#1 of 2 #1 crime movie of Week 50, 1987
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
1987 · Thriller, Comedy
$57.9M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
$57.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Crime box office · Week 50 · Dec 6–12, 1987
Crime Box Office, Week 50 of 1987: Crime Releases of Dec 6–12
Throw Momma from the Train (1987) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12), with $57.9M worldwide, ahead of Wall Street (1987) at $43.8M. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $101.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 50 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $101.8M
- Throw Momma from the Train (1987), the #1
- $57.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Crime Release of Week 50 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 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12).
- 1 Dec 11, 1987 US and Canada: $57.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.9M
- 2
Dec 11, 1987 US and Canada: $43.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.8M
Archive
Crime Box Office in 1987, Week by Week
30 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 $5.7M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $20.2M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $25.2M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $120.2M
- Week 11 $32M
- Week 12 $17.5M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $28.1M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $11.3M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $5.9M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $300M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $76.3M
- Week 24 $18.8M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $66.9M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $2.2M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $71.4M
- Week 33 $35.5M
- Week 34 $17.7M
- Week 35 $1.7M
- Week 36 $2.2M
- Week 37 $2.4M
- Week 38 $34.1M
- Week 39 $5.5M
- Week 40 $6.8M
- Week 41 $15.7M
- Week 42 $2.6M
- Week 43 $21.9M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $19.3M
- Week 46 $3.3M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $590K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $101.8M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Crime Box Office Week 50 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 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12)?
Throw Momma from the Train (1987) leads with $57.9M worldwide, $57.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Wall Street (1987) at $43.8M.
How much did crime movies released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) earn?
2 crime films released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $101.8M in all, or $50.9M per film on average.
How many crime movies released in week 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Throw Momma from the Train (1987), earned $57.9M.
How is the week 50, 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 50 of 1987 (Dec 6–12). 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 50, 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.