| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | - | - | - | $81,376,026 | 1,401 | $156,645,693 | 51.9% | Sep 18, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Like Father Like Son | - | - | - | $27,358,396 | 1,277 | $34,377,585 | 79.6% | Oct 2, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Dirty Dancing | - | - | - | $25,543,782 | 1,012 | $63,446,382 | 40.3% | Aug 21, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 4 | Stakeout | - | - | - | $23,808,067 | 1,364 | $65,673,233 | 36.3% | Aug 7, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | The Principal | - | - | - | $19,734,940 | 1,196 | $19,734,940 | 100% | Sep 18, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | The Princess Bride | - | - | - | $17,766,204 | 803 | $30,857,814 | 57.6% | Sep 25, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | No Way Out | - | - | - | $14,686,094 | 1,130 | $35,509,515 | 41.4% | Aug 14, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 8 | Hellraiser | - | - | - | $14,564,027 | 1,104 | $14,564,027 | 100% | Sep 18, 1987 | New World Pictures |
| 9 | The Pick-up Artist | - | - | - | $13,290,368 | 1,132 | $13,290,368 | 100% | Sep 18, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | La Bamba | - | - | - | $13,120,687 | 1,251 | $54,215,416 | 24.2% | Jul 24, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | Baby Boom | - | - | - | $10,760,162 | 892 | $26,712,476 | 40.3% | Oct 9, 1987 | United Artists |
| 12 | Can't Buy Me Love | - | - | - | $10,501,777 | 1,283 | $31,623,833 | 33.2% | Aug 14, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Someone to Watch Over Me | - | - | - | $10,278,549 | 894 | $10,278,549 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 14 | Prince of Darkness | - | - | - | $10,185,694 | 1,239 | $14,182,492 | 71.8% | Oct 23, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | The Big Easy | - | - | - | $10,039,238 | 1,219 | $17,685,307 | 56.8% | Aug 21, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | Suspect | - | - | - | $9,801,210 | 1,029 | $18,782,400 | 52.2% | Oct 23, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | RoboCop | - | - | - | $6,841,498 | 1,601 | $53,424,681 | 12.8% | Jul 17, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 18 | Hamburger Hill | - | - | - | $6,821,165 | 814 | $13,839,404 | 49.3% | Aug 28, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Born in East L.A. | - | - | - | $6,002,158 | 1,112 | $17,355,263 | 34.6% | Aug 21, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Surrender | - | - | - | $5,711,976 | 1,067 | $5,711,976 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | The Lost Boys | - | - | - | $5,541,690 | 1,249 | $32,222,567 | 17.2% | Jul 31, 1987 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | The Sicilian | - | - | - | $5,406,879 | 370 | $5,406,879 | 100% | Oct 23, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | The Fourth Protocol | - | - | - | $5,397,104 | 1,061 | $12,423,831 | 43.4% | Aug 28, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 24 | The Living Daylights | - | - | - | $5,008,420 | 1,728 | $51,185,897 | 9.8% | Jul 31, 1987 | United Artists |
| 25 | Fatal Beauty | - | - | - | $4,674,201 | 1,117 | $12,046,526 | 38.8% | Oct 30, 1987 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 26 | Best Seller | - | - | - | $4,278,150 | 253 | $4,278,150 | 100% | Sep 25, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 27 | The Hidden | - | - | - | $4,277,838 | 1,045 | $9,747,988 | 43.9% | Oct 30, 1987 | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | Three O'Clock High | - | - | - | $3,685,862 | 849 | $3,685,862 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Big Shots | - | - | - | $3,390,043 | 932 | $3,390,043 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | Near Dark | - | - | - | $3,369,307 | 429 | $3,369,307 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 31 | Barfly | - | - | - | $3,221,568 | 2 | $3,221,568 | 100% | Oct 16, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 32 | Wish You Were Here | - | - | - | $3,206,252 | 43 | $3,283,832 | 97.6% | Jul 24, 1987 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 33 | House II: The Second Story | - | - | - | $2,912,118 | 1,069 | $7,800,000 | 37.3% | Aug 28, 1987 | New World Pictures |
