Weekend Domestic Box Office September 12, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Stand by Me | $3,010,922 | -12% | 828 | $3,636 | $20,471,832 | 38 | |
| 2 | (2) | Top Gun | $3,004,108 | -9% | 1,327 | $2,264 | $139,689,082 | 122 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Fly | $1,905,248 | -24% | 1,100 | $1,732 | $28,865,407 | 31 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,883,248 | -18% | 1,430 | $1,317 | $104,046,551 | 87 | |
| 5 | (5) | Aliens | $1,636,417 | -23% | 1,063 | $1,539 | $71,650,757 | 59 | |
| 6 | (6) | Nothing in Common | $1,570,832 | -25% | 976 | $1,609 | $26,657,187 | 47 | |
| 7 | (7) | Ruthless People | $1,504,134 | -17% | 1,012 | $1,486 | $63,570,789 | 80 | |
| 8 | (9) | Back to School | $1,200,021 | -11% | 968 | $1,240 | $83,692,944 | 94 | |
| 9 | (11) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,179,337 | +8% | 950 | $1,241 | $63,608,562 | 96 | |
| 10 | (new) | Avenging Force | $1,131,502 | 500 | $2,263 | $1,131,502 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (8) | Extremities | $1,027,404 | -36% | 604 | $1,701 | $10,331,906 | 24 | |
| 12 | (12) | Armed and Dangerous | $732,610 | -26% | 816 | $898 | $14,587,752 | 31 | |
| 13 | (18) | She's Gotta Have It | $533,630 | +83% | 52 | $10,262 | $1,702,506 | 38 | |
| 14 | (13) | Manhunter | $500,975 | -16% | 462 | $1,084 | $7,736,691 | 31 | |
| 15 | (15) | One Crazy Summer | $461,385 | -13% | 583 | $791 | $12,871,116 | 38 | |
| 16 | (19) | Mona Lisa | $370,520 | +29% | 157 | $2,360 | $4,813,375 | 94 | |
| 17 | (22) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $143,754 | -29% | 75 | $1,917 | $1,445,016 | 31 | |
| 18 | (17) | Running Scared | $135,272 | -55% | 137 | $987 | $35,859,275 | 80 | |
| 19 | (24) | Belizaire the Cajun | $59,546 | -20% | 35 | $1,701 | $785,954 | 94 | |
| 20 | (new) | 'Night Mother | $49,164 | 3 | $16,388 | $49,164 | 3 | ||
| 21 | (25) | Three Men and a Cradle | $45,894 | +2% | 30 | $1,530 | $1,845,918 | 143 | |
| 22 | (21) | Shanghai Surprise | $32,456 | -86% | 40 | $811 | $1,223,348 | 17 | |
| 23 | (26) | Sincerely Charlotte | $30,457 | +13% | 9 | $3,384 | $300,544 | 59 | |
| 24 | (new) | Otello | $23,076 | 1 | $23,076 | $23,076 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (28) | Turtle Diary | $19,131 | +86% | 21 | $911 | $2,107,029 | 213 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $22,191,043 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand by Me | $3,010,922 | 828 | $20,471,832 |
| 2 | Top Gun | $3,004,108 | 1,327 | $139,689,082 |
| 3 | The Fly | $1,905,248 | 1,100 | $28,865,407 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,883,248 | 1,430 | $104,046,551 |
| 5 | Aliens | $1,636,417 | 1,063 | $71,650,757 |
| 6 | Nothing in Common | $1,570,832 | 976 | $26,657,187 |
| 7 | Ruthless People | $1,504,134 | 1,012 | $63,570,789 |
| 8 | Back to School | $1,200,021 | 968 | $83,692,944 |
| 9 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,179,337 | 950 | $63,608,562 |
| 10 | Avenging Force | $1,131,502 | 500 | $1,131,502 |
| 11 | Extremities | $1,027,404 | 604 | $10,331,906 |
| 12 | Armed and Dangerous | $732,610 | 816 | $14,587,752 |
| 13 | She's Gotta Have It | $533,630 | 52 | $1,702,506 |
| 14 | Manhunter | $500,975 | 462 | $7,736,691 |
| 15 | One Crazy Summer | $461,385 | 583 | $12,871,116 |
| 16 | Mona Lisa | $370,520 | 157 | $4,813,375 |
| 17 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $143,754 | 75 | $1,445,016 |
| 18 | Running Scared | $135,272 | 137 | $35,859,275 |
| 19 | Belizaire the Cajun | $59,546 | 35 | $785,954 |
| 20 | 'Night Mother | $49,164 | 3 | $49,164 |
| 21 | Three Men and a Cradle | $45,894 | 30 | $1,845,918 |
| 22 | Shanghai Surprise | $32,456 | 40 | $1,223,348 |
| 23 | Sincerely Charlotte | $30,457 | 9 | $300,544 |
| 24 | Otello | $23,076 | 1 | $23,076 |
| 25 | Turtle Diary | $19,131 | 21 | $2,107,029 |
| Reporting: 25 | $22,191,043 | total | ||