Weekend Domestic Box Office September 18, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Fatal Attraction | $7,602,740 | 758 | $10,030 | $7,602,740 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | The Principal | $4,697,710 | 1,196 | $3,928 | $4,697,710 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | The Pick-Up Artist | $4,455,516 | 1,129 | $3,946 | $4,455,516 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Hellraiser | $4,453,232 | 1,097 | $4,059 | $4,453,232 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (1) | Stakeout | $3,322,349 | -21% | 1,331 | $2,496 | $50,598,518 | 47 | |
| 6 | (2) | Dirty Dancing | $2,471,555 | -30% | 994 | $2,486 | $24,469,975 | 31 | |
| 7 | (3) | No Way Out | $1,808,826 | -31% | 1,068 | $1,694 | $28,440,498 | 38 | |
| 8 | (5) | La Bamba | $1,788,161 | -19% | 1,059 | $1,689 | $47,415,888 | 59 | |
| 9 | (4) | The Big Easy | $1,446,211 | -38% | 949 | $1,524 | $14,232,905 | 31 | |
| 10 | (6) | Can’t Buy Me Love | $1,377,630 | -32% | 961 | $1,434 | $26,831,586 | 38 | |
| 11 | (11) | RoboCop | $696,944 | -35% | 598 | $1,165 | $49,715,016 | 66 | |
| 12 | (12) | Predator | $109,953 | -35% | 171 | $643 | $56,471,713 | 101 | |
| 13 | (-) | Maurice | $49,278 | 1 | $49,278 | $49,278 | 263 | ||
| 14 | (13) | Withnail & I | $32,609 | -24% | 18 | $1,812 | $1,279,945 | 94 | |
| 15 | (14) | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $20,487 | -21% | 1 | $20,487 | $60,327 | 10 | |
| 16 | (15) | Apocalypse Now | $6,716 | +348% | 6 | $1,119 | $78,874,852 | 2,955 | |
| Reporting movies: 16 | $34,339,917 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | $7,602,740 | 758 | $7,602,740 |
| 2 | The Principal | $4,697,710 | 1,196 | $4,697,710 |
| 3 | The Pick-Up Artist | $4,455,516 | 1,129 | $4,455,516 |
| 4 | Hellraiser | $4,453,232 | 1,097 | $4,453,232 |
| 5 | Stakeout | $3,322,349 | 1,331 | $50,598,518 |
| 6 | Dirty Dancing | $2,471,555 | 994 | $24,469,975 |
| 7 | No Way Out | $1,808,826 | 1,068 | $28,440,498 |
| 8 | La Bamba | $1,788,161 | 1,059 | $47,415,888 |
| 9 | The Big Easy | $1,446,211 | 949 | $14,232,905 |
| 10 | Can’t Buy Me Love | $1,377,630 | 961 | $26,831,586 |
| 11 | RoboCop | $696,944 | 598 | $49,715,016 |
| 12 | Predator | $109,953 | 171 | $56,471,713 |
| 13 | Maurice | $49,278 | 1 | $49,278 |
| 14 | Withnail & I | $32,609 | 18 | $1,279,945 |
| 15 | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $20,487 | 1 | $60,327 |
| 16 | Apocalypse Now | $6,716 | 6 | $78,874,852 |
| Reporting: 16 | $34,339,917 | total | ||