Movies Produced by United States and Released in 1986
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The list below includes all films produced by United States production companies, including international co-productions.
Note: Since we are still actively researching production countries, we consider this chart to be in beta mode.
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| Movie | Co-Producing
Countries | Genre | Production
Budget | Worldwide
Box Office
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| Top Gun |
United States |
Action |
$15,000,000 |
$357,463,748 |
Play |
| Crocodile Dundee |
Australia,
United States |
Comedy |
$8,800,000 |
$328,203,506 |
|
| Aliens |
United States |
Action |
$17,000,000 |
$183,291,893 |
|
| Platoon |
United States |
Drama |
$6,000,000 |
$137,978,395 |
|
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
United States |
Adventure |
$24,000,000 |
$133,000,000 |
|
| The Karate Kid, Part II |
United States |
Action |
|
$115,103,979 |
|
| Back to School |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$91,258,000 |
|
| The Golden Child |
United States |
Action |
$12,000,000 |
$79,817,937 |
|
| Ruthless People |
United States |
Black Comedy |
|
$71,624,879 |
|
| Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$70,178,260 |
|
| Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$62,134,225 |
|
| The Color of Money |
United States |
Drama |
$10,000,000 |
$52,293,000 |
|
| Stand by Me |
United States |
Drama |
$8,000,000 |
$52,288,650 |
|
| Legal Eagles |
United States |
Comedy |
$40,000,000 |
$49,851,591 |
|
| Cobra |
United States |
Action |
$25,000,000 |
$49,042,224 |
|
| An American Tail |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$47,483,002 |
|
| Police Academy 3: Back in Training |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$43,579,163 |
|
| Heartbreak Ridge |
United States |
Action |
|
$42,724,017 |
|
| Peggy Sue Got Married |
United States |
Comedy |
$18,000,000 |
$41,382,841 |
|
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side |
United States |
Horror |
|
$40,996,665 |
|
| Short Circuit |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$40,697,761 |
|
| Pretty in Pink |
United States |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$40,476,156 |
|
| Hannah and Her Sisters |
United States |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$40,084,041 |
|
| Three Amigos |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$39,246,734 |
|
| Little Shop of Horrors |
United States |
Musical |
$30,000,000 |
$38,747,385 |
|
| About Last Night... |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$38,702,310 |
|
| Running Scared |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$38,500,726 |
|
| The Fly |
United States |
Horror |
|
$37,585,694 |
|
| The Money Pit |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$37,499,651 |
|
| Gung Ho |
United States |
Comedy |
$18,000,000 |
$36,611,610 |
|
| Nothing in Common |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$32,324,000 |
|
| Children of a Lesser God |
United States |
Drama |
|
$31,853,080 |
|
| Hoosiers |
United States |
Drama |
|
$28,607,524 |
|
| Soul Man |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$27,316,198 |
|
| Wildcats |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$26,285,544 |
|
| Jumpin' Jack Flash |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$25,587,804 |
|
| Heartburn |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$25,314,289 |
|
| The Morning After |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$25,147,055 |
|
| Iron Eagle |
United States |
Action |
|
$24,159,872 |
|
| The Great Mouse Detective |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$23,605,534 |
|
| Legend |
United Kingdom,
United States |
Adventure |
$25,000,000 |
$23,506,237 |
|
| Crimes of the Heart |
United States |
Black Comedy |
|
$22,905,000 |
|
| House |
United States |
Horror |
|
$22,144,631 |
|
| Tough Guys |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$21,458,229 |
|
| F/X |
United States |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
$20,603,715 |
|
| Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives |
United States |
Horror |
$3,000,000 |
$19,472,523 |
|
| Flight of the Navigator |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$18,564,613 |
|
| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling |
United States |
Drama |
|
$18,034,150 |
|
| The Delta Force |
United States |
Action |
|
$17,005,599 |
|
| Howard the Duck |
United States |
Action |
$30,000,000 |
$16,295,774 |
|
| Raw Deal |
United States |
Action |
|
$16,209,459 |
|
| Armed and Dangerous |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$15,945,534 |
|
| Youngblood |
United States |
Drama |
|
$15,448,400 |
|
| Psycho III |
United States |
Horror |
|
$14,481,606 |
|
| The Mosquito Coast |
United States |
Drama |
|
$14,302,000 |
|
