Weekend Domestic Box Office May 16, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Top Gun | $8,193,052 | 1,028 | $7,970 | $8,193,052 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Short Circuit | $4,420,900 | -17% | 1,064 | $4,155 | $11,030,184 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Sweet Liberty | $3,160,891 | 1,234 | $2,562 | $3,186,327 | 5 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $2,124,306 | -30% | 1,102 | $1,928 | $12,770,063 | 17 | |
| 5 | (3) | Fire with Fire | $1,052,879 | -41% | 972 | $1,083 | $3,328,688 | 10 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Money Pit | $954,480 | -30% | 984 | $970 | $30,940,022 | 54 | |
| 7 | (11) | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $717,836 | -9% | 781 | $919 | $40,327,615 | 59 | |
| 8 | (14) | No Retreat, No Surrender | $665,877 | +20% | 371 | $1,795 | $2,273,045 | 17 | |
| 9 | (9) | Critters | $568,398 | -31% | 490 | $1,160 | $8,142,286 | 38 | |
| 10 | (4) | Blue City | $565,793 | -60% | 844 | $670 | $5,962,319 | 17 | |
| 11 | (8) | Wise Guys | $563,673 | -34% | 379 | $1,487 | $5,924,985 | 31 | |
| 12 | (12) | Pretty in Pink | $560,869 | -21% | 605 | $927 | $36,975,391 | 80 | |
| 13 | (10) | Gung Ho | $558,466 | -30% | 652 | $857 | $33,692,947 | 66 | |
| 14 | (13) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $532,579 | -12% | 527 | $1,011 | $58,066,820 | 108 | |
| 15 | (6) | Dangerously Close | $474,260 | -60% | 535 | $886 | $2,026,765 | 10 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Color Purple | $446,296 | -14% | 555 | $804 | $92,484,046 | 152 | |
| 17 | (15) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $441,587 | -16% | 459 | $962 | $31,440,953 | 101 | |
| 18 | (17) | Murphy's Law | $252,726 | -50% | 390 | $648 | $9,475,097 | 31 | |
| 19 | (18) | Lucas | $214,795 | -24% | 304 | $707 | $7,679,347 | 52 | |
| 20 | (19) | F/X | $153,208 | -21% | 169 | $907 | $20,085,978 | 101 | |
| 21 | (23) | Turtle Diary | $61,693 | -11% | 29 | $2,127 | $1,233,455 | 94 | |
| 22 | (21) | Just Between Friends | $59,738 | -47% | 120 | $498 | $6,252,925 | 59 | |
| 23 | (22) | Absolute Beginners | $59,043 | -35% | 34 | $1,737 | $503,676 | 31 | |
| 24 | (24) | Three Men and a Cradle | $52,577 | +8% | 7 | $7,511 | $208,555 | 24 | |
| 25 | (25) | Desert Bloom | $40,628 | +210% | 15 | $2,709 | $161,946 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $26,896,550 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | $8,193,052 | 1,028 | $8,193,052 |
| 2 | Short Circuit | $4,420,900 | 1,064 | $11,030,184 |
| 3 | Sweet Liberty | $3,160,891 | 1,234 | $3,186,327 |
| 4 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $2,124,306 | 1,102 | $12,770,063 |
| 5 | Fire with Fire | $1,052,879 | 972 | $3,328,688 |
| 6 | The Money Pit | $954,480 | 984 | $30,940,022 |
| 7 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $717,836 | 781 | $40,327,615 |
| 8 | No Retreat, No Surrender | $665,877 | 371 | $2,273,045 |
| 9 | Critters | $568,398 | 490 | $8,142,286 |
| 10 | Blue City | $565,793 | 844 | $5,962,319 |
| 11 | Wise Guys | $563,673 | 379 | $5,924,985 |
| 12 | Pretty in Pink | $560,869 | 605 | $36,975,391 |
| 13 | Gung Ho | $558,466 | 652 | $33,692,947 |
| 14 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $532,579 | 527 | $58,066,820 |
| 15 | Dangerously Close | $474,260 | 535 | $2,026,765 |
| 16 | The Color Purple | $446,296 | 555 | $92,484,046 |
| 17 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $441,587 | 459 | $31,440,953 |
| 18 | Murphy's Law | $252,726 | 390 | $9,475,097 |
| 19 | Lucas | $214,795 | 304 | $7,679,347 |
| 20 | F/X | $153,208 | 169 | $20,085,978 |
| 21 | Turtle Diary | $61,693 | 29 | $1,233,455 |
| 22 | Just Between Friends | $59,738 | 120 | $6,252,925 |
| 23 | Absolute Beginners | $59,043 | 34 | $503,676 |
| 24 | Three Men and a Cradle | $52,577 | 7 | $208,555 |
| 25 | Desert Bloom | $40,628 | 15 | $161,946 |
| Reporting: 25 | $26,896,550 | total | ||