Week Domestic Box Office September 11, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Stakeout | $5,411,003 | -34% | 1,364 | $3,967 | $47,276,169 | 44 | |
| 2 | (2) | Dirty Dancing | $4,591,369 | -21% | 1,009 | $4,550 | $21,998,420 | 28 | |
| 3 | (3) | No Way Out | $3,510,038 | -35% | 1,118 | $3,140 | $26,631,672 | 35 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Big Easy | $3,080,417 | -36% | 1,145 | $2,690 | $12,786,694 | 28 | |
| 5 | (6) | La Bamba | $2,745,190 | -34% | 1,192 | $2,303 | $45,627,727 | 56 | |
| 6 | (5) | Can’t Buy Me Love | $2,536,121 | -39% | 1,143 | $2,219 | $25,453,956 | 35 | |
| 7 | (10) | RoboCop | $1,491,209 | -32% | 791 | $1,885 | $49,018,072 | 63 | |
| 8 | (11) | Predator | $240,434 | +20% | 239 | $1,006 | $56,361,760 | 98 | |
| 9 | (12) | Withnail & I | $66,162 | -37% | 25 | $2,646 | $1,247,336 | 91 | |
| 10 | (new) | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $39,840 | 1 | $39,840 | $39,840 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (13) | Apocalypse Now | $2,387 | -88% | 2 | $1,194 | $78,868,136 | 2,952 | |
| Reporting movies: 11 | $23,714,170 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeout | $5,411,003 | 1,364 | $47,276,169 |
| 2 | Dirty Dancing | $4,591,369 | 1,009 | $21,998,420 |
| 3 | No Way Out | $3,510,038 | 1,118 | $26,631,672 |
| 4 | The Big Easy | $3,080,417 | 1,145 | $12,786,694 |
| 5 | La Bamba | $2,745,190 | 1,192 | $45,627,727 |
| 6 | Can’t Buy Me Love | $2,536,121 | 1,143 | $25,453,956 |
| 7 | RoboCop | $1,491,209 | 791 | $49,018,072 |
| 8 | Predator | $240,434 | 239 | $56,361,760 |
| 9 | Withnail & I | $66,162 | 25 | $1,247,336 |
| 10 | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $39,840 | 1 | $39,840 |
| 11 | Apocalypse Now | $2,387 | 2 | $78,868,136 |
| Reporting: 11 | $23,714,170 | total | ||