Most Popular Movies 1986
This chart shows the 1986 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1986 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1986 - Top 1986 Worldwide
| ← 1985 | Most Popular Overall | 1987 → |
1
| Three Amigos |
| Director: John Landis |
| Lead Roles: Steve Martin as Lucky Day, Chevy Chase as Dusty Bottoms, Martin Short as Ned Nederlander |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1986 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Performing Arts, Gangs, Mistaken Identity, Movie Business, Unnamed Character, Culture Clash, Kidnap, Rescue, Talking Animals, Spoof, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $39,246,734 |
2
| Gung Ho |
| Director: Ron Howard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 14, 1986 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Culture Clash, Fired, Money Troubles, Set in Pennsylvania, United States, Unemployed, Scene in End Credits |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $36,611,610 |
3
| Platoon |
| Director: Oliver Stone |
| Lead Roles: Tom Berenger as Sgt. Barnes, Willem Dafoe as Sgt. Elias, Charlie Sheen as Pvt. Chris Taylor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1986 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Vietnam War, War, War Crimes, Sex Crimes, Voiceover/Narration, Inspired by a True Story, Oscars Best Picture Winner, War Drama, 1987 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $137,963,328 |
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International BO: $15,067 |
4
| Aliens |
| Director: James Cameron |
| Lead Roles: Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 18, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Parasite, Corporate Malfeasance, Nightmare, Dream Sequence, Action Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $85,160,248 |
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International BO: $98,131,645 |
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| Kamikaze Hearts |
| Director: Juliet Bashore |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November, 1986 (Limited) by Facets |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $6,669 |
Synopsis
Alternately distressing, instructive, contestable, and fascinating, Juliet Bashore’s quasi-documentary plunge into the 1980s porn industry takes an unsparing look at issues of misogyny, drug abuse, and exploitation via the story of two women — the naive newcomer Tigr and her partner, the magnetic, imperious porn veteran Sharon Mitchell — caught in a toxic romance. By turns mesmerizing and unsettling, Kamikaze Hearts is both a fascinating record of the pre-gentrification of San Francisco’s X-rated underground and an intense, searing love story. The film offers a disturbing glimpse of the modification of bodies, feelings, and lives.
6
| Big Trouble in Little China |
| Director: John Carpenter |
| Lead Roles: Kurt Russell as Jack Burton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 1, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Action Comedy, Asian-Americans, Romance, Kidnap, Rescue, Secret Magic, Prophecy, Curses, Good vs. Evil |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Fantasy |
|
Domestic BO: $11,100,000 |
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International BO: $108,967 |
7
| At Close Range |
| Director: James Foley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 18, 1986 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $2,347,000 |
8
| Hannah and Her Sisters |
| Director: Woody Allen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 7, 1986 (Wide) by Orion Pictures |
| Keywords: Romance, Intertitle, Voiceover/Narration, Narcotics, Performing Arts, Food, Writing and Writers, Infidelity, Dysfunctional Family, Relationships Gone Wrong, Artists, Rehab / Former Addict, Segments, Thanksgiving, Addiction, Architecture, Love Triangle, TV Industry, Religious, Suicide, Depression, Relatives Playing Relatives, 1987 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $40,084,041 |
9
| The Best of Times |
| Director: Roger Spottiswoode |
| Lead Roles: Kurt Russell as Reno Hightower |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 31, 1986 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Football, Sports Comedy, Mid-Life Crisis, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $7,790,931 |
10
| Top Gun |
| Director: Tony Scott |
| Lead Roles: Tom Cruise as Maverick, Kelly McGillis as Charlie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 16, 1986 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: In a Plane, War, Intertitle, 3D Re-release, 3-D, IMAX: DMR |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $180,470,489 |
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International BO: $176,993,259 |
11
| Rad |
| Director: Hal Needham |
| Lead Roles: Bill Allen as Cru |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 21, 1986 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Miscellaneous Sports |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $2,523,882 |
Synopsis
The story of one young man, Cru Jones, who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack.
12
| Quicksilver |
| Director: Thomas Michael Donnelly |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 14, 1986 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Bike Messengers, Crime Drama, Gangs, Fired, Wall Street, Romance, Money Troubles |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $7,634,909 |
13
| Crocodile Dundee |
| Director: Peter Faiman |
| Lead Roles: Paul Hogan as Michael J. 'Crocodile' Dundee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 26, 1986 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Country Mouse, City Mouse, Romance, Culture Clash, Writing and Writers, Suicide Attempt, LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in New York |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $174,803,506 |
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International BO: $153,400,000 |
14
| The Toxic Avenger |
| Director: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 11, 1986 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Monster |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Black Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
15
| The Fly |
| Director: David Cronenberg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 15, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Body Horror, Monster |
| Classification: Remake, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $37,585,000 |
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International BO: $694 |
16
| The Name of the Rose |
| Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 24, 1986 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
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Domestic BO: $7,153,000 |
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| Echo Park |
| Director: Robert Dornhelm |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 28, 1986 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
18
| Pretty in Pink |
| Director: Howard Deutch |
| Lead Roles: Molly Ringwald as Andie Walsh, Jon Cryer as Duckie, Andrew McCarthy as Blane McDonough |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 28, 1986 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Cross-Class Romance, Romantic Comedy, Love Triangle, Coming of Age, Bullies |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $40,471,663 |
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International BO: $4,493 |
19
| Desert Hearts |
| Director: Donna Deitch |
| Lead Roles: Helen Shaver as Vivian Bell, Patricia Charbonneau as Cay Rivers |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 7, 1986 (Wide) by Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| Keywords: LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, 1950s, Set in Nevada, Romance, Romantic Drama, Divorcée Romance, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $2,492,088 |
20
| Firewalker |
| Director: Jack Lee Thompson |
| Lead Roles: Chuck Norris as Max Donigan, Louis Gossett Jr. as Leo Porter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1986 (Wide) by Cannon |
| Keywords: Treasure Hunters, Chase Adventure, Famously Bad, Native Americans, Martial Arts |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $11,834,302 |
21
| Peggy Sue Got Married |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Lead Roles: Nicolas Cage as Charlie Bodell, Kathleen Turner as Peggy Sue |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 10, 1986 (Wide) by Sony/TriStar |
| Keywords: Time Travel, High School Reunions, Romance, Infidelity, Relationships Gone Wrong, Surprise Twist, Comedy Drama, Writing and Writers, Singers, Love Triangle |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
|
Domestic BO: $41,382,841 |
22
| King Kong Lives |
| Director: John Guillermin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1986 (Wide) by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
| Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Action Adventure, Animal Lead, Creature Feature, Famously Bad |
| Classification: Remake, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
|
Domestic BO: $4,711,220 |
23
| The Color of Money |
| Director: Martin Scorsese |
| Lead Roles: Paul Newman as Eddie, Tom Cruise as Vincent, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Carmen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 1986 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Gambling, Confidence Men, Sports Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $52,293,000 |
24
| The Mosquito Coast |
| Director: Peter Weir |
| Lead Roles: Harrison Ford as Allie Fox, River Phoenix as Charlie, Helen Mirren as Mother |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 1, 1986 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Family Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Inventor |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,302,000 |
25
| 52 Pick-Up |
| Director: John Frankenheimer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 7, 1986 (Wide) by Cannon |
| Keywords: Erotic Thriller |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $5,186,646 |