#1 of 4 1987 · Biography, Drama
$54.2M worldwide · 44% of the chart's total
La Bamba (1987) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25), with $54.2M worldwide, ahead of Summer School (1987) at $35.7M and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) at $30.3M. 4 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $123.4M in all, 88% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 134% on Week 29, 1987, whose releases took $52.9M.
#1 of 4 1987 · Biography, Drama
$54.2M worldwide · 44% of the chart's total
La Bamba (1987) leads with $54.2M, 44% of the total. The top 4 together took $123.4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 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 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25).
Jul 24, 1987 US and Canada: $54.2M Rest of the world: $3.2K Worldwide: $54.2M
Jul 22, 1987 US and Canada: $35.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.7M
Jul 24, 1987 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $14.6M Worldwide: $30.3M
Jul 24, 1987 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M Of the top 4, Summer School (1987) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) made 48% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $108.8M (88%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 30 releases took $123.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 24 (Jun 7–13) with $181.8M, led by Predator (1987).
Of these 10 years, Week 30, 1987 earned the most: $123.4M from 4 films, led by La Bamba (1987).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 30, 1978 Jul 23–29 4 films | 4 | $98.4M | – | Hooper (1978) $78M |
| Week 30, 1979 Jul 22–28 1 film · −12% | 1 | $86.4M | −12% | The Amityville Horror (1979) $86.4M |
| Week 30, 1980 Jul 20–26 2 films · −17% | 2 | $71.8M | −17% | Caddyshack (1980) $39.9M |
| Week 30, 1981 Jul 19–25 5 films · +11% | 5 | $79.6M | +11% | Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) $36.6M |
| Week 30, 1982 Jul 18–24 3 films · +29% | 3 | $102.4M | +29% | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) $69.7M |
| Week 30, 1983 Jul 17–23 3 films · +7% | 3 | $109.7M | +7% | Jaws 3-D (1983) $88M |
| Week 30, 1984 Jul 22–28 4 films · −25% | 4 | $81.9M | −25% | Purple Rain (1984) $70.3M |
| Week 30, 1985 Jul 21–27 4 films · +12% | 4 | $91.5M | +12% | National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) $49.4M |
| Week 30, 1986 Jul 20–26 3 films · −55% | 3 | $40.8M | −55% | Heartburn (1986) $25.3M |
| Week 30, 1987 Jul 19–25 4 films · +203% | 4 | $123.4M | +203% | La Bamba (1987) $54.2M |
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 4 films as the chart.
La Bamba (1987) leads with $54.2M worldwide, $54.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Summer School (1987) at $35.7M and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) at $30.3M.
4 English-language films released in week 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $123.4M in all, or $30.9M per film on average. Week 29, 1987 releases took $52.9M.
None. The biggest, La Bamba (1987), earned $54.2M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 30 of 1987 (Jul 19–25). 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.