The Top Movies, Weekend of October 23, 1987

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Fatal Attraction	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$8,046,843	+4.66%	1,340	$6,005	$66,554,147	38
2	(new)	Prince of Darkness	Universal	Horror	$4,657,401		1,239	$3,759	$4,657,401	3
3	(new)	Suspect	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$4,152,015		1,029	$4,035	$4,152,015	3
4	(3)	The Princess Bride	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$3,264,935	-10.11%	788	$4,143	$13,566,422	31
5	(2)	Like Father Like Son	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$3,130,218	-26.50%	1,277	$2,451	$23,792,110	24
6	(5)	Dirty Dancing	Vestron	Drama	$1,785,660	-2.91%	991	$1,802	$37,229,977	66
7	(new)	The Sicilian	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,720,351		370	$4,650	$1,720,351	3
8	(9)	Baby Boom	MGM	Comedy	$1,400,380	+14.74%	303	$4,622	$4,898,103	19
9	(4)	Someone to Watch Over Me	Columbia	Action	$1,393,443	-37.88%	878	$1,587	$7,656,338	17
10	(new)	No Man's Land	Orion Pictures	Drama	$1,088,273		510	$2,134	$1,088,273	3