1987 in film

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Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

See also: List of 1987 box office number-one films in the United States
Highest-grossing films of 1987[1]
Rank Title Studio Actor/Actress Director Gross
1. Three Men and a Baby Touchstone Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Steve Guttenberg Leonard Nimoy $167,780,960
2. Fatal Attraction Paramount Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer Adrian Lyne $156,645,693
3. Beverly Hills Cop II Paramount Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Brigitte Nielsen, John Ashton, and Paul Reiser Tony Scott $153,665,036
4. Good Morning, Vietnam Touchstone Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker Barry Levinson $123,922,370
5. Moonstruck MGM Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, and Danny Aiello Norman Jewison $80,640,528
6. The Untouchables Paramount Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Andy García, and Charles Martin Smith Brian De Palma $76,270,454
7. The Secret of My Success Universal Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Margaret Whitton, and Richard Jordan Herbert Ross $66,995,000
8. Stakeout Touchstone Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, and Aidan Quinn John Badham $65,673,233
9. Lethal Weapon Warner Bros. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Gary Busey Richard Donner $65,207,127
10. Dirty Dancing Vestron Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, and Cynthia Rhodes Emile Ardolino $63,892,689
11. The Witches of Eastwick Warner Bros. Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer George Miller $63,766,510
12. Predator Fox Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke, Shane Black, and Kevin Peter Hall John McTiernan $59,735,548
13. Throw Momma from the Train Orion Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kate Mulgrew, and Anne Ramsey Danny DeVito $57,915,972
14. Dragnet Universal Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Alexandra Paul, Christopher Plummer, and Dabney Coleman Tom Mankiewicz $57,387,516
15. RoboCop Orion Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, and Dan O'Herlihy Paul Verhoeven $53,424,681
16. Outrageous Fortune Touchstone Bette Midler and Shelley Long Arthur Hiller $52,864,741
17. La Bamba Columbia Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosana DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, and Danielle von Zerneck Luis Valdez $52,678,820
18. Broadcast News Fox William Hurt, Holly Hunter, and Albert Brooks James L. Brooks $51,300,000
19. The Living Daylights United Artists Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo John Glen $51,185,000
20. Eddie Murphy Raw Paramount Eddie Murphy Robert Townsend $50,505,655

Box office results courtesy of Box Office Mojo.[2]

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: The Last Emperor - Hemdale, Columbia
Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor
Best Actor: Michael Douglas - Wall Street
Best Actress: Cher - Moonstruck
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Connery - The Untouchables
Best Supporting Actress: Olympia Dukakis - Moonstruck
Best Foreign Language Film: Babette's Feast (Babettes Gæstebud), directed by Gabriel Axel, Denmark

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: The Last Emperor
Best Actor: Michael Douglas – Wall Street
Best Actress: Sally Kirkland – Anna
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: Hope and Glory
Best Actor: Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam
Best Actress: Cher – Moonstruck
Other
Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor
Best Foreign Language Film: My Life as a Dog, Sweden

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Under the Sun of Satan (Sous le soleil de Satan), directed by Maurice Pialat, France

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Au revoir, les enfants (Goodbye, Children), directed by Louis Malle, France / W. Germany

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Tema (1979) (The Theme), directed by Gleb Panfilov, USSR

Notable films released in 1987

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References

  1. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1987&p=.htm
  2. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1987&p=.htm
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