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Music box office · November 1987

Music Box Office, November 1987: Top-Grossing Releases

Sign 'o' the Times (1987) is the highest-grossing music movie released in November 1987, with $3M worldwide, ahead of Assa (1987) at $67.2K. 2 music films released in November 1987 report a worldwide gross, $3.1M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.

November 1987 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$3.1M
Sign 'o' the Times (1987), the #1
$3M
earned in the US & Canada
98%
Sign 'o' the Times (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 music movie of November 1987

Sign 'o' the Times (1987)

1987 · Music, Documentary

$3M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$3M US & Canada · 100% $900 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Music Release of November 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 November 1987.

  1. 1 Sign 'o' the Times (1987) movie poster
    Sign 'o' the Times (1987) Nov 20, 1987 · English · Music, Documentary $3M worldwide
    Nov 20, 1987 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $900 Worldwide: $3M
  2. 2 Assa (1987) movie poster
    Assa (1987) Nov 1, 1987 · Russian · Drama, Music, Romance $67.2K worldwide
    Nov 1, 1987 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.2K
FAQ

Music Box Office November 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 music movie in November 1987?

Sign 'o' the Times (1987) leads with $3M worldwide, $3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Assa (1987) at $67.2K.

How much did music movies released in November 1987 earn?

2 music films released in November 1987 report a worldwide gross, $3.1M in all, or $1.5M per film on average.

How many music movies released in November 1987 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sign 'o' the Times (1987), earned $3M.

How much of the November 1987 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$3M of the $3.1M total, or 98%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the November 1987 music 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 November 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 November 1987 music 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.