English box office 1987

100 English films of 1987 ranked by box office. #1: Fatal Attraction ($320 million).

#FilmLeadDirectorBudgetBox officeMultiple
1Fatal AttractionAdrian Lyne$14 million$320 million22.86x
2Beverly Hills Cop IITony Scott$20 million$300 million15.00x
3Three Men and a BabyLeonard Nimoy$11 million$240 million21.82x
4Dirty DancingEmile Ardolino$6 million$214 million35.67x
5The Living DaylightsJohn Glen$40 million$191.2 million4.78x
6The UntouchablesBrian De Palma$25 million$187 million7.48x
7Good Morning, VietnamBarry Levinson$13 million$123.9 million9.53x
8MoonstruckNorman Jewison$15 million$122.1 million8.14x
9Lethal WeaponRichard Donner$15 million$120.1 million8.01x
10Full Metal JacketStanley Kubrick$30 million$120 million4.00x
11The Secret of My SuccessHerbert Ross$12 million$111 million9.25x
12The Witches of EastwickGeorge Miller$22 million$103 million4.68x
13PredatorJohn McTiernan$15 million$98.3 million6.55x
14InnerspaceJoe Dante$27 million$95 million3.52x
15Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolJim Drake$17 million$76.8 million4.52x
16Batteries Not IncludedMatthew Robbins$25 million$70 million2.80x
17Broadcast NewsJames L. Brooks$20 million$67.3 million3.37x
18DragnetTom Mankiewicz$20 million$66.7 million3.34x
18Empire of the SunSteven Spielberg$25 million$66.7 million2.67x
20StakeoutJohn Badham$14.5 million$65.7 million4.53x
21Throw Momma from the TrainDanny DeVito$14 million$57.9 million4.14x
22La BambaLuis Valdez$6.5 million$54.2 million8.34x
23RoboCopPaul Verhoeven$13 million$53.4 million4.11x
24Outrageous FortuneArthur Hiller$52.9 million
25Cry FreedomRichard Attenborough$29 million$52 million1.79x
26Jaws: The RevengeJoseph Sargent$23 million$51.9 million2.26x
27Eddie Murphy RawRobert Townsend$8 million$50.5 million6.31x
28Harry and the HendersonsWilliam Dear$10 million$50 million5.00x
29Planes, Trains and AutomobilesJohn Hughes$15 million$49.5 million3.30x
30A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsChuck Russell$4.3 million$44.8 million10.42x
31Wall StreetOliver Stone$16.5 million$43.8 million2.65x
32MannequinMichael Gottlieb$7.9 million$42.7 million5.41x
33SpaceballsMel Brooks$22.7 million$40.3 million1.78x
34RoxanneFred Schepisi$12 million$40.1 million3.34x
35Blind DateBlake Edwards$16 million$39.3 million2.46x
36The Running ManPaul Michael Glaser$27 million$38.1 million1.41x
37Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceSidney J. Furie$17 million$36.7 million2.16x
38Summer SchoolCarl Reiner$35.7 million
39No Way OutRoger Donaldson$15 million$35.5 million2.37x
40Like Father Like SonRod Daniel$10.5 million$34.4 million3.28x
40Adventures in BabysittingChris Columbus$7 million$34.4 million4.91x
42The Lost BoysJoel Schumacher$8.5 million$32.5 million3.82x
43Can't Buy Me LoveSteve Rash$1.8 million$31.6 million17.56x
44NutsMartin Ritt$25 million$31 million1.24x
45The Princess BrideRob Reiner$16 million$30.9 million1.93x
46Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseJoe Roth$10 million$30.1 million3.01x
47HellraiserClive Barker$1 million$30 million30.00x
48Raising ArizonaJoel Coen$6 million$29.2 million4.87x
49OverboardGarry Marshall$22 million$26.7 million1.21x
50Baby BoomCharles Shyer$15 million$26 million1.73x
51Tin MenBarry Levinson$11 million$25.4 million2.31x
52Black WidowBob Rafelson$10.5 million$25.2 million2.40x
53Ernest Goes to CampJohn Cherry$3.5 million$23.5 million6.71x
54Project XJonathan Kaplan$18 million$21 million1.17x
55Hello AgainFrank Perry$20.4 million
56Critical ConditionMichael Apted$14 million$20.2 million1.44x
57The PrincipalChristopher Cain$11 million$19.7 million1.79x
58Who's That GirlJames Foley$17 million$19 million1.12x
59SuspectPeter Yates$14.5 million$18.7 million1.29x
59The BelieversJohn Schlesinger$13 million$18.7 million1.44x
61Some Kind of WonderfulHoward Deutch$18.5 million
62Masters of the UniverseGary Goddard$22 million$17.3 million0.79x
63Angel HeartAlan Parker$18 million$17.2 million0.96x
64Born in East L.A.Cheech Marin$17 million
65BurglarHugh Wilson$12.5 million$16.4 million1.31x
66Over the TopMenahem Golan$25 million$16.1 million0.64x
67Flowers in the AtticJeffrey Bloom$3.5 million$15.2 million4.34x
67Benji the HuntedJoe Camp$15.2 million
69Radio DaysWoody Allen$16 million$14.8 million0.93x
70IshtarElaine May$51 million$14.4 million0.28x
71Prince of DarknessJohn Carpenter$3 million$14.2 million4.73x
72Creepshow 2Michael Gornick$4.1 million$14 million3.41x
73Hamburger HillJohn Irvin$6.5 million$13.8 million2.12x
74The GateTibor Takács$6 million$13.5 million2.25x
75The Pick-up ArtistJames Toback$8 million$13.3 million1.66x
76Back to the BeachLyndall Hobbs$10 million$13.1 million1.31x
77The Bedroom WindowCurtis Hanson$8.3 million$12.6 million1.52x
78The Fourth ProtocolJohn Mackenzie£6 million$12.4 million
79Less Than ZeroMarek Kanievska$8 million$12.4 million1.55x
80Fatal BeautyTom Holland$12 million
80Wish You Were HereDavid Leland£1.2 million$12 million
82Extreme PrejudiceWalter Hill$22 million$11.3 million0.51x
83Light of DayPaul Schrader$10.5 million
84DisorderliesMichael Schultz$5 million$10.3 million2.07x
85Someone to Watch Over MeRidley Scott$12.8 million$10.3 million0.80x
86Hope and GloryJohn Boorman£9.3 million$10 million
86House II: The Second StoryEthan Wiley$3 million$10 million3.33x
88Maid to OrderAmy Holden Jones$9.9 million
89The HiddenJack Sholder$4.5 million$9.7 million2.16x
90From the HipBob Clark$9 million$9.5 million1.06x
91Return of the Living Dead Part IIKen Wiederhorn$6 million$9.2 million1.53x
92Switching ChannelsTed Kotcheff$15 million$9.1 million0.61x
93Teen Wolf TooChristopher Leitch$4 million$7.9 million1.98x
94IronweedHéctor Babenco$27 million$7.3 million0.27x
95Hiding OutBob Giraldi$7 million$7 million1.00x
96Death Wish 4: The CrackdownJ. Lee Thompson$5 million$6.9 million1.38x
97The Chipmunk AdventureJanice Karman$10 million$6.8 million0.68x
98AssassinationPeter R. Hunt$5 million$6.1 million1.22x
99Evil Dead IISam Raimi$3.5 million$5.9 million1.69x
100SurrenderJerry Belson$15 million$5.7 million0.38x

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