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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.

Top 1986 Domestic Top 1988 Domestic
Rank Movie Distributor Domestic
Box
Office
Opening
Weekend
Box Office
Max
Theater
Count
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 Hello Again Walt Disney $20,419,446 $5,712,892 1,207
51 Critical Condition Paramount… $20,240,502 $5,715,701 1,343
52 Innerspace Warner Bros. $19,816,619 $4,739,913 1,603
53 The Principal Sony/TriStar $19,214,194 $4,697,710 1,196
54 Suspect Sony Pict… $18,782,400 $4,152,015 1,029
55 The Believers Orion Pic… $18,753,438 $4,347,732 1,548
56 Some Kind of Wonderful Paramount… $18,553,948 $3,486,701 1,082
57 Project X 20th Cent… $18,532,286 $3,309,985 1,025
58 The Big Easy Sony Pict… $17,685,307 1,219
59 Born in East L.A. Universal $17,355,263 $4,359,040 1,112
60 Masters of the Universe Cannon $17,336,370 $4,883,168 1,185
61 Angel Heart Sony/TriStar $17,185,000 $3,688,721 819
62 Burglar Warner Bros. $16,337,355 $4,509,754 1,019
63 Over the Top Warner Bros. $16,057,580 $5,149,200 1,758
64 Jaws 4: The Revenge Universal $15,728,335 $7,154,890 1,611
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.