| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Dragnet | - | - | - | $39,859,549 | 1,343 | $57,387,516 | 69.5% | Jun 26, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | RoboCop | - | - | - | $34,819,743 | 1,601 | $53,424,681 | 65.2% | Jul 17, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 3 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $33,906,218 | 1,729 | $46,594,212 | 72.8% | Jul 17, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Full Metal Jacket | - | - | - | $33,617,821 | 1,075 | $46,357,676 | 72.5% | Jun 26, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | - | - | - | $30,063,289 | 1,358 | $30,063,289 | 100% | Jul 10, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Adventures in Babysitting | - | - | - | $28,579,701 | 1,148 | $34,368,475 | 83.2% | Jul 3, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $27,205,948 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | 17.7% | May 20, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | The Living Daylights | - | - | - | $27,012,296 | 1,728 | $51,185,897 | 52.8% | Jul 31, 1987 | United Artists |
| 9 | The Witches of Eastwick | - | - | - | $26,913,841 | 1,337 | $63,766,510 | 42.2% | Jun 12, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Innerspace | - | - | - | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $25,893,810 | 100% | Jul 3, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Spaceballs | - | - | - | $24,542,272 | 1,389 | $38,119,483 | 64.4% | Jun 26, 1987 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | The Untouchables | - | - | - | $24,385,928 | 1,501 | $76,270,454 | 32% | Jun 5, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Summer School | - | - | - | $24,366,619 | 1,366 | $35,659,098 | 68.3% | Jul 24, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Predator | - | - | - | $24,266,754 | 1,636 | $59,735,548 | 40.6% | Jun 12, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | La Bamba | - | - | - | $23,494,352 | 1,251 | $54,215,416 | 43.3% | Jul 24, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | Roxanne | - | - | - | $22,116,822 | 1,124 | $40,050,884 | 55.2% | Jun 19, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | Jaws: The Revenge | - | - | - | $20,763,013 | 1,611 | $20,763,013 | 100% | Jul 17, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | The Lost Boys | - | - | - | $14,338,964 | 1,249 | $32,222,567 | 44.5% | Jul 31, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | - | - | - | $14,292,349 | 1,511 | $15,681,020 | 91.1% | Jul 24, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Benji the Hunted | - | - | - | $12,800,647 | 1,188 | $22,257,624 | 57.5% | Jun 5, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Harry and the Hendersons | - | - | - | $9,119,029 | 1,424 | $29,760,613 | 30.6% | Jun 5, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Stakeout | - | - | - | $8,280,420 | 1,364 | $65,673,233 | 12.6% | Aug 7, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Masters of the Universe | - | - | - | $6,206,532 | 1,185 | $17,336,370 | 35.8% | Aug 7, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 24 | The Secret of My Success | - | - | - | $5,902,913 | 1,346 | $66,995,879 | 8.8% | Apr 10, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | The Believers | - | - | - | $4,630,684 | 1,548 | $18,753,438 | 24.7% | Jun 12, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 26 | Back to the Beach | - | - | - | $4,604,784 | 1,080 | $13,110,903 | 35.1% | Aug 7, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Who's That Girl | - | - | - | $3,435,384 | 944 | $7,305,209 | 47% | Aug 7, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Maid to Order | - | - | - | $3,278,157 | 522 | $9,868,521 | 33.2% | Jul 31, 1987 | New Century |
| 29 | Nadine | - | - | - | $2,671,590 | 760 | $5,669,831 | 47.1% | Aug 7, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 30 | The Squeeze | - | - | - | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $2,228,951 | 100% | Jul 10, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | - | - | - | $1,492,614 | 1,094 | $2,608,000 | 57.2% | Aug 7, 1987 | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 32 | White Water Summer | - | - | - | $300,859 | 105 | $300,859 | 100% | Jul 10, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 33 | Good Morning Babylon | - | - | - | $183,700 | 2 | $183,700 | 100% | Jul 17, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 34 | Wish You Were Here | - | - | - | $77,580 | 43 | $3,283,832 | 2.4% | Jul 24, 1987 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 35 | Ping Pong | - | - | - | $67,421 | 2 | $67,421 | 100% | Jul 17, 1987 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 36 | Oviri | - | - | - | $65,280 | 16 | $583,800 | 11.2% | Jul 31, 1987 | International Film Marketing |
| 37 | Shadey | - | - | - | $63,598 | 3 | $65,817 | 96.6% | Jun 5, 1987 | Skouras Pictures |
| 38 | The Whistle Blower | - | - | - | $52,527 | 62 | $1,500,000 | 3.5% | Jul 10, 1987 | Hemdale |
| 39 | Happy New Year | - | - | - | $35,340 | 40 | $41,232 | 85.7% | Aug 7, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 40 | O.C. and Stiggs | - | - | - | $29,815 | 18 | $29,815 | 100% | Jul 10, 1987 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | - | - | - | $14,085 | 8 | $124,167 | 11.3% | Jul 17, 1987 | Orion Classics |
