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Data as of Sep 26, 3:10 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Stakeout
-
-
-
$21,122,448
1,364
$65,673,233
32.2%
Aug 7, 1987
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2
Dirty Dancing
-
-
-
$16,343,592
1,012
$63,446,382
25.8%
Aug 21, 1987
Vestron Pictures
3
No Way Out
-
-
-
$13,866,480
1,130
$35,509,515
39.1%
Aug 14, 1987
Orion Pictures
4
Fatal Attraction
-
-
-
$12,556,035
1,401
$156,645,693
8%
Sep 18, 1987
Paramount Pictures
5
The Big Easy
-
-
-
$11,628,829
1,219
$17,685,307
65.8%
Aug 21, 1987
Columbia Pictures
6
La Bamba
-
-
-
$10,905,411
1,251
$54,215,416
20.1%
Jul 24, 1987
Columbia Pictures
7
Can't Buy Me Love
-
-
-
$10,329,052
1,283
$31,623,833
32.7%
Aug 14, 1987
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8
The Fourth Protocol
-
-
-
$9,657,802
1,061
$12,423,831
77.7%
Aug 28, 1987
Lorimar Motion Pictures
9
Born in East L.A.
-
-
-
$8,950,096
1,112
$17,355,263
51.6%
Aug 21, 1987
Universal Pictures
10
Hamburger Hill
-
-
-
$8,913,195
814
$13,839,404
64.4%
Aug 28, 1987
Paramount Pictures
11
The Living Daylights
-
-
-
$7,795,110
1,728
$51,185,897
15.2%
Jul 31, 1987
United Artists
12
The Lost Boys
-
-
-
$7,529,122
1,249
$32,222,567
23.4%
Jul 31, 1987
Warner Bros.
13
The Principal
-
-
-
$6,497,963
1,196
$19,734,940
32.9%
Sep 18, 1987
TriStar Pictures
14
Hellraiser
-
-
-
$6,182,472
1,104
$14,564,027
42.5%
Sep 18, 1987
New World Pictures
15
House II: The Second Story
-
-
-
$5,814,903
1,069
$7,800,000
74.6%
Aug 28, 1987
New World Pictures
16
The Pick-up Artist
-
-
-
$5,813,071
1,132
$13,290,368
43.7%
Sep 18, 1987
Twentieth Century Fox
17
RoboCop
-
-
-
$5,700,566
1,601
$53,424,681
10.7%
Jul 17, 1987
Orion Pictures
18
Wish You Were Here
-
-
-
$3,206,252
43
$3,283,832
97.6%
Jul 24, 1987
Atlantic Releasing Corporation
19
Maid to Order
-
-
-
$2,909,232
522
$9,868,521
29.5%
Jul 31, 1987
New Century
20
Maurice
-
-
-
$2,438,304
1
$2,438,304
100%
Sep 18, 1987
Cinecom Pictures
21
The Curse
-
-
-
$1,930,001
326
$1,930,001
100%
Sep 11, 1987
Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
22
The Whistle Blower
-
-
-
$1,447,473
62
$1,500,000
96.5%
Jul 10, 1987
Hemdale
23
A Prayer for the Dying
-
-
-
$1,432,687
407
$1,432,687
100%
Sep 11, 1987
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
24
Amazon Women on the Moon
-
-
-
$548,696
50
$548,696
100%
Sep 18, 1987
Universal Pictures
25
Best Seller
-
-
-
$175,575
253
$4,278,150
4.1%
Sep 25, 1987
Orion Pictures
26
The Big Town
-
-
-
$155,900
762
$1,733,017
9%
Sep 25, 1987
Columbia Pictures
27
From a Whisper to a Scream
-
-
-
$154,991
137
$1,355,728
11.4%
Sep 4, 1987
Moviestore Entertainment
28
Witness in the War Zone
-
-
-
$141,211
46
$141,211
100%
Sep 11, 1987
Skouras Pictures
29
China Girl
-
-
-
$90,821
193
$1,262,091
7.2%
Sep 25, 1987
Vestron Pictures
30
In the Mood
-
-
-
$77,637
361
$999,382
7.8%
Sep 16, 1987
Lorimar Motion Pictures
31
Apocalypse Now
1987 Re-release
-
-
-
$46,235
6
$61,211
75.5%
Aug 28, 1987
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
32
Real Men
-
-
-
$44,586
150
$873,903
5.1%
Sep 25, 1987
United Artists
33
The Princess Bride
-
-
-
$42,378
803
$30,857,814
0.1%
Sep 25, 1987
Twentieth Century Fox
34
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
-
-
-
$39,840
27
$1,408,491
2.8%
Sep 11, 1987
Miramax
35
Orphans
-
-
-
$21,674
25
$252,430
8.6%
Sep 18, 1987
Lorimar Motion Pictures
36
Matewan
-
-
-
$16,761
42
$1,680,358
1%
Aug 28, 1987
Cinecom Pictures