Domestic 1987 Weekend 34
August 21-23, 1987
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stakeout | $5,559,712 | -0.3% | 1,102 | +86 | $5,045 | $24,026,251 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | Born in East L.A. | $4,359,040 | - | 1,112 | - | $3,920 | $4,359,040 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | Can't Buy Me Love | $4,041,831 | -15% | 1,283 | +27 | $3,150 | $12,261,227 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | - | Dirty Dancing | $3,900,000 | - | 975 | - | $4,000 | $3,900,000 | 1 | Vestron Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | No Way Out | $3,816,817 | -10.4% | 817 | +11 | $4,671 | $10,242,730 | 2 | Orion Pictures |
| 6 | 2 | The Living Daylights | $3,605,304 | -28% | 1,599 | -81 | $2,254 | $39,820,817 | 4 | United Artists |
| 7 | 5 | La Bamba | $3,315,634 | -8.7% | 1,105 | +45 | $3,000 | $33,351,578 | 5 | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | 9 | The Lost Boys | $2,354,989 | -11.8% | 1,249 | +247 | $1,885 | $22,031,386 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 8 | RoboCop | $2,139,220 | -20.8% | 1,148 | -98 | $1,863 | $42,007,338 | 6 | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | 6 | Masters of the Universe | $1,674,324 | -43.5% | 1,115 | -70 | $1,501 | $13,220,262 | 3 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 11 | 7 | Disorderlies | $1,626,921 | -39.9% | 521 | -23 | $3,122 | $5,530,942 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 10 | Summer School | $1,532,612 | -27.8% | 1,162 | -153 | $1,318 | $30,145,677 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 11 | Back to the Beach | $1,314,636 | -37.7% | 960 | -120 | $1,369 | $10,011,549 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | Full Metal Jacket | $1,150,462 | -20.6% | 803 | -122 | $1,432 | $40,324,497 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 13 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1987 Re-release | $1,140,732 | -22.3% | 1,248 | -103 | $914 | $38,203,895 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | 12 | The Monster Squad | $885,312 | -53.9% | 1,272 | -8 | $696 | $3,769,990 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | - | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | $661,512 | - | 374 | - | $1,768 | $661,512 | 1 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 18 | - | The Big Easy | $353,259 | - | 32 | - | $11,039 | $353,259 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
