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Sci-Fi box office · March 1988

Sci-Fi Box Office, March 1988: Top-Grossing Releases

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in March 1988, with $150K worldwide, ahead of Pulse (1988) at $40.4K. 2 sci-fi films released in March 1988 report a worldwide gross, $190.4K in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada.

March 1988 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$190.4K
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988), the #1
$150K
earned in the US & Canada
21%
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Every Sci-Fi Release of March 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 March 1988.

  1. 1 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988) movie poster
    Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988) Mar 12, 1988 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Animation $150K worldwide
    Mar 12, 1988 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $150K
  2. 2 Pulse (1988) movie poster
    Pulse (1988) Mar 4, 1988 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror $40.4K worldwide
    Mar 4, 1988 US and Canada: $40.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.4K
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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).

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Sci-Fi Box Office March 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 March 1988?

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988) leads with $150K worldwide. Next come Pulse (1988) at $40.4K.

How much did sci-fi movies released in March 1988 earn?

2 sci-fi films released in March 1988 report a worldwide gross, $190.4K in all, or $95.2K per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in March 1988 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988), earned $150K.

How much of the March 1988 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$40.4K of the $190.4K total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the March 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 March 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 March 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.