This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1987.[1]
Number-one films
edit# | Weekend end date | Film | Box office | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 4, 1987 | The Golden Child | $6,644,850 | [2] | |
2 | January 11, 1987 | $4,526,427 | [3] | ||
3 | January 18, 1987 | Critical Condition | $5,715,701 | [4] | |
4 | January 25, 1987 | $3,335,808 | [5] | ||
5 | February 1, 1987 | Platoon | $8,352,394 | Platoon reached No. 1 on its seventh weekend after expanding from 214 to 590 theaters. | [6] |
6 | February 8, 1987 | $8,179,149 | [7] | ||
7 | February 16, 19874-day weekend | $12,875,690 | First film to gross more than $10 million on a weekend in February. Orion Pictures' biggest weekend. Biggest 9th weekend gross of all-time. | [8][9] | |
8 | February 22, 1987 | $8,216,207 | [10] | ||
9 | March 1, 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | $8,880,555 | Record opening for an independent film. | [11][12] |
10 | March 8, 1987 | Lethal Weapon | $6,829,949 | [13] | |
11 | March 15, 1987 | $7,104,415 | [14] | ||
12 | March 22, 1987 | $6,289,750 | [15] | ||
13 | March 29, 1987 | Blind Date | $7,531,273 | [16] | |
14 | April 5, 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | $8,482,487 | [17] | |
15 | April 12, 1987 | The Secret of My Success | $7,766,452 | [18] | |
16 | April 19, 1987 | $7,412,160 | [19] | ||
17 | April 26, 1987 | $5,585,900 | [20] | ||
18 | May 3, 1987 | $4,609,670 | [21] | ||
19 | May 10, 1987 | $3,836,710 | [22] | ||
20 | May 17, 1987 | Ishtar | $4,331,817 | [23] | |
21 | May 25, 19874-day weekend | Beverly Hills Cop II | $33,014,153 | Beverly Hills Cop II had the highest weekend debut of 1987 and broke Rambo: First Blood Part II's record ($25.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. | [24] |
22 | May 31, 1987 | $17,126,642 | [25] | ||
23 | June 7, 1987 | $12,424,035 | [26] | ||
24 | June 14, 1987 | Predator | $12,031,638 | [27] | |
25 | June 21, 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | $8,251,230 | The Witches of Eastwick reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release. | [28] |
26 | June 28, 1987 | Dragnet | $10,542,669 | [29] | |
27 | July 5, 1987 | $7,042,650 | [30] | ||
28 | July 12, 1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | $7,900,879 | [31] | |
29 | July 19, 1987 | RoboCop | $8,008,721 | [32] | |
30 | July 26, 1987 | $6,332,716 | [33] | ||
31 | August 2, 1987 | The Living Daylights | $11,051,284 | The Living Daylights set a record 3-day opening for a James Bond film, beating that set in 1983 by Octopussy ($8.9 million) and the $10.7 million Friday to Sunday gross of A View to a Kill in 1985. | [34][35] |
32 | August 9, 1987 | $7,706,230 | [36] | ||
33 | August 16, 1987 | Stakeout | $5,574,782 | Stakeout reached number 1 in its second weekend of release. | [37] |
34 | August 23, 1987 | $5,559,712 | [38] | ||
35 | August 30, 1987 | $4,729,337 | [39] | ||
36 | September 7, 19874-day weekend | $7,071,745 | [40] | ||
37 | September 13, 1987 | $4,202,518 | [41] | ||
38 | September 20, 1987 | Fatal Attraction | $7,602,740 | [42] | |
39 | September 27, 1987 | $7,707,763 | [43] | ||
40 | October 4, 1987 | $9,347,602 | [44] | ||
41 | October 12, 19874-day weekend | $10,554,336 | [45] | ||
42 | October 18, 1987 | $7,688,730 | [46] | ||
43 | October 25, 1987 | $8,046,843 | [47] | ||
44 | November 1, 1987 | $6,407,677 | [48] | ||
45 | November 8, 1987 | $7,089,680 | [49] | ||
46 | November 15, 1987 | The Running Man | $8,117,465 | [50] | |
47 | November 22, 1987 | $5,671,255 | [51] | ||
48 | November 29, 1987 | Three Men and a Baby | $10,384,392 | Buena Vista's biggest opening weekend of all-time. | [52] |
49 | December 6, 1987 | $8,425,834 | [53] | ||
50 | December 13, 1987 | Throw Momma from the Train | $7,318,878 | [54] | |
51 | December 20, 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | $9,077,324 | [55] | |
52 | December 27, 1987 | Three Men and a Baby | $10,305,227 | Three Men and a Baby reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release. | [56] |
Highest-grossing films
editCalendar Gross
editHighest-grossing films of 1987 by Calendar Gross[57]
In-Year Release
editRank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Three Men and a Baby | Disney | $167,780,960 |
2. | Fatal Attraction | Paramount | $156,645,693 |
3. | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | |
4. | Good Morning, Vietnam | Disney | $123,922,370 |
5. | Moonstruck | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $80,640,528 |
6. | The Untouchables | Paramount | $76,270,454 |
7. | The Secret of My Success | Universal | $66,995,879 |
8. | Stakeout | Disney | $65,673,233 |
9. | Lethal Weapon | Warner Bros. | $65,207,127 |
10. | The Witches of Eastwick | $63,766,510 |
G | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987 Re-issue) |
PG | Three Men and a Baby |
PG-13 | The Secret of My Success |
R | Fatal Attraction |
See also
edit- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
edit- ^ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1987". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "'Platoon' Pumps Up February B.O.; Brisk Biz At Top". Variety. February 18, 1987. p. 3.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "'Elm Street 3' Sets Indie B.O. Record; National Biz Lively". Variety. March 4, 1987. p. 3.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Greenberg, James (August 5, 1987). "'Daylight' Beats All Bond Openers To Lead Natl. B.O.". Variety. p. 3.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 35". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 36 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 41 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 47". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1987 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1987". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1987 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.