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The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
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The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The top ten 1986 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | Paramount | $176,781,728 |
| 2 | Crocodile Dundee | $174,803,506 | |
| 3 | Platoon | Orion | $138,530,565 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid Part II | Columbia | $115,103,979 |
| 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Paramount | $109,713,132 |
| 6 | Back to School | Orion | $91,258,000 |
| 7 | Aliens | 20th Century Fox | $86,160,248 |
| 8 | The Golden Child | Paramount | $79,817,937 |
| 9 | Ruthless People | Buena Vista | $71,624,879 |
| 10 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Paramount | $70,136,169 |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
American Soap Opera Actress
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | Emmet Lavery | 83 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 2 | Una Merkel | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 14 | Donna Reed | 64 | US | Actress | ||
| 24 | Gordon MacRae | 64 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
| 27 | Lilli Palmer | 78 | Germany | Actress | ||
| 29 | Leif Erickson | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| February | 2 | Donald Eccles | 77 | UK | Actor | |
| 6 | Ray Moyer | 87 | US | Set Decorator | ||
| 6 | Dandy Nichols | 78 | UK | Actress | ||
| 10 | Brian Aherne | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 16 | Howard Da Silva | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Paul Stewart | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Adolfo Celi | 63 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 22 | Bill Hickman | 65 | US | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 23 | Nino Taranto | 78 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 25 | Pasquale Festa Campanile | 58 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 27 | Eugene Forde | 87 | US | Director | ||
| March | 3 | Peter Capell | 73 | Germany | Actor | |
| 6 | Adolph Caesar | 52 | US | Actor | ||
| 10 | Ray Milland | 77 | UK | Actor, Director | ||
| 14 | Edith Atwater | 74 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Derek Farr | 74 | UK | Actor | ||
| 22 | Olive Deering | 67 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Charles Starrett | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Gloria Blondell | 75 | US | Actress | ||
| 28 | Virginia Gilmore | 66 | US | Actress | ||
| 29 | Harry Ritz | 86 | US | Comedian, Actor | ||
| 30 | Herman A. Blumenthal | 69 | US | Art Director, Production Designer | ||
| 30 | James Cagney | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 31 | Jerry Paris | 60 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| April | 3 | Mary C. McCall Jr. | 81 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 7 | Chester Erskine | 77 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 13 | Stephen Stucker | 38 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Tim McIntire | 41 | US | Actor | ||
| 20 | Max Benedict | 66 | Austria | Film Editor | ||
| 21 | Marjorie Eaton | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Harold Arlen | 81 | US | Composer | ||
| 23 | Otto Preminger | 80 | Austria | Director, Producer, Actor | ||
| 26 | Broderick Crawford | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Bessie Love | 87 | US | Actress | ||
| 30 | Robert Stevenson | 81 | UK | Director | ||
| May | 1 | Hylda Baker | 81 | UK | Actress | |
| 3 | Robert Alda | 72 | US | Actor | ||
| 9 | Herschel Bernardi | 62 | US | Actor | ||
| 12 | Elisabeth Bergner | 88 | Ukraine | Actress | ||
| 13 | George Gaines | 52 | US | Set Decorator | ||
| 22 | Martin Gabel | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Sterling Hayden | 70 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Yakima Canutt | 90 | US | Actor, Stuntman, Director | ||
| 26 | Gunnar Björnstrand | 74 | Sweden | Actor | ||
| 28 | Lurene Tuttle | 78 | US | Actress | ||
| 31 | Sylvia Coleridge | 76 | UK | Actress | ||
| June | 3 | Anna Neagle | 81 | UK | Actress | |
| 10 | Paul Stevens | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Reed De Rouen | 69 | UK | Actor | ||
| 13 | Benny Goodman | 77 | US | Musician | ||
| 14 | Alan Jay Lerner | 67 | US | Screenwriter, Lyricist | ||
