Box Office

Top Grossing English Movies in 1987

Rank	Title	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	Fatal Attraction	Drama Thriller	$156,645,693	$320,145,693
2	Beverly Hills Cop II	Action Thriller Comedy	$153,665,036	$299,965,036
3	Dirty Dancing	Drama Romance	$64,577,242	$214,577,242
4	3 Men and a Baby	Drama Comedy Family	$167,780,960	$167,780,960
5	Lethal Weapon	Action Thriller Crime	$65,207,127	$120,207,127
6	The Secret of My Succe$s	Comedy Romance	$66,995,879	$110,996,879
7	Predator	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$59,735,548	$98,268,458
8	Moonstruck	Drama Comedy Romance	$80,640,528	$80,646,431
9	Broadcast News	Drama Comedy Romance	$51,249,404	$67,331,309
10	Dragnet	Comedy Crime	$57,387,516	$66,673,516
11	Stakeout	Action Thriller Comedy	$65,673,233	$65,673,233
12	*batteries not included	Sci-Fi Fantasy Comedy	$32,945,797	$65,088,797
13	The Witches of Eastwick	Fantasy Horror Comedy	$63,766,510	$63,766,675
14	Throw Momma from the Train	Thriller Comedy Crime	$57,915,972	$57,915,972
15	La Bamba	Biography Drama Music	$54,215,416	$54,218,591
16	RoboCop	Action Sci-Fi Drama	$53,424,681	$53,429,740
17	Outrageous Fortune	Comedy	$52,864,741	$52,864,741
18	Jaws: The Revenge	Adventure Thriller Horror	$20,763,013	$51,881,013
19	The Living Daylights	Action Adventure Thriller	$51,185,897	$51,220,890
20	Eddie Murphy: Raw	Comedy Documentary	$50,504,655	$50,505,289
21	Full Metal Jacket	Action Drama War	$46,357,676	$50,193,748
22	Harry and the Hendersons	Fantasy Comedy Family	$29,760,613	$49,998,613
23	Planes, Trains & Automobiles	Comedy	$49,530,280	$49,530,280
24	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Action Thriller Fantasy	$44,793,222	$44,793,222
25	The Last Emperor	Biography Drama History	$43,984,230	$44,031,516
26	Wall Street	Drama Crime	$43,848,069	$43,848,069
27	Mannequin	Fantasy Comedy Romance	$42,721,196	$42,721,196
28	Roxanne	Comedy Romance	$40,050,884	$40,050,884
29	Blind Date	Comedy Romance	$39,321,715	$39,337,581
30	Summer School	Comedy Romance	$35,659,098	$35,659,098
31	No Way Out	Action Drama Mystery	$35,509,515	$35,509,515
32	Like Father Like Son	Fantasy Comedy	$34,377,585	$34,377,585
33	Adventures in Babysitting	Action Adventure Thriller	$34,368,475	$34,368,475
34	Can't Buy Me Love	Drama Comedy Romance	$31,623,833	$31,623,833
35	The Princess Bride	Adventure Fantasy Comedy	$30,857,814	$30,982,821
36	Nuts	Drama	$30,950,002	$30,950,002
37	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$15,681,020	$30,281,020
38	Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise	Comedy	$30,063,289	$30,063,289
39	Raising Arizona	Adventure Mystery Comedy	$22,847,564	$29,180,280
40	Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol	Comedy Crime	$28,061,343	$28,061,343
41	Overboard	Comedy Romance	$26,713,187	$26,713,187
42	Baby Boom	Drama Comedy Romance	$26,712,476	$26,712,476
43	Innerspace	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$25,893,810	$25,893,810
44	Tin Men	Drama Comedy	$25,411,386	$25,411,386
45	Black Widow	Drama Thriller Crime	$25,205,460	$25,205,460
46	Ernest Goes to Camp	Comedy Family	$23,509,382	$23,509,382
47	Crimes of the Heart	Drama Comedy	$22,905,522	$22,905,522
48	Benji the Hunted	Adventure Family	$22,257,624	$22,257,624
49	Empire of the Sun	Action Drama History	$22,238,696	$22,239,121
50	Hello Again	Romance Comedy Fantasy	$20,419,446	$20,419,446