Weekend Domestic Box Office May 9, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Short Circuit | $5,346,808 | 1,033 | $5,176 | $5,346,808 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $3,054,235 | -37% | 1,203 | $2,539 | $9,482,787 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Fire with Fire | $1,770,043 | 1,000 | $1,770 | $1,770,043 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Blue City | $1,406,036 | -49% | 1,050 | $1,339 | $4,925,851 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | The Money Pit | $1,354,540 | -27% | 1,034 | $1,310 | $29,616,347 | 47 | |
| 6 | (new) | Dangerously Close | $1,180,506 | 827 | $1,427 | $1,180,506 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (4) | Legend | $934,715 | -47% | 865 | $1,081 | $12,297,710 | 24 | |
| 8 | (-) | Wise Guys | $848,184 | 424 | $2,000 | $5,057,394 | 24 | ||
| 9 | (6) | Critters | $818,018 | -30% | 595 | $1,375 | $7,342,401 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | Gung Ho | $801,116 | -27% | 776 | $1,032 | $32,906,822 | 59 | |
| 11 | (5) | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $789,449 | -41% | 859 | $919 | $39,374,025 | 52 | |
| 12 | (8) | Pretty in Pink | $710,789 | -32% | 697 | $1,020 | $36,186,579 | 73 | |
| 13 | (-) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $606,285 | 601 | $1,009 | $57,303,270 | 101 | ||
| 14 | (11) | No Retreat, No Surrender | $556,135 | -30% | 241 | $2,308 | $1,480,050 | 10 | |
| 15 | (13) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $527,080 | -21% | 380 | $1,387 | $30,790,911 | 94 | |
| 16 | (12) | The Color Purple | $518,242 | -29% | 586 | $884 | $91,782,203 | 145 | |
| 17 | (9) | Murphy's Law | $508,928 | -51% | 602 | $845 | $9,073,310 | 24 | |
| 18 | (14) | Lucas | $282,910 | -41% | 333 | $850 | $7,371,088 | 45 | |
| 19 | (17) | F/X | $194,130 | -7% | 227 | $855 | $19,855,675 | 94 | |
| 20 | (16) | Nine 1/2 Weeks | $137,066 | -37% | 127 | $1,079 | $5,317,870 | 80 | |
| 21 | (18) | Just Between Friends | $112,501 | -41% | 215 | $523 | $6,144,988 | 52 | |
| 22 | (20) | Absolute Beginners | $91,362 | +74% | 36 | $2,538 | $395,581 | 24 | |
| 23 | (19) | Turtle Diary | $69,159 | -21% | 35 | $1,976 | $1,146,476 | 87 | |
| 24 | (21) | Three Men and a Cradle | $48,597 | +81% | 6 | $8,100 | $128,454 | 17 | |
| 25 | (22) | Desert Bloom | $13,121 | -22% | 2 | $6,561 | $113,647 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $22,679,955 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Circuit | $5,346,808 | 1,033 | $5,346,808 |
| 2 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $3,054,235 | 1,203 | $9,482,787 |
| 3 | Fire with Fire | $1,770,043 | 1,000 | $1,770,043 |
| 4 | Blue City | $1,406,036 | 1,050 | $4,925,851 |
| 5 | The Money Pit | $1,354,540 | 1,034 | $29,616,347 |
| 6 | Dangerously Close | $1,180,506 | 827 | $1,180,506 |
| 7 | Legend | $934,715 | 865 | $12,297,710 |
| 8 | Wise Guys | $848,184 | 424 | $5,057,394 |
| 9 | Critters | $818,018 | 595 | $7,342,401 |
| 10 | Gung Ho | $801,116 | 776 | $32,906,822 |
| 11 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $789,449 | 859 | $39,374,025 |
| 12 | Pretty in Pink | $710,789 | 697 | $36,186,579 |
| 13 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $606,285 | 601 | $57,303,270 |
| 14 | No Retreat, No Surrender | $556,135 | 241 | $1,480,050 |
| 15 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $527,080 | 380 | $30,790,911 |
| 16 | The Color Purple | $518,242 | 586 | $91,782,203 |
| 17 | Murphy's Law | $508,928 | 602 | $9,073,310 |
| 18 | Lucas | $282,910 | 333 | $7,371,088 |
| 19 | F/X | $194,130 | 227 | $19,855,675 |
| 20 | Nine 1/2 Weeks | $137,066 | 127 | $5,317,870 |
| 21 | Just Between Friends | $112,501 | 215 | $6,144,988 |
| 22 | Absolute Beginners | $91,362 | 36 | $395,581 |
| 23 | Turtle Diary | $69,159 | 35 | $1,146,476 |
| 24 | Three Men and a Cradle | $48,597 | 6 | $128,454 |
| 25 | Desert Bloom | $13,121 | 2 | $113,647 |
| Reporting: 25 | $22,679,955 | total | ||