#1 of 2 #1 action movie of Week 20, 1988
1988 · Action, Comedy
$1.2M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total
$1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Action box office · Week 20 · May 8–14, 1988
Action Box Office, Week 20 of 1988: Action Releases of May 8–14
The Wrong Guys (1988) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14), with $1.2M worldwide, ahead of Maniac Cop (1988) at $671.4K. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 20 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $1.8M
- The Wrong Guys (1988), the #1
- $1.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Action Release of Week 20 of 1988, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14).
- 1 May 13, 1988 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
- 2
May 13, 1988 US and Canada: $671.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $671.4K
Archive
Action Box Office in 1988, Week by Week
27 weeks of 1988 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $428.6M, led by Crocodile Dundee II (1988).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $6.2M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $49.7M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $160K
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $7.4M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $289.3K
- Week 17 $19.8M
- Week 18 $11.8M
- Week 19 $10.1M
- Week 20 $1.8M
- Week 21 $57.7M
- Week 22 $428.6M
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $20.3M
- Week 25 $35M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $17M
- Week 29 $181.6M
- Week 30 $81.6M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $7.7M
- Week 33 $45.7M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $5.3M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $5.2M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $4.9M
- Week 41 $32.2M
- Week 42 $64.2K
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $4.2M
- Week 45 $13.5M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $120M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $13M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 20 of 1988: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14)?
The Wrong Guys (1988) leads with $1.2M worldwide, $1.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Maniac Cop (1988) at $671.4K.
How much did action movies released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14) earn?
2 action films released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $1.8M in all, or $912.1K per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Wrong Guys (1988), earned $1.2M.
How is the week 20, 1988 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the week 20, 1988 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.