Market Charts > 1986 > Movie Chart
North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1986
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1986.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1986.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1985 will most likely earn money in 1985 and 1986.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Top 1986 Movies at the Domestic Box Office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 1986, and Movie Index 1986 for an overview of all movies released in 1986.
Top Grossing Movies of 1986
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1986 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Top Gun |
May 16, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$171,838,925 |
46,317,769 |
2 |
Crocodile Dundee |
Sep 26, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$129,589,193 |
34,929,701 |
3 |
The Karate Kid, Part II |
Jun 20, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$115,103,979 |
31,025,331 |
4 |
Back to School |
Jun 13, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$91,258,000 |
24,597,843 |
5 |
Aliens |
Jul 18, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$85,160,248 |
22,954,244 |
6 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Nov 26, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$83,867,664 |
22,605,839 |
7 |
The Color Purple |
Dec 18, 1985 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$80,112,150 |
21,593,571 |
8 |
Ruthless People |
Jun 27, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Black Comedy |
$71,624,879 |
19,305,897 |
9 |
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |
Jun 11, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$70,136,369 |
18,904,681 |
10 |
Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
Jan 31, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$62,134,225 |
16,747,769 |
11 |
The Golden Child |
Dec 12, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$54,500,686 |
14,690,211 |
12 |
Out of Africa |
Dec 18, 1985 |
Universal |
Drama |
$52,411,671 |
14,127,135 |
13 |
Legal Eagles |
Jun 18, 1986 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$49,851,591 |
13,437,086 |
14 |
Cobra |
May 23, 1986 |
Cannon |
Action |
$49,042,224 |
13,218,928 |
15 |
Stand by Me |
Aug 8, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$47,734,510 |
12,866,444 |
16 |
The Color of Money |
Oct 17, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$44,852,668 |
12,089,667 |
17 |
Police Academy 3: Back in T… |
Mar 21, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$43,579,163 |
11,746,405 |
18 |
An American Tail |
Nov 21, 1986 |
Universal |
Adventure |
$42,865,605 |
11,554,071 |
19 |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side |
May 23, 1986 |
MGM |
Horror |
$40,996,665 |
11,050,314 |
20 |
Short Circuit |
May 9, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$40,697,761 |
10,969,746 |
21 |
Pretty in Pink |
Feb 28, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$40,471,663 |
10,908,804 |
22 |
Peggy Sue Got Married |
Oct 10, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$39,419,555 |
10,625,216 |
23 |
About Last Night... |
Jul 1, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$38,702,310 |
10,431,889 |
24 |
Running Scared |
Jun 27, 1986 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$38,500,726 |
10,377,554 |
25 |
The Fly |
Aug 15, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$37,585,000 |
10,130,727 |
26 |
The Money Pit |
Mar 26, 1986 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$37,499,651 |
10,107,722 |
27 |
Gung Ho |
Mar 14, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$36,611,610 |
9,868,358 |
28 |
Heartbreak Ridge |
Dec 5, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$35,831,841 |
9,658,178 |
29 |
Hannah and Her Sisters |
Feb 7, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$35,440,516 |
9,552,699 |
30 |
Nothing in Common |
Jul 30, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$32,324,000 |
8,712,668 |
31 |
Three Amigos |
Dec 12, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$31,454,676 |
8,478,349 |
32 |
Soul Man |
Oct 24, 1986 |
