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Music box office · December 1988

Music Box Office, December 1988: Top-Grossing Releases

Beaches (1988) is the highest-grossing music movie released in December 1988, with $57M worldwide. 1 music film released in December 1988 reports a worldwide gross, $57M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1988 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$57M
Beaches (1988), the #1
$57M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Beaches (1988) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 music movie of December 1988

Beaches (1988)

1988 · Drama, Comedy

$57M worldwide

$57M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Music Release of December 1988 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 1988.

  1. 1 Beaches (1988) movie poster
    Beaches (1988) Dec 21, 1988 · English · Drama, Comedy, Music $57M worldwide
    Dec 21, 1988 US and Canada: $57M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57M
FAQ

Music Box Office December 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in December 1988?

Beaches (1988) leads with $57M worldwide, $57M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did music movies released in December 1988 earn?

1 music film released in December 1988 reports a worldwide gross, $57M in all, or $57M per film on average.

How many music movies released in December 1988 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Beaches (1988), earned $57M.

How much of the December 1988 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$57M of the $57M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 1988 music 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 December 1988. 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 December 1988 music 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.