Domestic Box Office For 1987
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Men and a Baby | $167,780,960 | 1,813 | $10,384,392 | 6.2% | 1,006 | Nov 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Fatal Attraction | $156,645,693 | 1,401 | $7,602,740 | 4.9% | 758 | Sep 18 | Jun 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | 2,326 | $26,348,555 | 17.1% | 2,326 | May 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Platoon | $138,530,565 | 1,564 | $241,080 | 0.2% | 6 | Feb 6 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 5 | The Untouchables | $76,270,454 | 1,501 | $10,023,094 | 13.1% | 1,012 | Jun 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | The Secret of My Success | $66,995,879 | 1,346 | $7,766,452 | 11.6% | 1,336 | Apr 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Stakeout | $65,673,233 | 1,364 | $5,170,403 | 7.9% | 951 | Aug 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Lethal Weapon | $65,207,127 | 1,420 | $6,829,949 | 10.5% | 1,256 | Mar 6 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Witches of Eastwick | $63,766,510 | 1,337 | $9,454,238 | 14.8% | 1,103 | Jun 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Dirty Dancing | $63,446,382 | 1,012 | $3,900,000 | 6.1% | 975 | Aug 21 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 11 | Predator | $59,735,548 | 1,636 | $12,031,638 | 20.1% | 1,623 | Jun 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Throw Momma from the Train | $57,915,972 | 1,623 | $7,318,878 | 12.6% | 1,477 | Dec 11 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 13 | Dragnet | $57,387,516 | 1,343 | $10,542,669 | 18.4% | 1,337 | Jun 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | La Bamba | $54,215,416 | 1,251 | $5,651,990 | 10.4% | 1,251 | Jul 24 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | RoboCop | $53,424,681 | 1,601 | $8,008,721 | 15% | 1,580 | Jul 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 16 | Outrageous Fortune | $52,864,741 | 1,316 | $6,404,783 | 12.1% | 1,081 | Jan 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Broadcast News | $51,249,404 | 848 | $197,542 | 0.4% | 7 | Dec 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | The Living Daylights | $51,185,897 | 1,728 | $11,051,284 | 21.6% | 1,728 | Jul 31 | - | United Artists |
| 19 | Eddie Murphy: Raw | $50,504,655 | 1,494 | $9,077,324 | 18% | 1,391 | Dec 18 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | $49,530,280 | 1,684 | $7,009,482 | 14.2% | 1,118 | Nov 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Full Metal Jacket | $46,357,676 | 1,075 | $2,217,307 | 4.8% | 215 | Jul 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | $44,793,222 | 1,383 | $8,880,555 | 19.8% | 1,343 | Feb 27 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | Wall Street | $43,848,069 | 989 | $4,104,611 | 9.4% | 730 | Dec 11 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Mannequin | $42,721,196 | 978 | $6,001,208 | 14% | 932 | Feb 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Roxanne | $40,050,884 | 1,124 | $4,582,398 | 11.4% | 847 | Jun 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 27 | Blind Date | $39,321,715 | 1,390 | $7,531,273 | 19.2% | 1,251 | Mar 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | The Running Man | $38,122,105 | 1,694 | $8,117,465 | 21.3% | 1,692 | Nov 13 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | Spaceballs | $38,119,483 | 1,389 | $6,613,837 | 17.4% | 1,384 | Jun 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Summer School | $35,659,098 | 1,366 | $6,012,274 | 16.9% | 1,366 | Jul 24 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | No Way Out | $35,509,515 | 1,130 | $4,259,460 | 12% | 806 | Aug 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 32 | Like Father Like Son | $34,377,585 | 1,277 | $7,189,452 | 20.9% | 1,167 | Oct 2 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 33 | Adventures in Babysitting | $34,368,475 | 1,148 | $2,901,297 | 8.4% | 1,126 | Jul 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Cinderella 1987 Re-release | $34,101,149 | 1,657 | $5,165,881 | 15.1% | 1,646 | Nov 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | *batteries not included | $32,945,797 | 1,367 | $3,326,530 | 10.1% | 1,328 | Dec 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | The Lost Boys | $32,222,567 | 1,249 | $5,236,318 | 16.3% | 1,027 | Jul 31 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Can't Buy Me Love | $31,623,833 | 1,283 | $4,754,732 | 15% | 1,256 | Aug 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | Nuts | $30,950,002 | 1,112 | $4,606,083 | 14.9% | 536 | Dec 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | The Princess Bride | $30,857,814 | 803 | $206,243 | 0.7% | 9 | Oct 9 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | 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 |
