Domestic Box Office For 1986

Rank Release Gross Theaters Total Gross Release Date Distributor
1 Top Gun $176,781,728 1,531 $176,781,728 May 16 Paramount Pictures
2 Crocodile Dundee $116,849,307 1,495 $174,803,506 Sep 26 Paramount Pictures
3 The Karate Kid Part II $115,103,979 1,610 $115,103,979 Jun 20 Columbia Pictures
4 Back to School $91,258,000 1,751 $91,258,000 Jun 13 Orion Pictures
5 Aliens $85,160,248 1,454 $85,160,248 Jul 18 Twentieth Century Fox
6 The Color Purple $83,993,103 1,109 $94,175,854 Dec 20 Warner Bros.
7 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home $72,742,016 1,956 $109,713,132 Nov 26 Paramount Pictures
8 Ruthless People $70,788,212 1,114 $71,624,879 Jun 27 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9 Out of Africa $70,365,426 1,102 $87,071,205 Dec 20 Universal Pictures
10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off $70,136,369 1,330 $70,136,369 Jun 11 Paramount Pictures
11 Down and Out in Beverly Hills $58,093,661 1,084 $62,134,225 Jan 31 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12 The Color of Money $52,293,982 1,205 $52,293,982 Oct 17 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13 Stand by Me $52,287,414 848 $52,287,414 Aug 8 Columbia Pictures
14 Legal Eagles $49,851,591 1,248 $49,851,591 Jun 20 Universal Pictures
15 Cobra $49,042,224 2,131 $49,042,224 May 23 Warner Bros.
16 The Jewel of the Nile $46,166,472 1,490 $75,973,200 Dec 13 Twentieth Century Fox
17 Police Academy 3: Back in Training $43,579,163 1,788 $43,579,163 Mar 21 Warner Bros.
18 The Golden Child $43,144,576 1,714 $79,817,937 Dec 12 Paramount Pictures
19 Peggy Sue Got Married $41,382,841 1,107 $41,382,841 Oct 10 TriStar Pictures
20 Poltergeist II: The Other Side $40,996,665 1,599 $40,996,665 May 23 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21 Short Circuit $40,697,761 1,310 $40,697,761 May 9 TriStar Pictures
22 Pretty in Pink $40,471,663 1,117 $40,471,663 Feb 28 Paramount Pictures
23 The Fly $40,456,565 1,201 $40,456,565 Aug 15 Twentieth Century Fox
24 Rocky IV $38,771,063 2,254 $127,873,716 Nov 27 United Artists
25 About Last Night $38,702,310 887 $38,702,310 Jul 4 TriStar Pictures
26 Running Scared $38,500,726 1,376 $38,500,726 Jun 27 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
27 The Money Pit $37,499,651 1,193 $37,499,651 Mar 28 Universal Pictures
28 Gung Ho $36,611,610 1,175 $36,611,610 Mar 14 Paramount Pictures
29 Hannah and Her Sisters $35,392,203 761 $35,392,203 Feb 7 Orion Pictures
30 An American Tail $33,590,606 1,249 $47,483,002 Nov 21 Universal Pictures
31 Nothing in Common $32,324,557 980 $32,324,557 Aug 1 TriStar Pictures
32 Heartbreak Ridge $30,457,580 1,647 $42,724,017 Dec 5 Warner Bros.
33 Jumpin' Jack Flash $29,844,101 1,085 $29,844,101 Oct 10 Twentieth Century Fox
34 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives $29,098,792 1,610 $19,472,057 Aug 1 Paramount Pictures
