Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 1986 | ||
 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Comedy
Horror
With: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley 1 hr 41 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 Extremities
Drama
Thriller
With: Farrah Fawcett, James Russo, Alfre Woodard, Diana Scarwid 1 hr 29 min | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Wide |
 Night of the Creeps
Comedy
Horror
Sci-Fi
With: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow 1 hr 28 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 Touch and Go
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Sport
With: Michael Keaton, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ajay Naidu, John Reilly 1 hr 41 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 Stand by Me
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
With: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell 1 hr 29 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Reform School Girls
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast, Sybil Danning 1 hr 34 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
| August 29, 1986 | ||
 Born American
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Mike Norris, Steve Durham, David Coburn, Thalmus Rasulala 1 hr 37 min | Palisades Pictures | Wide |
 Bullies
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, Dehl Berti 1 hr 36 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Shanghai Surprise
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths 1 hr 37 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Weekend Warriors
Action
Comedy
Music
With: Chris Lemmon, Vic Tayback, Lloyd Bridges, Graham Jarvis 1 hr 29 min | Moviestore Entertainment | Limited |
 Stewardess School
Action
Comedy
With: Brett Cullen, Mary Cadorette, Don Most, Sandahl Bergman 1 hr 29 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 Code Name: Wild Geese
Action
With: Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Klaus Kinski 1 hr 41 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
| September 12, 1986 | ||
 Avenging Force
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, James Booth, William Wallace 1 hr 44 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
 | Cinetel | Limited |
 | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| September 19, 1986 | ||
 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 Blue Velvet
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern 2 hr | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Limited |
 Radioactive Dreams
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Music
Sci-Fi
With: John Stockwell, Michael Dudikoff, Michele Little, Lisa Blount 1 hr 38 min | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Limited |
 Where the River Runs Black
Adventure
With: Charles Durning, Alessandro Rabelo, Ajay Naidu, Divana Brandão 1 hr 40 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 The Assault
Drama
History
Romance
War
With: Derek de Lint, Marc van Uchelen, Monique van de Ven, John Kraaijkamp Sr. 2 hr 21 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
| September 20, 1986 | ||
 Down by Law
Comedy
Crime
Drama
With: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi 1 hr 47 min | Island Pictures | Limited |
| September 26, 1986 | ||
 Crocodile Dundee
Adventure
Comedy
With: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, David Gulpilil 1 hr 37 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The Name of the Rose
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin 2 hr 10 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 The Boy Who Could Fly
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Savage 1 hr 54 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Half Moon Street
Drama
Thriller
With: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine, Patrick Kavanagh, Faith Kent 1 hr 30 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 That's Life!
Comedy
Drama
With: Jack Lemmon, Julie Andrews, Sally Kellerman, Robert Loggia 1 hr 42 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
