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Crime box office · Week 39 · Sep 20–26, 1987

Crime Box Office, Week 39 of 1987: Crime Releases of Sep 20–26

Best Seller (1987) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 39 of 1987 (Sep 20–26), with $4.3M worldwide, ahead of China Girl (1987) at $1.3M. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 39 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$5.5M
Best Seller (1987), the #1
$4.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Best Seller (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 crime movie of Week 39, 1987

Best Seller (1987)

1987 · Crime, Drama

$4.3M worldwide · 77% of the chart's total

$4.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 39 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 39 of 1987 (Sep 20–26).

  1. 1 Best Seller (1987) movie poster
    Best Seller (1987) Sep 25, 1987 · English · Crime, Drama, Action $4.3M worldwide
    Sep 25, 1987 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3M
  2. 2 China Girl (1987) movie poster
    China Girl (1987) Sep 25, 1987 · English · Romance, Crime, Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Sep 25, 1987 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 39 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 crime movie in week 39 of 1987 (Sep 20–26)?

Best Seller (1987) leads with $4.3M worldwide, $4.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come China Girl (1987) at $1.3M.

How much did crime movies released in week 39 of 1987 (Sep 20–26) earn?

2 crime films released in week 39 of 1987 (Sep 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, or $2.8M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 39 of 1987 (Sep 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Best Seller (1987), earned $4.3M.

How much of the Week 39, 1987 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.5M of the $5.5M 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.

How is the week 39, 1987 crime 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 39 of 1987 (Sep 20–26). 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 39, 1987 crime 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.