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Comedy Movies Released in 1988
This list shows all Comedy 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 Comedy Movies for 1988
Release
Date | Movie | Creative Type | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| |
| January, 1988 |
| 1988 TBD |
18 Again! |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$2,567,099 |
|
|
Aria |
|
Theatrical |
$1,028,679 |
|
|
Illegally Yours |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$259,019 |
|
|
The Wrong Guys |
|
Theatrical |
$1,152,786 |
|
| |
| January 15 |
The Couch Trip |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$11,042,629 |
|
| February, 1988 |
| February 12 |
Satisfaction |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$8,253,123 |
|
| March, 1988 |
| March 4 |
Moving |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$10,815,378 |
|
|
Switching Channels |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$9,000,000 |
|
| |
| March 11 |
Vice Versa |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$13,664,060 |
|
| |
| March 13 |
Fletch |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 18 |
The Milagro Beanfield War |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$13,825,794 |
|
|
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami B… |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$19,510,000 |
|
| |
| March 20 |
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 25 |
Biloxi Blues |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$51,684,798 |
|
|
High Season |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,125,000 |
|
|
Johnny Be Good |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$17,500,399 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Beetlejuice |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$75,112,659 |
|
| April, 1988 |
| April 15 |
Plain Clothes |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$289,000 |
|
|
Tales from the Gimli Hospital |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Tokyo Pop |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$37,835 |
|
| |
| April 22 |
Casual Sex? |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$12,277,096 |
|
|
Eat the Rich |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$42,450 |
|
|
State Park |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$325 |
|
| |
| April 29 |
Critters 2: The Main Course |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,000,000 |
|
|
Je hais les acteurs |
|
Theatrical |
$3,765 |
|
|
Sunset |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,595,000 |
|
| May, 1988 |
| May 6 |
Whoops Apocalypse |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
Rikky and Pete |
|
Theatrical |
$127,999 |
|
| June, 1988 |
| June 3 |
Big |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$152,965,129 |
|
|
Funny Farm |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$25,537,221 |
|
| |
| June 10 |
Big Business |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$40,150,487 |
|
|
Stars and Bars |
|
Theatrical |
$111,987 |
|
| |
| June 17 |
The Great Outdoors |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$41,455,230 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
Les Pyramides Bleues |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$351,500,000 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
Coming to America |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$289,049,443 |
|
| July, 1988 |
| July 6 |
License to Drive |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$22,434,275 |
|
|
Short Circuit 2 |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$20,882,000 |
|
| |
| July 8 |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$14,681,192 |
|
| |
| July 15 |
A Fish Called Wanda |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$63,493,000 |
|
| |
| July 22 |
Caddyshack II |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$11,798,302 |
|
| August, 1988 |
| August 5 |
Vibes |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$1,883,811 |
|
| |
| August 19 |
Married to the Mob |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$21,486,757 |
|
| |
| August 26 |
Hot to Trot |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
| September, 1988 |
| September 8 |
As Time Goes By |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 18 |
Rockin’ With Judy Jetson |
Science Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Memories of Me |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,965,000 |
|
| |
| September 30 |
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
|
Heartbreak Hotel |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,509,417 |
|
|
Punchline |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$21,077,110 |
|
| October, 1988 |
| October 16 |
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 21 |
The Lair of the White Worm |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,438,934 |
|
|
Mystic Pizza |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$12,793,213 |
|
|
Without a Clue |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$8,273,312 |
|
| |
| October 28 |
Feds |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,000,000 |
|
| November, 1988 |
| November 11 |
Ernest Saves Christmas |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$28,202,109 |
|
|
Spike of Bensonhurst |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$623,112 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound |
Historical Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Scooby-Doo and the Relunctant Werewolf |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 18 |
Buster |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$540,000 |
|
|
Full Moon in Blue Water |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$450,726 |
|
|
High Spirits |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$8,578,231 |
|
| |
| November 20 |
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 23 |
Scrooged |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$59,450,796 |
|
| December, 1988 |
| December 2 |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Poli… |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$78,041,829 |
|
| |
| December 9 |
My Stepmother Is an Alien |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$13,854,000 |
|
|
Twins |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$216,600,000 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$42,980,479 |
|
|
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$13,030,057 |
|
|
Torch Song Trilogy |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,865,997 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Rain Man |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$412,800,000 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Working Girl |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$64,161,525 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Big Man on Campus |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
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