Weekend Domestic Box Office January 17, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Iron Eagle | $6,104,754 | 1,080 | $5,653 | $6,104,754 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (5) | The Color Purple | $5,742,903 | +84% | 561 | $10,237 | $26,148,105 | 33 | |
| 3 | (1) | Out of Africa | $5,191,875 | +1% | 923 | $5,625 | $41,378,120 | 33 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Jewel of the Nile | $4,041,933 | -6% | 1,433 | $2,821 | $50,935,460 | 40 | |
| 5 | (2) | Rocky IV | $3,810,001 | -24% | 2,170 | $1,756 | $113,665,854 | 54 | |
| 6 | (4) | Spies Like Us | $2,894,448 | -20% | 1,410 | $2,053 | $52,497,420 | 45 | |
| 7 | (16) | Runaway Train | $2,601,480 | +332% | 965 | $2,696 | $3,689,339 | 45 | |
| 8 | (new) | Troll | $2,595,054 | 959 | $2,706 | $2,595,054 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (6) | White Nights | $2,345,831 | -16% | 1,007 | $2,330 | $36,891,777 | 59 | |
| 10 | (8) | 101 Dalmatians | $1,896,929 | -18% | 1,039 | $1,826 | $25,655,505 | 9,126 | |
| 11 | (7) | Black Moon Rising | $1,573,217 | -43% | 907 | $1,735 | $5,445,159 | 10 | |
| 12 | (10) | Back to the Future | $1,279,134 | +2% | 578 | $2,213 | $196,481,974 | 201 | |
| 13 | (9) | A Chorus Line | $879,100 | -32% | 543 | $1,619 | $12,776,278 | 41 | |
| 14 | (11) | Young Sherlock Holmes | $797,597 | -34% | 545 | $1,463 | $18,106,539 | 47 | |
| 15 | (-) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $705,120 | 356 | $1,981 | $8,455,414 | 115 | ||
| 16 | (15) | Twice in a Lifetime | $679,067 | -16% | 174 | $3,903 | $4,967,378 | 89 | |
| 17 | (13) | Enemy Mine | $573,797 | -43% | 468 | $1,226 | $10,743,727 | 31 | |
| 18 | (12) | Clue | $540,608 | -48% | 540 | $1,001 | $13,377,261 | 38 | |
| 19 | (new) | Heathcliff: The Movie | $508,305 | 309 | $1,645 | $508,305 | 3 | ||
| 20 | (-) | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $414,552 | 276 | $1,502 | $414,552 | 7,901 | ||
| 21 | (17) | Jagged Edge | $351,426 | -38% | 317 | $1,109 | $40,125,674 | 108 | |
| 22 | (26) | Murphy's Romance | $299,719 | +545% | 20 | $14,986 | $572,189 | 26 | |
| 23 | (new) | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $291,126 | 242 | $1,203 | $291,126 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (new) | The Longshot | $256,301 | 124 | $2,067 | $256,301 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (18) | Ran | $242,152 | -2% | 18 | $13,453 | $1,560,982 | 31 | |
| 26 | (new) | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $226,525 | 221 | $1,025 | $226,525 | 3 | ||
| 27 | (23) | Brazil | $202,721 | +82% | 10 | $20,272 | $717,653 | 33 | |
| 28 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $164,551 | -3% | 113 | $1,456 | $26,855,982 | 560 | |
| 29 | (21) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $134,471 | -14% | 187 | $719 | $16,414,093 | 80 | |
| 30 | (22) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $116,550 | +0% | 50 | $2,331 | $12,589,451 | 178 | |
| 31 | (new) | The Boy in Blue | $94,261 | 44 | $2,142 | $94,261 | 3 | ||
| 32 | (27) | Revolution | $68,776 | +178% | 30 | $2,293 | $295,288 | 26 | |
| 33 | (24) | Fool For Love | $59,626 | -14% | 14 | $4,259 | $597,241 | 45 | |
| 34 | (new) | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $25,428 | 1 | $25,428 | $25,428 | 3 | ||
| 35 | (28) | Wetherby | $7,316 | -36% | 11 | $665 | $1,122,570 | 185 | |
| 36 | (new) | Sharma and Beyond | $2,489 | 1 | $2,489 | $3,125 | 5 | ||
| Reporting movies: 36 | $47,719,143 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Eagle | $6,104,754 | 1,080 | $6,104,754 |
| 2 | The Color Purple | $5,742,903 | 561 | $26,148,105 |
| 3 | Out of Africa | $5,191,875 | 923 | $41,378,120 |
| 4 | The Jewel of the Nile | $4,041,933 | 1,433 | $50,935,460 |
| 5 | Rocky IV | $3,810,001 | 2,170 | $113,665,854 |
| 6 | Spies Like Us | $2,894,448 | 1,410 | $52,497,420 |
| 7 | Runaway Train | $2,601,480 | 965 | $3,689,339 |
| 8 | Troll | $2,595,054 | 959 | $2,595,054 |
| 9 | White Nights | $2,345,831 | 1,007 | $36,891,777 |
| 10 | 101 Dalmatians | $1,896,929 | 1,039 | $25,655,505 |
| 11 | Black Moon Rising | $1,573,217 | 907 | $5,445,159 |
| 12 | Back to the Future | $1,279,134 | 578 | $196,481,974 |
| 13 | A Chorus Line | $879,100 | 543 | $12,776,278 |
| 14 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $797,597 | 545 | $18,106,539 |
| 15 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $705,120 | 356 | $8,455,414 |
| 16 | Twice in a Lifetime | $679,067 | 174 | $4,967,378 |
| 17 | Enemy Mine | $573,797 | 468 | $10,743,727 |
| 18 | Clue | $540,608 | 540 | $13,377,261 |
| 19 | Heathcliff: The Movie | $508,305 | 309 | $508,305 |
| 20 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $414,552 | 276 | $414,552 |
| 21 | Jagged Edge | $351,426 | 317 | $40,125,674 |
| 22 | Murphy's Romance | $299,719 | 20 | $572,189 |
| 23 | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $291,126 | 242 | $291,126 |
| 24 | The Longshot | $256,301 | 124 | $256,301 |
| 25 | Ran | $242,152 | 18 | $1,560,982 |
| 26 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $226,525 | 221 | $226,525 |
| 27 | Brazil | $202,721 | 10 | $717,653 |
| 28 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $164,551 | 113 | $26,855,982 |
| 29 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $134,471 | 187 | $16,414,093 |
| 30 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $116,550 | 50 | $12,589,451 |
| 31 | The Boy in Blue | $94,261 | 44 | $94,261 |
| 32 | Revolution | $68,776 | 30 | $295,288 |
| 33 | Fool For Love | $59,626 | 14 | $597,241 |
| 34 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $25,428 | 1 | $25,428 |
| 35 | Wetherby | $7,316 | 11 | $1,122,570 |
| 36 | Sharma and Beyond | $2,489 | 1 | $3,125 |
| Reporting: 36 | $47,719,143 | total | ||