Weekend Domestic Box Office August 29, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Stand by Me | $5,037,343 | +32% | 801 | $6,289 | $11,932,227 | 24 | |
| 2 | (4) | Top Gun | $5,024,325 | +51% | 1,289 | $3,898 | $131,345,236 | 108 | |
| 3 | (1) | The Fly | $4,198,506 | -11% | 1,171 | $3,585 | $22,290,553 | 17 | |
| 4 | (6) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $3,776,755 | +35% | 1,542 | $2,449 | $98,948,459 | 73 | |
| 5 | (3) | Aliens | $3,586,256 | +6% | 1,249 | $2,871 | $66,354,475 | 45 | |
| 6 | (8) | Nothing in Common | $3,492,620 | +36% | 951 | $3,673 | $22,066,579 | 33 | |
| 7 | (9) | Extremities | $2,761,032 | +14% | 696 | $3,967 | $6,645,066 | 10 | |
| 8 | (10) | Ruthless People | $2,729,612 | +28% | 658 | $4,148 | $59,165,825 | 66 | |
| 9 | (new) | Born American | $2,225,475 | 1,071 | $2,078 | $2,225,475 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (7) | Armed and Dangerous | $1,813,353 | -30% | 1,615 | $1,123 | $12,229,865 | 17 | |
| 11 | (new) | Bullies | $1,532,605 | 1,005 | $1,525 | $1,532,605 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (15) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,324,231 | +18% | 598 | $2,214 | $60,799,403 | 82 | |
| 13 | (16) | Flight of the Navigator | $1,173,512 | +6% | 901 | $1,302 | $15,676,622 | 33 | |
| 14 | (11) | Manhunter | $865,685 | -32% | 367 | $2,359 | $6,226,562 | 17 | |
| 15 | (14) | One Crazy Summer | $827,005 | -27% | 561 | $1,474 | $11,565,184 | 24 | |
| 16 | (new) | Shanghai Surprise | $729,885 | 401 | $1,820 | $729,885 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (18) | Running Scared | $725,030 | +0% | 558 | $1,299 | $35,175,266 | 66 | |
| 18 | (19) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $499,654 | -26% | 430 | $1,162 | $18,581,015 | 31 | |
| 19 | (29) | Touch and Go | $442,800 | +249% | 200 | $2,214 | $629,491 | 10 | |
| 20 | (24) | Mona Lisa | $431,018 | +35% | 119 | $3,622 | $3,888,855 | 80 | |
| 21 | (27) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $384,849 | +120% | 73 | $5,272 | $1,002,625 | 17 | |
| 22 | (21) | The Transformers: The Movie | $367,574 | -27% | 613 | $600 | $5,531,219 | 24 | |
| 23 | (31) | She's Gotta Have It | $330,466 | +243% | 17 | $19,439 | $654,071 | 24 | |
| 24 | (32) | Belizaire the Cajun | $112,095 | +100% | 35 | $3,203 | $600,278 | 80 | |
| 25 | (33) | Three Men and a Cradle | $59,075 | +34% | 22 | $2,685 | $1,717,270 | 129 | |
| 26 | (34) | Sincerely Charlotte | $41,507 | 0% | 8 | $5,188 | $217,414 | 45 | |
| 27 | (39) | Turtle Diary | $12,486 | -8% | 7 | $1,784 | $2,071,000 | 199 | |
| Reporting movies: 27 | $44,504,754 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand by Me | $5,037,343 | 801 | $11,932,227 |
| 2 | Top Gun | $5,024,325 | 1,289 | $131,345,236 |
| 3 | The Fly | $4,198,506 | 1,171 | $22,290,553 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $3,776,755 | 1,542 | $98,948,459 |
| 5 | Aliens | $3,586,256 | 1,249 | $66,354,475 |
| 6 | Nothing in Common | $3,492,620 | 951 | $22,066,579 |
| 7 | Extremities | $2,761,032 | 696 | $6,645,066 |
| 8 | Ruthless People | $2,729,612 | 658 | $59,165,825 |
| 9 | Born American | $2,225,475 | 1,071 | $2,225,475 |
| 10 | Armed and Dangerous | $1,813,353 | 1,615 | $12,229,865 |
| 11 | Bullies | $1,532,605 | 1,005 | $1,532,605 |
| 12 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,324,231 | 598 | $60,799,403 |
| 13 | Flight of the Navigator | $1,173,512 | 901 | $15,676,622 |
| 14 | Manhunter | $865,685 | 367 | $6,226,562 |
| 15 | One Crazy Summer | $827,005 | 561 | $11,565,184 |
| 16 | Shanghai Surprise | $729,885 | 401 | $729,885 |
| 17 | Running Scared | $725,030 | 558 | $35,175,266 |
| 18 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $499,654 | 430 | $18,581,015 |
| 19 | Touch and Go | $442,800 | 200 | $629,491 |
| 20 | Mona Lisa | $431,018 | 119 | $3,888,855 |
| 21 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $384,849 | 73 | $1,002,625 |
| 22 | The Transformers: The Movie | $367,574 | 613 | $5,531,219 |
| 23 | She's Gotta Have It | $330,466 | 17 | $654,071 |
| 24 | Belizaire the Cajun | $112,095 | 35 | $600,278 |
| 25 | Three Men and a Cradle | $59,075 | 22 | $1,717,270 |
| 26 | Sincerely Charlotte | $41,507 | 8 | $217,414 |
| 27 | Turtle Diary | $12,486 | 7 | $2,071,000 |
| Reporting: 27 | $44,504,754 | total | ||