Weekend Domestic Box Office January 31, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $5,726,495 | 809 | $7,078 | $5,726,495 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Color Purple | $4,219,418 | -4% | 561 | $7,521 | $39,203,192 | 47 | |
| 3 | (20) | Murphy's Romance | $4,195,468 | +1,689% | 1,046 | $4,011 | $5,213,427 | 40 | |
| 4 | (new) | Youngblood | $4,183,292 | 1,354 | $3,090 | $4,183,292 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Out of Africa | $3,300,070 | +3% | 997 | $3,310 | $50,757,129 | 47 | |
| 6 | (2) | Iron Eagle | $2,824,277 | -27% | 1,129 | $2,502 | $15,586,404 | 17 | |
| 7 | (new) | The Best of Times | $2,419,820 | 872 | $2,775 | $2,419,820 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Eliminators | $1,987,072 | 993 | $2,001 | $1,987,072 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (5) | The Jewel of the Nile | $1,951,659 | -27% | 1,179 | $1,655 | $57,493,153 | 54 | |
| 10 | (new) | Power | $1,854,200 | 770 | $2,408 | $1,854,200 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (6) | Rocky IV | $1,341,935 | -42% | 925 | $1,451 | $119,099,398 | 68 | |
| 12 | (8) | Spies Like Us | $1,103,035 | -35% | 842 | $1,310 | $56,522,595 | 59 | |
| 13 | (9) | White Nights | $945,605 | -39% | 802 | $1,179 | $40,521,637 | 73 | |
| 14 | (11) | 101 Dalmatians | $869,410 | -32% | 947 | $918 | $28,699,311 | 9,140 | |
| 15 | (10) | Twice in a Lifetime | $794,646 | -39% | 393 | $2,022 | $7,681,246 | 103 | |
| 16 | (7) | Runaway Train | $639,925 | -63% | 415 | $1,542 | $7,223,793 | 59 | |
| 17 | (13) | Back to the Future | $610,500 | -31% | 444 | $1,375 | $198,629,194 | 215 | |
| 18 | (14) | A Chorus Line | $285,631 | -55% | 385 | $742 | $14,202,899 | 55 | |
| 19 | (3) | My Chauffeur | $270,000 | -93% | 300 | $900 | $4,676,892 | 10 | |
| 20 | (23) | Ran | $212,057 | +13% | 30 | $7,069 | $2,132,974 | 45 | |
| 21 | (19) | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $197,530 | -44% | 252 | $784 | $1,152,830 | 7,915 | |
| 22 | (16) | Enemy Mine | $194,301 | -51% | 284 | $684 | $11,746,281 | 45 | |
| 23 | (25) | Brazil | $184,692 | +18% | 15 | $12,313 | $1,259,962 | 47 | |
| 24 | (17) | Heathcliff: The Movie | $179,091 | -53% | 297 | $603 | $1,280,160 | 17 | |
| 25 | (27) | The Trip to Bountiful | $168,583 | +20% | 40 | $4,215 | $368,648 | 45 | |
| 26 | (22) | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $167,046 | -22% | 30 | $5,568 | $505,569 | 17 | |
| 27 | (26) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $138,238 | -3% | 95 | $1,455 | $27,277,632 | 574 | |
| 28 | (24) | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $104,490 | -40% | 231 | $452 | $688,212 | 17 | |
| 29 | (30) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $103,400 | +4% | 50 | $2,068 | $12,876,151 | 192 | |
| 30 | (28) | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $79,781 | -40% | 203 | $393 | $522,099 | 17 | |
| 31 | (29) | Fool For Love | $38,727 | -62% | 22 | $1,760 | $788,351 | 59 | |
| 32 | (new) | Stripper | $14,155 | 1 | $14,155 | $14,155 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 32 | $41,304,549 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $5,726,495 | 809 | $5,726,495 |
| 2 | The Color Purple | $4,219,418 | 561 | $39,203,192 |
| 3 | Murphy's Romance | $4,195,468 | 1,046 | $5,213,427 |
| 4 | Youngblood | $4,183,292 | 1,354 | $4,183,292 |
| 5 | Out of Africa | $3,300,070 | 997 | $50,757,129 |
| 6 | Iron Eagle | $2,824,277 | 1,129 | $15,586,404 |
| 7 | The Best of Times | $2,419,820 | 872 | $2,419,820 |
| 8 | Eliminators | $1,987,072 | 993 | $1,987,072 |
| 9 | The Jewel of the Nile | $1,951,659 | 1,179 | $57,493,153 |
| 10 | Power | $1,854,200 | 770 | $1,854,200 |
| 11 | Rocky IV | $1,341,935 | 925 | $119,099,398 |
| 12 | Spies Like Us | $1,103,035 | 842 | $56,522,595 |
| 13 | White Nights | $945,605 | 802 | $40,521,637 |
| 14 | 101 Dalmatians | $869,410 | 947 | $28,699,311 |
| 15 | Twice in a Lifetime | $794,646 | 393 | $7,681,246 |
| 16 | Runaway Train | $639,925 | 415 | $7,223,793 |
| 17 | Back to the Future | $610,500 | 444 | $198,629,194 |
| 18 | A Chorus Line | $285,631 | 385 | $14,202,899 |
| 19 | My Chauffeur | $270,000 | 300 | $4,676,892 |
| 20 | Ran | $212,057 | 30 | $2,132,974 |
| 21 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $197,530 | 252 | $1,152,830 |
| 22 | Enemy Mine | $194,301 | 284 | $11,746,281 |
| 23 | Brazil | $184,692 | 15 | $1,259,962 |
| 24 | Heathcliff: The Movie | $179,091 | 297 | $1,280,160 |
| 25 | The Trip to Bountiful | $168,583 | 40 | $368,648 |
| 26 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $167,046 | 30 | $505,569 |
| 27 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $138,238 | 95 | $27,277,632 |
| 28 | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $104,490 | 231 | $688,212 |
| 29 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $103,400 | 50 | $12,876,151 |
| 30 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $79,781 | 203 | $522,099 |
| 31 | Fool For Love | $38,727 | 22 | $788,351 |
| 32 | Stripper | $14,155 | 1 | $14,155 |
| Reporting: 32 | $41,304,549 | total | ||