| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Stakeout | - | - | - | $54,195,867 | 1,364 | $65,673,233 | Aug 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Living Daylights | - | - | - | $51,185,897 | 1,728 | $51,185,897 | Jul 31 | United Artists | false |
| 3 | RoboCop | - | - | - | $50,742,920 | 1,601 | $53,424,681 | Jul 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 4 | La Bamba | - | - | - | $49,267,874 | 1,251 | $54,215,416 | Jul 24 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Dragnet | - | - | - | $46,766,386 | 1,343 | $57,387,516 | Jun 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $46,594,212 | 1,729 | $46,594,212 | Jul 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Full Metal Jacket | - | - | - | $43,748,865 | 1,075 | $46,357,676 | Jun 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Summer School | - | - | - | $35,659,098 | 1,366 | $35,659,098 | Jul 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Beverly Hills Cop II | - | - | - | $34,423,594 | 2,326 | $153,665,036 | May 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Adventures in Babysitting | - | - | - | $34,368,475 | 1,148 | $34,368,475 | Jul 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | The Lost Boys | - | - | - | $32,222,567 | 1,249 | $32,222,567 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | The Untouchables | - | - | - | $31,084,107 | 1,501 | $76,270,454 | Jun 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | No Way Out | - | - | - | $30,504,570 | 1,130 | $35,509,515 | Aug 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | - | - | - | $30,063,289 | 1,358 | $30,063,289 | Jul 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | The Witches of Eastwick | - | - | - | $29,658,563 | 1,337 | $63,766,510 | Jun 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Spaceballs | - | - | - | $28,421,474 | 1,389 | $38,119,483 | Jun 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 17 | Can't Buy Me Love | - | - | - | $28,258,510 | 1,283 | $31,623,833 | Aug 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Roxanne | - | - | - | $28,238,634 | 1,124 | $40,050,884 | Jun 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 19 | Dirty Dancing | - | - | - | $27,725,318 | 1,012 | $63,446,382 | Aug 21 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 20 | Innerspace | - | - | - | $25,893,810 | 1,603 | $25,893,810 | Jul 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Predator | - | - | - | $24,266,754 | 1,636 | $59,735,548 | Jun 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 22 | Jaws: The Revenge | - | - | - | $20,763,013 | 1,611 | $20,763,013 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 23 | Fatal Attraction | - | - | - | $20,327,475 | 1,401 | $156,645,693 | Sep 18 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 24 | Born in East L.A. | - | - | - | $17,355,263 | 1,112 | $17,355,263 | Aug 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Masters of the Universe | - | - | - | $17,336,370 | 1,185 | $17,336,370 | Aug 7 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 26 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | - | - | - | $15,681,020 | 1,511 | $15,681,020 | Jul 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | The Big Easy | - | - | - | $15,518,797 | 1,219 | $17,685,307 | Aug 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 28 | Hamburger Hill | - | - | - | $13,839,404 | 814 | $13,839,404 | Aug 28 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 29 | Back to the Beach | - | - | - | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $13,110,903 | Aug 7 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | Benji the Hunted | - | - | - | $12,800,647 | 1,188 | $22,257,624 | Jun 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Fourth Protocol | - | - | - | $12,423,831 | 1,061 | $12,423,831 | Aug 28 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Disorderlies | - | - | - | $10,348,437 | 544 | $10,348,437 | Aug 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Principal | - | - | - | $9,694,228 | 1,196 | $19,734,940 | Sep 18 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 34 | Harry and the Hendersons | - | - | - | $9,119,029 | 1,424 | $29,760,613 | Jun 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 35 | Hellraiser | - | - | - | $8,608,777 | 1,104 | $14,564,027 | Sep 18 | New World Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Pick-up Artist | - | - | - | $8,003,546 | 1,132 | $13,290,368 | Sep 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | House II: The Second Story | - | - | - | $7,800,000 | 1,069 | $7,800,000 | Aug 28 | New World Pictures | false |
