Week Domestic Box Office October 2, 1987

Rank Prev Title Gross Weekly
Change
Theaters Theater
Average
Total Gross Days in Release
1 (1) Fatal Attraction $12,986,764 +19% 1,297 $10,013 $34,868,527 21
2 (new) Like Father Like Son $8,695,492 1,167 $7,451 $8,695,492 7
3 (2) The Principal $3,053,805 -32% 1,157 $2,639 $13,387,287 21
4 (4) Stakeout $2,546,064 -21% 1,204 $2,115 $57,202,761 65
5 (6) Dirty Dancing $2,476,217 -13% 990 $2,501 $30,609,859 49
6 (3) Hellraiser $2,124,307 -37% 1,104 $1,924 $11,218,345 21
7 (13) RoboCop $642,897 -28% 471 $1,365 $51,513,681 84
8 (26) The Princess Bride $289,165 -3% 9 $32,129 $585,814 14
9 (27) Maurice $200,671 +142% 7 $28,667 $378,490 281
10 (29) I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing $88,443 +185% 11 $8,040 $189,180 28
11 (28) Withnail & I $52,758 -3% 25 $2,110 $1,401,781 112
 
Reporting movies: 11$33,156,583total box office
Rank Title Daily Theaters Total
1 Fatal Attraction $12,986,764 1,297 $34,868,527
2 Like Father Like Son $8,695,492 1,167 $8,695,492
3 The Principal $3,053,805 1,157 $13,387,287
4 Stakeout $2,546,064 1,204 $57,202,761
5 Dirty Dancing $2,476,217 990 $30,609,859
6 Hellraiser $2,124,307 1,104 $11,218,345
7 RoboCop $642,897 471 $51,513,681
8 The Princess Bride $289,165 9 $585,814
9 Maurice $200,671 7 $378,490
10 I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing $88,443 11 $189,180
11 Withnail & I $52,758 25 $1,401,781
 
Reporting: 11$33,156,583total