#1 of 2 #1 action movie of Week 9, 1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
1987 · Action, Thriller
$44.8M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
$44.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Action box office · Week 9 · Feb 22–28, 1987
Action Box Office, Week 9 of 1987: Action Releases of Feb 22–28
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28), with $44.8M worldwide, ahead of Number One with a Bullet (1987) at $411K. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $45.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 9 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $45.2M
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), the #1
- $44.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Action Release of Week 9 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 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28).
- 1 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)Feb 27, 1987 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.8M
Feb 27, 1987 · English · Action, Thriller, Fantasy $44.8M worldwide - 2
Feb 27, 1987 US and Canada: $411K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $411K
Archive
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).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $6.1M
- Week 3 $7.6M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $16.1M
- Week 8 $4.5M
- Week 9 $45.2M
- Week 10 $120.2M
- Week 11 $2.8M
- Week 12 $800K
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $11.3M
- Week 18 $7.1M
- Week 19 $1.5M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $300M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $98.3M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $50.4M
- Week 27 $25.9M
- Week 28 $2.2M
- Week 29 $847.5K
- Week 30 $30.3M
- Week 31 $51.2M
- Week 32 $92.3M
- Week 33 $43.1M
- Week 34 $2.2K
- Week 35 $13.9M
- Week 36 $1.4M
- Week 37 $1.4M
- Week 38 $19.7M
- Week 39 $5.2M
- Week 40 $3.7M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $200.7K
- Week 44 $12M
- Week 45 $7.4M
- Week 46 $38.4M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $590K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $22.5M
- Week 51 $4.6M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 9 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 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28)?
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) leads with $44.8M worldwide, $44.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Number One with a Bullet (1987) at $411K.
How much did action movies released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28) earn?
2 action films released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $45.2M in all, or $22.6M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), earned $44.8M.
How is the week 9, 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 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28). 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 9, 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.