| Sweet Liberty |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$14,205,021 |
|
| One Crazy Summer |
United States |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$13,431,806 |
|
| Extremities |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$13,418,091 |
|
| Critters |
United States |
Horror |
|
$13,167,232 |
|
| Labyrinth |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$13,096,659 |
|
| April Fool's Day |
United States |
Horror |
$5,000,000 |
$12,947,763 |
|
| Highlander |
United Kingdom,
United States |
Action |
$16,000,000 |
$12,900,000 |
|
| Club Paradise |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$12,308,521 |
|
| No Mercy |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$12,303,904 |
|
| Brighton Beach Memoirs |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$11,957,943 |
|
| Firewalker |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$11,834,302 |
|
| Big Trouble in Little China |
United States |
Action |
$25,000,000 |
$11,208,967 |
|
| Under the Cherry Moon |
United States |
Musical |
|
$10,090,429 |
|
| Murphy's Law |
United States |
Action |
|
$9,947,631 |
|
| SpaceCamp |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$9,697,739 |
|
| Deadly Friend |
United States |
Horror |
|
$8,988,731 |
|
| Blue Velvet |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$8,663,300 |
|
| Manhunter |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$8,622,413 |
|
| Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation |
Canada,
United States |
Adventure |
|
$8,540,346 |
|
| Wise Guys |
United States |
Black Comedy |
|
$8,475,466 |
|
| Something Wild |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$8,362,371 |
|
| Lucas |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$8,200,000 |
|
| Haunted Honeymoon |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$8,033,397 |
|
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
United States |
Horror |
$4,700,000 |
$8,025,872 |
|
| The Best of Times |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$7,790,931 |
|
| Quicksilver |
United States |
Drama |
|
$7,634,909 |
|
| Maximum Overdrive |
United States |
Horror |
|
$7,433,663 |
|
| Witchboard |
United Kingdom,
United States |
Horror |
$2,000,000 |
$7,369,373 |
|
| The Boy Who Could Fly |
United States |
Drama |
|
$7,177,431 |
|
| She's Gotta Have It |
United States |
Comedy |
$175,000 |
$7,137,502 |
|
| Blue City |
United States |
Action |
|
$6,947,000 |
|
| Nine 1/2 Weeks |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
$18,000,000 |
$6,734,844 |
|
| Black Moon Rising |
United States |
Action |
|
$6,637,565 |
|
| Just Between Friends |
United States |
Drama |
|
$6,408,791 |
|
| A Fine Mess |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$6,029,824 |
|
| Trick or Treat |
United States |
Horror |
|
$6,000,000 |
|
| My Little Pony: The Movie |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$5,958,456 |
|
| The Transformers: The Movie |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$5,849,647 |
|
| The Hitcher |
United States |
Horror |
|
$5,844,868 |
|
| Crossroads |
United States |
Drama |
|
$5,839,031 |
|
| Wisdom |
United States |
|
|
$5,715,174 |
|
| 52 Pick-Up |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$5,186,646 |
|
| Out of Bounds |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$5,099,316 |
|
| The Boys Next Door |
United States |
Drama |
|
$5,000,000 |
|
| Invaders from Mars |
United States |
Horror |
$12,000,000 |
$4,984,663 |
|
| Band of the Hand |
United States |
Action |
|
$4,865,912 |
|
| Off Beat |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$4,842,778 |
|
| Violets Are Blue... |
United States |
Drama |
|
$4,743,287 |
|
| King Kong Lives |
United States |
Adventure |
$10,000,000 |
$4,711,220 |
|
| Avenging Force |
United States |
Action |
|
$4,679,650 |
|
| My Chauffeur |
United States |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$4,676,892 |
|
| Eliminators |
Spain,
United States |
Action |
|
$4,601,256 |
|
| Fire with Fire |
United States |
Drama |
|
$4,577,139 |
|
| Troll |
Canada,
Italy,
United States |
Horror |
|
$4,542,346 |
|
| That's Life! |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$4,079,895 |
|
| Tai-Pan |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$4,000,000 |
|
| Vamp |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$4,000,000 |
|
| The Manhattan Project |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$3,900,000 |
|
| Power |
United States |
Drama |
|
$3,800,000 |
|
| American Anthem |
United States |
Drama |
$7,000,000 |
$3,571,624 |
|
| The Wraith |
United States |
Action |
|
$3,500,000 |
|
| Head Office |
United States |
Black Comedy |
|
$3,393,807 |
|
| The Men's Club |
United States |
Drama |
|
$2,556,361 |
|
| Streets of Gold |
United States |
Drama |
|
$2,546,238 |
|
| True Stories |
United States |
Musical |
|
$2,545,459 |
|
| Rad |
United States |
Drama |
|
$2,523,882 |
|
| Desert Hearts |
United States |
Drama |
|
$2,492,088 |
