Weekend Domestic Box Office August 8, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Aliens | $5,779,352 | -18% | 1,395 | $4,143 | $47,312,167 | 24 | |
| 2 | (4) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $3,674,410 | -12% | 1,586 | $2,317 | $83,059,004 | 52 | |
| 3 | (2) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $3,525,287 | -48% | 1,610 | $2,190 | $13,152,022 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | One Crazy Summer | $3,433,952 | 984 | $3,490 | $3,433,952 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (7) | Top Gun | $3,428,696 | -1% | 1,281 | $2,677 | $113,552,057 | 87 | |
| 6 | (6) | Ruthless People | $3,116,152 | -10% | 1,077 | $2,893 | $47,756,797 | 45 | |
| 7 | (8) | Nothing in Common | $2,765,180 | -16% | 645 | $4,287 | $8,696,030 | 12 | |
| 8 | (3) | Howard the Duck | $2,719,620 | -46% | 1,563 | $1,740 | $10,776,987 | 10 | |
| 9 | (new) | A Fine Mess | $2,620,657 | 1,162 | $2,255 | $2,620,657 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (5) | Heartburn | $2,524,853 | -28% | 850 | $2,970 | $16,132,014 | 17 | |
| 11 | (9) | Flight of the Navigator | $2,461,744 | -21% | 1,024 | $2,404 | $8,598,260 | 12 | |
| 12 | (10) | Back to School | $2,054,973 | -19% | 1,089 | $1,887 | $72,958,091 | 59 | |
| 13 | (-) | About Last Night... | $1,876,328 | 887 | $2,115 | $25,866,604 | 41 | ||
| 14 | (new) | The Transformers: The Movie | $1,779,559 | 990 | $1,798 | $1,779,559 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (11) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,558,730 | -15% | 856 | $1,821 | $54,469,230 | 61 | |
| 16 | (13) | Running Scared | $1,080,556 | -14% | 682 | $1,584 | $31,360,254 | 45 | |
| 17 | (-) | Legal Eagles | $1,004,813 | 640 | $1,570 | $43,913,620 | 54 | ||
| 18 | (-) | The Great Mouse Detective | $618,960 | 836 | $740 | $21,926,504 | 40 | ||
| 19 | (12) | Haunted Honeymoon | $488,534 | -63% | 615 | $794 | $6,575,688 | 17 | |
| 20 | (-) | Maximum Overdrive | $437,422 | 457 | $957 | $7,188,513 | 17 | ||
| 21 | (-) | A Room with a View | $290,127 | 80 | $3,627 | $8,648,053 | 157 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Club Paradise | $271,168 | 282 | $962 | $12,308,521 | 31 | ||
| 23 | (14) | Short Circuit | $266,579 | -16% | 269 | $991 | $40,072,839 | 94 | |
| 24 | (15) | Mona Lisa | $260,494 | +0% | 72 | $3,618 | $2,320,178 | 59 | |
| 25 | (new) | Stand by Me | $251,628 | 16 | $15,727 | $251,628 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (16) | Big Trouble in Little China | $203,338 | -20% | 255 | $797 | $10,911,690 | 41 | |
| 27 | (18) | Labyrinth | $165,100 | -27% | 254 | $650 | $12,511,225 | 45 | |
| 28 | (-) | Desert Hearts | $52,168 | 23 | $2,268 | $2,064,820 | 157 | ||
| 29 | (-) | Belizaire the Cajun | $46,299 | 15 | $3,087 | $322,443 | 59 | ||
| 30 | (-) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $43,635 | 33 | $1,322 | $35,223,036 | 185 | ||
| 31 | (20) | Three Men and a Cradle | $41,575 | -11% | 21 | $1,980 | $1,510,382 | 108 | |
| 32 | (new) | She's Gotta Have It | $28,473 | 1 | $28,473 | $28,473 | 3 | ||
| 33 | (22) | Turtle Diary | $27,967 | +31% | 25 | $1,119 | $2,005,186 | 178 | |
| 34 | (21) | Sincerely Charlotte | $15,006 | -41% | 3 | $5,002 | $104,309 | 24 | |
| 35 | (-) | The Girl in the Picture | $9,078 | 6 | $1,513 | $50,746 | 33 | ||
| Reporting movies: 35 | $48,922,413 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliens | $5,779,352 | 1,395 | $47,312,167 |
| 2 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $3,674,410 | 1,586 | $83,059,004 |
| 3 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $3,525,287 | 1,610 | $13,152,022 |
| 4 | One Crazy Summer | $3,433,952 | 984 | $3,433,952 |
| 5 | Top Gun | $3,428,696 | 1,281 | $113,552,057 |
| 6 | Ruthless People | $3,116,152 | 1,077 | $47,756,797 |
| 7 | Nothing in Common | $2,765,180 | 645 | $8,696,030 |
| 8 | Howard the Duck | $2,719,620 | 1,563 | $10,776,987 |
| 9 | A Fine Mess | $2,620,657 | 1,162 | $2,620,657 |
| 10 | Heartburn | $2,524,853 | 850 | $16,132,014 |
| 11 | Flight of the Navigator | $2,461,744 | 1,024 | $8,598,260 |
| 12 | Back to School | $2,054,973 | 1,089 | $72,958,091 |
| 13 | About Last Night... | $1,876,328 | 887 | $25,866,604 |
| 14 | The Transformers: The Movie | $1,779,559 | 990 | $1,779,559 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,558,730 | 856 | $54,469,230 |
| 16 | Running Scared | $1,080,556 | 682 | $31,360,254 |
| 17 | Legal Eagles | $1,004,813 | 640 | $43,913,620 |
| 18 | The Great Mouse Detective | $618,960 | 836 | $21,926,504 |
| 19 | Haunted Honeymoon | $488,534 | 615 | $6,575,688 |
| 20 | Maximum Overdrive | $437,422 | 457 | $7,188,513 |
| 21 | A Room with a View | $290,127 | 80 | $8,648,053 |
| 22 | Club Paradise | $271,168 | 282 | $12,308,521 |
| 23 | Short Circuit | $266,579 | 269 | $40,072,839 |
| 24 | Mona Lisa | $260,494 | 72 | $2,320,178 |
| 25 | Stand by Me | $251,628 | 16 | $251,628 |
| 26 | Big Trouble in Little China | $203,338 | 255 | $10,911,690 |
| 27 | Labyrinth | $165,100 | 254 | $12,511,225 |
| 28 | Desert Hearts | $52,168 | 23 | $2,064,820 |
| 29 | Belizaire the Cajun | $46,299 | 15 | $322,443 |
| 30 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $43,635 | 33 | $35,223,036 |
| 31 | Three Men and a Cradle | $41,575 | 21 | $1,510,382 |
| 32 | She's Gotta Have It | $28,473 | 1 | $28,473 |
| 33 | Turtle Diary | $27,967 | 25 | $2,005,186 |
| 34 | Sincerely Charlotte | $15,006 | 3 | $104,309 |
| 35 | The Girl in the Picture | $9,078 | 6 | $50,746 |
| Reporting: 35 | $48,922,413 | total | ||