Domestic Box Office For October 1986
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Color of Money | $52,293,982 | 1,205 | $6,357,877 | 12.2% | 635 | Oct 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $41,382,841 | 1,107 | $6,942,408 | 16.8% | 865 | Oct 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Children of a Lesser God | $31,853,080 | 544 | $1,909,084 | 6% | 215 | Oct 3 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $29,844,101 | 1,085 | $6,006,610 | 20.1% | 1,080 | Oct 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Soul Man | $27,820,000 | 1,320 | $4,422,179 | 15.9% | 1,282 | Oct 24 | - | New World Pictures |
| 6 | Tough Guys | $21,458,229 | 1,266 | $4,565,342 | 21.3% | 856 | Oct 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | The Mission | $17,218,023 | 730 | $40,366 | 0.2% | 1 | Oct 31 | Apr 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Deadly Friend | $8,988,731 | 1,213 | $3,804,429 | 42.3% | 1,213 | Oct 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Trick or Treat | $6,797,218 | 1,267 | $2,912,687 | 42.9% | 1,267 | Oct 24 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 10 | 'Round Midnight | $3,272,593 | 50 | $25,384 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 3 | Apr 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Sid and Nancy | $2,826,523 | 43 | $50,829 | 1.8% | 2 | Oct 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 12 | Playing for Keeps | $2,669,366 | 1,148 | $1,406,300 | 52.7% | 1,148 | Oct 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | True Stories | $2,545,142 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | Feb 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Sky Bandits | $2,295,500 | 1,335 | $1,468,500 | 64% | 1,335 | Oct 31 | - | Galaxy International Releasing |
| 15 | Link | $1,720,450 | 435 | $660,874 | 38.4% | 435 | Oct 3 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 16 | Clockwise | $1,476,356 | 38 | $156,066 | 10.6% | 22 | Oct 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | From Beyond | $1,261,000 | 190 | $514,417 | 40.8% | 190 | Oct 24 | - | Empire Pictures |
| 18 | The Gospel According to Vic | $267,249 | 11 | $10,680 | 4% | 5 | Oct 17 | Apr 23 | Skouras Pictures |
| 19 | Let's Get Harry | $140,980 | - | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | TriStar Pictures |
