Month-To-Date Box Office For September 1987

Data as of Sep 26, 3:10 PDT
Rank Release GrossMax TheatersTotal Gross% of TotalRelease DateDistributor
1Stakeout$21,122,4481,364$65,673,23332.2%Aug 7, 1987Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2Dirty Dancing$16,343,5921,012$63,446,38225.8%Aug 21, 1987Vestron Pictures
3No Way Out$13,866,4801,130$35,509,51539.1%Aug 14, 1987Orion Pictures
4Fatal Attraction$12,556,0351,401$156,645,6938%Sep 18, 1987Paramount Pictures
5The Big Easy$11,628,8291,219$17,685,30765.8%Aug 21, 1987Columbia Pictures
6La Bamba$10,905,4111,251$54,215,41620.1%Jul 24, 1987Columbia Pictures
7Can't Buy Me Love$10,329,0521,283$31,623,83332.7%Aug 14, 1987Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8The Fourth Protocol$9,657,8021,061$12,423,83177.7%Aug 28, 1987Lorimar Motion Pictures
9Born in East L.A.$8,950,0961,112$17,355,26351.6%Aug 21, 1987Universal Pictures
10Hamburger Hill$8,913,195814$13,839,40464.4%Aug 28, 1987Paramount Pictures
11The Living Daylights$7,795,1101,728$51,185,89715.2%Jul 31, 1987United Artists
12The Lost Boys$7,529,1221,249$32,222,56723.4%Jul 31, 1987Warner Bros.
13The Principal$6,497,9631,196$19,734,94032.9%Sep 18, 1987TriStar Pictures
14Hellraiser$6,182,4721,104$14,564,02742.5%Sep 18, 1987New World Pictures
15House II: The Second Story$5,814,9031,069$7,800,00074.6%Aug 28, 1987New World Pictures
16The Pick-up Artist$5,813,0711,132$13,290,36843.7%Sep 18, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
17RoboCop$5,700,5661,601$53,424,68110.7%Jul 17, 1987Orion Pictures
18Wish You Were Here$3,206,25243$3,283,83297.6%Jul 24, 1987Atlantic Releasing Corporation
19Maid to Order$2,909,232522$9,868,52129.5%Jul 31, 1987New Century
20Maurice$2,438,3041$2,438,304100%Sep 18, 1987Cinecom Pictures
21The Curse$1,930,001326$1,930,001100%Sep 11, 1987Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
22The Whistle Blower$1,447,47362$1,500,00096.5%Jul 10, 1987Hemdale
23A Prayer for the Dying$1,432,687407$1,432,687100%Sep 11, 1987The Samuel Goldwyn Company
24Amazon Women on the Moon$548,69650$548,696100%Sep 18, 1987Universal Pictures
25Best Seller$175,575253$4,278,1504.1%Sep 25, 1987Orion Pictures
26The Big Town$155,900762$1,733,0179%Sep 25, 1987Columbia Pictures
27From a Whisper to a Scream$154,991137$1,355,72811.4%Sep 4, 1987Moviestore Entertainment
28Witness in the War Zone$141,21146$141,211100%Sep 11, 1987Skouras Pictures
29China Girl$90,821193$1,262,0917.2%Sep 25, 1987Vestron Pictures
30In the Mood$77,637361$999,3827.8%Sep 16, 1987Lorimar Motion Pictures
31Apocalypse Now
1987 Re-release
$46,2356$61,21175.5%Aug 28, 1987Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
32Real Men$44,586150$873,9035.1%Sep 25, 1987United Artists
33The Princess Bride$42,378803$30,857,8140.1%Sep 25, 1987Twentieth Century Fox
34I've Heard the Mermaids Singing$39,84027$1,408,4912.8%Sep 11, 1987Miramax
35Orphans$21,67425$252,4308.6%Sep 18, 1987Lorimar Motion Pictures
36Matewan$16,76142$1,680,3581%Aug 28, 1987Cinecom Pictures