Weekend Domestic Box Office September 5, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Stand by Me | $3,426,615 | -32% | 804 | $4,262 | $16,381,881 | 31 | |
| 2 | (2) | Top Gun | $3,285,555 | -35% | 1,287 | $2,553 | $135,636,648 | 115 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Fly | $2,501,186 | -40% | 1,171 | $2,136 | $26,138,982 | 24 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $2,285,141 | -39% | 1,512 | $1,511 | $101,718,904 | 80 | |
| 5 | (5) | Aliens | $2,114,578 | -41% | 1,165 | $1,815 | $69,274,605 | 52 | |
| 6 | (6) | Nothing in Common | $2,081,128 | -40% | 980 | $2,124 | $24,681,355 | 40 | |
| 7 | (8) | Ruthless People | $1,819,111 | -33% | 1,021 | $1,782 | $61,505,373 | 73 | |
| 8 | (7) | Extremities | $1,601,397 | -42% | 696 | $2,301 | $8,792,848 | 17 | |
| 9 | (-) | Back to School | $1,352,633 | 950 | $1,424 | $82,059,612 | 87 | ||
| 10 | (-) | About Last Night... | $1,168,640 | 830 | $1,408 | $33,949,304 | 69 | ||
| 11 | (12) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,087,720 | -18% | 777 | $1,400 | $62,133,763 | 89 | |
| 12 | (10) | Armed and Dangerous | $986,465 | -46% | 904 | $1,091 | $13,586,875 | 24 | |
| 13 | (14) | Manhunter | $595,985 | -31% | 445 | $1,339 | $7,012,987 | 24 | |
| 14 | (11) | Bullies | $553,600 | -64% | 1,005 | $551 | $2,420,965 | 10 | |
| 15 | (15) | One Crazy Summer | $531,439 | -36% | 578 | $919 | $12,258,822 | 31 | |
| 16 | (18) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $312,067 | -38% | 397 | $786 | $18,964,359 | 38 | |
| 17 | (17) | Running Scared | $300,000 | -59% | 204 | $1,471 | $35,644,167 | 73 | |
| 18 | (23) | She's Gotta Have It | $292,243 | -12% | 25 | $11,690 | $1,036,662 | 31 | |
| 19 | (20) | Mona Lisa | $287,697 | -33% | 123 | $2,339 | $4,293,410 | 87 | |
| 20 | (19) | Touch and Go | $274,968 | -38% | 201 | $1,368 | $1,003,115 | 17 | |
| 21 | (16) | Shanghai Surprise | $238,554 | -67% | 353 | $676 | $1,110,062 | 10 | |
| 22 | (21) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $202,962 | -47% | 74 | $2,743 | $1,259,461 | 24 | |
| 23 | (22) | The Transformers: The Movie | $128,254 | -65% | 39 | $3,289 | $5,706,456 | 31 | |
| 24 | (24) | Belizaire the Cajun | $74,744 | -33% | 35 | $2,136 | $695,784 | 87 | |
| 25 | (25) | Three Men and a Cradle | $44,869 | -24% | 30 | $1,496 | $1,785,253 | 136 | |
| 26 | (26) | Sincerely Charlotte | $26,840 | -35% | 9 | $2,982 | $256,139 | 52 | |
| 27 | (-) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $18,138 | 21 | $864 | $35,392,203 | 213 | ||
| 28 | (27) | Turtle Diary | $10,263 | -18% | 10 | $1,026 | $2,086,807 | 206 | |
| 29 | (new) | 90 Days | $5,620 | 1 | $5,620 | $5,620 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 29 | $27,608,412 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand by Me | $3,426,615 | 804 | $16,381,881 |
| 2 | Top Gun | $3,285,555 | 1,287 | $135,636,648 |
| 3 | The Fly | $2,501,186 | 1,171 | $26,138,982 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $2,285,141 | 1,512 | $101,718,904 |
| 5 | Aliens | $2,114,578 | 1,165 | $69,274,605 |
| 6 | Nothing in Common | $2,081,128 | 980 | $24,681,355 |
| 7 | Ruthless People | $1,819,111 | 1,021 | $61,505,373 |
| 8 | Extremities | $1,601,397 | 696 | $8,792,848 |
| 9 | Back to School | $1,352,633 | 950 | $82,059,612 |
| 10 | About Last Night... | $1,168,640 | 830 | $33,949,304 |
| 11 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,087,720 | 777 | $62,133,763 |
| 12 | Armed and Dangerous | $986,465 | 904 | $13,586,875 |
| 13 | Manhunter | $595,985 | 445 | $7,012,987 |
| 14 | Bullies | $553,600 | 1,005 | $2,420,965 |
| 15 | One Crazy Summer | $531,439 | 578 | $12,258,822 |
| 16 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $312,067 | 397 | $18,964,359 |
| 17 | Running Scared | $300,000 | 204 | $35,644,167 |
| 18 | She's Gotta Have It | $292,243 | 25 | $1,036,662 |
| 19 | Mona Lisa | $287,697 | 123 | $4,293,410 |
| 20 | Touch and Go | $274,968 | 201 | $1,003,115 |
| 21 | Shanghai Surprise | $238,554 | 353 | $1,110,062 |
| 22 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $202,962 | 74 | $1,259,461 |
| 23 | The Transformers: The Movie | $128,254 | 39 | $5,706,456 |
| 24 | Belizaire the Cajun | $74,744 | 35 | $695,784 |
| 25 | Three Men and a Cradle | $44,869 | 30 | $1,785,253 |
| 26 | Sincerely Charlotte | $26,840 | 9 | $256,139 |
| 27 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $18,138 | 21 | $35,392,203 |
| 28 | Turtle Diary | $10,263 | 10 | $2,086,807 |
| 29 | 90 Days | $5,620 | 1 | $5,620 |
| Reporting: 29 | $27,608,412 | total | ||