Domestic Box Office For 1987
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Coming Up Roses | $4,299 | - | - | - | - | Sep 11 | Sep 17 | Skouras Pictures |
| 231 | Sweet Country | $6,614 | - | - | - | - | Jan 23 | Jan 29 | - |
| 230 | Hotel Colonial | $9,526 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 229 | Iron Warrior | $11,385 | 17 | $11,385 | 100% | 17 | Jan 9 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 228 | Home Is Where the Hart Is | $11,660 | - | - | - | - | Dec 4 | Dec 10 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 227 | Spookies | $17,785 | - | - | - | - | Jan 9 | - | - |
| 226 | Windrider | $19,367 | 26 | $8,121 | 41.9% | 26 | Jun 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 225 | Zombie High | $21,905 | 25 | $12,165 | 55.5% | 25 | Oct 2 | - | - |
| 224 | End of the Line | $25,000 | 42 | $25,000 | 100% | 42 | Aug 28 | Aug 30 | Orion Classics |
| 223 | My Little Girl | $25,000 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | Hemdale |
| 222 | O.C. and Stiggs | $29,815 | 18 | $6,273 | 21% | 18 | Jul 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 221 | Forever, Lulu | $36,786 | 1 | $10,126 | 27.5% | 1 | Apr 24 | May 28 | TriStar Pictures |
| 220 | Happy New Year | $41,232 | 40 | $30,625 | 74.3% | 40 | Aug 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 219 | Apocalypse Now 1987 Re-release | $61,211 | 6 | $15,513 | 25.3% | 6 | Aug 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 218 | Nice Girls Don't Explode | $65,000 | - | - | - | - | Apr 3 | - | New World Pictures |
| 217 | Shadey | $65,817 | 3 | $1,314 | 2% | 1 | Jun 5 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 216 | Ping Pong | $67,421 | 2 | $8,497 | 12.6% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 215 | Captive Hearts | $73,757 | 41 | $32,462 | 44% | 41 | Jun 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 214 | Heaven | $77,886 | - | - | - | - | Apr 17 | May 14 | Island Pictures |
| 213 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | $124,167 | 8 | $7,947 | 6.4% | 1 | Jul 17 | Sep 3 | Orion Classics |
| 212 | Gaby: A True Story | $125,400 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 211 | Witness in the War Zone | $141,211 | 46 | $86,681 | 61.4% | 46 | Sep 11 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 210 | Lady Beware | $169,600 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | - | - |
| 209 | Good Morning Babylon | $183,700 | 2 | $24,569 | 13.4% | 2 | Jul 17 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 208 | The Princess Academy | $205,000 | - | - | - | - | Apr 24 | - | Empire Pictures |
| 207 | Straight to Hell | $210,200 | - | - | - | - | Jun 26 | - | Island Pictures |
| 206 | Square Dance | $225,358 | - | - | - | - | Feb 20 | - | Island Pictures |
| 205 | Orphans | $252,430 | 25 | $14,588 | 5.8% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 204 | Cold Steel | $285,885 | 135 | $137,186 | 48% | 135 | Dec 11 | Feb 4 | Cinetel |
| 203 | White Water Summer | $300,859 | 105 | $122,934 | 40.9% | 105 | Jul 10 | Jul 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 202 | Summer Heat | $350,481 | 36 | $114,873 | 32.8% | 36 | May 29 | Jul 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 201 | Slam Dance | $406,881 | 47 | $125,349 | 30.8% | 47 | Oct 2 | - | Island Pictures |
| 200 | Number One with a Bullet | $410,952 | 223 | $210,761 | 51.3% | 223 | Feb 27 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 199 | The Good Father | $421,201 | 17 | $20,361 | 4.8% | 2 | Feb 11 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 198 | September | $486,434 | 15 | $85,731 | 17.6% | 15 | Dec 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 197 | The Killing Time | $500,283 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | New World Pictures |
| 196 | Man on Fire | $519,596 | 178 | $258,812 | 49.8% | 178 | Oct 9 | Oct 29 | TriStar Pictures |
| 195 | Devil in the Flesh | $546,904 | - | - | - | - | May 29 | - | Orion Classics |
| 194 | Amazon Women on the Moon | $548,696 | 50 | $171,723 | 31.3% | 50 | Sep 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 193 | Steel Dawn | $562,187 | 290 | $311,892 | 55.5% | 290 | Nov 6 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 192 | Oviri | $583,800 | 16 | $39,712 | 6.8% | 4 | Jul 31 | - | International Film Marketing |
| 191 | Siesta | $700,000 | 30 | $17,525 | 2.5% | 1 | Nov 11 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 190 | Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | $719,323 | 33 | $156,597 | 21.8% | 33 | Oct 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 189 | Waiting for the Moon | $751,555 | - | - | - | - | Mar 6 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 188 | The Hanoi Hilton | $760,000 | 2 | $17,784 | 2.3% | 2 | Mar 27 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 187 | Beyond Therapy | $790,000 | 113 | $286,840 | 36.3% | 113 | Feb 27 | - | New World Pictures |
