Weekend Domestic Box Office August 22, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Fly | $4,725,970 | -32% | 1,201 | $3,935 | $15,681,173 | 10 | |
| 2 | (24) | Stand by Me | $3,812,093 | +1,398% | 745 | $5,117 | $4,684,502 | 17 | |
| 3 | (3) | Aliens | $3,371,670 | -22% | 1,280 | $2,634 | $60,977,693 | 38 | |
| 4 | (6) | Top Gun | $3,326,355 | +7% | 1,201 | $2,770 | $124,440,927 | 101 | |
| 5 | (new) | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | $2,822,439 | 1,474 | $1,915 | $2,822,439 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $2,807,701 | -16% | 1,549 | $1,813 | $93,653,926 | 66 | |
| 7 | (2) | Armed and Dangerous | $2,606,009 | -40% | 1,557 | $1,674 | $9,137,326 | 10 | |
| 8 | (5) | Nothing in Common | $2,575,832 | -20% | 951 | $2,709 | $17,319,959 | 26 | |
| 9 | (new) | Extremities | $2,429,075 | 605 | $4,015 | $2,429,075 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (7) | Ruthless People | $2,128,889 | -13% | 954 | $2,232 | $55,373,046 | 59 | |
| 11 | (8) | Manhunter | $1,281,768 | -42% | 767 | $1,671 | $4,671,253 | 10 | |
| 12 | (12) | About Last Night... | $1,228,558 | -23% | 787 | $1,561 | $30,442,282 | 55 | |
| 13 | (14) | Back to School | $1,202,918 | -20% | 779 | $1,544 | $77,905,620 | 73 | |
| 14 | (9) | One Crazy Summer | $1,128,787 | -44% | 792 | $1,425 | $10,040,808 | 17 | |
| 15 | (15) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,118,404 | -9% | 685 | $1,633 | $58,778,922 | 75 | |
| 16 | (13) | Flight of the Navigator | $1,107,998 | -28% | 916 | $1,210 | $13,776,429 | 26 | |
| 17 | (10) | Heartburn | $1,037,182 | -37% | 699 | $1,484 | $20,933,069 | 31 | |
| 18 | (19) | Running Scared | $721,609 | -16% | 623 | $1,158 | $34,059,684 | 59 | |
| 19 | (11) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $671,362 | -59% | 1,066 | $630 | $17,834,917 | 24 | |
| 20 | (20) | Legal Eagles | $510,600 | -32% | 460 | $1,110 | $46,210,024 | 68 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Transformers: The Movie | $505,229 | -45% | 846 | $597 | $4,837,143 | 17 | |
| 22 | (21) | The Great Mouse Detective | $415,194 | -9% | 648 | $641 | $23,605,534 | 54 | |
| 23 | (17) | Howard the Duck | $350,745 | -66% | 349 | $1,005 | $14,420,333 | 24 | |
| 24 | (22) | Mona Lisa | $318,890 | -11% | 110 | $2,899 | $3,309,887 | 73 | |
| 25 | (23) | A Room with a View | $295,477 | -18% | 92 | $3,212 | $9,579,800 | 171 | |
| 26 | (new) | Night of the Creeps | $220,800 | 70 | $3,154 | $220,800 | 3 | ||
| 27 | (27) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $175,057 | -14% | 40 | $4,376 | $519,711 | 10 | |
| 28 | (25) | Short Circuit | $136,800 | -44% | 150 | $912 | $40,697,761 | 108 | |
| 29 | (new) | Touch and Go | $126,939 | 51 | $2,489 | $126,939 | 3 | ||
| 30 | (26) | Haunted Honeymoon | $116,534 | -44% | 176 | $662 | $7,348,798 | 31 | |
| 31 | (30) | She's Gotta Have It | $96,218 | +91% | 5 | $19,244 | $247,717 | 17 | |
| 32 | (31) | Belizaire the Cajun | $56,012 | +23% | 24 | $2,334 | $469,892 | 73 | |
| 33 | (34) | Three Men and a Cradle | $44,212 | +22% | 24 | $1,842 | $1,634,389 | 122 | |
| 34 | (37) | Sincerely Charlotte | $41,507 | +161% | 8 | $5,188 | $192,510 | 38 | |
