#1 of 58 #1 romance movie of 1987
1987 · Drama, Romance
$214.6M worldwide · 23% of the chart's total
$64.6M US & Canada · 30% $150M elsewhere · 70%
Romance box office · 1987
Romance Box Office 1987: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Dirty Dancing (1987) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1987, with $214.6M worldwide, ahead of The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) at $111M and Moonstruck (1987) at $80.6M. 58 romance films released in 1987 report a worldwide gross, $933.1M in all, 77% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 21% on 1986, whose releases took $1.2B. By language, English leads with $918.3M across 49 romance releases.
- 1987 releases with a gross
- 58
- combined worldwide
- $933.1M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 1986
- −21%
#1 of 58 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1987?
Dirty Dancing (1987) leads with $214.6M, 23% of the total. The top 5 together took $516.3M, 55% of what all 58 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1987, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 58. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1987.
- 1 Aug 25, 1987 US and Canada: $64.6M Rest of the world: $150M Worldwide: $214.6M
- 2 Apr 10, 1987 US and Canada: $67M Rest of the world: $44M Worldwide: $111M
- 3 Dec 18, 1987 US and Canada: $80.6M Rest of the world: $5.9K Worldwide: $80.6M
- 4 Dec 16, 1987 US and Canada: $51.2M Rest of the world: $16.1M Worldwide: $67.3M
- 5 Feb 13, 1987 US and Canada: $42.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $42.7M
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Jun 19, 1987 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.1M - 7
Mar 27, 1987 US and Canada: $39.3M Rest of the world: $15.9K Worldwide: $39.3M - 8
Jul 22, 1987 US and Canada: $35.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.7M - 9
Aug 14, 1987 US and Canada: $35.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.5M - 10
Aug 14, 1987 US and Canada: $31.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.6M - 11
Sep 25, 1987 US and Canada: $30.9M Rest of the world: $125K Worldwide: $31M - 12
Dec 16, 1987 US and Canada: $26.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.7M - 13
Oct 7, 1987 US and Canada: $26.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.7M - 14
Nov 6, 1987 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.4M - 15
Feb 27, 1987 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M - 16
Aug 21, 1987 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.7M - 17
Sep 18, 1987 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M - 18
Oct 9, 1987 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.3M - 19
Aug 7, 1987 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.3M - 20
Nov 6, 1987 US and Canada: $7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7M - 21
Aug 7, 1987 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7M - 22
Nov 6, 1987 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M - 23
Aug 14, 1987 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M - 24
Oct 3, 1987 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $321 Worldwide: $3.4M - 25
Jul 24, 1987 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M - 26
Oct 16, 1987 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $206 Worldwide: $3.2M - 27
Nov 10, 1987 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1M - 28
May 1, 1987 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.7M - 29
Sep 18, 1987 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $159.1K Worldwide: $2.6M - 30
Jul 10, 1987 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M - 31
Feb 1, 1987 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M - 32
Nov 20, 1987 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M - 33
Sep 25, 1987 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M - 34
May 8, 1987 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $18.2K Worldwide: $1.7M - 35
Apr 3, 1987 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M - 36
Sep 25, 1987 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M - 37
Oct 30, 1987 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 38
May 14, 1987 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 39
Feb 13, 1987 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M - 40
Dec 13, 1987 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M - 41
Sep 16, 1987 US and Canada: $999.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $999.4K - 42
May 7, 1987 US and Canada: $949.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $949.5K - 43
Aug 26, 1987 US and Canada: $823.2K Rest of the world: $1.9K Worldwide: $825.1K - 44
Sep 13, 1987 US and Canada: $743.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $743.4K - 45
Jun 25, 1987 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $509.4K - 46
May 29, 1987 US and Canada: $350.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $350.5K - 47
Sep 1, 1987 US and Canada: $316.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $316.2K - 48
Mar 1, 1987 US and Canada: $225.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $225.4K - 49
Oct 15, 1987 US and Canada: $213.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $213.9K - 50
Aug 22, 1987 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $208.2K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1987?
