Domestic Box Office For Fall 1987

Fall 1987 is September 8-November 5.

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Fatal Attraction$78,615,0841,401$156,645,693Sep 18Paramount Pictures
2Like Father Like Son$26,658,5661,277$34,377,585Oct 2TriStar Pictures
3Dirty Dancing$24,856,1841,012$63,446,382Aug 21Vestron Pictures
4Stakeout$24,376,4101,364$65,673,233Aug 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5The Principal$19,734,9401,196$19,734,940Sep 18TriStar Pictures
6The Princess Bride$17,017,016803$30,857,814Sep 25Twentieth Century Fox
7No Way Out$14,686,0941,130$35,509,515Aug 14Orion Pictures
8Hellraiser$14,564,0271,104$14,564,027Sep 18New World Pictures
9The Pick-up Artist$13,290,3681,132$13,290,368Sep 18Twentieth Century Fox
10La Bamba$13,120,6871,251$54,215,416Jul 24Columbia Pictures
11Can't Buy Me Love$10,501,7771,283$31,623,833Aug 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12The Big Easy$10,039,2381,219$17,685,307Aug 21Columbia Pictures
13Baby Boom$9,617,374892$26,712,476Oct 9United Artists
14Prince of Darkness$9,576,0101,239$14,182,492Oct 23Universal Pictures
15Someone to Watch Over Me$9,266,200894$10,278,549Oct 9Columbia Pictures
16Suspect$8,881,8261,029$18,782,400Oct 23TriStar Pictures
17RoboCop$6,841,4981,601$53,424,681Jul 17Orion Pictures
18Hamburger Hill$6,821,165814$13,839,404Aug 28Paramount Pictures
19Born in East L.A.$6,002,1581,112$17,355,263Aug 21Universal Pictures
20Surrender$5,711,9761,067$5,711,976Oct 9Warner Bros.
21The Lost Boys$5,541,6901,249$32,222,567Jul 31Warner Bros.
22The Fourth Protocol$5,397,1041,061$12,423,831Aug 28Lorimar Motion Pictures
23The Living Daylights$5,008,4201,728$51,185,897Jul 31United Artists
24Best Seller$4,278,150253$4,278,150Sep 25Orion Pictures
25Fatal Beauty$3,792,0851,117$12,046,526Oct 30Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
26Three O'Clock High$3,685,862849$3,685,862Oct 9Universal Pictures
27The Hidden$3,493,4241,045$9,747,988Oct 30New Line Cinema
28Big Shots$3,390,043932$3,390,043Oct 2Twentieth Century Fox
29The Sicilian$3,371,748370$5,406,879Oct 23Twentieth Century Fox
30Near Dark$3,369,307429$3,369,307Oct 2De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
31Barfly$3,221,5682$3,221,568Oct 16Cannon Film Distributors
32Wish You Were Here$3,206,25243$3,283,832Jul 24Atlantic Releasing Corporation
33House II: The Second Story$2,912,1181,069$7,800,000Aug 28New World Pictures
34No Man's Land$2,877,571510$2,877,571Oct 23Orion Pictures
35Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II$2,683,519343$2,683,519Oct 16The Samuel Goldwyn Company
36House of Games$2,585,6399$2,585,639Oct 16Orion Pictures
37Maurice$2,438,3041$2,438,304Sep 18Cinecom Pictures
38Maid to Order$2,118,172522$9,868,521Jul 31New Century
39The Curse$1,930,001326$1,930,001Sep 11Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
40The Big Town$1,733,017762$1,733,017Sep 25Columbia Pictures
41Matewan$1,641,24742$1,680,358Aug 28Cinecom Pictures
42The Whistle Blower$1,447,47362$1,500,000Jul 10Hemdale
43A Prayer for the Dying$1,432,687407$1,432,687Sep 11The Samuel Goldwyn Company
44China Girl$1,262,091193$1,262,091Sep 25Vestron Pictures
45Dancers$1,190,41612$1,190,416Oct 9Cannon Film Distributors
46Real Men$873,903150$873,903Sep 25United Artists
47Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll$719,32333$719,323Oct 9Universal Pictures
48Weeds$710,97486$2,325,444Oct 16De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
49In the Mood$682,881361$999,382Sep 16Lorimar Motion Pictures
50Amazon Women on the Moon$548,69650$548,696Sep 18Universal Pictures
51Man on Fire$519,596178$519,596Oct 9TriStar Pictures
52Oviri$518,52016$583,800Jul 31International Film Marketing
53Slam Dance$406,88147$406,881Oct 2Island Pictures
54Orphans$252,43025$252,430Sep 18Lorimar Motion Pictures
55Witness in the War Zone$141,21146$141,211Sep 11Skouras Pictures
56Sammy and Rosie Get Laid$55,30815$1,196,336Oct 30Cinecom Pictures
57I've Heard the Mermaids Singing$39,84027$1,408,491Sep 11Miramax
58Hope and Glory$38,293328$10,021,120Oct 16Columbia Pictures
59Zombie High$21,90525$21,905Oct 2-