#1 of 3 1987 · Fantasy, Comedy
$34.4M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
Like Father Like Son (1987) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 40 of 1987 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $34.4M worldwide, ahead of Big Shots (1987) at $3.4M and Zombie High (1987) at $21.9K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 3 1987 · Fantasy, Comedy
$34.4M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
Like Father Like Son (1987) leads with $34.4M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $37.8M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 40 of 1987 (Sep 27–Oct 3).
Oct 2, 1987 US and Canada: $34.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.4M
Oct 2, 1987 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M
Oct 2, 1987 US and Canada: $21.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.9K Of the top 3, Like Father Like Son (1987) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Zombie High (1987) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $37.8M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 40 releases took $37.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 27–Oct 3) with $37.8M, led by Like Father Like Son (1987).
Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1979 earned the most: $110.5M from 2 films, led by 10 (1979). Week 40, 1987 took $37.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 40, 1978 Oct 1–7 2 films | 2 | $20.5M | – | The Big Fix (1978) $13.1M |
| Week 40, 1979 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films · +439% | 2 | $110.5M | +439% | 10 (1979) $74.9M |
| Week 40, 1980 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · −83% | 2 | $19M | −83% | Oh, God! Book II (1980) $14.5M |
| Week 40, 1981 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film · −1% | 1 | $18.8M | −1% | Paternity (1981) $18.8M |
| Week 40, 1982 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · −100% | 1 | $25.7K | −100% | Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) $25.7K |
| Week 40, 1983 Sep 25–Oct 1 1 film · +219116% | 1 | $56.4M | +219116% | The Big Chill (1983) $56.4M |
| Week 40, 1984 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films · −42% | 3 | $32.6M | −42% | Teachers (1984) $27.8M |
| Week 40, 1985 Sep 29–Oct 5 1 film · −100% | 1 | $882 | −100% | Came a Hot Friday (1985) $882 |
| Week 40, 1986 Sep 28–Oct 4 4 films · +2777051% | 4 | $24.5M | +2777051% | Tough Guys (1986) $21.5M |
| Week 40, 1987 Sep 27–Oct 3 3 films · +54% | 3 | $37.8M | +54% | Like Father Like Son (1987) $34.4M |
43 weeks of 1987 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 17–23) with $324.7M, led by Beverly Hills Cop II (1987).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
Like Father Like Son (1987) leads with $34.4M worldwide, $34.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Big Shots (1987) at $3.4M and Zombie High (1987) at $21.9K.
3 comedy films released in week 40 of 1987 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $37.8M in all, or $12.6M per film on average.
None. The biggest, Like Father Like Son (1987), earned $34.4M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 40 of 1987 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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.
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.