List of 1988 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom explained

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 1988.

Number one films

Weekend endingFilmGrossNotesRef
1 Masters of the Universe£342,680 [1] [2]
2 Predator£598,537 Predator reached number one in its second week of release[3] [4]
3 Fatal Attraction£904,240 Fatal Attraction grossed a record £2,048,421 in its opening week[5] [6] [7] [8]
4 £1,057,905 [9]
5 £1,010,184 [10] [11]
6 £818,556 [12] [13]
7 TBDFatal Attraction grossed £2,100,361 for the week [14]
8 TBDFatal Attraction grossed £1,135,617 for the week[15]
9 £526,317 [16] [17]
10 £379,432 [18] [19]
11 Stakeout£305,456 [20] [21]
12 Fatal Attraction£241,267 Fatal Attraction returned to number one in its tenth week of release[22] [23]
13 Empire of the Sun£177,125 [24] [25]
14 The Fox and the Hound (reissue)£203,544 The reissue of The Fox and the Hound reached number one in its second week of release[26] [27]
15 Empire of the Sun£203,759 Empire of the Sun returned to number one in its third week of release[28] [29]
16 Moonstruck £230,491Moontruck reached number one in its fourth week of release[30] [31]
17 £214,145[32] [33]
18 Three Men and a Baby £1,097,870Three Men and a Baby reached number one in its fifth week of release[34] [35]
19 £890,632[36] [37]
20 TBDThree Men and a Baby grossed £881,822 for the week[38]
21 £400,022[39] [40]
22 £391,156[41] [42]
23 £327,343[43] [44]
24 £218,076[45] [46]
25 £157,189[47] [48]
26 Crocodile Dundee II £1,333,508Crocodile Dundee II had a record opening weekend[49] [50] [51] [52] [53]
27 £1,289,810[54] [55]
28 £996,082[56] [57]
29 £622,845[58] [59]
30 £589,603[60] [61]
31 The Jungle Book (reissue)£592,922 The reissue of The Jungle Book reached number one in its sixth week of release[62] [63]
32 Coming to America£521,566 Coming to America reached number one in its second week of release[64] [65]
33 £600,969 [66] [67]
34 Beetlejuice£524,740 [68] [69]
35 Rambo III£551,189 [70] [71]
36 £318,227 [72] [73]
37 Beetlejuice £214,901 Beetlejuice returned to number one in its fourth week of release[74] [75]
38 Frantic£219,232 [76] [77]
39 The Running Man£577,953 [78] [79]
40 Good Morning, Vietnam£767,851 [80] [81]
41 £742,164 [82] [83]
42 BusterTBDBuster reached number one in its fifth week of release with a weekly gross of £1,085,213[84] [85]
43 A Fish Called Wanda£718,594 A Fish Called Wanda reached number one in its second week of release[86]
44 £761,468 [87] [88]
45 £670,486 [89] [90]
46 £723,628 [91] [92]
47 £629,032 [93] [94]
48 Scrooged£548,212 [95] [96]
49 Who Framed Roger Rabbit £1,506,863Who Framed Roger Rabbit surpassed the opening weekend record set by Crocodile Dundee II[97] [98] [99]
50 £1,280,841[100] [101]
51 £901,811[102]
52 TBD[103]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films in the U.K. between 1 December 1987 and 18 December 1988

Rank[104] TitleDistributorGross[105]
1. Fatal AttractionUIP£15,441,584
2. Crocodile Dundee IIUIP£13,324,673
3. Three Men and a BabyTouchstone Pictures/Warner Bros.£9,662,992
4. A Fish Called WandaUIP£8,509,357
5. Coming to AmericaUIP£5,808,136
6. Who Framed Roger RabbitTouchstone Pictures/Warner Bros.£5,604,360
7. Good Morning, VietnamTouchstone Pictures/Warner Bros.£5,213,785
8. The Last EmperorColumbia/Tri-Star£4,070,826
9. The Jungle Book (reissue)Walt Disney/Warner Bros.£3,944,843
10. BusterVestron£3,809,021[106]
Highest-grossing films of 1988 by BBFC rating
U The Jungle Book (reissue)
PG Crocodile Dundee II
15 A Fish Called Wanda
18 Fatal Attraction

