#1 of 5 1987 · Action, Sci-Fi
$38.1M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
The Running Man (1987) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 46 of 1987 (Nov 8–14), with $38.1M worldwide, ahead of White Mischief (1987) at $3.1M and Siesta (1987) at $700K. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 29% on Week 45, 1987, whose releases took $60M. By genre, Thriller leads with $42.2M across 4 releases.
#1 of 5 1987 · Action, Sci-Fi
$38.1M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
The Running Man (1987) leads with $38.1M, 90% of the total. The top 5 together took $42.4M, almost all of what the 5 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 46 of 1987 (Nov 8–14).
Nov 13, 1987 US and Canada: $38.1M Rest of the world: $1.8K Worldwide: $38.1M
Nov 10, 1987 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1M
Nov 11, 1987 US and Canada: $700K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $700K
Nov 12, 1987 US and Canada: $226.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $226.9K
Nov 11, 1987 US and Canada: $211.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $211.8K Of the top 5, White Mischief (1987) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Running Man (1987) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $42.4M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 46 releases took $42.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 48 (Nov 22–28) with $220.2M, led by 3 Men and a Baby (1987).
Of these 10 years, Week 46, 1984 earned the most: $71.7M from 5 films, led by A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Week 46, 1987 took $42.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 46, 1978 Nov 12–18 2 films | 2 | $30.5M | – | The Lord of the Rings (1978) $30.5M |
| Week 46, 1979 Nov 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 46, 1980 Nov 9–15 2 films | 2 | $26M | – | Raging Bull (1980) $23.4M |
| Week 46, 1981 Nov 8–14 1 film · −86% | 1 | $3.7M | −86% | The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) $3.7M |
| Week 46, 1982 Nov 7–13 4 films · +1032% | 4 | $41.9M | +1032% | Creepshow (1982) $21M |
| Week 46, 1983 Nov 6–12 1 film · −85% | 1 | $6.5M | −85% | Star 80 (1983) $6.5M |
| Week 46, 1984 Nov 11–17 5 films · +1008% | 5 | $71.7M | +1008% | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) $25.9M |
| Week 46, 1985 Nov 10–16 4 films · −60% | 4 | $29M | −60% | Tomboy (1985) $14.1M |
| Week 46, 1986 Nov 9–15 7 films · +52% | 7 | $44M | +52% | Hoosiers (1986) $28.6M |
| Week 46, 1987 Nov 8–14 5 films · −4% | 5 | $42.4M | −4% | The Running Man (1987) $38.1M |
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 5 films as the chart.
The Running Man (1987) leads with $38.1M worldwide, $38.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come White Mischief (1987) at $3.1M and Siesta (1987) at $700K.
5 films released in week 46 of 1987 (Nov 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $42.4M in all, or $8.5M per film on average. Week 45, 1987 releases took $60M.
None. The biggest, The Running Man (1987), earned $38.1M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 46 of 1987 (Nov 8–14). 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.