Weekend Domestic Box Office August 1, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Aliens | $7,060,101 | -18% | 1,453 | $4,859 | $37,314,946 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $6,750,837 | 1,610 | $4,193 | $6,750,837 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Howard the Duck | $5,070,136 | 1,554 | $3,263 | $5,070,136 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (3) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $4,168,492 | -16% | 1,601 | $2,604 | $76,823,480 | 45 | |
| 5 | (2) | Heartburn | $3,508,012 | -39% | 846 | $4,147 | $11,943,751 | 10 | |
| 6 | (4) | Ruthless People | $3,476,646 | -24% | 1,032 | $3,369 | $42,760,201 | 38 | |
| 7 | (5) | Top Gun | $3,472,515 | -9% | 1,312 | $2,647 | $107,759,353 | 80 | |
| 8 | (new) | Nothing in Common | $3,279,650 | 618 | $5,307 | $4,308,850 | 5 | ||
| 9 | (new) | Flight of the Navigator | $3,115,097 | 952 | $3,272 | $4,218,335 | 5 | ||
| 10 | (6) | Back to School | $2,533,257 | -30% | 1,221 | $2,075 | $69,401,592 | 52 | |
| 11 | (10) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,829,255 | -24% | 955 | $1,915 | $51,621,350 | 54 | |
| 12 | (8) | Haunted Honeymoon | $1,330,073 | -52% | 1,047 | $1,270 | $5,471,952 | 10 | |
| 13 | (11) | Running Scared | $1,259,031 | -41% | 710 | $1,773 | $29,545,962 | 38 | |
| 14 | (12) | Short Circuit | $315,520 | -36% | 357 | $884 | $39,576,260 | 87 | |
| 15 | (17) | Mona Lisa | $259,253 | +8% | 65 | $3,989 | $1,920,087 | 52 | |
| 16 | (13) | Big Trouble in Little China | $253,686 | -39% | 269 | $943 | $10,571,751 | 34 | |
| 17 | (15) | Cobra | $251,463 | -36% | 295 | $852 | $48,661,578 | 73 | |
| 18 | (14) | Labyrinth | $226,804 | -42% | 324 | $700 | $12,220,029 | 38 | |
| 19 | (16) | Under the Cherry Moon | $123,134 | -59% | 131 | $940 | $10,090,429 | 33 | |
| 20 | (18) | Three Men and a Cradle | $46,891 | -27% | 28 | $1,675 | $1,440,298 | 101 | |
| 21 | (21) | Sincerely Charlotte | $25,502 | +68% | 3 | $8,501 | $79,506 | 17 | |
| 22 | (20) | Turtle Diary | $21,381 | -1% | 14 | $1,527 | $1,964,213 | 171 | |
| Reporting movies: 22 | $48,376,736 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliens | $7,060,101 | 1,453 | $37,314,946 |
| 2 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $6,750,837 | 1,610 | $6,750,837 |
| 3 | Howard the Duck | $5,070,136 | 1,554 | $5,070,136 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $4,168,492 | 1,601 | $76,823,480 |
| 5 | Heartburn | $3,508,012 | 846 | $11,943,751 |
| 6 | Ruthless People | $3,476,646 | 1,032 | $42,760,201 |
| 7 | Top Gun | $3,472,515 | 1,312 | $107,759,353 |
| 8 | Nothing in Common | $3,279,650 | 618 | $4,308,850 |
| 9 | Flight of the Navigator | $3,115,097 | 952 | $4,218,335 |
| 10 | Back to School | $2,533,257 | 1,221 | $69,401,592 |
| 11 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,829,255 | 955 | $51,621,350 |
| 12 | Haunted Honeymoon | $1,330,073 | 1,047 | $5,471,952 |
| 13 | Running Scared | $1,259,031 | 710 | $29,545,962 |
| 14 | Short Circuit | $315,520 | 357 | $39,576,260 |
| 15 | Mona Lisa | $259,253 | 65 | $1,920,087 |
| 16 | Big Trouble in Little China | $253,686 | 269 | $10,571,751 |
| 17 | Cobra | $251,463 | 295 | $48,661,578 |
| 18 | Labyrinth | $226,804 | 324 | $12,220,029 |
| 19 | Under the Cherry Moon | $123,134 | 131 | $10,090,429 |
| 20 | Three Men and a Cradle | $46,891 | 28 | $1,440,298 |
| 21 | Sincerely Charlotte | $25,502 | 3 | $79,506 |
| 22 | Turtle Diary | $21,381 | 14 | $1,964,213 |
| Reporting: 22 | $48,376,736 | total | ||