Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 1987 | ||
 From a Whisper to a Scream
Action
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
With: Vincent Price, Clu Gulager, Martine Beswick, Lawrence Tierney 1 hr 39 min | Moviestore Entertainment | Limited |
 Penitentiary III
Action
Crime
Drama
Sport
With: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Anthony Geary, Steve Antin, Ric Mancini 1 hr 31 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
| September 11, 1987 | ||
 A Prayer for the Dying
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis 1 hr 47 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Limited |
 Witness in the War Zone
Action
Drama
Mystery
War
With: Christopher Walken, Hywel Bennett, Marita Marschall, Arnon Zadok 1 hr 40 min | Skouras Pictures | Limited |
 I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Comedy
Drama
With: Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Richard Monette 1 hr 23 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Crazy Moon
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Vaughan, Peter Spence, Ken Pogue 1 hr 30 min | Miramax | Limited |
 | Skouras Pictures | Limited |
| September 16, 1987 | ||
 In the Mood
Comedy
Romance
With: Patrick Dempsey, Talia Balsam, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Constantine 1 hr 38 min | Lorimar Motion Pictures | Limited |
| September 18, 1987 | ||
 The Principal
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright 1 hr 49 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 The Pick-up Artist
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello 1 hr 21 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Hellraiser
Horror
Thriller
With: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman 1 hr 34 min | New World Pictures | Wide |
 Fatal Attraction
Drama
Thriller
With: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Latzen 1 hr 59 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Amazon Women on the Moon
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer, Arsenio Hall, Donald F. Muhich 1 hr 25 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | Limited |
 Hotel Colonial
Adventure
Drama
With: John Savage, Rachel Ward, Massimo Troisi, Robert Duvall 1 hr 44 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 Tough Guys Don't Dance
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Debra Stipe, Wings Hauser 1 hr 50 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
 | Scotti Brothers Pictures (I) | Limited |
| September 25, 1987 | ||
 The Big Town
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern 1 hr 49 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Best Seller
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant, Allison Balson 1 hr 35 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 China Girl
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: James Russo, Richard Panebianco, Sari Chang, David Caruso 1 hr 30 min | Vestron Pictures | Limited |
 | United Artists | Limited |
 The Princess Bride
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
With: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon 1 hr 38 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| October 2, 1987 | ||
 Like Father Like Son
Comedy
Fantasy
With: Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron, Margaret Colin, Catherine Hicks 1 hr 40 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Big Shots
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
With: Ricky Busker, Darius McCrary, Robert Joy, Robert Prosky 1 hr 34 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Limited |
 Slam Dance
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Don Keith Opper 1 hr 32 min | Island Pictures | Limited |
 | Palisades Pictures | Limited |
