1987 in film explained

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.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

See also: List of 1987 box office number-one films in the United States. The top ten 1987 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1987^[1]
Rank	Title	Distributor	Box-office gross
1	Three Men and a Baby	Buena Vista	$167,780,960
2	Fatal Attraction	Paramount	$156,645,693
3	Beverly Hills Cop II	Paramount	$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	Warner Bros.	$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.
February - Blue Sky Studios is founded by Chris Wedge.
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 its 75th anniversary, a variant used until 1989, and the standard variant of this logo was used from 1989 to 2002.

Awards

Academy Awards

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

Golden Globe Awards

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

1987 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

List of action films of 1987
List of animated feature films of 1987
List of avant-garde films of 1987
List of comedy films of 1987
List of drama films of 1987
List of horror films of 1987
List of science fiction films of 1987
List of thriller films of 1987
List of western films of 1987

Births

January 1 – Gia Coppola, American director and screenwriter
January 2 – Shelley Hennig, American actress and model
January 5
- Fabiola Guajardo, Mexican actress and model
- Jason Mitchell, American actor
January 7 – Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress
January 8
- Cynthia Erivo, British actress
- Freddie Stroma, British actor and model
January 9 - Nicola Coughlan, Irish actress
January 12 – Naya Rivera, American actress, singer, and model (died 2020)
January 13 – Max Van Ville, American DJ, producer, and actor
January 16 – Carrie Keranen, voice actress, production manager, producer, and voice director
January 18
- Ingvild Deila, Norwegian actress
- Zane Holtz, Canadian actor and model
January 20 – Evan Peters, American actor and producer
January 31 - Victor Ortiz, American professional boxer and actor
February 1
- Heather Morris, American actress, dancer, singer, and model
- Ronda Rousey, American professional wrestler and actress
February 4 – Lewis Tan, English actor and martial artist
February 5
- Adassa, American singer-songwriter and voice actress
- Darren Criss, American actor, singer, and songwriter
- Henry Golding, Malaysian-British actor and television host
- Raymond Lee, American actor
February 6 - Natalia Reyes, Colombian actress
February 7 – Doua Moua, American actor
February 9 – Michael B. Jordan, American actor and film producer
February 11 – Julio Torres, Salvadoran writer, comedian, and actor
February 17 – Ísis Valverde, Brazilian actress
February 20
- Cortney Palm, American actress
- Daniella Pineda, American actress
- Miles Teller, American actor
February 21
- Ashley Greene, actress
- Elliot Page, Canadian actor
February 28 – Michelle Horn, American actress
March 4 – Tamzin Merchant, English actress and author
March 8
- Tobe Nwigwe, American rapper, singer and actor
- Milana Vayntrub, American actress and comedian
March 9 - Bow Wow, American rapper and actor
March 10 – Ser'Darius Blain, Haitian-American actor
March 20 – Rollo Weeks, British former actor
March 22 – Billy Kametz, American voice actor (died 2022)
March 26 – Josh Herdman, English actor and mixed martial artist
March 28 – Jimmy Wong, American actor and musician
April 1 – Mackenzie Davis, Canadian actress, producer and model
April 3 – Rachel Bloom, American actress, comedian, writer, singer-songwriter, and producer
April 4 – Sarah Gadon, actress
April 6 - Jerrod Carmichael, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker
April 7 - Richard Pyros, British-Australian actor
April 9 – Jesse McCartney, actor, singer-songwriter and voice actor
April 10 – Shay Mitchell, Canadian actress and model
April 12
- Brooklyn Decker, American actress and model
- Ilana Glazer, American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer and director
April 16 - Jack Cutmore-Scott, English actor
April 18 - Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, British actress and model
April 19
- Oksana Akinshina, Russian actress
- Courtland Mead, American actor
April 20 – John Patrick Amedori, American actor and musician
April 21 - Meng'er Zhang, Chinese actress
April 27 – William Moseley, English actor
April 28 – Tonia Sotiropoulou, Greek actress
May 5 – Jessie Cave, English actress and comedian
May 7 - Maya Erskine, American actress
May 8 – Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor
May 13 – Hunter Parrish, American actor and singer
May 27 – Bella Heathcote, Australian actress and model
May 28 – Jessica Rothe, American actress
May 31 – Meredith Hagner, American actress
June 3 - Lalaine, American actress and singer-songwriter
June 6 – Daniel Logan, New Zealand-born American actor
June 11 – Jimmy O. Yang, Hong Kong-American actor, stand-up comedian and writer
June 12 - Abbey Lee, Australian actress and musician
June 19 - Beattie Edmondson, English actress
June 22 – Joe Dempsie, English actor
June 23 - Edward Holcroft, English actor
June 25
- Scott Terra, American former actor
- Mary Tsoni, Greek actress and singer (d. 2017)
June 26 – Valerie Pachner, Austrian actress
June 27 – Ed Westwick, English film and television actor
July 6 – Matt O'Leary, American actor
July 7 – Julianna Guill, American actress
July 11 – Cristina Vee, American voice actress
July 15 – Jimmy Rees, Australian entertainer
July 25 – Michael Welch, American actor
July 26
- Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress
- Hallie M1eyers-Shyer, American actress and filmmaker
July 27 – Mara Wilson, actress and writer
July 29 – Genesis Rodriguez, American actress and model
July 31 – Brittany Byrnes, Australian actress
August 2 - Hannah Hoekstra, Dutch actress
August 8 – Katie Leung, Scottish film, television, and stage actress
August 18
- Mika Boorem, American actress and filmmaker
- Óscar Catacora, Peruvian director, screenwriter and cinematographer (died 2021)
August 19 – Manny Jacinto, Canadian actor
August 21 – Cody Kasch, American actor
August 25
- Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
- Blake Lively, American actress, model, and director
- Chloe Pirrie, Scottish actress
- Liu Yifei, Chinese-American actress, singer, and model
August 30 - Johanna Braddy, American actress
September 7 – Evan Rachel Wood, American actress, model, and musician
September 8
- Ray Fisher, American actor
- Domee Shi, Chinese-Canadian animator, storyboard artist and director
September 10 - Tunji Kasim, Scottish actor
September 11
- Tyler Hoechlin, American actor
- Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress
September 14
- Jessica Brown Findlay, English actress
- Davide Tucci, Maltese-Italian actor
September 17 – Augustus Prew, English actor
September 19 – Danielle Panabaker, American actress
September 20 – Sarah Natochenny, American voice actress
September 21 – Ryan Guzman, American actor
September 22
- Tom Felton, English actor
- Teyonah Parris, American actress
September 23 – Skylar Astin, American actor and singer
September 24
- Spencer Treat Clark, American actor
- Grey Damon, American actor
September 28 – Hilary Duff, actress, singer, songwriter, and businesswoman
September 29
- David Del Rio, American actor, director and producer
- Anaïs Demoustier, French actress
September 30 - Mahaley Patel, American actress
October 1 – Michaela Coel, British actress and screenwriter
October 9 - Melissa Villaseñor, American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and musician
October 14 – Jay Pharoah, American actor and stand-up comedian
October 16 – Zhao Liying, Chinese actress
October 18 – Zac Efron, actor and singer
October 24 – Lincoln Lewis, Australian actor
November 1 - Jamie Demetriou, English comedian, actor and screenwriter
November 3 - April Rose Haydock, American model and actress
November 5 – Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter and actor (Jonas Brothers)
November 9 – Jennifer Holland, American actress
November 10 - Andrew Koji, British actor and martial artist
November 11
- Melanie Liburd, British actress
- Ludi Lin, Chinese-born Canadian actor and model
November 12 – Kengo Kora, Japanese actor
November 14 – Brian Gleeson, Irish actor
November 18 – Jake Abel, American actor and singer
November 23 – Vallo Kirs, Estonian actor
November 27 – Lashana Lynch, Jamaican-British actress
November 28 – Karen Gillan, Scottish actress and filmmaker
December 1 - Sarah Snook, Australian actress
December 3 – Michael Angarano, American actor
December 8 – Aria Curzon, American actress
December 11 – Moe Dunford, Irish actor
December 21 – Khris Davis, American actor
December 28 – Adam Gregory, American actor

