North American Number 1 movies in 1988
| Title | Weeks | ||
| 17. |  | Rain Man (1989) | 2 |
| 16. |  | Twins (1989) | 2 |
| 15. |  | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) | 1 |
| 14. |  | Scrooged (1988) | 1 |
| 13. |  | The Land Before Time (1989) | 1 |
| 12. |  | Child's Play (1989) | 1 |
| 11. |  | They Live (1989) | 1 |
| 10. |  | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) | 2 |
| 9. |  | The Accused (1989) | 1 |
| 8. |  | Alien Nation (1988) | 1 |
| 7. |  | A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1989) | 1 |
| 6. |  | Cocktail (1988) | 1 |
| 5. |  | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | 1 |
| 4. |  | Coming to America (1988) | 3 |
| 3. |  | Red Heat (1989) | 1 |
| 2. |  | Crocodile Dundee II (1988) | 1 |
| 1. |  | Beetlejuice (1988) | 1 |