1987 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1987. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1987.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | $320,099,997 | $156,645,693 | $163,454,304 | 48.9% |
| 2 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $299,965,036 | $153,665,036 | $146,300,000 | 51.2% |
| 3 | Black Widow | $221,141,236 | $25,205,460 | $195,935,776 | 11.4% |
| 4 | Dirty Dancing | $213,893,795 | $63,892,689 | $150,001,106 | 29.9% |
| 5 | The Living Daylights | $191,199,996 | $51,185,000 | $140,014,996 | 26.8% |
| 6 | 3 Men and a Baby | $167,780,960 | $167,780,960 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Good Morning Vietnam | $123,922,582 | $123,922,370 | $212 | 100.0% |
| 8 | Lethal Weapon | $120,192,350 | $65,192,350 | $55,000,000 | 54.2% |
| 9 | Predator | $98,267,558 | $59,735,548 | $38,532,010 | 60.8% |
| 10 | Moonstruck | $83,056,700 | $80,640,528 | $2,416,172 | 97.1% |
| 11 | The Untouchables | $76,271,995 | $76,270,454 | $1,541 | 100.0% |
| 12 | Broadcast News | $67,331,309 | $51,249,404 | $16,081,905 | 76.1% |
| 13 | The Secret of My Success | $66,995,000 | $66,995,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 14 | Stakeout | $65,673,233 | $65,673,233 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 15 | The Witches of Eastwick | $62,787,774 | $62,787,608 | $166 | 100.0% |
| 16 | RoboCop | $58,432,051 | $53,424,681 | $5,007,370 | 91.4% |
| 17 | Dragnet | $57,387,000 | $57,387,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 18 | La Bamba | $54,215,416 | $54,215,416 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Throw Momma From the Train | $53,380,796 | $53,380,796 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 20 | Outrageous Fortune | $52,864,741 | $52,864,741 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | Jaws 4: The Revenge | $51,881,013 | $20,763,013 | $31,118,000 | 40.0% |
| 22 | Eddie Murphy: Raw | $50,504,655 | $50,504,655 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles | $49,752,241 | $49,509,935 | $242,306 | 99.5% |
| 24 | Full Metal Jacket | $49,522,300 | $45,015,999 | $4,506,301 | 90.9% |
| 25 | A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: … | $44,793,222 | $44,793,222 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 26 | The Last Emperor | $44,005,435 | $43,984,987 | $20,448 | 100.0% |
| 27 | Wall Street | $43,848,100 | $43,848,100 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 28 | Blind Date | $39,321,000 | $39,321,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Roxanne | $39,148,164 | $39,148,164 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 30 | The Running Man | $38,122,000 | $38,122,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | Spaceballs | $38,119,483 | $38,119,483 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Mannequin | $38,018,000 | $38,018,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | Superman IV: The Quest for Pe… | $36,700,000 | $14,522,355 | $22,177,645 | 39.6% |
| 34 | No Way Out | $35,509,515 | $35,509,515 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 35 | Summer School | $35,114,428 | $35,114,428 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 36 | Like Father Like Son | $34,377,585 | $34,377,585 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 37 | Adventures in Babysitting | $33,790,923 | $33,790,923 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 38 | The Lost Boys | $33,284,552 | $33,112,052 | $172,500 | 99.5% |
| 39 | *batteries not included | $32,945,797 | $32,945,797 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 40 | Harry and the Hendersons | $32,560,613 | $29,760,613 | $2,800,000 | 91.4% |
| 41 | Can’t Buy Me Love | $31,623,833 | $31,623,833 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 42 | The Princess Bride | $31,050,323 | $30,857,000 | $193,323 | 99.4% |
| 43 | Hellraiser | $30,011,148 | $14,564,000 | $15,447,148 | 48.5% |
| 44 | Nuts | $28,866,028 | $28,866,028 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on… | $28,061,343 | $28,061,343 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 46 | Overboard | $26,713,187 | $26,713,187 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | Baby Boom | $26,700,000 | $26,700,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | Cry Freedom | $25,899,797 | $5,899,797 | $20,000,000 | 22.8% |
| 49 | Tin Men | $25,411,386 | $25,411,386 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 50 | Ernest Goes to Camp | $23,509,382 | $23,509,382 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 51 | Raising Arizona | $22,847,767 | $22,847,000 | $767 | 100.0% |
| 52 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerd… | $22,642,033 | $22,642,033 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | Empire of the Sun | $22,238,696 | $22,238,696 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | Hello Again | $20,419,446 | $20,419,446 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 55 | Critical Condition | $20,240,502 | $20,240,502 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Innerspace | $19,816,619 | $19,816,619 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | The Principal | $19,214,194 | $19,214,194 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | Suspect | $18,782,400 | $18,782,400 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 59 | The Believers | $18,753,438 | $18,753,438 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | Some Kind of Wonderful | $18,553,948 | $18,553,948 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 61 | Project X | $18,532,286 | $18,532,286 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | The Big Easy | $17,685,307 | $17,685,307 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | Born in East L.A. | $17,355,263 | $17,355,263 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | Masters of the Universe | $17,336,686 | $17,336,370 | $316 | 100.0% |
| 65 | Angel Heart | $17,192,555 | $17,185,000 | $7,555 | 100.0% |
| 66 | Burglar | $16,337,355 | $16,337,355 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 67 | Over the Top | $16,057,580 | $16,057,580 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Benji the Hunted | $15,212,539 | $15,212,539 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 69 | Radio Days | $14,792,779 | $14,792,779 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | Ishtar | $14,375,196 | $14,375,181 | $15 | 100.0% |
| 71 | Prince of Darkness | $14,182,393 | $14,182,000 | $393 | 100.0% |
| 72 | Creepshow 2 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 73 | Flowers in the Attic | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | Hamburger Hill | $13,839,404 | $13,839,404 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | The Pick-Up Artist | $13,290,368 | $13,290,368 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | The Gate | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 77 | The Bedroom Window | $12,640,385 | $12,640,385 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | The Fourth Protocol | $12,423,831 | $12,423,831 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | Less than Zero | $12,396,383 | $12,396,383 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | Back to the Beach | $12,208,754 | $12,208,754 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | Fatal Beauty | $12,046,526 | $12,046,526 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 82 | Extreme Prejudice | $11,307,844 | $11,307,844 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | Light of Day | $10,489,617 | $10,489,617 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 84 | Someone to Watch Over Me | $10,278,549 | $10,278,549 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | Disorderlies | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 86 | Maid to Order | $9,868,000 | $9,868,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | The Hidden | $9,748,233 | $9,747,988 | $245 | 100.0% |
| 88 | From the Hip | $9,518,342 | $9,518,342 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | Teen Wolf Too | $7,888,000 | $7,888,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | House II: The Second Story | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | Ironweed | $7,393,346 | $7,393,346 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | Who's That Girl? | $7,305,000 | $7,305,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | Hiding Out | $7,019,441 | $7,019,441 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | $6,880,310 | $6,880,310 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | The Chipmunk Adventure | $6,804,312 | $6,804,312 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | $6,454,953 | $6,454,953 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | Assassination | $6,075,793 | $6,075,793 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Evil Dead II | $5,927,557 | $5,923,044 | $4,513 | 99.9% |
| 99 | Surrender | $5,711,976 | $5,711,976 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 100 | Nadine | $5,669,831 | $5,669,831 | $0 | 100.0% |