#1 of 3 1987 · Drama, Thriller
$17.7M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
The Big Easy (1987) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 34 of 1987 (Aug 16–22), with $17.7M worldwide, ahead of Daughter of the Nile (1987) at $2.6K and Miami Connection (1987) at $2.2K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $17.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 3 1987 · Drama, Thriller
$17.7M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
The Big Easy (1987) leads with $17.7M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $17.7M, 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 34 of 1987 (Aug 16–22).
Aug 21, 1987 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.7M
Aug 22, 1987 US and Canada: $2.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6K
Aug 18, 1987 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K Week 34 releases took $17.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 2–8) with $71.4M, led by Stakeout (1987).
Of these 10 years, Week 34, 1987 earned the most: $17.7M from 3 films, led by The Big Easy (1987).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 34, 1978 Aug 20–26 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 34, 1979 Aug 19–25 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 34, 1980 Aug 17–23 1 film | 1 | $6.5K | – | Scum (1980) $6.5K |
| Week 34, 1981 Aug 16–22 1 film · +125643% | 1 | $8.1M | +125643% | Prince of the City (1981) $8.1M |
| Week 34, 1982 Aug 15–21 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 34, 1983 Aug 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 34, 1984 Aug 19–25 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 34, 1985 Aug 18–24 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 34, 1986 Aug 17–23 2 films | 2 | $11.1M | – | Manhunter (1986) $8.6M |
| Week 34, 1987 Aug 16–22 3 films · +59% | 3 | $17.7M | +59% | The Big Easy (1987) $17.7M |
30 weeks of 1987 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 17–23) with $300M, 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.
The Big Easy (1987) leads with $17.7M worldwide, $17.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Daughter of the Nile (1987) at $2.6K and Miami Connection (1987) at $2.2K.
3 crime films released in week 34 of 1987 (Aug 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $17.7M in all, or $5.9M per film on average.
None. The biggest, The Big Easy (1987), earned $17.7M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 34 of 1987 (Aug 16–22). 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.