Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1987
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction |  EN | $156,645,693 | $320,145,693 |
| 2 | Dirty Dancing | EN | $64,577,242 | $214,577,242 |
| 3 | 3 Men and a Baby | EN | $167,780,960 | $167,780,960 |
| 4 | Moonstruck | EN | $80,640,528 | $80,646,431 |
| 5 | The Untouchables |  ES | $76,270,454 | $76,272,360 |
| 6 | Broadcast News | EN | $51,249,404 | $67,331,309 |
| 7 | La Bamba | EN | $54,215,416 | $54,218,591 |
| 8 | RoboCop | EN | $53,424,681 | $53,429,740 |
| 9 | Full Metal Jacket | EN | $46,357,676 | $50,193,748 |
| 10 | The Last Emperor | EN | $43,984,230 | $44,031,516 |
| 11 | Wall Street | EN | $43,848,069 | $43,848,069 |
| 12 | No Way Out | EN | $35,509,515 | $35,509,515 |
| 13 | Can't Buy Me Love | EN | $31,623,833 | $31,623,833 |
| 14 | Nuts | EN | $30,950,002 | $30,950,002 |
| 15 | Baby Boom | EN | $26,712,476 | $26,712,476 |
| 16 | Tin Men | EN | $25,411,386 | $25,411,386 |
| 17 | Black Widow | EN | $25,205,460 | $25,205,460 |
| 18 | Crimes of the Heart | EN | $22,905,522 | $22,905,522 |
| 19 | Empire of the Sun | EN | $22,238,696 | $22,239,121 |
| 20 | Project X | $18,532,286 | $21,589,395 | |
| 21 | The Principal | EN | $19,734,940 | $19,734,940 |
| 22 | Suspect |  NL | $18,782,400 | $18,782,400 |
| 23 | The Believers | EN | $18,753,438 | $18,753,438 |
| 24 | Some Kind of Wonderful | EN | $18,553,948 | $18,553,948 |
| 25 | The Big Easy | EN | $17,685,307 | $17,685,307 |
| 26 | Over the Top | EN | $16,057,580 | $16,057,930 |
| 27 | Flowers in the Attic | EN | $15,151,736 | $15,151,736 |
| 28 | Hamburger Hill | EN | $13,839,404 | $13,839,404 |
| 29 | The Pick-up Artist | EN | $13,290,368 | $13,290,368 |
| 30 | Less Than Zero | EN | $12,396,383 | $12,396,383 |
| 31 | Extreme Prejudice | EN | $11,307,844 | $11,307,844 |
| 32 | Light of Day | EN | $10,489,617 | $10,489,617 |
| 33 | Someone to Watch Over Me | EN | $10,278,549 | $10,278,549 |
| 34 | From the Hip | EN | $9,518,342 | $9,518,342 |
| 35 | Hiding Out | EN | $7,019,441 | $7,019,441 |
| 36 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | EN | $6,880,310 | $6,880,310 |
| 37 | Cry Freedom | EN | $5,899,797 | $5,899,797 |
| 38 | Wisdom | EN | $5,715,174 | $5,715,174 |
| 39 | The Sicilian | EN | $5,406,879 | $5,406,879 |
| 40 | Gardens of Stone | EN | $5,262,047 | $5,262,047 |
| 41 | River's Edge | EN | $4,600,000 | $4,600,000 |
| 42 | Made in Heaven | EN | $4,572,845 | $4,572,845 |
| 43 | Death Before Dishonor | EN | $4,546,244 | $4,546,244 |
| 44 | The Dead | EN | $4,370,078 | $4,370,078 |
| 45 | Best Seller | EN | $4,278,150 | $4,278,150 |
| 46 | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | EN | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 47 | North Shore | EN | $3,832,228 | $3,832,228 |
| 48 | Big Shots | EN | $3,390,043 | $3,390,043 |
| 49 | Near Dark | EN | $3,369,307 | $3,369,628 |
| 50 | Wish You Were Here | EN | $3,283,832 | $3,283,832 |
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