6 Mandarin films of 1987 ranked by box office. #1: The Last Emperor ($44 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Emperor | Bernardo Bertolucci | $23.8 million | $44 million | 1.85x | |
| 2 | A Chinese Ghost Story | Ching Siu-tung | $3.8 million | |||
| 3 | The Carnal Sutra Mat | Ho Fan | $3.1 million | |||
| 4 | Mirage | Tsui Siu-Ming | $2 million | |||
| 5 | Code Name Flash | Leung Chi-Keung | $391,557 | |||
| Princess Fragrance | Ann Hui | HK$5.6 million |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.