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In-month releases
Calendar grosses
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Theaters
Total Gross
Release Date
Distributor
Estimated
1
Beverly Hills Cop II
-
-
-
$57,894,614
2,326
$153,665,036
May 20
Paramount Pictures
false
2
The Secret of My Success
-
-
-
$21,869,556
1,346
$66,995,879
Apr 10
Universal Pictures
false
3
Project X
-
-
-
$10,634,226
1,025
$18,532,286
Apr 17
Twentieth Century Fox
false
4
Ishtar
-
-
-
$10,545,234
1,139
$14,375,181
May 15
Columbia Pictures
false
5
Creepshow 2
-
-
-
$10,303,563
1,012
$14,000,000
May 1
New World Pictures
false
6
The Gate
-
-
-
$9,640,970
1,148
$13,539,458
May 15
New Century
false
7
Ernest Goes to Camp
-
-
-
$9,209,522
1,541
$23,509,382
May 22
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
8
Blind Date
-
-
-
$8,533,557
1,390
$39,321,715
Mar 27
TriStar Pictures
false
9
My Life as a Dog
-
-
-
$8,345,266
1
$8,345,266
May 1
Skouras Pictures
false
10
Lethal Weapon
-
-
-
$8,072,808
1,420
$65,207,127
Mar 6
Warner Bros.
false
11
Platoon
-
-
-
$7,979,652
1,564
$138,530,565
Dec 19
Orion Pictures
false
12
Extreme Prejudice
-
-
-
$6,908,887
1,071
$11,307,844
Apr 24
TriStar Pictures
false
13
Raising Arizona
-
-
-
$6,365,951
697
$22,847,564
Mar 13
Twentieth Century Fox
false
14
Gardens of Stone
-
-
-
$5,262,047
612
$5,262,047
May 8
TriStar Pictures
false
15
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
-
-
-
$4,845,133
1,750
$28,061,343
Apr 3
Warner Bros.
false
16
River's Edge
-
-
-
$4,600,000
3
$4,600,000
May 8
Island Pictures
false
17
The Aristocats
1987 Re-release
-
-
-
$4,358,345
1,491
$17,452,658
Apr 10
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
18
Hot Pursuit
-
-
-
$4,215,849
975
$4,215,849
May 8
Paramount Pictures
false
19
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
-
-
-
$4,030,975
1,383
$44,793,222
Feb 27
New Line Cinema
false
20
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
-
-
-
$4,000,000
397
$4,000,000
May 1
Cannon Film Distributors
false
21
The Chipmunk Adventure
-
-
-
$3,448,446
916
$6,804,312
May 22
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
false
22
Tin Men
-
-
-
$3,396,627
798
$25,411,386
Mar 6
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
23
Malone
-
-
-
$3,060,858
1,326
$3,060,858
May 1
Orion Pictures
false
24
The Allnighter
-
-
-
$2,700,000
977
$2,700,000
May 1
Universal Pictures
false
25
Evil Dead II
-
-
-
$2,260,413
310
$5,923,044
Mar 13
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
false
26
My Demon Lover
-
-
-
$1,718,338
1,115
$3,922,273
Apr 24
New Line Cinema
false
27
Crocodile Dundee
-
-
-
$1,514,487
1,495
$174,803,506
Sep 26
Paramount Pictures
false
28
Swimming to Cambodia
-
-
-
$1,068,935
21
$1,092,911
Mar 13
Cinecom Pictures
false
29
The Good Father
-
-
-
$391,561
17
$421,201
Feb 11
Skouras Pictures
false
30
84 Charing Cross Road
-
-
-
$278,251
24
$1,083,486
Feb 13
Columbia Pictures
false
31
Personal Services
-
-
-
$93,095
31
$1,744,164
May 15
Vestron Pictures
false
32
Summer Heat
-
-
-
$70,104
36
$350,481
May 29
Atlantic Releasing Corporation
false
33
Forever, Lulu
-
-
-
$21,306
1
$36,786
Apr 24
TriStar Pictures
false