Weekend Domestic Box Office January 3, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Rocky IV | $7,147,074 | -34% | 2,254 | $3,171 | $101,598,955 | 40 | |
| 2 | (4) | Out of Africa | $6,360,296 | -2% | 928 | $6,854 | $26,685,197 | 19 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Jewel of the Nile | $5,891,527 | -26% | 1,486 | $3,965 | $39,788,395 | 26 | |
| 4 | (3) | Spies Like Us | $4,964,229 | -29% | 1,700 | $2,920 | $43,754,210 | 31 | |
| 5 | (5) | 101 Dalmatians | $4,001,743 | -30% | 1,185 | $3,377 | $20,345,559 | 9,112 | |
| 6 | (6) | White Nights | $3,834,834 | -20% | 1,064 | $3,604 | $29,867,917 | 45 | |
| 7 | (7) | The Color Purple | $3,438,463 | +9% | 209 | $16,452 | $13,917,322 | 19 | |
| 8 | (new) | Head Office | $1,937,934 | 907 | $2,137 | $1,937,934 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (9) | Young Sherlock Holmes | $1,887,060 | -17% | 1,312 | $1,438 | $15,188,296 | 33 | |
| 10 | (8) | A Chorus Line | $1,877,225 | -24% | 680 | $2,761 | $9,685,207 | 27 | |
| 11 | (10) | Clue | $1,640,575 | -23% | 1,022 | $1,605 | $11,131,957 | 24 | |
| 12 | (11) | Enemy Mine | $1,571,939 | -20% | 700 | $2,246 | $8,297,727 | 17 | |
| 13 | (12) | Back to the Future | $1,487,514 | -20% | 722 | $2,060 | $193,144,445 | 187 | |
| 14 | (14) | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,036,429 | +12% | 189 | $5,484 | $2,932,368 | 75 | |
| 15 | (15) | Jagged Edge | $553,749 | +3% | 470 | $1,178 | $38,768,101 | 94 | |
| 16 | (13) | Santa Claus | $290,508 | -81% | 563 | $516 | $23,593,141 | 38 | |
| 17 | (16) | King Solomon's Mines | $286,187 | -26% | 396 | $723 | $14,819,238 | 45 | |
| 18 | (18) | Ran | $245,020 | +10% | 18 | $13,612 | $859,811 | 17 | |
| 19 | (20) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $181,482 | +21% | 252 | $720 | $15,964,174 | 66 | |
| 20 | (19) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $173,783 | +5% | 110 | $1,580 | $26,385,407 | 546 | |
| 21 | (21) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $171,300 | +25% | 60 | $2,855 | $12,254,751 | 164 | |
| 22 | (22) | Once Bitten | $125,408 | +2% | 122 | $1,028 | $9,917,242 | 52 | |
| 23 | (23) | Fool For Love | $86,598 | +2% | 11 | $7,873 | $435,553 | 31 | |
| 24 | (27) | Murphy's Romance | $63,242 | +32% | 3 | $21,081 | $185,011 | 12 | |
| 25 | (25) | Brazil | $61,759 | +10% | 3 | $20,586 | $265,364 | 19 | |
| 26 | (28) | Runaway Train | $45,628 | 0% | 4 | $11,407 | $282,311 | 31 | |
| 27 | (26) | Revolution | $43,466 | -18% | 4 | $10,867 | $176,702 | 12 | |
| 28 | (29) | Wetherby | $11,845 | +521% | 9 | $1,316 | $1,093,460 | 171 | |
| Reporting movies: 28 | $49,416,817 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | $7,147,074 | 2,254 | $101,598,955 |
| 2 | Out of Africa | $6,360,296 | 928 | $26,685,197 |
| 3 | The Jewel of the Nile | $5,891,527 | 1,486 | $39,788,395 |
| 4 | Spies Like Us | $4,964,229 | 1,700 | $43,754,210 |
| 5 | 101 Dalmatians | $4,001,743 | 1,185 | $20,345,559 |
| 6 | White Nights | $3,834,834 | 1,064 | $29,867,917 |
| 7 | The Color Purple | $3,438,463 | 209 | $13,917,322 |
| 8 | Head Office | $1,937,934 | 907 | $1,937,934 |
| 9 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $1,887,060 | 1,312 | $15,188,296 |
| 10 | A Chorus Line | $1,877,225 | 680 | $9,685,207 |
| 11 | Clue | $1,640,575 | 1,022 | $11,131,957 |
| 12 | Enemy Mine | $1,571,939 | 700 | $8,297,727 |
| 13 | Back to the Future | $1,487,514 | 722 | $193,144,445 |
| 14 | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,036,429 | 189 | $2,932,368 |
| 15 | Jagged Edge | $553,749 | 470 | $38,768,101 |
| 16 | Santa Claus | $290,508 | 563 | $23,593,141 |
| 17 | King Solomon's Mines | $286,187 | 396 | $14,819,238 |
| 18 | Ran | $245,020 | 18 | $859,811 |
| 19 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $181,482 | 252 | $15,964,174 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $173,783 | 110 | $26,385,407 |
| 21 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $171,300 | 60 | $12,254,751 |
| 22 | Once Bitten | $125,408 | 122 | $9,917,242 |
| 23 | Fool For Love | $86,598 | 11 | $435,553 |
| 24 | Murphy's Romance | $63,242 | 3 | $185,011 |
| 25 | Brazil | $61,759 | 3 | $265,364 |
| 26 | Runaway Train | $45,628 | 4 | $282,311 |
| 27 | Revolution | $43,466 | 4 | $176,702 |
| 28 | Wetherby | $11,845 | 9 | $1,093,460 |
| Reporting: 28 | $49,416,817 | total | ||