New World |
Comedy |
$27,316,198 |
7,362,856 |
33 |
Murphy's Romance |
Dec 25, 1985 |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$27,087,182 |
7,301,127 |
34 |
Wildcats |
Feb 14, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$26,285,544 |
7,085,052 |
35 |
Jumpin' Jack Flash |
Oct 10, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$25,587,804 |
6,896,982 |
36 |
Heartburn |
Jul 25, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$25,314,289 |
6,823,258 |
37 |
The Jewel of the Nile |
Dec 11, 1985 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$24,534,668 |
6,613,118 |
38 |
Iron Eagle |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Action |
$24,159,872 |
6,512,094 |
39 |
Children of a Lesser God |
Oct 3, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$24,117,027 |
6,500,546 |
40 |
Little Shop of Horrors |
Dec 19, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Musical |
$23,636,730 |
6,371,086 |
41 |
The Great Mouse Detective |
Jul 2, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$23,605,534 |
6,362,677 |
42 |
Rocky IV |
Nov 27, 1985 |
MGM |
Drama |
$22,348,825 |
6,023,942 |
43 |
Tough Guys |
Oct 3, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$21,458,229 |
5,783,889 |
44 |
Lady and the Tramp |
Dec 19, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$20,690,563 |
5,576,971 |
45 |
F/X |
Feb 7, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Action |
$20,603,715 |
5,553,561 |
46 |
Friday the 13th Part VI: Ja… |
Aug 1, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$19,472,057 |
5,248,532 |
47 |
House |
Feb 28, 1986 |
New World |
Horror |
$19,444,631 |
5,241,140 |
48 |
A Room with a View |
Mar 7, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Drama |
$19,168,056 |
5,166,591 |
49 |
Flight of the Navigator |
Jul 30, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$18,564,613 |
5,003,938 |
50 |
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is … |
May 2, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$18,034,150 |
4,860,956 |
51 |
The Delta Force |
Feb 14, 1986 |
Cannon |
Action |
$17,005,599 |
4,583,719 |
52 |
Spies Like Us |
Dec 6, 1985 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$16,329,257 |
4,401,416 |
53 |
Howard the Duck |
Aug 1, 1986 |
Universal |
Action |
$16,295,774 |
4,392,391 |
54 |
Raw Deal |
Jun 6, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Action |
$16,209,459 |
4,369,126 |
55 |
Armed and Dangerous |
Aug 15, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$15,945,534 |
4,297,987 |
56 |
Legend |
Apr 18, 1986 |
Universal |
Adventure |
$15,502,112 |
4,178,466 |
57 |
Song of the South |
Nov 12, 1946 |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$15,495,830 |
4,176,773 |
58 |
The Morning After |
Dec 25, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$15,487,917 |
4,174,640 |
59 |
Youngblood |
Jan 31, 1986 |
MGM |
Drama |
$15,448,400 |
4,163,989 |
60 |
Crimes of the Heart |
Dec 12, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Black Comedy |
$14,685,212 |
3,958,278 |
61 |
Psycho III |
Jul 2, 1986 |
Universal |
Horror |
$14,481,606 |
3,903,397 |
62 |
Sweet Liberty |
May 14, 1986 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$14,205,021 |
3,828,846 |
63 |
One Crazy Summer |
Aug 8, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$13,431,806 |
3,620,432 |
64 |
Extremities |
Aug 22, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Thriller/Suspense |
$13,418,091 |
3,616,736 |
65 |
Critters |
Apr 11, 1986 |
New Line |
Horror |
$13,167,232 |
3,549,119 |
66 |
April Fool's Day |
Mar 27, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$12,947,763 |
3,489,963 |
67 |
Labyrinth |
Jun 27, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$12,729,917 |
3,431,244 |
68 |
Club Paradise |
Jul 11, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$12,308,521 |
3,317,660 |
69 |
White Nights |
Nov 22, 1985 |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,292,932 |
3,313,458 |
70 |
Firewalker |
Nov 21, 1986 |
Cannon |
Adventure |
$11,834,302 |
3,189,838 |
71 |
Big Trouble in Little China |
Jul 1, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$11,100,000 |
