The Top Movies, Weekend of September 11, 1987

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Stakeout	Buena Vista	Comedy	$4,202,518	-40.57%	1,364	$3,081	$46,067,684	40
2	(2)	Dirty Dancing	Vestron	Drama	$3,542,221	-27.55%	1,009	$3,511	$20,949,272	24
3	(3)	No Way Out	Orion Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,626,761	-40.34%	1,118	$2,350	$25,748,395	31
4	(4)	The Big Easy	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,348,285	-44.28%	1,145	$2,051	$12,054,562	24
5	(5)	La Bamba	Sony Pictures	Drama	$2,194,731	-41.05%	1,192	$1,841	$45,077,268	52
6	(6)	Can't Buy Me Love	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$2,015,134	-44.91%	1,143	$1,763	$24,932,969	31
7	(7)	The Fourth Protocol	Lorimar Motion Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$1,538,895	-53.09%	932	$1,651	$10,205,204	17
8	(8)	Hamburger Hill	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$1,450,736	-51.64%	810	$1,791	$10,037,996	17
9	(new)	The Curse	Trans World Entertainment	Horror	$1,169,922		326	$3,589	$1,169,922	3
10	(10)	Born in East L.A.	Universal	Comedy	$1,154,730	-47.77%	631	$1,830	$13,618,780	24