| 17 | Ted J. Kent | 84 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 20 | Julie Duncan | 67 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Nigel Stock | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
| 29 | Robert Drivas | 50 | US | Actor | ||
| 30 | Margalo Gillmore | 89 | UK | Actress | ||
| July | 3 | Rudy Vallee | 84 | US | Actor, Singer | |
| 10 | Jody Lawrance | 55 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Benny Rubin | 87 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Buddy Baer | 71 | US | Actor | ||
| 19 | Daniel L. Fapp | 82 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 19 | Harold D. Schuster | 83 | US | Film Editor, Director | ||
| 25 | Vincente Minnelli | 83 | US | Director | ||
| 28 | John Alcott | 55 | UK | Cinematographer | ||
| August | 6 | Emilio Fernández | 82 | Mexico | Actor, Director | |
| 10 | Jacqueline Gadsden | 86 | US | Actress | ||
| 13 | Helen Mack | 72 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Waldon O. Watson | 79 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
| 19 | Hermione Baddeley | 79 | UK | Actress | ||
| 20 | Walter Brooke | 71 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Bruce Cowling | 66 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Adrienne Fazan | 80 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 26 | Ted Knight | 62 | US | Actor | ||
| September | 1 | Murray Hamilton | 63 | US | Actor | |
| 6 | Blanche Sweet | 90 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Ray Nazarro | 83 | US | Director | ||
| 15 | Virginia Gregg | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Brian Desmond Hurst | 91 | Ireland | Director | ||
| 28 | Denis Carey | 77 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | Robert Helpmann | 77 | Australia | Actor, Director | ||
| October | 5 | Hal B. Wallis | 88 | US | Producer | |
| 11 | David Hand | 86 | US | Animator, Director | ||
| 11 | Boris Leven | 78 | Russia | Production Designer | ||
| 14 | Yvette Dugay | 54 | US | Actress | ||
| 14 | Keenan Wynn | 70 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | Spec O'Donnell | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 17 | Leah Rhodes | 84 | US | Costume Designer | ||
| 25 | Forrest Tucker | 67 | US | Actor | ||
| 28 | Robert Arthur | 76 | US | Producer | ||
| 28 | Ian Marter | 42 | UK | Actor | ||
| 31 | Marcella Martin | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| November | 2 | Harry Brown | 69 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 8 | Beatrice Kay | 79 | US | Singer, Actress | ||
| 11 | Roger C. Carmel | 54 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Jerry Colonna | 82 | US | Actor | ||
| 21 | Dar Robinson | 39 | US | Stuntman | ||
| 22 | Scatman Crothers | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Norman Maurer | 60 | US | Producer | ||
| 27 | Robert Priestley | 85 | US | Set Decorator | ||
| 29 | Herb Vigran | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Cary Grant | 82 | UK | Actor | ||
| December | 1 | Frank McCarthy | 74 | US | Producer | |
| 2 | Ken Scott | 58 | US | Actor | ||
| 2 | Desi Arnaz | 69 | Cuba | Actor, Singer | ||
| 10 | Susan Cabot | 59 | US | Actress | ||
| 11 | Carlos Ramirez | 70 | Colombia | Actor, Singer | ||
| 12 | Clifford Stine | 80 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 13 | Heather Angel | 77 | UK | Actress | ||
| 18 | George Amy | 83 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 18 | Mamo Clark | 72 | US | Actress | ||
| 22 | Harvey Stephens | 85 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Gerhard Bienert | 88 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 26 | Elsa Lanchester | 84 | UK | Actress | ||
| 28 | Andrei Tarkovsky | 54 | Russia | Director, Screenwriter |
This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was The Lion King, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by Forrest Gump, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The year is considered to be one of the best years for cinema during the post Golden Age Hollywood era and setting the standard for the movies of the modern era.
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, despite its actual 75th anniversary taking place in 1987.
The year 1989 involved many significant films.
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases.
The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.
