Yearly box office · films released in
1987
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Men and a Baby | BV | $167,780,960 | $10,384,392 |
| 2 | Fatal Attraction | Par. | $156,645,693 | $7,602,740 |
| 3 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Par. | $153,665,036 | $26,348,555 |
| 4 | Good Morning, Vietnam | BV | $123,922,370 | $194,308 |
| 5 | Moonstruck | MGM | $80,640,528 | $127,599 |
| 6 | The Untouchables | Par. | $76,270,454 | $10,023,094 |
| 7 | The Secret of My Success | Uni. | $66,995,879 | $7,766,452 |
| 8 | Stakeout | BV | $65,673,233 | $5,170,403 |
| 9 | Lethal Weapon | WB | $65,207,127 | $6,829,949 |
| 10 | The Witches of Eastwick | WB | $63,766,510 | $9,454,238 |
| 11 | Dirty Dancing | Vest | $63,446,382 | $3,900,000 |
| 12 | Predator | Fox | $59,735,548 | $12,031,638 |
| 13 | Throw Momma From the Train | Orion | $57,915,972 | $7,318,878 |
| 14 | Dragnet | Uni. | $57,387,516 | $10,542,669 |
| 15 | La Bamba | Col. | $54,215,416 | $5,651,990 |
| 16 | Robocop | Orion | $53,424,681 | $8,008,721 |
| 17 | Outrageous Fortune | BV | $52,864,741 | $6,404,783 |
| 18 | Broadcast News | Fox | $51,249,404 | $197,542 |
| 19 | The Living Daylights | UA | $51,185,897 | $11,051,284 |
| 20 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Par. | $50,504,655 | $9,077,324 |
| 21 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Par. | $49,530,280 | $7,009,482 |
| 22 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Re-issue) (1987) | BV | $46,594,212 | $7,514,749 |
| 23 | Full Metal Jacket | WB | $46,357,676 | $2,217,307 |
| 24 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | NL | $44,793,222 | $8,880,555 |
| 25 | The Last Emperor | Col. | $43,984,230 | $149,460 |
| 26 | Wall Street | Fox | $43,848,069 | $4,104,611 |
| 27 | Mannequin | Fox | $42,721,196 | $6,001,208 |
| 28 | Roxanne | Col. | $40,050,884 | $4,582,398 |
| 29 | Blind Date | TriS | $39,321,715 | $7,531,273 |
| 30 | The Running Man | TriS | $38,122,105 | $8,117,465 |
| 31 | Spaceballs | MGM | $38,119,483 | $6,613,837 |
| 32 | Summer School | Par. | $35,659,098 | $6,012,274 |
| 33 | No Way Out | Orion | $35,509,515 | $4,259,460 |
| 34 | Like Father, Like Son | TriS | $34,377,585 | $7,189,452 |
| 35 | Adventures in Babysitting | BV | $34,368,475 | $2,901,297 |
| 36 | Cinderella (1987 re-issue) | BV | $34,101,149 | $5,165,881 |
| 37 | * batteries not included | Uni. | $32,945,797 | $3,326,530 |
| 38 | The Lost Boys | WB | $32,222,567 | $5,236,318 |
| 39 | Can't Buy Me Love | BV | $31,623,833 | $4,754,732 |
| 40 | Nuts | WB | $30,950,002 | $4,606,083 |
| 41 | The Princess Bride | Fox | $30,857,814 | $206,243 |
| 42 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | Fox | $30,063,289 | $7,900,879 |
| 43 | Harry and the Hendersons | Uni. | $29,760,613 | $4,154,740 |
| 44 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | WB | $28,061,343 | $8,482,487 |
| 45 | Overboard | MGM | $26,713,187 | $1,880,006 |
| 46 | Baby Boom | UA | $26,712,476 | $1,357,413 |
| 47 | Innerspace | WB | $25,893,810 | $4,739,913 |
| 48 | Tin Men | BV | $25,411,386 | $187,381 |
| 49 | Black Widow | Fox | $25,205,460 | $3,426,831 |
| 50 | Ernest Goes to Camp | BV | $23,509,382 | $6,171,957 |
238 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.