| 186 | The Barbarians | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | May 15 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 185 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | $858,250 | - | - | - | - | Sep 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 184 | Real Men | $873,903 | 150 | $241,258 | 27.6% | 150 | Sep 25 | - | United Artists |
| 183 | The Glass Menagerie | $895,904 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | - |
| 182 | Gothic | $916,172 | 20 | $32,061 | 3.5% | 1 | Apr 10 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 181 | Million Dollar Mystery | $989,033 | 1,396 | $513,731 | 51.9% | 1,396 | Jun 12 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 180 | Campus Man | $989,528 | 307 | $319,218 | 32.3% | 307 | Apr 10 | May 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 179 | In the Mood | $999,382 | 361 | $45,118 | 4.5% | 5 | Sep 16 | Nov 5 | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 178 | Cross My Heart | $1,025,762 | 205 | $455,100 | 44.4% | 205 | Nov 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 177 | Housekeeping | $1,083,282 | 2 | $32,171 | 3% | 2 | Nov 25 | Mar 17 | Columbia Pictures |
| 176 | 84 Charing Cross Road | $1,083,486 | 24 | $24,350 | 2.2% | 1 | Feb 13 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 175 | Swimming to Cambodia | $1,092,911 | 21 | - | - | - | Mar 13 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 174 | Street Smart | $1,119,112 | 207 | $325,835 | 29.1% | 207 | Mar 20 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 173 | Nightflyers | $1,149,470 | - | - | - | - | Oct 23 | - | New Century |
| 172 | Return to Horror High | $1,189,709 | 227 | - | - | - | Jan 9 | - | New World Pictures |
| 171 | Dancers | $1,190,416 | 12 | $36,112 | 3% | 12 | Oct 9 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 170 | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | $1,196,336 | 15 | $31,899 | 2.7% | 3 | Oct 30 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 169 | China Girl | $1,262,091 | 193 | $531,362 | 42.1% | 193 | Sep 25 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 168 | Steele Justice | $1,327,740 | - | - | - | - | May 8 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 167 | The Whales of August | $1,338,198 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | Alive Films |
| 166 | From a Whisper to a Scream | $1,355,728 | 137 | $154,991 | 11.4% | 55 | Sep 4 | Dec 10 | - |
| 165 | Penitentiary III | $1,392,616 | - | - | - | - | Sep 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 164 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | $1,408,491 | 27 | $25,998 | 1.8% | 1 | Sep 11 | - | Miramax |
| 163 | A Prayer for the Dying | $1,432,687 | 407 | $881,793 | 61.5% | 407 | Sep 11 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 162 | The Whistle Blower | $1,500,000 | 62 | $30,035 | 2% | 1 | Jul 10 | - | Hemdale |
| 161 | Three for the Road | $1,539,000 | - | - | - | - | Apr 10 | - | New Century |
| 160 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | $1,576,615 | 374 | $661,512 | 42% | 374 | Aug 21 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 159 | Making Mr. Right | $1,584,970 | 296 | $444,756 | 28.1% | 296 | Apr 10 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 158 | Prick Up Your Ears | $1,654,743 | 36 | $38,643 | 2.3% | 1 | Apr 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 157 | Matewan | $1,680,358 | 42 | $23,850 | 1.4% | 1 | Aug 28 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 156 | The Rosary Murders | $1,730,337 | - | - | - | - | Aug 28 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 155 | The Big Town | $1,733,017 | 762 | $776,675 | 44.8% | 762 | Sep 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 154 | Personal Services | $1,744,164 | 31 | $69,821 | 4% | 5 | May 15 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 153 | Hunk | $1,749,956 | - | - | - | - | Mar 6 | - | Crown |
| 152 | Working Girls | $1,777,378 | - | - | - | - | Feb 27 | Aug 6 | Miramax |
| 151 | The Curse | $1,930,001 | 326 | $1,169,922 | 60.6% | 326 | Sep 11 | - | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
| 150 | Date with an Angel | $1,988,962 | 843 | $816,062 | 41% | 843 | Nov 20 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 149 | Morgan Stewart's Coming Home | $2,136,381 | 344 | $48,438 | 2.3% | 28 | Feb 20 | - | New Century |
