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List of 1987 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1987.[1]

Number-one films

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# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 4, 1987 The Golden Child $6,644,850 [2]
2 January 11, 1987 $4,526,427 [3]
3 January 18, 1987 Critical Condition $5,715,701 [4]
4 January 25, 1987 $3,335,808 [5]
5 February 1, 1987 Platoon $8,352,394 Platoon reached No. 1 on its seventh weekend after expanding from 214 to 590 theaters. [6]
6 February 8, 1987 $8,179,149 [7]
7 February 16, 19874-day weekend $12,875,690 First film to gross more than $10 million on a weekend in February. Orion Pictures' biggest weekend. Biggest 9th weekend gross of all-time. [8][9]
8 February 22, 1987 $8,216,207 [10]
9 March 1, 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors $8,880,555 Record opening for an independent film. [11][12]
10 March 8, 1987 Lethal Weapon $6,829,949 [13]
11 March 15, 1987 $7,104,415 [14]
12 March 22, 1987 $6,289,750 [15]
13 March 29, 1987 Blind Date $7,531,273 [16]
14 April 5, 1987 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol $8,482,487 [17]
15 April 12, 1987 The Secret of My Success $7,766,452 [18]
16 April 19, 1987 $7,412,160 [19]
17 April 26, 1987 $5,585,900 [20]
18 May 3, 1987 $4,609,670 [21]
19 May 10, 1987 $3,836,710 [22]
20 May 17, 1987 Ishtar $4,331,817 [23]
21 May 25, 19874-day weekend Beverly Hills Cop II $33,014,153 Beverly Hills Cop II had the highest weekend debut of 1987 and broke Rambo: First Blood Part II's record ($25.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. [24]
22 May 31, 1987 $17,126,642 [25]
23 June 7, 1987 $12,424,035 [26]
24 June 14, 1987 Predator $12,031,638 [27]
25 June 21, 1987 The Witches of Eastwick $8,251,230 The Witches of Eastwick reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. [28]
26 June 28, 1987 Dragnet $10,542,669 [29]
27 July 5, 1987 $7,042,650 [30]
28 July 12, 1987 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise $7,900,879 [31]
29 July 19, 1987 RoboCop $8,008,721 [32]
30 July 26, 1987 $6,332,716 [33]
31 August 2, 1987 The Living Daylights $11,051,284 The Living Daylights set a record 3-day opening for a James Bond film, beating that set in 1983 by Octopussy ($8.9 million) and the $10.7 million Friday to Sunday gross of A View to a Kill in 1985. [34][35]
32 August 9, 1987 $7,706,230 [36]
33 August 16, 1987 Stakeout $5,574,782 Stakeout reached number 1 in its second weekend of release. [37]
34 August 23, 1987 $5,559,712 [38]
35 August 30, 1987 $4,729,337 [39]
36 September 7, 19874-day weekend $7,071,745 [40]
37 September 13, 1987 $4,202,518 [41]
38 September 20, 1987 Fatal Attraction $7,602,740 [42]
39 September 27, 1987 $7,707,763 [43]
40 October 4, 1987 $9,347,602 [44]
41 October 12, 19874-day weekend $10,554,336 [45]
42 October 18, 1987 $7,688,730 [46]
43 October 25, 1987 $8,046,843 [47]
44 November 1, 1987 $6,407,677 [48]
45 November 8, 1987 $7,089,680 [49]
46 November 15, 1987 The Running Man $8,117,465 [50]
47 November 22, 1987 $5,671,255 [51]
48 November 29, 1987 Three Men and a Baby $10,384,392 Buena Vista's biggest opening weekend of all-time. [52]
49 December 6, 1987 $8,425,834 [53]
50 December 13, 1987 Throw Momma from the Train $7,318,878 [54]
51 December 20, 1987 Eddie Murphy Raw $9,077,324 [55]
52 December 27, 1987 Three Men and a Baby $10,305,227 Three Men and a Baby reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release. [56]

Highest-grossing films

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Calendar Gross

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Highest-grossing films of 1987 by Calendar Gross[57]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Beverly Hills Cop II Paramount Pictures Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, John Ashton, Brigitte Nielsen, Allen Garfield, Dean Stockwell and Paul Reiser Tony Scott $153,665,036
2. Platoon Orion Pictures Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen Oliver Stone $136,772,865
3. Fatal Attraction Paramount Pictures Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer Adrian Lyne $125,944,573
4. The Untouchables Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery Brian De Palma $76,270,454
5. Three Men and a Baby Walt Disney Studios Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson Leonard Nimoy $70,801,611
6. The Secret of My Success Universal Pictures Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan and Margaret Whitton Herbert Ross $66,995,879
7. Stakeout Walt Disney Studios Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Aidan Quinn and Madeleine Stowe John Badham $65,673,233
8. Lethal Weapon Warner Bros. Pictures Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Gary Busey Richard Donner $65,207,127
9. The Witches of Eastwick Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Veronica Cartwright George Miller $63,766,510
10. Predator 20th Century Fox Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Richard Chaves and Jesse Ventura John McTiernan $59,735,548

In-Year Release

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Highest-grossing films of 1987 by In-year release[58]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. Three Men and a Baby Disney $167,780,960
2. Fatal Attraction Paramount $156,645,693
3. Beverly Hills Cop II $153,665,036
4. Good Morning, Vietnam Disney $123,922,370
5. Moonstruck Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $80,640,528
6. The Untouchables Paramount $76,270,454
7. The Secret of My Success Universal $66,995,879
8. Stakeout Disney $65,673,233
9. Lethal Weapon Warner Bros. $65,207,127
10. The Witches of Eastwick $63,766,510


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1987
G Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987 Re-issue)
PG Three Men and a Baby
PG-13 The Secret of My Success
R Fatal Attraction

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1987". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
  6. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ^ "'Platoon' Pumps Up February B.O.; Brisk Biz At Top". Variety. February 18, 1987. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ^ "'Elm Street 3' Sets Indie B.O. Record; National Biz Lively". Variety. March 4, 1987. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
  17. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
  19. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
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  21. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
  22. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
  23. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
  24. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
  27. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
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  29. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo.
  30. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
  31. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
  32. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
  33. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
  34. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
  35. ^ Greenberg, James (August 5, 1987). "'Daylight' Beats All Bond Openers To Lead Natl. B.O.". Variety. p. 3.
  36. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
  37. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
  38. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
  39. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 35". Box Office Mojo.
  40. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 36 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  41. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
  42. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
  43. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
  44. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
  45. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 41 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  46. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
  47. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
  48. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
  49. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
  50. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
  51. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 47". Box Office Mojo.
  52. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  53. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
  54. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
  55. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
  56. ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
  57. ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1987". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  58. ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1987 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

Chronology

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Preceded by 1987 Succeeded by
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