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Action box office · Week 26 · Jun 21–27, 1987

Action Box Office, Week 26 of 1987: Action Releases of Jun 21–27

Full Metal Jacket (1987) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 26 of 1987 (Jun 21–27), with $50.2M worldwide, ahead of Straight to Hell (1987) at $210.2K. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $50.4M in all, 92% of it from the US & Canada.

week 26 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$50.4M
Full Metal Jacket (1987), the #1
$50.2M
earned in the US & Canada
92%
Full Metal Jacket (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 action movie of Week 26, 1987

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

1987 · Action, Drama

$50.2M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$46.4M US & Canada · 92% $3.8M elsewhere · 8%
The chart

Every Action Release of Week 26 of 1987, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 26 of 1987 (Jun 21–27).

  1. 1 Full Metal Jacket (1987) movie poster
    Full Metal Jacket (1987) Jun 26, 1987 · English · Action, Drama, War $50.2M worldwide
    Jun 26, 1987 US and Canada: $46.4M Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $50.2M
  2. 2 Straight to Hell (1987) movie poster
    Straight to Hell (1987) Jun 26, 1987 · English · Action, Comedy, Crime $210.2K worldwide
    Jun 26, 1987 US and Canada: $210.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $210.2K
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 26 of 1987: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 26 of 1987 (Jun 21–27)?

Full Metal Jacket (1987) leads with $50.2M worldwide, $46.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Straight to Hell (1987) at $210.2K.

How much did action movies released in week 26 of 1987 (Jun 21–27) earn?

2 action films released in week 26 of 1987 (Jun 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $50.4M in all, or $25.2M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 26 of 1987 (Jun 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Full Metal Jacket (1987), earned $50.2M.

How much of the Week 26, 1987 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.6M of the $50.4M total, or 92%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 26, 1987 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 26 of 1987 (Jun 21–27). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 26, 1987 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.