35 Murphy's Romance $28,738,755 1,046 $30,867,525 Dec 27 Columbia Pictures
36 Soul Man $27,820,000 1,320 $27,820,000 Oct 24 New World Pictures
37 Wildcats $26,285,544 1,062 $26,285,544 Feb 14 Warner Bros.
38 The Great Mouse Detective $25,336,794 1,198 $25,336,794 Jul 4 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
39 Heartburn $25,314,189 850 $25,314,189 Jul 25 Paramount Pictures
40 Spies Like Us $24,796,519 1,700 $60,088,980 Dec 6 Warner Bros.
41 Iron Eagle $24,159,872 1,129 $24,159,872 Jan 17 TriStar Pictures
42 Three Amigos! $23,314,612 1,466 $39,246,734 Dec 12 Orion Pictures
43 Tough Guys $21,458,229 1,266 $21,458,229 Oct 3 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
44 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1985 Re-release
$21,334,392 1,185 $33,049,729 Dec 20 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
45 F/X $20,603,715 914 $20,603,715 Feb 7 Orion Pictures
46 Children of a Lesser God $20,225,105 544 $31,853,080 Oct 3 Paramount Pictures
47 Back to the Future $20,028,355 1,550 $211,850,472 Jul 3 Universal Pictures
48 House $19,444,631 1,440 $19,444,631 Feb 28 New World Pictures
49 Flight of the Navigator $18,564,613 1,024 $18,564,613 Jul 30 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
50 White Nights $18,559,256 1,064 $42,160,849 Nov 22 Columbia Pictures
51 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling $18,034,150 1,203 $18,034,150 May 2 Columbia Pictures
52 The Delta Force $17,768,900 1,720 $17,768,900 Feb 14 Cannon Film Distributors
53 Song of the South
1986 Re-release
$17,659,346 1,529 $17,659,346 Nov 21 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
54 Howard the Duck $16,295,774 1,563 $16,295,774 Aug 1 Universal Pictures
55 Raw Deal $16,209,459 1,733 $16,209,459 Jun 6 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
56 Armed and Dangerous $15,945,534 1,557 $15,945,534 Aug 15 Columbia Pictures
57 Legend $15,502,112 1,187 $15,502,112 Apr 18 Universal Pictures
58 Youngblood $15,448,384 1,354 $15,448,384 Jan 31 United Artists
59 Lady and the Tramp
1986 Re-release
$14,603,174 1,375 $31,129,082 Dec 19 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
60 Sleeping Beauty
1986 Re-release
$14,507,449 1,159 $15,120,195 Mar 7 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
61 Psycho III $14,481,606 1,408 $14,481,606 Jul 4 Universal Pictures
62 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge $14,361,040 614 $29,999,213 Nov 1 New Line Cinema
