Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 1986 | ||
 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Horror
Thriller
With: Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, Kerry Noonan 1 hr 26 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Howard the Duck
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale 1 hr 50 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Nothing in Common
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint, Hector Elizondo 1 hr 58 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
| August 8, 1986 | ||
 A Fine Mess
Action
Comedy
Crime
Romance
With: Ted Danson, Howie Mandel, Richard Mulligan, Stuart Margolin 1 hr 30 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 The Transformers: The Movie
Action
Adventure
Animation
Family
Sci-Fi
With: Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Norman Alden 1 hr 24 min | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Wide |
 | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Stand by Me
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
With: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell 1 hr 29 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 She's Gotta Have It
Comedy
Romance
With: Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee 1 hr 24 min | Island Pictures | Limited |
| August 15, 1986 | ||
 Armed and Dangerous
Action
Comedy
Crime
With: John Candy, Meg Ryan, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia 1 hr 28 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | Wide |
 The Boy Who Could Fly
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Savage 1 hr 54 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| August 22, 1986 | ||
 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Comedy
Horror
With: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley 1 hr 41 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 Extremities
Drama
Thriller
With: Farrah Fawcett, James Russo, Alfre Woodard, Diana Scarwid 1 hr 29 min | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Wide |
 Night of the Creeps
Comedy
Horror
Sci-Fi
With: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow 1 hr 28 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 Touch and Go
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Sport
With: Michael Keaton, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ajay Naidu, John Reilly 1 hr 41 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
Stand by Me
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
With: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell 1 hr 29 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Reform School Girls
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast, Sybil Danning 1 hr 34 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
| August 29, 1986 | ||
 Born American
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Mike Norris, Steve Durham, David Coburn, Thalmus Rasulala 1 hr 37 min | - | Wide |
 Bullies
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, Dehl Berti 1 hr 36 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Shanghai Surprise
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths 1 hr 37 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Code Name: Wild Geese
Action
With: Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Klaus Kinski 1 hr 41 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
 Weekend Warriors
Action
Comedy
Music
With: Chris Lemmon, Vic Tayback, Lloyd Bridges, Graham Jarvis 1 hr 29 min | - | Limited |
 Stewardess School
Action
Comedy
With: Brett Cullen, Mary Cadorette, Don Most, Sandahl Bergman 1 hr 29 min | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
