Domestic 1986 Week 51
December 19-25, 1986
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Golden Child | $13,060,527 | -15% | 1,667 | - | $7,834 | $28,425,496 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 3 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $10,212,641 | +44.8% | 1,886 | +537 | $5,414 | $58,774,088 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | Three Amigos! | $7,202,965 | -5.3% | 1,461 | +76 | $4,930 | $14,809,210 | 2 | Orion Pictures |
| 4 | - | Little Shop of Horrors | $6,369,566 | - | 866 | - | $7,355 | $6,369,566 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 4 | Heartbreak Ridge | $5,767,408 | -10.2% | 1,647 | +177 | $3,501 | $23,194,844 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | - | Lady and the Tramp 1986 Re-release | $5,329,226 | - | 1,355 | - | $3,933 | $5,329,226 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | Crocodile Dundee | $4,740,869 | +50.1% | 1,256 | -179 | $3,774 | $108,482,331 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | An American Tail | $3,793,364 | +14.9% | 1,126 | -70 | $3,368 | $28,153,322 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | - | No Mercy | $3,535,125 | - | 1,206 | - | $2,931 | $3,535,125 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | 7 | Crimes of the Heart | $2,743,904 | +38.9% | 446 | +200 | $6,152 | $4,718,784 | 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 11 | 13 | The Mosquito Coast | $2,683,562 | +3,183.1% | 451 | +448 | $5,950 | $3,086,984 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | - | King Kong Lives | $1,902,984 | - | 1,105 | - | $1,722 | $1,902,984 | 1 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 13 | 9 | The Color of Money | $739,143 | -17.7% | 554 | -352 | $1,334 | $43,662,515 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | - | Platoon | $448,686 | - | 6 | - | $74,781 | $448,686 | 1 | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | - | Duet for One | $1,587 | - | 1 | - | $1,587 | $1,587 | 1 | Cannon Film Distributors |
