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Drama box office · Week 33 · Aug 7–13, 1988

Drama Box Office, Week 33 of 1988: Drama Releases of Aug 7–13

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 33 of 1988 (Aug 7–13), with $19.7M worldwide, ahead of The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) at $8.9M and Clean and Sober (1988) at $8.7M. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37.2M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

week 33 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$37.2M
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), the #1
$19.7M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 drama movie of Week 33, 1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

1988 · Biography, Drama

$19.7M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

$19.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 33 of 1988?

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) leads with $19.7M, 53% of the total. The top 3 together took $37.2M, 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. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) movie poster Number 1
    $19.7M Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
    $19.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) movie poster Number 2
    $8.9M The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
    $8.4M US & Canada · 94% $492.8K elsewhere · 6%
  3. Clean and Sober (1988) movie poster Number 3
    $8.7M Clean and Sober (1988)
    $8.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 33 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 33 of 1988 (Aug 7–13).

  1. 1 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) movie poster
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Aug 12, 1988 · English · Biography, Drama $19.7M worldwide
    Aug 12, 1988 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.7M
  2. 2 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) movie poster
    The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Aug 12, 1988 · English · Drama $8.9M worldwide
    Aug 12, 1988 US and Canada: $8.4M Rest of the world: $492.8K Worldwide: $8.9M
  3. 3 Clean and Sober (1988) movie poster
    Clean and Sober (1988) Aug 10, 1988 · English · Drama $8.7M worldwide
    Aug 10, 1988 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.7M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 33 of 1988?

Of the top 3, Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) made 6% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $36.7M (99%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) $19.7M
    $19.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) $8.9M
    $8.4M US & Canada · 94% $492.8K elsewhere · 6%
  3. 3 Clean and Sober (1988) $8.7M
    $8.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 1988 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 1979 earned the most: $139.6M from 5 films, led by Apocalypse Now (1979). Week 33, 1988 took $37.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 1979 Aug 12–18 5 films 5 $139.6M – Apocalypse Now (1979) $105.1M
Week 33, 1980 Aug 10–16 3 films · −85% 3 $21M −85% The Octagon (1980) $19M
Week 33, 1981 Aug 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 1982 Aug 8–14 2 films 2 $32.1M – Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) $27.1M
Week 33, 1983 Aug 7–13 1 film · −79% 1 $6.7M −79% The Golden Seal (1983) $6.7M
Week 33, 1984 Aug 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 1985 Aug 11–17 2 films 2 $20.1M – Year of the Dragon (1985) $18.7M
Week 33, 1986 Aug 10–16 2 films · −59% 2 $8.3M −59% The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) $7.2M
Week 33, 1987 Aug 9–15 4 films · +754% 4 $71M +754% No Way Out (1987) $35.5M
Week 33, 1988 Aug 7–13 3 films · −48% 3 $37.2M −48% Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) $19.7M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 33 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 33 of 1988 (Aug 7–13)?

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) leads with $19.7M worldwide, $19.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) at $8.9M and Clean and Sober (1988) at $8.7M.

How much did drama movies released in week 33 of 1988 (Aug 7–13) earn?

3 drama films released in week 33 of 1988 (Aug 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $37.2M in all, or $12.4M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 33 of 1988 (Aug 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), earned $19.7M.

How much of the Week 33, 1988 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.7M of the $37.2M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 33, 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 33 of 1988 (Aug 7–13). 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 33, 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.