#1 of 7 1987 · Drama, Comedy
$26.7M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
Baby Boom (1987) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 41 of 1987 (Oct 4–10), with $26.7M worldwide, ahead of Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) at $10.3M and Surrender (1987) at $5.7M. 7 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $51.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 23% on Week 40, 1987, whose releases took $41.9M. By genre, Drama leads with $43.6M across 4 releases.
#1 of 7 1987 · Drama, Comedy
$26.7M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
Baby Boom (1987) leads with $26.7M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $49.7M, 96% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 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 41 of 1987 (Oct 4–10).
Oct 7, 1987 US and Canada: $26.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.7M
Oct 9, 1987 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.3M
Oct 9, 1987 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7M
Oct 7, 1987 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4M
Oct 8, 1987 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.6M
Oct 9, 1987 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
Of the top 7, Baby Boom (1987) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll (1987) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $51.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 41 releases took $51.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $374.7M, led by Fatal Attraction (1987).
Of these 10 years, Week 41, 1980 earned the most: $99.9M from 3 films, led by Private Benjamin (1980). Week 41, 1987 took $51.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 41, 1978 Oct 8–14 1 film | 1 | $39K | – | Autumn Sonata (1978) $39K |
| Week 41, 1979 Oct 7–13 1 film · +96745% | 1 | $37.8M | +96745% | The Black Stallion (1979) $37.8M |
| Week 41, 1980 Oct 5–11 3 films · +164% | 3 | $99.9M | +164% | Private Benjamin (1980) $69.8M |
| Week 41, 1981 Oct 4–10 4 films · −80% | 4 | $20.3M | −80% | Rich and Famous (1981) $14.5M |
| Week 41, 1982 Oct 3–9 3 films · +19% | 3 | $24.2M | +19% | My Favorite Year (1982) $20.1M |
| Week 41, 1983 Oct 2–8 4 films · +290% | 4 | $94.4M | +290% | Never Say Never Again (1983) $55.4M |
| Week 41, 1984 Oct 7–13 4 films · −98% | 4 | $1.6M | −98% | Garbo Talks (1984) $1.5M |
| Week 41, 1985 Oct 6–12 4 films · +2867% | 4 | $46.1M | +2867% | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) $14.4M |
| Week 41, 1986 Oct 5–11 4 films · +79% | 4 | $82.8M | +79% | Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) $41.4M |
| Week 41, 1987 Oct 4–10 7 films · −38% | 7 | $51.6M | −38% | Baby Boom (1987) $26.7M |
51 weeks of 1987 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $374.7M, 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 7 films as the chart.
Baby Boom (1987) leads with $26.7M worldwide, $26.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) at $10.3M and Surrender (1987) at $5.7M.
7 films released in week 41 of 1987 (Oct 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $51.6M in all, or $7.4M per film on average. Week 40, 1987 releases took $41.9M.
None. The biggest, Baby Boom (1987), earned $26.7M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 41 of 1987 (Oct 4–10). 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.
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.