1988 in film

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The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Rain Man was awarded the Academy Award for Best Picture, marking one of the few instances where the top-grossing film of the year was also the winner of such an award that year.

## Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

See also: List of 1988 box office number-one films in the United States

The top ten 1988 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1988[1]

Rank

Title

Studio

Domestic gross

1. Rain Man United Artists $172,825,435
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit Touchstone Pictures / Amblin Entertainment $156,452,370
3. Coming to America Paramount Pictures $128,152,301
4. Big 20th Century Fox / Gracie Films $114,968,774
5. Twins Universal Pictures $111,938,388
6. "Crocodile" Dundee II Paramount Pictures $109,306,210
7. Die Hard 20th Century Fox / Silver Pictures $83,008,852
8. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Paramount Pictures $78,756,177
9. Cocktail Touchstone Pictures $78,222,753
10. Beetlejuice Warner Bros. / Geffen Pictures $73,707,461

## Awards

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Academy Awards
Best Picture: Rain Man - Mirage Entertainment, Star Partners II, United ArtistsBest Director: Barry Levinson - Rain ManBest Actor: Dustin Hoffman - Rain ManBest Actress: Jodie Foster - The AccusedBest Supporting Actor: Kevin Kline - A Fish Called WandaBest Supporting Actress: Geena Davis - The Accidental TouristBest Foreign Language Film: Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren), directed by Bille August, Denmark
Golden Globe Awards

Drama
Best Picture: Rain ManBest Actor: Dustin Hoffman – Rain ManBest Actress (tie): Jodie Foster – The AccusedBest Actress (tie): Sigourney Weaver – Gorillas in the MistBest Actress (tie): Shirley MacLaine - Madame Sousatzka
Musical or comedy
Best Picture: Working GirlBest Actor: Tom Hanks – BigBest Actress: Melanie Griffith – Working Girl
Other
Best Director: Clint Eastwood – BirdBest Foreign Language Film: Pelle the Conqueror, Denmark
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival)
Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren), directed by Bille August, Denmark
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
La leggenda del santo bevitore (The Legend of the Holy Drinker), directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy / France
Golden Bear (Berlin International Film Festival)
Red Sorghum (Hong gao liang), directed by Zhang Yimou, China
Golden Raspberry Awards
Worst Picture: Cocktail (Touchstone)Worst Actor: Sylvester Stallone in Rambo IIIWorst Actress: Liza Minnelli in Arthur 2: On the Rocks and Rent-a-CopWorst Supporting Actor: Dan Aykroyd in Caddyshack IIWorst Supporting Actress: Kristy McNichol in Two Moon JunctionWorst Director: Blake Edwards for Sunset, and Stewart Raffill for Mac and Me (tie)Worst Screenplay: Cocktail, screenplay by Heywood Gould, based on his bookWorst New Star: Ronald McDonald (as himself) in Mac and MeWorst Original Song: "Jack Fresh" from Caddyshack II, written and performed by Full Force

## Film debuts

Rajinikanth - Bloodstone
Annette Bening - The Great Outdoors
Matt Damon - Mystic Pizza
Stacey Dash- Moving
David Duchovny - Working Girl
Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Coming to America
Danielle Harris - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Neil Patrick Harris - Clara's Heart
Bonnie Hunt - Rain Man
Alyson Hannigan - My Stepmother Is an Alien
David Hyde Pierce - Bright Lights, Big City
Milla Jovovich - Two Moon Junction
Jane Lynch - Vice Versa
Jenifer Lewis - Beaches
Juliette Lewis - My Stepmother Is an Alien
Constance Marie - Salsa
Dermot Mulroney - Sunset
Bill Nunn - School Daze
Alan Rickman - Die Hard
Stephen Root - "Crocodile" Dundee II
David Schwimmer - Biloxi Blues
Steven Seagal - Above the Law
Uma Thurman - Johnny Be Good
Benicio del Toro - Big Top Pee-wee

## See also

List of American films of 1988
List of British films of 1988
List of French films of 1988
List of German films of the 1980sr
List of Bollywood films of 1988
List of Italian films of 1988
List of Japanese films of 1988r
List of Swedish films of the 1980s

## References

1.Jump up ^ "1988 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2.Jump up ^ "A Cry in the Dark (1988) - Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.