Weekend Domestic Box Office September 26, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Crocodile Dundee | $8,038,855 | 879 | $9,145 | $8,038,855 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Stand by Me | $2,740,017 | -10% | 841 | $3,258 | $27,917,486 | 52 | |
| 3 | (1) | Top Gun | $2,568,684 | -22% | 1,344 | $1,911 | $147,499,998 | 136 | |
| 4 | (-) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $1,606,156 | 661 | $2,430 | $3,228,407 | 45 | ||
| 5 | (3) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,437,046 | -20% | 1,290 | $1,114 | $108,087,358 | 101 | |
| 6 | (7) | Ruthless People | $1,285,442 | -10% | 1,002 | $1,283 | $67,213,016 | 94 | |
| 7 | (4) | The Fly | $1,089,025 | -31% | 967 | $1,126 | $32,637,940 | 45 | |
| 8 | (5) | Nothing in Common | $1,077,104 | -29% | 944 | $1,141 | $29,418,104 | 61 | |
| 9 | (6) | Aliens | $1,042,070 | -29% | 924 | $1,128 | $75,201,373 | 73 | |
| 10 | (8) | Back to School | $923,918 | -25% | 893 | $1,035 | $86,611,121 | 108 | |
| 11 | (10) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $900,315 | -16% | 779 | $1,156 | $66,325,901 | 110 | |
| 12 | (14) | She's Gotta Have It | $542,311 | -2% | 77 | $7,043 | $3,079,232 | 52 | |
| 13 | (11) | Extremities | $518,082 | -37% | 474 | $1,093 | $12,242,108 | 38 | |
| 14 | (9) | The Men's Club | $508,376 | -56% | 436 | $1,166 | $1,948,201 | 10 | |
| 15 | (-) | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $341,591 | 327 | $1,045 | $17,897,695 | 150 | ||
| 16 | (new) | That's Life! | $229,855 | 18 | $12,770 | $229,855 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (12) | Avenging Force | $210,461 | -70% | 245 | $859 | $3,224,877 | 17 | |
| 18 | (16) | Mona Lisa | $195,190 | -45% | 131 | $1,490 | $5,255,859 | 108 | |
| 19 | (17) | Manhunter | $181,792 | -43% | 291 | $625 | $8,555,141 | 45 | |
| 20 | (15) | Shanghai Surprise | $109,783 | -77% | 177 | $620 | $1,954,326 | 31 | |
| 21 | (19) | Running Scared | $109,023 | -4% | 47 | $2,320 | $36,183,026 | 94 | |
| 22 | (20) | Belizaire the Cajun | $78,149 | +2% | 61 | $1,281 | $995,087 | 108 | |
| 23 | (new) | Weekend Warriors | $53,400 | 75 | $712 | $53,400 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (new) | Down by Law | $49,840 | 6 | $8,307 | $49,840 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (-) | American Justice | $46,200 | 62 | $745 | $46,200 | 10 | ||
| 26 | (21) | 'Night Mother | $30,462 | -30% | 7 | $4,352 | $168,317 | 17 | |
| 27 | (22) | Otello | $24,802 | -23% | 2 | $12,401 | $108,568 | 17 | |
| 28 | (18) | Radioactive Dreams | $24,205 | -83% | 34 | $712 | $210,212 | 10 | |
| 29 | (23) | Three Men and a Cradle | $15,001 | -52% | 15 | $1,000 | $1,917,861 | 157 | |
| 30 | (24) | Turtle Diary | $9,209 | -57% | 10 | $921 | $2,156,772 | 227 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $25,986,364 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee | $8,038,855 | 879 | $8,038,855 |
| 2 | Stand by Me | $2,740,017 | 841 | $27,917,486 |
| 3 | Top Gun | $2,568,684 | 1,344 | $147,499,998 |
| 4 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $1,606,156 | 661 | $3,228,407 |
| 5 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,437,046 | 1,290 | $108,087,358 |
| 6 | Ruthless People | $1,285,442 | 1,002 | $67,213,016 |
| 7 | The Fly | $1,089,025 | 967 | $32,637,940 |
| 8 | Nothing in Common | $1,077,104 | 944 | $29,418,104 |
| 9 | Aliens | $1,042,070 | 924 | $75,201,373 |
| 10 | Back to School | $923,918 | 893 | $86,611,121 |
| 11 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $900,315 | 779 | $66,325,901 |
| 12 | She's Gotta Have It | $542,311 | 77 | $3,079,232 |
| 13 | Extremities | $518,082 | 474 | $12,242,108 |
| 14 | The Men's Club | $508,376 | 436 | $1,948,201 |
| 15 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $341,591 | 327 | $17,897,695 |
| 16 | That's Life! | $229,855 | 18 | $229,855 |
| 17 | Avenging Force | $210,461 | 245 | $3,224,877 |
| 18 | Mona Lisa | $195,190 | 131 | $5,255,859 |
| 19 | Manhunter | $181,792 | 291 | $8,555,141 |
| 20 | Shanghai Surprise | $109,783 | 177 | $1,954,326 |
| 21 | Running Scared | $109,023 | 47 | $36,183,026 |
| 22 | Belizaire the Cajun | $78,149 | 61 | $995,087 |
| 23 | Weekend Warriors | $53,400 | 75 | $53,400 |
| 24 | Down by Law | $49,840 | 6 | $49,840 |
| 25 | American Justice | $46,200 | 62 | $46,200 |
| 26 | 'Night Mother | $30,462 | 7 | $168,317 |
| 27 | Otello | $24,802 | 2 | $108,568 |
| 28 | Radioactive Dreams | $24,205 | 34 | $210,212 |
| 29 | Three Men and a Cradle | $15,001 | 15 | $1,917,861 |
| 30 | Turtle Diary | $9,209 | 10 | $2,156,772 |
| Reporting: 30 | $25,986,364 | total | ||