Movies Released in 1987
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production
Budget | Domestic
Box Office
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
January, 1987 |
| January 1 |
Amazing Grace and Chuck |
Drama |
|
$4,000,000 |
|
|
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation |
Action |
$350,000 |
$4,000,000 |
|
|
Beyond Therapy |
Comedy |
|
$790,000 |
|
|
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland |
Comedy |
|
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Cherry 2000 |
Action |
|
$14,000 |
|
|
Date With an Angel |
|
|
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Deadline |
|
|
$141,000 |
|
|
Deadly Illusion |
|
|
$626,724 |
|
|
Down Twisted |
|
|
$80,000 |
|
|
End of the Line |
|
|
$42,000 |
|
|
Gaby, A True Story |
|
|
$125,400 |
|
|
Giulia e Giulia |
|
|
$901,000 |
|
|
The Glass Menagerie |
|
|
$895,904 |
|
|
The Good Father |
|
|
$421,201 |
|
|
Gothic |
|
|
$916,172 |
|
|
Leonard Part 6 |
Comedy |
|
$4,000,000 |
|
|
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne |
|
|
$523,000 |
|
|
Making Mr. Right |
|
|
$1,584,970 |
|
|
Un homme amoureux |
|
|
$949,451 |
|
|
Man on Fire |
|
|
$519,596 |
|
|
Maurice |
|
|
$3,130,592 |
|
|
Meatballs III |
|
|
$2,147,228 |
|
|
Number One with a Bullet |
|
|
$410,952 |
|
|
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night |
|
|
$3,261,638 |
|
|
Prick Up Your Ears |
|
|
$1,654,743 |
|
|
Return to Horror High |
|
|
$1,190,000 |
|
|
The Right Hand Man |
Drama |
|
$13,000 |
|
|
Siesta |
|
|
$700,000 |
|
|
Street Smart |
|
|
$1,119,112 |
|
|
Summer Heat |
|
|
$350,481 |
|
|
Three for the Road |
|
|
$1,539,000 |
|
|
The Time Guardian |
|
|
$548,000 |
|
|
The Trouble with Spies |
|
|
$205,507 |
|
|
Walk Like a Man |
|
|
$460,608 |
|
|
Walker |
|
|
$257,043 |
|
|
White Mischief |
Drama |
|
$3,107,000 |
|
|
White Water Summer |
|
|
$300,859 |
|
|
Zombie High |
|
|
$16,000 |
|
| |
| January 9 |
Assassination |
Action |
|
$6,075,793 |
|
| |
| January 16 |
The Bedroom Window |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$12,640,385 |
|
|
Critical Condition |
Comedy |
|
$20,240,502 |
|
|
Wanted: Dead or Alive |
Action |
|
$6,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 23 |
Le Lieu de Crime |
|
|
$164,187 |
|
|
The Stepfather |
|
|
$2,488,740 |
|
| |
| January 30 |
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City |
Adventure |
|
$3,751,699 |
|
|
Outrageous Fortune |
Comedy |
|
$52,864,741 |
|
|
Radio Days |
Comedy |
$16,000,000 |
$14,792,779 |
|
February, 1987 |
| February 6 |
Black Widow |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$25,205,460 |
|
|
From the Hip |
Comedy |
|
$9,518,342 |
|
|
Light of Day |
Drama |
|
$10,489,617 |
|
| |
| February 13 |
84 Charing Cross Road |
Drama |
|
$1,083,486 |
|
|
Mannequin |
Comedy |
|
$38,018,000 |
|
|
Over the Top |
Action |
|
$16,057,580 |
|
| |
| February 20 |
Death Before Dishonor |
Action |
|
$3,261,973 |
|
|
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home |
Comedy |
|
$2,136,381 |
|
|
One Woman or Two |
|
|
$179,000 |
|
| |
| February 27 |
A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors |
Horror |
$5,000,000 |
$44,793,222 |
|
|