| 148 | Meatballs III: Summer Job | $2,147,228 | - | - | - | - | Jan 9 | - | - |
| 147 | Russkies | $2,189,047 | 604 | $1,030,101 | 47.1% | 604 | Nov 6 | - | New Century |
| 146 | Dark Eyes | $2,201,428 | - | - | - | - | Nov 1 | - | Island Pictures |
| 145 | The Squeeze | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $1,380,800 | 61.9% | 1,152 | Jul 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 144 | Weeds | $2,325,444 | 86 | $132,970 | 5.7% | 8 | Oct 16 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 143 | The Kindred | $2,407,024 | 566 | $602,834 | 25% | 207 | Jan 9 | - | - |
| 142 | Dead of Winter | $2,413,427 | 491 | $951,548 | 39.4% | 491 | Feb 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 141 | Maurice | $2,438,304 | 1 | $49,278 | 2% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 140 | The Stepfather | $2,488,740 | 148 | $260,587 | 10.5% | 105 | Jan 23 | - | New Century |
| 139 | House of Games | $2,585,639 | 9 | $116,677 | 4.5% | 9 | Oct 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 138 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | $2,608,000 | 1,094 | $1,005,386 | 38.6% | 1,094 | Aug 7 | - | - |
| 137 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | $2,683,519 | 343 | $911,351 | 34% | 343 | Oct 16 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 136 | The Allnighter | $2,700,000 | 977 | $1,419,581 | 52.6% | 977 | May 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 135 | Heat | $2,793,214 | 863 | $1,354,375 | 48.5% | 863 | Mar 13 | - | New Century |
| 134 | No Man's Land | $2,877,571 | 510 | $1,088,273 | 37.8% | 510 | Oct 23 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 133 | Sign 'o' the Times | $3,000,073 | 234 | $950,116 | 31.7% | 234 | Nov 20 | - | - |
| 132 | Malone | $3,060,858 | 1,326 | $1,377,691 | 45% | 1,326 | May 1 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 131 | Barfly | $3,221,568 | 2 | $45,900 | 1.4% | 2 | Oct 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 130 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | $3,261,638 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | New World Pictures |
| 129 | Wish You Were Here | $3,283,832 | 43 | $43,611 | 1.3% | 1 | Jul 24 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 128 | Near Dark | $3,369,307 | 429 | $635,789 | 18.9% | 262 | Oct 2 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 127 | Big Shots | $3,390,043 | 932 | $1,417,738 | 41.8% | 932 | Oct 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 126 | Three O'Clock High | $3,685,862 | 849 | $1,506,975 | 40.9% | 849 | Oct 9 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 125 | 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 |
| 124 | The Monster Squad | $3,769,990 | 1,280 | $1,920,678 | 50.9% | 1,280 | Aug 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 123 | North Shore | $3,832,228 | 802 | $1,319,290 | 34.4% | 802 | Aug 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 122 | My Demon Lover | $3,922,273 | 1,115 | $1,815,583 | 46.3% | 1,115 | Apr 24 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 121 | Manon of the Spring | $3,940,542 | - | - | - | - | Nov 5 | - | Orion Classics |
| 120 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | $4,000,000 | 397 | $1,039,301 | 26% | 397 | May 1 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 119 | Hot Pursuit | $4,215,849 | 975 | $1,507,645 | 35.8% | 800 | May 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 118 | Best Seller | $4,278,150 | 253 | $905,399 | 21.2% | 253 | Sep 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 117 | The Color Purple 1987 Re-release | $4,292,009 | 601 | $816,269 | 19% | 601 | Jan 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 116 | The Dead | $4,370,078 | 6 | $69,074 | 1.6% | 6 | Dec 18 | - | Vestron Pictures |
| 115 | Death Before Dishonor | $4,546,244 | 776 | $1,847,950 | 40.6% | 776 | Feb 20 | - | New World Pictures |
| 114 | Made in Heaven | $4,572,845 | 898 | $1,678,154 | 36.7% | 898 | Nov 6 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 113 | River's Edge | $4,600,000 | 3 | $67,794 | 1.5% | 3 | May 8 | - | Island Pictures |
| 112 | Leonard Part 6 | $4,615,255 | 1,149 | $1,316,337 | 28.5% | 1,142 | Dec 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 111 | Hannah and Her Sisters 1987 Re-release | $4,691,838 | 255 | $786,758 | 16.8% | 255 | Feb 13 | May 7 | Orion Pictures |
| 110 | Jean de Florette | $4,940,939 | - | - | - | - | Jun 26 | - | Orion Classics |
