The Top Movies, Weekend of August 21, 1987

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Stakeout	Buena Vista	Comedy	$5,559,712	-0.27%	1,102	$5,045	$24,026,251	19
2	(new)	Born in East L.A.	Universal	Comedy	$4,359,040		1,112	$3,920	$4,359,040	3
3	(3)	Can't Buy Me Love	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$4,041,831	-14.99%	1,283	$3,150	$12,261,227	10
4	(new)	Dirty Dancing	Vestron	Drama	$3,900,000		975	$4,000	$3,900,000	3
5	(4)	No Way Out	Orion Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,816,817	-10.39%	817	$4,672	$10,242,730	10
6	(2)	The Living Daylights	MGM	Action	$3,605,304	-27.96%	1,599	$2,255	$39,820,817	24
7	(5)	La Bamba	Sony Pictures	Drama	$3,315,634	-8.74%	1,105	$3,001	$33,351,578	31
8	(9)	The Lost Boys	Warner Bros.	Horror	$2,354,989	-11.84%	1,249	$1,885	$22,031,386	24
9	(8)	RoboCop	Orion Pictures	Action	$2,139,220	-20.82%	1,148	$1,863	$42,007,338	38
10	(6)	Masters of the Universe	Cannon	Action	$1,674,324	-43.46%	1,115	$1,502	$13,220,262	17