Weekend Domestic Box Office May 23, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Cobra | $15,652,147 | 2,131 | $7,345 | $15,652,147 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $12,357,190 | 1,596 | $7,743 | $12,357,190 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Top Gun | $9,449,432 | +15% | 1,057 | $8,940 | $21,357,190 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Short Circuit | $5,463,333 | +24% | 1,310 | $4,170 | $17,470,363 | 17 | |
| 5 | (3) | Sweet Liberty | $3,114,085 | -1% | 1,238 | $2,515 | $7,428,570 | 12 | |
| 6 | (4) | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $1,777,343 | -16% | 977 | $1,819 | $15,224,382 | 24 | |
| 7 | (7) | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $788,281 | +10% | 784 | $1,005 | $41,383,014 | 66 | |
| 8 | (14) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $722,039 | +36% | 581 | $1,243 | $58,974,293 | 115 | |
| 9 | (-) | A Room with a View | $650,581 | 78 | $8,341 | $2,783,716 | 80 | ||
| 10 | (12) | Pretty in Pink | $637,480 | +14% | 540 | $1,181 | $37,823,494 | 87 | |
| 11 | (13) | Gung Ho | $624,381 | +12% | 609 | $1,025 | $34,514,683 | 73 | |
| 12 | (17) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $594,156 | +35% | 332 | $1,790 | $32,266,671 | 108 | |
| 13 | (5) | Fire with Fire | $576,321 | -45% | 397 | $1,452 | $4,255,968 | 17 | |
| 14 | (16) | The Color Purple | $439,528 | -2% | 442 | $994 | $93,150,482 | 159 | |
| 15 | (19) | Lucas | $194,054 | -10% | 208 | $933 | $7,946,345 | 59 | |
| 16 | (20) | F/X | $138,592 | -10% | 128 | $1,083 | $20,274,658 | 108 | |
| 17 | (24) | Three Men and a Cradle | $131,903 | +151% | 17 | $7,759 | $367,568 | 31 | |
| 18 | (18) | Murphy's Law | $126,020 | -50% | 185 | $681 | $9,724,123 | 38 | |
| 19 | (23) | Absolute Beginners | $85,796 | +45% | 30 | $2,860 | $629,044 | 38 | |
| 20 | (21) | Turtle Diary | $83,324 | +35% | 30 | $2,777 | $1,332,909 | 101 | |
| 21 | (22) | Just Between Friends | $54,000 | -10% | 86 | $628 | $6,341,932 | 66 | |
| 22 | (25) | Desert Bloom | $47,885 | +18% | 15 | $3,192 | $272,506 | 38 | |
| Reporting movies: 22 | $53,707,871 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobra | $15,652,147 | 2,131 | $15,652,147 |
| 2 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $12,357,190 | 1,596 | $12,357,190 |
| 3 | Top Gun | $9,449,432 | 1,057 | $21,357,190 |
| 4 | Short Circuit | $5,463,333 | 1,310 | $17,470,363 |
| 5 | Sweet Liberty | $3,114,085 | 1,238 | $7,428,570 |
| 6 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $1,777,343 | 977 | $15,224,382 |
| 7 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $788,281 | 784 | $41,383,014 |
| 8 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $722,039 | 581 | $58,974,293 |
| 9 | A Room with a View | $650,581 | 78 | $2,783,716 |
| 10 | Pretty in Pink | $637,480 | 540 | $37,823,494 |
| 11 | Gung Ho | $624,381 | 609 | $34,514,683 |
| 12 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $594,156 | 332 | $32,266,671 |
| 13 | Fire with Fire | $576,321 | 397 | $4,255,968 |
| 14 | The Color Purple | $439,528 | 442 | $93,150,482 |
| 15 | Lucas | $194,054 | 208 | $7,946,345 |
| 16 | F/X | $138,592 | 128 | $20,274,658 |
| 17 | Three Men and a Cradle | $131,903 | 17 | $367,568 |
| 18 | Murphy's Law | $126,020 | 185 | $9,724,123 |
| 19 | Absolute Beginners | $85,796 | 30 | $629,044 |
| 20 | Turtle Diary | $83,324 | 30 | $1,332,909 |
| 21 | Just Between Friends | $54,000 | 86 | $6,341,932 |
| 22 | Desert Bloom | $47,885 | 15 | $272,506 |
| Reporting: 22 | $53,707,871 | total | ||