Some Kind of Wonderful |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$18,553,948 |
|
March, 1987 |
| March 1 |
Hollywood Shuffle |
|
$100,000 |
$5,228,617 |
|
|
Square Dance |
|
|
$225,358 |
|
| |
| March 6 |
Angel Heart |
Horror |
|
$17,185,000 |
|
|
Hunk |
Comedy |
|
$1,120,536 |
|
|
Lethal Weapon |
Action |
$15,000,000 |
$65,192,350 |
|
|
Tin Men |
Comedy |
|
$25,411,386 |
|
| |
| March 13 |
Evil Dead II |
Horror |
$3,500,000 |
$5,923,044 |
|
|
Heat |
Action |
|
$34,493,095 |
|
|
Raising Arizona |
Comedy |
|
$22,847,000 |
|
| |
| March 20 |
Burglar |
Comedy |
|
$16,337,355 |
|
| |
| March 27 |
Blind Date |
Comedy |
|
$39,321,000 |
|
| |
| March 31 |
Barbarians, The |
|
$4,000,000 |
$800,000 |
|
April, 1987 |
| April 1 |
Swimming to Cambodia |
|
|
$1,092,000 |
|
| |
| April 3 |
La ley del deseo |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
|
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol |
Comedy |
|
$28,061,343 |
|
| |
| April 10 |
The Secret of My Success |
Comedy |
|
$66,995,000 |
|
| |
| April 17 |
Project X |
Comedy |
|
$18,532,286 |
|
| |
| April 24 |
Extreme Prejudice |
Action |
|
$11,307,844 |
|
|
My Demon Lover |
|
|
$3,000,000 |
|
May, 1987 |
| May 1 |
The Allnighter |
Comedy |
|
$2,700,000 |
|
|
Creepshow 2 |
Horror |
$3,500,000 |
$14,000,000 |
|
|
Malone |
Action |
|
$3,000,000 |
|
|
Mitt liv som hund |
Drama |
|
$8,345,266 |
|
| |
| May 8 |
Gardens of Stone |
Drama |
|
$5,262,047 |
|
|
Hot Pursuit |
Comedy |
|
$4,215,859 |
|
|
River's Edge |
|
|
$4,600,000 |
|
| |
| May 15 |
The Gate |
Horror |
|
$13,000,000 |
|
|
Ishtar |
Comedy |
$40,000,000 |
$14,375,181 |
|
| |
| May 20 |
Beverly Hills Cop II |
Action |
$20,000,000 |
$153,665,036 |
|
| |
| May 22 |
The Chipmunk Adventure |
Adventure |
|
$6,804,312 |
|
|
Ernest Goes to Camp |
Comedy |
|
$23,509,382 |
|
June, 1987 |
| June 3 |
The Untouchables |
Action |
$25,000,000 |
$76,270,454 |
|
| |
| June 5 |
Benji the Hunted |
Adventure |
|
$15,212,539 |
|
|
Harry and the Hendersons |
Comedy |
|
$29,760,613 |
|
| |
| June 10 |
The Believers |
Horror |
|
$18,753,438 |
|
| |
| June 12 |
Million Dollar Mystery |
Comedy |
|
$1,000,000 |
|
|
Predator |
Action |
$18,000,000 |
$59,735,548 |
|
|
The Witches of Eastwick |
Comedy |
|
$63,749,955 |
|
| |
| June 19 |
Roxanne |
Comedy |
|
$39,148,164 |
|
|
Withnail & I |
Comedy |
|
$1,544,889 |
|
| |
| June 24 |
Spaceballs |
Comedy |
$22,700,000 |
$38,119,483 |
|
| |
| June 26 |
Dragnet |
Comedy |
|
$57,387,000 |
|
|
Full Metal Jacket |
Drama |
|
$45,015,999 |
|
|
Jean de Florette |
Drama |
|
$3,452,836 |
|
July, 1987 |
| July 3 |
Adventures in Babysitting |
Comedy |
|
$33,790,923 |
|
|
Innerspace |
Action |
|
$19,816,619 |
|
| |
| July 10 |
Maid to Order |
Comedy |
|
$9,868,000 |
|
|
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise |
Comedy |
|
$22,642,033 |
|
|
The Squeeze |
|
|
$2,228,951 |
|
| |
| July 17 |
Jaws 4: The Revenge |
Horror |
$23,000,000 |
$15,728,335 |
|
|
Nowhere to Hide |
Action |
|
$847,468 |
|
|
RoboCop |
Action |
$13,000,000 |
$53,424,681 |
|
| |
| July 22 |
Summer School |
Comedy |
|
$35,114,428 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
La Bamba |
Drama |
|
$54,215,416 |
|
|
