| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | - | - | - | $97,938,801 | 1,401 | $156,645,693 | 62.5% | Sep 18, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Three Men and a Baby | - | - | - | $38,323,371 | 1,813 | $167,780,960 | 22.8% | Nov 25, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Like Father Like Son | - | - | - | $34,377,585 | 1,277 | $34,377,585 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 4 | The Running Man | - | - | - | $32,152,757 | 1,694 | $38,122,105 | 84.3% | Nov 13, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | The Princess Bride | - | - | - | $30,603,543 | 803 | $30,857,814 | 99.2% | Sep 25, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Baby Boom | - | - | - | $26,712,476 | 892 | $26,712,476 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | United Artists |
| 7 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | - | - | - | $24,095,333 | 1,684 | $49,530,280 | 48.6% | Nov 25, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Dirty Dancing | - | - | - | $23,885,066 | 1,012 | $63,446,382 | 37.6% | Aug 21, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 9 | Cinderella 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $21,953,769 | 1,657 | $34,101,149 | 64.4% | Nov 20, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Hello Again | - | - | - | $20,419,446 | 1,207 | $20,419,446 | 100% | Nov 6, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Nuts | - | - | - | $17,480,628 | 1,112 | $30,950,002 | 56.5% | Nov 20, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Suspect | - | - | - | $17,422,112 | 1,029 | $18,782,400 | 92.8% | Oct 23, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 13 | Flowers in the Attic | - | - | - | $15,151,736 | 1,095 | $15,151,736 | 100% | Nov 20, 1987 | New World Pictures |
| 14 | Prince of Darkness | - | - | - | $14,182,492 | 1,239 | $14,182,492 | 100% | Oct 23, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Less Than Zero | - | - | - | $12,396,383 | 871 | $12,396,383 | 100% | Nov 6, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Fatal Beauty | - | - | - | $12,046,526 | 1,117 | $12,046,526 | 100% | Oct 30, 1987 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | Stakeout | - | - | - | $11,477,363 | 1,364 | $65,673,233 | 17.5% | Aug 7, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Throw Momma from the Train | - | - | - | $10,789,995 | 1,623 | $57,915,972 | 18.6% | Dec 11, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 19 | Someone to Watch Over Me | - | - | - | $10,278,549 | 894 | $10,278,549 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 20 | The Principal | - | - | - | $10,040,711 | 1,196 | $19,734,940 | 50.9% | Sep 18, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 21 | The Hidden | - | - | - | $9,747,988 | 1,045 | $9,747,988 | 100% | Oct 30, 1987 | New Line Cinema |
| 22 | Teen Wolf Too | - | - | - | $7,888,703 | 1,540 | $7,888,703 | 100% | Nov 20, 1987 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 23 | Hiding Out | - | - | - | $7,019,441 | 988 | $7,019,441 | 100% | Nov 6, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 24 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | - | - | - | $6,880,310 | 1,030 | $6,880,310 | 100% | Nov 6, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 25 | Wall Street | - | - | - | $6,142,988 | 989 | $43,848,069 | 14% | Dec 11, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Hellraiser | - | - | - | $5,955,250 | 1,104 | $14,564,027 | 40.9% | Sep 18, 1987 | New World Pictures |
| 27 | Surrender | - | - | - | $5,711,976 | 1,067 | $5,711,976 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | The Sicilian | - | - | - | $5,406,879 | 370 | $5,406,879 | 100% | Oct 23, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | The Pick-up Artist | - | - | - | $5,286,816 | 1,132 | $13,290,368 | 39.8% | Sep 18, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | No Way Out | - | - | - | $5,004,944 | 1,130 | $35,509,515 | 14.1% | Aug 14, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 31 | La Bamba | - | - | - | $4,947,539 | 1,251 | $54,215,416 | 9.1% | Jul 24, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 32 | Made in Heaven | - | - | - | $4,572,845 | 898 | $4,572,845 | 100% | Nov 6, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 33 | Three O'Clock High | - | - | - | $3,685,862 | 849 | $3,685,862 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Big Shots | - | - | - | $3,390,043 | 932 | $3,390,043 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | Near Dark | - | - | - | $3,369,307 | 429 | $3,369,307 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 36 | Can't Buy Me Love | - | - | - | $3,365,318 | 1,283 | $31,623,833 | 10.6% | Aug 14, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Best Seller | - | - | - | $3,224,697 | 253 | $4,278,150 | 75.4% | Sep 25, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 38 | Barfly | - | - | - | $3,221,568 | 2 | $3,221,568 | 100% | Oct 16, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 39 | Sign 'o' the Times | - | - | - | $3,000,073 | 234 | $3,000,073 | 100% | Nov 20, 1987 | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 40 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $2,877,571 | 510 | $2,877,571 | 100% | Oct 23, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 41 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | - | - | - | $2,683,519 | 343 | $2,683,519 | 100% | Oct 16, 1987 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 42 | RoboCop | - | - | - | $2,681,759 | 1,601 | $53,424,681 | 5% | Jul 17, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 43 | House of Games | - | - | - | $2,585,639 | 9 | $2,585,639 | 100% | Oct 16, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 44 | Russkies | - | - | - | $2,189,047 | 604 | $2,189,047 | 100% | Nov 6, 1987 | New Century |