| 38 | Maid to Order | - | - | - | $7,491,968 | 522 | $9,868,521 | Jul 31 | New Century | false |
| 39 | Who's That Girl | - | - | - | $7,305,209 | 944 | $7,305,209 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | The Secret of My Success | - | - | - | $5,902,913 | 1,346 | $66,995,879 | Apr 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 41 | Nadine | - | - | - | $5,669,831 | 760 | $5,669,831 | Aug 7 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 42 | The Believers | - | - | - | $4,630,684 | 1,548 | $18,753,438 | Jun 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 43 | North Shore | - | - | - | $3,832,228 | 802 | $3,832,228 | Aug 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | The Monster Squad | - | - | - | $3,769,990 | 1,280 | $3,769,990 | Aug 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 45 | Wish You Were Here | - | - | - | $3,283,832 | 43 | $3,283,832 | Jul 24 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 46 | The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland | - | - | - | $2,608,000 | 1,094 | $2,608,000 | Aug 7 | - | false |
| 47 | Maurice | - | - | - | $2,438,304 | 1 | $2,438,304 | Sep 18 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 48 | The Squeeze | - | - | - | $2,228,951 | 1,152 | $2,228,951 | Jul 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 49 | The Curse | - | - | - | $1,930,001 | 326 | $1,930,001 | Sep 11 | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | false |
| 50 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | - | - | - | $1,576,615 | 374 | $1,576,615 | Aug 21 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 51 | The Whistle Blower | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 62 | $1,500,000 | Jul 10 | Hemdale | false |
| 52 | A Prayer for the Dying | - | - | - | $1,432,687 | 407 | $1,432,687 | Sep 11 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 53 | Best Seller | - | - | - | $1,053,450 | 253 | $4,278,150 | Sep 25 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 54 | The Big Town | - | - | - | $935,400 | 762 | $1,733,017 | Sep 25 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 55 | Amazon Women on the Moon | - | - | - | $548,696 | 50 | $548,696 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 56 | China Girl | - | - | - | $544,926 | 193 | $1,262,091 | Sep 25 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 57 | White Water Summer | - | - | - | $300,859 | 105 | $300,859 | Jul 10 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 58 | Real Men | - | - | - | $267,516 | 150 | $873,903 | Sep 25 | United Artists | false |
| 59 | The Princess Bride | - | - | - | $254,268 | 803 | $30,857,814 | Sep 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 60 | Good Morning Babylon | - | - | - | $183,700 | 2 | $183,700 | Jul 17 | Vestron Pictures | false |
| 61 | From a Whisper to a Scream | - | - | - | $154,991 | 137 | $1,355,728 | Sep 4 | - | false |
| 62 | Witness in the War Zone | - | - | - | $141,211 | 46 | $141,211 | Sep 11 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 63 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | - | - | - | $124,167 | 8 | $124,167 | Jul 17 | Orion Classics | false |
| 64 | In the Mood | - | - | - | $77,637 | 361 | $999,382 | Sep 16 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
| 65 | Ping Pong | - | - | - | $67,421 | 2 | $67,421 | Jul 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 66 | Oviri | - | - | - | $65,280 | 16 | $583,800 | Jul 31 | International Film Marketing | false |
| 67 | Shadey | - | - | - | $63,598 | 3 | $65,817 | Jun 5 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 68 | Apocalypse Now 1987 Re-release | - | - | - | $61,211 | 6 | $61,211 | Aug 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 69 | Happy New Year | - | - | - | $41,232 | 40 | $41,232 | Aug 7 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 70 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | - | - | - | $39,840 | 27 | $1,408,491 | Sep 11 | Miramax | false |
| 71 | Matewan | - | - | - | $39,111 | 42 | $1,680,358 | Aug 28 | Cinecom Pictures | false |
| 72 | O.C. and Stiggs | - | - | - | $29,815 | 18 | $29,815 | Jul 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 73 | End of the Line | - | - | - | $25,000 | 42 | $25,000 | Aug 28 | Orion Classics | false |
| 74 | Orphans | - | - | - | $21,674 | 25 | $252,430 | Sep 18 | Lorimar Motion Pictures | false |
