Weekend Domestic Box Office September 19, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Top Gun | $3,292,817 | +10% | 1,357 | $2,427 | $144,009,580 | 129 | |
| 2 | (1) | Stand by Me | $3,029,008 | +1% | 829 | $3,654 | $24,348,060 | 45 | |
| 3 | (4) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,806,938 | -4% | 1,356 | $1,333 | $106,292,658 | 94 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Fly | $1,578,462 | -17% | 1,052 | $1,500 | $31,066,416 | 38 | |
| 5 | (6) | Nothing in Common | $1,517,223 | -3% | 967 | $1,569 | $28,504,435 | 54 | |
| 6 | (5) | Aliens | $1,461,468 | -11% | 1,040 | $1,405 | $73,682,234 | 66 | |
| 7 | (7) | Ruthless People | $1,431,551 | -5% | 1,010 | $1,417 | $65,484,532 | 87 | |
| 8 | (8) | Back to School | $1,227,879 | +2% | 963 | $1,275 | $85,321,242 | 101 | |
| 9 | (new) | The Men's Club | $1,146,992 | 532 | $2,156 | $1,146,992 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (9) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,075,000 | -9% | 710 | $1,514 | $65,008,271 | 103 | |
| 11 | (11) | Extremities | $819,260 | -20% | 598 | $1,370 | $11,485,590 | 31 | |
| 12 | (10) | Avenging Force | $698,033 | -38% | 486 | $1,436 | $2,146,654 | 10 | |
| 13 | (12) | Armed and Dangerous | $612,644 | -16% | 699 | $876 | $15,368,023 | 38 | |
| 14 | (13) | She's Gotta Have It | $552,896 | +4% | 64 | $8,639 | $2,382,233 | 45 | |
| 15 | (22) | Shanghai Surprise | $470,113 | +1,348% | 350 | $1,343 | $1,708,114 | 24 | |
| 16 | (16) | Mona Lisa | $356,076 | -4% | 157 | $2,268 | $4,981,613 | 101 | |
| 17 | (14) | Manhunter | $319,311 | -36% | 336 | $950 | $8,254,081 | 38 | |
| 18 | (new) | Radioactive Dreams | $141,055 | 90 | $1,567 | $141,055 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (18) | Running Scared | $113,485 | -16% | 116 | $978 | $36,025,366 | 87 | |
| 20 | (19) | Belizaire the Cajun | $76,374 | +28% | 41 | $1,863 | $884,284 | 101 | |
| 21 | (20) | 'Night Mother | $43,687 | -11% | 4 | $10,922 | $118,228 | 10 | |
| 22 | (24) | Otello | $32,025 | +39% | 2 | $16,013 | $69,359 | 10 | |
| 23 | (21) | Three Men and a Cradle | $31,341 | -32% | 21 | $1,492 | $1,892,573 | 150 | |
| 24 | (25) | Turtle Diary | $21,229 | +11% | 25 | $849 | $2,139,761 | 220 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $21,854,867 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | $3,292,817 | 1,357 | $144,009,580 |
| 2 | Stand by Me | $3,029,008 | 829 | $24,348,060 |
| 3 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,806,938 | 1,356 | $106,292,658 |
| 4 | The Fly | $1,578,462 | 1,052 | $31,066,416 |
| 5 | Nothing in Common | $1,517,223 | 967 | $28,504,435 |
| 6 | Aliens | $1,461,468 | 1,040 | $73,682,234 |
| 7 | Ruthless People | $1,431,551 | 1,010 | $65,484,532 |
| 8 | Back to School | $1,227,879 | 963 | $85,321,242 |
| 9 | The Men's Club | $1,146,992 | 532 | $1,146,992 |
| 10 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $1,075,000 | 710 | $65,008,271 |
| 11 | Extremities | $819,260 | 598 | $11,485,590 |
| 12 | Avenging Force | $698,033 | 486 | $2,146,654 |
| 13 | Armed and Dangerous | $612,644 | 699 | $15,368,023 |
| 14 | She's Gotta Have It | $552,896 | 64 | $2,382,233 |
| 15 | Shanghai Surprise | $470,113 | 350 | $1,708,114 |
| 16 | Mona Lisa | $356,076 | 157 | $4,981,613 |
| 17 | Manhunter | $319,311 | 336 | $8,254,081 |
| 18 | Radioactive Dreams | $141,055 | 90 | $141,055 |
| 19 | Running Scared | $113,485 | 116 | $36,025,366 |
| 20 | Belizaire the Cajun | $76,374 | 41 | $884,284 |
| 21 | 'Night Mother | $43,687 | 4 | $118,228 |
| 22 | Otello | $32,025 | 2 | $69,359 |
| 23 | Three Men and a Cradle | $31,341 | 21 | $1,892,573 |
| 24 | Turtle Diary | $21,229 | 25 | $2,139,761 |
| Reporting: 24 | $21,854,867 | total | ||