Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Oct 2–8, 1987
All 16 films
$40,894,885#1
Fatal Attraction| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | Par. | $12,986,764 | 1,297 | $34,868,527 |
| 2 | Like Father, Like Son | TriS | $8,695,492 | 1,167 | $8,695,492 |
| 3 | The Principal | TriS | $3,053,805 | 1,157 | $13,387,287 |
| 4 | Stakeout | BV | $2,546,064 | 1,204 | $57,202,761 |
| 5 | Dirty Dancing | Vest | $2,476,217 | 990 | $30,609,859 |
| 6 | Hellraiser | NW | $2,124,307 | 1,072 | $11,218,345 |
| 7 | The Pick-Up Artist | Fox | $1,773,241 | 1,092 | $10,214,888 |
| 8 | Big Shots | Fox | $1,688,746 | 932 | $1,688,746 |
| 9 | No Way Out | Orion | $1,331,404 | 758 | $32,081,939 |
| 10 | La Bamba | Col. | $1,226,640 | 887 | $50,745,746 |
| 11 | Can't Buy Me Love | BV | $863,755 | 744 | $29,307,434 |
| 12 | The Big Easy | Col. | $830,426 | 548 | $16,516,002 |
| 13 | Near Dark | DEG | $827,388 | 262 | $827,388 |
| 14 | The Princess Bride | Fox | $289,165 | 9 | $585,814 |
| 15 | Slamdance | Isld | $165,465 | 47 | $165,465 |
| 16 | Zombie High | PEC | $16,006 | 25 | $16,006 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.