| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $119,241,439 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | May 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Secret of My Success | - | - | - | $61,092,961 | 1,346 | $66,995,879 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Untouchables | - | - | - | $45,186,347 | 1,501 | $76,270,454 | Jun 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Predator | - | - | - | $35,468,793 | 1,636 | $59,735,548 | Jun 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | The Witches of Eastwick | - | - | - | $34,107,944 | 1,337 | $63,766,510 | Jun 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Platoon | - | - | - | $33,334,871 | 1,564 | $138,530,565 | Dec 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Blind Date | - | - | - | $32,663,662 | 1,390 | $39,321,715 | Mar 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 8 | Lethal Weapon | - | - | - | $31,898,268 | 1,420 | $65,207,127 | Mar 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | - | - | - | $28,061,343 | 1,750 | $28,061,343 | Apr 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Ernest Goes to Camp | - | - | - | $23,509,382 | 1,541 | $23,509,382 | May 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Raising Arizona | - | - | - | $21,243,275 | 697 | $22,847,564 | Mar 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Harry and the Hendersons | - | - | - | $20,641,583 | 1,424 | $29,760,613 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | Project X | - | - | - | $18,532,286 | 1,025 | $18,532,286 | Apr 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 14 | The Aristocats 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,452,658 | 1,491 | $17,452,658 | Apr 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Ishtar | - | - | - | $14,375,181 | 1,139 | $14,375,181 | May 15 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 16 | The Believers | - | - | - | $14,122,753 | 1,548 | $18,753,438 | Jun 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Creepshow 2 | - | - | - | $14,000,000 | 1,012 | $14,000,000 | May 1 | New World Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Gate | - | - | - | $13,539,458 | 1,148 | $13,539,458 | May 15 | New Century | false |
| 19 | Mannequin | - | - | - | $13,248,231 | 978 | $42,721,196 | Feb 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Tin Men | - | - | - | $12,478,832 | 798 | $25,411,386 | Mar 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 21 | Roxanne | - | - | - | $11,812,250 | 1,124 | $40,050,884 | Jun 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 22 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | - | - | - | $11,660,862 | 1,383 | $44,793,222 | Feb 27 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 23 | Extreme Prejudice | - | - | - | $11,307,844 | 1,071 | $11,307,844 | Apr 24 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 24 | Crocodile Dundee | - | - | - | $11,099,549 | 1,495 | $174,803,506 | Sep 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 25 | Dragnet | - | - | - | $10,621,125 | 1,343 | $57,387,516 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Spaceballs | - | - | - | $9,698,005 | 1,389 | $38,119,483 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 27 | Hoosiers | - | - | - | $8,346,482 | 1,048 | $28,607,524 | Nov 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 28 | My Life as a Dog | - | - | - | $8,345,266 | 1 | $8,345,266 | May 1 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 29 | Burglar | - | - | - | $7,719,514 | 1,019 | $16,337,355 | Mar 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Benji the Hunted | - | - | - | $7,279,607 | 1,188 | $22,257,624 | Jun 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | Outrageous Fortune | - | - | - | $7,037,678 | 1,316 | $52,864,741 | Jan 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | A Room with a View | - | - | - | $6,966,494 | 150 | $20,966,644 | Mar 7 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Chipmunk Adventure | - | - | - | $6,804,312 | 916 | $6,804,312 | May 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 34 | Gardens of Stone | - | - | - | $5,262,047 | 612 | $5,262,047 | May 8 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 35 | Hollywood Shuffle | - | - | - | $5,087,270 | 81 | $5,228,617 | Mar 20 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 36 | River's Edge | - | - | - | $4,600,000 | 3 | $4,600,000 | May 8 | Island Pictures | false |
| 37 | Children of a Lesser God | - | - | - | $4,472,816 | 544 | $31,853,080 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | Angel Heart | - | - | - | $4,460,312 | 819 | $17,185,632 | Mar 6 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 39 | Hot Pursuit | - | - | - | $4,215,849 | 975 | $4,215,849 | May 8 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 40 | Evil Dead II | - | - | - | $4,073,934 | 310 | $5,923,044 | Mar 13 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 41 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | - | - | - | $4,000,000 | 397 | $4,000,000 | May 1 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 42 | My Demon Lover | - | - | - | $3,922,273 | 1,115 | $3,922,273 | Apr 24 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 43 | Some Kind of Wonderful | - | - | - | $3,249,953 | 1,082 | $18,553,948 | Feb 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 44 | Malone | - | - | - | $3,060,858 | 1,326 | $3,060,858 | May 1 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 45 | The Allnighter | - | - | - | $2,700,000 | 977 | $2,700,000 | May 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 46 | Full Metal Jacket | - | - | - | $2,608,810 | 1,075 | $46,357,676 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Personal Services | - | - | - | $1,744,164 | 31 | $1,744,164 | May 15 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 48 | Prick Up Your Ears | - | - | - | $1,654,743 | 36 | $1,654,743 | Apr 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 49 | Hannah and Her Sisters 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,593,464 | 255 | $4,691,838 | Feb 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 50 | Making Mr. Right | - | - | - | $1,584,970 | 296 | $1,584,970 | Apr 10 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Swimming to Cambodia | - | - | - | $1,068,935 | 21 | $1,092,911 | Mar 13 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 52 | 84 Charing Cross Road | - | - | - | $1,050,314 | 24 | $1,083,486 | Feb 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 53 | Campus Man | - | - | - | $989,528 | 307 | $989,528 | Apr 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 54 | Million Dollar Mystery | - | - | - | $989,033 | 1,396 | $989,033 | Jun 12 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 55 | Return to Horror High | - | - | - | $924,998 | 227 | $1,189,709 | Jan 9 | New World Pictures | false |
| 56 | Gothic | - | - | - | $916,172 | 20 | $916,172 | Apr 10 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 57 | The Mission | - | - | - | $848,816 | 730 | $17,218,023 | Oct 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 58 | The Hanoi Hilton | - | - | - | $741,744 | 2 | $760,000 | Mar 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 59 | Defense of the Realm | - | - | - | $722,230 | 15 | $750,000 | Nov 21 | Hemdale | false |
| 60 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | - | - | - | $607,357 | 344 | $2,136,381 | Feb 20 | New Century | false |
| 61 | The Good Father | - | - | - | $391,561 | 17 | $421,201 | Feb 11 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 62 | Summer Heat | - | - | - | $350,481 | 36 | $350,481 | May 29 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 63 | The Assault | - | - | - | $308,332 | 25 | $512,403 | Sep 19 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 64 | Captive Hearts | - | - | - | $73,757 | 41 | $73,757 | Jun 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 65 | Forever, Lulu | - | - | - | $36,786 | 1 | $36,786 | Apr 24 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 66 | Windrider | - | - | - | $19,367 | 26 | $19,367 | Jun 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 67 | Shadey | - | - | - | $2,219 | 3 | $65,817 | Jun 5 | Skouras Pictures | false |
