Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1987
Data as of Apr 29, 17:59 PDT
Key:Long Weekend
| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25-27 | $52,551,174 | +40.6% | $59,611,649 | +43.1% | 18 | Three Men and a Baby | 52 |
| Dec 18-20 | $37,379,824 | +19.2% | $41,644,305 | +25.8% | 19 | Eddie Murphy: Raw | 51 |
| Dec 11-13 | $31,357,856 | +8% | $33,099,000 | +4.2% | 14 | Throw Momma from the Train | 50 |
| Dec 4-6 Post-Thanksgiving | $29,028,889 | -39.5% | $31,761,754 | -38.5% | 15 | Three Men and a Baby | 49 |
| Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving 3-Day | $47,960,626 | +36.3% | $51,631,277 | +27.1% | 15 | Three Men and a Baby | 48 |
| Nov 26-29 Thanksgiving 4-Day | $6,905,966 | - | $6,905,966 | - | 1 | The Running Man | 48 |
| Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving 5-Day | $7,970,699 | - | $7,970,699 | - | 1 | The Running Man | 48 |
| Nov 20-22 | $35,185,484 | +11.5% | $40,638,154 | +8.6% | 17 | The Running Man | 47 |
| Nov 13-15 | $31,542,633 | -3.5% | $37,419,071 | -9.3% | 17 | The Running Man | 46 |
| Nov 6-8 | $32,677,811 | +25.7% | $41,236,070 | +48.8% | 17 | Fatal Attraction | 45 |
| Oct 30-Nov 1 | $25,988,491 | -15.2% | $27,713,376 | -14.5% | 14 | Fatal Attraction | 44 |
| Oct 23-25 | $30,639,519 | +19.8% | $32,416,902 | +16.4% | 12 | Fatal Attraction | 43 |
| Oct 16-18 | $25,581,116 | +5,565.5% | $27,839,220 | +6,065.7% | 17 | Fatal Attraction | 42 |
| Oct 9-12 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | $34,705,499 | - | $38,003,305 | - | 15 | Fatal Attraction | 41 |
| Oct 9-11 | $451,521 | -98.5% | $451,521 | -98.6% | 3 | Man on Fire | 41 |
| Oct 2-4 | $29,482,547 | +14% | $31,800,591 | +9% | 16 | Fatal Attraction | 40 |
| Sep 25-27 | $25,867,132 | -21.7% | $29,168,716 | -16.2% | 16 | Fatal Attraction | 39 |
| Sep 18-20 | $33,023,930 | +48.5% | $34,796,674 | +32.5% | 16 | Fatal Attraction | 38 |
| Sep 11-13 | $22,243,933 | - | $26,256,803 | - | 16 | Stakeout | 37 |
| Sep 4-7 Labor Day wknd | $38,661,851 | - | $45,680,052 | - | 15 | Stakeout | 36 |
| Sep 4-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Aug 28-30 | $32,650,971 | -6.1% | $38,723,976 | -10.8% | 17 | Stakeout | 35 |
| Aug 21-23 | $34,766,871 | -4.5% | $43,432,317 | -5.6% | 18 | Stakeout | 34 |
| Aug 14-16 | $36,390,689 | -13.5% | $45,992,966 | -17.3% | 16 | Stakeout | 33 |
| Aug 7-9 | $42,050,697 | -4.8% | $55,599,974 | +0.2% | 21 | The Living Daylights | 32 |
| Jul 31-Aug 2 | $44,181,235 | -1.3% | $55,477,597 | -3.3% | 19 | The Living Daylights | 31 |
| Jul 24-26 | $44,768,192 | -6.7% | $57,395,648 | -0.5% | 18 | RoboCop | 30 |
| Jul 17-19 | $48,002,196 | +8% | $57,667,900 | +13.9% | 19 | RoboCop | 29 |
| Jul 10-12 | $44,430,321 | +5.8% | $50,629,324 | +12% | 16 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | 28 |
