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Box office · Week 46 · Nov 6–12, 1988

Box Office Week 46, 1988: Highest-Grossing Releases of Nov 6–12

Child’s Play (1988) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 46 of 1988 (Nov 6–12), with $44.2M worldwide, ahead of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) at $28.2M and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) at $7.3M. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $80.5M in all, 86% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 74% on Week 45, 1988, whose releases took $46.4M. By genre, Horror leads with $44.2M across 1 release.

week 46 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$80.5M
Child’s Play (1988), the #1
$44.2M
vs Week 45, 1988
+74%
Child’s Play (1988) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 movie of Week 46, 1988

Child’s Play (1988)

1988 · Horror

$44.2M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total

$33.2M US & Canada · 75% $11M elsewhere · 25%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 46 of 1988?

Child’s Play (1988) leads with $44.2M, 55% of the total. The top 5 together took $80.5M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Child’s Play (1988) movie poster Number 1
    $44.2M Child’s Play (1988)
    $33.2M US & Canada · 75% $11M elsewhere · 25%
  2. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) movie poster Number 2
    $28.2M Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
    $28.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) movie poster Number 3
    $7.3M Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
    $7.3M US & Canada · 99% $54.1K elsewhere · <1%
  4. Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) movie poster Number 4
    $623.1K Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
    $623.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Distant Thunder (1988) movie poster Number 5
    $156.2K Distant Thunder (1988)
    $156.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 46 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 46 of 1988 (Nov 6–12).

  1. 1 Child’s Play (1988) movie poster
    Child’s Play (1988) Nov 9, 1988 · English · Horror $44.2M worldwide
    Nov 9, 1988 US and Canada: $33.2M Rest of the world: $11M Worldwide: $44.2M
  2. 2 Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) movie poster
    Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) Nov 11, 1988 · English · Fantasy, Comedy $28.2M worldwide
    Nov 11, 1988 US and Canada: $28.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.2M
  3. 3 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) movie poster
    Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Nov 11, 1988 · Spanish · Drama, Comedy $7.3M worldwide
    Nov 11, 1988 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: $54.1K Worldwide: $7.3M
  4. 4 Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) movie poster
    Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) Nov 11, 1988 · English · Comedy, Drama $623.1K worldwide
    Nov 11, 1988 US and Canada: $623.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $623.1K
  5. 5 Distant Thunder (1988) movie poster
    Distant Thunder (1988) Nov 11, 1988 · English · Drama $156.2K worldwide
    Nov 11, 1988 US and Canada: $156.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $156.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 46 of 1988?

Of the top 5, Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Child’s Play (1988) made 25% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $69.5M (86%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Child’s Play (1988) $44.2M
    $33.2M US & Canada · 75% $11M elsewhere · 25%
  2. 2 Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) $28.2M
    $28.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) $7.3M
    $7.3M US & Canada · 99% $54.1K elsewhere · <1%
  4. 4 Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) $623.1K
    $623.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Distant Thunder (1988) $156.2K
    $156.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 46 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 46 releases took $80.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 13–19) with $174.5M, led by The Land Before Time (1988).

  1. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Cinema Paradiso (1988) $38.8M Cinema Paradiso (1988)
  2. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Alien Nation (1988) $62.4M Alien Nation (1988)
  3. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 The Accused (1988) $56.4M The Accused (1988)
  4. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) $26.8M Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
  5. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Torch Song Trilogy (1988) $13.5M Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
  6. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 They Live (1988) $46.4M They Live (1988)
  7. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Child’s Play (1988) $80.5M Child’s Play (1988)
  8. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 The Land Before Time (1988) $174.5M The Land Before Time (1988)
  9. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 Scrooged (1988) $85.8M Scrooged (1988)
Earlier years

How Does Week 46 of 1988 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 46, 1988 earned the most: $80.5M from 5 films, led by Child’s Play (1988).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 46, 1979 Nov 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 46, 1980 Nov 9–15 2 films 2 $26M – Raging Bull (1980) $23.4M
Week 46, 1981 Nov 8–14 1 film · −86% 1 $3.7M −86% The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) $3.7M
Week 46, 1982 Nov 7–13 4 films · +1032% 4 $41.9M +1032% Creepshow (1982) $21M
Week 46, 1983 Nov 6–12 1 film · −85% 1 $6.5M −85% Star 80 (1983) $6.5M
Week 46, 1984 Nov 11–17 5 films · +1008% 5 $71.7M +1008% A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) $25.9M
Week 46, 1985 Nov 10–16 4 films · −60% 4 $29M −60% Tomboy (1985) $14.1M
Week 46, 1986 Nov 9–15 7 films · +52% 7 $44M +52% Hoosiers (1986) $28.6M
Week 46, 1987 Nov 8–14 5 films · −4% 5 $42.4M −4% The Running Man (1987) $38.1M
Week 46, 1988 Nov 6–12 5 films · +90% 5 $80.5M +90% Child’s Play (1988) $44.2M
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 46 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 46 of 1988 (Nov 6–12)?

Child’s Play (1988) leads with $44.2M worldwide, $33.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) at $28.2M and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) at $7.3M.

How much did movies released in week 46 of 1988 (Nov 6–12) earn?

5 films released in week 46 of 1988 (Nov 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $80.5M in all, or $16.1M per film on average. Week 45, 1988 releases took $46.4M.

How many movies released in week 46 of 1988 (Nov 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Child’s Play (1988), earned $44.2M.

How much of the Week 46, 1988 box office came from the US and Canada?

$69.5M of the $80.5M total, or 86%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 46, 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 46 of 1988 (Nov 6–12). 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 46, 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.