#1 of 2 #1 sci-fi movie of November 1988
1988 · Adventure, Sci-Fi
$25M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total
$18.9M US & Canada · 76% $6.1M elsewhere · 24%
Sci-Fi box office · November 1988
Sci-Fi Box Office, November 1988: Top-Grossing Releases
Cocoon: The Return (1988) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in November 1988, with $25M worldwide, ahead of They Live (1988) at $13.5M. 2 sci-fi films released in November 1988 report a worldwide gross, $38.5M in all, 84% of it from the US & Canada.
- November 1988 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $38.5M
- Cocoon: The Return (1988), the #1
- $25M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 84%
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Every Sci-Fi Release of November 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 November 1988.
- 1 Nov 23, 1988 US and Canada: $18.9M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $25M
- 2
Nov 4, 1988 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: $2.6K Worldwide: $13.5M
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Sci-Fi Box Office in 1988, Month by Month
The months of 1988 with their totals: November leads with $38.5M, led by Cocoon: The Return (1988).
- January $9.2M #1 Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
- February No grosses
- March $190.4K #1 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988)
- April $3.8M #1 Critters 2 (1988)
- May $84.6K #1 Hanussen (1988)
- June No grosses
- July $12.6M #1 Phantasm II (1988)
- August $15.1M #1 The Blob (1988)
- September $1.1M #1 Miracle Mile (1988)
- October $32.2M #1 Alien Nation (1988)
- November $38.5M #1 Cocoon: The Return (1988)
- December $26.3M #1 My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office November 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in November 1988?
Cocoon: The Return (1988) leads with $25M worldwide, $18.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come They Live (1988) at $13.5M.
How much did sci-fi movies released in November 1988 earn?
2 sci-fi films released in November 1988 report a worldwide gross, $38.5M in all, or $19.2M per film on average.
How many sci-fi movies released in November 1988 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Cocoon: The Return (1988), earned $25M.
How is the November 1988 sci-fi 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 November 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 November 1988 sci-fi 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.