Weekend Domestic Box Office October 3, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Crocodile Dundee | $8,207,503 | +2% | 971 | $8,453 | $19,544,717 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Tough Guys | $4,565,342 | 856 | $5,333 | $4,565,342 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Top Gun | $2,405,090 | -6% | 1,334 | $1,803 | $150,727,739 | 143 | |
| 4 | (2) | Stand by Me | $2,396,982 | -13% | 848 | $2,827 | $31,074,132 | 59 | |
| 5 | (new) | Children of a Lesser God | $1,909,084 | 215 | $8,879 | $1,909,084 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Playing for Keeps | $1,406,300 | 1,148 | $1,225 | $1,406,300 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (5) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,157,805 | -19% | 1,133 | $1,022 | $109,535,433 | 108 | |
| 8 | (4) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $1,117,389 | -30% | 664 | $1,683 | $4,730,080 | 52 | |
| 9 | (6) | Ruthless People | $917,166 | -29% | 861 | $1,065 | $68,508,328 | 101 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Fly | $812,422 | -25% | 815 | $997 | $33,815,680 | 52 | |
| 11 | (11) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $750,865 | -17% | 702 | $1,070 | $67,314,955 | 117 | |
| 12 | (-) | Link | $660,874 | 435 | $1,519 | $660,874 | 17 | ||
| 13 | (12) | She's Gotta Have It | $555,713 | +2% | 97 | $5,729 | $3,761,764 | 59 | |
| 14 | (17) | Avenging Force | $507,945 | +141% | 405 | $1,254 | $3,808,603 | 24 | |
| 15 | (13) | Extremities | $443,880 | -14% | 411 | $1,080 | $12,816,735 | 45 | |
| 16 | (14) | The Men's Club | $283,371 | -44% | 277 | $1,023 | $2,331,687 | 17 | |
| 17 | (16) | That's Life! | $158,138 | -31% | 18 | $8,785 | $463,882 | 10 | |
| 18 | (24) | Down by Law | $104,790 | +110% | 21 | $4,990 | $223,517 | 10 | |
| 19 | (18) | Mona Lisa | $82,705 | -58% | 102 | $811 | $5,404,977 | 115 | |
| 20 | (26) | 'Night Mother | $68,959 | +126% | 31 | $2,224 | $251,007 | 24 | |
| 21 | (22) | Belizaire the Cajun | $41,890 | -46% | 44 | $952 | $1,064,950 | 115 | |
| 22 | (20) | Shanghai Surprise | $36,948 | -66% | 102 | $362 | $2,027,594 | 38 | |
| 23 | (23) | Weekend Warriors | $33,680 | -37% | 49 | $687 | $107,846 | 10 | |
| 24 | (new) | ‘Round Midnight | $25,384 | 1 | $25,384 | $25,384 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (25) | American Justice | $23,352 | -49% | 62 | $377 | $89,352 | 17 | |
| 26 | (29) | Three Men and a Cradle | $23,091 | +54% | 20 | $1,155 | $1,947,994 | 164 | |
| 27 | (27) | Otello | $19,025 | -23% | 2 | $9,513 | $127,593 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 27 | $28,715,693 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee | $8,207,503 | 971 | $19,544,717 |
| 2 | Tough Guys | $4,565,342 | 856 | $4,565,342 |
| 3 | Top Gun | $2,405,090 | 1,334 | $150,727,739 |
| 4 | Stand by Me | $2,396,982 | 848 | $31,074,132 |
| 5 | Children of a Lesser God | $1,909,084 | 215 | $1,909,084 |
| 6 | Playing for Keeps | $1,406,300 | 1,148 | $1,406,300 |
| 7 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $1,157,805 | 1,133 | $109,535,433 |
| 8 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $1,117,389 | 664 | $4,730,080 |
| 9 | Ruthless People | $917,166 | 861 | $68,508,328 |
| 10 | The Fly | $812,422 | 815 | $33,815,680 |
| 11 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $750,865 | 702 | $67,314,955 |
| 12 | Link | $660,874 | 435 | $660,874 |
| 13 | She's Gotta Have It | $555,713 | 97 | $3,761,764 |
| 14 | Avenging Force | $507,945 | 405 | $3,808,603 |
| 15 | Extremities | $443,880 | 411 | $12,816,735 |
| 16 | The Men's Club | $283,371 | 277 | $2,331,687 |
| 17 | That's Life! | $158,138 | 18 | $463,882 |
| 18 | Down by Law | $104,790 | 21 | $223,517 |
| 19 | Mona Lisa | $82,705 | 102 | $5,404,977 |
| 20 | 'Night Mother | $68,959 | 31 | $251,007 |
| 21 | Belizaire the Cajun | $41,890 | 44 | $1,064,950 |
| 22 | Shanghai Surprise | $36,948 | 102 | $2,027,594 |
| 23 | Weekend Warriors | $33,680 | 49 | $107,846 |
| 24 | ‘Round Midnight | $25,384 | 1 | $25,384 |
| 25 | American Justice | $23,352 | 62 | $89,352 |
| 26 | Three Men and a Cradle | $23,091 | 20 | $1,947,994 |
| 27 | Otello | $19,025 | 2 | $127,593 |
| Reporting: 27 | $28,715,693 | total | ||