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Drama box office · Week 30 · Jul 17–23, 1988

Drama Box Office, Week 30 of 1988: Drama Releases of Jul 17–23

Pascali’s Island (1988) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 30 of 1988 (Jul 17–23), with $1.5M worldwide, ahead of Mr. North (1988) at $1.2M and Mauri (1988) at $157. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 30 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$2.7M
Pascali’s Island (1988), the #1
$1.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Pascali’s Island (1988) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 30, 1988

Pascali’s Island (1988)

1988 · Drama

$1.5M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

$1.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 30 of 1988?

Pascali’s Island (1988) leads with $1.5M, 54% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.7M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Pascali’s Island (1988) movie poster Number 1
    $1.5M Pascali’s Island (1988)
    $1.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Mr. North (1988) movie poster Number 2
    $1.2M Mr. North (1988)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Mauri (1988) movie poster Number 3
    $157 Mauri (1988)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 30 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 30 of 1988 (Jul 17–23).

  1. 1 Pascali’s Island (1988) movie poster
    Pascali’s Island (1988) Jul 22, 1988 · English · Drama $1.5M worldwide
    Jul 22, 1988 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M
  2. 2 Mr. North (1988) movie poster
    Mr. North (1988) Jul 22, 1988 · English · Drama, Comedy $1.2M worldwide
    Jul 22, 1988 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
  3. 3 Mauri (1988) movie poster
    Mauri (1988) Jul 21, 1988 · English · Drama $157 worldwide
    Jul 21, 1988 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157
Earlier years

How Does Week 30 of 1988 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 30, 1984 earned the most: $72.7M from 2 films, led by Purple Rain (1984). Week 30, 1988 took $2.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 30, 1979 Jul 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1980 Jul 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 30, 1981 Jul 19–25 2 films 2 $37.1M – Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) $36.6M
Week 30, 1982 Jul 18–24 2 films · −12% 2 $32.7M −12% The World According to Garp (1982) $29.7M
Week 30, 1983 Jul 17–23 1 film · −34% 1 $21.7M −34% Class (1983) $21.7M
Week 30, 1984 Jul 22–28 2 films · +236% 2 $72.7M +236% Purple Rain (1984) $70.3M
Week 30, 1985 Jul 21–27 1 film · −77% 1 $17M −77% Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) $17M
Week 30, 1986 Jul 20–26 2 films · +79% 2 $30.4M +79% Heartburn (1986) $25.3M
Week 30, 1987 Jul 19–25 2 films · +89% 2 $57.5M +89% La Bamba (1987) $54.2M
Week 30, 1988 Jul 17–23 3 films · −95% 3 $2.7M −95% Pascali’s Island (1988) $1.5M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 30 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 30 of 1988 (Jul 17–23)?

Pascali’s Island (1988) leads with $1.5M worldwide, $1.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mr. North (1988) at $1.2M and Mauri (1988) at $157.

How much did drama movies released in week 30 of 1988 (Jul 17–23) earn?

3 drama films released in week 30 of 1988 (Jul 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $2.7M in all, or $891.1K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 30 of 1988 (Jul 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pascali’s Island (1988), earned $1.5M.

How much of the Week 30, 1988 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.7M of the $2.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 30, 1988 drama 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 30 of 1988 (Jul 17–23). 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 30, 1988 drama 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.