# List of 1987 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

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 |
| 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 | Crocodile Dundee † | £1,156,562 | |
| 4 | 25 January 1987 | Crocodile Dundee † | £1,043,308 | |
| 5 | 1 February 1987 | Crocodile Dundee † | £1,145,064 | |
| 6 | 8 February 1987 | Crocodile Dundee † | £1,044,232 | |
| 7 | 15 February 1987 | Crocodile Dundee † | £851,584 | |
| 8 | 22 February 1987 | Crocodile Dundee † | £681,671 | |
| 9 | 1 March 1987 | Crocodile Dundee † | £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 | The Color of Money | £360,384 | |
| 13 | 29 March 1987 | The Color of Money | TBD | The Color of Money grossed £371,328 for the week |
| 14 | 5 April 1987 | Over the Top | £329,826 | |
| 15 | 12 April 1987 | Over the Top | 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 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | £340,143 | |
| 18 | 3 May 1987 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | £278,566 | |
| 19 | 10 May 1987 | Platoon | £270,699 | Platoon reached number one in its third week of release |
| 20 | 17 May 1987 | Platoon | £224,254 | |
| 21 | 24 May 1987 | Platoon | £165,789 | |
| 22 | 31 May 1987 | Platoon | TBD | Platoon grossed £402,171 for the week |
| 23 | 7 June 1987 | Platoon | £338,582 | |
| 24 | 14 June 1987 | Mannequin | £172,943 | Mannequin reached number one in its fourth week of release |
| 25 | 21 June 1987 | Mannequin | £162,145 | |
| 26 | 28 June 1987 | The Secret of My Success | £351,340 | |
| 27 | 5 July 1987 | The Secret of My Success | £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 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | £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 | The Living Daylights | £341,519 | |
| 33 | 16 August 1987 | The Living Daylights | £410,727 | |
| 34 | 23 August 1987 | The Living Daylights | £401,833 | |
| 35 | 30 August 1987 | Lethal Weapon | £444,098 | |
| 36 | 6 September 1987 | Lethal Weapon | £352,961 | |
| 37 | 13 September 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | £336,532 | |
| 38 | 20 September 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | £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 | The Untouchables | £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 | Beverly Hills Cop II | TBD | Beverly Hills Cop II grossed £1.4 million for the week |
| 43 | 25 October 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | £549,908 | |
| 44 | 1 November 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | 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 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | £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 | Innerspace | £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 |