| 41 | Harry and the Hendersons | $29,760,613 | 1,424 | $4,154,740 | 14% | 1,418 | Jun 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | Hoosiers | $28,607,524 | 1,048 | $220,068 | 0.8% | 30 | Feb 27 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 43 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | $28,061,343 | 1,750 | $8,482,487 | 30.2% | 1,750 | Apr 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | Overboard | $26,713,187 | 1,135 | $1,880,006 | 7% | 1,126 | Dec 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | Baby Boom | $26,712,476 | 892 | $1,357,413 | 5.1% | 195 | Oct 30 | - | United Artists |
| 46 | Innerspace | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $4,739,913 | 18.3% | 1,603 | Jul 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Tin Men | $25,411,386 | 798 | $187,381 | 0.7% | 9 | Mar 13 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Black Widow | $25,205,460 | 754 | $3,426,831 | 13.6% | 735 | Feb 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $23,509,382 | 1,541 | $6,171,957 | 26.3% | 1,541 | May 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 50 | Crimes of the Heart | $22,905,522 | 685 | $1,402,921 | 6.1% | 246 | Jan 23 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 51 | Raising Arizona | $22,847,564 | 697 | $36,240 | 0.2% | 1 | Apr 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 52 | Benji the Hunted | $22,257,624 | 1,188 | $21,530 | <0.1% | 1 | Jun 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 53 | Empire of the Sun | $22,238,696 | 673 | $1,314,509 | 5.9% | 225 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Jaws: The Revenge | $20,763,013 | 1,611 | $7,154,890 | 34.5% | 1,606 | Jul 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 55 | Hello Again | $20,419,446 | 1,207 | $5,712,892 | 28% | 1,201 | Nov 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 56 | Critical Condition | $20,240,502 | 1,343 | $5,715,701 | 28.2% | 1,343 | Jan 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 57 | The Principal | $19,734,940 | 1,196 | $4,297,710 | 21.8% | 1,196 | Sep 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 58 | Suspect | $18,782,400 | 1,029 | $4,152,015 | 22.1% | 1,029 | Oct 23 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 59 | The Believers | $18,753,438 | 1,548 | $4,342,732 | 23.2% | 1,534 | Jun 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 60 | Some Kind of Wonderful | $18,553,948 | 1,082 | $3,486,701 | 18.8% | 1,082 | Feb 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 61 | Project X | $18,532,286 | 1,025 | $3,309,985 | 17.9% | 1,022 | Apr 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | The Big Easy | $17,685,307 | 1,219 | $353,259 | 2% | 32 | Aug 28 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 63 | The Aristocats 1987 Re-release | $17,452,658 | 1,491 | $3,168,071 | 18.2% | 1,480 | Apr 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 64 | Born in East L.A. | $17,355,263 | 1,112 | $4,359,040 | 25.1% | 1,112 | Aug 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 65 | Masters of the Universe | $17,336,370 | 1,185 | $4,883,168 | 28.2% | 1,185 | Aug 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 66 | The Mission | $17,218,023 | 730 | $40,366 | 0.2% | 1 | Feb 6 | Apr 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | Angel Heart | $17,185,632 | 819 | $3,688,721 | 21.5% | 815 | Mar 6 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 68 | Burglar | $16,337,355 | 1,019 | $4,509,754 | 27.6% | 1,019 | Mar 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 69 | Over the Top | $16,057,580 | 1,758 | $5,149,200 | 32.1% | 1,758 | Feb 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 70 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | $15,681,020 | 1,511 | $5,683,122 | 36.2% | 1,511 | Jul 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 71 | Flowers in the Attic | $15,151,736 | 1,095 | $5,020,317 | 33.1% | 1,051 | Nov 20 | - | New World Pictures |
| 72 | Hellraiser | $14,564,027 | 1,104 | $4,453,232 | 30.6% | 1,097 | Sep 18 | - | New World Pictures |
| 73 | Ishtar | $14,375,181 | 1,139 | $4,331,817 | 30.1% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 74 | Prince of Darkness | $14,182,492 | 1,239 | $4,657,401 | 32.8% | 1,239 | Oct 23 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 75 | Creepshow 2 | $14,000,000 | 1,012 | $3,584,077 | 25.6% | 867 | May 1 | - | New World Pictures |
| 76 | Hamburger Hill | $13,839,404 | 814 | $3,360,705 | 24.3% | 814 | Aug 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 77 | The Gate | $13,539,458 | 1,148 | $4,258,063 | 31.4% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | New Century |
