1987 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1987.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 22, 1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	$40,983,128	2,326	$17,620	$47,648,726	9
2	May 29, 1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	$23,907,073	2,326	$10,278	$71,555,799	16
3	Dec 25, 1987	3 Men and a Baby	$21,605,600	1,804	$11,976	$70,801,611	37
4	Jun 5, 1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	$17,599,779	2,326	$7,567	$89,155,578	23
5	Jun 12, 1987	Predator	$17,512,969	1,623	$10,790	$17,512,969	7
6	Jul 31, 1987	The Living Daylights	$17,083,646	1,728	$9,886	$17,083,646	7
7	Jun 26, 1987	Dragnet	$16,437,369	1,337	$12,294	$16,437,369	7
8	Feb 13, 1987	Platoon	$15,759,082	1,194	$13,199	$57,657,764	63
9	Jun 5, 1987	The Untouchables	$14,907,555	1,012	$14,731	$18,206,691	9
10	Jun 12, 1987	The Witches of Eastwick	$14,789,334	1,103	$13,408	$14,789,334	7
11	Jul 17, 1987	Snow White and the Seven Dwar…	$13,641,417	1,729	$7,890	$35,465,805	18,112
12	Dec 18, 1987	Eddie Murphy: Raw	$13,530,813	1,391	$9,727	$13,530,813	7
13	Dec 25, 1987	Eddie Murphy: Raw	$13,408,906	1,494	$8,975	$26,939,719	14
14	Nov 27, 1987	3 Men and a Baby	$13,098,081	1,006	$13,020	$16,631,734	9
15	Oct 2, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$12,986,764	1,297	$10,013	$34,868,527	21
16	Oct 9, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$12,925,416	1,321	$9,785	$47,793,943	28
17	Dec 18, 1987	3 Men and a Baby	$12,684,746	1,753	$7,236	$49,196,011	30
18	Jun 12, 1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	$12,662,492	2,326	$5,444	$101,818,070	30
19	Jun 19, 1987	The Witches of Eastwick	$12,456,805	1,123	$11,092	$27,246,139	14
20	Jul 17, 1987	RoboCop	$12,365,120	1,580	$7,826	$12,365,120	7
21	Dec 25, 1987	Throw Momma From the Train	$12,338,608	1,619	$7,621	$30,715,358	21
22	Jun 19, 1987	Predator	$12,189,909	1,636	$7,451	$29,702,878	14
23	Jan 30, 1987	Platoon	$11,954,809	590	$20,262	$30,162,924	49
24	Jul 10, 1987	Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerd…	$11,769,915	1,351	$8,712	$11,769,915	7
25	Feb 6, 1987	Platoon	$11,735,758	856	$13,710	$41,898,682	56
26	Aug 7, 1987	The Living Daylights	$11,583,429	1,727	$6,707	$28,667,075	14
27	Apr 10, 1987	The Secret of My Success	$11,515,512	1,336	$8,619	$11,515,512	7
28	Feb 27, 1987	A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: …	$11,367,889	1,343	$8,465	$11,367,889	7
29	Jun 19, 1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	$11,241,479	2,326	$4,833	$113,059,549	37
30	Jul 3, 1987	Dragnet	$11,120,695	1,343	$8,280	$27,558,064	14
31	Feb 20, 1987	Platoon	$11,107,214	1,291	$8,604	$68,764,978	70
32	Jun 26, 1987	Spaceballs	$11,045,365	1,384	$7,981	$13,577,211	9
33	Sep 18, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$11,001,747	758	$14,514	$11,001,747	7
34	Oct 23, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$10,984,230	1,340	$8,197	$69,491,534	42
35	Dec 4, 1987	3 Men and a Baby	$10,933,145	1,006	$10,868	$27,564,879	16
36	Jun 19, 1987	The Untouchables	$10,904,527	1,501	$7,265	$39,568,707	23
37	Sep 25, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$10,880,016	777	$14,003	$21,881,763	14
38	Oct 16, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$10,713,361	1,324	$8,092	$58,507,304	35
39	Jul 17, 1987	Jaws 4: The Revenge	$10,477,585	1,606	$6,524	$10,477,585	7
40	Jun 12, 1987	The Untouchables	$10,457,489	1,012	$10,333	$28,664,180	16
41	Nov 13, 1987	The Running Man	$10,253,465	1,692	$6,060	$10,253,465	7
42	Apr 3, 1987	Police Academy 4: Citizens on…	$10,248,472	1,750	$5,856	$10,248,472	7
43	Apr 17, 1987	The Secret of My Success	$10,104,490	1,344	$7,518	$21,620,002	14
44	Mar 13, 1987	Lethal Weapon	$9,920,971	1,256	$7,899	$19,746,046	14
45	Dec 25, 1987	Broadcast News	$9,878,196	677	$14,591	$10,319,235	16
46	Jul 24, 1987	Snow White and the Seven Dwar…	$9,845,387	1,729	$5,694	$45,311,192	18,119
47	Mar 6, 1987	Lethal Weapon	$9,825,075	1,256	$7,823	$9,825,075	7
