1986 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1986
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | 15 | Cobra | Warner Bros. | $49,042,224 | 2,131 | $12,653,032 | 2,131 | 5/23 | | 2 | 17 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Warner Bros. | $43,579,163 | 1,788 | $9,049,586 | 1,788 | 3/21 | | 3 | 18 | Heartbreak Ridge | Warner Bros. | $42,724,017 | 1,647 | $8,100,840 | 1,470 | 12/5 | | 4 | 25 | Little Shop of Horrors | Warner Bros. | $38,748,395 | 1,183 | $3,659,884 | 866 | 12/19 | | 5 | 37 | Wildcats | Warner Bros. | $26,285,544 | 1,062 | $5,472,905 | 1,054 | 2/14 | | 6 | 52 | The Mission | Warner Bros. | $17,218,023 | 730 | $40,366 | 1 | 10/31 | | 7 | 60 | The Mosquito Coast | Warner Bros. | $14,302,779 | 451 | $110,313 | 3 | 11/26 | | 8 | 62 | One Crazy Summer | Warner Bros. | $13,431,806 | 984 | $3,433,952 | 984 | 8/8 | | 9 | 67 | Club Paradise | Warner Bros. | $12,308,521 | 1,186 | $4,152,296 | 1,172 | 7/11 | | 10 | 72 | Under the Cherry Moon | Warner Bros. | $10,090,429 | 976 | $3,150,924 | 976 | 7/4 | | 11 | 75 | Deadly Friend | Warner Bros. | $8,988,731 | 1,213 | $3,804,429 | 1,213 | 10/10 | | 12 | 125 | 'Round Midnight | Warner Bros. | $3,272,593 | 50 | $25,384 | 1 | 10/3 | | 13 | 134 | True Stories | Warner Bros. | $2,545,142 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/10 | | 14 | 149 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | Warner Bros. | $1,953,732 | 106 | $25,428 | 1 | 1/17 | | 15 | 204 | The Vindicator | Unknown | $12,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/14 | | 16 | 14 | Legal Eagles | Universal | $49,851,591 | 1,248 | $8,043,360 | 1,248 | 6/20 | | 17 | 16 | An American Tail | Universal | $47,483,002 | 1,249 | $5,234,446 | 1,246 | 11/21 | | 18 | 28 | The Money Pit | Universal | $37,499,651 | 1,193 | $5,344,555 | 1,189 | 3/28 | | 19 | 53 | Howard the Duck | Universal | $16,295,774 | 1,563 | $5,070,136 | 1,554 | 8/1 | | 20 | 56 | Legend | Universal | $15,502,112 | 1,187 | $4,261,154 | 1,187 | 4/18 | | 21 | 59 | Psycho III | Universal | $14,481,606 | 1,408 | $3,238,400 | 1,408 | 7/4 | | 22 | 61 | Sweet Liberty | Universal | $14,205,021 | 1,238 | $3,160,891 | 1,234 | 5/16 | | 23 | 69 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Universal | $11,957,943 | 778 | $2,580,750 | 775 | 12/26 | | 24 | 84 | The Best of Times | Universal | $7,790,931 | 872 | $2,419,800 | 872 | 1/31 | | 25 | 127 | Bullies | Universal | $2,995,527 | 1,005 | $1,532,605 | 1,005 | 8/29 | | 26 | 130 | Playing for Keeps (1986) | Universal | $2,669,366 | 1,148 | $1,406,300 | 1,148 | 10/3 | | 27 | 157 | Clockwise | Universal | $1,476,356 | 38 | $156,066 | 22 | 10/10 | | 28 | 185 | 'Night, Mother | Universal | $441,863 | 35 | $49,164 | 3 | 9/12 | | 29 | 57 | Youngblood | United Artists | $15,448,384 | 1,354 | $4,183,292 | 1,354 | 1/31 | | 30 | 19 | Peggy Sue Got Married | TriStar | $41,382,841 | 1,107 | $6,942,408 | 865 | 10/10 | | 31 | 21 | Short Circuit | TriStar | $40,697,761 | 1,310 | $5,346,808 | 1,033 | 5/9 | | 32 | 26 | About Last Night... | TriStar | $38,702,310 | 887 | $3,152,469 | 642 | 7/4 | | 33 | 31 | Nothing in Common | TriStar | $32,324,557 | 980 | $3,279,650 | 618 | 8/1 | | 34 | 41 | Iron Eagle | TriStar | $24,159,872 | 1,129 | $6,104,754 | 1,080 | 1/17 | | 35 | 66 | Labyrinth | TriStar | $12,729,917 | 1,141 | $3,549,243 | 1,141 | 6/27 | | 36 | 68 | No Mercy | TriStar | $12,303,904 | 1,206 | $2,198,069 | 1,206 | 12/19 | | 37 | 100 | The Hitcher | TriStar | $5,844,868 | 794 | $2,134,214 | 794 | 2/21 | | 38 | 108 | Band of the Hand | TriStar | $4,865,912 | 930 | $2,235,720 | 930 | 4/11 | | 39 | 123 | Head Office | TriStar | $3,393,807 | 907 | $1,937,934 | 907 | 1/3 | | 40 | 147 | RAD | TriStar | $2,015,882 | 286 | $408,980 | 286 | 3/21 | | 41 | 160 | 8 Million Ways to Die | TriStar | $1,305,114 | 215 | $609,955 | 215 | 4/25 | | 42 | 165 | Touch and Go | TriStar | $1,254,040 | 201 | $126,939 | 51 | 8/22 | | 43 | 181 | Night of the Creeps | TriStar | $591,366 | 70 | $220,800 | 70 | 8/22 | | 44 | 188 | La Cage aux Folles 3 | TriStar | $345,280 | 49 | $196,894 | 49 | 2/14 | | 45 | 190 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | TriStar | $278,623 | 63 | $118,200 | 63 | 11/14 | | 46 | 197 | Let's Get Harry | TriStar | $140,980 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/31 | | 47 | 168 | Belizaire the Cajun | Skouras | $1,142,243 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/13 | | 48 | 194 | The Gospel According to Vic | Skouras | $267,249 | 11 | $10,680 | 5 | 10/17 | | 49 | 128 | Sid and Nancy | Samuel Goldwyn | $2,826,523 | 43 | $50,829 | 2 | 10/17 | | 50 | 137 | Desert Hearts | Samuel Goldwyn | $2,492,088 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/7 | | 51 | 145 | Turtle Diary | Samuel Goldwyn | $2,156,772 | 40 | $40,115 | 2 | 2/14 | | 52 | 146 | Three Men and a Cradle | Samuel Goldwyn | $2,052,466 | 32 | $25,380 | 1 | 4/25 | | 53 | 196 | The Girl in the Picture | Samuel Goldwyn | $202,428 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/9 | | 54 | 1 | Top Gun | Paramount | $176,781,728 | 1,531 | $8,193,052 | 1,028 | 5/16 | | 55 | 2 | Crocodile Dundee | Paramount | $174,803,506 | 1,495 | $8,038,855 | 879 | 9/26 | | 56 | 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Paramount | $109,713,132 | 1,956 | $16,881,888 | 1,349 | 11/26 | | 57 | 8 | The Golden Child | Paramount | $79,817,937 | 1,714 | $11,549,711 | 1,667 | 12/12 | | 58 | 10 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Paramount | $70,136,369 | 1,330 | $6,275,647 | 1,330 | 6/13 | | 59 | 22 | Pretty in Pink | Paramount | $40,471,663 | 1,117 | $6,065,870 | 827 | 2/28 | | 60 | 29 | Gung Ho | Paramount | $36,611,610 | 1,175 | $7,170,830 | 1,150 | 3/14 | | 61 | 32 | Children of a Lesser God | Paramount | $31,853,080 | 544 | $1,909,084 | 215 | 10/3 | | 62 | 39 | Heartburn | Paramount | $25,314,189 | 850 | $5,783,079 | 843 | 7/25 | | 63 | 46 | Friday the 13th Part VI | Paramount | $19,472,057 | 1,610 | $6,750,837 | 1,610 | 8/1 | | 64 | 65 | April Fool's Day | Paramount | $12,947,763 | 1,202 | $3,373,779 | 1,202 | 3/28 | | 65 | 91 | Blue City | Paramount | $6,947,787 | 1,050 | $2,748,096 | 1,050 | 5/2 | | 66 | 116 | Fire with Fire | Paramount | $4,636,169 | 1,000 | $1,770,043 | 1,000 | 5/9 | | 67 | 191 | Lady Jane | Paramount | $277,646 | 14 | $55,964 | 14 | 2/7 | | 68 | 201 | 16 Days of Glory | Paramount | $83,857 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/7 | | 69 | 87 | Witchboard | Palisades Ent. | $7,369,373 | 1,068 | $95,435 | 15 | 12/31 | | 70 | 124 | Born American | Palisades Ent. | $3,388,020 | 1,071 | $2,225,475 | 1,071 | 8/29 | | 71 | 129 | Deadtime Stories | Palisades Ent. | $2,750,741 | 255 | $708,112 | 255 | 11/28 | | 72 | 192 | Something Special | Palisades Ent. | $277,405 | 182 | $214,000 | 182 | 11/14 | | 73 | 3 | Platoon | Orion Pictures | $138,530,565 | 1,564 | $241,080 | 6 | 12/19 | | 74 | 6 | Back to School | Orion Pictures | $91,258,000 | 1,751 | $8,881,035 | 1,605 | 6/13 | | 75 | 24 | Three Amigos | Orion Pictures | $39,246,734 | 1,466 | $5,939,000 | 1,385 | 12/12 | | 76 | 30 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Orion Pictures | $35,392,203 | 761 | $1,265,826 | 54 | 2/7 | | 77 | 35 | Hoosiers | Orion Pictures | $28,607,524 | 1,048 | $220,068 | 30 | 11/14 | | 78 | 45 | F/X | Orion Pictures | $20,603,715 | 914 | $3,240,695 | 914 | 2/7 | | 79 | 80 | Something Wild | Orion Pictures | $8,362,969 | 916 | $1,825,717 | 914 | 11/7 | | 80 | 82 | Haunted Honeymoon | Orion Pictures | $8,033,397 | 1,047 | $2,768,003 | 1,046 | 7/25 | | 81 | 95 | Just Between Friends | Orion Pictures | $6,408,791 | 352 | $1,390,718 | 352 | 3/21 | | 82 | 141 | At Close Range | Orion Pictures | $2,347,000 | 83 | $180,286 | 39 | 4/18 | | 83 | 170 | Absolute Beginners | Orion Pictures | $930,211 | 4 | $83,743 | 4 | 4/18 | | 84 | 138 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Orion Classics | $2,451,545 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/7 | | 85 | 36 | Soul Man | New World | $27,820,000 | 1,320 | $4,422,179 | 1,282 | 10/24 | | 86 | 47 | House | New World | $19,444,631 | 1,440 | $5,923,972 | 1,440 | 2/28 | | 87 | 94 | Black Moon Rising | New World | $6,637,565 | 902 | $2,775,388 | 902 | 1/10 | | 88 | 106 | Vamp | New World | $4,941,117 | 1,104 | $2,187,458 | 1,104 | 7/18 | | 89 | 115 | No Retreat, No Surrender | New World | $4,662,137 | 371 | $739,723 | 241 | 5/2 | | 90 | 135 | Reform School Girls | New World | $2,510,433 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/22 | | 91 | 150 | Jake Speed | New World | $1,943,751 | 795 | $1,058,048 | 795 | 5/30 | | 92 | 179 | Knights of the City | New World | $601,451 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/14 | | 93 | 180 | Code Name: Wild Geese | New World | $600,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/29 | | 94 | 64 | Critters | New Line | $13,167,232 | 633 | $1,618,800 | 540 | 4/11 | | 95 | 152 | Quiet Cool | New Line | $1,900,000 | 470 | $815,812 | 470 | 11/7 | | 96 | 122 | The Wraith | New Century | $3,500,000 | 588 | $1,402,535 | 588 | 11/21 | | 97 | 187 | Weekend Warriors | Moviestore Ent. | $351,623 | 75 | N/A | N/A | 8/29 | | 98 | 20 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | MGM | $40,996,665 | 1,599 | $12,357,190 | 1,596 | 5/23 | | 99 | 27 | Running Scared | MGM | $38,500,726 | 1,376 | $5,227,757 | 1,376 | 6/27 | | 100 | 79 | Wise Guys | MGM | $8,475,466 | 424 | $1,324,456 | 338 | 4/18 | | Summary of 209 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $3,202,619,999 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $15,323,541 | - | - | - | - |  |
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