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Drama box office · Week 9 · Feb 22–28, 1987

Drama Box Office, Week 9 of 1987: Drama Releases of Feb 22–28

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28), with $18.6M worldwide, ahead of Working Girls (1987) at $1.8M. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$20.3M
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), the #1
$18.6M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 drama movie of Week 9, 1987

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

1987 · Drama, Romance

$18.6M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$18.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 9 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 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28).

  1. 1 Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) movie poster
    Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) Feb 27, 1987 · English · Drama, Romance $18.6M worldwide
    Feb 27, 1987 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M
  2. 2 Working Girls (1987) movie poster
    Working Girls (1987) Feb 27, 1987 · Drama $1.8M worldwide
    Feb 27, 1987 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 9 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 drama movie in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28)?

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) leads with $18.6M worldwide, $18.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Working Girls (1987) at $1.8M.

How much did drama movies released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28) earn?

2 drama films released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $20.3M in all, or $10.2M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), earned $18.6M.

How much of the Week 9, 1987 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.3M of the $20.3M 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 9, 1987 drama 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 9 of 1987 (Feb 22–28). 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 9, 1987 drama 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.