The Top Movies, Weekend of August 28, 1987

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Stakeout	Buena Vista	Comedy	$4,729,337	-14.94%	1,341	$3,527	$31,622,677	26
2	(5)	No Way Out	Orion Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,836,757	+0.52%	1,128	$3,401	$16,110,540	17
3	(4)	Dirty Dancing	Vestron	Drama	$3,666,750	-5.98%	975	$3,761	$10,025,438	10
4	(new)	The Fourth Protocol	Lorimar Motion Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,636,831		1,061	$3,428	$3,636,831	3
5	(new)	Hamburger Hill	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$3,360,705		814	$4,129	$3,360,705	3
6	(re-entry)	The Big Easy	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,027,308		1,138	$2,660	$3,626,031	10
7	(3)	Can't Buy Me Love	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$2,711,021	-32.93%	1,216	$2,229	$17,415,936	17
8	(7)	La Bamba	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,637,528	-20.45%	1,093	$2,413	$37,604,290	38
9	(new)	House II: The Second Story	New World	Comedy	$2,573,934		1,069	$2,408	$2,573,934	3
10	(2)	Born in East L.A.	Universal	Comedy	$2,470,800	-43.32%	1,065	$2,320	$8,920,400	10