Box Office

Top Grossing Movies in 1987

Rank Title Language Genre(s) Domestic Worldwide
1 Fatal Attraction
English

UK

Drama

Thriller

$156,645,693 $320,145,693
2 Beverly Hills Cop II
English

UK

Action

Thriller

Comedy

$153,665,036 $299,965,036
3 Dirty Dancing
English

UK

Drama

Romance

$64,577,242 $214,577,242
4 3 Men and a Baby
English

UK

Drama

Comedy

Family

$167,780,960 $167,780,960
5 Lethal Weapon
English

UK

Action

Thriller

Crime

$65,207,127 $120,207,127
6 The Secret of My Succe$s
English

UK

Comedy

Romance

$66,995,879 $110,996,879
7 Predator
English

UK

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

$59,735,548 $98,268,458
8 Moonstruck
English

UK

Drama

Comedy

Romance

$80,640,528 $80,644,712
9 The Untouchables
Spanish

ES

Drama

History

Thriller

$76,270,454 $76,272,360
10 Broadcast News
English

UK

Drama

Comedy

Romance

$51,249,404 $67,331,309
11 Dragnet
English

UK

Comedy

Crime

$57,387,516 $66,673,516
12 Stakeout
English

UK

Action

Thriller

Comedy

$65,673,233 $65,673,233
13 *batteries not included
English

UK

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

Comedy

$32,945,797 $65,088,797
14 The Witches of Eastwick
English

UK

Fantasy

Horror

Comedy

$63,766,510 $63,766,510
15 Throw Momma from the Train
English

UK

Thriller

Comedy

Crime

$57,915,972 $57,915,972
16 La Bamba
English

UK

Biography

Drama

Music

$54,215,416 $54,218,591
17 RoboCop
English

UK

Action

Sci-Fi

Drama

$53,424,681 $53,429,250
18 Outrageous Fortune
English

UK

Comedy

$52,864,741 $52,864,741
19 Jaws: The Revenge
English

UK

Adventure

Thriller

Horror

$20,763,013 $51,881,013
20 The Living Daylights
English

UK

Action

Adventure

Thriller

$51,185,897 $51,220,890
21 Eddie Murphy: Raw
English

UK

Comedy

Documentary

$50,504,655 $50,505,289
22 Full Metal Jacket
English

UK

Action

Drama

War

$46,357,676 $50,193,748
23 Harry and the Hendersons
English

UK

Fantasy

Comedy

Family

$29,760,613 $49,998,613
24 Planes, Trains & Automobiles
English

UK

Comedy

$49,530,280 $49,530,280
25 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
English

UK

Action

Thriller

Fantasy

$44,793,222 $44,793,222
26 The Last Emperor
English

UK

Biography

Drama

History

$43,984,230 $43,994,979
27 Wall Street
English

UK

Drama

Crime

$43,848,069 $43,848,069
28 Mannequin
English

UK

Fantasy

Comedy

Romance

$42,721,196 $42,721,196
29 Roxanne
English

UK

Comedy

Romance

$40,050,884 $40,050,884
30 Blind Date
English

UK

Comedy

Romance

$39,321,715 $39,337,581
31 The Running Man
Italian

IT

Action

Sci-Fi

Thriller

$38,122,105 $38,123,906
32 Spaceballs
Italian

IT

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Comedy

$38,119,483 $38,119,483
33 Summer School
English

UK

Comedy

Romance

$35,659,098 $35,659,098
34 No Way Out
English

UK

Action

Drama

Mystery

$35,509,515 $35,509,515
35 Adventures in Babysitting
English

UK

Action

Adventure

Thriller

$34,368,475 $34,368,475
36 The Lost Boys
French

FR

Thriller

Fantasy

Horror

$32,315,444 $32,521,337
37 Can't Buy Me Love
English

UK

Drama

Comedy

Romance

$31,623,833 $31,623,833
38 The Princess Bride
English

UK

Adventure

Fantasy

Comedy

$30,857,814 $30,964,149
39 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
English

UK

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

$15,681,020 $30,281,020
40 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
English

UK

Comedy

$30,063,289 $30,063,289
41 Raising Arizona
English

UK

Adventure

Mystery

Comedy

$22,847,564 $29,180,280
42 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
English

UK

Comedy

Crime

$28,061,343 $28,061,343
43 Overboard
English

UK

Comedy

Romance

$26,713,187 $26,713,187
44 Baby Boom
English

UK

Drama

Comedy

Romance

$26,712,476 $26,712,476
45 Innerspace
English

UK

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

$25,893,810 $25,893,810
46 Tin Men
English

UK

Drama

Comedy

$25,411,386 $25,411,386
47 Black Widow
English

UK

Drama

Thriller

Crime

$25,205,460 $25,205,460
48 Ernest Goes to Camp
English

UK

Comedy

Family

$23,509,382 $23,509,382
49 Crimes of the Heart
English

UK

Drama

Comedy

$22,905,522 $22,905,522
50 Benji the Hunted
English

UK

Adventure

Family

$22,257,624 $22,257,624

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