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Mystery box office · Week 48 · Nov 20–26, 1988

Mystery Box Office, Week 48 of 1988: Mystery Releases of Nov 20–26

Cocoon: The Return (1988) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 48 of 1988 (Nov 20–26), with $25M worldwide. 1 mystery film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $25M in all, 76% of it from the US & Canada.

week 48 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$25M
Cocoon: The Return (1988), the #1
$25M
earned in the US & Canada
76%
Cocoon: The Return (1988) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 mystery movie of Week 48, 1988

Cocoon: The Return (1988)

1988 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

$25M worldwide

$18.9M US & Canada · 76% $6.1M elsewhere · 24%
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The Only Mystery Release of Week 48 of 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 week 48 of 1988 (Nov 20–26).

  1. 1 Cocoon: The Return (1988) movie poster
    Cocoon: The Return (1988) Nov 23, 1988 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery $25M worldwide
    Nov 23, 1988 US and Canada: $18.9M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $25M
FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 48 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in week 48 of 1988 (Nov 20–26)?

Cocoon: The Return (1988) leads with $25M worldwide, $18.9M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in week 48 of 1988 (Nov 20–26) earn?

1 mystery film released in week 48 of 1988 (Nov 20–26) reports a worldwide gross, $25M in all, or $25M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 48 of 1988 (Nov 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Cocoon: The Return (1988), earned $25M.

How much of the Week 48, 1988 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.9M of the $25M total, or 76%, 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 week 48, 1988 mystery 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 48 of 1988 (Nov 20–26). 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 48, 1988 mystery 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.