Weekend Domestic Box Office April 4, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $5,089,751 | -11% | 1,770 | $2,876 | $25,990,119 | 17 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Money Pit | $5,052,355 | -5% | 1,193 | $4,235 | $14,097,615 | 12 | |
| 3 | (3) | Gung Ho | $2,902,069 | -17% | 1,150 | $2,524 | $23,715,623 | 24 | |
| 4 | (4) | April Fool's Day | $2,460,907 | -27% | 1,202 | $2,047 | $7,896,297 | 11 | |
| 5 | (6) | The Color Purple | $2,158,733 | +8% | 1,014 | $2,129 | $84,159,813 | 110 | |
| 6 | (5) | Pretty in Pink | $1,945,979 | -4% | 1,078 | $1,805 | $28,619,927 | 38 | |
| 7 | (7) | Out of Africa | $1,884,432 | -6% | 913 | $2,064 | $77,266,673 | 110 | |
| 8 | (8) | Sleeping Beauty | $1,869,345 | +1% | 1,042 | $1,794 | $9,464,608 | 9,930 | |
| 9 | (10) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $1,579,090 | -2% | 706 | $2,237 | $24,977,602 | 59 | |
| 10 | (9) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $1,573,501 | -8% | 891 | $1,766 | $51,571,330 | 66 | |
| 11 | (11) | Lucas | $1,382,075 | +11% | 629 | $2,197 | $3,256,417 | 10 | |
| 12 | (12) | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | $986,465 | -19% | 1,233 | $800 | $7,383,020 | 31 | |
| 13 | (16) | Wildcats | $905,019 | +58% | 721 | $1,255 | $24,749,057 | 52 | |
| 14 | (13) | Just Between Friends | $857,293 | +9% | 313 | $2,739 | $3,899,610 | 17 | |
| 15 | (17) | House | $611,250 | +7% | 475 | $1,287 | $18,187,397 | 38 | |
| 16 | (18) | F/X | $427,772 | -2% | 330 | $1,296 | $18,203,078 | 59 | |
| 17 | (19) | Nine 1/2 Weeks | $320,520 | -18% | 193 | $1,661 | $3,316,534 | 45 | |
| 18 | (20) | Turtle Diary | $95,083 | -18% | 21 | $4,528 | $580,648 | 52 | |
| 19 | (-) | Desert Hearts | $22,862 | 1 | $22,862 | $22,862 | 31 | ||
| Reporting movies: 19 | $32,124,501 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $5,089,751 | 1,770 | $25,990,119 |
| 2 | The Money Pit | $5,052,355 | 1,193 | $14,097,615 |
| 3 | Gung Ho | $2,902,069 | 1,150 | $23,715,623 |
| 4 | April Fool's Day | $2,460,907 | 1,202 | $7,896,297 |
| 5 | The Color Purple | $2,158,733 | 1,014 | $84,159,813 |
| 6 | Pretty in Pink | $1,945,979 | 1,078 | $28,619,927 |
| 7 | Out of Africa | $1,884,432 | 913 | $77,266,673 |
| 8 | Sleeping Beauty | $1,869,345 | 1,042 | $9,464,608 |
| 9 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $1,579,090 | 706 | $24,977,602 |
| 10 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $1,573,501 | 891 | $51,571,330 |
| 11 | Lucas | $1,382,075 | 629 | $3,256,417 |
| 12 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | $986,465 | 1,233 | $7,383,020 |
| 13 | Wildcats | $905,019 | 721 | $24,749,057 |
| 14 | Just Between Friends | $857,293 | 313 | $3,899,610 |
| 15 | House | $611,250 | 475 | $18,187,397 |
| 16 | F/X | $427,772 | 330 | $18,203,078 |
| 17 | Nine 1/2 Weeks | $320,520 | 193 | $3,316,534 |
| 18 | Turtle Diary | $95,083 | 21 | $580,648 |
| 19 | Desert Hearts | $22,862 | 1 | $22,862 |
| Reporting: 19 | $32,124,501 | total | ||