2,991,913 |
72 |
101 Dalmatians |
Dec 20, 1985 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$10,816,304 |
2,915,445 |
73 |
Under the Cherry Moon |
Jul 2, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Musical |
$10,090,429 |
2,719,792 |
74 |
Murphy's Law |
Apr 18, 1986 |
Cannon |
Action |
$9,947,631 |
2,681,302 |
75 |
SpaceCamp |
Jun 6, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$9,697,739 |
2,613,945 |
76 |
Sleeping Beauty |
Mar 21, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$9,464,608 |
2,551,107 |
77 |
Deadly Friend |
Oct 10, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$8,988,731 |
2,422,838 |
78 |
Platoon |
Dec 19, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$8,822,404 |
2,378,006 |
79 |
Manhunter |
Aug 15, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$8,620,929 |
2,323,700 |
80 |
Care Bears Movie II: A New … |
Mar 7, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$8,540,346 |
2,301,980 |
81 |
Wise Guys |
Apr 18, 1986 |
MGM |
Black Comedy |
$8,475,466 |
2,284,492 |
82 |
Something Wild |
Oct 22, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$8,362,000 |
2,253,908 |
83 |
Lucas |
Mar 28, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$8,200,000 |
2,210,242 |
84 |
Haunted Honeymoon |
Jul 25, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$8,033,397 |
2,165,336 |
85 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
Aug 22, 1986 |
Cannon |
Horror |
$8,025,872 |
2,163,307 |
86 |
The Best of Times |
Jan 31, 1986 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$7,790,931 |
2,099,981 |
87 |
Quicksilver |
Feb 14, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$7,634,909 |
2,057,926 |
88 |
Maximum Overdrive |
Jul 25, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Horror |
$7,433,663 |
2,003,682 |
89 |
Runaway Train |
Dec 6, 1985 |
Cannon |
Action |
$7,401,309 |
1,994,961 |
90 |
The Boy Who Could Fly |
Aug 15, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$7,177,431 |
1,934,617 |
91 |
The Name of the Rose |
Sep 24, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
|
$7,153,000 |
1,928,032 |
92 |
Back to the Future |
Jul 3, 1985 |
Universal |
Adventure |
$6,988,149 |
1,883,598 |
93 |
Blue City |
May 2, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$6,947,000 |
1,872,506 |
94 |
She's Gotta Have It |
Aug 8, 1986 |
Island |
Comedy |
$6,881,563 |
1,854,868 |
95 |
Nine 1/2 Weeks |
Feb 21, 1986 |
MGM |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,734,844 |
1,815,321 |
96 |
Black Moon Rising |
Jan 10, 1986 |
New World |
Action |
$6,637,565 |
1,789,101 |
97 |
The Trip to Bountiful |
Dec 20, 1985 |
Island |
Drama |
$6,568,986 |
1,770,616 |
98 |
Just Between Friends |
Mar 21, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$6,408,791 |
1,727,436 |
99 |
Hoosiers |
Nov 14, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$6,088,022 |
1,640,976 |
100 |
A Fine Mess |
Aug 8, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$6,029,824 |
1,625,289 |
101 |
Trick or Treat |
Oct 24, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Horror |
$6,000,000 |
1,617,250 |
102 |
My Little Pony: The Movie |
Jun 6, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Adventure |
$5,958,456 |
1,606,052 |
103 |
Highlander |
Mar 7, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$5,900,000 |
1,590,296 |
104 |
The Transformers: The Movie |
Aug 8, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Adventure |
$5,849,647 |
1,576,724 |
105 |
The Hitcher |
Feb 21, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Horror |
$5,844,868 |
1,575,436 |
106 |
Crossroads |
Mar 14, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$5,839,031 |
1,573,862 |
107 |
Mona Lisa |
Jun 13, 1986 |
Island |
Thriller/Suspense |
$5,794,000 |
1,561,725 |
108 |
52 Pick-Up |
Nov 7, 1986 |
Cannon |
Thriller/Suspense |
$5,186,646 |
1,398,017 |
109 |
Out of Bounds |
Jul 25, 1986 |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$5,099,316 |
1,374,478 |
110 |
The Boys Next Door |
Mar 14, 1986 |
New World |
Drama |
$5,000,000 |
1,347,708 |
111 |
Invaders from Mars |
Jun 6, 1986 |
Cannon |
Horror |
$4,884,663 |
