How much of the Week 50, 1987 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$22.5M of the $22.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 50 · Dec 6–12, 1987

Action Box Office, Week 50 of 1987: Action Releases of Dec 6–12

Q: What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12)?

Empire of the Sun (1987) leads with $22.2M worldwide, $22.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cold Steel (1987) at $285.9K.

Q: How much did action movies released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) earn?

2 action films released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $22.5M in all, or $11.3M per film on average.

Q: How many action movies released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Empire of the Sun (1987), earned $22.2M.

Q: How is the week 50, 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 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12). 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.

Q: How often is the week 50, 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.

Empire of the Sun (1987) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12), with $22.2M worldwide, ahead of Cold Steel (1987) at $285.9K. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $22.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 50 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $22.5M
Empire of the Sun (1987), the #1: $22.2M
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

#1 of 2

#1 action movie of Week 50, 1987

Empire of the Sun (1987)

1987 · Action, Drama

$22.2M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$22.2M US & Canada · 100% $425 elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 50 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 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12).

1
Empire of the Sun (1987) Dec 9, 1987 · English · Action, Drama, History $22.2M worldwide

Dec 9, 1987 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: $425 Worldwide: $22.2M
2
Cold Steel (1987) Dec 11, 1987 · English · Thriller, Action, Drama $285.9K worldwide

Dec 11, 1987 US and Canada: $285.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $285.9K

Action Box Office in 1987, Week by Week

35 weeks of 1987 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 17–23) with $300M, led by Beverly Hills Cop II (1987).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 50 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 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12)?

Empire of the Sun (1987) leads with $22.2M worldwide, $22.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cold Steel (1987) at $285.9K.

How much did action movies released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) earn?

2 action films released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $22.5M in all, or $11.3M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Empire of the Sun (1987), earned $22.2M.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12). 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 50, 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.