Domestic Box Office For Q3 1987
Q3 1987 is July 1-September 30.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | $156,645,693 | 1,401 | $7,602,740 | 4.9% | 758 | Sep 18 | Jun 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Stakeout | $65,673,233 | 1,364 | $5,170,403 | 7.9% | 951 | Aug 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Dirty Dancing | $63,446,382 | 1,012 | $3,900,000 | 6.1% | 975 | Aug 21 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 4 | La Bamba | $54,215,416 | 1,251 | $5,651,990 | 10.4% | 1,251 | Jul 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | RoboCop | $53,424,681 | 1,601 | $8,008,721 | 15% | 1,580 | Jul 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 6 | The Living Daylights | $51,185,897 | 1,728 | $11,051,284 | 21.6% | 1,728 | Jul 31 | - | United Artists |
| 7 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 Re-release | $46,594,212 | 1,729 | $7,514,749 | 16.1% | 1,729 | Jul 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Summer School | $35,659,098 | 1,366 | $6,012,274 | 16.9% | 1,366 | Jul 24 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | No Way Out | $35,509,515 | 1,130 | $4,259,460 | 12% | 806 | Aug 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | Adventures in Babysitting | $34,368,475 | 1,148 | $2,901,297 | 8.4% | 1,126 | Jul 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | The Lost Boys | $32,222,567 | 1,249 | $5,236,318 | 16.3% | 1,027 | Jul 31 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Can't Buy Me Love | $31,623,833 | 1,283 | $4,754,732 | 15% | 1,256 | Aug 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Princess Bride | $30,857,814 | 803 | $206,243 | 0.7% | 9 | Sep 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | $30,063,289 | 1,358 | $7,900,879 | 26.3% | 1,351 | Jul 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Innerspace | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $4,739,913 | 18.3% | 1,603 | Jul 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Jaws: The Revenge | $20,763,013 | 1,611 | $7,154,890 | 34.5% | 1,606 | Jul 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | The Principal | $19,734,940 | 1,196 | $4,297,710 | 21.8% | 1,196 | Sep 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | The Big Easy | $17,685,307 | 1,219 | $353,259 | 2% | 32 | Aug 21 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | Born in East L.A. | $17,355,263 | 1,112 | $4,359,040 | 25.1% | 1,112 | Aug 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Masters of the Universe | $17,336,370 | 1,185 | $4,883,168 | 28.2% | 1,185 | Aug 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 21 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | $15,681,020 | 1,511 | $5,683,122 | 36.2% | 1,511 | Jul 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Hellraiser | $14,564,027 | 1,104 | $4,453,232 | 30.6% | 1,097 | Sep 18 | - | New World Pictures |
| 23 | Hamburger Hill | $13,839,404 | 814 | $3,360,705 | 24.3% | 814 | Aug 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | The Pick-up Artist | $13,290,368 | 1,132 | $4,455,516 | 33.5% | 1,129 | Sep 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Back to the Beach | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $3,265,660 | 24.9% | 1,080 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | The Fourth Protocol | $12,423,831 | 1,061 | $3,636,831 | 29.3% | 1,061 | Aug 28 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Disorderlies | $10,348,437 | 544 | $2,707,980 | 26.2% | 544 | Aug 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Maid to Order | $9,868,521 | 522 | $1,162,491 | 11.8% | 287 | Jul 31 | - | New Century |
| 29 | House II: The Second Story | $7,800,000 | 1,069 | $2,573,934 | 33% | 1,069 | Aug 28 | - | New World Pictures |
| 30 | Who's That Girl | $7,305,209 | 944 | $2,548,205 | 34.9% | 944 | Aug 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Nadine | $5,669,831 | 760 | $2,188,857 | 38.6% | 760 | Aug 7 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 32 | Best Seller | $4,278,150 | 253 | $905,399 | 21.2% | 253 | Sep 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 33 | North Shore | $3,832,228 | 802 | $1,319,290 | 34.4% | 802 | Aug 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | The Monster Squad | $3,769,990 | 1,280 | $1,920,678 | 50.9% | 1,280 | Aug 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Wish You Were Here | $3,283,832 | 43 | $43,611 | 1.3% | 1 | Jul 24 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 36 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | $2,608,000 | 1,094 | $1,005,386 | 38.6% | 1,094 | Aug 7 | - | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 37 | Maurice | $2,438,304 | 1 | $49,278 | 2% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 38 | The Squeeze | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $1,380,800 | 61.9% | 1,152 | Jul 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 39 | The Curse | $1,930,001 | 326 | $1,169,922 | 60.6% | 326 | Sep 11 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 40 | The Big Town | $1,733,017 | 762 | $776,675 | 44.8% | 762 | Sep 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 41 | The Rosary Murders | $1,730,337 | - | - | - | - | Aug 28 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 42 | Matewan | $1,680,358 | 42 | $23,850 | 1.4% | 1 | Aug 28 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 43 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | $1,576,615 | 374 | $661,512 | 42% | 374 | Aug 21 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 44 | The Whistle Blower | $1,500,000 | 62 | $30,035 | 2% | 1 | Jul 10 | - | Hemdale |
| 45 | A Prayer for the Dying | $1,432,687 | 407 | $881,793 | 61.5% | 407 | Sep 11 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 46 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | $1,408,491 | 27 | $25,998 | 1.8% | 1 | Sep 11 | - | Miramax |
| 47 | Penitentiary III | $1,392,616 | - | - | - | - | Sep 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 48 | From a Whisper to a Scream | $1,355,728 | 137 | $154,991 | 11.4% | 55 | Sep 4 | Dec 10 | Moviestore Entertainment |
| 49 | China Girl | $1,262,091 | 193 | $531,362 | 42.1% | 193 | Sep 25 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 50 | In the Mood | $999,382 | 361 | $45,118 | 4.5% | 5 | Sep 16 | Nov 5 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Real Men | $873,903 | 150 | $241,258 | 27.6% | 150 | Sep 25 | - | United Artists |
| 52 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | $858,250 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 53 | Oviri | $583,800 | 16 | $39,712 | 6.8% | 4 | Jul 31 | - | International Film Marketing |
| 54 | Amazon Women on the Moon | $548,696 | 50 | $171,723 | 31.3% | 50 | Sep 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 55 | White Water Summer | $300,859 | 105 | $122,934 | 40.9% | 105 | Jul 10 | Jul 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 56 | Orphans | $252,430 | 25 | $14,588 | 5.8% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 57 | Good Morning Babylon | $183,700 | 2 | $24,569 | 13.4% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 58 | Lady Beware | $169,600 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | - | Scotti Brothers Pictures (I) |
| 59 | Witness in the War Zone | $141,211 | 46 | $86,681 | 61.4% | 46 | Sep 11 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 60 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | $124,167 | 8 | $7,947 | 6.4% | 1 | Jul 17 | Sep 3 | Orion Classics |
| 61 | Ping Pong | $67,421 | 2 | $8,497 | 12.6% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 62 | Apocalypse Now 1987 Re-release | $61,211 | 6 | $15,513 | 25.3% | 6 | Aug 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 63 | Happy New Year | $41,232 | 40 | $30,625 | 74.3% | 40 | Aug 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 64 | O.C. and Stiggs | $29,815 | 18 | $6,273 | 21% | 18 | Jul 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 65 | End of the Line | $25,000 | 42 | $25,000 | 100% | 42 | Aug 28 | Aug 30 | Orion Classics |
| 66 | Hotel Colonial | $9,526 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 67 | Coming Up Roses | $4,299 | - | - | - | - | Sep 11 | Sep 17 | Skouras Pictures |