63 Little Shop of Horrors $14,230,976 1,183 $38,748,395 Dec 19 Warner Bros.
64 Sweet Liberty $14,205,021 1,238 $14,205,021 May 16 Universal Pictures
65 One Crazy Summer $13,431,806 984 $13,431,806 Aug 8 Warner Bros.
66 Extremities $13,418,091 696 $13,418,091 Aug 22 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
67 April Fool's Day $12,947,763 1,202 $12,947,763 Mar 28 Paramount Pictures
68 Labyrinth $12,729,917 1,141 $12,729,917 Jun 27 TriStar Pictures
69 Critters $12,540,457 633 $13,167,232 Apr 11 New Line Cinema
70 Club Paradise $12,308,521 1,186 $12,308,521 Jul 11 Warner Bros.
71 Firewalker $11,949,484 1,120 $11,949,484 Nov 21 Cannon Film Distributors
72 Big Trouble in Little China $11,100,000 1,092 $11,100,000 Jul 4 Twentieth Century Fox
73 Under the Cherry Moon $10,090,429 976 $10,090,429 Jul 4 Warner Bros.
74 Murphy's Law $9,947,631 1,260 $9,947,631 Apr 18 Cannon Film Distributors
75 Brazil $9,842,217 173 $9,929,135 Dec 18 Universal Pictures
76 SpaceCamp $9,697,739 1,024 $9,697,739 Jun 6 Twentieth Century Fox
77 Deadly Friend $8,988,731 1,213 $8,988,731 Oct 10 Warner Bros.
78 Manhunter $8,620,929 779 $8,620,929 Aug 15 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
79 Crimes of the Heart $8,610,264 685 $22,905,522 Dec 12 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
80 Blue Velvet $8,551,228 188 $8,551,228 Sep 19 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
81 Something Wild $8,362,969 916 $8,362,969 Nov 7 Orion Pictures
82 Lucas $8,200,000 629 $8,200,000 Mar 28 Twentieth Century Fox
83 Kiss of the Spider Woman $8,196,596 204 $17,005,229 Jul 26 Island Alive
84 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation $8,085,592 1,476 $8,540,346 Mar 7 Columbia Pictures
85 The Morning After $8,072,232 955 $25,147,055 Dec 26 Twentieth Century Fox
86 Haunted Honeymoon $8,033,397 1,047 $8,033,397 Jul 25 Orion Pictures
87 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 $8,025,872 1,474 $8,025,872 Aug 22 Cannon Film Distributors
88 The Best of Times $7,790,931 872 $7,790,931 Jan 31 Universal Pictures
89 Quicksilver $7,634,909 1,253 $7,634,909 Feb 14 Columbia Pictures
90 Young Sherlock Holmes $7,634,569 1,502 $19,739,575 Dec 6 Paramount Pictures
91 A Chorus Line $7,622,219 680 $14,202,899 Dec 13 Columbia Pictures
92 Maximum Overdrive $7,433,663 1,198 $7,433,663 Jul 25 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
93 Wise Guys $7,327,956 424 $8,475,466 Apr 18 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
94 The Name of the Rose $7,153,487 176 $7,153,487 Sep 26 Twentieth Century Fox
95 She's Gotta Have It $7,137,502 1 $7,137,502 Aug 8 Island Pictures
96 No Mercy $7,017,477 1,206 $12,303,904 Dec 19 TriStar Pictures
97 Blue City $6,947,787 1,050 $6,947,787 May 2 Paramount Pictures
98 Trick or Treat $6,797,218 1,267 $6,797,218 Oct 24 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
99 9½ Weeks $6,735,922 28 $6,735,922 Feb 21 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
100 Black Moon Rising $6,637,565 902 $6,637,565 Jan 10 New World Pictures
101 Enemy Mine $6,635,375 713 $12,303,411 Dec 20 Twentieth Century Fox
102 Runaway Train $6,595,761 965 $7,683,620 Dec 6 Cannon Film Distributors
103 The Mosquito Coast $6,548,846 451 $14,302,779 Nov 26 Warner Bros.