1,316,620 |
112 |
Band of the Hand |
Apr 11, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$4,865,912 |
1,311,566 |
113 |
Off Beat |
Apr 11, 1986 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$4,842,778 |
1,305,330 |
114 |
Twice in a Lifetime |
Oct 23, 1985 |
Bud Yorkin Co. |
Drama |
$4,748,878 |
1,280,021 |
115 |
Violets Are Blue... |
Apr 11, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$4,743,287 |
1,278,514 |
116 |
Avenging Force |
Sep 12, 1986 |
Cannon |
Action |
$4,679,650 |
1,261,361 |
117 |
My Chauffeur |
Jan 24, 1986 |
Crown |
Romantic Comedy |
$4,676,892 |
1,260,617 |
118 |
Brazil |
Dec 18, 1985 |
Universal |
Black Comedy |
$4,648,940 |
1,253,083 |
119 |
Eliminators |
Jan 31, 1986 |
Empire Pictures |
Action |
$4,601,256 |
1,240,230 |
120 |
Fire with Fire |
May 9, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$4,577,139 |
1,233,730 |
121 |
Troll |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Empire Pictures |
Horror |
$4,542,346 |
1,224,352 |
122 |
A Chorus Line |
Dec 10, 1985 |
Sony Pictures |
Musical |
$4,517,692 |
1,217,706 |
123 |
Brighton Beach Memoirs |
Dec 25, 1986 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$4,088,194 |
1,101,939 |
124 |
That's Life! |
Sep 26, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$4,079,895 |
1,099,702 |
125 |
Enemy Mine |
Dec 20, 1985 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$4,005,684 |
1,079,699 |
126 |
Tai-Pan |
Nov 7, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Adventure |
$4,000,000 |
1,078,167 |
127 |
Vamp |
Jul 18, 1986 |
New World |
Comedy |
$4,000,000 |
1,078,167 |
128 |
The Manhattan Project |
Jun 13, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,900,000 |
1,051,212 |
129 |
Power |
Jan 31, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$3,800,000 |
1,024,258 |
130 |
American Anthem |
Jun 27, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$3,571,624 |
962,701 |
131 |
The Wraith |
Nov 21, 1986 |
New Century Vista… |
Action |
$3,500,000 |
943,396 |
132 |
Born American |
Aug 29, 1986 |
Cinema Guild |
Action |
$3,401,376 |
916,812 |
133 |
Head Office |
Jan 3, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Black Comedy |
$3,393,807 |
914,772 |
134 |
Bullies |
Aug 29, 1986 |
Universal |
Action |
$2,995,527 |
807,419 |
135 |
The Mission |
Oct 31, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$2,964,116 |
798,953 |
136 |
Young Sherlock Holmes |
Dec 4, 1985 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$2,918,243 |
786,588 |
137 |
The Mosquito Coast |
Dec 1, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$2,705,260 |
729,180 |
138 |
The Men's Club |
Sep 19, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Drama |
$2,556,361 |
689,046 |
139 |
Streets of Gold |
Nov 14, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$2,546,238 |
686,317 |
140 |
Desert Hearts |
Mar 7, 1986 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$2,492,088 |
671,721 |
141 |
At Close Range |
Apr 18, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$2,347,000 |
632,614 |
142 |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Jul 26, 1985 |
Island/Alive |
Drama |
$2,327,431 |
627,339 |
143 |
Shanghai Surprise |
Aug 29, 1986 |
MGM |
|
$2,315,000 |
623,989 |
144 |
True Stories |
Oct 10, 1986 |
|
Musical |
$2,285,109 |
615,932 |
145 |
Nomads |
Mar 7, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Horror |
$2,278,264 |
614,087 |
146 |
No Retreat, No Surrender |
May 2, 1986 |
New World |
Action |
$2,273,045 |
612,680 |
147 |
Clue |
Dec 13, 1985 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,245,304 |
605,203 |
148 |
No Mercy |
Dec 19, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,198,069 |
592,471 |
149 |
Turtle Diary |
Feb 14, 1986 |
Goldwyn Entertain… |
Drama |
$2,156,772 |
581,340 |
150 |
Heathcliff: The Movie |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Adventure |
$2,091,504 |
563,747 |
151 |
‘Round Midnight |
Oct 3, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$2,030,165 |
547,214 |
152 |
Dangerously Close |
May 9, 1986 |
Cannon |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,026,765 |
546,297 |
153 |
Blue Velvet |
