#1 of 3 1987 · Comedy
$20.2M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total
Critical Condition (1987) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 3 of 1987 (Jan 11–17), with $20.2M worldwide, ahead of The Bedroom Window (1987) at $12.6M and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) at $7.6M. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $40.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.8 times the total of Week 2, 1987, whose releases took $8.5M.
#1 of 3 1987 · Comedy
$20.2M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total
Critical Condition (1987) leads with $20.2M, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $40.4M, 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.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 3 of 1987 (Jan 11–17).
Jan 16, 1987 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.2M
Jan 16, 1987 US and Canada: $12.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.6M
Jan 16, 1987 US and Canada: $7.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.6M Of the top 3, Critical Condition (1987) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $40.4M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 3 releases took $40.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 1986 (Dec 14–20) with $186.1M, led by Platoon (1986).
Of these 10 years, Week 3, 1987 earned the most: $40.4M from 3 films, led by Critical Condition (1987).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3, 1978 Jan 15–21 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 3, 1979 Jan 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 3, 1980 Jan 13–19 2 films | 2 | $4.2M | – | Windows (1980) $2.1M |
| Week 3, 1981 Jan 11–17 1 film · +237% | 1 | $14.2M | +237% | Scanners (1981) $14.2M |
| Week 3, 1982 Jan 10–16 1 film · −95% | 1 | $719.5K | −95% | One from the Heart (1982) $719.5K |
| Week 3, 1983 Jan 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 3, 1984 Jan 15–21 1 film | 1 | $929.2K | – | The Power (1984) $929.2K |
| Week 3, 1985 Jan 13–19 2 films · +380% | 2 | $4.5M | +380% | Blood Simple (1985) $4.3M |
| Week 3, 1986 Jan 12–18 6 films · +750% | 6 | $38M | +750% | Iron Eagle (1986) $24.2M |
| Week 3, 1987 Jan 11–17 3 films · +7% | 3 | $40.4M | +7% | Critical Condition (1987) $20.2M |
51 weeks of 1987 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $371.8M, led by Fatal Attraction (1987).
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.
Critical Condition (1987) leads with $20.2M worldwide, $20.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Bedroom Window (1987) at $12.6M and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) at $7.6M.
3 English-language films released in week 3 of 1987 (Jan 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $40.4M in all, or $13.5M per film on average. Week 2, 1987 releases took $8.5M.
None. The biggest, Critical Condition (1987), earned $20.2M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 3 of 1987 (Jan 11–17). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
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.