104 Just Between Friends $6,408,791 352 $6,408,791 Mar 21 Orion Pictures
105 Clue $6,297,089 1,022 $14,643,997 Dec 13 Paramount Pictures
106 The Boy Who Could Fly $6,042,993 664 $7,177,431 Aug 15 Twentieth Century Fox
107 A Fine Mess $6,029,824 1,162 $6,029,824 Aug 8 Columbia Pictures
108 My Little Pony: The Movie $5,958,456 1,003 $5,958,456 Jun 6 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
109 Highlander $5,900,000 1,040 $5,900,000 Mar 7 Twentieth Century Fox
110 The Transformers: The Movie $5,849,647 990 $5,849,647 Aug 8 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
111 The Hitcher $5,844,868 794 $5,844,868 Feb 21 TriStar Pictures
112 Crossroads $5,839,031 982 $5,839,031 Mar 14 Columbia Pictures
113 Mona Lisa $5,794,184 162 $5,794,184 Jun 13 Island Pictures
114 Troll $5,450,815 959 $5,450,815 Jan 17 Empire Pictures
115 52 Pick-Up $5,186,646 730 $5,186,646 Nov 7 Cannon Film Distributors
116 Out of Bounds $5,099,316 1,207 $5,099,316 Jul 25 Columbia Pictures
117 Vamp $4,941,117 1,104 $4,941,117 Jul 18 New World Pictures
118 Invaders from Mars $4,884,663 1,212 $4,884,663 Jun 6 Cannon Film Distributors
119 Band of the Hand $4,865,912 930 $4,865,912 Apr 11 TriStar Pictures
120 American Anthem $4,845,724 900 $4,845,724 Jun 27 Columbia Pictures
121 Off Beat $4,842,778 1,127 $4,842,778 Apr 11 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
122 Violets Are Blue... $4,743,287 654 $4,743,287 Apr 11 Columbia Pictures
123 Avenging Force $4,679,650 500 $4,679,650 Sep 12 Cannon Film Distributors
124 Fire with Fire $4,636,169 1,000 $4,636,169 May 9 Paramount Pictures
125 Eliminators $4,601,256 993 $4,601,256 Jan 31 Empire Pictures
126 Brighton Beach Memoirs $4,370,562 778 $11,957,943 Dec 26 Universal Pictures
127 Tai-Pan $4,007,250 860 $4,007,250 Nov 7 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
128 My Chauffeur $3,988,208 1,253 $4,781,448 Jan 24 Crown
129 No Retreat, No Surrender $3,978,884 371 $4,662,137 May 2 New World Pictures
130 The Manhattan Project $3,900,000 834 $3,900,000 Jun 13 Twentieth Century Fox
131 Power $3,800,000 770 $3,800,000 Jan 31 Twentieth Century Fox
132 King Kong Lives $3,547,830 1,105 $4,711,220 Dec 19 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
133 The Wraith $3,500,000 588 $3,500,000 Nov 21 New Century
134 Head Office $3,393,807 907 $3,393,807 Jan 3 TriStar Pictures
135 Born American $3,388,020 1,071 $3,388,020 Aug 29 -
136 'Round Midnight $3,272,593 50 $3,272,593 Oct 3 Warner Bros.
137 That's Life! $3,272,241 700 $4,079,895 Sep 26 Columbia Pictures
138 Twice in a Lifetime $3,142,075 436 $8,402,424 Oct 25 -
139 Bullies $2,995,527 1,005 $2,995,527 Aug 29 Universal Pictures
140 Deadtime Stories $2,750,741 255 $2,750,741 Nov 28 -
141 Playing for Keeps $2,669,366 1,148 $2,669,366 Oct 3 Universal Pictures
142 The Men's Club $2,556,361 532 $2,556,361 Sep 19 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
143 Streets of Gold $2,546,238 797 $2,546,238 Nov 14 Twentieth Century Fox
144 P.O.W. the Escape $2,497,233 476 $2,497,233 Apr 4 Cannon Film Distributors
145 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear $2,438,233 346 $2,438,233 Jan 17 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
