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Top 1987 Movies at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top 1987 International - Top 1987 Worldwide
Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic
This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 1987.
See Top Grossing Movies of 1987 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1987, including films released in 1986 and earlier.
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Rank | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office |
Opening Weekend Box Office |
Max Theater Count |
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1 | 3 Men and a Baby | Walt Disney | $167,780,960 | $10,384,392 | 1,813 |
2 | Fatal Attraction | Paramount… | $156,645,693 | $7,602,740 | 1,401 |
3 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Paramount… | $153,665,036 | $26,348,555 | 2,326 |
4 | Good Morning Vietnam | Walt Disney | $123,922,370 | 1,598 | |
5 | Moonstruck | MGM | $80,640,528 | 1,178 | |
6 | The Untouchables | Paramount… | $76,270,454 | $10,023,094 | 1,501 |
7 | The Secret of My Success | Universal | $66,995,000 | $7,766,452 | 1,346 |
8 | Stakeout | Walt Disney | $65,673,233 | $5,170,403 | 1,364 |
9 | Lethal Weapon | Warner Bros. | $65,192,350 | $6,829,949 | 1,420 |
10 | Dirty Dancing | Vestron | $63,892,689 | $3,900,000 | 1,012 |
11 | The Witches of Eastwick | Warner Bros. | $63,749,955 | $9,454,238 | 1,337 |
12 | Predator | 20th Cent… | $59,735,548 | $12,031,638 | 1,636 |
13 | Dragnet | Universal | $57,387,000 | $10,542,669 | 1,343 |
14 | La Bamba | Sony Pict… | $54,215,416 | $5,651,990 | 1,251 |
15 | RoboCop | Orion Pic… | $53,424,681 | $8,008,721 | 1,601 |
16 | Throw Momma From the Train | Orion Pic… | $53,380,796 | $7,318,878 | 1,623 |
17 | Outrageous Fortune | Walt Disney | $52,864,741 | $6,404,783 | 1,316 |
18 | Broadcast News | 20th Cent… | $51,249,404 | 848 | |
19 | The Living Daylights | MGM | $51,185,000 | $11,051,284 | 1,728 |
20 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Paramount… | $50,504,655 | $9,077,324 | 1,494 |
21 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | Paramount… | $49,509,935 | $7,009,482 | 1,684 |
22 | Full Metal Jacket | Warner Bros. | $45,015,999 | $2,217,307 | 974 |
23 | A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | New Line | $44,793,222 | $8,880,555 | 1,383 |
24 | The Last Emperor | Sony Pict… | $43,984,987 | 877 | |
25 | Wall Street | 20th Cent… | $43,848,100 | $4,104,611 | 989 |
26 | Blind Date | Sony/TriStar | $39,321,000 | $7,531,273 | 1,390 |
27 | Roxanne | Sony Pict… | $39,148,164 | $4,582,398 | 1,124 |
28 | The Running Man | Sony/TriStar | $38,122,000 | $8,117,465 | 1,694 |
29 | Spaceballs | MGM | $38,119,483 | $6,613,837 | 1,389 |
30 | Mannequin | 20th Cent… | $38,018,000 | $6,001,208 | 992 |
31 | No Way Out | Orion Pic… | $35,509,515 | $4,259,460 | 1,130 |
32 | Summer School | Paramount… | $35,114,428 | $6,012,274 | 1,366 |
33 | Like Father Like Son | Sony Pict… | $34,377,585 | $7,189,452 | 1,277 |
34 | Adventures in Babysitting | Walt Disney | $33,790,923 | $2,901,297 | 1,148 |
35 | *batteries not included | Universal | $32,945,797 | $3,326,530 | 1,367 |
36 | The Lost Boys | Warner Bros. | $32,222,567 | $5,236,318 | 1,249 |
37 | Can’t Buy Me Love | Walt Disney | $31,623,833 | $4,754,732 | 1,283 |
