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Adventure box office · March 1987

Adventure Box Office, March 1987: Top-Grossing Releases

Raising Arizona (1987) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in March 1987, with $29.2M worldwide, ahead of The Barbarians (1987) at $800K. 2 adventure films released in March 1987 report a worldwide gross, $30M in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada.

March 1987 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$30M
Raising Arizona (1987), the #1
$29.2M
earned in the US & Canada
79%
Raising Arizona (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 adventure movie of March 1987

Raising Arizona (1987)

1987 · Adventure, Mystery

$29.2M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$22.8M US & Canada · 78% $6.3M elsewhere · 22%
The chart

Every Adventure Release of March 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 March 1987.

  1. 1 Raising Arizona (1987) movie poster
    Raising Arizona (1987) Mar 13, 1987 · English · Adventure, Mystery, Comedy $29.2M worldwide
    Mar 13, 1987 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $6.3M Worldwide: $29.2M
  2. 2 The Barbarians (1987) movie poster
    The Barbarians (1987) Mar 20, 1987 · English · Fantasy, Action, Adventure $800K worldwide
    Mar 20, 1987 US and Canada: $800K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $800K
FAQ

Adventure Box Office March 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 adventure movie in March 1987?

Raising Arizona (1987) leads with $29.2M worldwide, $22.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Barbarians (1987) at $800K.

How much did adventure movies released in March 1987 earn?

2 adventure films released in March 1987 report a worldwide gross, $30M in all, or $15M per film on average.

How many adventure movies released in March 1987 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Raising Arizona (1987), earned $29.2M.

How much of the March 1987 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$23.6M of the $30M total, or 79%, 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 March 1987 adventure 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 March 1987. 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 March 1987 adventure 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.