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace |
Action |
$17,000,000 |
$11,227,824 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
The Living Daylights |
Action |
$40,000,000 |
$51,185,000 |
|
|
The Lost Boys |
Horror |
$8,500,000 |
$32,222,567 |
|
August, 1987 |
| August 5 |
Stakeout |
Comedy |
|
$65,673,233 |
|
| |
| August 7 |
Back to the Beach |
Comedy |
|
$12,208,754 |
|
|
Masters of the Universe |
Action |
|
$17,336,370 |
|
|
Nadine |
|
|
$5,669,831 |
|
|
Who's That Girl? |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$7,305,000 |
|
| |
| August 14 |
Can't Buy Me Love |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$31,623,833 |
|
|
Disorderlies |
Comedy |
|
$10,000,000 |
|
|
The Monster Squad |
Action |
|
$3,769,990 |
|
|
No Way Out |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$35,509,515 |
|
| |
| August 20 |
The Stranger Within |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
The Big Easy |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$17,685,307 |
|
|
Born in East L.A. |
Comedy |
|
$17,355,263 |
|
|
Dirty Dancing |
Drama |
|
$63,892,689 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
The Fourth Protocol |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$12,423,831 |
|
|
Hamburger Hill |
Drama |
|
$13,839,404 |
|
|
House II: The Second Story |
Comedy |
|
$7,800,000 |
|
|
Matewan |
|
|
$1,680,358 |
|
|
The Rosary Murders |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$1,730,337 |
|
September, 1987 |
| September 1 |
A Prayer for the Dying |
|
|
$1,432,687 |
|
| |
| September 2 |
The Boys Next Door |
Drama |
|
$5,000,000 |
|
| |
| September 4 |
The Offspring |
Horror |
$1,100,000 |
$1,355,728 |
|
| |
| September 11 |
The Curse |
Horror |
|
$1,169,922 |
|
| |
| September 16 |
In the Mood |
Comedy |
|
$999,000 |
|
| |
| September 18 |
Amazon Women on the Moon |
Comedy |
|
$548,696 |
|
|
Fatal Attraction |
Thriller/Suspense |
$14,000,000 |
$156,645,693 |
|
|
Hellraiser |
Horror |
$1,000,000 |
$14,564,000 |
|
|
The Pick-Up Artist |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$13,290,368 |
|
|
The Principal |
Action |
|
$19,214,194 |
|
| |
| September 25 |
Best Seller |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$4,278,150 |
|
|
The Big Town |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$1,733,017 |
|
|
China Girl |
Drama |
|
$918,055 |
|
|
The Princess Bride |
Adventure |
$15,000,000 |
$30,857,000 |
|
| |
| September 30 |
Mauvais sang |
Drama |
|
$2,075 |
|
October, 1987 |
| October 1 |
House of Games |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$2,585,639 |
|
| |
| October 2 |
Big Shots |
Comedy |
|
$3,000,000 |
|
|
Like Father Like Son |
Comedy |
|
$34,377,585 |
|
|
Near Dark |
|
|
$3,369,307 |
|
| |
| October 7 |
Baby Boom |
Comedy |
|
$26,700,000 |
|
| |
| October 9 |
Hail! Hail! Rock'n'Roll |
|
|
$719,323 |
|
|
Someone to Watch Over Me |
Action |
|
$10,278,549 |
|
|
Surrender |
Comedy |
|
$5,711,976 |
|
|
Three O'Clock High |
Comedy |
|
$3,685,862 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Barfly |
Drama |
|
$3,221,000 |
|
|
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 |
Horror |
|
$911,351 |
|
|
Hope and Glory |
Comedy |
|
$4,537,186 |
