Domestic Box Office For 1987

Rank Release Gross Theaters Total Gross Release Date Distributor
1 Beverly Hills Cop II $153,665,036 2,326 $153,665,036 May 20 Paramount Pictures
2 Platoon $136,772,865 1,564 $138,530,565 Dec 19 Orion Pictures
3 Fatal Attraction $125,944,573 1,401 $156,645,693 Sep 18 Paramount Pictures
4 The Untouchables $76,270,454 1,501 $76,270,454 Jun 5 Paramount Pictures
5 Three Men and a Baby $70,801,611 1,813 $167,780,960 Nov 25 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6 The Secret of My Success $66,995,879 1,346 $66,995,879 Apr 10 Universal Pictures
7 Stakeout $65,673,233 1,364 $65,673,233 Aug 7 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8 Lethal Weapon $65,207,127 1,420 $65,207,127 Mar 6 Warner Bros.
9 The Witches of Eastwick $63,766,510 1,337 $63,766,510 Jun 12 Warner Bros.
10 Predator $59,735,548 1,636 $59,735,548 Jun 12 Twentieth Century Fox
11 Dragnet $57,387,516 1,343 $57,387,516 Jun 26 Universal Pictures
12 La Bamba $54,215,416 1,251 $54,215,416 Jul 24 Columbia Pictures
13 Crocodile Dundee $53,648,612 1,495 $174,803,506 Sep 26 Paramount Pictures
14 RoboCop $53,424,681 1,601 $53,424,681 Jul 17 Orion Pictures
15 Outrageous Fortune $52,864,741 1,316 $52,864,741 Jan 30 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
16 Dirty Dancing $51,610,385 1,012 $63,446,382 Aug 21 Vestron Pictures
17 The Living Daylights $51,185,897 1,728 $51,185,897 Jul 31 United Artists
18 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987 Re-release
$46,594,212 1,729 $46,594,212 Jul 17 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
19 Full Metal Jacket $46,357,676 1,075 $46,357,676 Jun 26 Warner Bros.
20 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors $44,793,222 1,383 $44,793,222 Feb 27 New Line Cinema
21 Mannequin $42,721,196 978 $42,721,196 Feb 13 Twentieth Century Fox
22 Roxanne $40,050,884 1,124 $40,050,884 Jun 19 Columbia Pictures
23 Blind Date $39,321,715 1,390 $39,321,715 Mar 27 TriStar Pictures
24 Spaceballs $38,119,483 1,389 $38,119,483 Jun 26 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
25 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home $36,971,114 1,956 $109,713,132 Nov 26 Paramount Pictures
26 The Golden Child $36,673,355 1,714 $79,817,937 Dec 12 Paramount Pictures
27 Summer School $35,659,098 1,366 $35,659,098 Jul 24 Paramount Pictures
28 No Way Out $35,509,515 1,130 $35,509,515 Aug 14 Orion Pictures
29 Planes, Trains & Automobiles $35,049,149 1,684 $49,530,280 Nov 25 Paramount Pictures
30 The Running Man $34,879,267 1,694 $38,122,105 Nov 13 TriStar Pictures
31 Like Father Like Son $34,377,585 1,277 $34,377,585 Oct 2 TriStar Pictures
32 Adventures in Babysitting $34,368,475 1,148 $34,368,475 Jul 3 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
33 The Lost Boys $32,222,567 1,249 $32,222,567 Jul 31 Warner Bros.
34 Can't Buy Me Love $31,623,833 1,283 $31,623,833 Aug 14 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
35 The Princess Bride $30,857,814 803 $30,857,814 Sep 25 Twentieth Century Fox
36 Throw Momma from the Train $30,715,258 1,623 $57,915,972 Dec 11 Orion Pictures
37 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise $30,063,289 1,358 $30,063,289 Jul 10 Twentieth Century Fox
38 Harry and the Hendersons $29,760,613 1,424 $29,760,613 Jun 5 Universal Pictures
39 Cinderella
1987 Re-release
$28,112,107 1,657 $34,101,149 Nov 20 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
40 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol $28,061,343 1,750 $28,061,343 Apr 3 Warner Bros.
