Domestic Box Office For 1987
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Morning, Vietnam | $123,922,370 | 1,598 | $194,308 | 0.2% | 4 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Moonstruck | $80,640,528 | 1,178 | $127,599 | 0.2% | 7 | Dec 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 3 | The Last Emperor | $43,984,230 | 877 | $149,460 | 0.3% | 5 | Nov 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Radio Days | $14,792,779 | 488 | $1,522,423 | 10.3% | 128 | Jan 30 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 5 | Disorderlies | $10,348,437 | 544 | $2,707,980 | 26.2% | 544 | Aug 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Hope and Glory | $10,021,120 | 328 | $25,497 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 16 | Apr 21 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | Maid to Order | $9,868,521 | 522 | $1,162,491 | 11.8% | 287 | Jul 31 | - | New Century |
| 8 | My Life as a Dog | $8,345,266 | 1 | $11,667 | 0.1% | 1 | May 1 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 9 | Ironweed | $7,393,346 | 600 | $36,973 | 0.5% | 2 | Dec 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | Evil Dead II | $5,923,044 | 310 | $807,260 | 13.6% | 310 | Mar 13 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 11 | Cry Freedom | $5,899,797 | 479 | $318,723 | 5.4% | 27 | Nov 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | The Sicilian | $5,406,879 | 370 | $1,720,351 | 31.8% | 370 | Oct 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Hollywood Shuffle | $5,228,617 | 81 | $95,667 | 1.8% | 15 | Mar 20 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 14 | Hannah and Her Sisters 1987 Re-release | $4,691,838 | 255 | $786,758 | 16.8% | 255 | Feb 13 | May 7 | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | River's Edge | $4,600,000 | 3 | $67,794 | 1.5% | 3 | May 8 | - | Island Pictures |
| 16 | The Dead | $4,370,078 | 6 | $69,074 | 1.6% | 6 | Dec 18 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 17 | Best Seller | $4,278,150 | 253 | $905,399 | 21.2% | 253 | Sep 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 18 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | $4,000,000 | 397 | $1,039,301 | 26% | 397 | May 1 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 19 | Near Dark | $3,369,307 | 429 | $635,789 | 18.9% | 262 | Oct 2 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 20 | Wish You Were Here | $3,283,832 | 43 | $43,611 | 1.3% | 1 | Jul 24 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 21 | Barfly | $3,221,568 | 2 | $45,900 | 1.4% | 2 | Oct 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 22 | Sign 'o' the Times | $3,000,073 | 234 | $950,116 | 31.7% | 234 | Nov 20 | - | - |
| 23 | No Man's Land | $2,877,571 | 510 | $1,088,273 | 37.8% | 510 | Oct 23 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 24 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | $2,683,519 | 343 | $911,351 | 34% | 343 | Oct 16 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 25 | House of Games | $2,585,639 | 9 | $116,677 | 4.5% | 9 | Oct 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 26 | The Stepfather | $2,488,740 | 148 | $260,587 | 10.5% | 105 | Jan 23 | - | New Century |
| 27 | Maurice | $2,438,304 | 1 | $49,278 | 2% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 28 | Dead of Winter | $2,413,427 | 491 | $951,548 | 39.4% | 491 | Feb 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 29 | The Kindred | $2,407,024 | 566 | $602,834 | 25% | 207 | Jan 9 | - | - |
| 30 | Weeds | $2,325,444 | 86 | $132,970 | 5.7% | 8 | Oct 16 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 31 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | $2,136,381 | 344 | $48,438 | 2.3% | 28 | Feb 20 | - | New Century |
| 32 | The Curse | $1,930,001 | 326 | $1,169,922 | 60.6% | 326 | Sep 11 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 33 | Personal Services | $1,744,164 | 31 | $69,821 | 4% | 5 | May 15 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 34 | Matewan | $1,680,358 | 42 | $23,850 | 1.4% | 1 | Aug 28 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 35 | Prick Up Your Ears | $1,654,743 | 36 | $38,643 | 2.3% | 1 | Apr 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 36 | Making Mr. Right | $1,584,970 | 296 | $444,756 | 28.1% | 296 | Apr 10 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 37 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | $1,576,615 | 374 | $661,512 | 42% | 374 | Aug 21 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 38 | The Whistle Blower | $1,500,000 | 62 | $30,035 | 2% | 1 | Jul 10 | - | Hemdale |
| 39 | A Prayer for the Dying | $1,432,687 | 407 | $881,793 | 61.5% | 407 | Sep 11 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 40 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | $1,408,491 | 27 | $25,998 | 1.8% | 1 | Sep 11 | - | Miramax |
| 41 | From a Whisper to a Scream | $1,355,728 | 137 | $154,991 | 11.4% | 55 | Sep 4 | Dec 10 | - |
