Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 8th, 1986
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Aliens |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$5,779,352 |
-18% |
1,395 |
$4,143 |
$47,312,167 |
24 |
| 2 |
(4) |
The Karate Kid, Part II |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$3,674,410 |
-12% |
1,586 |
$2,317 |
$83,059,004 |
52 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$3,525,287 |
-48% |
1,610 |
$2,190 |
$13,152,022 |
10 |
| 4 |
new |
One Crazy Summer |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$3,433,952 |
|
984 |
$3,490 |
$3,433,952 |
3 |
| 5 |
(7) |
Top Gun |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$3,428,696 |
-1% |
1,281 |
$2,677 |
$113,552,057 |
87 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Ruthless People |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$3,116,152 |
-10% |
1,077 |
$2,893 |
$47,756,797 |
45 |
| 7 |
(8) |
Nothing in Common |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$2,765,180 |
-16% |
645 |
$4,287 |
$8,696,030 |
12 |
| 8 |
(3) |
Howard the Duck |
Universal |
Action |
$2,719,620 |
-46% |
1,563 |
$1,740 |
$10,776,987 |
10 |
| 9 |
new |
A Fine Mess |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,620,657 |
|
1,162 |
$2,255 |
$2,620,657 |
3 |
| 10 |
(5) |
Heartburn |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,524,853 |
-28% |
850 |
$2,970 |
$16,132,014 |
17 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Flight of the Navigator |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$2,461,744 |
-21% |
1,024 |
$2,404 |
$8,598,260 |
12 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Back to School |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,054,973 |
-19% |
1,089 |
$1,887 |
$72,958,091 |
59 |
| 13 |
(-) |
About Last Night... |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,876,328 |
|
887 |
$2,115 |
$25,866,604 |
41 |
| 14 |
new |
The Transformers: The Movie |
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
Adventure |
$1,779,559 |
|
990 |
$1,798 |
$1,779,559 |
3 |
| 15 |
(-) |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,558,730 |
|
856 |
$1,821 |
$54,469,230 |
61 |
| 16 |
(-) |
Running Scared |
MGM |
Comedy |
$1,080,556 |
|
682 |
$1,584 |
$31,360,254 |
45 |
| 17 |
(-) |
Legal Eagles |
Universal |
Comedy |
$1,004,813 |
|
640 |
$1,570 |
$43,913,620 |
54 |
| 18 |
(-) |
The Great Mouse Detective |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$618,960 |
|
836 |
$740 |
$21,926,504 |
40 |
| 19 |
(-) |
Haunted Honeymoon |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$488,534 |
|
615 |
$794 |
$6,575,688 |
17 |
| 20 |
(-) |
Maximum Overdrive |
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
Horror |
$437,422 |
|
457 |
$957 |
$7,188,513 |
17 |
| 21 |
(-) |
A Room with a View |
Cinecom |
Comedy |
$290,127 |
|
80 |
$3,627 |
$8,648,053 |
157 |
| 22 |
(-) |
Club Paradise |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$271,168 |
|
282 |
$962 |
$12,308,521 |
31 |
| 23 |
(-) |
Short Circuit |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$266,579 |
|
269 |
$991 |
$40,072,839 |
94 |
| 24 |
(-) |
Mona Lisa |
Island |
Thriller/Suspense |
$260,494 |
|
72 |
$3,618 |
$2,320,178 |
59 |
| 25 |
new |
Stand by Me |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$251,628 |
|
16 |
$15,727 |
$251,628 |
3 |
| 26 |
(-) |
Big Trouble in Little China |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$203,338 |
|
255 |
$797 |
$10,911,690 |
41 |
| 27 |
(-) |
Labyrinth |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$165,100 |
|
254 |
$650 |
$12,511,225 |
45 |
| 28 |
(-) |
Desert Hearts |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$52,168 |
|
23 |
$2,268 |
$2,064,820 |
157 |
| 29 |
(-) |
Belizaire the Cajun |
Skouras |
Drama |
$46,299 |
|
15 |
$3,087 |
$322,443 |
59 |
| 30 |
(-) |
Hannah and Her Sisters |
Orion Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$43,635 |
|
33 |
$1,322 |
$35,223,036 |
185 |
| 31 |
(-) |
Three Men and a Cradle |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Comedy |
$41,575 |
|
21 |
$1,980 |
$1,510,382 |
108 |
| 32 |
new |
She's Gotta Have It |
Island |
Comedy |
$28,473 |
|
1 |
$28,473 |
$28,473 |
3 |
| 33 |
(-) |
Turtle Diary |
Goldwyn Entertainment |
Drama |
$27,967 |
|
25 |
$1,119 |
$2,005,186 |
178 |
| 34 |
(-) |
Sincerely Charlotte |
New Line |
Drama |
$15,006 |
|
3 |
$5,002 |
$104,309 |
24 |
| 35 |
(-) |
The Girl in the Picture |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$9,078 |
|
6 |
$1,513 |
$50,746 |
33 |
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