The Top Movies, Weekend of August 15, 1986
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
The Fly |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$7,000,423 |
  |
1,195 |
$5,858 |
$7,000,423 |
3 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Armed and Dangerous |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$4,348,276 |
  |
1,552 |
$2,802 |
$4,348,276 |
3 |
| 3 |
(1) |
Aliens |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$4,303,173 |
-25.54% |
1,302 |
$3,305 |
$55,001,488 |
31 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The Karate Kid, Part II |
Columbia
|
Action
|
$3,341,527 |
-9.06% |
1,570 |
$2,128 |
$88,759,228 |
59 |
| 5 |
(7) |
Nothing in Common |
Sony/TriStar
|
Comedy
|
$3,217,097 |
+16.34% |
843 |
$3,816 |
$13,220,127 |
19 |
| 6 |
(5) |
Top Gun |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$3,117,183 |
-9.09% |
1,216 |
$2,563 |
$118,913,341 |
94 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Ruthless People |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$2,458,257 |
-21.11% |
1,019 |
$2,412 |
$51,823,249 |
52 |
| 8 |
(new) |
Manhunter |
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,204,400 |
  |
779 |
$2,830 |
$2,204,400 |
3 |
| 9 |
(4) |
One Crazy Summer |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$2,017,201 |
-41.26% |
984 |
$2,050 |
$7,551,316 |
10 |
| 10 |
(10) |
Heartburn |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,640,901 |
-35.01% |
802 |
$2,046 |
$19,035,123 |
24 |
| 11 |
(3) |
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$1,633,430 |
-53.67% |
1,174 |
$1,391 |
$16,401,461 |
17 |
| 12 |
(13) |
About Last Night... |
Columbia
|
Comedy
|
$1,587,120 |
-15.41% |
880 |
$1,804 |
$28,424,724 |
48 |
| 13 |
(11) |
Flight of the Navigator |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$1,534,753 |
-37.66% |
961 |
$1,597 |
$11,588,324 |
19 |
| 14 |
(12) |
Back to School |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,495,713 |
-27.21% |
910 |
$1,644 |
$75,711,319 |
66 |
| 15 |
(15) |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,229,605 |
-21.11% |
778 |
$1,580 |
$56,790,470 |
68 |
| 16 |
(9) |
A Fine Mess |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,114,224 |
-57.48% |
1,148 |
$971 |
$4,959,839 |
10 |
| 17 |
(8) |
Howard the Duck |
Universal
|
Action
|
$1,027,336 |
-62.23% |
914 |
$1,124 |
$13,410,673 |
17 |
| 18 |
(14) |
The Transformers: The Movie |
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
|
Adventure
|
$925,247 |
-48.01% |
990 |
$935 |
$3,742,365 |
10 |
| 19 |
(16) |
Running Scared |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$862,262 |
-20.20% |
682 |
$1,264 |
$32,844,549 |
52 |
| 20 |
(17) |
Legal Eagles |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$755,173 |
-24.84% |
547 |
$1,381 |
$45,246,764 |
61 |
| 21 |
(18) |
The Great Mouse Detective |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$457,026 |
-26.16% |
677 |
$675 |
$22,847,292 |
47 |
| 22 |
(24) |
Mona Lisa |
Island
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$360,088 |
+38.23% |
103 |
$3,496 |
$2,820,532 |
66 |
| 23 |
(21) |
A Room with a View |
Cinecom
|
Comedy
|
$358,351 |
+23.52% |
100 |
$3,584 |
$9,130,744 |
164 |
| 24 |
(25) |
Stand by Me |
Columbia
|
Drama
|
$254,428 |
+1.11% |
16 |
$15,902 |
$665,620 |
10 |
| 25 |
(23) |
Short Circuit |
Sony/TriStar
|
Comedy
|
$243,122 |
-8.80% |
257 |
$946 |
$40,456,961 |
101 |
| 26 |
(19) |
Haunted Honeymoon |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$209,367 |
-57.14% |
314 |
$667 |
$7,087,393 |
24 |
| 27 |
(new) |
The Boy Who Could Fly |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$204,461 |
  |
39 |
$5,243 |
$204,461 |
3 |
| 28 |
(new) |
The Whoopee Boys |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$127,141 |
  |
82 |
$1,551 |
$127,141 |
3 |
| 29 |
(27) |
Labyrinth |
Sony Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$115,692 |
-29.93% |
186 |
$622 |
$12,729,917 |
52 |
| 30 |
(32) |
She's Gotta Have It |
Island
|
Comedy
|
$50,499 |
+77.36% |
2 |
$25,250 |
$107,586 |
10 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Belizaire the Cajun |
Skouras
|
Drama
|
$45,601 |
-1.51% |
16 |
$2,850 |
$392,100 |
66 |
| 32 |
(28) |
Desert Hearts |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$42,801 |
-17.96% |
23 |
$1,861 |
$2,136,685 |
164 |
| 33 |
(30) |
Hannah and Her Sisters |
Orion Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$39,462 |
-9.56% |
34 |
$1,161 |
$35,285,910 |
192 |
| 34 |
(31) |
Three Men and a Cradle |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Comedy
|
$36,231 |
-12.85% |
20 |
$1,812 |
$1,570,762 |
115 |
| 35 |
(new) |
A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$25,423 |
  |
1 |
$25,423 |
$25,423 |
3 |
| 36 |
(33) |
Turtle Diary |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$18,150 |
-35.10% |
14 |
$1,296 |
$2,032,096 |
185 |
| 37 |
(34) |
Sincerely Charlotte |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$15,902 |
+5.97% |
5 |
$3,180 |
$137,921 |
31 |
| 38 |
(35) |
The Girl in the Picture |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$8,608 |
-5.18% |
4 |
$2,152 |
$65,254 |
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