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Thriller box office · Week 20 · May 8–14, 1988

Thriller Box Office, Week 20 of 1988: Thriller Releases of May 8–14

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14), with $19.2M worldwide, ahead of Midnight Crossing (1988) at $1.3M. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 20 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$20.5M
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), the #1
$19.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 20 of 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 week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14).

  1. 1 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) movie poster
    Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) May 13, 1988 · English · Thriller, Horror $19.2M worldwide
    May 13, 1988 US and Canada: $19.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.2M
  2. 2 Midnight Crossing (1988) movie poster
    Midnight Crossing (1988) May 13, 1988 · English · Thriller, Mystery $1.3M worldwide
    May 13, 1988 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 20 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14)?

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) leads with $19.2M worldwide, $19.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Midnight Crossing (1988) at $1.3M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14) earn?

2 thriller films released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $20.5M in all, or $10.2M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 20 of 1988 (May 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), earned $19.2M.

How much of the Week 20, 1988 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.5M of the $20.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 1988 thriller 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 20 of 1988 (May 8–14). 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 20, 1988 thriller 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.