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1987 in film

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: ==Events==
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==
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 DouglasWall Street :Best Actress: Sally KirklandAnna :Musical or comedy: :Best Picture: Hope and Glory :Best Actor: Robin WilliamsGood Morning, Vietnam :Best Actress: CherMoonstruck :Other :Best Director: Bernardo BertolucciThe 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 ==
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 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 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 entertainer • 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 • September 15 - Christian Cooke, English 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 10 - James Northcote, English actor and producer • October 11 - Mike Conley Jr., American Basketball Player • October 14 – Jay Pharoah, American actor and stand-up comedian • October 16 – Zhao Liying, Chinese actress • October 18 – Zac Efron, American actor and singer • October 23 - Kirby Howell-Baptiste, English actress • October 24 – Lincoln Lewis, Australian actor • November 1 • Zach Cherry, American actor and comedian • Jamie Demetriou, English comedian, actor and screenwriter • 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 • DJ Augustin, American Basketball Player • 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 24 – Renate Reinsve, Norwegian actress • 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 4 - Orlando Brown, American actor, rapper and singer • December 6 - Idara Victor, American actress • December 8 – Aria Curzon, American actress • December 11 – Moe Dunford, Irish actor • December 16 - Hallee Hirsh, American actress • December 21 – Khris Davis, American actor • December 23 - Agam Darshi, British actress • December 25 - Eugenia Kuzmina, Russian actress and comedian • December 28 – Adam Gregory, American actor • December 29 - Joseph Lee, American actor ==Deaths==
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