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Box office · Week 4 · Jan 17–23, 1988

Box Office Week 4, 1988: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 17–23

Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 4 of 1988 (Jan 17–23), with $6.2M worldwide, ahead of The Romancing Star II (1988) at $509.4K and The Telephone (1988) at $100K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.8M in all, 93% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 96% on Week 3, 1988, whose releases took $161.7M.

week 4 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$6.8M
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988), the #1
$6.2M
vs Week 3, 1988
−96%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 4 of 1988?

Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) leads with $6.2M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $6.8M, 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.

  1. Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) movie poster Number 1
    $6.2M Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
    $6.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Romancing Star II (1988) movie poster Number 2
    $509.4K The Romancing Star II (1988)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Telephone (1988) movie poster Number 3
    $100K The Telephone (1988)
    $100K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 4 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 4 of 1988 (Jan 17–23).

  1. 1 Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) movie poster
    Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) Jan 22, 1988 · English · Action, War $6.2M worldwide
    Jan 22, 1988 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.2M
  2. 2 The Romancing Star II (1988) movie poster
    The Romancing Star II (1988) Jan 21, 1988 · Cantonese · Romance, Comedy $509.4K worldwide
    Jan 21, 1988 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $509.4K
  3. 3 The Telephone (1988) movie poster
    The Telephone (1988) Jan 22, 1988 · English · Comedy, Drama $100K worldwide
    Jan 22, 1988 US and Canada: $100K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $100K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 4 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 4 releases took $6.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 1987 (Dec 13–19) with $342.5M, led by Moonstruck (1987).

  1. Week 51, 1987 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Moonstruck (1987) $342.5M Moonstruck (1987)
  2. Week 52, 1987 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 53, 1987 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 Goodnight Norma… Goodnight Milton… (1988) $141.9K Goodnight Norma… Goodnight Milton… (1988)
  5. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 3–9 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 10–16 Good Morning, Vietnam (1988) $161.7M Good Morning, Vietnam (1988)
  7. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 17–23 Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) $6.8M Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
  8. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 24–30 Manifesto (1988) $70.1K Manifesto (1988)
  9. Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 31–Feb 6 The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) $47.8M The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Earlier years

How Does Week 4 of 1988 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 4, 1987 earned the most: $22.9M from 2 films, led by Crimes of the Heart (1987). Week 4, 1988 took $6.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 4, 1979 Jan 21–27 1 film 1 $509 – Love on the Run (1979) $509
Week 4, 1980 Jan 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 4, 1981 Jan 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 4, 1982 Jan 17–23 2 films 2 $13.3M – Vice Squad (1982) $13.3M
Week 4, 1983 Jan 16–22 3 films · +69% 3 $22.4M +69% The House on Sorority Row (1983) $10.6M
Week 4, 1984 Jan 22–28 3 films · −27% 3 $16.3M −27% Broadway Danny Rose (1984) $10.6M
Week 4, 1985 Jan 20–26 1 film · −99% 1 $91.7K −99% Fandango (1985) $91.7K
Week 4, 1986 Jan 19–25 3 films · +13743% 3 $12.7M +13743% The Trip to Bountiful (1986) $7.5M
Week 4, 1987 Jan 18–24 2 films · +81% 2 $22.9M +81% Crimes of the Heart (1987) $22.9M
Week 4, 1988 Jan 17–23 3 films · −70% 3 $6.8M −70% Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) $6.2M
Archive

Box Office in 1988, Week by Week

51 weeks of 1988 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $456.1M, led by Rain Man (1988).

FAQ

Box Office Week 4 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 movie in week 4 of 1988 (Jan 17–23)?

Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) leads with $6.2M worldwide, $6.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Romancing Star II (1988) at $509.4K and The Telephone (1988) at $100K.

How much did movies released in week 4 of 1988 (Jan 17–23) earn?

3 films released in week 4 of 1988 (Jan 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $6.8M in all, or $2.3M per film on average. Week 3, 1988 releases took $161.7M.

How many movies released in week 4 of 1988 (Jan 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988), earned $6.2M.

How much of the Week 4, 1988 box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.3M of the $6.8M total, or 93%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 4, 1988 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 4 of 1988 (Jan 17–23). 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 4, 1988 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.