| Jul 3-5 | $41,990,551 | -17.9% | $45,191,796 | -16.2% | 12 | Dragnet | 27 |
| Jun 26-28 | $51,160,463 | +7.7% | $53,908,975 | +11.1% | 12 | Dragnet | 26 |
| Jun 19-21 | $47,502,640 | -4.5% | $48,505,814 | -4.3% | 12 | The Witches of Eastwick | 25 |
| Jun 12-14 | $49,733,753 | +40.6% | $50,704,168 | +37.9% | 12 | Predator | 24 |
| Jun 5-7 | $35,363,819 | +12.8% | $36,766,061 | +12% | 16 | Beverly Hills Cop II | 23 |
| May 29-31 | $31,346,072 | +19% | $32,816,692 | +24.5% | 13 | Beverly Hills Cop II | 22 |
| May 22-24 | $26,348,555 | +23.7% | $26,348,555 | +13.3% | 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II | 21 |
| May 22-25 Memorial Day wknd | $56,628,694 | - | $59,464,195 | - | 13 | Beverly Hills Cop II | 21 |
| May 15-17 | $21,300,027 | +23.8% | $23,259,827 | +24.4% | 13 | Ishtar | 20 |
| May 8-10 | $17,203,758 | -22.3% | $18,701,736 | -27.5% | 13 | The Secret of My Success | 19 |
| May 1-3 | $22,135,344 | -14.9% | $25,780,635 | -11.1% | 14 | The Secret of My Success | 18 |
| Apr 24-26 | $26,026,209 | -14.8% | $28,995,409 | -11.6% | 15 | The Secret of My Success | 17 |
| Apr 17-20 Easter wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Apr 17-19 | $30,555,443 | -2.3% | $32,814,449 | -4.6% | 14 | The Secret of My Success | 16 |
| Apr 10-12 | $31,277,812 | -6.7% | $34,408,074 | -6.9% | 16 | The Secret of My Success | 15 |
| Apr 3-5 | $33,513,382 | +7.3% | $36,958,934 | -0.4% | 15 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | 14 |
| Mar 27-29 | $31,223,530 | -2.4% | $37,111,849 | <0.1% | 21 | Blind Date | 13 |
| Mar 20-22 | $31,991,816 | -11.8% | $37,118,185 | -9.1% | 18 | Lethal Weapon | 12 |
| Mar 13-15 | $36,286,923 | -6.1% | $40,833,569 | +0.4% | 15 | Lethal Weapon | 11 |
| Mar 6-8 | $38,645,315 | -1.9% | $40,668,123 | -2.7% | 13 | Lethal Weapon | 10 |
| Feb 27-Mar 1 | $39,410,997 | +22.1% | $41,784,028 | +21.9% | 15 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | 9 |
| Feb 20-22 | $32,284,628 | - | $34,264,187 | - | 14 | Platoon | 8 |
| Feb 13-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Feb 13-16 Presidents' Day wknd | $43,939,030 | - | $49,111,419 | - | 18 | Platoon | 7 |
| Feb 6-8 | $31,910,449 | +0.3% | $36,173,540 | +3.2% | 16 | Platoon | 6 |
| Jan 30-Feb 1 | $31,817,823 | +41.1% | $35,056,841 | +40.4% | 13 | Platoon | 5 |
| Jan 23-25 | $22,541,912 | -32.7% | $24,977,928 | -40% | 13 | Critical Condition | 4 |
| Jan 16-19 MLK wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Jan 16-18 | $33,482,934 | +16.7% | $41,638,333 | +12.5% | 17 | Critical Condition | 3 |
| Jan 9-11 | $28,679,665 | -30.5% | $37,012,993 | -26.9% | 18 | The Golden Child | 2 |
| Jan 2-4 | $41,241,661 | -26.9% | $50,602,368 | -22.4% | 16 | The Golden Child | 1 |
