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Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1988 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1988
Rank |
Title |
Distributor |
Domestic gross |
1. |
Rain Man |
United Artists |
$172,825,435 |
2. |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
Disney |
$156,452,370 |
3. |
Coming to America |
Paramount |
$128,152,301 |
4. |
Big |
20th Century Fox |
$114,968,774 |
5. |
Twins |
Universal |
$111,938,388 |
6. |
Crocodile Dundee II |
Paramount |
$109,306,210 |
7. |
Die Hard |
20th Century Fox |
$83,008,852 |
8. |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! |
Paramount |
$78,756,177 |
9. |
Cocktail |
Disney |
$78,222,753 |
10. |
Beetlejuice |
Warner Bros. |
$73,707,461 |
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