Domestic Box Office For May 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 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 2,326 | $26,348,555 | 17.1% | 2,326 | May 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $23,509,382 | 1,541 | $6,171,957 | 26.3% | 1,541 | May 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Ishtar | $14,375,181 | 1,139 | $4,331,817 | 30.1% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Creepshow 2 | $14,000,000 | 1,012 | $3,584,077 | 25.6% | 867 | May 1 | - | New World Pictures |
| 5 | The Gate | $13,539,458 | 1,148 | $4,258,063 | 31.4% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | New Century |
| 6 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $6,804,312 | 916 | $2,584,720 | 38% | 916 | May 22 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 7 | Gardens of Stone | $5,262,047 | 612 | $1,645,588 | 31.3% | 612 | May 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | Hot Pursuit | $4,215,849 | 975 | $1,507,645 | 35.8% | 800 | May 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Malone | $3,060,858 | 1,326 | $1,377,691 | 45% | 1,326 | May 1 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | The Allnighter | $2,700,000 | 977 | $1,419,581 | 52.6% | 977 | May 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
