Top Grossing Action Movies in 1987
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop II |  EN | $153,665,036 | $299,965,036 |
| 2 | Lethal Weapon | EN | $65,207,127 | $120,207,127 |
| 3 | Predator | EN | $59,735,548 | $98,268,458 |
| 4 | Stakeout | EN | $65,673,233 | $65,673,233 |
| 5 | RoboCop | EN | $53,424,681 | $53,429,740 |
| 6 | The Living Daylights | EN | $51,185,897 | $51,220,890 |
| 7 | Full Metal Jacket | EN | $46,357,676 | $50,193,748 |
| 8 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | EN | $44,793,222 | $44,793,222 |
| 9 | The Running Man |  IT | $38,122,105 | $38,123,906 |
| 10 | No Way Out | EN | $35,509,515 | $35,509,515 |
| 11 | Adventures in Babysitting | EN | $34,368,475 | $34,368,475 |
| 12 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | EN | $15,681,020 | $30,281,020 |
| 13 | Innerspace | EN | $25,893,810 | $25,893,810 |
| 14 | Empire of the Sun | EN | $22,238,696 | $22,239,121 |
| 15 | The Principal | EN | $19,734,940 | $19,734,940 |
| 16 | Masters of the Universe | EN | $17,336,370 | $17,337,139 |
| 17 | Over the Top | EN | $16,057,580 | $16,057,930 |
| 18 | Hamburger Hill | EN | $13,839,404 | $13,839,404 |
| 19 | Fatal Beauty | EN | $12,046,526 | $12,046,526 |
| 20 | Extreme Prejudice | EN | $11,307,844 | $11,307,844 |
| 21 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | EN | $7,555,000 | $7,555,000 |
| 22 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | EN | $7,555,000 | $7,555,000 |
| 23 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | EN | $6,880,310 | $6,880,310 |
| 24 | Assassination | EN | $6,075,793 | $6,075,793 |
| 25 | Nadine | EN | $5,669,831 | $5,669,831 |
| 26 | A Better Tomorrow II | - | $4,999,517 | |
| 27 | No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder | EN | $4,662,137 | $4,662,137 |
| 28 | Leonard Part 6 | EN | $4,615,255 | $4,615,255 |
| 29 | Death Before Dishonor | EN | $4,546,244 | $4,546,244 |
| 30 | Best Seller | EN | $4,278,150 | $4,278,150 |
| 31 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | EN | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 32 | North Shore | EN | $3,832,228 | $3,832,228 |
| 33 | The Monster Squad | EN | $3,769,990 | $3,771,779 |
| 34 | Dead Heat |  JP | $3,588,626 | $3,588,626 |
| 35 | Near Dark | EN | $3,369,307 | $3,369,628 |
| 36 | Malone | EN | $3,060,858 | $3,060,858 |
| 37 | Heat |  RU | $2,793,214 | $2,793,214 |
| 38 | The Squeeze | EN | $2,228,951 | $2,228,951 |
| 39 | A Prayer for the Dying | EN | $1,432,687 | $1,432,687 |
| 40 | Penitentiary III | EN | $1,392,616 | $1,392,616 |
| 41 | Steele Justice | EN | $1,327,740 | $1,327,740 |
| 42 | Real Men |  SE | $873,903 | $873,903 |
| 43 | Nowhere to Hide | EN | $847,468 | $847,468 |
| 44 | The Barbarians | EN | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 45 | Steel Dawn | EN | $562,187 | $562,187 |
| 46 | Man on Fire | EN | $519,596 | $519,596 |
| 47 | Number One with a Bullet | EN | $410,952 | $410,952 |
| 48 | World Gone Wild | EN | $323,947 | $323,947 |
| 49 | Rent-a-Cop | EN | $295,000 | $295,000 |
| 50 | Rent-a-Cop | EN | $295,000 | $295,000 |
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