Weekend Domestic Box Office December 5, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $8,833,818 | -48% | 1,349 | $6,548 | $38,938,152 | 12 | |
| 2 | (new) | Heartbreak Ridge | $8,100,840 | 1,470 | $5,511 | $8,100,840 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | An American Tail | $4,019,890 | -46% | 1,249 | $3,218 | $20,237,639 | 17 | |
| 4 | (3) | Crocodile Dundee | $3,803,625 | -48% | 1,487 | $2,558 | $99,480,811 | 73 | |
| 5 | (4) | Song of the South | $2,002,800 | -62% | 1,488 | $1,346 | $14,051,466 | 14,636 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Color of Money | $1,503,724 | -53% | 1,104 | $1,362 | $41,680,532 | 52 | |
| 7 | (7) | Peggy Sue Got Married | $1,401,130 | -47% | 1,008 | $1,390 | $37,686,568 | 59 | |
| 8 | (6) | Firewalker | $1,246,474 | -58% | 1,115 | $1,118 | $10,537,509 | 17 | |
| 9 | (8) | Soul Man | $1,222,927 | -50% | 1,184 | $1,033 | $25,692,592 | 45 | |
| 10 | (9) | Stand by Me | $847,517 | -41% | 718 | $1,180 | $46,681,853 | 122 | |
| 11 | (10) | Top Gun | $668,089 | -46% | 698 | $957 | $167,827,777 | 206 | |
| 12 | (20) | Children of a Lesser God | $647,654 | +512% | 464 | $1,396 | $18,754,662 | 66 | |
| 13 | (14) | Something Wild | $412,225 | -39% | 403 | $1,023 | $6,972,504 | 47 | |
| 14 | (12) | Deadtime Stories | $218,700 | -69% | 255 | $858 | $1,014,331 | 10 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Wraith | $217,379 | -72% | 263 | $827 | $3,124,191 | 17 | |
| 16 | (16) | Tough Guys | $171,339 | -52% | 217 | $790 | $20,775,070 | 66 | |
| 17 | (13) | Solarbabies | $138,714 | -80% | 375 | $370 | $1,316,688 | 12 | |
| 18 | (15) | 52 Pick-Up | $120,621 | -71% | 217 | $556 | $5,030,447 | 31 | |
| 19 | (17) | She's Gotta Have It | $116,069 | -31% | 62 | $1,872 | $6,418,043 | 122 | |
| 20 | (18) | True Stories | $96,645 | -38% | 38 | $2,543 | $2,006,361 | 59 | |
| 21 | (19) | ‘Round Midnight | $89,032 | -37% | 35 | $2,544 | $1,615,820 | 66 | |
| 22 | (24) | Down by Law | $46,210 | -19% | 20 | $2,311 | $1,324,399 | 73 | |
| 23 | (21) | The Decline of the American Empire | $43,221 | -32% | 6 | $7,204 | $176,042 | 24 | |
| 24 | (23) | Tai-Pan | $38,009 | -33% | 126 | $302 | $3,986,171 | 31 | |
| 25 | (25) | Defence of the Realm | $16,624 | -20% | 4 | $4,156 | $71,428 | 706 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $36,023,276 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $8,833,818 | 1,349 | $38,938,152 |
| 2 | Heartbreak Ridge | $8,100,840 | 1,470 | $8,100,840 |
| 3 | An American Tail | $4,019,890 | 1,249 | $20,237,639 |
| 4 | Crocodile Dundee | $3,803,625 | 1,487 | $99,480,811 |
| 5 | Song of the South | $2,002,800 | 1,488 | $14,051,466 |
| 6 | The Color of Money | $1,503,724 | 1,104 | $41,680,532 |
| 7 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $1,401,130 | 1,008 | $37,686,568 |
| 8 | Firewalker | $1,246,474 | 1,115 | $10,537,509 |
| 9 | Soul Man | $1,222,927 | 1,184 | $25,692,592 |
| 10 | Stand by Me | $847,517 | 718 | $46,681,853 |
| 11 | Top Gun | $668,089 | 698 | $167,827,777 |
| 12 | Children of a Lesser God | $647,654 | 464 | $18,754,662 |
| 13 | Something Wild | $412,225 | 403 | $6,972,504 |
| 14 | Deadtime Stories | $218,700 | 255 | $1,014,331 |
| 15 | The Wraith | $217,379 | 263 | $3,124,191 |
| 16 | Tough Guys | $171,339 | 217 | $20,775,070 |
| 17 | Solarbabies | $138,714 | 375 | $1,316,688 |
| 18 | 52 Pick-Up | $120,621 | 217 | $5,030,447 |
| 19 | She's Gotta Have It | $116,069 | 62 | $6,418,043 |
| 20 | True Stories | $96,645 | 38 | $2,006,361 |
| 21 | ‘Round Midnight | $89,032 | 35 | $1,615,820 |
| 22 | Down by Law | $46,210 | 20 | $1,324,399 |
| 23 | The Decline of the American Empire | $43,221 | 6 | $176,042 |
| 24 | Tai-Pan | $38,009 | 126 | $3,986,171 |
| 25 | Defence of the Realm | $16,624 | 4 | $71,428 |
| Reporting: 25 | $36,023,276 | total | ||