 "Someone to Watch Over Me" was a box office disappointment bringing in a total of $10,278,549 in a limited run at the theater.In the United States and Canada it opened at 892 theatres on October 9, 1987 grossing $2.9 million over the four-day Columbus Day weekend, finishing sixth at the box office.On its second weekend, "Someone to Watch Over Me" made $2,243,204 in 894 theaters (a total of $5.6 million over the ten-day period), rising to fourth.