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1988

1988 Wide-release films

January–March

January 1988
- January 8
  - Cop
- January 15
  - The Couch Trip
  - For Keeps
- January 22
  - Braddock: Missing in Action III
- January 29
  - And God Created Woman
  - Puss in Boots
February 1988
- February 5
  - She's Having a Baby
  - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- February 12
  - Action Jackson
  - Shoot to Kill
- February 16
  - Hairspray
- February 26
  - Bloodsport
  - Frantic
March 1988
- March 4
  - Moving
  - Prison
  - Switching Channels
- March 11
  - Masquerade
  - Off Limits
  - Stand and Deliver
- March 18
- March 23
  - The BFG (U.K.)
- March 25
  - Biloxi Blues
  - The Fox and the Hound (re-release)
  - Johnny Be Good
- March 30
  - Beetlejuice

April–June

April 1988
- April 1
  - Bright Lights, Big City
  - The Seventh Sign
- April 8
  - 18 Again!
  - Above the Law
  - Bad Dreams
- April 15
  - Appointment with Death
  - Brain Damage
  - Colors
  - The Moderns
  - Plain Clothes
  - Return to Snowy River
- April 22
- April 29
  - Critters 2: The Main Course
  - Powaqqatsi
  - Sunset
May 1988
- May 4
  - The House on Carroll Street
- May 6
  - Dead Heat
  - Salsa
  - Shakedown
- May 13
- May 20
  - Call Me
  - "Crocodile" Dundee II (Australia; North America 25 May 1988; UK 23 Jun 1988)
  - Willow
- May 25
  - Rambo III
- May 27
  - Killer Klowns from Outer Space
June 1988
- June 3
  - Big
  - Funny Farm
- June 10
  - Big Business
  - Poltergeist III
  - The Presidio
- June 15
  - Bull Durham
- June 17
- June 22
  - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- June 29
  - Coming to America

July–September

July 1988
- July 6
  - License to Drive
  - Short Circuit 2
- July 8
  - Arthur 2: On the Rocks
  - It Couldn't Happen Here
- July 13
  - The Dead Pool
- July 15
  - Bambi (re-release)
  - Die Hard
  - A Fish Called Wanda
- July 20
  - Midnight Run
- July 22
  - Big Top Pee-wee
  - Caddyshack II
  - Mr. North
- July 29
August 1988
- August 5
  - The Blob
  - The Rescue
  - Vibes
- August 10
  - Clean and Sober
- August 12
- August 19
  - Married to the Mob
  - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- August 24
  - Crossing Delancey
- August 26
  - Betrayed
  - Hero and the Terror
  - Hot to Trot
  - Stealing Home
September 1988
- September 2
  - The Deceivers
  - Eight Men Out
- September 8
  - Earth Girls Are Easy
- September 9
  - Moon over Parador
  - Running on Empty
- September 12
  - Miles from Home
- September 15
  - War Party
- September 16
  - Messenger of Death
  - Tougher Than Leather (NYC premiere)
- September 23
- September 24
  - Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
- September 30

October–December

October 1988
- October 7
  - Alien Nation
  - Clara's Heart
  - Memories of Me
  - Punchline
- October 14
  - The Accused
  - The Kiss
  - Another Woman
  - Night of the Demons
  - Pumpkinhead
- October 21
  - Bat*21
  - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
  - Little Dorrit (wide-release)
  - Mystic Pizza
  - Tapeheads
- October 28
  - Feds
- October 29
  - Moonwalker
November 1988
- November 4
  - Everybody's All-American
  - The Good Mother
  - Rattle and Hum (U.S.)
  - They Live
- November 9
  - Child's Play
- November 11
  - Template:Sort
  - Distant Thunder
  - Ernest Saves Christmas
  - Iron Eagle II
  - Split Decisions
- November 18
  - 1969
  - The Chocolate War
  - Fresh Horses
  - High Spirits
  - The Land Before Time
  - Oliver & Company
- November 23
  - Buster
  - Cocoon: The Return
  - Full Moon in Blue Water
  - Hanna's War
  - Scrooged
December 1988
- December 2
- December 8
  - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (West Germany)
- December 9
- December 14
- December 16
  - Dangerous Liaisons
  - Purple People Eater
  - Rain Man
- December 21
  - Beaches
  - Talk Radio
  - Working Girl
- December 23
- December 28
  - The Boost

References

Resources

Wikipedia, 1988 in film

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