41 Eddie Murphy: Raw $26,939,719 1,494 $50,504,655 Dec 18 Paramount Pictures
42 Baby Boom $26,712,476 892 $26,712,476 Oct 9 United Artists
43 Innerspace $25,893,810 1,603 $25,893,810 Jul 3 Warner Bros.
44 Tin Men $25,411,386 798 $25,411,386 Mar 6 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
45 Black Widow $25,205,460 754 $25,205,460 Feb 6 Twentieth Century Fox
46 Little Shop of Horrors $24,517,419 1,183 $38,748,395 Dec 19 Warner Bros.
47 Hoosiers $23,556,925 1,048 $28,607,524 Nov 14 Orion Pictures
48 Ernest Goes to Camp $23,509,382 1,541 $23,509,382 May 22 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
49 Raising Arizona $22,847,564 697 $22,847,564 Mar 13 Twentieth Century Fox
50 Nuts $22,797,978 1,112 $30,950,002 Nov 20 Warner Bros.
51 Jaws: The Revenge $20,763,013 1,611 $20,763,013 Jul 17 Universal Pictures
52 A Room with a View $20,569,616 150 $20,966,644 Mar 7 Cinecom Pictures
53 Hello Again $20,419,446 1,207 $20,419,446 Nov 6 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
54 Critical Condition $20,240,502 1,343 $20,240,502 Jan 16 Paramount Pictures
55 Benji the Hunted $20,080,256 1,188 $22,257,624 Jun 5 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
56 The Principal $19,734,940 1,196 $19,734,940 Sep 18 TriStar Pictures
57 The Believers $18,753,438 1,548 $18,753,438 Jun 12 Orion Pictures
58 Some Kind of Wonderful $18,553,948 1,082 $18,553,948 Feb 27 Paramount Pictures
59 Project X $18,532,286 1,025 $18,532,286 Apr 17 Twentieth Century Fox
60 Wall Street $18,012,690 989 $43,848,069 Dec 11 Twentieth Century Fox
61 The Big Easy $17,685,307 1,219 $17,685,307 Aug 21 Columbia Pictures
62 The Aristocats
1987 Re-release
$17,452,658 1,491 $17,452,658 Apr 10 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
63 Suspect $17,422,112 1,029 $18,782,400 Oct 23 TriStar Pictures
64 Born in East L.A. $17,355,263 1,112 $17,355,263 Aug 21 Universal Pictures
65 Masters of the Universe $17,336,370 1,185 $17,336,370 Aug 7 Cannon Film Distributors
66 Angel Heart $17,185,632 819 $17,185,632 Mar 6 TriStar Pictures
67 The Morning After $17,074,820 955 $25,147,055 Dec 26 Twentieth Century Fox
68 Lady and the Tramp
1986 Re-release
$16,525,904 1,375 $31,129,082 Dec 19 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
69 Burglar $16,337,355 1,019 $16,337,355 Mar 20 Warner Bros.
70 Over the Top $16,057,580 1,758 $16,057,580 Feb 13 Warner Bros.
71 Three Amigos! $15,932,121 1,466 $39,246,734 Dec 12 Orion Pictures
72 The Mission $15,873,366 730 $17,218,023 Oct 31 Warner Bros.
73 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace $15,681,020 1,511 $15,681,020 Jul 24 Warner Bros.
