Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 1987 | ||
 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
With: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper 1 hr 30 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Summer School
Comedy
Romance
With: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Robin Thomas, Patrick Labyorteaux 1 hr 37 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 La Bamba
Biography
Drama
Music
With: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña 1 hr 48 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Wish You Were Here
Comedy
Drama
With: Emily Lloyd, Trudi Cavanagh, Clare Clifford, Barbara Durkin 1 hr 28 min | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Limited |
| July 31, 1987 | ||
 The Living Daylights
Action
Adventure
Thriller
With: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé, Joe Don Baker 2 hr 10 min | United Artists | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Maid to Order
Comedy
Fantasy
With: Ally Sheedy, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine 1 hr 33 min | New Century | Limited |
 | International Film Marketing | Limited |
| August 7, 1987 | ||
 Masters of the Universe
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty 1 hr 46 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Bob Dermer, Eva Almos, Dan Hennessey, Jim Henshaw 1 hr 20 min | - | Wide |
 Back to the Beach
Comedy
Musical
With: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Lori Loughlin, Tommy Hinkley 1 hr 32 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Stakeout
Action
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn 1 hr 57 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Who's That Girl
Comedy
Music
Romance
With: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin 1 hr 32 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Happy New Year
Comedy
Crime
Romance
With: Peter Falk, Charles Durning, Claude Lelouch, Gary Maas 1 hr 25 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| August 14, 1987 | ||
 The Monster Squad
Action
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
With: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr 1 hr 22 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Can't Buy Me Love
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary 1 hr 34 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 No Way Out
Action
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton 1 hr 54 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 North Shore
Action
Drama
Romance
Sport
With: Matt Adler, Nia Peeples, Gregory Harrison, John Philbin 1 hr 36 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Lionheart
Adventure
Drama
With: Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nicola Cowper, Dexter Fletcher 1 hr 44 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
| August 21, 1987 | ||
 | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Dirty Dancing
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes 1 hr 40 min | Vestron Pictures | Wide |
 The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Anthony Newley, Mackenzie Astin, Phil Fondacaro, Katie Barberi 1 hr 37 min | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 The Big Easy
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, John Goodman 1 hr 42 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| August 28, 1987 | ||
 House II: The Second Story
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
With: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Bill Maher 1 hr 28 min | New World Pictures | Wide |
 The Fourth Protocol
Thriller
With: Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy 1 hr 59 min | Lorimar Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Hamburger Hill
Action
Drama
Thriller
War
With: Anthony Barrile, Michael Boatman, Don Cheadle, Michael Dolan 1 hr 50 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 End of the Line
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Kevin Bacon, Bob Balaban, Barbara Barrie, Michael Beach 1 hr 43 min | Orion Classics | Limited |
The Big Easy
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, John Goodman 1 hr 42 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Apocalypse Now1987 Re-release
Drama
Mystery
War
With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest 2 hr 27 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
 The Rosary Murders
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer, Josef Sommer 1 hr 45 min | New Line Cinema | Limited |
