Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 1986 | ||
 Heartbreak Ridge
Drama
War
With: Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Everett McGill, Moses Gunn 2 hr 10 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
| December 12, 1986 | ||
 The Golden Child
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Mystery
With: Eddie Murphy, J.L. Reate, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis 1 hr 34 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 Crimes of the Heart
Comedy
Drama
With: Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard 1 hr 45 min | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Limited |
 Native Son
Drama
Romance
With: Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page 1 hr 51 min | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
| December 19, 1986 | ||
 Lady and the Tramp1986 Re-release
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Musical
Romance
With: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson 1 hr 16 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 No Mercy
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Jeroen Krabbé, George Dzundza 1 hr 46 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 King Kong Lives
Action
Adventure
With: Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, Peter Elliott, George Antoni 1 hr 45 min | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Wide |
 Little Shop of Horrors
Comedy
Horror
Musical
Romance
With: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Levi Stubbs 1 hr 34 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | Orion Pictures | Limited |
| December 25, 1986 | ||
 | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
| December 26, 1986 | ||
 The Morning After
Crime
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Diane Salinger 1 hr 43 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Brighton Beach Memoirs
Comedy
With: Blythe Danner, Jonathan Silverman, Stacey Glick, Lisa Waltz 1 hr 48 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
| December 31, 1986 | ||
 Witchboard
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Todd Allen, Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, Kathleen Wilhoite 1 hr 38 min | - | Limited |
| January 2, 1987 | ||
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
| January 9, 1987 | ||
 Assassination
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Stephen Elliott, Jan Gan Boyd 1 hr 28 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 The Kindred
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Rod Steiger, Kim Hunter, David Allen Brooks, Amanda Pays 1 hr 33 min | - | Limited |
 Iron Warrior
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Miles O'Keeffe, Savina Gersak, Elisabeth Kaza, Iris Peynado 1 hr 27 min | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Limited |
 | - | Limited |
 Return to Horror High
Comedy
Horror
With: Lori Lethin, Brendan Hughes, Alex Rocco, Scott Jacoby 1 hr 35 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
 Meatballs III: Summer Job
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
With: Sally Kellerman, Patrick Dempsey, Al Waxman, Isabelle Mejias 1 hr 36 min | - | Limited |