74 Flowers in the Attic $15,151,736 1,095 $15,151,736 Nov 20 New World Pictures
75 Radio Days $14,792,779 488 $14,792,779 Jan 30 Orion Pictures
76 *batteries not included $14,662,720 1,367 $32,945,797 Dec 18 Universal Pictures
77 Hellraiser $14,564,027 1,104 $14,564,027 Sep 18 New World Pictures
78 Ishtar $14,375,181 1,139 $14,375,181 May 15 Columbia Pictures
79 Crimes of the Heart $14,295,257 685 $22,905,522 Dec 12 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
80 Prince of Darkness $14,182,492 1,239 $14,182,492 Oct 23 Universal Pictures
81 Creepshow 2 $14,000,000 1,012 $14,000,000 May 1 New World Pictures
82 An American Tail $13,892,395 1,249 $47,483,002 Nov 21 Universal Pictures
83 Hamburger Hill $13,839,404 814 $13,839,404 Aug 28 Paramount Pictures
84 The Gate $13,539,458 1,148 $13,539,458 May 15 New Century
85 The Pick-up Artist $13,290,368 1,132 $13,290,368 Sep 18 Twentieth Century Fox
86 Back to the Beach $13,110,903 1,080 $13,110,903 Aug 7 Paramount Pictures
87 The Bedroom Window $12,640,385 934 $12,640,385 Jan 16 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
88 The Fourth Protocol $12,423,831 1,061 $12,423,831 Aug 28 Lorimar Motion Pictures
89 Less Than Zero $12,396,383 871 $12,396,383 Nov 6 Twentieth Century Fox
90 Heartbreak Ridge $12,266,435 1,647 $42,724,017 Dec 5 Warner Bros.
91 Fatal Beauty $12,046,526 1,117 $12,046,526 Oct 30 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
92 Children of a Lesser God $11,627,975 544 $31,853,080 Oct 3 Paramount Pictures
93 Extreme Prejudice $11,307,844 1,071 $11,307,844 Apr 24 TriStar Pictures
94 Light of Day $10,489,617 1,041 $10,489,617 Feb 6 TriStar Pictures
95 Disorderlies $10,348,437 544 $10,348,437 Aug 14 Warner Bros.
96 Broadcast News $10,319,235 848 $51,249,404 Dec 18 Twentieth Century Fox
97 Someone to Watch Over Me $10,278,549 894 $10,278,549 Oct 9 Columbia Pictures
98 The Hidden $9,747,988 1,045 $9,747,988 Oct 30 New Line Cinema
99 From the Hip $9,518,342 971 $9,518,342 Feb 6 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
100 Overboard $9,415,897 1,135 $26,713,187 Dec 18 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
101 Empire of the Sun $8,794,582 673 $22,238,696 Dec 11 Warner Bros.
102 My Life as a Dog $8,345,266 1 $8,345,266 May 1 Skouras Pictures
103 Teen Wolf Too $7,888,703 1,540 $7,888,703 Nov 20 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
104 House II: The Second Story $7,800,000 1,069 $7,800,000 Aug 28 New World Pictures
105 The Mosquito Coast $7,753,929 451 $14,302,779 Nov 26 Warner Bros.
106 Brighton Beach Memoirs $7,587,376 778 $11,957,943 Dec 26 Universal Pictures
107 Wanted: Dead or Alive $7,555,000 1,032 $7,555,000 Jan 16 New World Pictures
108 Maid to Order $7,491,968 522 $9,868,521 Jul 31 New Century
109 Witchboard $7,323,270 1,068 $7,369,373 Dec 31 -
110 Who's That Girl $7,305,209 944 $7,305,209 Aug 7 Warner Bros.
111 Hiding Out $7,019,441 988 $7,019,441 Nov 6 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
112 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown $6,880,310 1,030 $6,880,310 Nov 6 Cannon Film Distributors