146 Dangerously Close $2,390,525 827 $2,390,525 May 9 Cannon Film Distributors
147 At Close Range $2,347,000 83 $2,347,000 Apr 18 Orion Pictures
148 Shanghai Surprise $2,315,683 401 $2,315,683 Aug 29 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
149 Sky Bandits $2,295,500 1,335 $2,295,500 Oct 31 -
150 Nomads $2,278,264 496 $2,278,264 Mar 7 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
151 Turtle Diary $2,156,772 40 $2,156,772 Feb 14 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
152 Three Men and a Cradle $2,052,466 32 $2,052,466 Apr 25 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
153 Rad $2,015,882 286 $2,015,882 Mar 21 TriStar Pictures
154 The Clan of the Cave Bear $1,953,732 106 $1,953,732 Jan 17 Warner Bros.
155 Jake Speed $1,943,751 795 $1,943,751 May 30 New World Pictures
156 Quiet Cool $1,900,000 470 $1,900,000 Nov 7 New Line Cinema
157 Platoon $1,757,700 1,564 $138,530,565 Dec 19 Orion Pictures
158 Link $1,720,450 435 $1,720,450 Oct 3 Cannon Film Distributors
159 Pirates $1,641,825 1,108 $1,641,825 Jul 18 Cannon Film Distributors
160 Solarbabies $1,579,260 692 $1,579,260 Nov 26 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
161 Clockwise $1,476,356 38 $1,476,356 Oct 10 Universal Pictures
162 Ran $1,383,538 30 $3,607,393 Sep 27 Orion Classics
163 The Mission $1,344,657 730 $17,218,023 Oct 31 Warner Bros.
164 GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords $1,338,264 1,045 $1,338,264 Mar 21 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
165 8 Million Ways to Die $1,305,114 215 $1,305,114 Apr 25 TriStar Pictures
166 The Adventures of the American Rabbit $1,268,443 242 $1,268,443 Jan 17 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
167 From Beyond $1,261,000 190 $1,261,000 Oct 24 Empire Pictures
168 Water $1,256,862 248 $1,256,862 Apr 18 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
169 Touch and Go $1,254,040 201 $1,254,040 Aug 22 TriStar Pictures
170 Hoosiers $1,137,230 1,048 $28,607,524 Nov 14 Orion Pictures
171 Santa Claus: The Movie $1,102,568 1,585 $23,717,291 Nov 27 TriStar Pictures
172 Absolute Beginners $930,211 4 $930,211 Apr 18 Orion Pictures
173 The Adventures of Mark Twain $849,915 221 $849,915 Jan 17 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
174 Ginger & Fred $837,623 1 $837,623 Mar 28 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
175 La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding $815,752 49 $345,280 Feb 14 TriStar Pictures
176 Nutcracker $781,727 597 $781,727 Nov 26 Atlantic Releasing Corporation
177 Fool for Love $755,061 57 $836,156 Dec 6 Cannon Film Distributors
178 Night of the Creeps $591,366 70 $591,366 Aug 22 TriStar Pictures
179 Nobody's Fool $563,358 290 $563,358 Nov 7 Island Pictures
180 Dream Lover $502,237 171 $502,237 Feb 21 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
181 'night, Mother $441,863 35 $441,863 Sep 12 Universal Pictures
182 Desert Bloom $416,393 15 $416,393 Apr 18 Columbia Pictures
183 Weekend Warriors $351,623 75 $351,623 Aug 29 -
184 TerrorVision $320,256 256 $320,256 Feb 14 Empire Pictures
185 Every Time We Say Goodbye $278,623 63 $278,623 Nov 14 TriStar Pictures
186 Lady Jane $277,646 14 $277,646 Feb 7 Paramount Pictures
187 Willy/Milly $277,405 182 $277,405 Nov 14 -
188 The Boy in Blue $275,000 44 $275,000 Jan 17 Twentieth Century Fox
189 The Gospel According to Vic $267,249 11 $267,249 Oct 17 Skouras Pictures
190 Revolution $253,734 30 $358,574 Dec 25 Warner Bros.
191 Radioactive Dreams $220,038 90 $220,038 Sep 19 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
192 Stripper $90,000 1 $90,000 Jan 31 Twentieth Century Fox
193 Hardbodies 2 $78,068 46 $78,068 Sep 12 Cinetel
194 Sid and Nancy $75,604 43 $2,826,523 Oct 17 The Samuel Goldwyn Company
195 A Room with a View $74,993 150 $20,966,644 Mar 7 Cinecom Pictures
196 Betty Blue $48,972 20 $2,003,822 Nov 7 Alive Films
197 Witchboard $46,098 1,068 $7,369,373 Dec 31 -
198 Defense of the Realm $27,770 15 $750,000 Nov 21 Hemdale
199 Marlene $21,262 6 $852,676 Nov 7 Alive Films
200 Duet for One $7,713 1 $8,736 Dec 25 Cannon Film Distributors