Weekend Domestic Box Office January 9, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Golden Child | $4,526,427 | -32% | 1,657 | $2,732 | $58,634,582 | 31 | |
| 2 | (2) | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $4,103,821 | -34% | 1,876 | $2,188 | $87,231,310 | 47 | |
| 3 | (3) | Crocodile Dundee | $3,258,312 | -30% | 1,359 | $2,398 | $127,546,612 | 108 | |
| 4 | (5) | Little Shop of Horrors | $3,057,666 | -24% | 838 | $3,649 | $23,727,232 | 24 | |
| 5 | (7) | The Morning After | $2,794,806 | -17% | 941 | $2,970 | $16,640,846 | 18 | |
| 6 | (new) | Assassination | $2,787,449 | 1,000 | $2,787 | $2,787,449 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (6) | Three Amigos | $2,309,912 | -38% | 1,465 | $1,577 | $31,558,853 | 31 | |
| 8 | (8) | Heartbreak Ridge | $2,077,325 | -36% | 1,472 | $1,411 | $38,114,334 | 38 | |
| 9 | (4) | Lady and the Tramp | $2,005,031 | -56% | 1,303 | $1,539 | $23,426,654 | 11,527 | |
| 10 | (10) | Crimes of the Heart | $1,758,916 | -19% | 536 | $3,282 | $13,949,620 | 31 | |
| 11 | (12) | Platoon | $1,668,713 | +1% | 73 | $22,859 | $6,377,668 | 24 | |
| 12 | (-) | Brighton Beach Memoirs | $1,429,095 | 765 | $1,868 | $8,985,839 | 18 | ||
| 13 | (-) | The Mosquito Coast | $1,251,713 | 451 | $2,775 | $10,692,584 | 42 | ||
| 14 | (9) | An American Tail | $1,167,882 | -57% | 992 | $1,177 | $38,661,348 | 52 | |
| 15 | (-) | No Mercy | $1,114,690 | 977 | $1,141 | $11,276,878 | 24 | ||
| 16 | (11) | Wisdom | $1,087,016 | -45% | 791 | $1,374 | $4,638,914 | 12 | |
| 17 | (13) | Top Gun | $607,635 | -17% | 405 | $1,500 | $172,485,718 | 241 | |
| 18 | (new) | The Kindred | $602,834 | 207 | $2,912 | $602,834 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (-) | The Mission | $562,304 | 87 | $6,463 | $4,852,777 | 73 | ||
| 20 | (-) | The Color of Money | $560,859 | 591 | $949 | $46,061,010 | 87 | ||
| 21 | (-) | Stand by Me | $531,950 | 71 | $7,492 | $50,367,969 | 157 | ||
| 22 | (15) | Children of a Lesser God | $284,093 | -19% | 195 | $1,457 | $21,155,523 | 101 | |
| 23 | (14) | King Kong Lives | $183,303 | -62% | 359 | $511 | $4,637,958 | 24 | |
| 24 | (-) | Blue Velvet | $146,502 | 77 | $1,903 | $6,549,895 | 115 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Sid & Nancy | $136,183 | 36 | $3,783 | $1,792,962 | 66 | ||
| 26 | (16) | The Decline of the American Empire | $125,451 | -8% | 24 | $5,227 | $502,617 | 59 | |
| 27 | (new) | Honeymoon | $110,995 | 44 | $2,523 | $110,995 | 3 | ||
| 28 | (17) | Native Son | $74,877 | -37% | 20 | $3,744 | $504,556 | 31 | |
| 29 | (-) | A Room with a View | $74,432 | 22 | $3,383 | $11,096,345 | 311 | ||
| 30 | (-) | Witchboard | $72,026 | 15 | $4,802 | $254,851 | 12 | ||
| 31 | (18) | ‘Round Midnight | $65,887 | -20% | 21 | $3,137 | $2,130,160 | 101 | |
| 32 | (19) | She's Gotta Have It | $59,989 | +20% | 31 | $1,935 | $6,871,615 | 157 | |
| 33 | (-) | Hoosiers | $51,670 | 23 | $2,247 | $1,727,615 | 59 | ||
| 34 | (-) | Meatballs III | $42,640 | 32 | $1,333 | $42,640 | 11 | ||
| 35 | (20) | True Stories | $33,262 | -19% | 14 | $2,376 | $2,325,828 | 94 | |
| 36 | (-) | Ménage | $25,373 | 12 | $2,114 | $732,574 | 103 | ||
| 37 | (new) | Iron Warrior | $11,385 | 3 | $3,795 | $11,385 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 37 | $40,762,424 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Golden Child | $4,526,427 | 1,657 | $58,634,582 |
| 2 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $4,103,821 | 1,876 | $87,231,310 |
| 3 | Crocodile Dundee | $3,258,312 | 1,359 | $127,546,612 |
| 4 | Little Shop of Horrors | $3,057,666 | 838 | $23,727,232 |
| 5 | The Morning After | $2,794,806 | 941 | $16,640,846 |
| 6 | Assassination | $2,787,449 | 1,000 | $2,787,449 |
| 7 | Three Amigos | $2,309,912 | 1,465 | $31,558,853 |
| 8 | Heartbreak Ridge | $2,077,325 | 1,472 | $38,114,334 |
| 9 | Lady and the Tramp | $2,005,031 | 1,303 | $23,426,654 |
| 10 | Crimes of the Heart | $1,758,916 | 536 | $13,949,620 |
| 11 | Platoon | $1,668,713 | 73 | $6,377,668 |
| 12 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | $1,429,095 | 765 | $8,985,839 |
| 13 | The Mosquito Coast | $1,251,713 | 451 | $10,692,584 |
| 14 | An American Tail | $1,167,882 | 992 | $38,661,348 |
| 15 | No Mercy | $1,114,690 | 977 | $11,276,878 |
| 16 | Wisdom | $1,087,016 | 791 | $4,638,914 |
| 17 | Top Gun | $607,635 | 405 | $172,485,718 |
| 18 | The Kindred | $602,834 | 207 | $602,834 |
| 19 | The Mission | $562,304 | 87 | $4,852,777 |
| 20 | The Color of Money | $560,859 | 591 | $46,061,010 |
| 21 | Stand by Me | $531,950 | 71 | $50,367,969 |
| 22 | Children of a Lesser God | $284,093 | 195 | $21,155,523 |
| 23 | King Kong Lives | $183,303 | 359 | $4,637,958 |
| 24 | Blue Velvet | $146,502 | 77 | $6,549,895 |
| 25 | Sid & Nancy | $136,183 | 36 | $1,792,962 |
| 26 | The Decline of the American Empire | $125,451 | 24 | $502,617 |
| 27 | Honeymoon | $110,995 | 44 | $110,995 |
| 28 | Native Son | $74,877 | 20 | $504,556 |
| 29 | A Room with a View | $74,432 | 22 | $11,096,345 |
| 30 | Witchboard | $72,026 | 15 | $254,851 |
| 31 | ‘Round Midnight | $65,887 | 21 | $2,130,160 |
| 32 | She's Gotta Have It | $59,989 | 31 | $6,871,615 |
| 33 | Hoosiers | $51,670 | 23 | $1,727,615 |
| 34 | Meatballs III | $42,640 | 32 | $42,640 |
| 35 | True Stories | $33,262 | 14 | $2,325,828 |
| 36 | Ménage | $25,373 | 12 | $732,574 |
| 37 | Iron Warrior | $11,385 | 3 | $11,385 |
| Reporting: 37 | $40,762,424 | total | ||