Week Domestic Box Office September 25, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Fatal Attraction | $10,880,016 | -1% | 777 | $14,003 | $21,881,763 | 14 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Principal | $4,474,772 | -24% | 1,196 | $3,741 | $10,333,482 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | Hellraiser | $3,396,827 | -40% | 1,104 | $3,077 | $9,094,038 | 14 | |
| 4 | (5) | Stakeout | $3,225,792 | -22% | 1,316 | $2,451 | $54,656,697 | 58 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Pick-Up Artist | $3,066,671 | -43% | 1,132 | $2,709 | $8,441,647 | 14 | |
| 6 | (6) | Dirty Dancing | $2,858,262 | -13% | 1,001 | $2,855 | $28,133,642 | 42 | |
| 7 | (8) | La Bamba | $1,758,606 | -18% | 1,011 | $1,739 | $49,519,106 | 70 | |
| 8 | (7) | No Way Out | $1,721,749 | -28% | 939 | $1,834 | $30,750,535 | 49 | |
| 9 | (10) | Can’t Buy Me Love | $1,296,153 | -23% | 901 | $1,439 | $28,443,679 | 49 | |
| 10 | (new) | Best Seller | $1,227,025 | 253 | $4,850 | $1,227,025 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (9) | The Big Easy | $1,167,429 | -33% | 737 | $1,584 | $15,685,576 | 42 | |
| 12 | (new) | The Big Town | $1,091,305 | 762 | $1,432 | $1,091,305 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (11) | RoboCop | $894,936 | -7% | 576 | $1,554 | $50,870,784 | 77 | |
| 14 | (-) | Hamburger Hill | $749,948 | 672 | $1,116 | $12,494,647 | 35 | ||
| 15 | (new) | China Girl | $635,753 | 193 | $3,294 | $635,753 | 7 | ||
| 16 | (-) | The Lost Boys | $550,520 | 501 | $1,099 | $29,986,601 | 63 | ||
| 17 | (-) | The Living Daylights | $500,505 | 527 | $950 | $49,834,682 | 63 | ||
| 18 | (-) | The Fourth Protocol | $449,541 | 379 | $1,186 | $11,983,772 | 35 | ||
| 19 | (-) | Full Metal Jacket | $437,054 | 433 | $1,009 | $44,787,201 | 98 | ||
| 20 | (-) | Adventures in Babysitting | $379,771 | 426 | $891 | $33,589,716 | 91 | ||
| 21 | (-) | Dragnet | $379,250 | 370 | $1,025 | $56,067,534 | 98 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Beverly Hills Cop II | $373,986 | 335 | $1,116 | $152,713,811 | 135 | ||
| 23 | (-) | The Untouchables | $367,321 | 287 | $1,280 | $75,549,193 | 121 | ||
| 24 | (-) | Summer School | $347,750 | 370 | $940 | $34,920,843 | 72 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $300,298 | 657 | $457 | $57,784,164 | 18,182 | ||
| 26 | (new) | The Princess Bride | $296,649 | 9 | $32,961 | $296,649 | 7 | ||
| 27 | (12) | Maurice | $83,037 | -12% | 2 | $41,519 | $177,819 | 274 | |
| 28 | (13) | Withnail & I | $54,428 | +15% | 21 | $2,592 | $1,349,023 | 105 | |
| 29 | (14) | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $31,018 | +4% | 2 | $15,509 | $100,737 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $42,996,372 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | $10,880,016 | 777 | $21,881,763 |
| 2 | The Principal | $4,474,772 | 1,196 | $10,333,482 |
| 3 | Hellraiser | $3,396,827 | 1,104 | $9,094,038 |
| 4 | Stakeout | $3,225,792 | 1,316 | $54,656,697 |
| 5 | The Pick-Up Artist | $3,066,671 | 1,132 | $8,441,647 |
| 6 | Dirty Dancing | $2,858,262 | 1,001 | $28,133,642 |
| 7 | La Bamba | $1,758,606 | 1,011 | $49,519,106 |
| 8 | No Way Out | $1,721,749 | 939 | $30,750,535 |
| 9 | Can’t Buy Me Love | $1,296,153 | 901 | $28,443,679 |
| 10 | Best Seller | $1,227,025 | 253 | $1,227,025 |
| 11 | The Big Easy | $1,167,429 | 737 | $15,685,576 |
| 12 | The Big Town | $1,091,305 | 762 | $1,091,305 |
| 13 | RoboCop | $894,936 | 576 | $50,870,784 |
| 14 | Hamburger Hill | $749,948 | 672 | $12,494,647 |
| 15 | China Girl | $635,753 | 193 | $635,753 |
| 16 | The Lost Boys | $550,520 | 501 | $29,986,601 |
| 17 | The Living Daylights | $500,505 | 527 | $49,834,682 |
| 18 | The Fourth Protocol | $449,541 | 379 | $11,983,772 |
| 19 | Full Metal Jacket | $437,054 | 433 | $44,787,201 |
| 20 | Adventures in Babysitting | $379,771 | 426 | $33,589,716 |
| 21 | Dragnet | $379,250 | 370 | $56,067,534 |
| 22 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $373,986 | 335 | $152,713,811 |
| 23 | The Untouchables | $367,321 | 287 | $75,549,193 |
| 24 | Summer School | $347,750 | 370 | $34,920,843 |
| 25 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $300,298 | 657 | $57,784,164 |
| 26 | The Princess Bride | $296,649 | 9 | $296,649 |
| 27 | Maurice | $83,037 | 2 | $177,819 |
| 28 | Withnail & I | $54,428 | 21 | $1,349,023 |
| 29 | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $31,018 | 2 | $100,737 |
| Reporting: 29 | $42,996,372 | total | ||