Of the top 10, Mannequin (1987) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Dirty Dancing (1987) made 70% of its gross abroad. Across all 58 films, $721.8M (77%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Dirty Dancing (1987) $214.6M $64.6M US & Canada · 30% $150M elsewhere · 70%
- 2 The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) $111M $67M US & Canada · 60% $44M elsewhere · 40%
- 3 Moonstruck (1987) $80.6M $80.6M US & Canada · 100% $5.9K elsewhere · <1%
- 4 Broadcast News (1987) $67.3M $51.2M US & Canada · 76% $16.1M elsewhere · 24%
- 5 Mannequin (1987) $42.7M $42.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Roxanne (1987) $40.1M $40.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Blind Date (1987) $39.3M $39.3M US & Canada · 100% $15.9K elsewhere · <1%
- 8 Summer School (1987) $35.7M $35.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 No Way Out (1987) $35.5M $35.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Can't Buy Me Love (1987) $31.6M $31.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1987 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 58 films crossed $100M and took $325.6M between them, 35% of the total. 40 films, 69% of the list, earned under $10M.
35% 58%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 3% of the list $325.6M · 35% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 16 films, 28% of the list $537.5M · 58% of the gross
- Under $10M 40 films, 69% of the list $70M · 8% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1987 Earned the Most?
August releases took the most, $317.3M from 10 films, led by Dirty Dancing (1987). May was the quietest month ($7M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb Mannequin (1987) $64.7M Mannequin (1987)
- March Mar Blind Date (1987) $39.6M Blind Date (1987)
- April Apr The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) $112.6M The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
- May May The Allnighter (1987) $7M The Allnighter (1987)
- June Jun Roxanne (1987) $40.6M Roxanne (1987)
- July Jul Summer School (1987) $41.2M Summer School (1987)
- August Aug Dirty Dancing (1987) $317.3M Dirty Dancing (1987)
- September Sep The Princess Bride (1987) $52M The Princess Bride (1987)
- October Oct Baby Boom (1987) $45.2M Baby Boom (1987)
- November Nov Hello Again (1987) $37.2M Hello Again (1987)
- December Dec Moonstruck (1987) $175.7M Moonstruck (1987)
Last 10 years
How Does 1987 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1986 earned the most: $1.2B from 51 films, led by Top Gun (1986). 1987 took $933.1M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 17 films | 17 | $628.2M | – | Grease (1978) $396.3M |
| 1979 20 films · −46% | 20 | $342.1M | −46% | 10 (1979) $74.9M |
| 1980 32 films · +28% | 32 | $438.9M | +28% | The Blue Lagoon (1980) $58.9M |
| 1981 30 films · +57% | 30 | $688.4M | +57% | Superman II (1981) $216.4M |
| 1982 30 films · −21% | 30 | $542.5M | −21% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
| 1983 34 films · +2% | 34 | $551.9M | +2% | Terms of Endearment (1983) $108.4M |
| 1984 52 films · +54% | 52 | $850.6M | +54% | Romancing the Stone (1984) $86.6M |
| 1985 36 films · −13% | 36 | $739.4M | −13% | Out of Africa (1985) $227.5M |
| 1986 51 films · +60% | 51 | $1.2B | +60% | Top Gun (1986) $357.3M |
| 1987 58 films · −21% | 58 | $933.1M | −21% | Dirty Dancing (1987) $214.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1987?
English-language romance films took $918.3M across 49 films, 98% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($4.4M) and Russian-language romance films ($2.3M).
1987 Romance Box Office by Language
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Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 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 58 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1987?
Dirty Dancing (1987) leads with $214.6M worldwide, $64.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) at $111M and Moonstruck (1987) at $80.6M.
How much did romance movies released in 1987 earn?
58 romance films released in 1987 report a worldwide gross, $933.1M in all, or $16.1M per film on average. 1986 releases took $1.2B.
How many romance movies released in 1987 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Dirty Dancing (1987) with $214.6M.
How is the 1987 romance 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 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 1987 romance 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.