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Thriller box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 1987

Thriller Box Office, Week 36 of 1987: Thriller Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5

Rampage (1987) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $796.4K worldwide, ahead of Man on Fire (1987) at $519.6K and Motherland Hotel (1987) at $12.3K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 95% on Week 35, 1987, whose releases took $28M.

week 36 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.3M
Rampage (1987), the #1
$796.4K
vs Week 35, 1987
−95%
Rampage (1987) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 36, 1987

Rampage (1987)

1987 · Drama, Crime

$796.4K worldwide · 60% of the chart's total

$796.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 36 of 1987?

Rampage (1987) leads with $796.4K, 60% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Rampage (1987) movie poster Number 1
    $796.4K Rampage (1987)
    $796.4K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Man on Fire (1987) movie poster Number 2
    $519.6K Man on Fire (1987)
    $519.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Motherland Hotel (1987) movie poster Number 3
    $12.3K Motherland Hotel (1987)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 36 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 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5).

  1. 1 Rampage (1987) movie poster
    Rampage (1987) Sep 1, 1987 · English · Drama, Crime, Thriller $796.4K worldwide
    Sep 1, 1987 US and Canada: $796.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $796.4K
  2. 2 Man on Fire (1987) movie poster
    Man on Fire (1987) Sep 4, 1987 · English · Drama, Thriller $519.6K worldwide
    Sep 4, 1987 US and Canada: $519.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $519.6K
  3. 3 Motherland Hotel (1987) movie poster
    Motherland Hotel (1987) Aug 30, 1987 · Turkish · Crime, Drama, Thriller $12.3K worldwide
    Aug 30, 1987 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 36 releases took $1.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $355.2M, led by Fatal Attraction (1987).

  1. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 The Living Daylights (1987) $83.8M The Living Daylights (1987)
  3. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Stakeout (1987) $83M Stakeout (1987)
  4. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 No Way Out (1987) $35.7M No Way Out (1987)
  5. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 The Big Easy (1987) $17.7M The Big Easy (1987)
  6. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Hamburger Hill (1987) $28M Hamburger Hill (1987)
  7. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Rampage (1987) $1.3M Rampage (1987)
  8. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 A Prayer for the Dying (1987) $2.4M A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
  9. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Fatal Attraction (1987) $355.2M Fatal Attraction (1987)
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 1987, Week by Week

34 weeks of 1987 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $355.2M, led by Fatal Attraction (1987).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 36 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?

Rampage (1987) leads with $796.4K worldwide, $796.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Man on Fire (1987) at $519.6K and Motherland Hotel (1987) at $12.3K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $1.3M in all, or $442.8K per film on average. Week 35, 1987 releases took $28M.

How many thriller movies released in week 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Rampage (1987), earned $796.4K.

How much of the Week 36, 1987 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.3M of the $1.3M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 1987 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 36, 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.