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The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
Contents
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
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| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Three Men and a Baby | Disney | $167,780,960 |
| 2. | Fatal Attraction | Paramount | $156,645,693 |
| 3. | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | |
| 4. | Good Morning, Vietnam | Disney | $123,922,370 |
| 5. | Moonstruck | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $80,640,528 |
| 6. | The Untouchables | Paramount | $76,270,454 |
| 7. | The Secret of My Success | Universal | $66,995,000 |
| 8. | Stakeout | Disney | $65,673,23 |
| 9. | Lethal Weapon | Warner Bros. | $65,207,127 |
| 10. | The Witches of Eastwick | $63,766,510 |
Events
- January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records.
- May 23 - Starlog Salutes Star Wars is held in Los Angeles, California, the first officially sponsored Star Wars convention to commemorate the franchise's 10th anniversary.
- June 29 - The James Bond franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary and premieres its 15th film, The Living Daylights
- July 17 - Walt Disney's classic masterpiece Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is re-released worldwide for its 50th anniversary.
- 1987 - Paramount Pictures launches a new on-screen logo to celebrate 75 years.
Awards
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- Best Picture: The Last Emperor - Hemdale, Columbia
- Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor
- Best Actor: Michael Douglas - Wall Street
- Best Actress: Cher - Moonstruck
- Best Supporting Actor: Sean Connery - The Untouchables
- Best Supporting Actress: Olympia Dukakis - Moonstruck
- Best Foreign Language Film: Babette's Feast (Babettes Gæstebud), directed by Gabriel Axel, Denmark
- Drama:
- Best Picture: The Last Emperor
- Best Actor: Michael Douglas – Wall Street
- Best Actress: Sally Kirkland – Anna
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Hope and Glory
- Best Actor: Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam
- Best Actress: Cher – Moonstruck
- Other
- Best Director: Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor
- Best Foreign Language Film: My Life as a Dog, Sweden
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Under the Sun of Satan (Sous le soleil de Satan), directed by Maurice Pialat, France
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Au revoir les enfants (Goodbye, Children), directed by Louis Malle, France / W. Germany
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Tema (1979) (The Theme), directed by Gleb Panfilov, USSR
Notable films released in 1987
Births
- January 5 - Kristin Cavallari, television personality/actress
- January 7 - Lyndsy Fonseca, actress
- January 16 - Carrie Keranen, voice actress
- January 31 - Zoe Costello, actress
- February 5 - Darren Criss, actor
- February 9 - Michael B. Jordan, actor
- February 21
- Ashley Greene, actress
- Ellen Page, Canadian actress
- April 4 - Sarah Gadon, actress
- April 9 - Jesse McCartney, actor, singer-songwriter and voice actor
- April 19 - Oksana Akinshina, actress
- April 27 - William Moseley, English actor
- June 27 - Ed Westwick, English film and television actor
- July 11 - Cristina Vee, voice actress
- July 26 - Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress
- July 27 - Mara Wilson, actress and writer
- August 8 - Katie Leung Scottish film, television and stage actress
- August 25 - Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
- September 7 - Evan Rachel Wood, actress
- September 11 - Tyler Hoechlin, actor
- September 22 - Tom Felton, English actor
- September 28 - Hilary Duff, actress
- September 29 - Anaïs Demoustier, actress
- October 18 - Zac Efron, actor and singer
- November 12 - Kengo Kora, Japanese actor
- December 28 - Adam Gregory, actor
Notable deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 9 | Arthur Lake | 81 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 14 | Douglas Sirk | 89 | Germany | Director | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 15 | Ray Bolger | 83 | USA | Actor, Singer | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 27 | Norman McLaren | 72 | Canada | Animator, Director | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| February | 1 | Alessandro Blasetti | 86 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 23 | Esmond Knight | 80 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 25 | James Coco | 56 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 25 | John Collin | 58 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 28 | Joan Greenwood | 65 | UK | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| March | 2 | Randolph Scott | 89 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 3 | Danny Kaye | 74 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 7 | Waldo Salt | 72 | USA | Screenwriter | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 21 | Robert Preston | 68 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 22 | Morton Haack | 62 | USA | Costume Designer | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 28 | Patrick Troughton | 67 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| April | 17 | Dick Shawn | 63 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| May | 2 | Michael Gover | 73 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 14 | Rita Hayworth | 68 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| June | 1 | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | 72 | India | Director, Screenwriter | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 6 | Fulton Mackay | 64 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 10 | Elizabeth Hartman | 43 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 13 | Geraldine Page | 62 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 22 | Fred Astaire | 88 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 24 | Jackie Gleason | 71 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| July | 3 | Viola Dana | 90 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 7 | Hannelore Schroth | 65 | Germany | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 15 | Alfie Bass | 71 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 31 | Joseph E. Levine | 81 | USA | Producer | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| August | 1 | Pola Negri | 90 | Poland | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 17 | Clarence Brown | 97 | USA | Director | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 28 | John Huston | 81 | USA | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 29 | Lee Marvin | 63 | USA | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| September | 4 | Richard Marquand | 49 | UK | Director | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 5 | Bill Fraser | 79 | UK | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 13 | Mervyn LeRoy | 89 | USA | Director | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 23 | Bob Fosse | 60 | USA | Director, Screenwriter | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 25 | Mary Astor | 81 | USA | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| 25 | Emlyn Williams | 81 | UK | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| October | 2 | Madeleine Carroll | 81 | UK | Actress | Script error: No such module "list". |
| 22 | Lino Ventura | 68 | Italy | Actor | Script error: No such module "list". | |
| November | 5 | Georges Franju | 75 | France | Director, Screenwriter | Script error: No such module "list". |
| December | 4 | Rouben Mamoulian | 90 | Georgia | Director | Script error: No such module "list". |
Film debuts
- Patricia Arquette - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- Alec Baldwin - Forever, Lulu
- Jason Bateman - Teen Wolf Too
- Kenneth Branagh - A Month in the Country
- Sandra Bullock - Hangmen
- Patricia Clarkson - The Untouchables
- George Clooney - Return to Horror High
- Chris Cooper - Matewan
- Courteney Cox - Down Twisted
- Stephen Dorff - The Gate
- Edie Falco - Sweet Lorraine
- Gong Li - Red Sorghum
- Richard E. Grant - Withnail and I
- Anthony LaPaglia - Cold Steel
- Nathan Lane - Ironweed
- Penelope Ann Miller - Hotshot
- Brad Pitt - No Man's Land
- Chris Rock - Beverly Hills Cop II
- David Spade - Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
- Ben Stiller - Empire of the Sun
- Nancy Travis - Three Men and a Baby
- Courtney B. Vance - Hamburger Hill
- Jesse Ventura - Predator
- Robin Wright - The Princess Bride
See also
- List of American films of 1987
- List of British films of 1987
- List of French films of 1987
- List of German films of the 1980s
- List of Bollywood films of 1987
- List of Italian films of 1987
- List of Japanese films of 1987
- List of Swedish films of the 1980s
References
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