| 45 | The Big Easy | - | - | - | $2,166,506 | 1,219 | $17,685,307 | 12.3% | Aug 21, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 46 | Empire of the Sun | - | - | - | $2,149,219 | 673 | $22,238,696 | 9.7% | Dec 11, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Weeds | - | - | - | $2,115,382 | 86 | $2,325,444 | 91% | Oct 16, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 48 | Date with an Angel | - | - | - | $1,988,962 | 843 | $1,988,962 | 100% | Nov 20, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 49 | Eddie Murphy: Raw | - | - | - | $1,932,973 | 1,494 | $50,504,655 | 3.8% | Dec 18, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 50 | The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $1,654,315 | 877 | $43,984,230 | 3.8% | Nov 20, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 51 | Matewan | - | - | - | $1,641,247 | 42 | $1,680,358 | 97.7% | Aug 28, 1987 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 52 | From a Whisper to a Scream | - | - | - | $1,200,737 | 137 | $1,355,728 | 88.6% | Sep 4, 1987 | Moviestore Entertainment |
| 53 | Dancers | - | - | - | $1,190,416 | 12 | $1,190,416 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 54 | Cry Freedom | - | - | - | $1,180,156 | 479 | $5,899,797 | 20% | Nov 6, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 55 | Housekeeping | - | - | - | $1,083,282 | 2 | $1,083,282 | 100% | Nov 25, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 56 | Cross My Heart | - | - | - | $1,025,762 | 205 | $1,025,762 | 100% | Nov 13, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 57 | *batteries not included | - | - | - | $840,418 | 1,367 | $32,945,797 | 2.6% | Dec 18, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 58 | The Big Town | - | - | - | $797,612 | 762 | $1,733,017 | 46% | Sep 25, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 59 | Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | - | - | - | $719,323 | 33 | $719,323 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 60 | China Girl | - | - | - | $717,159 | 193 | $1,262,091 | 56.8% | Sep 25, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 61 | Real Men | - | - | - | $606,383 | 150 | $873,903 | 69.4% | Sep 25, 1987 | United Artists |
| 62 | In the Mood | - | - | - | $605,244 | 361 | $999,382 | 60.6% | Sep 16, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 63 | Steel Dawn | - | - | - | $562,187 | 290 | $562,187 | 100% | Nov 6, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 64 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $519,596 | 178 | $519,596 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 65 | Oviri | - | - | - | $518,520 | 16 | $583,800 | 88.8% | Jul 31, 1987 | International Film Marketing |
| 66 | Overboard | - | - | - | $511,829 | 1,135 | $26,713,187 | 1.9% | Dec 18, 1987 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 67 | Slam Dance | - | - | - | $406,881 | 47 | $406,881 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | Island Pictures |
| 68 | Leonard Part 6 | - | - | - | $291,745 | 1,149 | $4,615,255 | 6.3% | Dec 18, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 69 | Cold Steel | - | - | - | $285,885 | 135 | $285,885 | 100% | Dec 11, 1987 | Cinetel |
| 70 | Orphans | - | - | - | $230,756 | 25 | $252,430 | 91.4% | Sep 18, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 71 | Broadcast News | - | - | - | $63,005 | 848 | $51,249,404 | 0.1% | Dec 18, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 72 | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | - | - | - | $55,308 | 15 | $1,196,336 | 4.6% | Oct 30, 1987 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 73 | Moonstruck | - | - | - | $38,561 | 1,178 | $80,640,528 | <0.1% | Dec 18, 1987 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 74 | Hope and Glory | - | - | - | $38,293 | 328 | $10,021,120 | 0.4% | Oct 16, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 75 | Siesta | - | - | - | $32,041 | 30 | $700,000 | 4.6% | Nov 11, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 76 | Zombie High | - | - | - | $21,905 | 25 | $21,905 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | Palisades Pictures |
| 77 | September | - | - | - | $19,632 | 15 | $486,434 | 4% | Dec 18, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 78 | The Dead | - | - | - | $17,655 | 6 | $4,370,078 | 0.4% | Dec 18, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 79 | Ironweed | - | - | - | $9,255 | 600 | $7,393,346 | 0.1% | Dec 18, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