Sep 19, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,001,333 |
539,442 |
154 |
Playing for Keeps |
Oct 3, 1986 |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$2,000,000 |
539,083 |
155 |
Wisdom |
Dec 31, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
|
$1,994,197 |
537,519 |
156 |
The Clan of the Cave Bear |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$1,953,732 |
526,612 |
157 |
Three Men and a Cradle |
Apr 25, 1986 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Comedy |
$1,947,994 |
525,065 |
158 |
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Adventure |
$1,940,903 |
523,154 |
159 |
The Journey of Natty Gann |
Sep 27, 1985 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,771,442 |
477,477 |
160 |
Jagged Edge |
Oct 4, 1985 |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,723,064 |
464,437 |
161 |
Link |
Sep 19, 1986 |
|
Horror |
$1,720,450 |
463,733 |
162 |
Pirates |
Jul 1, 1986 |
|
|
$1,641,825 |
442,540 |
163 |
Solarbabies |
Nov 26, 1986 |
MGM |
|
$1,579,260 |
425,676 |
164 |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
Jul 9, 1984 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$1,551,704 |
418,249 |
165 |
Salvador |
Apr 23, 1986 |
Hemdale |
Drama |
$1,500,000 |
404,312 |
166 |
Clockwise |
Oct 10, 1986 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$1,476,356 |
397,939 |
167 |
Sky Bandits |
Oct 31, 1986 |
Galaxy Internatio… |
Action |
$1,468,500 |
395,822 |
168 |
Belizaire the Cajun |
Jun 13, 1986 |
Skouras |
Drama |
$1,444,618 |
389,384 |
169 |
Down by Law |
Sep 26, 1986 |
Island/Alive |
|
$1,436,000 |
387,061 |
170 |
Rad |
Mar 21, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,360,632 |
366,747 |
171 |
GoBots: Battle of the Rock … |
Mar 21, 1986 |
|
Adventure |
$1,338,264 |
360,718 |
172 |
8 Million Ways to Die |
Apr 25, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$1,305,114 |
351,782 |
173 |
Touch and Go |
Aug 22, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,300,000 |
350,404 |
174 |
Ran |
Dec 20, 1985 |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$1,273,163 |
343,170 |
175 |
Witchboard |
Dec 31, 1986 |
Cinema Guild |
Horror |
$1,250,236 |
336,990 |
176 |
King Kong Lives |
Dec 19, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Adventure |
$1,246,204 |
335,904 |
177 |
Half Moon Street |
Jan 1, 1986 |
|
Drama |
$1,131,399 |
304,959 |
178 |
From Beyond |
Oct 24, 1986 |
Empire Pictures |
Horror |
$1,070,053 |
288,423 |
179 |
Jake Speed |
May 30, 1986 |
New World |
Adventure |
$1,058,048 |
285,188 |
180 |
The Adventures of the Ameri… |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Adventure |
$1,023,042 |
275,752 |
181 |
Deadtime Stories |
Nov 28, 1986 |
Palisades |
Horror |
$1,014,331 |
273,404 |
182 |
Absolute Beginners |
Apr 18, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Musical |
$930,211 |
250,730 |
183 |
The Naked Cage |
Mar 7, 1986 |
Cannon |
Action |
$897,589 |
241,937 |
184 |
Defence of the Realm |
Nov 21, 1986 |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$663,291 |
178,784 |
185 |
The Adventures of Mark Twain |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Adventure |
$646,803 |
174,340 |
186 |
To Live and Die in L.A. |
Nov 1, 1985 |
MGM |
Action |
$606,146 |
163,381 |
187 |
Knights of the City |
Feb 14, 1986 |
New World |
Action |
$601,451 |
162,116 |
188 |
Night of the Creeps |
Aug 22, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Horror |
$591,366 |
159,397 |
189 |
Nobody's Fool |
Nov 1, 1986 |
|
Romantic Comedy |
$563,568 |
151,905 |
190 |
Parting Glances |
Feb 19, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Drama |
$537,681 |
144,927 |
191 |
Water |
Apr 18, 1986 |
Atlantic |
Adventure |
$510,136 |
137,502 |
192 |
'Night Mother |
Sep 12, 1986 |
|
|
$441,863 |
119,100 |
193 |
Fool For Love |
Dec 6, 1985 |
Cannon |
Drama |
$400,603 |
107,979 |
194 |
Native Son |
Dec 12, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Drama |
$374,554 |
100,957 |
195 |
La cage aux folles 3 - 'Ell… |
Feb 14, 1986 |
United Artists |
Comedy |
$345,280 |
93,067 |
196 |
Desert Bloom |
Apr 18, 1986 |
Columbia |
Drama |
$343,127 |
92,487 |
