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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.
The top ten 1987 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
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1 | Three Men and a Baby | Buena Vista | $167,780,960 |
2 | Fatal Attraction | Paramount | $156,645,693 |
3 | Beverly Hills Cop II | $153,665,036 | |
4 | Good Morning, Vietnam | Buena Vista | $123,922,370 |
5 | Moonstruck | MGM | $80,640,528 |
6 | The Untouchables | Paramount | $76,270,454 |
7 | The Secret of My Success | Universal | $66,995,000 |
8 | Stakeout | Buena Vista | $65,673,233 |
9 | Lethal Weapon | Warner Bros. | $65,207,127 |
10 | The Witches of Eastwick | $63,766,510 |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
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January | 3 | David Maysles | 55 | US | Documentarian | |
9 | Arthur Lake | 81 | US | Actor | ||
14 | Douglas Sirk | 89 | Germany | Director | ||
15 | Ray Bolger | 83 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
15 | George Markstein | 60 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
16 | Joyce Jameson | 54 | US | Actress | ||
27 | Norman McLaren | 72 | UK | Animator, Director | ||
February | 1 | Alessandro Blasetti | 86 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | |
22 | David Susskind | 66 | US | Producer | ||
23 | William Rose | 68 | US | Screenwriter | ||
23 | Esmond Knight | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | James Coco | 56 | US | Actor | ||
25 | John Collin | 58 | UK | Actor | ||
28 | Joan Greenwood | 65 | UK | Actress | ||
March | 2 | Randolph Scott | 89 | US | Actor | |
3 | Danny Kaye | 74 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
7 | Henri Decaë | 71 | France | Cinematographer | ||
7 | Waldo Salt | 72 | US | Screenwriter | ||
21 | Dean Paul Martin | 35 | US | Actor | ||
21 | Robert Preston | 68 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Morton Haack | 62 | US | Costume Designer | ||
27 | William Bowers | 71 | US | Screenwriter | ||
28 | Patrick Troughton | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
April | 6 | Philip M. Jefferies | 61 | US | Production Designer | |
11 | Kent Taylor | 79 | US | Actor | ||
17 | Dick Shawn | 63 | US | Actor | ||
19 | Milt Kahl | 78 | US | Animator | ||
May | 2 | Michael Gover | 73 | UK | Actor | |
4 | Paul Groesse | 81 | US | Art Director | ||
7 | Colin Blakely | 56 | Ireland | Actor | ||
14 | Rita Hayworth | 68 | US | Actress | ||
21 | Alejandro Rey | 57 | Argentina | Actor | ||
24 | Hermione Gingold | 89 | UK | Actress | ||
29 | Howard Shoup | 83 | US | Costume Designer | ||
June | 1 | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas | 72 | India | Director, Screenwriter | |
3 | Will Sampson | 53 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Fulton Mackay | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
8 | Daniel Mandell | 91 | US | Film Editor | ||
10 | Elizabeth Hartman | 43 | US | Actress | ||
11 | Dan Vadis | 49 | China | Actor | ||
13 | Geraldine Page | 62 | US | Actress | ||
22 | Fred Astaire | 88 | US | Actor | ||
24 | Jackie Gleason | 71 | US | Actor | ||
July | 1 | Jerry Livingston | 78 | US | Songwriter | |
3 | Viola Dana | 90 | US | Actress | ||
5 | Phil Abramson | 54 | US | Set Decorator | ||
7 | Hannelore Schroth | 65 | Germany | Actress | ||
12 | Harold Goodwin | 84 | US | Actor | ||
15 | Alfie Bass | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
17 | Yūjirō Ishihara | 52 | Japan | Actor, Singer | ||
20 | Richard Egan | 65 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Adele Comandini | 89 | US | Screenwriter | ||
31 | Joseph E. Levine | 81 | US | Producer | ||
August | 1 | Pola Negri | 90 | Poland | Actress | |
17 | Clarence Brown | 97 | US | Director | ||
17 | Shaike Ophir | 58 | Israel | Actor | ||
19 | Hayden Rorke | 76 | US | Actor | ||
21 | Bombolo | 56 | Italy | Actor | ||
22 | Ted Sherdeman | 78 | US | Screenwriter | ||
28 | John Huston | 81 | US | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | ||
29 | Lee Marvin | 63 | US | Actor | ||
September | 1 | Philip Friend | 72 | UK | Actor | |
4 | Richard Marquand | 49 | UK | Director | ||
5 | Bill Fraser | 79 | UK | Actor | ||
11 | Lorne Greene | 72 | Canada | Actor | ||
12 | John Qualen | 87 | US | Actor | ||
13 | Mervyn LeRoy | 86 | US | Director | ||
23 | Bob Fosse | 60 | US | Director, Screenwriter | ||
23 | Erland Van Lidth De Jeude | 34 | Netherlands | Actor | ||
25 | Mary Astor | 81 | US | Actress | ||
25 | Emlyn Williams | 81 | UK | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
October | 2 | Madeleine Carroll | 81 | UK | Actress | |
21 | Bob Simmons | 64 | UK | Stuntman | ||
22 | Lino Ventura | 68 | Italy | Actor | ||
November | 4 | Danielle Gaubert | 44 | France | Actress | |
5 | Georges Franju | 75 | France | Director, Screenwriter | ||
11 | John 'Dusty' King | 78 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
23 | Marcia Henderson | 58 | US | Actress | ||
26 | Morton Lowry | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
29 | Irene Handl | 85 | UK | Actress | ||
December | 4 | Rouben Mamoulian | 90 | Georgia | Director | |
8 | Fay Baker | 70 | US | Actress | ||
14 | Clinton Sundberg | 84 | US | Actor | ||
21 | Robert Paige | 76 | US | Actor | ||
21 | Ralph Nelson | 71 | US | Director |
This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was The Lion King, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by Forrest Gump, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The year is considered to be one of the best years for cinema during the post Golden Age Hollywood era and setting the standard for the movies of the modern era.
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, despite its actual 75th anniversary taking place in 1987.
The year 1989 involved many significant films.
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases.
The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.