Coming to America
An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
DistributorParamount Pictures
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Opening$21,404,420
2,064 theaters
2,064 theaters
Release DateJun 29, 1988
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Dec 1, 1988
Running Time1 hr 57 min
GenresComedy
Romance
In Release186 days/26 weeks
Widest Release2,064 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1-7 | 1 | $36,154,575 | - | 2,064 | - | $17,516 | $36,154,575 | 2 |
| Jul 8-14 | 1 | $20,160,125 | -44.2% | 2,064 | - | $9,767 | $56,314,700 | 3 |
| Jul 15-21 | 2 | $16,033,804 | -20.5% | 2,064 | - | $7,768 | $72,348,504 | 4 |
| Jul 22-28 | 2 | $13,232,466 | -17.5% | 2,064 | - | $6,411 | $85,580,970 | 5 |
| Jul 29-Aug 4 | 3 | $9,830,858 | -25.7% | 1,902 | -162 | $5,168 | $95,411,828 | 6 |
| Aug 5-11 | 5 | $7,664,724 | -22% | 1,786 | -116 | $4,291 | $103,076,552 | 7 |
| Aug 12-18 | 6 | $5,544,036 | -27.7% | 1,481 | -305 | $3,743 | $108,620,588 | 8 |
| Aug 19-25 | 9 | $3,794,619 | -31.6% | 1,273 | -208 | $2,980 | $112,415,207 | 9 |
| Aug 26-Sep 1 | 11 | $2,662,626 | -29.8% | 1,002 | -271 | $2,657 | $115,077,833 | 10 |
| Sep 2-8 | 10 | $2,689,616 | +1% | 951 | -51 | $2,828 | $117,767,449 | 11 |
| Sep 9-15 | 11 | $1,722,668 | -36% | 854 | -97 | $2,017 | $119,490,117 | 12 |
| Sep 16-22 | 10 | $1,708,283 | -0.8% | 830 | -24 | $2,058 | $121,198,400 | 13 |
| Sep 23-29 | 14 | $1,297,411 | -24.1% | 708 | -122 | $1,832 | $122,495,811 | 14 |