113 The Chipmunk Adventure $6,804,312 916 $6,804,312 May 22 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
114 Assassination $6,075,793 1,000 $6,075,793 Jan 9 Cannon Film Distributors
115 Evil Dead II $5,923,044 310 $5,923,044 Mar 13 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
116 Wisdom $5,715,174 791 $5,715,174 Jan 2 Twentieth Century Fox
117 Surrender $5,711,976 1,067 $5,711,976 Oct 9 Warner Bros.
118 Nadine $5,669,831 760 $5,669,831 Aug 7 TriStar Pictures
119 The Sicilian $5,406,879 370 $5,406,879 Oct 23 Twentieth Century Fox
120 No Mercy $5,286,421 1,206 $12,303,904 Dec 19 TriStar Pictures
121 Gardens of Stone $5,262,047 612 $5,262,047 May 8 TriStar Pictures
122 Hollywood Shuffle $5,228,617 81 $5,228,617 Mar 20 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
123 River's Edge $4,600,000 3 $4,600,000 May 8 Island Pictures
124 Made in Heaven $4,572,845 898 $4,572,845 Nov 6 Lorimar Motion Pictures
125 Death Before Dishonor $4,546,244 776 $4,546,244 Feb 20 New World Pictures
126 The Last Emperor $4,441,496 877 $43,984,230 Nov 20 Columbia Pictures
127 The Dead $4,370,078 6 $4,370,078 Dec 18 Vestron Pictures
128 The Color Purple
1987 Re-release
$4,292,009 601 $4,292,009 Jan 16 Warner Bros.
129 Best Seller $4,278,150 253 $4,278,150 Sep 25 Orion Pictures
130 Hot Pursuit $4,215,849 975 $4,215,849 May 8 Paramount Pictures
131 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation $4,000,000 397 $4,000,000 May 1 Cannon Film Distributors
132 My Demon Lover $3,922,273 1,115 $3,922,273 Apr 24 New Line Cinema
133 Leonard Part 6 $3,891,660 1,149 $4,615,255 Dec 18 Columbia Pictures
134 North Shore $3,832,228 802 $3,832,228 Aug 14 Universal Pictures
135 The Monster Squad $3,769,990 1,280 $3,769,990 Aug 14 TriStar Pictures
136 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold $3,751,699 1,000 $3,751,699 Jan 30 Cannon Film Distributors
137 Three O'Clock High $3,685,862 849 $3,685,862 Oct 9 Universal Pictures
138 Big Shots $3,390,043 932 $3,390,043 Oct 2 Twentieth Century Fox
139 Near Dark $3,369,307 429 $3,369,307 Oct 2 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
140 Wish You Were Here $3,283,832 43 $3,283,832 Jul 24 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
141 Barfly $3,221,568 2 $3,221,568 Oct 16 Cannon Film Distributors
142 Malone $3,060,858 1,326 $3,060,858 May 1 Orion Pictures
143 Sign 'o' the Times $3,000,073 234 $3,000,073 Nov 20 -
144 No Man's Land $2,877,571 510 $2,877,571 Oct 23 Orion Pictures
145 Heat $2,793,214 863 $2,793,214 Mar 13 New Century
146 Hannah and Her Sisters
1987 Re-release
$2,755,039 255 $4,691,838 Feb 13 Orion Pictures
147 Sid and Nancy $2,750,919 43 $2,826,523 Oct 17 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
148 The Allnighter $2,700,000 977 $2,700,000 May 1 Universal Pictures
149 Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II $2,683,519 343 $2,683,519 Oct 16 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
150 The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland $2,608,000 1,094 $2,608,000 Aug 7 -
151 House of Games $2,585,639 9 $2,585,639 Oct 16 Orion Pictures
152 The Stepfather $2,488,740 148 $2,488,740 Jan 23 New Century
153 Maurice $2,438,304 1 $2,438,304 Sep 18 Cinecom Pictures
154 Dead of Winter $2,413,427 491 $2,413,427 Feb 6 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
155 The Kindred $2,407,024 566 $2,407,024 Jan 9 -