| 34 | No Man's Land | - | - | - | $2,877,571 | 510 | $2,877,571 | 100% | Oct 23, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 35 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | - | - | - | $2,683,519 | 343 | $2,683,519 | 100% | Oct 16, 1987 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 36 | House of Games | - | - | - | $2,585,639 | 9 | $2,585,639 | 100% | Oct 16, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 37 | Maurice | - | - | - | $2,438,304 | 1 | $2,438,304 | 100% | Sep 18, 1987 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 38 | Maid to Order | - | - | - | $2,118,172 | 522 | $9,868,521 | 21.5% | Jul 31, 1987 | New Century |
| 39 | Weeds | - | - | - | $2,115,382 | 86 | $2,325,444 | 91% | Oct 16, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 40 | Hello Again | - | - | - | $2,104,616 | 1,207 | $20,419,446 | 10.3% | Nov 6, 1987 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | The Curse | - | - | - | $1,930,001 | 326 | $1,930,001 | 100% | Sep 11, 1987 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 42 | The Big Town | - | - | - | $1,733,017 | 762 | $1,733,017 | 100% | Sep 25, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 43 | Matewan | - | - | - | $1,641,247 | 42 | $1,680,358 | 97.7% | Aug 28, 1987 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 44 | The Whistle Blower | - | - | - | $1,447,473 | 62 | $1,500,000 | 96.5% | Jul 10, 1987 | Hemdale |
| 45 | A Prayer for the Dying | - | - | - | $1,432,687 | 407 | $1,432,687 | 100% | Sep 11, 1987 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 46 | China Girl | - | - | - | $1,262,091 | 193 | $1,262,091 | 100% | Sep 25, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 47 | Dancers | - | - | - | $1,190,416 | 12 | $1,190,416 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 48 | Less Than Zero | - | - | - | $1,162,116 | 871 | $12,396,383 | 9.4% | Nov 6, 1987 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | - | - | - | $954,370 | 1,030 | $6,880,310 | 13.9% | Nov 6, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 50 | Real Men | - | - | - | $873,903 | 150 | $873,903 | 100% | Sep 25, 1987 | United Artists |
| 51 | Hiding Out | - | - | - | $774,436 | 988 | $7,019,441 | 11% | Nov 6, 1987 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 52 | Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | - | - | - | $719,323 | 33 | $719,323 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 53 | In the Mood | - | - | - | $682,881 | 361 | $999,382 | 68.3% | Sep 16, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 54 | Made in Heaven | - | - | - | $632,528 | 898 | $4,572,845 | 13.8% | Nov 6, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 55 | Amazon Women on the Moon | - | - | - | $548,696 | 50 | $548,696 | 100% | Sep 18, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 56 | Man on Fire | - | - | - | $519,596 | 178 | $519,596 | 100% | Oct 9, 1987 | TriStar Pictures |
| 57 | Oviri | - | - | - | $518,520 | 16 | $583,800 | 88.8% | Jul 31, 1987 | International Film Marketing |
| 58 | Slam Dance | - | - | - | $406,881 | 47 | $406,881 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | Island Pictures |
| 59 | Russkies | - | - | - | $386,776 | 604 | $2,189,047 | 17.7% | Nov 6, 1987 | New Century |
| 60 | Orphans | - | - | - | $252,430 | 25 | $252,430 | 100% | Sep 18, 1987 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 61 | Witness in the War Zone | - | - | - | $141,211 | 46 | $141,211 | 100% | Sep 11, 1987 | Skouras Pictures |
| 62 | Cry Freedom | - | - | - | $129,588 | 479 | $5,899,797 | 2.2% | Nov 6, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 63 | Steel Dawn | - | - | - | $122,924 | 290 | $562,187 | 21.9% | Nov 6, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 64 | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | - | - | - | $55,308 | 15 | $1,196,336 | 4.6% | Oct 30, 1987 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 65 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | - | - | - | $39,840 | 27 | $1,408,491 | 2.8% | Sep 11, 1987 | Miramax |
| 66 | Hope and Glory | - | - | - | $38,293 | 328 | $10,021,120 | 0.4% | Oct 16, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 67 | Zombie High | - | - | - | $21,905 | 25 | $21,905 | 100% | Oct 2, 1987 | Palisades Pictures |