Weekend Domestic Box Office October 2, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Fatal Attraction | $9,347,602 | +21% | 1,297 | $7,207 | $31,229,365 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | Like Father Like Son | $7,189,452 | 1,167 | $6,161 | $7,189,452 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The Principal | $2,411,805 | -32% | 1,157 | $2,085 | $12,745,287 | 17 | |
| 4 | (4) | Stakeout | $2,016,049 | -21% | 1,204 | $1,674 | $56,672,746 | 61 | |
| 5 | (6) | Dirty Dancing | $1,878,207 | -11% | 990 | $1,897 | $30,011,849 | 45 | |
| 6 | (3) | Hellraiser | $1,708,246 | -36% | 1,072 | $1,594 | $10,802,284 | 17 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Pick-Up Artist | $1,435,190 | -42% | 1,092 | $1,314 | $9,876,837 | 17 | |
| 8 | (new) | Big Shots | $1,417,738 | 932 | $1,521 | $1,417,738 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (7) | La Bamba | $1,080,736 | -27% | 887 | $1,218 | $50,599,842 | 73 | |
| 10 | (8) | No Way Out | $997,522 | -26% | 758 | $1,316 | $31,748,057 | 52 | |
| 11 | (9) | Can’t Buy Me Love | $674,716 | -35% | 744 | $907 | $29,118,395 | 52 | |
| 12 | (10) | The Big Easy | $665,827 | -30% | 548 | $1,215 | $16,351,403 | 45 | |
| 13 | (new) | Near Dark | $635,789 | 262 | $2,427 | $635,789 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (11) | Best Seller | $629,488 | -30% | 249 | $2,528 | $1,856,513 | 10 | |
| 15 | (13) | RoboCop | $456,266 | -29% | 471 | $969 | $51,327,050 | 80 | |
| 16 | (12) | The Big Town | $394,659 | -49% | 754 | $523 | $1,485,964 | 10 | |
| 17 | (15) | Hamburger Hill | $347,112 | -33% | 544 | $638 | $12,841,759 | 38 | |
| 18 | (16) | The Lost Boys | $345,084 | -13% | 432 | $799 | $30,331,685 | 66 | |
| 19 | (14) | China Girl | $282,302 | -47% | 110 | $2,566 | $918,055 | 10 | |
| 20 | (27) | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $274,838 | +15% | 496 | $554 | $58,059,002 | 18,185 | |
| 21 | (17) | The Living Daylights | $262,131 | -28% | 404 | $649 | $50,096,813 | 66 | |
| 22 | (20) | Full Metal Jacket | $228,798 | -24% | 362 | $632 | $45,015,999 | 101 | |
| 23 | (22) | Dragnet | $219,620 | -21% | 278 | $790 | $56,287,154 | 101 | |
| 24 | (21) | Beverly Hills Cop II | $219,091 | -22% | 256 | $856 | $152,932,902 | 138 | |
| 25 | (29) | The Princess Bride | $204,198 | -1% | 9 | $22,689 | $500,847 | 10 | |
| 26 | (26) | Adventures in Babysitting | $201,207 | -16% | 348 | $578 | $33,790,923 | 94 | |
| 27 | (23) | Summer School | $193,585 | -28% | 250 | $774 | $35,114,428 | 75 | |
| 28 | (24) | The Untouchables | $180,087 | -29% | 205 | $878 | $75,729,280 | 124 | |
| 29 | (-) | My Life as a Dog | $160,599 | 67 | $2,397 | $4,926,245 | 157 | ||
| 30 | (19) | The Fourth Protocol | $160,412 | -51% | 244 | $657 | $12,144,184 | 38 | |
| 31 | (31) | Maurice | $127,168 | +104% | 7 | $18,167 | $304,987 | 277 | |
| 32 | (33) | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $66,189 | +214% | 11 | $6,017 | $166,926 | 24 | |
| 33 | (32) | Withnail & I | $35,168 | -5% | 25 | $1,407 | $1,384,191 | 108 | |
| Reporting movies: 33 | $36,446,881 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | $9,347,602 | 1,297 | $31,229,365 |
| 2 | Like Father Like Son | $7,189,452 | 1,167 | $7,189,452 |
| 3 | The Principal | $2,411,805 | 1,157 | $12,745,287 |
| 4 | Stakeout | $2,016,049 | 1,204 | $56,672,746 |
| 5 | Dirty Dancing | $1,878,207 | 990 | $30,011,849 |
| 6 | Hellraiser | $1,708,246 | 1,072 | $10,802,284 |
| 7 | The Pick-Up Artist | $1,435,190 | 1,092 | $9,876,837 |
| 8 | Big Shots | $1,417,738 | 932 | $1,417,738 |
| 9 | La Bamba | $1,080,736 | 887 | $50,599,842 |
| 10 | No Way Out | $997,522 | 758 | $31,748,057 |
| 11 | Can’t Buy Me Love | $674,716 | 744 | $29,118,395 |
| 12 | The Big Easy | $665,827 | 548 | $16,351,403 |
| 13 | Near Dark | $635,789 | 262 | $635,789 |
| 14 | Best Seller | $629,488 | 249 | $1,856,513 |
| 15 | RoboCop | $456,266 | 471 | $51,327,050 |
| 16 | The Big Town | $394,659 | 754 | $1,485,964 |
| 17 | Hamburger Hill | $347,112 | 544 | $12,841,759 |
| 18 | The Lost Boys | $345,084 | 432 | $30,331,685 |
| 19 | China Girl | $282,302 | 110 | $918,055 |
| 20 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $274,838 | 496 | $58,059,002 |
| 21 | The Living Daylights | $262,131 | 404 | $50,096,813 |
| 22 | Full Metal Jacket | $228,798 | 362 | $45,015,999 |
| 23 | Dragnet | $219,620 | 278 | $56,287,154 |
| 24 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $219,091 | 256 | $152,932,902 |
| 25 | The Princess Bride | $204,198 | 9 | $500,847 |
| 26 | Adventures in Babysitting | $201,207 | 348 | $33,790,923 |
| 27 | Summer School | $193,585 | 250 | $35,114,428 |
| 28 | The Untouchables | $180,087 | 205 | $75,729,280 |
| 29 | My Life as a Dog | $160,599 | 67 | $4,926,245 |
| 30 | The Fourth Protocol | $160,412 | 244 | $12,144,184 |
| 31 | Maurice | $127,168 | 7 | $304,987 |
| 32 | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $66,189 | 11 | $166,926 |
| 33 | Withnail & I | $35,168 | 25 | $1,384,191 |
| Reporting: 33 | $36,446,881 | total | ||