48	Jul 24, 1987	RoboCop	$9,792,649	1,585	$6,178	$22,157,769	14
49	Jul 24, 1987	Summer School	$9,786,146	1,366	$7,164	$11,885,198	9
50	Feb 27, 1987	Platoon	$9,710,291	1,466	$6,624	$78,475,269	77
51	Nov 6, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$9,663,303	1,351	$7,153	$88,278,387	56
52	Jun 26, 1987	The Witches of Eastwick	$9,606,530	1,317	$7,294	$36,852,669	21
53	Jul 10, 1987	Full Metal Jacket	$9,552,162	881	$10,842	$16,485,842	21
54	Dec 11, 1987	Throw Momma From the Train	$9,525,536	1,470	$6,480	$9,525,536	7
55	Nov 20, 1987	The Running Man	$9,467,484	1,692	$5,595	$19,720,949	14
56	Mar 27, 1987	Blind Date	$9,321,273	1,251	$7,451	$9,321,273	7
57	Jul 24, 1987	La Bamba	$9,142,795	1,251	$7,308	$9,189,689	7
58	Oct 30, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$9,123,550	1,347	$6,773	$78,615,084	49
59	Dec 11, 1987	3 Men and a Baby	$8,946,386	1,016	$8,805	$36,511,265	23
60	Nov 27, 1987	Planes, Trains & Automobiles	$8,859,198	1,118	$7,924	$11,980,958	9
61	Dec 18, 1987	Throw Momma From the Train	$8,851,214	1,514	$5,846	$18,376,750	14
62	Aug 14, 1987	Stakeout	$8,806,048	1,016	$8,667	$18,466,539	16
63	Mar 20, 1987	Lethal Weapon	$8,800,340	1,420	$6,197	$28,546,386	21
64	Dec 25, 1987	*batteries not included	$8,779,790	1,357	$6,470	$14,662,720	14
65	Jul 31, 1987	The Lost Boys	$8,719,184	1,027	$8,490	$8,719,184	7
66	Oct 2, 1987	Like Father Like Son	$8,695,492	1,167	$7,451	$8,695,492	7
67	Jun 26, 1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	$8,654,649	2,191	$3,950	$121,714,198	44
68	Jan 2, 1987	The Golden Child	$8,510,393	1,714	$4,965	$54,108,155	28
69	Mar 6, 1987	Platoon	$8,502,112	1,554	$5,471	$86,977,381	84
70	Mar 6, 1987	A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: …	$8,443,627	1,378	$6,127	$19,811,516	14
71	Aug 21, 1987	Stakeout	$8,426,801	1,102	$7,647	$26,893,340	23
72	Nov 27, 1987	Cinderella	$8,357,142	1,657	$5,044	$66,626,493	13,806
73	Jul 24, 1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Pe…	$8,335,988	1,511	$5,517	$8,335,988	7
74	Jan 30, 1987	Outrageous Fortune	$8,327,852	1,081	$7,704	$8,327,852	7
75	Jul 31, 1987	La Bamba	$8,309,541	1,249	$6,653	$17,499,230	14
76	Aug 7, 1987	Stakeout	$8,291,959	951	$8,719	$9,660,491	9
77	Aug 14, 1987	Can’t Buy Me Love	$8,219,396	1,256	$6,544	$8,219,396	7
78	Nov 13, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$8,192,653	1,386	$5,911	$96,471,040	63
79	Sep 4, 1987	Stakeout	$8,188,924	1,355	$6,043	$41,865,166	37
80	Jun 26, 1987	Predator	$8,072,282	1,632	$4,946	$37,775,160	21
81	Jan 2, 1987	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	$8,057,483	1,956	$4,119	$83,127,489	44
82	Nov 20, 1987	Fatal Attraction	$7,987,282	1,398	$5,713	$104,458,322	70
83	Jul 3, 1987	Innerspace	$7,912,803	1,603	$4,936	$10,037,049	7
84	Jul 10, 1987	Dragnet	$7,870,690	1,339	$5,878	$35,428,754	21
85	Jun 26, 1987	The Untouchables	$7,864,696	1,491	$5,275	$47,433,403	30
86	Jul 3, 1987	Spaceballs	$7,745,042	1,389	$5,576	$21,322,253	16
87	Dec 25, 1987	Wall Street	$7,697,983	987	$7,799	$18,012,690	21
88	Jul 31, 1987	Summer School	$7,635,773	1,366	$5,590	$19,520,971	16
89	Aug 14, 1987	The Living Daylights	$7,548,438	1,680	$4,493	$36,215,513	21
90	Feb 13, 1987	Outrageous Fortune	$7,535,380	1,302	$5,788	$22,773,451	21
91	Jul 31, 1987	RoboCop	$7,465,128	1,601	$4,663	$29,622,897	21
92	Jun 19, 1987	Roxanne	$7,434,475	847	$8,777	$7,434,475	7
93	Nov 20, 1987	Cinderella	$7,408,902	1,646	$4,501	$58,269,351	13,799
94	Nov 6, 1987	Hello Again	$7,366,161	1,201	$6,133	$7,366,161	7
95	Jan 16, 1987	Critical Condition	$7,331,845	1,343	$5,459	$7,331,845	7
96	Aug 7, 1987	Masters of the Universe	$7,240,956	1,185	$6,111	$7,240,956	7
97	Dec 25, 1987	Planes, Trains & Automobiles	$7,145,794	1,684	$4,243	$35,049,149	37
98	May 22, 1987	Ernest Goes to Camp	$7,130,534	1,541	$4,627	$7,130,534	7
99	Apr 24, 1987	The Secret of My Success	$7,125,280	1,346	$5,294	$28,745,282	21
100	Jul 3, 1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	$7,115,333	1,980	$3,594	$128,829,531	51