Week Domestic Box Office October 23, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Fatal Attraction | $10,984,230 | +3% | 1,340 | $8,197 | $69,491,534 | 42 | |
| 2 | (new) | Prince of Darkness | $6,042,254 | 1,239 | $4,877 | $6,042,254 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Suspect | $5,193,015 | 1,029 | $5,047 | $5,193,015 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (3) | The Princess Bride | $3,999,585 | -12% | 788 | $5,076 | $14,301,072 | 35 | |
| 5 | (2) | Like Father Like Son | $3,690,218 | -28% | 1,277 | $2,890 | $24,352,110 | 28 | |
| 6 | (5) | Dirty Dancing | $2,461,625 | +1% | 991 | $2,484 | $37,905,942 | 70 | |
| 7 | (6) | Baby Boom | $2,109,005 | +32% | 303 | $6,960 | $5,606,728 | 23 | |
| 8 | (4) | Someone to Watch Over Me | $1,835,583 | -36% | 878 | $2,091 | $8,098,478 | 21 | |
| 9 | (7) | RoboCop | $327,828 | -35% | 298 | $1,100 | $52,852,520 | 105 | |
| 10 | (-) | Maurice | $225,005 | 24 | $9,375 | $1,045,242 | 302 | ||
| 11 | (8) | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $114,309 | +0% | 23 | $4,970 | $512,268 | 49 | |
| 12 | (9) | Withnail & I | $37,991 | +16% | 26 | $1,461 | $1,502,183 | 133 | |
| Reporting movies: 12 | $37,020,648 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | $10,984,230 | 1,340 | $69,491,534 |
| 2 | Prince of Darkness | $6,042,254 | 1,239 | $6,042,254 |
| 3 | Suspect | $5,193,015 | 1,029 | $5,193,015 |
| 4 | The Princess Bride | $3,999,585 | 788 | $14,301,072 |
| 5 | Like Father Like Son | $3,690,218 | 1,277 | $24,352,110 |
| 6 | Dirty Dancing | $2,461,625 | 991 | $37,905,942 |
| 7 | Baby Boom | $2,109,005 | 303 | $5,606,728 |
| 8 | Someone to Watch Over Me | $1,835,583 | 878 | $8,098,478 |
| 9 | RoboCop | $327,828 | 298 | $52,852,520 |
| 10 | Maurice | $225,005 | 24 | $1,045,242 |
| 11 | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $114,309 | 23 | $512,268 |
| 12 | Withnail & I | $37,991 | 26 | $1,502,183 |
| Reporting: 12 | $37,020,648 | total | ||