Domestic Box Office For Summer 1987
Summer 1987 is May 1-September 7.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 2,326 | $26,348,555 | 17.1% | 2,326 | May 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Untouchables | $76,270,454 | 1,501 | $10,023,094 | 13.1% | 1,012 | Jun 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Stakeout | $65,673,233 | 1,364 | $5,170,403 | 7.9% | 951 | Aug 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | The Witches of Eastwick | $63,766,510 | 1,337 | $9,454,238 | 14.8% | 1,103 | Jun 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Dirty Dancing | $63,446,382 | 1,012 | $3,900,000 | 6.1% | 975 | Aug 21 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 6 | Predator | $59,735,548 | 1,636 | $12,031,638 | 20.1% | 1,623 | Jun 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Dragnet | $57,387,516 | 1,343 | $10,542,669 | 18.4% | 1,337 | Jun 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | La Bamba | $54,215,416 | 1,251 | $5,651,990 | 10.4% | 1,251 | Jul 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | RoboCop | $53,424,681 | 1,601 | $8,008,721 | 15% | 1,580 | Jul 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | The Living Daylights | $51,185,897 | 1,728 | $11,051,284 | 21.6% | 1,728 | Jul 31 | - | United Artists |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Full Metal Jacket | $46,357,676 | 1,075 | $2,217,307 | 4.8% | 215 | Jul 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Roxanne | $40,050,884 | 1,124 | $4,582,398 | 11.4% | 847 | Jun 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 14 | Spaceballs | $38,119,483 | 1,389 | $6,613,837 | 17.4% | 1,384 | Jun 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | Summer School | $35,659,098 | 1,366 | $6,012,274 | 16.9% | 1,366 | Jul 24 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | No Way Out | $35,509,515 | 1,130 | $4,259,460 | 12% | 806 | Aug 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 17 | Adventures in Babysitting | $34,368,475 | 1,148 | $2,901,297 | 8.4% | 1,126 | Jul 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | The Lost Boys | $32,222,567 | 1,249 | $5,236,318 | 16.3% | 1,027 | Jul 31 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Can't Buy Me Love | $31,623,833 | 1,283 | $4,754,732 | 15% | 1,256 | Aug 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | Harry and the Hendersons | $29,760,613 | 1,424 | $4,154,740 | 14% | 1,418 | Jun 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Innerspace | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $4,739,913 | 18.3% | 1,603 | Jul 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $23,509,382 | 1,541 | $6,171,957 | 26.3% | 1,541 | May 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Benji the Hunted | $22,257,624 | 1,188 | $21,530 | <0.1% | 1 | Jun 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Jaws: The Revenge | $20,763,013 | 1,611 | $7,154,890 | 34.5% | 1,606 | Jul 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | The Believers | $18,753,438 | 1,548 | $4,342,732 | 23.2% | 1,534 | Jun 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 27 | The Big Easy | $17,685,307 | 1,219 | $353,259 | 2% | 32 | Aug 28 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 28 | Born in East L.A. | $17,355,263 | 1,112 | $4,359,040 | 25.1% | 1,112 | Aug 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Masters of the Universe | $17,336,370 | 1,185 | $4,883,168 | 28.2% | 1,185 | Aug 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 30 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | $15,681,020 | 1,511 | $5,683,122 | 36.2% | 1,511 | Jul 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Ishtar | $14,375,181 | 1,139 | $4,331,817 | 30.1% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 32 | Creepshow 2 | $14,000,000 | 1,012 | $3,584,077 | 25.6% | 867 | May 1 | - | New World Pictures |
| 33 | Hamburger Hill | $13,839,404 | 814 | $3,360,705 | 24.3% | 814 | Aug 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | The Gate | $13,539,458 | 1,148 | $4,258,063 | 31.4% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | New Century |
| 35 | Back to the Beach | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $3,265,660 | 24.9% | 1,080 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | The Fourth Protocol | $12,423,831 | 1,061 | $3,636,831 | 29.3% | 1,061 | Aug 28 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 37 | House II: The Second Story | $7,800,000 | 1,069 | $2,573,934 | 33% | 1,069 | Aug 28 | - | New World Pictures |
| 38 | Who's That Girl | $7,305,209 | 944 | $2,548,205 | 34.9% | 944 | Aug 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $6,804,312 | 916 | $2,584,720 | 38% | 916 | May 22 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 40 | Nadine | $5,669,831 | 760 | $2,188,857 | 38.6% | 760 | Aug 7 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 41 | Gardens of Stone | $5,262,047 | 612 | $1,645,588 | 31.3% | 612 | May 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 42 | Hot Pursuit | $4,215,849 | 975 | $1,507,645 | 35.8% | 800 | May 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 43 | North Shore | $3,832,228 | 802 | $1,319,290 | 34.4% | 802 | Aug 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | The Monster Squad | $3,769,990 | 1,280 | $1,920,678 | 50.9% | 1,280 | Aug 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 45 | Malone | $3,060,858 | 1,326 | $1,377,691 | 45% | 1,326 | May 1 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 46 | The Allnighter | $2,700,000 | 977 | $1,419,581 | 52.6% | 977 | May 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | $2,608,000 | 1,094 | $1,005,386 | 38.6% | 1,094 | Aug 7 | - | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 48 | The Squeeze | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $1,380,800 | 61.9% | 1,152 | Jul 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 49 | Million Dollar Mystery | $989,033 | 1,396 | $513,731 | 51.9% | 1,396 | Jun 12 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
