Domestic Box Office For September 1987
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Attraction | $156,645,693 | 1,401 | $7,602,740 | 4.9% | 758 | Sep 18 | Jun 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Principal | $19,734,940 | 1,196 | $4,297,710 | 21.8% | 1,196 | Sep 18 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Hellraiser | $14,564,027 | 1,104 | $4,453,232 | 30.6% | 1,097 | Sep 18 | - | New World Pictures |
| 4 | The Pick-up Artist | $13,290,368 | 1,132 | $4,455,516 | 33.5% | 1,129 | Sep 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | The Big Town | $1,733,017 | 762 | $776,675 | 44.8% | 762 | Sep 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