38 | The Princess Bride | 20th Cent… | $30,857,000 | $206,243 | 788 |
39 | Harry and the Hendersons | Universal | $29,760,613 | $4,154,740 | 1,424 |
40 | Nuts | Warner Bros. | $28,866,028 | $4,606,083 | 1,112 |
41 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Warner Bros. | $28,061,343 | $8,482,487 | 1,750 |
42 | Overboard | MGM/UA Cl… | $26,713,187 | $1,880,006 | 1,135 |
43 | Baby Boom | MGM | $26,700,000 | $1,357,413 | 892 |
44 | Tin Men | Walt Disney | $25,411,386 | 798 | |
45 | Black Widow | 20th Cent… | $25,205,460 | $3,426,831 | 745 |
46 | Ernest Goes to Camp | Walt Disney | $23,509,382 | $6,171,957 | 1,541 |
47 | Raising Arizona | 20th Cent… | $22,847,000 | $36,240 | 697 |
48 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | 20th Cent… | $22,642,033 | $7,900,879 | 1,358 |
49 | Empire of the Sun | Warner Bros. | $22,238,696 | $1,314,509 | 673 |
50 | Jaws 4: The Revenge | Universal | $20,763,013 | $7,154,890 | 1,611 |
51 | Hello Again | Walt Disney | $20,419,446 | $5,712,892 | 1,207 |
52 | Critical Condition | Paramount… | $20,240,502 | $5,715,701 | 1,343 |
53 | Innerspace | Warner Bros. | $19,816,619 | $4,739,913 | 1,603 |
54 | The Principal | Sony/TriStar | $19,214,194 | $4,697,710 | 1,196 |
55 | Suspect | Sony Pict… | $18,782,400 | $4,152,015 | 1,029 |
56 | The Believers | Orion Pic… | $18,753,438 | $4,347,732 | 1,548 |
57 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Paramount… | $18,553,948 | $3,486,701 | 1,082 |
58 | Project X | 20th Cent… | $18,532,286 | $3,309,985 | 1,025 |
59 | The Big Easy | Sony Pict… | $17,685,307 | 1,219 | |
60 | Born in East L.A. | Universal | $17,355,263 | $4,359,040 | 1,112 |
61 | Masters of the Universe | Cannon | $17,336,370 | $4,883,168 | 1,185 |
62 | Angel Heart | Sony/TriStar | $17,185,000 | $3,688,721 | 819 |
63 | Burglar | Warner Bros. | $16,337,355 | $4,509,754 | 1,019 |
64 | Over the Top | Warner Bros. | $16,057,580 | $5,149,200 | 1,758 |
65 | Benji the Hunted | Walt Disney | $15,212,539 | 1,188 | |
66 | Radio Days | Orion Pic… | $14,792,779 | $1,522,423 | 488 |
67 | Hellraiser | New World | $14,564,000 | $4,453,232 | 1,104 |
68 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Warner Bros. | $14,522,355 | $5,683,122 | 1,511 |
69 | Ishtar | Sony Pict… | $14,375,181 | $4,331,817 | 1,139 |
70 | Prince of Darkness | Universal | $14,182,000 | $4,657,401 | 1,239 |
71 | Flowers in the Attic | New World | $14,000,000 | $5,020,317 | 1,095 |
72 | Creepshow 2 | New World | $14,000,000 | $3,584,077 | 1,012 |
73 | Hamburger Hill | Paramount… | $13,839,404 | $3,360,705 | 814 |
74 | The Pick-Up Artist | 20th Cent… | $13,290,368 | $4,455,516 | 1,132 |
75 | The Gate | New Centu… | $13,000,000 | $4,258,063 | 1,395 |
76 | The Bedroom Window | De Lauren… | $12,640,385 | $2,921,000 | 934 |
77 | The Fourth Protocol | Lorimar M… | $12,423,831 | $3,636,831 | 1,061 |
78 | Less than Zero | 20th Cent… | $12,396,383 | $3,008,987 | 871 |
79 | Back to the Beach | Paramount… | $12,208,754 | $3,265,660 | 1,080 |
80 | Fatal Beauty | MGM | $12,046,526 | $2,693,714 | 1,117 |
81 | Extreme Prejudice | Sony Pict… | $11,307,844 | $3,498,957 | 1,071 |
82 | Light of Day | Sony Pict… | $10,489,617 | $3,536,309 | 1,041 |
83 | Someone to Watch Over Me | Sony Pict… | $10,278,549 | $2,908,796 | 894 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.