Deaths

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession
January	3		55	US	Documentarian
9		81	US	Actor
14		89	Germany	Director
15		83	US	Actor, Singer
15		60	UK	Screenwriter
16		54	US	Actress
27		72	UK	Animator, Director
February	1		86	Italy	Director, Screenwriter
22		66	US	Producer
23		68	US	Screenwriter
23		80	UK	Actor
25		56	US	Actor
25		58	UK	Actor
28		65	UK	Actress
March	2		89	US	Actor
3		74	US	Actor, Singer
7		71	France	Cinematographer
7		72	US	Screenwriter
21		35	US	Actor
21		68	US	Actor
22		62	US	Costume Designer
27		71	US	Screenwriter
28		67	UK	Actor
April	6		61	US	Production Designer
11		79	US	Actor
17		63	US	Actor
19		78	US	Animator
May	2		73	UK	Actor
4		81	US	Art Director
7		56	Ireland	Actor
14		68	US	Actress
21		57	Argentina	Actor
24		89	UK	Actress
29		83	US	Costume Designer
June	1		72	India	Director, Screenwriter
3		53	US	Actor
6		64	UK	Actor
8		91	US	Film Editor
10		43	US	Actress
11		49	China	Actor
13		62	US	Actress
22		88	US	Actor
24		71	US	Actor
July	1		78	US	Songwriter
3		90	US	Actress
5		54	US	Set Decorator
7		65	Germany	Actress
12		84	US	Actor
15		71	UK	Actor
17		52	Japan	Actor, Singer
20		65	US	Actor
22		89	US	Screenwriter
31		81	US	Producer
August	1		90	Poland	Actress
17		97	US	Director
17		58	Israel	Actor
19		76	US	Actor
21		56	Italy	Actor
22		78	US	Screenwriter
28		81	US	Actor, Director, Screenwriter
29		63	US	Actor
September	1		72	UK	Actor
4		49	UK	Director
5		79	UK	Actor
11		72	Canada	Actor
12		87	US	Actor
13		86	US	Director
23		60	US	Director, Screenwriter
23		34	Netherlands	Actor
25		81	US	Actress
25		81	UK	Actor, Screenwriter
October	2		81	UK	Actress
21		64	UK	Stuntman
22		68	Italy	Actor
November	4		44	France	Actress
5		75	France	Director, Screenwriter
11		78	US	Actor, Singer
23		58	US	Actress
26		73	UK	Actor
29		85	UK	Actress
December	4		90	Georgia	Director
8		70	US	Actress
14		84	US	Actor
21		76	US	Actor
21		71	US	Director

External links

1987 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
List of 1987 films at IMDb
List of 1987 deaths at IMDb
List of 1987 births at IMDb

Notes and References

Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1987. Box Office Mojo. 18 December 2019.