| 42 | China Girl | $1,262,091 | 193 | $531,362 | 42.1% | 193 | Sep 25 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 43 | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | $1,196,336 | 15 | $31,899 | 2.7% | 3 | Oct 30 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 44 | Dancers | $1,190,416 | 12 | $36,112 | 3% | 12 | Oct 9 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 45 | Return to Horror High | $1,189,709 | 227 | - | - | - | Jan 9 | - | New World Pictures |
| 46 | Street Smart | $1,119,112 | 207 | $325,835 | 29.1% | 207 | Mar 20 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 47 | Swimming to Cambodia | $1,092,911 | 21 | - | - | - | Mar 13 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 48 | 84 Charing Cross Road | $1,083,486 | 24 | $24,350 | 2.2% | 1 | Feb 13 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 49 | Housekeeping | $1,083,282 | 2 | $32,171 | 3% | 2 | Nov 25 | Mar 17 | Columbia Pictures |
| 50 | Cross My Heart | $1,025,762 | 205 | $455,100 | 44.4% | 205 | Nov 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 51 | In the Mood | $999,382 | 361 | $45,118 | 4.5% | 5 | Sep 16 | Nov 5 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 52 | Campus Man | $989,528 | 307 | $319,218 | 32.3% | 307 | Apr 10 | May 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 53 | Gothic | $916,172 | 20 | $32,061 | 3.5% | 1 | Apr 10 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 54 | Real Men | $873,903 | 150 | $241,258 | 27.6% | 150 | Sep 25 | - | United Artists |
| 55 | Beyond Therapy | $790,000 | 113 | $286,840 | 36.3% | 113 | Feb 27 | - | New World Pictures |
| 56 | The Hanoi Hilton | $760,000 | 2 | $17,784 | 2.3% | 2 | Mar 27 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 57 | Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | $719,323 | 33 | $156,597 | 21.8% | 33 | Oct 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 58 | Siesta | $700,000 | 30 | $17,525 | 2.5% | 1 | Nov 11 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 59 | Oviri | $583,800 | 16 | $39,712 | 6.8% | 4 | Jul 31 | - | International Film Marketing |
| 60 | Steel Dawn | $562,187 | 290 | $311,892 | 55.5% | 290 | Nov 6 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 61 | Amazon Women on the Moon | $548,696 | 50 | $171,723 | 31.3% | 50 | Sep 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 62 | Man on Fire | $519,596 | 178 | $258,812 | 49.8% | 178 | Oct 9 | Oct 29 | TriStar Pictures |
| 63 | September | $486,434 | 15 | $85,731 | 17.6% | 15 | Dec 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 64 | The Good Father | $421,201 | 17 | $20,361 | 4.8% | 2 | Feb 11 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 65 | Number One with a Bullet | $410,952 | 223 | $210,761 | 51.3% | 223 | Feb 27 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 66 | Slam Dance | $406,881 | 47 | $125,349 | 30.8% | 47 | Oct 2 | - | Island Pictures |
| 67 | Summer Heat | $350,481 | 36 | $114,873 | 32.8% | 36 | May 29 | Jul 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 68 | White Water Summer | $300,859 | 105 | $122,934 | 40.9% | 105 | Jul 10 | Jul 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 69 | Cold Steel | $285,885 | 135 | $137,186 | 48% | 135 | Dec 11 | Feb 4 | Cinetel |
| 70 | Orphans | $252,430 | 25 | $14,588 | 5.8% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 71 | Good Morning Babylon | $183,700 | 2 | $24,569 | 13.4% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 72 | Witness in the War Zone | $141,211 | 46 | $86,681 | 61.4% | 46 | Sep 11 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 73 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | $124,167 | 8 | $7,947 | 6.4% | 1 | Jul 17 | Sep 3 | Orion Classics |
| 74 | Captive Hearts | $73,757 | 41 | $32,462 | 44% | 41 | Jun 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 75 | Ping Pong | $67,421 | 2 | $8,497 | 12.6% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 76 | Shadey | $65,817 | 3 | $1,314 | 2% | 1 | Jun 5 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 77 | Apocalypse Now 1987 Re-release | $61,211 | 6 | $15,513 | 25.3% | 6 | Aug 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 78 | Happy New Year | $41,232 | 40 | $30,625 | 74.3% | 40 | Aug 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 79 | Forever, Lulu | $36,786 | 1 | $10,126 | 27.5% | 1 | Apr 24 | May 28 | TriStar Pictures |
| 80 | O.C. and Stiggs | $29,815 | 18 | $6,273 | 21% | 18 | Jul 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 81 | End of the Line | $25,000 | 42 | $25,000 | 100% | 42 | Aug 28 | Aug 30 | Orion Classics |
| 82 | Zombie High | $21,905 | 25 | $12,165 | 55.5% | 25 | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 83 | Windrider | $19,367 | 26 | $8,121 | 41.9% | 26 | Jun 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 84 | Iron Warrior | $11,385 | 17 | $11,385 | 100% | 17 | Jan 9 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
