Weekend Domestic Box Office October 17, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Crocodile Dundee | $7,434,202 | -30% | 1,378 | $5,395 | $42,667,910 | 24 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Color of Money | $6,357,877 | 635 | $10,012 | $6,357,877 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $4,303,035 | -28% | 1,085 | $3,966 | $11,531,233 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Peggy Sue Got Married | $4,209,201 | -39% | 865 | $4,866 | $12,309,278 | 10 | |
| 5 | (5) | Tough Guys | $2,266,762 | -34% | 1,266 | $1,790 | $12,256,834 | 17 | |
| 6 | (8) | Children of a Lesser God | $2,038,900 | +6% | 480 | $4,248 | $6,991,691 | 17 | |
| 7 | (6) | Top Gun | $1,874,879 | -30% | 1,292 | $1,451 | $156,548,833 | 157 | |
| 8 | (4) | Deadly Friend | $1,859,255 | -51% | 1,207 | $1,540 | $6,276,049 | 10 | |
| 9 | (7) | Stand by Me | $1,392,995 | -32% | 844 | $1,650 | $35,359,341 | 73 | |
| 10 | (9) | That's Life! | $703,982 | -51% | 700 | $1,006 | $2,955,920 | 24 | |
| 11 | (10) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $654,008 | -30% | 804 | $813 | $111,476,372 | 122 | |
| 12 | (12) | Ruthless People | $411,990 | -19% | 557 | $740 | $69,809,826 | 115 | |
| 13 | (11) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $387,326 | -31% | 499 | $776 | $68,562,852 | 131 | |
| 14 | (-) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $340,428 | 516 | $660 | $6,003,557 | 66 | ||
| 15 | (14) | She's Gotta Have It | $285,500 | -30% | 125 | $2,284 | $4,662,002 | 73 | |
| 16 | (13) | The Fly | $274,966 | -34% | 472 | $583 | $34,861,294 | 66 | |
| 17 | (15) | Extremities | $142,943 | -54% | 223 | $641 | $13,418,091 | 59 | |
| 18 | (17) | Avenging Force | $127,434 | -41% | 204 | $625 | $4,332,198 | 38 | |
| 19 | (26) | Shanghai Surprise | $107,217 | +1,771% | 264 | $406 | $2,156,850 | 52 | |
| 20 | (20) | The Men's Club | $104,748 | +24% | 203 | $516 | $2,556,361 | 31 | |
| 21 | (18) | Clockwise | $93,116 | -40% | 22 | $4,233 | $287,146 | 10 | |
| 22 | (16) | Link | $85,803 | -67% | 102 | $841 | $1,202,366 | 31 | |
| 23 | (19) | Down by Law | $77,564 | -17% | 30 | $2,585 | $475,000 | 24 | |
| 24 | (24) | ‘Round Midnight | $70,006 | +123% | 6 | $11,668 | $149,232 | 17 | |
| 25 | (22) | True Stories | $23,745 | -39% | 1 | $23,745 | $74,503 | 10 | |
| 26 | (21) | 'Night Mother | $18,168 | -56% | 26 | $699 | $353,529 | 38 | |
| 27 | (23) | Belizaire the Cajun | $11,846 | -64% | 19 | $623 | $1,142,243 | 129 | |
| 28 | (25) | Otello | $11,598 | -40% | 2 | $5,799 | $171,844 | 38 | |
| 29 | (-) | Running Scared | $4,597 | 8 | $575 | $36,234,347 | 115 | ||
| Reporting movies: 29 | $35,674,091 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee | $7,434,202 | 1,378 | $42,667,910 |
| 2 | The Color of Money | $6,357,877 | 635 | $6,357,877 |
| 3 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $4,303,035 | 1,085 | $11,531,233 |
| 4 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $4,209,201 | 865 | $12,309,278 |
| 5 | Tough Guys | $2,266,762 | 1,266 | $12,256,834 |
| 6 | Children of a Lesser God | $2,038,900 | 480 | $6,991,691 |
| 7 | Top Gun | $1,874,879 | 1,292 | $156,548,833 |
| 8 | Deadly Friend | $1,859,255 | 1,207 | $6,276,049 |
| 9 | Stand by Me | $1,392,995 | 844 | $35,359,341 |
| 10 | That's Life! | $703,982 | 700 | $2,955,920 |
| 11 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $654,008 | 804 | $111,476,372 |
| 12 | Ruthless People | $411,990 | 557 | $69,809,826 |
| 13 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $387,326 | 499 | $68,562,852 |
| 14 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $340,428 | 516 | $6,003,557 |
| 15 | She's Gotta Have It | $285,500 | 125 | $4,662,002 |
| 16 | The Fly | $274,966 | 472 | $34,861,294 |
| 17 | Extremities | $142,943 | 223 | $13,418,091 |
| 18 | Avenging Force | $127,434 | 204 | $4,332,198 |
| 19 | Shanghai Surprise | $107,217 | 264 | $2,156,850 |
| 20 | The Men's Club | $104,748 | 203 | $2,556,361 |
| 21 | Clockwise | $93,116 | 22 | $287,146 |
| 22 | Link | $85,803 | 102 | $1,202,366 |
| 23 | Down by Law | $77,564 | 30 | $475,000 |
| 24 | ‘Round Midnight | $70,006 | 6 | $149,232 |
| 25 | True Stories | $23,745 | 1 | $74,503 |
| 26 | 'Night Mother | $18,168 | 26 | $353,529 |
| 27 | Belizaire the Cajun | $11,846 | 19 | $1,142,243 |
| 28 | Otello | $11,598 | 2 | $171,844 |
| 29 | Running Scared | $4,597 | 8 | $36,234,347 |
| Reporting: 29 | $35,674,091 | total | ||