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Summer 1987 is May 1-September 7.
Data as of May 10, 1:58 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
My Life as a Dog
-
-
-
$8,345,266
1
$8,345,266
100%
May 1, 1987
Skouras Pictures
2
The Secret of My Success
-
-
-
$6,525,460
1,346
$66,995,879
9.7%
Apr 10, 1987
Universal Pictures
3
Creepshow 2
-
-
-
$4,737,328
1,012
$14,000,000
33.8%
May 1, 1987
New World Pictures
4
The Aristocats
1987 Re-release
-
-
-
$4,358,345
1,491
$17,452,658
25%
Apr 10, 1987
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
-
-
-
$4,030,975
1,383
$44,793,222
9%
Feb 27, 1987
New Line Cinema
6
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
-
-
-
$4,000,000
397
$4,000,000
100%
May 1, 1987
Cannon Film Distributors
7
Tin Men
-
-
-
$3,396,627
798
$25,411,386
13.4%
Mar 6, 1987
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8
Extreme Prejudice
-
-
-
$2,966,875
1,071
$11,307,844
26.2%
Apr 24, 1987
TriStar Pictures
9
Blind Date
-
-
-
$2,924,547
1,390
$39,321,715
7.4%
Mar 27, 1987
TriStar Pictures
10
Project X
-
-
-
$2,782,209
1,025
$18,532,286
15%
Apr 17, 1987
Twentieth Century Fox
11
The Allnighter
-
-
-
$2,700,000
977
$2,700,000
100%
May 1, 1987
Universal Pictures
12
Lethal Weapon
-
-
-
$2,539,971
1,420
$65,207,127
3.9%
Mar 6, 1987
Warner Bros.
13
Platoon
-
-
-
$2,504,978
1,564
$138,530,565
1.8%
Dec 19, 1986
Orion Pictures
14
Evil Dead II
-
-
-
$2,260,413
310
$5,923,044
38.2%
Mar 13, 1987
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
15
Raising Arizona
-
-
-
$2,118,298
697
$22,847,564
9.3%
Mar 13, 1987
Twentieth Century Fox
16
Malone
-
-
-
$2,013,347
1,326
$3,060,858
65.8%
May 1, 1987
Orion Pictures
17
My Demon Lover
-
-
-
$1,718,338
1,115
$3,922,273
43.8%
Apr 24, 1987
New Line Cinema
18
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
-
-
-
$1,670,582
1,750
$28,061,343
6%
Apr 3, 1987
Warner Bros.
19
Gardens of Stone
-
-
-
$316,867
612
$5,262,047
6%
May 8, 1987
TriStar Pictures
20
Hot Pursuit
-
-
-
$287,419
975
$4,215,849
6.8%
May 8, 1987
Paramount Pictures
21
84 Charing Cross Road
-
-
-
$278,251
24
$1,083,486
25.7%
Feb 13, 1987
Columbia Pictures
22
Forever, Lulu
-
-
-
$21,306
1
$36,786
57.9%
Apr 24, 1987
TriStar Pictures
23
River's Edge
-
-
-
$15,911
3
$4,600,000
0.3%
May 8, 1987
Island Pictures