Weekend Domestic Box Office December 12, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Golden Child | $11,549,711 | 1,667 | $6,928 | $11,549,711 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Three Amigos | $5,939,000 | 1,385 | $4,288 | $5,939,000 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $5,062,450 | -43% | 1,349 | $3,753 | $46,573,341 | 19 | |
| 4 | (2) | Heartbreak Ridge | $4,721,454 | -42% | 1,470 | $3,212 | $15,728,614 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | An American Tail | $2,613,420 | -35% | 1,196 | $2,185 | $23,672,203 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | Crocodile Dundee | $2,273,536 | -40% | 1,435 | $1,584 | $102,855,724 | 80 | |
| 7 | (new) | Crimes of the Heart | $1,402,921 | 246 | $5,703 | $1,402,921 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (5) | Song of the South | $1,014,133 | -49% | 1,207 | $840 | $15,495,830 | 14,643 | |
| 9 | (7) | Peggy Sue Got Married | $820,264 | -41% | 862 | $952 | $38,948,832 | 66 | |
| 10 | (6) | The Color of Money | $694,431 | -54% | 906 | $766 | $42,719,446 | 59 | |
| 11 | (10) | Stand by Me | $500,692 | -41% | 683 | $733 | $47,361,304 | 129 | |
| 12 | (9) | Soul Man | $467,328 | -62% | 872 | $536 | $26,447,273 | 52 | |
| 13 | (11) | Top Gun | $417,929 | -37% | 586 | $713 | $168,458,001 | 213 | |
| 14 | (12) | Children of a Lesser God | $362,367 | -44% | 398 | $910 | $19,317,755 | 73 | |
| 15 | (13) | Something Wild | $200,260 | -51% | 403 | $497 | $7,313,043 | 54 | |
| 16 | (19) | She's Gotta Have It | $91,630 | -21% | 55 | $1,666 | $6,559,826 | 129 | |
| 17 | (16) | Tough Guys | $80,411 | -53% | 249 | $323 | $20,961,747 | 73 | |
| 18 | (21) | ‘Round Midnight | $55,653 | -37% | 30 | $1,855 | $1,705,778 | 73 | |
| 19 | (18) | 52 Pick-Up | $50,691 | -58% | 152 | $333 | $5,130,770 | 38 | |
| 20 | (20) | True Stories | $49,024 | -49% | 38 | $1,290 | $2,087,149 | 66 | |
| 21 | (17) | Solarbabies | $33,795 | -76% | 167 | $202 | $1,406,805 | 19 | |
| 22 | (22) | Down by Law | $24,528 | -47% | 12 | $2,044 | $1,379,734 | 80 | |
| 23 | (25) | Defence of the Realm | $15,711 | -5% | 4 | $3,928 | $91,558 | 713 | |
| Reporting movies: 23 | $38,441,339 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Golden Child | $11,549,711 | 1,667 | $11,549,711 |
| 2 | Three Amigos | $5,939,000 | 1,385 | $5,939,000 |
| 3 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $5,062,450 | 1,349 | $46,573,341 |
| 4 | Heartbreak Ridge | $4,721,454 | 1,470 | $15,728,614 |
| 5 | An American Tail | $2,613,420 | 1,196 | $23,672,203 |
| 6 | Crocodile Dundee | $2,273,536 | 1,435 | $102,855,724 |
| 7 | Crimes of the Heart | $1,402,921 | 246 | $1,402,921 |
| 8 | Song of the South | $1,014,133 | 1,207 | $15,495,830 |
| 9 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $820,264 | 862 | $38,948,832 |
| 10 | The Color of Money | $694,431 | 906 | $42,719,446 |
| 11 | Stand by Me | $500,692 | 683 | $47,361,304 |
| 12 | Soul Man | $467,328 | 872 | $26,447,273 |
| 13 | Top Gun | $417,929 | 586 | $168,458,001 |
| 14 | Children of a Lesser God | $362,367 | 398 | $19,317,755 |
| 15 | Something Wild | $200,260 | 403 | $7,313,043 |
| 16 | She's Gotta Have It | $91,630 | 55 | $6,559,826 |
| 17 | Tough Guys | $80,411 | 249 | $20,961,747 |
| 18 | ‘Round Midnight | $55,653 | 30 | $1,705,778 |
| 19 | 52 Pick-Up | $50,691 | 152 | $5,130,770 |
| 20 | True Stories | $49,024 | 38 | $2,087,149 |
| 21 | Solarbabies | $33,795 | 167 | $1,406,805 |
| 22 | Down by Law | $24,528 | 12 | $1,379,734 |
| 23 | Defence of the Realm | $15,711 | 4 | $91,558 |
| Reporting: 23 | $38,441,339 | total | ||