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Thriller box office · Week 16 · Apr 12–18, 1987

Thriller Box Office, Week 16 of 1987: Thriller Releases of Apr 12–18

Project X (1987) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 16 of 1987 (Apr 12–18), with $21.6M worldwide. 1 thriller film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $21.6M in all, 86% of it from the US & Canada.

week 16 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$21.6M
Project X (1987), the #1
$21.6M
earned in the US & Canada
86%
Project X (1987) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 thriller movie of Week 16, 1987

Project X (1987)

1987 · Sci-Fi, Drama

$21.6M worldwide

$18.5M US & Canada · 86% $3.1M elsewhere · 14%
The chart

The Only Thriller Release of Week 16 of 1987 With a Reported 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 16 of 1987 (Apr 12–18).

  1. 1 Project X (1987) movie poster
    Project X (1987) Apr 17, 1987 · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $21.6M worldwide
    Apr 17, 1987 US and Canada: $18.5M Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $21.6M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 16 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 16 of 1987 (Apr 12–18)?

Project X (1987) leads with $21.6M worldwide, $18.5M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did thriller movies released in week 16 of 1987 (Apr 12–18) earn?

1 thriller film released in week 16 of 1987 (Apr 12–18) reports a worldwide gross, $21.6M in all, or $21.6M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in week 16 of 1987 (Apr 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Project X (1987), earned $21.6M.

How much of the Week 16, 1987 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.5M of the $21.6M total, or 86%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 16, 1987 thriller 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 16 of 1987 (Apr 12–18). 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 16, 1987 thriller 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.