#1 of 1 #1 romance movie of Week 9, 1988
1988 · Comedy, Romance
$6.7M worldwide
$6.7M US & Canada · 100% $8.5K elsewhere · <1%
Romance box office · Week 9 · Feb 21–27, 1988
Romance Box Office, Week 9 of 1988: Romance Releases of Feb 21–27
Hairspray (1988) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27), with $6.7M worldwide. 1 romance film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 9 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $6.7M
- Hairspray (1988), the #1
- $6.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 1 The chart
The Only Romance Release of Week 9 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 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27).
- 1 Feb 26, 1988 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $8.5K Worldwide: $6.7M
Archive
Romance Box Office in 1988, Week by Week
42 weeks of 1988 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 26–Jul 2) with $288.8M, led by Coming to America (1988).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $17.5M
- Week 4 $509.4K
- Week 5 $70.1K
- Week 6 $26.2M
- Week 7 $8.3M
- Week 8 $10M
- Week 9 $6.7M
- Week 10 $717.4K
- Week 11 $15.9M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $7.7M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $2.3M
- Week 17 $12.4M
- Week 18 $1.5M
- Week 19 $3.7M
- Week 20 $1.8M
- Week 21 $57.3M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $151.9M
- Week 24 $13.1K
- Week 25 $50.9M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $288.8M
- Week 28 $23.6M
- Week 29 $344.4K
- Week 30 $15.1M
- Week 31 $177.8M
- Week 32 $2.3M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $43.7M
- Week 35 $12.8M
- Week 36 $1.1M
- Week 37 $14.7M
- Week 38 $10.5M
- Week 39 $14.9M
- Week 40 $14.8M
- Week 41 $21M
- Week 42 $12.9M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $4.9M
- Week 45 $17.4M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $6.6M
- Week 48 $25.5M
- Week 49 $120M
- Week 50 $3.3M
- Week 51 $34.7M
- Week 52 $137.4M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 9 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 romance movie in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27)?
Hairspray (1988) leads with $6.7M worldwide, $6.7M of it in the US & Canada.
How much did romance movies released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27) earn?
1 romance film released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27) reports a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, or $6.7M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Hairspray (1988), earned $6.7M.
How is the week 9, 1988 romance 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 9 of 1988 (Feb 21–27). 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 9, 1988 romance 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.