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Action box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 1987

Action Box Office, Week 36 of 1987: Action Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5

Penitentiary III (1987) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $1.4M worldwide. 1 action film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 36 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$1.4M
Penitentiary III (1987), the #1
$1.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Penitentiary III (1987) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 action movie of Week 36, 1987

Penitentiary III (1987)

1987 · Action, Drama

$1.4M worldwide

$1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Action Release of Week 36 of 1987 With a Reported 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 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5).

  1. 1 Penitentiary III (1987) movie poster
    Penitentiary III (1987) Sep 4, 1987 · English · Action, Drama, Crime $1.4M worldwide
    Sep 4, 1987 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 36 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?

Penitentiary III (1987) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $1.4M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did action movies released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?

1 action film released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5) reports a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, or $1.4M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Penitentiary III (1987), earned $1.4M.

How much of the Week 36, 1987 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.4M of the $1.4M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 36, 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.