156 The Squeeze $2,228,951 1,152 $2,228,951 Jul 10 TriStar Pictures
157 Russkies $2,189,047 604 $2,189,047 Nov 6 New Century
158 Weeds $2,115,382 86 $2,325,444 Oct 16 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
159 Date with an Angel $1,988,962 843 $1,988,962 Nov 20 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
160 Betty Blue $1,954,850 20 $2,003,822 Nov 7 Alive Films
161 The Curse $1,930,001 326 $1,930,001 Sep 11 Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
162 Personal Services $1,744,164 31 $1,744,164 May 15 Vestron Pictures
163 The Big Town $1,733,017 762 $1,733,017 Sep 25 Columbia Pictures
164 Matewan $1,680,358 42 $1,680,358 Aug 28 Cinecom Pictures
165 Prick Up Your Ears $1,654,743 36 $1,654,743 Apr 17 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
166 Making Mr. Right $1,584,970 296 $1,584,970 Apr 10 Orion Pictures
167 The Garbage Pail Kids Movie $1,576,615 374 $1,576,615 Aug 21 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
168 Morgan Stewart's Coming Home $1,533,778 344 $2,136,381 Feb 20 New Century
169 The Whistle Blower $1,500,000 62 $1,500,000 Jul 10 Hemdale
170 A Prayer for the Dying $1,432,687 407 $1,432,687 Sep 11 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
171 From a Whisper to a Scream $1,355,728 137 $1,355,728 Sep 4 -
172 China Girl $1,262,091 193 $1,262,091 Sep 25 Vestron Pictures
173 Dancers $1,190,416 12 $1,190,416 Oct 9 Cannon Film Distributors
174 Return to Horror High $1,189,709 227 $1,189,709 Jan 9 New World Pictures
175 Cry Freedom $1,180,156 479 $5,899,797 Nov 6 Universal Pictures
176 King Kong Lives $1,163,386 1,105 $4,711,220 Dec 19 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
177 Street Smart $1,119,112 207 $1,119,112 Mar 20 Cannon Film Distributors
178 Swimming to Cambodia $1,092,911 21 $1,092,911 Mar 13 Cinecom Pictures
179 84 Charing Cross Road $1,083,486 24 $1,083,486 Feb 13 Columbia Pictures
180 Housekeeping $1,083,282 2 $1,083,282 Nov 25 Columbia Pictures
181 Cross My Heart $1,025,762 205 $1,025,762 Nov 13 Universal Pictures
182 Campus Man $989,528 307 $989,528 Apr 10 Paramount Pictures
183 Million Dollar Mystery $989,033 1,396 $989,033 Jun 12 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
184 Gothic $916,172 20 $916,172 Apr 10 Vestron Pictures
185 Real Men $873,903 150 $873,903 Sep 25 United Artists
186 Marlene $831,414 6 $852,676 Nov 7 Alive Films
187 Beyond Therapy $790,000 113 $790,000 Feb 27 New World Pictures
188 The Hanoi Hilton $760,000 2 $760,000 Mar 27 Cannon Film Distributors
189 Defense of the Realm $722,230 15 $750,000 Nov 21 Hemdale
190 Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll $719,323 33 $719,323 Oct 9 Universal Pictures
191 In the Mood $682,881 361 $999,382 Sep 16 Lorimar Motion Pictures
192 Moonstruck $606,289 1,178 $80,640,528 Dec 18 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
193 Oviri $583,800 16 $583,800 Jul 31 International Film Marketing
194 Steel Dawn $562,187 290 $562,187 Nov 6 Vestron Pictures
195 Amazon Women on the Moon $548,696 50 $548,696 Sep 18 Universal Pictures
196 Man on Fire $519,596 178 $519,596 Oct 9 TriStar Pictures
197 September $486,434 15 $486,434 Dec 18 Orion Pictures
198 Good Morning, Vietnam $440,103 1,598 $123,922,370 Dec 25 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
199 The Good Father $421,201 17 $421,201 Feb 11 Skouras Pictures
200 Number One with a Bullet $410,952 223 $410,952 Feb 27 Cannon Film Distributors