Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
May 1–7, 1987
All 14 films
$32,599,285#1
The Secret of My Success| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret of My Success | Uni. | $5,790,070 | 1,333 | $34,535,352 |
| 2 | Creepshow 2 | NW | $4,398,635 | 867 | $4,398,635 |
| 3 | Extreme Prejudice | TriS | $2,710,886 | 1,071 | $7,109,843 |
| 4 | Blind Date | TriS | $2,599,212 | 1,299 | $31,230,501 |
| 5 | Project X (1987) | Fox | $2,525,215 | 1,024 | $10,423,275 |
| 6 | Lethal Weapon | WB | $2,262,251 | 1,132 | $53,798,035 |
| 7 | Platoon | Orion | $2,243,788 | 1,306 | $124,537,489 |
| 8 | Raising Arizona | Fox | $1,896,395 | 666 | $13,944,118 |
| 9 | Malone | Orion | $1,879,743 | 1,326 | $1,879,743 |
| 10 | The Allnighter | Uni. | $1,757,367 | 977 | $1,757,367 |
| 11 | The Aristocats (Re-issue) (1987) | BV | $1,670,902 | 1,405 | $14,765,215 |
| 12 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | WB | $1,523,987 | 1,185 | $24,740,197 |
| 13 | American Ninja 2 | Can. | $1,321,436 | 397 | $1,321,436 |
| 14 | My Life as a Dog | Skou | $19,398 | 1 | $19,398 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.