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Western box office · May 1988

Western Box Office, May 1988: Top-Grossing Releases

Ghost Town (1988) is the highest-grossing western movie released in May 1988, with $75K worldwide. 1 western film released in May 1988 reports a worldwide gross, $75K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1988 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$75K
Ghost Town (1988), the #1
$75K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Ghost Town (1988) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 western movie of May 1988

Ghost Town (1988)

1988 · Horror, Western

$75K worldwide

$75K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
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The Only Western Release of May 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 May 1988.

  1. 1 Ghost Town (1988) movie poster
    Ghost Town (1988) May 26, 1988 · English · Horror, Western, Crime $75K worldwide
    May 26, 1988 US and Canada: $75K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $75K
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Western Box Office in 1988, Month by Month

The months of 1988 with their totals: August leads with $45.7M, led by Young Guns (1988).

FAQ

Western Box Office May 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 western movie in May 1988?

Ghost Town (1988) leads with $75K worldwide, $75K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did western movies released in May 1988 earn?

1 western film released in May 1988 reports a worldwide gross, $75K in all, or $75K per film on average.

How many western movies released in May 1988 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ghost Town (1988), earned $75K.

How much of the May 1988 Western box office came from the US and Canada?

$75K of the $75K total, or 100%, 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 May 1988 western 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 May 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 May 1988 western 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.