| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Living Daylights | - | - | - | $40,950,259 | 1,728 | $51,185,897 | Jul 31 | United Artists | false |
| 2 | Stakeout | - | - | - | $30,769,284 | 1,364 | $65,673,233 | Aug 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 3 | La Bamba | - | - | - | $26,729,550 | 1,251 | $54,215,416 | Jul 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Lost Boys | - | - | - | $23,447,843 | 1,249 | $32,222,567 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | RoboCop | - | - | - | $21,178,822 | 1,601 | $53,424,681 | Jul 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Masters of the Universe | - | - | - | $17,336,370 | 1,185 | $17,336,370 | Aug 7 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 7 | Can't Buy Me Love | - | - | - | $17,003,635 | 1,283 | $31,623,833 | Aug 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $16,483,984 | 1,729 | $46,594,212 | Jul 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Summer School | - | - | - | $16,138,127 | 1,366 | $35,659,098 | Jul 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | No Way Out | - | - | - | $15,408,267 | 1,130 | $35,509,515 | Aug 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Full Metal Jacket | - | - | - | $13,274,624 | 1,075 | $46,357,676 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Back to the Beach | - | - | - | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $13,110,903 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Dragnet | - | - | - | $11,353,359 | 1,343 | $57,387,516 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 14 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $11,309,244 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | May 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Disorderlies | - | - | - | $10,348,437 | 544 | $10,348,437 | Aug 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Adventures in Babysitting | - | - | - | $10,117,642 | 1,148 | $34,368,475 | Jul 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Untouchables | - | - | - | $10,089,673 | 1,501 | $76,270,454 | Jun 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Roxanne | - | - | - | $9,514,056 | 1,124 | $40,050,884 | Jun 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 19 | Dirty Dancing | - | - | - | $9,340,108 | 1,012 | $63,446,382 | Aug 21 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 20 | Born in East L.A. | - | - | - | $8,405,164 | 1,112 | $17,355,263 | Aug 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Witches of Eastwick | - | - | - | $7,364,191 | 1,337 | $63,766,510 | Jun 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Who's That Girl | - | - | - | $7,305,209 | 944 | $7,305,209 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | - | - | - | $7,114,168 | 1,358 | $30,063,289 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | - | - | - | $6,691,267 | 1,511 | $15,681,020 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Nadine | - | - | - | $5,669,831 | 760 | $5,669,831 | Aug 7 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 26 | Spaceballs | - | - | - | $5,330,502 | 1,389 | $38,119,483 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 27 | Jaws: The Revenge | - | - | - | $4,656,072 | 1,611 | $20,763,013 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 28 | North Shore | - | - | - | $3,832,228 | 802 | $3,832,228 | Aug 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Monster Squad | - | - | - | $3,769,990 | 1,280 | $3,769,990 | Aug 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 30 | Maid to Order | - | - | - | $3,253,111 | 522 | $9,868,521 | Jul 31 | New Century | false |
| 31 | The Big Easy | - | - | - | $3,056,091 | 1,219 | $17,685,307 | Aug 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 32 | Hamburger Hill | - | - | - | $2,814,976 | 814 | $13,839,404 | Aug 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Fourth Protocol | - | - | - | $2,766,028 | 1,061 | $12,423,831 | Aug 28 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | - | - | - | $2,608,000 | 1,094 | $2,608,000 | Aug 7 | - | false |
| 35 | House II: The Second Story | - | - | - | $1,985,096 | 1,069 | $7,800,000 | Aug 28 | New World Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | - | - | - | $1,576,615 | 374 | $1,576,615 | Aug 21 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 37 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | - | - | - | $110,082 | 8 | $124,167 | Jul 17 | Orion Classics | false |
| 38 | Oviri | - | - | - | $55,950 | 16 | $583,800 | Jul 31 | International Film Marketing | false |
| 39 | Happy New Year | - | - | - | $41,232 | 40 | $41,232 | Aug 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 40 | End of the Line | - | - | - | $25,000 | 42 | $25,000 | Aug 28 | Orion Classics | false |
| 41 | Matewan | - | - | - | $22,348 | 42 | $1,680,358 | Aug 28 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 42 | Apocalypse Now 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,976 | 6 | $61,211 | Aug 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
