Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 1987 | ||
 Home Is Where the Hart Is
Comedy
With: Valri Bromfield, Stephen E. Miller, Deanne Henry, Martin Mull 1 hr 34 min | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Limited |
| December 11, 1987 | ||
 Throw Momma from the Train
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey 1 hr 28 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 Wall Street
Crime
Drama
With: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover 2 hr 6 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Nuts
Drama
Thriller
With: Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton, Karl Malden 1 hr 56 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Empire of the Sun
Drama
War
With: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers 2 hr 33 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 | Cinetel | Limited |
 The Wild Pair
Action
Comedy
Crime
With: Beau Bridges, Bubba Smith, Lloyd Bridges, Gary Lockwood 1 hr 28 min | Trans World Entertainment (TWE) | Limited |
| December 18, 1987 | ||
 Eddie Murphy: Raw
Comedy
Documentary
With: Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Billie Allen, Clebert Ford 1 hr 33 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 *batteries not included
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña 1 hr 46 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Leonard Part 6
Action
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Bill Cosby, Tom Courtenay, Joe Don Baker, Moses Gunn 1 hr 25 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Overboard
Comedy
Romance
With: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond 1 hr 52 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 Broadcast News
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky 2 hr 13 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 | Vestron Pictures | Limited |
 | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
| December 25, 1987 | ||
Empire of the Sun
Drama
War
With: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers 2 hr 33 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
Broadcast News
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky 2 hr 13 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Good Morning, Vietnam
Biography
Comedy
Drama
War
With: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tom T. Tran, Chintara Sukapatana 2 hr 1 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Limited |
 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Adventure
Animation
Family
Fantasy
With: Edward Asner, Tom Bosley, Lana Beeson, Linda Gary 1 hr 27 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
