UK Box Office 8th April, 1988
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (3) |  | Empire of the Sun (1987) | £203,759 | £305,088 | £742,325 | 2% | 3 |
| 2 (new) |  | Broadcast News (1987) | £200,302 | £200,302 | £200,302 | new | 1 |
| 3 (4) |  | *Batteries Not Included (1988) | £198,332 | £257,682 | £653,421 | -1% | 3 |
| 4 (2) |  | Fatal Attraction (1987) | £190,257 | £1,804,457 | £10,597,698 | -5% | 13 |
| 5 (1) |  | The Fox and the Hound (1981) Rerelease | £168,484 | £235,878 | £439,422 | -17% | 2 |
| 6 (5) |  | Biloxi Blues (1988) | £78,310 | £96,322 | £507,540 | -55% | 3 |
| 7 (new) |  | 18 Again (1988) | £57,760 | £57,760 | £57,760 | new | 1 |
| 8 (new) |  | Three Men and a Baby (1987) | £50,929 | £50,929 | £50,929 | new | 1 |
| 9 (6) |  | Stakeout (1988) | £44,552 | £1,076,558 | £2,457,512 | -38% | 7 |
| 10 (7) |  | The Last Emperor (1987) | £34,821 | £64,841 | £1,561,226 | -44% | 7 |
| 11 (8) |  | Someone to Watch Over Me (1988) | £22,562 | £-9,552 | £473,150 | -41% | 5 |
| 12 (9) |  | Frantic (1988) | £6,784 | £8,141 | £1,249,829 | -60% | 8 |
| 13 (10) |  | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) | £6,742 | £9,896 | £2,002,530 | -44% | 9 |
| 14 (12) |  | Switching Channels (1988) | £3,248 | £3,761 | £363,692 | -55% | 6 |