#1 of 5 1987 · Drama, War
$5.3M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total
Gardens of Stone (1987) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 19 of 1987 (May 3–9), with $5.3M worldwide, ahead of River's Edge (1987) at $4.6M and Prick Up Your Ears (1987) at $1.7M. 5 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $12.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $11.5M across 3 drama releases.
#1 of 5 1987 · Drama, War
$5.3M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total
Gardens of Stone (1987) leads with $5.3M, 42% of the total. The top 5 together took $12.5M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 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 19 of 1987 (May 3–9).
May 5, 1987 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.3M
May 8, 1987 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
May 8, 1987 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $18.2K Worldwide: $1.7M
May 7, 1987 US and Canada: $949.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $949.5K
May 8, 1987 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $938 Of the top 5, Gardens of Stone (1987) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Prick Up Your Ears (1987) made 1% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $12.5M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.
Week 19 releases took $12.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 16 (Apr 12–18) with $21.6M, led by Project X (1987).
Of these 10 years, Week 19, 1978 earned the most: $59.6M from 3 films, led by The End (1978). Week 19, 1987 took $12.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 19, 1978 May 7–13 3 films | 3 | $59.6M | – | The End (1978) $44.9M |
| Week 19, 1979 May 6–12 2 films · −98% | 2 | $1.2M | −98% | Winter Kills (1979) $1.2M |
| Week 19, 1980 May 4–10 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 19, 1981 May 3–9 1 film | 1 | $5.2M | – | Inchon (1981) $5.2M |
| Week 19, 1982 May 2–8 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 19, 1983 May 1–7 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 19, 1984 May 6–12 2 films | 2 | $50.4M | – | The Natural (1984) $48M |
| Week 19, 1985 May 5–11 2 films · −90% | 2 | $5M | −90% | Rappin’ (1985) $2.9M |
| Week 19, 1986 May 4–10 1 film · −94% | 1 | $318.8K | −94% | The Sacrifice (1986) $318.8K |
| Week 19, 1987 May 3–9 5 films · +3817% | 5 | $12.5M | +3817% | Gardens of Stone (1987) $5.3M |
45 weeks of 1987 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $357.8M, led by Fatal Attraction (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 5 films as the chart.
Gardens of Stone (1987) leads with $5.3M worldwide, $5.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come River's Edge (1987) at $4.6M and Prick Up Your Ears (1987) at $1.7M.
5 drama films released in week 19 of 1987 (May 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $12.5M in all, or $2.5M per film on average.
None. The biggest, Gardens of Stone (1987), earned $5.3M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 19 of 1987 (May 3–9). 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.