
| October 14 |
The Accused |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$32,078,318 |
|
|
Night of the Demons |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,847,907 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 21 |
Brothers in Arms |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Lair of the White Worm |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,438,682 |
|
|
Mystic Pizza |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,793,213 |
|
| |
| October 28 |
Feds |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,000,000 |
|
| |
| October 29 |
Moonwalker |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November, 1988 |
| November 4 |
Everybody’s All-American |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,638,294 |
|
|
The Good Mother |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,764,606 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
Child’s Play |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$44,196,684 |
|
| |
| November 11 |
Ernest Saves Christmas |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$28,202,109 |
|
|
Iron Eagle II |
Action |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,180,408 |
|
|
Spike of Bensonhurst |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$623,112 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
Scooby-Doo and the Relunctant Werewolf |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 18 |
The Chocolate War |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$303,624 |
|
|
Fresh Horses |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,640,346 |
|
|
Full Moon in Blue Water |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$450,726 |
|
|
Last Rites |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$426,965 |
|
| |
| November 20 |
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears |
Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| December, 1988 |
| December 1 |
Talk Radio |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$3,468,572 |
|
| |
| December 2 |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Poli… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$78,041,829 |
|
|
Tequila Sunrise |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$39,703,427 |
|
| |
| December 9 |
Twins |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$216,600,000 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$42,978,815 |
|
|
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,030,057 |
|
|
Torch Song Trilogy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,865,997 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Rain Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$412,800,000 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Working Girl |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$64,161,525 |
|
| |
| December 23 |
The Accidental Tourist |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$32,632,000 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Big Man on Campus |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Run if you Can |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| Dec, 1988 TBD |
The Girl in a Swing |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$747,013 |
|
