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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in the United Kingdom during 1987.

Number one films

# Weekend ending Film Gross Notes Ref
1 4 January 1987 Labyrinth £340,205
2 11 January 1987 Crocodile Dundee £997,251 Crocodile Dundee reached number one in its fifth week of release
3 18 January 1987 £1,156,562
4 25 January 1987 £1,043,308
5 1 February 1987 £1,145,064
6 8 February 1987 £1,044,232
7 15 February 1987 £851,584
8 22 February 1987 £681,671
9 1 March 1987 £583,684
10 8 March 1987 The Fly TBD The Fly reached number one in its fourth week of release with a gross of £724,172 for the week
11 15 March 1987 The Color of Money £424,108 The Color of Money reached number one in its second week of release
12 22 March 1987 £360,384
13 29 March 1987 TBD The Color of Money grossed £371,328 for the week
14 5 April 1987 Over the Top £329,826
15 12 April 1987 TBD Over the Top grossed £474,545 for the week
16 19 April 1987 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home £476,170 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home reached number one in its second week of release
17 26 April 1987 £340,143
18 3 May 1987 £278,566
19 10 May 1987 Platoon £270,699 Platoon reached number one in its third week of releae
20 17 May 1987 £224,254
21 24 May 1987 £165,789
22 31 May 1987 TBD Platoon grossed £402,171 for the week
23 7 June 1987 £338,582
24 14 June 1987 Mannequin £172,943 Mannequin reached number one in its fourth week of release
25 21 June 1987 £162,145
26 28 June 1987 The Secret of My Success £351,340
27 5 July 1987 £217,100
28 12 July 1987 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol £690,098 Police Academy 4 reached number one in its second week of release
29 19 July 1987 £579,659
30 26 July 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace £508,468
31 2 August 1987 The Living Daylights £389,661 The Living Daylights reached number one in its fifth week of release
32 9 August 1987 £341,519
33 16 August 1987 £410,727
34 23 August 1987 £401,833
35 30 August 1987 Lethal Weapon £444,098
36 6 September 1987 £352,961
37 13 September 1987 Full Metal Jacket £336,532
38 20 September 1987 £282,134
39 27 September 1987 The Untouchables £359,911 The Untouchables reached number one in its second week of release
40 4 October 1987 £350,540
41 11 October 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II £1,008,450 Beverly Hills Cop II set a record for an opening weekend
42 18 October 1987 TBD Beverly Hills Cop II grossed £1.4 million for the week
43 25 October 1987 £549,908
44 1 November 1987 TBD Beverly Hills Cop II grossed £593,328 for the week
45 8 November 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors £539,524 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors reached number one in its second week of release
46 15 November 1987 £385,698
47 22 November 1987 The Witches of Eastwick £271,218 The Witches of Eastwick reached number one in its fifth week of release
48 29 November 1987 Innerspace £434,710
49 6 December 1987 £349,777
50 13 December 1987 Big Foot and the Hendersons £253,633
51 20 December 1987 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (reissue) TBD The reissue of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs reached number one in its second week of release
52 27 December 1987 Masters of the Universe TBD Masters of the Universe grossed £797,620 for the week

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films in the U.K. between 1 December 1986 and 30 November 1987

Rank Title Distributor Gross
1. Crocodile Dundee UK/20th Century Fox £20,072,702
2. The Living Daylights UIP £8,160,628
3. Beverly Hills Cop II UIP £5,782,730
4. Platoon Rank £4,653,069
5. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Columbia-Cannon-Warner/Warner Bros. £4,153,814
6. The Golden Child UIP £4,029,571
7. Labyrinth Columbia-Cannon-Warner/Columbia Pictures £3,572,272
8. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Columbia-Cannon-Warner/Cannon Films £3,457,959
9. Full Metal Jacket Columbia-Cannon-Warner/Warner Bros. £2,983,460
10. Blind Date Columbia-Cannon-Warner/Columbia £2,844,514


Highest-grossing films of 1987 by BBFC rating
U Labyrinth
PG The Living Daylights
15 Crocodile Dundee
18 Full Metal Jacket

See also

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