Domestic Box Office For 1986
Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
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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
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$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
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$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
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$14,603,174 | 1,375 | $31,129,082 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
60 | Sleeping Beauty
1986 Re-release
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$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 |