This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in the United Kingdom during 1987. Number one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. # Weekend ending Film Gross Notes Ref 1 Labyrinth£340,205 2 Crocodile Dundee †£997,251Crocodile Dundee reached number one in its fifth week of release 3 £1,156,562 4 £1,043,308 5 £1,145,064 6 £1,044,232 7 £851,584 8 £681,671 9 £583,684 10 The FlyTBDThe Fly reached number one in its fourth week of release with a gross of £724,172 for the week 11 The Color of Money£424,108The Color of Money reached number one in its second week of release 12 £360,384 13 TBDThe Color of Money grossed £371,328 for the week 14 Over the Top£329,826 15 TBDOver the Top grossed £474,545 for the week 16 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home£476,170Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home reached number one in its second week of release 17 £340,143 18 £278,566 19 Platoon£270,699Platoon reached number one in its third week of release 20 £224,254 21 £165,789 22 TBDPlatoon grossed £402,171 for the week 23 £338,582 24 Mannequin £172,943Mannequin reached number one in its fourth week of release 25 £162,145 26 The Secret of My Success£351,340 27 £217,100 28 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol£690,098Police Academy 4 reached number one in its second week of release 29 £579,659 30 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace£508,468 31 The Living Daylights£389,661The Living Daylights reached number one in its fifth week of release 32 £341,519 33 £410,727 34 £401,833 35 Lethal Weapon£444,098 36 £352,961 37 Full Metal Jacket£336,532 38 £282,134 39 The Untouchables£359,911The Untouchables reached number one in its second week of release 40 £350,540 41 Beverly Hills Cop II £1,008,450Beverly Hills Cop II set a record for an opening weekend 42 TBDBeverly Hills Cop II grossed £1.4 million for the week 43 £549,908 44 TBDBeverly Hills Cop II grossed £593,328 for the week 45 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors£539,524A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors reached number one in its second week of release 46 £385,698 47 The Witches of Eastwick£271,218The Witches of Eastwick reached number one in its fifth week of release 48 Innerspace £434,710 49 £349,777 50 Big Foot and the Hendersons£253,633 51 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (reissue)TBDThe reissue of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs reached number one in its second week of release 52 Masters of the UniverseMasters 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 DundeeUK/20th Century Fox£20,072,702 2. The Living DaylightsUIP£8,160,628 3. Beverly Hills Cop IIUIP£5,782,730 4. PlatoonRank£4,653,069 5. Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolColumbia-Cannon-Warner/Warner Bros.£4,153,814 6. The Golden ChildUIP£4,029,571 7. LabyrinthColumbia-Cannon-Warner/Columbia Pictures£3,572,272 8. Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceColumbia-Cannon-Warner/Cannon Films£3,457,959 9. Full Metal JacketColumbia-Cannon-Warner/Warner Bros.£2,983,460 10. Blind DateColumbia-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 List of British films — British films by year Lists of box office number-one films
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