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

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

Number-one films
# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1January 5, 1986Rocky IV$7,147,074[2]
2January 12, 1986Out of Africa$5,137,370Out of Africa reached No. 1 in its fourth weekend of release.[3]
3January 19, 1986Iron Eagle$6,104,754[4]
4January 26, 1986The Color Purple$4,412,456The Color Purple reached No. 1 in its seventh weekend of release.[5]
5February 2, 1986Down and Out in Beverly Hills$5,726,495[6]
6February 9, 1986$6,112,115[7]
7February 17, 19864-day weekend$7,023,743[8]
8February 23, 1986$5,042,912[9]
9March 2, 1986Pretty in Pink$6,065,870[10]
10March 9, 1986$4,919,668[11]
11March 16, 1986Gung Ho$7,170,830[12]
12March 23, 1986Police Academy 3: Back in Training$9,049,586[13]
13March 30, 1986$5,750,986[14]
14April 6, 1986$5,089,751[15]
15April 13, 1986The Money Pit$3,646,200 The Money Pit reached No. 1 in its third weekend of release.[16]
16April 20, 1986Legend$4,261,154[17]
17April 27, 1986$2,591,751[18]
18May 4, 1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling$4,879,107[19]
19May 11, 1986Short Circuit$5,346,808Independent sources suggested that the film only grossed between $4.5 to $4.725 million.[20]
20May 18, 1986Top Gun$8,193,052[21]
21May 26, 19864-day weekendCobra$15,652,147Cobra broke Superman II's record ($14.1 million) for highest weekend debut for a Warner Bros. film.[22]
22June 1, 1986$7,511,542[23]
23June 8, 1986Top Gun$8,231,279Top Gun reclaimed #1 in fourth weekend of release.[24]
24June 15, 1986Back to School$8,881,035[25]
25June 22, 1986The Karate Kid Part II$12,652,336[26]
26June 29, 1986$8,870,625[27]
27July 6, 1986$6,284,953[28]
28July 13, 1986$6,667,787[29]
29July 20, 1986Aliens$10,052,042Aliens broke Halloween II's record ($7.67 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.[30]
30July 27, 1986$8,640,292[31]
31August 3, 1986$7,060,101Initial estimates had Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives ahead of Aliens.[32]
32August 10, 1986$5,779,352[33]
33August 17, 1986The Fly$7,007,423[34]
34August 24, 1986$4,725,970[35]
35September 1, 19864-day weekendStand by Me$5,037,343Stand by Me reached No. 1 in its second weekend of release.[36]
36September 7, 1986$3,426,615[37]
37September 14, 1986$3,010,922[38]
38September 21, 1986Top Gun$3,292,817Top Gun reclaimed #1 in nineteenth week of release.[39]
39September 28, 1986Crocodile Dundee$8,038,855Set the record for highest-grossing weekend in September.[40][41]
40October 5, 1986$8,207,503[42]
41October 13, 19864-day weekend$10,560,827[43]
42October 19, 1986$7,434,202[44]
43October 26, 1986$6,745,249[45]
44November 2, 1986$5,716,215[46]
45November 9, 1986$6,392,661[47]
46November 16, 1986$5,521,551[48]
47November 23, 1986$5,537,875[49]
48November 30, 1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home$16,881,888Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home had the highest weekend debut of 1986.[50]
49December 7, 1986$8,833,818[51]
50December 14, 1986The Golden Child$11,549,711[52]
51December 21, 1986$7,877,899[53]
52December 28, 1986$10,118,277[54]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1986 by Calendar Gross[55]

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 and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita John G. Avildsen $115,103,979
4. Back to School Orion Pictures Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Kinison and Ned Beatty Alan Metter $91,258,000
5. Aliens 20th Century Fox Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser and Bill Paxton James Cameron $85,160,248
6. The Color Purple Warner Bros. Pictures Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong and Oprah Winfrey 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 Walt Disney Studios Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, 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, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jennifer Grey and Jeffrey Jones John Hughes $70,136,369

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 1986 by In-year release[56]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.Top GunParamount$176,781,728
2.Crocodile Dundee$174,803,506
3.PlatoonOrion$138,530,565
4.The Karate Kid Part IIColumbia$115,103,979
5.Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeParamount$109,713,132
6.Back to SchoolOrion$91,258,000
7.Aliens20th Century Fox$85,160,248
8.The Golden ChildParamount$79,817,937
9.Ruthless PeopleDisney$71,624,879
10.Ferris Bueller's Day OffParamount$70,136,369


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1986
GAn American Tail
PGTop Gun
PG-13Crocodile Dundee
RPlatoon

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See also
Preceded by
1985		 1986 Succeeded by
1987
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