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.)
The top ten 1987 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
+ Highest-grossing films of 1987 Rank Title Distributor Box-office gross 1 Three Men and a Baby Buena Vista $167,780,960 2Fatal Attraction Paramount $156,645,693 3Beverly Hills Cop II $153,665,036 4 Good Morning, Vietnam Buena Vista $123,922,370 5 Moonstruck MGM $80,640,528 6The 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
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 22 - 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 the company's 75th anniversary, a variant used until 1989, and the standard variant of this logo was used from 1989 to 2002.
Awards
Category/Organization 45th Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 23, 1988 41st BAFTA AwardsMarch 19, 1988 60th Academy AwardsApril 11, 1988 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film The Last Emperor Hope and Glory Jean de Florette The Last Emperor Best Director Bernardo BertolucciThe Last Emperor Oliver StonePlatoon Bernardo BertolucciThe Last Emperor Best Actor Michael DouglasWall Street Robin WilliamsGood Morning, Vietnam Sean ConneryThe Name of the Rose Michael DouglasWall Street Best Actress Sally KirklandAnna CherMoonstruck Anne Bancroft84 Charing Cross Road CherMoonstruck Best Supporting Actor Sean ConneryThe Untouchables Daniel AuteuilJean de Florette Sean ConneryThe Untouchables Best Supporting Actress Olympia DukakisMoonstruck Susan WooldridgeHope and Glory Olympia DukakisMoonstruck Best Screenplay, Adapted Bernardo Bertolucci ,Mark Peploe and Enzo UngariThe Last Emperor Claude Berri and Gerard BrachJean de Florette Bernardo Bertolucci ,Mark Peploe and Enzo UngariThe Last Emperor Best Screenplay, Original Brian LelandWish You Were Here John Patrick ShanleyMoonstruck Best Original Score Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong SuThe Last Emperor Ennio MorriconeThe Untouchables Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong SuThe Last Emperor Best Original Song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"Dirty Dancing N/A "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"Dirty Dancing Best Foreign Language Film My Life as a Dog The Sacrifice Babette's Feast
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
People's Choice Award (Toronto International Film Festival): The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, United States
1987 films By country/region List of American films of 1987 List of Argentine films of 1987 List of Australian films of 1987 List of Bangladeshi films of 1987 List of British films of 1987 List of Canadian films of 1987 List of French films of 1987 List of Hong Kong films of 1987 List of Indian films of 1987 List of Hindi films of 1987 List of Kannada films of 1987 List of Malayalam films of 1987 List of Marathi films of 1987 List of Tamil films of 1987 List of Telugu films of 1987 List of Japanese films of 1987 List of Mexican films of 1987 List of Pakistani films of 1987 List of South Korean films of 1987 List of Soviet films of 1987 List of Spanish films of 1987
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 Angel Karamoy, Indonesian actress, singer and comedian January 18 Ingvild Deila, Norwegian actress Zane Holtz, Canadian actor and model January 20 – Evan Peters, American actor and producer January 22 - Eileen O'Higgins, Irish actress January 30 - Valene Kane, Northern Irish actress 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 Rose Leslie, Scottish actress 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 Jay Hayden, American actor February 21 Ashley Greene, American actress Tuppence Middleton, British actress Elliot Page, Canadian actor February 24 - Tina Desai, Indian actress 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 17 - Alison Rich, American actress, writer and director March 20 – Rollo Weeks, British former actor March 24 - María Valverde, Spanish actress 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 Lachlan Buchanan. Australian Actor April 28 – Tonia Sotiropoulou, Greek actress May 2 - Mae Martin, Canadian comedian, actor and screenwriter 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 17 - Jayne Wisener, Northern Irish actress and singer May 20 Ray Chase, American voice actor Fra Fee, Northern Irish 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 Olivia Hamilton, American actress and producer 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 17 - Sarah Niles, English actress June 18 - Niels Schneider, French-Canadian actor 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 3 - Chad Broskey, American 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 comedian July 23 - Araya Mengesha, Canadian actor July 25 – Michael Welch, American actor July 26 Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress Hallie Meyers-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 Mădălina Diana Ghenea, Romanian actress Katie Leung, Scottish film, television, and stage actress Jenn Proske, Canadian-American 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 20 - Alexandra Roach, Welsh actress 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 Cameron Finley, American former child actor September 7 – Evan Rachel Wood, American actress, model, and musician September 8 Ray Fisher, American actor Wiz Khalifa, American Rapper Domee Shi, Chinese-Canadian animator, storyboard artist and director September 9 - Clayton Snyder, American actor September 10 - Tunji Kasim, Scottish actor September 11 Tyler Hoechlin, American actor Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress September 14 Jessica Brown Findlay, English actress Anna Chazelle, American actress, writer and director