| 109 | Hollywood Shuffle | $5,228,617 | 81 | $95,667 | 1.8% | 15 | Mar 20 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 108 | Gardens of Stone | $5,262,047 | 612 | $1,645,588 | 31.3% | 612 | May 8 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 107 | The Sicilian | $5,406,879 | 370 | $1,720,351 | 31.8% | 370 | Oct 23 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 106 | Nadine | $5,669,831 | 760 | $2,188,857 | 38.6% | 760 | Aug 7 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 105 | Surrender | $5,711,976 | 1,067 | $2,256,557 | 39.5% | 1,067 | Oct 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 104 | Wisdom | $5,715,174 | 791 | $1,994,197 | 34.9% | 788 | Jan 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 103 | Cry Freedom | $5,899,797 | 479 | $318,723 | 5.4% | 27 | Nov 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 102 | Evil Dead II | $5,923,044 | 310 | $807,260 | 13.6% | 310 | Mar 13 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 101 | Assassination | $6,075,793 | 1,000 | $2,787,449 | 45.9% | 1,000 | Jan 9 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 100 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $6,804,312 | 916 | $2,584,720 | 38% | 916 | May 22 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 99 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | $6,880,310 | 1,030 | $2,466,557 | 35.8% | 1,030 | Nov 6 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 98 | Hiding Out | $7,019,441 | 988 | $2,062,120 | 29.4% | 988 | Nov 6 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 97 | Who's That Girl | $7,305,209 | 944 | $2,548,205 | 34.9% | 944 | Aug 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 96 | Ironweed | $7,393,346 | 600 | $36,973 | 0.5% | 2 | Dec 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 95 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | $7,555,000 | 1,032 | $2,845,836 | 37.7% | 1,017 | Jan 16 | - | New World Pictures |
| 94 | House II: The Second Story | $7,800,000 | 1,069 | $2,573,934 | 33% | 1,069 | Aug 28 | - | New World Pictures |
| 93 | Teen Wolf Too | $7,888,703 | 1,540 | $2,709,160 | 34.3% | 1,540 | Nov 20 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 92 | My Life as a Dog | $8,345,266 | 1 | $11,667 | 0.1% | 1 | May 1 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 91 | From the Hip | $9,518,342 | 971 | $2,645,437 | 27.8% | 970 | Feb 6 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 90 | The Hidden | $9,747,988 | 1,045 | $2,492,618 | 25.6% | 1,045 | Oct 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 89 | Maid to Order | $9,868,521 | 522 | $1,162,491 | 11.8% | 287 | Jul 31 | - | New Century |
| 88 | Hope and Glory | $10,021,120 | 328 | $25,497 | 0.3% | 2 | Oct 16 | Apr 21 | Columbia Pictures |
| 87 | Someone to Watch Over Me | $10,278,549 | 894 | $2,908,796 | 28.3% | 892 | Oct 9 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 86 | Disorderlies | $10,348,437 | 544 | $2,707,980 | 26.2% | 544 | Aug 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 85 | Light of Day | $10,489,617 | 1,041 | $3,536,309 | 33.7% | 1,041 | Feb 6 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 84 | Extreme Prejudice | $11,307,844 | 1,071 | $3,498,957 | 30.9% | 1,071 | Apr 24 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 83 | Fatal Beauty | $12,046,526 | 1,117 | $2,693,714 | 22.4% | 1,117 | Oct 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 82 | Less Than Zero | $12,396,383 | 871 | $3,008,987 | 24.3% | 871 | Nov 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 81 | The Fourth Protocol | $12,423,831 | 1,061 | $3,636,831 | 29.3% | 1,061 | Aug 28 | - | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 80 | The Bedroom Window | $12,640,385 | 934 | $2,919,657 | 23.1% | 930 | Jan 16 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 79 | Back to the Beach | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $3,265,660 | 24.9% | 1,080 | Aug 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 78 | The Pick-up Artist | $13,290,368 | 1,132 | $4,455,516 | 33.5% | 1,129 | Sep 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 77 | The Gate | $13,539,458 | 1,148 | $4,258,063 | 31.4% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | New Century |
| 76 | Hamburger Hill | $13,839,404 | 814 | $3,360,705 | 24.3% | 814 | Aug 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 75 | Creepshow 2 | $14,000,000 | 1,012 | $3,584,077 | 25.6% | 867 | May 1 | - | New World Pictures |
| 74 | Prince of Darkness | $14,182,492 | 1,239 | $4,657,401 | 32.8% | 1,239 | Oct 23 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 73 | Ishtar | $14,375,181 | 1,139 | $4,331,817 | 30.1% | 1,139 | May 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 72 | Hellraiser | $14,564,027 | 1,104 | $4,453,232 | 30.6% | 1,097 | Sep 18 | - | New World Pictures |
