Weekend Domestic Box Office April 18, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Legend | $4,261,154 | 1,187 | $3,590 | $4,261,154 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Murphy's Law | $3,388,907 | 1,260 | $2,690 | $3,388,907 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The Money Pit | $2,739,752 | -25% | 1,180 | $2,322 | $22,301,422 | 26 | |
| 4 | (2) | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $2,372,540 | -32% | 1,490 | $1,592 | $33,909,877 | 31 | |
| 5 | (4) | Gung Ho | $1,559,535 | -23% | 1,009 | $1,546 | $28,591,119 | 38 | |
| 6 | (new) | Wise Guys | $1,324,456 | 338 | $3,919 | $1,324,456 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (9) | Pretty in Pink | $1,233,681 | -17% | 915 | $1,348 | $32,269,044 | 52 | |
| 8 | (8) | The Color Purple | $1,200,069 | -21% | 890 | $1,348 | $88,220,216 | 124 | |
| 9 | (6) | Critters | $1,087,066 | -33% | 493 | $2,205 | $3,162,915 | 10 | |
| 10 | (3) | Band of the Hand | $1,082,976 | -52% | 928 | $1,167 | $4,143,696 | 10 | |
| 11 | (5) | Off Beat | $1,020,830 | -49% | 1,113 | $917 | $3,527,520 | 10 | |
| 12 | (11) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $841,427 | -28% | 461 | $1,825 | $27,869,610 | 73 | |
| 13 | (12) | Lucas | $691,389 | -31% | 411 | $1,682 | $5,532,459 | 24 | |
| 14 | (new) | Water | $510,136 | 248 | $2,057 | $510,136 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (18) | Just Between Friends | $396,190 | +34% | 367 | $1,080 | $5,146,446 | 31 | |
| 16 | (14) | Wildcats | $381,245 | -17% | 483 | $789 | $25,745,600 | 66 | |
| 17 | (15) | Nine 1/2 Weeks | $348,666 | -3% | 237 | $1,471 | $4,298,936 | 59 | |
| 18 | (16) | F/X | $190,195 | -41% | 210 | $906 | $19,001,311 | 73 | |
| 19 | (19) | Turtle Diary | $113,819 | +4% | 30 | $3,794 | $831,561 | 66 | |
| 20 | (new) | Absolute Beginners | $83,743 | 4 | $20,936 | $83,743 | 3 | ||
| 21 | (new) | Desert Bloom | $22,797 | 2 | $11,399 | $22,797 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 21 | $24,850,573 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legend | $4,261,154 | 1,187 | $4,261,154 |
| 2 | Murphy's Law | $3,388,907 | 1,260 | $3,388,907 |
| 3 | The Money Pit | $2,739,752 | 1,180 | $22,301,422 |
| 4 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $2,372,540 | 1,490 | $33,909,877 |
| 5 | Gung Ho | $1,559,535 | 1,009 | $28,591,119 |
| 6 | Wise Guys | $1,324,456 | 338 | $1,324,456 |
| 7 | Pretty in Pink | $1,233,681 | 915 | $32,269,044 |
| 8 | The Color Purple | $1,200,069 | 890 | $88,220,216 |
| 9 | Critters | $1,087,066 | 493 | $3,162,915 |
| 10 | Band of the Hand | $1,082,976 | 928 | $4,143,696 |
| 11 | Off Beat | $1,020,830 | 1,113 | $3,527,520 |
| 12 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $841,427 | 461 | $27,869,610 |
| 13 | Lucas | $691,389 | 411 | $5,532,459 |
| 14 | Water | $510,136 | 248 | $510,136 |
| 15 | Just Between Friends | $396,190 | 367 | $5,146,446 |
| 16 | Wildcats | $381,245 | 483 | $25,745,600 |
| 17 | Nine 1/2 Weeks | $348,666 | 237 | $4,298,936 |
| 18 | F/X | $190,195 | 210 | $19,001,311 |
| 19 | Turtle Diary | $113,819 | 30 | $831,561 |
| 20 | Absolute Beginners | $83,743 | 4 | $83,743 |
| 21 | Desert Bloom | $22,797 | 2 | $22,797 |
| Reporting: 21 | $24,850,573 | total | ||