| 35 | (28) | The Whoopee Boys | $39,425 | -69% | 45 | $876 | $240,464 | 10 | |
| 36 | (33) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $19,985 | -49% | 15 | $1,332 | $35,335,745 | 199 | |
| 37 | (32) | Desert Hearts | $19,071 | -55% | 19 | $1,004 | $2,185,245 | 171 | |
| 38 | (35) | A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | $16,123 | -37% | 1 | $16,123 | $56,821 | 10 | |
| 39 | (36) | Turtle Diary | $13,578 | -25% | 12 | $1,132 | $2,053,364 | 192 | |
| 40 | (38) | The Girl in the Picture | $5,500 | -36% | 4 | $1,375 | $76,350 | 47 | |
| Reporting movies: 40 | $43,628,515 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fly | $4,725,970 | 1,201 | $15,681,173 |
| 2 | Stand by Me | $3,812,093 | 745 | $4,684,502 |
| 3 | Aliens | $3,371,670 | 1,280 | $60,977,693 |
| 4 | Top Gun | $3,326,355 | 1,201 | $124,440,927 |
| 5 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | $2,822,439 | 1,474 | $2,822,439 |
| 6 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $2,807,701 | 1,549 | $93,653,926 |
| 7 | Armed and Dangerous | $2,606,009 | 1,557 | $9,137,326 |
| 8 | Nothing in Common | $2,575,832 | 951 | $17,319,959 |
| 9 | Extremities | $2,429,075 | 605 | $2,429,075 |
| 10 | Ruthless People | $2,128,889 | 954 | $55,373,046 |
| 11 | Manhunter | $1,281,768 | 767 | $4,671,253 |
| 12 | About Last Night... | $1,228,558 | 787 | $30,442,282 |
| 13 | Back to School | $1,202,918 | 779 | $77,905,620 |
| 14 | One Crazy Summer | $1,128,787 | 792 | $10,040,808 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,118,404 | 685 | $58,778,922 |
| 16 | Flight of the Navigator | $1,107,998 | 916 | $13,776,429 |
| 17 | Heartburn | $1,037,182 | 699 | $20,933,069 |
| 18 | Running Scared | $721,609 | 623 | $34,059,684 |
| 19 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $671,362 | 1,066 | $17,834,917 |
| 20 | Legal Eagles | $510,600 | 460 | $46,210,024 |
| 21 | The Transformers: The Movie | $505,229 | 846 | $4,837,143 |
| 22 | The Great Mouse Detective | $415,194 | 648 | $23,605,534 |
| 23 | Howard the Duck | $350,745 | 349 | $14,420,333 |
| 24 | Mona Lisa | $318,890 | 110 | $3,309,887 |
| 25 | A Room with a View | $295,477 | 92 | $9,579,800 |
| 26 | Night of the Creeps | $220,800 | 70 | $220,800 |
| 27 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $175,057 | 40 | $519,711 |
| 28 | Short Circuit | $136,800 | 150 | $40,697,761 |
| 29 | Touch and Go | $126,939 | 51 | $126,939 |
| 30 | Haunted Honeymoon | $116,534 | 176 | $7,348,798 |
| 31 | She's Gotta Have It | $96,218 | 5 | $247,717 |
| 32 | Belizaire the Cajun | $56,012 | 24 | $469,892 |
| 33 | Three Men and a Cradle | $44,212 | 24 | $1,634,389 |
| 34 | Sincerely Charlotte | $41,507 | 8 | $192,510 |
| 35 | The Whoopee Boys | $39,425 | 45 | $240,464 |
| 36 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $19,985 | 15 | $35,335,745 |
| 37 | Desert Hearts | $19,071 | 19 | $2,185,245 |
| 38 | A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | $16,123 | 1 | $56,821 |
| 39 | Turtle Diary | $13,578 | 12 | $2,053,364 |
| 40 | The Girl in the Picture | $5,500 | 4 | $76,350 |
| Reporting: 40 | $43,628,515 | total | ||