| 71 | Radio Days | $14,792,779 | 488 | $1,522,423 | 10.3% | 128 | Jan 30 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 70 | Flowers in the Attic | $15,151,736 | 1,095 | $5,020,317 | 33.1% | 1,051 | Nov 20 | - | New World Pictures |
| 69 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | $15,681,020 | 1,511 | $5,683,122 | 36.2% | 1,511 | Jul 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | Over the Top | $16,057,580 | 1,758 | $5,149,200 | 32.1% | 1,758 | Feb 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | Burglar | $16,337,355 | 1,019 | $4,509,754 | 27.6% | 1,019 | Mar 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Angel Heart | $17,185,632 | 819 | $3,688,721 | 21.5% | 815 | Mar 6 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 65 | Masters of the Universe | $17,336,370 | 1,185 | $4,883,168 | 28.2% | 1,185 | Aug 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 64 | Born in East L.A. | $17,355,263 | 1,112 | $4,359,040 | 25.1% | 1,112 | Aug 21 | - | Universal 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 |
| 62 | The Big Easy | $17,685,307 | 1,219 | $353,259 | 2% | 32 | Aug 21 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 61 | Project X | $18,532,286 | 1,025 | $3,309,985 | 17.9% | 1,022 | Apr 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 60 | Some Kind of Wonderful | $18,553,948 | 1,082 | $3,486,701 | 18.8% | 1,082 | Feb 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 59 | The Believers | $18,753,438 | 1,548 | $4,342,732 | 23.2% | 1,534 | Jun 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 58 | Suspect | $18,782,400 | 1,029 | $4,152,015 | 22.1% | 1,029 | Oct 23 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 57 | The Principal | $19,734,940 | 1,196 | $4,297,710 | 21.8% | 1,196 | Sep 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 56 | Critical Condition | $20,240,502 | 1,343 | $5,715,701 | 28.2% | 1,343 | Jan 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 55 | Hello Again | $20,419,446 | 1,207 | $5,712,892 | 28% | 1,201 | Nov 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 54 | Jaws: The Revenge | $20,763,013 | 1,611 | $7,154,890 | 34.5% | 1,606 | Jul 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 53 | Empire of the Sun | $22,238,696 | 673 | $1,314,509 | 5.9% | 225 | Dec 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | Benji the Hunted | $22,257,624 | 1,188 | $21,530 | <0.1% | 1 | Jun 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 51 | Raising Arizona | $22,847,564 | 697 | $36,240 | 0.2% | 1 | Mar 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $23,509,382 | 1,541 | $6,171,957 | 26.3% | 1,541 | May 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | Black Widow | $25,205,460 | 754 | $3,426,831 | 13.6% | 735 | Feb 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | Tin Men | $25,411,386 | 798 | $187,381 | 0.7% | 9 | Mar 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | Innerspace | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $4,739,913 | 18.3% | 1,603 | Jul 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Baby Boom | $26,712,476 | 892 | $1,357,413 | 5.1% | 195 | Oct 9 | - | United Artists |
| 45 | Overboard | $26,713,187 | 1,135 | $1,880,006 | 7% | 1,126 | Dec 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | $28,061,343 | 1,750 | $8,482,487 | 30.2% | 1,750 | Apr 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | Harry and the Hendersons | $29,760,613 | 1,424 | $4,154,740 | 14% | 1,418 | Jun 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | 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 | The Princess Bride | $30,857,814 | 803 | $206,243 | 0.7% | 9 | Sep 25 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | Nuts | $30,950,002 | 1,112 | $4,606,083 | 14.9% | 536 | Nov 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Can't Buy Me Love | $31,623,833 | 1,283 | $4,754,732 | 15% | 1,256 | Aug 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | The Lost Boys | $32,222,567 | 1,249 | $5,236,318 | 16.3% | 1,027 | Jul 31 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | *batteries not included | $32,945,797 | 1,367 | $3,326,530 | 10.1% | 1,328 | Dec 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Cinderella 1987 Re-release | $34,101,149 | 1,657 | $5,165,881 | 15.1% | 1,646 | Nov 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Adventures in Babysitting | $34,368,475 | 1,148 | $2,901,297 | 8.4% | 1,126 | Jul 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Like Father Like Son | $34,377,585 | 1,277 | $7,189,452 | 20.9% | 1,167 | Oct 2 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 33 | No Way Out | $35,509,515 | 1,130 | $4,259,460 | 12% | 806 | Aug 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