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The Times. 16. Top Films and Video. 15 January 1988. Screen International.
  2. Screen International. UK Leaders Nationwide. 32. 9 January 1988.
  3. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 22 January 1988. Screen International.
  4. Screen International. 16 January 1988. 28. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  5. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 29 January 1988. Screen International.
  6. Screen International. UK Leaders Nationwide. 60. 30 January 1988.
  7. Screen International. The Biggest Opening Week Ever in the UK and Ireland (advertisement). 8–9. 30 January 1988.
  8. Screen International. 2 July 1988. Bright Lights heralds Crocodile's approach. Tina. McFarling.
  9. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 5 February 1988. Screen International.
  10. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 12 February 1988. Screen International.
  11. Screen International. 6 February 1988. 85. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  12. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 19 February 1988. Screen International.
  13. Screen International. 13 February 1988. 61. UK Leaders Nationwide. 7 days Jan 29-Feb 4 £1,961,678; 3 days Feb 5-7 £818,556; Total Gross to Feb 7 £6,922,549.
  14. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 26 February 1988. Screen International.
  15. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 4 March 1988. Screen International.
  16. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 11 March 1988. Screen International.
  17. Screen International. 5 March 1988. 32. UK Leaders Nationwide. 7 days Feb 19-25 £1,135,617; 3 days Feb 26-28 £526,317; Total Gross to Feb 28 £10,684,844.
  18. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 18 March 1988. Screen International.
  19. Screen International. 12 March 1988. 21. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  20. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 25 March 1988. Screen International.
  21. Screen International. 19 March 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  22. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 1 April 1988. Screen International.
  23. Screen International. 26 March 1988. 36. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  24. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 8 April 1988. Screen International.
  25. Screen International. 2 April 1988. 29. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  26. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 15 April 1988. Screen International.
  27. Screen International. 9 April 1988. 21. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  28. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 22 April 1988. Screen International.
  29. Screen International. 16 April 1988. 41. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  30. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 29 April 1988. Screen International.
  31. Screen International. 23 April 1988. 77. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  32. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 6 May 1988. Screen International.
  33. Screen International. 30 April 1988. 33. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  34. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 13 May 1988. Screen International.
  35. Screen International. 7 May 1988. 406. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  36. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 20 May 1988. Screen International.
  37. Screen International. 14 May 1988. 70. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  38. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 27 May 1988. Screen International.
  39. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 3 June 1988. Screen International.
  40. Screen International. 28 May 1988. 33. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  41. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 10 June 1988. Screen International.
  42. Screen International. 4 June 1988. 29. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  43. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 17 June 1988. Screen International.
  44. Screen International. 11 June 1988. 41. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  45. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 24 June 1988. Screen International.
  46. Screen International. 18 June 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  47. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 1 July 1988. Screen International.
  48. Screen International. 25 June 1988. 33. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  49. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 8 July 1988. Screen International.
  50. Variety. 'Croc II' Is Mighty In U.K. Openings . 3. 29 June 1988.
  51. Variety. G'day again, mate from the UK! (advertisement) . 20–21. 6 July 1988.
  52. . 5 July 1989 . 2 . 'Last Crusade' fervent in first London round .
  53. Screen International. 2 July 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  54. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 15 July 1988. Screen International.
  55. Screen International. 9 July 1988. 21. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  56. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 22 July 1988. Screen International.
  57. Screen International. 16 July 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  58. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 29 July 1988. Screen International.
  59. Screen International. 23 July 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  60. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 5 August 1988. Screen International.
  61. Screen International. 30 July 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  62. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 12 August 1988. Screen International.
  63. Screen International. 6 August 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  64. News: The Times. 16. Top Films and Video. 19 August 1988. Screen International.
  65. Screen International. 13 August 1988. 33. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  66. News: The Times. 16. Top Films and Video. 26 August 1988. Screen International.
  67. Screen International. 20 August 1988. 45. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  68. News: The Times. 16. Top Films and Video. 2 September 1988. Screen International.
  69. Screen International. 27 August 1988. 57. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  70. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 9 September 1988. Screen International.
  71. Screen International. 3 September 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  72. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 16 September 1988. Screen International.
  73. Screen International. 10 September 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  74. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 23 September 1988. Screen International.
  75. Screen International. 17 September 1988. 37. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  76. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 30 September 1988. Screen International.
  77. Screen International. 24 September 1988. 45. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  78. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 7 October 1988. Screen International.
  79. Screen International. 1 October 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  80. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 14 October 1988. Screen International.
  81. Screen International. 8 October 1988. 37. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  82. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 21 October 1988. Screen International.
  83. Screen International. 22 October 1988. 387. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  84. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 28 October 1988. Screen International.
  85. Screen International. 29 October 1988. 29. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  86. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 4 November 1988. Screen International.
  87. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 11 November 1988. Screen International.
  88. Screen International. 5 November 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  89. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 18 November 1988. Screen International.
  90. Screen International. 12 November 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  91. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 25 November 1988. Screen International.
  92. Screen International. 19 November 1988. 33. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  93. News: The Times. 22. Top Films and Video. 2 December 1988. Screen International.
  94. Screen International. 26 November 1988. 33. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  95. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 9 December 1988. Screen International.
  96. Screen International. 3 December 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  97. News: The Times. 20. Top Films and Video. 16 December 1988. Screen International.
  98. Screen International. 10 December 1988. 1. Rabbit claims UK box office record.
  99. Screen International. 10 December 1988. 29. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  100. News: The Times. 18. Top Films and Video. 23 December 1988. Screen International.
  101. Screen International. 17 December 1988. 41. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  102. Screen International. 24 December 1988. 25. UK Leaders Nationwide.
  103. News: The Times. 16. Top Films and Video. 6 January 1989. Screen International.
  104. Book: Swern, Phil. The Guinness book of Box Office Hits. 345. Guinness Publishing. 1995. 0-85112-670-7.
  105. Screen International. 1988 UK Top 20. 1. 24 December 1988. McFarling. Tina.
  106. Screen International. UK Leaders Nationwide. 25. 24 December 1988.

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