How much of the Week 50, 1988 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$128.7M of the $233.4M total, or 55%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

English box office · Week 50 · Dec 4–10, 1988

English Box Office, Week 50 of 1988: English Releases of Dec 4–10

Twins (1988) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10), with $216.6M worldwide, ahead of My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) at $13.9M and 976-EVIL (1988) at $3M. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $233.4M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 93% on Week 49, 1988, whose releases took $121M.

week 50 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $233.4M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 49, 1988: +93%

#1 of 3

#1 English-language movie of Week 50, 1988

Twins (1988)

1988 · Comedy

$216.6M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$111.9M US & Canada · 52% $104.7M elsewhere · 48%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 50 of 1988?

Twins (1988) leads with $216.6M, 93% of the total. The top 3 together took $233.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$216.6M Twins (1988)
$111.9M US & Canada · 52% $104.7M elsewhere · 48%
Number 2

$13.9M My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
$13.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 3

$3M 976-EVIL (1988)
$3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 50 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 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10).

1
Twins (1988) Dec 9, 1988 · Comedy $216.6M worldwide

Dec 9, 1988 US and Canada: $111.9M Rest of the world: $104.7M Worldwide: $216.6M
2
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) Dec 9, 1988 · Sci-Fi, Comedy $13.9M worldwide

Dec 9, 1988 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.9M
3
976-EVIL (1988) Dec 9, 1988 · Horror $3M worldwide

Dec 9, 1988 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M

US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 50 of 1988?

Of the top 3, My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Twins (1988) made 48% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $128.7M (55%) came from the US & Canada.

1 Twins (1988) $216.6M
$111.9M US & Canada · 52% $104.7M elsewhere · 48%
2 My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) $13.9M
$13.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
3 976-EVIL (1988) $3M
$3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $233.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $421.4M, led by Rain Man (1988).

Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 1988 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 1988 earned the most: $233.4M from 3 films, led by Twins (1988).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 50, 1979 Dec 9–15 2 films	2	$166.1M	–	1941 (1979) $92.5M
Week 50, 1980 Dec 7–13 2 films · −9%	2	$151.1M	−9%	Stir Crazy (1980) $101.3M
Week 50, 1981 Dec 6–12 3 films · −88%	3	$18M	−88%	Rollover (1981) $10.9M
Week 50, 1982 Dec 5–11 4 films · +919%	4	$183.2M	+919%	48 Hrs. (1982) $78.9M
Week 50, 1983 Dec 4–10 4 films · −48%	4	$95.5M	−48%	Sudden Impact (1983) $67.6M
Week 50, 1984 Dec 9–15 2 films · −40%	2	$57.4M	−40%	Dune (1984) $31.5M
Week 50, 1985 Dec 8–14 3 films · +119%	3	$125.6M	+119%	The Jewel of the Nile (1985) $96.8M
Week 50, 1986 Dec 7–13 2 films · −5%	2	$119.1M	−5%	The Golden Child (1986) $79.8M
Week 50, 1987 Dec 6–12 5 films · +5%	5	$125.3M	+5%	Throw Momma from the Train (1987) $57.9M
Week 50, 1988 Dec 4–10 3 films · +86%	3	$233.4M	+86%	Twins (1988) $216.6M

English Box Office in 1988, Week by Week

51 weeks of 1988 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $428.7M, led by Crocodile Dundee II (1988).

FAQ

English Box Office Week 50 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10)?

Twins (1988) leads with $216.6M worldwide, $111.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) at $13.9M and 976-EVIL (1988) at $3M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10) earn?

3 English-language films released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $233.4M in all, or $77.8M per film on average. Week 49, 1988 releases took $121M.

How many English-language movies released in week 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Twins (1988) with $216.6M.

How is the week 50, 1988 English 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 50 of 1988 (Dec 4–10). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 50, 1988 English 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.