197 |
The Decline of the American… |
Nov 14, 1986 |
Self Distributed |
Comedy |
$331,516 |
89,357 |
198 |
TerrorVision |
Feb 14, 1986 |
Empire Pictures |
Horror |
$320,256 |
86,322 |
199 |
Dream Lover |
Feb 21, 1986 |
MGM |
Thriller/Suspense |
$316,809 |
85,393 |
200 |
Sincerely Charlotte |
Jul 18, 1986 |
New Line |
Drama |
$300,544 |
81,009 |
201 |
Every Time We Say Goodbye |
Nov 14, 1986 |
Sony/TriStar |
Drama |
$278,623 |
75,100 |
202 |
Lady Jane |
Feb 7, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$277,646 |
74,837 |
203 |
The Boy in Blue |
Jan 17, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$275,000 |
74,123 |
204 |
The Longshot |
Jan 17, 1986 |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$256,301 |
69,083 |
205 |
The Whoopee Boys |
Aug 15, 1986 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$240,464 |
64,815 |
206 |
King Solomon's Mines |
Nov 22, 1985 |
Cannon |
Adventure |
$238,227 |
64,212 |
207 |
Willy/Milly |
Nov 14, 1986 |
|
|
$214,000 |
57,681 |
208 |
Radioactive Dreams |
Sep 19, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Adventure |
$210,212 |
56,660 |
209 |
Matador |
Jan 1, 1986 |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$206,952 |
55,782 |
210 |
Otello |
Sep 12, 1986 |
Cannon |
|
$189,042 |
50,954 |
211 |
Revolution |
Dec 25, 1985 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$170,059 |
45,838 |
212 |
Thunder Run |
May 30, 1986 |
Cannon |
Action |
$145,975 |
39,346 |
213 |
Let's Get Harry |
Oct 31, 1986 |
|
Action |
$140,980 |
38,000 |
214 |
Never too Young to Die |
Jun 13, 1986 |
Paul Entertainment |
Adventure |
$129,508 |
34,907 |
215 |
Santa Claus |
Nov 29, 1985 |
Sony/TriStar |
Adventure |
$124,150 |
33,463 |
216 |
Weekend Warriors |
Sep 26, 1986 |
Moviestore Entert… |
Comedy |
$107,846 |
29,069 |
217 |
Welcome to 18 |
Nov 14, 1986 |
Green Griffin |
Comedy |
$97,446 |
26,265 |
218 |
American Justice |
Sep 19, 1986 |
MGM |
Action |
$89,352 |
24,084 |
219 |
Hardbodies 2 |
Jan 1, 1986 |
|
|
$78,000 |
21,024 |
220 |
The Girl in the Picture |
Jul 9, 1986 |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$76,350 |
20,579 |
221 |
Low Blow |
Apr 25, 1986 |
Crown International |
Action |
$63,860 |
17,212 |
222 |
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years… |
Aug 15, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$56,821 |
15,315 |
223 |
The Mystery of Picasso |
Feb 21, 1986 |
Goldwyn Entertain… |
Documentary |
$50,253 |
13,545 |
224 |
Miss Mary |
Dec 19, 1986 |
New World |
Drama |
$49,432 |
13,323 |
225 |
Wetherby |
Jul 19, 1985 |
MGM/UA Classics |
Drama |
$42,592 |
11,480 |
226 |
Stripper |
Jan 31, 1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Documentary |
$39,065 |
10,529 |
227 |
The Imagemaker |
Jan 24, 1986 |
Castle Hill Produ… |
Thriller/Suspense |
$24,562 |
6,620 |
228 |
The Frog Prince |
Feb 21, 1986 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$14,845 |
4,001 |
229 |
Kaos |
Feb 14, 1986 |
MGM/UA Classics |
Drama |
$11,412 |
3,076 |
230 |
Duet for One |
Jan 1, 1986 |
|
Drama |
$9,000 |
2,425 |
231 |
Malcolm |
Jul 18, 1986 |
Vestron |
Comedy |
$7,064 |
1,904 |
232 |
Bliss |
Feb 21, 1986 |
New World |
Comedy |
$6,998 |
1,886 |
233 |
90 Days |
Sep 5, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,620 |
1,514 |
234 |
Crimewave |
Apr 25, 1986 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,101 |
1,374 |
235 |
Body Slam |
Nov 21, 1986 |
De Laurentiis Ent… |
Comedy |
$4,520 |
1,218 |
236 |
Sharma and Beyond |
Jan 15, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Drama |
$3,125 |
842 |
237 |
Those Glory, Glory Days |
Jan 22, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Comedy |
$2,968 |
800 |
238 |
Arthur's Hallowed Ground |
Feb 5, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Comedy |
$1,726 |
465 |
239 |
Winter Flight |
Feb 14, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Drama |
$1,621 |
436 |
240 |
Fast Talking |
Apr 23, 1986 |
Cinecom |
Drama |
$1,488 |
401 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $3,050,400,641 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 822,210,297 |
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