|
| ‘Round Midnight |
France,
United States |
Drama |
|
$2,391,211 |
|
| At Close Range |
United States |
Drama |
|
$2,347,000 |
|
| Nomads |
United States |
Horror |
|
$2,278,264 |
|
| No Retreat, No Surrender |
Hong Kong,
United States |
Action |
|
$2,273,045 |
|
| Turtle Diary |
United Kingdom,
United States |
Drama |
|
$2,156,772 |
|
| Heathcliff: The Movie |
France,
United States |
Adventure |
|
$2,091,504 |
|
| Dangerously Close |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$2,026,765 |
|
| Playing for Keeps |
United States |
Romantic Comedy |
$35,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
|
| The Clan of the Cave Bear |
United States |
Adventure |
$15,000,000 |
$1,953,732 |
|
| Deadtime Stories |
United States |
Horror |
|
$1,752,982 |
|
| Solarbabies |
United States |
|
|
$1,579,260 |
|
| Salvador |
United States |
Drama |
$4,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
|
| Belizaire the Cajun |
United States |
Drama |
|
$1,444,618 |
|
| Down by Law |
Germany,
United States |
|
$1,100,000 |
$1,436,000 |
|
| GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$1,338,264 |
|
| 8 Million Ways to Die |
United States |
Action |
$18,000,000 |
$1,305,114 |
|
| Touch and Go |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$1,300,000 |
|
| Half Moon Street |
United Kingdom,
United States |
Drama |
|
$1,131,399 |
|
| From Beyond |
United States |
Horror |
|
$1,070,053 |
|
| Jake Speed |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$1,058,048 |
|
| The Adventures of the American Rabbit |
Japan,
United States |
Adventure |
|
$1,023,042 |
|
| Native Son |
United States |
Drama |
|
$929,770 |
|
| The Naked Cage |
United States |
Action |
|
$897,589 |
|
| The Adventures of Mark Twain |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$646,803 |
|
| Knights of the City |
United States |
Action |
|
$601,451 |
|
| Night of the Creeps |
United States |
Horror |
|
$591,366 |
|
| Nobody's Fool |
United States |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$563,568 |
|
| Parting Glances |
United States |
Drama |
|
$537,681 |
|
| 'Night Mother |
United States |
|
|
$441,863 |
|
| Desert Bloom |
United States |
Drama |
|
$343,127 |
|
| TerrorVision |
United States |
Horror |
|
$320,256 |
|
| Dream Lover |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$316,809 |
|
| Every Time We Say Goodbye |
United States |
Drama |
|
$278,623 |
|
| Willy/Milly |
United States |
|
|
$277,405 |
|
| The Longshot |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$256,301 |
|
| The Whoopee Boys |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$240,464 |
|
| Radioactive Dreams |
Mexico,
United States |
Adventure |
|
$210,212 |
|
| Thunder Run |
United States |
Action |
|
$145,975 |
|
| Let's Get Harry |
United States |
Action |
|
$140,980 |
|
| Never too Young to Die |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$129,508 |
|
| Weekend Warriors |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$107,846 |
|
| Welcome to 18 |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$97,446 |
|
| Jackals |
United States |
Action |
|
$89,352 |
|
| Hardbodies 2 |
United States |
|
|
$78,000 |
|
| The Girl in the Picture |
United States |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$76,350 |
|
| Low Blow |
United States |
Action |
|
$63,860 |
|
| Miss Mary |
Argentina,
United States |
Drama |
|
$49,432 |
|
| Stripper |
United States |
Documentary |
|
$39,065 |
|
| The Imagemaker |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$24,562 |
|
| Body Slam |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$14,926 |
|
| The Frog Prince |
Israel,
United States |
Comedy |
|
$14,845 |
|
| Kamikaze Hearts |
United States |
Drama |
|
$6,669 |
|
| Crimewave |
United States |
Comedy |
|
$5,101 |
|
| Uphill all the Way |
United States |
Western |
|
$0 |
|
| Opposing Force |
United States |
|
|
$0 |
|
| Reform School Girls |
United States |
|
|
$0 |
|
| The Toxic Avenger |
United States |
Black Comedy |
$475,000 |
$0 |
|
| A Great Wall |
China,
United States |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
| Star Crystal |
United States |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
| Flight of the Spruce Goose |
Poland,
United States |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
| The Ladies Club |
United States |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
| Echo Park |
Austria,
United States |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
| Slaughter High |
United Kingdom,
United States |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
| Sharp Edges |
United States |
Documentary |
|
$0 |
|
| Revenge |
United States |
Western |
|
$0 |
|
| Omega Syndrome |
United States |
Action |
|
$0 |
|
| Shadow Play |
United States |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$0 |
|
| Eye of the Tiger |
United States |
Action |
|
$0 |
|
| Where the River Runs Black |
United States |
Adventure |
|
$0 |
|