| 78 | The Pick-up Artist | $13,290,368 | 1,132 | $4,455,516 | 33.5% | 1,129 | Sep 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 79 | Back to the Beach | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $3,265,660 | 24.9% | 1,080 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 80 | The Bedroom Window | $12,640,385 | 934 | $2,919,657 | 23.1% | 930 | Jan 16 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 81 | The Fourth Protocol | $12,423,831 | 1,061 | $3,636,831 | 29.3% | 1,061 | Aug 28 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 82 | Less Than Zero | $12,396,383 | 871 | $3,008,987 | 24.3% | 871 | Nov 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 83 | Fatal Beauty | $12,046,526 | 1,117 | $2,693,714 | 22.4% | 1,117 | Oct 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 84 | Extreme Prejudice | $11,307,844 | 1,071 | $3,498,957 | 30.9% | 1,071 | Apr 24 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 85 | Light of Day | $10,489,617 | 1,041 | $3,536,309 | 33.7% | 1,041 | Feb 6 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 86 | Someone to Watch Over Me | $10,278,549 | 894 | $2,908,796 | 28.3% | 892 | Oct 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 87 | The Hidden | $9,747,988 | 1,045 | $2,492,618 | 25.6% | 1,045 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 88 | From the Hip | $9,518,342 | 971 | $2,645,437 | 27.8% | 970 | Feb 6 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 89 | Teen Wolf Too | $7,888,703 | 1,540 | $2,709,160 | 34.3% | 1,540 | Nov 20 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 90 | House II: The Second Story | $7,800,000 | 1,069 | $2,573,934 | 33% | 1,069 | Aug 28 | - | New World Pictures |
| 91 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | $7,555,000 | 1,032 | $2,845,836 | 37.7% | 1,017 | Jan 16 | - | New World Pictures |
| 92 | Witchboard | $7,369,373 | 1,068 | $95,435 | 1.3% | 15 | Mar 13 | - | Palisades Pictures |
| 93 | Who's That Girl | $7,305,209 | 944 | $2,548,205 | 34.9% | 944 | Aug 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 94 | Hiding Out | $7,019,441 | 988 | $2,062,120 | 29.4% | 988 | Nov 6 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 95 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | $6,880,310 | 1,030 | $2,466,557 | 35.8% | 1,030 | Nov 6 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 96 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $6,804,312 | 916 | $2,584,720 | 38% | 916 | May 22 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 97 | Assassination | $6,075,793 | 1,000 | $2,787,449 | 45.9% | 1,000 | Jan 9 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 98 | Wisdom | $5,715,174 | 791 | $1,994,197 | 34.9% | 788 | Jan 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 99 | Surrender | $5,711,976 | 1,067 | $2,256,557 | 39.5% | 1,067 | Oct 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 100 | Nadine | $5,669,831 | 760 | $2,188,857 | 38.6% | 760 | Aug 7 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 101 | Gardens of Stone | $5,262,047 | 612 | $1,645,588 | 31.3% | 612 | May 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 102 | Leonard Part 6 | $4,615,255 | 1,149 | $1,316,337 | 28.5% | 1,142 | Dec 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 103 | Made in Heaven | $4,572,845 | 898 | $1,678,154 | 36.7% | 898 | Nov 6 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 104 | Death Before Dishonor | $4,546,244 | 776 | $1,847,950 | 40.6% | 776 | Feb 20 | - | New World Pictures |
| 105 | The Color Purple 1987 Re-release | $4,292,009 | 601 | $816,269 | 19% | 601 | Jan 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 106 | Hot Pursuit | $4,215,849 | 975 | $1,507,645 | 35.8% | 800 | May 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 107 | My Demon Lover | $3,922,273 | 1,115 | $1,815,583 | 46.3% | 1,115 | Apr 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 108 | North Shore | $3,832,228 | 802 | $1,319,290 | 34.4% | 802 | Aug 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 109 | The Monster Squad | $3,769,990 | 1,280 | $1,920,678 | 50.9% | 1,280 | Aug 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 110 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | $3,751,699 | 1,000 | $1,960,352 | 52.3% | 1,000 | Jan 30 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 111 | Three O'Clock High | $3,685,862 | 849 | $1,506,975 | 40.9% | 849 | Oct 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 112 | Big Shots | $3,390,043 | 932 | $1,417,738 | 41.8% | 932 | Oct 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 113 | Malone | $3,060,858 | 1,326 | $1,377,691 | 45% | 1,326 | May 1 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 114 | Heat | $2,793,214 | 863 | $1,354,375 | 48.5% | 863 | Mar 13 | - | New Century |
| 115 | The Allnighter | $2,700,000 | 977 | $1,419,581 | 52.6% | 977 | May 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 116 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | $2,608,000 | 1,094 | $1,005,386 | 38.6% | 1,094 | Aug 7 | - | Cineplex Odeon Films |
| 117 | The Squeeze | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $1,380,800 | 61.9% | 1,152 | Jul 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 118 | Russkies | $2,189,047 | 604 | $1,030,101 | 47.1% | 604 | Nov 6 | - | New Century |
| 119 | Date with an Angel | $1,988,962 | 843 | $816,062 | 41% | 843 | Nov 20 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 120 | The Big Town | $1,733,017 | 762 | $776,675 | 44.8% | 762 | Sep 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 121 | Million Dollar Mystery | $989,033 | 1,396 | $513,731 | 51.9% | 1,396 | Jun 12 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
