Week Domestic Box Office December 25, 1987
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | 3 Men and a Baby | $21,605,600 | +70% | 1,804 | $11,976 | $70,801,611 | 37 | |
| 2 | (1) | Eddie Murphy Raw | $13,408,906 | -1% | 1,494 | $8,975 | $26,939,719 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | Throw Momma From the Train | $12,338,608 | +39% | 1,619 | $7,621 | $30,715,358 | 21 | |
| 4 | (-) | Broadcast News | $9,878,196 | 677 | $14,591 | $10,319,235 | 16 | ||
| 5 | (4) | *batteries not included | $8,779,790 | +49% | 1,357 | $6,470 | $14,662,720 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | Wall Street | $7,697,983 | +58% | 987 | $7,799 | $18,012,690 | 21 | |
| 7 | (6) | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | $7,145,794 | +61% | 1,684 | $4,243 | $35,049,149 | 37 | |
| 8 | (7) | Overboard | $5,833,092 | +84% | 1,124 | $5,190 | $9,415,897 | 14 | |
| 9 | (8) | Fatal Attraction | $5,498,038 | +116% | 1,234 | $4,455 | $125,944,573 | 105 | |
| 10 | (-) | Empire of the Sun | $5,098,899 | 673 | $7,576 | $8,794,582 | 23 | ||
| 11 | (9) | Cinderella | $4,175,434 | +80% | 1,545 | $2,703 | $78,972,556 | 13,834 | |
| 12 | (10) | Nuts | $3,415,296 | +54% | 1,112 | $3,071 | $22,797,978 | 42 | |
| 13 | (-) | The Last Emperor | $1,764,140 | 92 | $19,175 | $4,441,496 | 42 | ||
| 14 | (-) | The Running Man | $1,599,879 | 829 | $1,930 | $34,879,267 | 49 | ||
| 15 | (13) | Prince Sign O the Times | $90,865 | +91% | 68 | $1,336 | $2,479,865 | 42 | |
| 16 | (15) | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $74,334 | +347% | 25 | $2,973 | $1,131,102 | 112 | |
| 17 | (14) | Maurice | $43,231 | +20% | 77 | $561 | $2,140,543 | 365 | |
| Reporting movies: 17 | $108,448,085 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Men and a Baby | $21,605,600 | 1,804 | $70,801,611 |
| 2 | Eddie Murphy Raw | $13,408,906 | 1,494 | $26,939,719 |
| 3 | Throw Momma From the Train | $12,338,608 | 1,619 | $30,715,358 |
| 4 | Broadcast News | $9,878,196 | 677 | $10,319,235 |
| 5 | *batteries not included | $8,779,790 | 1,357 | $14,662,720 |
| 6 | Wall Street | $7,697,983 | 987 | $18,012,690 |
| 7 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | $7,145,794 | 1,684 | $35,049,149 |
| 8 | Overboard | $5,833,092 | 1,124 | $9,415,897 |
| 9 | Fatal Attraction | $5,498,038 | 1,234 | $125,944,573 |
| 10 | Empire of the Sun | $5,098,899 | 673 | $8,794,582 |
| 11 | Cinderella | $4,175,434 | 1,545 | $78,972,556 |
| 12 | Nuts | $3,415,296 | 1,112 | $22,797,978 |
| 13 | The Last Emperor | $1,764,140 | 92 | $4,441,496 |
| 14 | The Running Man | $1,599,879 | 829 | $34,879,267 |
| 15 | Prince Sign O the Times | $90,865 | 68 | $2,479,865 |
| 16 | I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing | $74,334 | 25 | $1,131,102 |
| 17 | Maurice | $43,231 | 77 | $2,140,543 |
| Reporting: 17 | $108,448,085 | total | ||