Weekend Domestic Box Office December 11, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Throw Momma From the Train | $7,318,878 | 1,470 | $4,979 | $7,318,878 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | 3 Men and a Baby | $7,046,243 | -16% | 1,016 | $6,935 | $34,611,122 | 19 | |
| 3 | (new) | Wall Street | $4,104,611 | 730 | $5,623 | $4,104,611 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | $3,698,739 | -27% | 1,578 | $2,344 | $22,220,620 | 19 | |
| 5 | (3) | Fatal Attraction | $2,017,291 | -34% | 1,340 | $1,505 | $117,235,848 | 87 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Running Man | $1,898,940 | -34% | 1,595 | $1,191 | $31,673,635 | 31 | |
| 7 | (4) | Cinderella | $1,690,152 | -44% | 1,532 | $1,103 | $72,047,046 | 13,816 | |
| 8 | (6) | Nuts | $1,424,264 | -41% | 652 | $2,184 | $16,702,523 | 24 | |
| 9 | (new) | Empire of the Sun | $1,314,509 | 225 | $5,842 | $1,387,297 | 5 | ||
| 10 | (8) | Dirty Dancing | $844,229 | -28% | 986 | $856 | $51,480,865 | 115 | |
| 11 | (7) | Flowers in the Attic | $727,802 | -50% | 1,023 | $711 | $13,071,365 | 24 | |
| 12 | (9) | Baby Boom | $473,899 | -42% | 824 | $575 | $22,562,835 | 68 | |
| 13 | (-) | The Last Emperor | $402,257 | 29 | $13,871 | $1,327,583 | 24 | ||
| 14 | (-) | Suspect | $372,000 | 620 | $600 | $18,549,440 | 52 | ||
| 15 | (-) | The Princess Bride | $369,322 | 627 | $589 | $26,123,281 | 80 | ||
| 16 | (10) | Hello Again | $334,441 | -54% | 777 | $430 | $18,706,554 | 38 | |
| 17 | (-) | Less than Zero | $298,411 | 468 | $638 | $10,437,977 | 38 | ||
| 18 | (-) | Like Father Like Son | $268,950 | 489 | $550 | $34,192,585 | 73 | ||
| 19 | (-) | Teen Wolf Too | $251,930 | 518 | $486 | $7,083,547 | 24 | ||
| 20 | (-) | Hiding Out | $142,835 | 304 | $470 | $6,316,315 | 38 | ||
| 21 | (new) | Cold Steel | $137,186 | 135 | $1,016 | $137,186 | 3 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Hope and Glory | $128,534 | 49 | $2,623 | $2,135,817 | 59 | ||
| 23 | (12) | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | $121,045 | -42% | 218 | $555 | $6,694,355 | 38 | |
| 24 | (-) | The Hidden | $103,679 | 188 | $551 | $9,188,867 | 45 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Cry Freedom | $98,272 | 19 | $5,172 | $1,848,422 | 38 | ||
| 26 | (11) | Prince Sign O the Times | $86,287 | -59% | 100 | $863 | $2,327,947 | 24 | |
| 27 | (13) | Walker | $38,206 | -58% | 13 | $2,939 | $164,066 | 10 | |
| 28 | (14) | Maurice | $33,449 | -38% | 30 | $1,115 | $2,047,408 | 347 | |
| 29 | (15) | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $30,999 | -38% | 22 | $1,409 | $1,028,944 | 94 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $35,777,360 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throw Momma From the Train | $7,318,878 | 1,470 | $7,318,878 |
| 2 | 3 Men and a Baby | $7,046,243 | 1,016 | $34,611,122 |
| 3 | Wall Street | $4,104,611 | 730 | $4,104,611 |
| 4 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | $3,698,739 | 1,578 | $22,220,620 |
| 5 | Fatal Attraction | $2,017,291 | 1,340 | $117,235,848 |
| 6 | The Running Man | $1,898,940 | 1,595 | $31,673,635 |
| 7 | Cinderella | $1,690,152 | 1,532 | $72,047,046 |
| 8 | Nuts | $1,424,264 | 652 | $16,702,523 |
| 9 | Empire of the Sun | $1,314,509 | 225 | $1,387,297 |
| 10 | Dirty Dancing | $844,229 | 986 | $51,480,865 |
| 11 | Flowers in the Attic | $727,802 | 1,023 | $13,071,365 |
| 12 | Baby Boom | $473,899 | 824 | $22,562,835 |
| 13 | The Last Emperor | $402,257 | 29 | $1,327,583 |
| 14 | Suspect | $372,000 | 620 | $18,549,440 |
| 15 | The Princess Bride | $369,322 | 627 | $26,123,281 |
| 16 | Hello Again | $334,441 | 777 | $18,706,554 |
| 17 | Less than Zero | $298,411 | 468 | $10,437,977 |
| 18 | Like Father Like Son | $268,950 | 489 | $34,192,585 |
| 19 | Teen Wolf Too | $251,930 | 518 | $7,083,547 |
| 20 | Hiding Out | $142,835 | 304 | $6,316,315 |
| 21 | Cold Steel | $137,186 | 135 | $137,186 |
| 22 | Hope and Glory | $128,534 | 49 | $2,135,817 |
| 23 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | $121,045 | 218 | $6,694,355 |
| 24 | The Hidden | $103,679 | 188 | $9,188,867 |
| 25 | Cry Freedom | $98,272 | 19 | $1,848,422 |
| 26 | Prince Sign O the Times | $86,287 | 100 | $2,327,947 |
| 27 | Walker | $38,206 | 13 | $164,066 |
| 28 | Maurice | $33,449 | 30 | $2,047,408 |
| 29 | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $30,999 | 22 | $1,028,944 |
| Reporting: 29 | $35,777,360 | total | ||