Week Domestic Box Office September 4, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Stakeout | $8,188,924 | +21% | 1,355 | $6,043 | $41,865,166 | 37 | |
| 2 | (3) | Dirty Dancing | $5,830,875 | +12% | 1,002 | $5,819 | $17,407,051 | 21 | |
| 3 | (2) | No Way Out | $5,362,501 | -2% | 1,130 | $4,746 | $23,121,634 | 28 | |
| 4 | (6) | The Big Easy | $4,807,158 | +12% | 1,219 | $3,944 | $9,706,277 | 21 | |
| 5 | (7) | Can’t Buy Me Love | $4,190,157 | +4% | 1,202 | $3,486 | $22,917,835 | 28 | |
| 6 | (8) | La Bamba | $4,171,552 | +11% | 1,180 | $3,535 | $42,882,537 | 49 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Fourth Protocol | $3,825,659 | -21% | 1,061 | $3,606 | $8,666,309 | 14 | |
| 8 | (4) | Hamburger Hill | $3,661,121 | -26% | 814 | $4,498 | $8,587,260 | 14 | |
| 9 | (10) | Born in East L.A. | $2,592,210 | -24% | 762 | $3,402 | $12,464,050 | 21 | |
| 10 | (11) | RoboCop | $2,201,925 | +2% | 826 | $2,666 | $47,526,863 | 56 | |
| 11 | (12) | Predator | $200,913 | -20% | 193 | $1,041 | $56,121,326 | 91 | |
| 12 | (13) | Withnail & I | $105,610 | +46% | 25 | $4,224 | $1,181,174 | 84 | |
| 13 | (14) | Apocalypse Now | $20,528 | -22% | 3 | $6,843 | $78,865,749 | 2,945 | |
| Reporting movies: 13 | $45,159,133 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeout | $8,188,924 | 1,355 | $41,865,166 |
| 2 | Dirty Dancing | $5,830,875 | 1,002 | $17,407,051 |
| 3 | No Way Out | $5,362,501 | 1,130 | $23,121,634 |
| 4 | The Big Easy | $4,807,158 | 1,219 | $9,706,277 |
| 5 | Can’t Buy Me Love | $4,190,157 | 1,202 | $22,917,835 |
| 6 | La Bamba | $4,171,552 | 1,180 | $42,882,537 |
| 7 | The Fourth Protocol | $3,825,659 | 1,061 | $8,666,309 |
| 8 | Hamburger Hill | $3,661,121 | 814 | $8,587,260 |
| 9 | Born in East L.A. | $2,592,210 | 762 | $12,464,050 |
| 10 | RoboCop | $2,201,925 | 826 | $47,526,863 |
| 11 | Predator | $200,913 | 193 | $56,121,326 |
| 12 | Withnail & I | $105,610 | 25 | $1,181,174 |
| 13 | Apocalypse Now | $20,528 | 3 | $78,865,749 |
| Reporting: 13 | $45,159,133 | total | ||