Most Popular Movies 1987
This chart shows the 1987 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1987 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1987 - Top 1987 Worldwide
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| RoboCop |
| Director: Paul Verhoeven |
| Lead Roles: Peter Weller as Officer Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 17, 1987 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Robot, Film Noir, Dystopia, Gangs, Conspiracy Theory, Action Thriller, Corporate Malfeasance, Police life, Cyborg, Faulty Memory, Remade, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 2010s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $53,424,681 |
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International BO: $700,491 |
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| Hellraiser |
| Director: Clive Barker |
| Lead Roles: Ashley Laurence as Kirsty Cotton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 11, 1987 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Demons, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Infidelity, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $14,564,000 |
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International BO: $11,148 |
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| Spaceballs |
| Director: Mel Brooks |
| Lead Roles: Mel Brooks as President Skroob/Yogurt, John Candy as Barf the mog, Copilot, Rick Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet, Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, Space Bum, Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 1987 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Spoof, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Intertitle, Prologue, Wedding Day, Arranged Marriage, Kidnap, Rescue, Good vs. Evil, Robot, Prince/Princess, Action Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $38,119,483 |
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| 3 Men and a Baby |
| Director: Leonard Nimoy |
| Lead Roles: Tom Selleck as Peter Mitchell, Steve Guttenberg as Michael Kellam, Ted Danson as Jack Holden |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 25, 1987 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Unexpected Families |
| Classification: Remake, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $167,780,960 |
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| Lethal Weapon |
| Director: Richard Donner |
| Lead Roles: Mel Gibson as Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs, Danny Glover as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 6, 1987 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Buddy Cop, Action Thriller, Smuggler, Narcotics, Returning Soldiers, Kidnap, Rescue, Depression, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $65,192,350 |
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International BO: $55,000,000 |
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| The Monster Squad |
| Director: Fred Dekker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 14, 1987 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar |
| Keywords: Monster, Werewolf, Mummy, Vampire, Holocaust Survivor, Cult Movie, Ensemble, Kids Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $3,769,990 |
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| The Barbarians |
| Director: Ruggero Deodato |
| Lead Roles: Peter Paul as Kutchek, David Paul as Gore |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March, 1987 (Wide), released as Barbarians, The |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $800,000 |
Synopsis
An evil ruler Kadar enslaves Canary, a beautiful young queen, and two twin boys from her clan. Canary’s faithful servant takes one of the twins to a distant land where he grows strong and powerful, while the other twin stays with the evil Kadar. With the help of a young outlaw woman, the twins set out to free their mother.
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| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace |
| Director: Sidney J. Furie |
| Lead Roles: Christopher Reeve as Superman, Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Jon Cryer as Lenny, Sam Wanamaker as David Warfield, Mariel Hemingway as Lacy Warfield, Margot Kidder as Lois Lane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 24, 1987 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: D.C. Comics, Visual Effects, Development Hell, Famously Bad, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $14,522,355 |
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International BO: $22,177,645 |
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| Stakeout |
| Director: John Badham |
| Lead Roles: Emilio Estevez as Bill Reimers |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 5, 1987 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Buddy Cop, Buddy Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $65,673,233 |
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| White Water Summer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 10, 1987 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Coming of Age |
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Domestic BO: $300,859 |
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| Assassination |
| Director: Peter Hunt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 9, 1987 (Wide) by Cannon |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Assassination, Secret Service Agent, Relationships Gone Wrong, Political |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,075,793 |
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| The Living Daylights |
| Director: John Glen |
| Lead Roles: Timothy Dalton as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 31, 1987 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Secret Agent |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $51,185,000 |
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International BO: $140,014,996 |
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| Beverly Hills Cop II |
| Director: Tony Scott |
| Lead Roles: Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 20, 1987 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Buddy Cop |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $153,665,036 |
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International BO: $123,000,000 |
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| Hollywood Shuffle |
| Director: Robert Townsend |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 1, 1987 (Wide) |
| Keywords: African Americans |
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Domestic BO: $5,228,617 |
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| Creepshow 2 |
| Director: Michael Gornick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 1, 1987 (Wide) by New World |
| Keywords: Segments, Genre Mashup, Prologue, Home Invasion, Native Americans, Killer Inanimate Objects, Epilogue, Hit and Run, Car Accident, Covering Up an Accidental Death, Intertitle, Monster, Bullies, Killer Plants, Delayed Sequel |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $14,000,000 |
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| Fatal Beauty |
| Director: Tom Holland |
| Lead Roles: Whoopi Goldberg as Rita Rizzoli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 30, 1987 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Action Comedy, Crime, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Undercover, Prostitution |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,046,526 |
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| The Untouchables |
| Director: Brian De Palma |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 3, 1987 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Mafia, Corrupt Judge, Crime Drama, 1930s, Prohibition Era, Set in Chicago, Character POV shot, Filmed in Chicago, IL, Filmed in Illinois, United States, Filmed in United States |
| Classification: Based on TV, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $76,270,454 |
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International BO: $1,541 |
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| Best Seller |
| Director: John Flynn |
| Lead Roles: James Woods as Cleve |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 25, 1987 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller, Prologue, 1970s, Heist, Writing and Writers, Writer's Block, Single Parent, Widow/Widower, Hitmen, Corporate Malfeasance, Kidnap, Redemption |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,278,150 |
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| The Kindred |
| Director: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 9, 1987 (Limited) by FM Entertainment International |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,014,803 |
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| The Last Emperor |
| Director: Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 20, 1987 (Limited) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Oscars Best Picture Winner, Biographical Drama, Set in China, 1900s, 1950s, Non-Chronological, Communism, Political Prisoner, 1988 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $43,984,987 |
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International BO: $20,448 |
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| Innerspace |
| Director: Joe Dante |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 3, 1987 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Action Comedy, Human Experimentation, Tiny Worlds, False Identity, Scientific Experiment Gone Awry, Romance, Pregnant Women, Hitmen, Corporate Malfeasance, Corporate Espionage |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $19,816,619 |
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| The Offspring |
| Director: Jeff Burr |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 4, 1987 (Limited) by Moviestore Entertainment |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,355,728 |
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| Commando Mengele |
| Director: Andrea Bianchi, Jesus Franco |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 15, 1987 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Ginger e Fred |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 8, 1987 (Limited), released as Ginger and Fred (Australia) |
| Classification: Comedy, Live Action |
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| Matewan |
| Director: John Sayles |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 28, 1987 (Wide) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,680,358 |