Domestic Box Office For January 1987
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outrageous Fortune | $52,864,741 | 1,316 | $6,404,783 | 12.1% | 1,081 | Jan 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Crimes of the Heart | $22,905,522 | 685 | $1,402,921 | 6.1% | 246 | Jan 23 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 3 | Critical Condition | $20,240,502 | 1,343 | $5,715,701 | 28.2% | 1,343 | Jan 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | The Bedroom Window | $12,640,385 | 934 | $2,919,657 | 23.1% | 930 | Jan 16 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 5 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | $7,555,000 | 1,032 | $2,845,836 | 37.7% | 1,017 | Jan 16 | - | New World Pictures |
| 6 | Assassination | $6,075,793 | 1,000 | $2,787,449 | 45.9% | 1,000 | Jan 9 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 7 | Wisdom | $5,715,174 | 791 | $1,994,197 | 34.9% | 788 | Jan 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | The Color Purple 1987 Re-release | $4,292,009 | 601 | $816,269 | 19% | 601 | Jan 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | $3,751,699 | 1,000 | $1,960,352 | 52.3% | 1,000 | Jan 30 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
