Domestic Box Office For October 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 | Like Father Like Son | $34,377,585 | 1,277 | $7,189,452 | 20.9% | 1,167 | Oct 2 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | The Princess Bride | $30,857,814 | 803 | $206,243 | 0.7% | 9 | Oct 9 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Baby Boom | $26,712,476 | 892 | $1,357,413 | 5.1% | 195 | Oct 30 | - | United Artists |
| 4 | Suspect | $18,782,400 | 1,029 | $4,152,015 | 22.1% | 1,029 | Oct 23 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Prince of Darkness | $14,182,492 | 1,239 | $4,657,401 | 32.8% | 1,239 | Oct 23 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Fatal Beauty | $12,046,526 | 1,117 | $2,693,714 | 22.4% | 1,117 | Oct 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Someone to Watch Over Me | $10,278,549 | 894 | $2,908,796 | 28.3% | 892 | Oct 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | The Hidden | $9,747,988 | 1,045 | $2,492,618 | 25.6% | 1,045 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Surrender | $5,711,976 | 1,067 | $2,256,557 | 39.5% | 1,067 | Oct 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Three O'Clock High | $3,685,862 | 849 | $1,506,975 | 40.9% | 849 | Oct 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Big Shots | $3,390,043 | 932 | $1,417,738 | 41.8% | 932 | Oct 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
