Weekend Domestic Box Office October 24, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Crocodile Dundee | $6,745,249 | -9% | 1,495 | $4,512 | $51,846,699 | 31 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Color of Money | $5,256,832 | -17% | 817 | $6,434 | $13,742,233 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Soul Man | $4,422,179 | 1,282 | $3,449 | $4,422,179 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (4) | Peggy Sue Got Married | $4,169,418 | -1% | 1,105 | $3,773 | $17,534,696 | 17 | |
| 5 | (new) | Trick or Treat | $2,912,687 | 1,267 | $2,299 | $2,912,687 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $2,908,130 | -32% | 1,078 | $2,698 | $15,661,122 | 17 | |
| 7 | (5) | Tough Guys | $1,845,826 | -19% | 1,216 | $1,518 | $14,899,833 | 24 | |
| 8 | (6) | Children of a Lesser God | $1,810,811 | -11% | 480 | $3,773 | $9,546,141 | 24 | |
| 9 | (7) | Top Gun | $1,576,139 | -16% | 1,168 | $1,349 | $158,722,140 | 164 | |
| 10 | (9) | Stand by Me | $1,356,734 | -3% | 833 | $1,629 | $37,118,886 | 80 | |
| 11 | (new) | From Beyond | $514,417 | 190 | $2,707 | $514,417 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (11) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $496,144 | -24% | 629 | $789 | $112,140,911 | 129 | |
| 13 | (10) | That's Life! | $453,602 | -36% | 629 | $721 | $3,648,462 | 31 | |
| 14 | (13) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $282,949 | -27% | 387 | $731 | $68,963,373 | 138 | |
| 15 | (12) | Ruthless People | $255,892 | -38% | 472 | $542 | $70,271,558 | 122 | |
| 16 | (15) | She's Gotta Have It | $244,968 | -14% | 118 | $2,076 | $5,013,160 | 80 | |
| 17 | (25) | True Stories | $214,938 | +805% | 31 | $6,933 | $303,899 | 17 | |
| 18 | (14) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $214,929 | -37% | 413 | $520 | $6,310,207 | 73 | |
| 19 | (24) | ‘Round Midnight | $116,563 | +67% | 11 | $10,597 | $299,587 | 24 | |
| 20 | (16) | The Fly | $110,035 | -60% | 206 | $534 | $35,075,617 | 73 | |
| 21 | (21) | Clockwise | $106,878 | +15% | 38 | $2,813 | $432,676 | 17 | |
| 22 | (23) | Down by Law | $96,320 | +24% | 32 | $3,010 | $697,175 | 31 | |
| 23 | (18) | Avenging Force | $88,527 | -31% | 156 | $567 | $4,472,051 | 45 | |
| 24 | (22) | Link | $84,332 | -2% | 157 | $537 | $1,315,296 | 38 | |
| 25 | (19) | Shanghai Surprise | $20,422 | -81% | 106 | $193 | $2,209,013 | 59 | |
| 26 | (28) | Otello | $11,277 | -3% | 2 | $5,639 | $189,042 | 45 | |
| 27 | (26) | 'Night Mother | $5,247 | -71% | 7 | $750 | $369,183 | 45 | |
| 28 | (29) | Running Scared | $3,345 | -27% | 6 | $558 | $36,240,756 | 122 | |
| Reporting movies: 28 | $36,324,790 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee | $6,745,249 | 1,495 | $51,846,699 |
| 2 | The Color of Money | $5,256,832 | 817 | $13,742,233 |
| 3 | Soul Man | $4,422,179 | 1,282 | $4,422,179 |
| 4 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $4,169,418 | 1,105 | $17,534,696 |
| 5 | Trick or Treat | $2,912,687 | 1,267 | $2,912,687 |
| 6 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $2,908,130 | 1,078 | $15,661,122 |
| 7 | Tough Guys | $1,845,826 | 1,216 | $14,899,833 |
| 8 | Children of a Lesser God | $1,810,811 | 480 | $9,546,141 |
| 9 | Top Gun | $1,576,139 | 1,168 | $158,722,140 |
| 10 | Stand by Me | $1,356,734 | 833 | $37,118,886 |
| 11 | From Beyond | $514,417 | 190 | $514,417 |
| 12 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $496,144 | 629 | $112,140,911 |
| 13 | That's Life! | $453,602 | 629 | $3,648,462 |
| 14 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $282,949 | 387 | $68,963,373 |
| 15 | Ruthless People | $255,892 | 472 | $70,271,558 |
| 16 | She's Gotta Have It | $244,968 | 118 | $5,013,160 |
| 17 | True Stories | $214,938 | 31 | $303,899 |
| 18 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $214,929 | 413 | $6,310,207 |
| 19 | ‘Round Midnight | $116,563 | 11 | $299,587 |
| 20 | The Fly | $110,035 | 206 | $35,075,617 |
| 21 | Clockwise | $106,878 | 38 | $432,676 |
| 22 | Down by Law | $96,320 | 32 | $697,175 |
| 23 | Avenging Force | $88,527 | 156 | $4,472,051 |
| 24 | Link | $84,332 | 157 | $1,315,296 |
| 25 | Shanghai Surprise | $20,422 | 106 | $2,209,013 |
| 26 | Otello | $11,277 | 2 | $189,042 |
| 27 | 'Night Mother | $5,247 | 7 | $369,183 |
| 28 | Running Scared | $3,345 | 6 | $36,240,756 |
| Reporting: 28 | $36,324,790 | total | ||