List of 1986 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1986. [1]

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Number-one films

†This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [2]
#Weekend end dateFilmBox officeNotesRef
1January 5, 1986 Rocky IV $7,147,074 [3]
2January 12, 1986 Out of Africa $5,137,370Out of Africa reached number 1 in its fourth weekend of release. [4]
3January 19, 1986 Iron Eagle $6,104,754 [5]
4January 26, 1986 The Color Purple $4,412,456The Color Purple reached number 1 in its seventh weekend of release. [6]
5February 2, 1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills $5,726,495 [7]
6February 9, 1986$6,112,115 [8]
7February 17, 19864-day weekend$7,023,743 [9]
8February 23, 1986$5,042,912 [10]
9March 2, 1986 Pretty in Pink $6,065,870 [11]
10March 9, 1986$4,919,668 [12]
11March 16, 1986 Gung Ho $7,170,830 [13]
12March 23, 1986 Police Academy 3: Back in Training $9,049,586 [14]
13March 30, 1986$5,750,986 [15]
14April 6, 1986$5,089,751 [16]
15April 13, 1986 The Money Pit $3,646,200The Money Pit reached number 1 in its third weekend of release. [17]
16April 20, 1986 Legend $4,261,154 [18]
17April 27, 1986$2,591,751 [19]
18May 4, 1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling $4,879,107 [20]
19May 11, 1986 Short Circuit $5,346,808Independent sources suggested that the film only grossed between $4.5 to $4.725 million. [21]
20May 18, 1986 Top Gun †$8,193,052 [22]
21May 26, 19864-day weekend Cobra $15,652,147Cobra broke Superman II 's record ($14.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a Warner Bros. film. [23]
22June 1, 1986$7,511,542 [24]
23June 8, 1986Top Gun †$8,231,279Top Gun reclaimed number 1 in fourth weekend of release. [25]
24June 15, 1986 Back to School $8,881,035 [26]
25June 22, 1986 The Karate Kid Part II $12,652,336 [27]
26June 29, 1986$8,870,625 [28]
27July 6, 1986$6,284,953 [29]
28July 13, 1986$6,667,787 [30]
29July 20, 1986 Aliens $10,052,042Aliens broke Halloween II 's record ($7.67 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [31]
30July 27, 1986$8,640,292 [32]
31August 3, 1986$7,060,101Initial estimates had Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives ahead of Aliens. [33]
32August 10, 1986$5,779,352 [34]
33August 17, 1986 The Fly $7,007,423 [35]
34August 24, 1986$4,725,970 [36]
35September 1, 19864-day weekend Stand by Me $5,037,343Stand by Me reached number 1 in its second weekend of release. [37]
36September 7, 1986$3,426,615 [38]
37September 14, 1986$3,010,922 [39]
38September 21, 1986Top Gun †$3,292,817Top Gun reclaimed number 1 in its nineteenth week of release, with the 14 week gap since it was last number one, the longest gap for a film since 1982. [40] [41]
39September 28, 1986 Crocodile Dundee $8,038,855Crocodile Dundee set the record for highest-grossing weekend in September. [42] [43]
40October 5, 1986$8,207,503 [44]
41October 13, 19864-day weekend$10,560,827 [45]
42October 19, 1986$7,434,202 [46]
43October 26, 1986$6,745,249 [47]
44November 2, 1986$5,716,215 [48]
45November 9, 1986$6,392,661 [49]
46November 16, 1986$5,521,551 [50]
47November 23, 1986$5,537,875In second place, An American Tail 's opening ($5.2 million) broke The Fox and the Hound 's record ($4.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for an animated film and The Care Bears Movie 's record ($3.7 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-Disney animated film. [51]
48November 30, 1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home $16,881,888Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home had the highest weekend debut of 1986. [52]
49December 7, 1986$8,833,818 [53]
50December 14, 1986 The Golden Child $11,549,711 [54]
51December 21, 1986$7,877,899 [55]
52December 28, 1986$10,118,277 [56]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1986 by Calendar Gross [2]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Top Gun Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerritt Tony Scott $176,781,728
2. Crocodile Dundee Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum, David Gulpilil, Michael Lombard and John Meillon Peter Faiman $116,849,307
3. The Karate Kid Part II Columbia Pictures Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Tamlyn Tomita and Yuji Okumoto John G. Avildsen $115,103,979
4. Back to School Orion Pictures Rodney Dangerfield, Keith Gordon, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison, Paxton Whitehead, Robert Downey Jr., M. Emmet Walsh and Adrienne Barbeau Alan Metter $91,258,000
5. Aliens 20th Century Fox Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein and Lance Henriksen James Cameron $85,160,248
6. The Color Purple Warner Bros. Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery and Rae Dawn Chong Steven Spielberg $83,993,103
7. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Paramount Pictures William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols and Catherine Hicks Leonard Nimoy$72,742,016
8. Ruthless People Buena Vista Distribution Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Bette Midler, Anita Morris and Bill Pullman Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker $70,788,212
9. Out of Africa Universal Pictures Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Klaus Maria Brandauer Sydney Pollack $70,365,426
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off Paramount Pictures Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Lyman Ward and Charlie Sheen John Hughes $70,136,369

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1986 by In-year release [57]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic 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 $85,160,248
8. The Golden Child Paramount $79,817,937
9. Ruthless People Disney $71,624,879
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off Paramount $70,136,369


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1986
G An American Tail
PG Top Gun
PG-13 Crocodile Dundee
R Platoon

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1986". Box Office Mojo .
  2. 1 2 "Domestic Box Office For 1986". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
  4. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
  6. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
  7. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
  8. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
  9. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  10. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
  11. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
  12. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
  13. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
  14. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
  15. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
  16. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
  17. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
  18. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
  19. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
  20. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
  21. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
  22. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
  23. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  24. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
  26. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
  27. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
  28. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo.
  29. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
  30. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
  31. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
  32. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
  33. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
  34. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
  35. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
  36. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
  37. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  38. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
  39. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
  40. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
  41. ↑ "Nielsen EDI Box Office News". Variety . April 19, 2004. p. 24.
  42. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
  43. ↑ "All-Time Top Opening Weekends of September". Daily Variety . September 20, 1994. p. 24.
  44. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
  45. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 41 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  46. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
  47. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
  48. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
  49. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
  50. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
  51. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 47". Box Office Mojo.
  52. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
  53. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
  54. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
  55. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
  56. ↑ "Domestic 1986 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
  57. ↑ "Domestic Box Office For 1986 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

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