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Data as of May 28, 2:01 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Beverly Hills Cop II
-
-
-
$40,629,949
2,326
$153,665,036
26.4%
May 20, 1987
Paramount Pictures
2
The Secret of My Success
-
-
-
$19,799,436
1,346
$66,995,879
29.6%
Apr 10, 1987
Universal Pictures
3
Creepshow 2
-
-
-
$9,292,999
1,012
$14,000,000
66.4%
May 1, 1987
New World Pictures
4
Ishtar
-
-
-
$9,066,423
1,139
$14,375,181
63.1%
May 15, 1987
Columbia Pictures
5
My Life as a Dog
-
-
-
$8,345,266
1
$8,345,266
100%
May 1, 1987
Skouras Pictures
6
The Gate
-
-
-
$8,263,463
1,148
$13,539,458
61%
May 15, 1987
New Century
7
Blind Date
-
-
-
$7,984,929
1,390
$39,321,715
20.3%
Mar 27, 1987
TriStar Pictures
8
Lethal Weapon
-
-
-
$7,352,773
1,420
$65,207,127
11.3%
Mar 6, 1987
Warner Bros.
9
Platoon
-
-
-
$7,218,783
1,564
$138,530,565
5.2%
Dec 19, 1986
Orion Pictures
10
Extreme Prejudice
-
-
-
$6,908,887
1,071
$11,307,844
61.1%
Apr 24, 1987
TriStar Pictures
11
Project X
-
-
-
$6,752,246
1,025
$18,532,286
36.4%
Apr 17, 1987
Twentieth Century Fox
12
Ernest Goes to Camp
-
-
-
$6,111,882
1,541
$23,509,382
26%
May 22, 1987
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13
Raising Arizona
-
-
-
$5,800,412
697
$22,847,564
25.4%
Mar 13, 1987
Twentieth Century Fox
14
Gardens of Stone
-
-
-
$5,262,047
612
$5,262,047
100%
May 8, 1987
TriStar Pictures
15
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
-
-
-
$4,845,133
1,750
$28,061,343
17.3%
Apr 3, 1987
Warner Bros.
16
River's Edge
-
-
-
$4,600,000
3
$4,600,000
100%
May 8, 1987
Island Pictures
17
The Aristocats
1987 Re-release
-
-
-
$4,358,345
1,491
$17,452,658
25%
Apr 10, 1987
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18
Hot Pursuit
-
-
-
$4,215,849
975
$4,215,849
100%
May 8, 1987
Paramount Pictures
19
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
-
-
-
$4,030,975
1,383
$44,793,222
9%
Feb 27, 1987
New Line Cinema
20
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
-
-
-
$4,000,000
397
$4,000,000
100%
May 1, 1987
Cannon Film Distributors
21
Tin Men
-
-
-
$3,396,627
798
$25,411,386
13.4%
Mar 6, 1987
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
22
Malone
-
-
-
$3,060,858
1,326
$3,060,858
100%
May 1, 1987
Orion Pictures
23
The Allnighter
-
-
-
$2,700,000
977
$2,700,000
100%
May 1, 1987
Universal Pictures
24
The Chipmunk Adventure
-
-
-
$2,421,876
916
$6,804,312
35.6%
May 22, 1987
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
25
Evil Dead II
-
-
-
$2,260,413
310
$5,923,044
38.2%
Mar 13, 1987
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
26
My Demon Lover
-
-
-
$1,718,338
1,115
$3,922,273
43.8%
Apr 24, 1987
New Line Cinema
27
The Good Father
-
-
-
$391,561
17
$421,201
93%
Feb 11, 1987
Skouras Pictures
28
84 Charing Cross Road
-
-
-
$278,251
24
$1,083,486
25.7%
Feb 13, 1987
Columbia Pictures
29
Personal Services
-
-
-
$93,095
31
$1,744,164
5.3%
May 15, 1987
Vestron Pictures
30
Forever, Lulu
-
-
-
$21,306
1
$36,786
57.9%
Apr 24, 1987
TriStar Pictures