|
|
Love You to Death |
|
|
$626,724 |
|
|
Weeds |
Drama |
|
$1,113,222 |
|
| |
| October 23 |
Nightflyers |
Horror |
|
$1,149,470 |
|
|
No Man's Land |
Drama |
|
$2,877,571 |
|
|
Prince of Darkness |
Horror |
|
$14,182,000 |
|
|
The Sicilian |
Action |
|
$5,406,879 |
|
|
Suspect |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$18,782,400 |
|
| |
| October 30 |
Fatal Beauty |
Action |
|
$12,046,526 |
|
|
The Hidden |
Horror |
|
$9,747,988 |
|
November, 1987 |
| November 1 |
Slamdance |
|
|
$406,881 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
Cry Freedom |
Drama |
|
$5,899,797 |
|
|
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown |
Action |
|
$6,880,310 |
|
|
Hello Again |
Comedy |
|
$20,419,446 |
|
|
Hiding Out |
Comedy |
|
$7,019,441 |
|
|
Less than Zero |
Drama |
|
$12,396,383 |
|
|
Made in Heaven |
Drama |
|
$4,000,000 |
|
|
Russkies |
Drama |
|
$1,030,101 |
|
|
Steel Dawn |
Action |
|
$562,187 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
Cross My Heart |
Comedy |
|
$1,025,762 |
|
|
The Running Man |
Action |
$30,000,000 |
$38,122,000 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Manon des sources |
Drama |
|
$2,051,777 |
|
| |
| November 20 |
Flowers in the Attic |
Horror |
|
$14,000,000 |
|
|
The Last Emperor |
Drama |
$25,000,000 |
$43,984,000 |
|
|
Nuts |
Drama |
|
$28,866,028 |
|
|
Teen Wolf Too |
Comedy |
$3,000,000 |
$7,888,000 |
|
| |
| November 25 |
3 Men and a Baby |
Comedy |
$15,000,000 |
$167,780,960 |
|
|
Planes, Trains & Automobiles |
Comedy |
|
$49,230,280 |
|
| |
| November 30 |
Housekeeping |
Drama |
|
$647,518 |
|
December, 1987 |
| December 9 |
Empire of the Sun |
Drama |
|
$22,238,696 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Cold Steel |
Action |
|
$285,885 |
|
|
Throw Momma From the Train |
Comedy |
|
$53,380,796 |
|
|
Wall Street |
Drama |
$16,500,000 |
$43,848,100 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
Broadcast News |
Comedy |
|
$51,249,404 |
|
|
Moonstruck |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$80,640,528 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
The Dead |
Drama |
|
$961,426 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
*batteries not included |
Comedy |
|
$32,945,797 |
|
|
Eddie Murphy Raw |
Concert/Performance |
|
$50,504,655 |
|
|
Ironweed |
Drama |
|
$7,393,346 |
|
|
Overboard |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$26,713,187 |
|
|
September |
Drama |
|
$486,434 |
|
| |
| December 23 |
Good Morning Vietnam |
Comedy |
$13,000,000 |
$123,922,370 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Dancers |
|
|
$1,190,416 |
|
|
Eat the Peach |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
The Good Wife |
Drama |
|
$1,155,020 |
|
|
The Hanoi Hilton |
Drama |
|
$760,000 |
|
|
Lily C.A.T. |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Orphans |
Drama |
|
$252,430 |
|
|
Real Men |
Comedy |
|
$873,903 |
|
|
Rita, Sue and Bob Too |
|
|
$124,167 |
|
|
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid |
|
|
$1,196,336 |
|
|
Shleter in the Storm |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Shy People |
Drama |
|
$769,119 |
|
|
Wisdom |
|
|
$5,715,174 |
|
|
Saturday, May 25, 2013