#1 of 2 #1 thriller movie of Week 37, 1987
1987 · Action, Thriller
$1.4M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total
$1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Thriller box office · Week 37 · Sep 6–12, 1987
Thriller Box Office, Week 37 of 1987: Thriller Releases of Sep 6–12
A Prayer for the Dying (1987) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 37 of 1987 (Sep 6–12), with $1.4M worldwide, ahead of Five Corners (1987) at $969.2K. 2 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $2.4M
- A Prayer for the Dying (1987), the #1
- $1.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Thriller Release of Week 37 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 37 of 1987 (Sep 6–12).
- 1 Sep 11, 1987 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
- 2
Sep 11, 1987 US and Canada: $969.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $969.2K
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).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $6.1M
- Week 3 $12.6M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $27.7M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $44.8M
- Week 10 $137.4M
- Week 11 $16.1M
- Week 12 $1.1M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $21.6M
- Week 17 $11.3M
- Week 18 $3.1M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $300M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $78.8M
- Week 24 $118M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $25.9M
- Week 28 $2.2M
- Week 29 $52.7M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $83.8M
- Week 32 $83M
- Week 33 $35.7M
- Week 34 $17.7M
- Week 35 $28M
- Week 36 $1.3M
- Week 37 $2.4M
- Week 38 $355.2M
- Week 39 $6M
- Week 40 $3.8M
- Week 41 $15.7M
- Week 42 $5.3M
- Week 43 $21.7M
- Week 44 $9.7M
- Week 45 $13.9M
- Week 46 $42.2M
- Week 47 $15.2M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $58.2M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Thriller Box Office Week 37 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 37 of 1987 (Sep 6–12)?
A Prayer for the Dying (1987) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $1.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Five Corners (1987) at $969.2K.
How much did thriller movies released in week 37 of 1987 (Sep 6–12) earn?
2 thriller films released in week 37 of 1987 (Sep 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $2.4M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.
How many thriller movies released in week 37 of 1987 (Sep 6–12) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Prayer for the Dying (1987), earned $1.4M.
How is the week 37, 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 37 of 1987 (Sep 6–12). 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 37, 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.