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Documentary box office · December 1987

Documentary Box Office, December 1987: Top-Grossing Releases

Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) is the highest-grossing documentary movie released in December 1987, with $50.5M worldwide. 1 documentary film released in December 1987 reports a worldwide gross, $50.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1987 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$50.5M
Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987), the #1
$50.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 documentary movie of December 1987

Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

1987 · Comedy, Documentary

$50.5M worldwide

$50.5M US & Canada · 100% $634 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

The Only Documentary Release of December 1987 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 1987.

  1. 1 Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) movie poster
    Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) Dec 18, 1987 · English · Comedy, Documentary $50.5M worldwide
    Dec 18, 1987 US and Canada: $50.5M Rest of the world: $634 Worldwide: $50.5M
FAQ

Documentary Box Office December 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing documentary movie in December 1987?

Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) leads with $50.5M worldwide, $50.5M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did documentary movies released in December 1987 earn?

1 documentary film released in December 1987 reports a worldwide gross, $50.5M in all, or $50.5M per film on average.

How many documentary movies released in December 1987 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987), earned $50.5M.

How much of the December 1987 Documentary box office came from the US and Canada?

$50.5M of the $50.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 1987 documentary 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 December 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 December 1987 documentary 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.