How much of the May 1987 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$30.3M of the $30.3M 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.

Family box office · May 1987

Family Box Office, May 1987: Top-Grossing Releases

Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) is the highest-grossing family movie released in May 1987, with $23.5M worldwide, ahead of The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) at $6.8M. 2 family films released in May 1987 report a worldwide gross, $30.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1987 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $30.3M
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987), the #1: $23.5M
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

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#1 family movie of May 1987

Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)

1987 · Comedy, Family

$23.5M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$23.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

The chart

Every Family Release of May 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 May 1987.

1
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) May 22, 1987 · English · Comedy, Family $23.5M worldwide

May 22, 1987 US and Canada: $23.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.5M
2
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) May 9, 1987 · English · Comedy, Music, Family $6.8M worldwide

May 9, 1987 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.8M

Family Box Office in 1987, Month by Month

The months of 1987 with their totals: November leads with $175.7M, led by 3 Men and a Baby (1987).

FAQ

Family Box Office May 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 family movie in May 1987?

Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) leads with $23.5M worldwide, $23.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) at $6.8M.

How much did family movies released in May 1987 earn?

2 family films released in May 1987 report a worldwide gross, $30.3M in all, or $15.2M per film on average.

How many family movies released in May 1987 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ernest Goes to Camp (1987), earned $23.5M.

How is the May 1987 family 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 May 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 May 1987 family 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.