Weekend Domestic Box Office December 19, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Golden Child | $7,887,899 | -32% | 1,667 | $4,732 | $23,242,868 | 10 | |
| 2 | (3) | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $5,809,960 | +15% | 1,886 | $3,081 | $54,371,457 | 26 | |
| 3 | (2) | Three Amigos | $4,303,619 | -28% | 1,461 | $2,946 | $11,909,864 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Little Shop of Horrors | $3,659,884 | 866 | $4,226 | $3,659,884 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Heartbreak Ridge | $3,493,085 | -26% | 1,647 | $2,121 | $20,920,521 | 17 | |
| 6 | (-) | Lady and the Tramp | $2,804,272 | 1,355 | $2,070 | $2,804,272 | 11,506 | ||
| 7 | (6) | Crocodile Dundee | $2,282,721 | +0% | 1,256 | $1,817 | $106,024,183 | 87 | |
| 8 | (new) | No Mercy | $2,198,069 | 1,206 | $1,823 | $2,198,069 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (5) | An American Tail | $1,932,665 | -26% | 1,126 | $1,716 | $26,292,623 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | Crimes of the Heart | $1,692,851 | +21% | 446 | $3,796 | $3,667,731 | 10 | |
| 11 | (-) | The Mosquito Coast | $1,596,509 | 451 | $3,540 | $1,999,931 | 21 | ||
| 12 | (new) | King Kong Lives | $1,172,942 | 1,105 | $1,061 | $1,172,942 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (13) | Top Gun | $401,479 | -4% | 466 | $862 | $169,026,035 | 220 | |
| 14 | (new) | Platoon | $241,080 | 6 | $40,180 | $241,080 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (12) | Soul Man | $228,944 | -51% | 395 | $580 | $26,834,759 | 59 | |
| 16 | (14) | Children of a Lesser God | $206,916 | -43% | 224 | $924 | $19,689,758 | 80 | |
| 17 | (16) | She's Gotta Have It | $50,240 | -45% | 40 | $1,256 | $6,620,351 | 136 | |
| 18 | (18) | ‘Round Midnight | $46,876 | -16% | 25 | $1,875 | $1,783,159 | 80 | |
| 19 | (20) | True Stories | $29,388 | -40% | 19 | $1,547 | $2,140,800 | 73 | |
| 20 | (19) | 52 Pick-Up | $25,250 | -50% | 48 | $526 | $5,186,646 | 45 | |
| 21 | (22) | Down by Law | $23,749 | -3% | 11 | $2,159 | $1,419,835 | 87 | |
| 22 | (23) | Defence of the Realm | $10,419 | -34% | 3 | $3,473 | $105,905 | 720 | |
| 23 | (new) | Miss Mary | $10,094 | 10 | $1,009 | $10,094 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 23 | $40,108,911 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Golden Child | $7,887,899 | 1,667 | $23,242,868 |
| 2 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $5,809,960 | 1,886 | $54,371,457 |
| 3 | Three Amigos | $4,303,619 | 1,461 | $11,909,864 |
| 4 | Little Shop of Horrors | $3,659,884 | 866 | $3,659,884 |
| 5 | Heartbreak Ridge | $3,493,085 | 1,647 | $20,920,521 |
| 6 | Lady and the Tramp | $2,804,272 | 1,355 | $2,804,272 |
| 7 | Crocodile Dundee | $2,282,721 | 1,256 | $106,024,183 |
| 8 | No Mercy | $2,198,069 | 1,206 | $2,198,069 |
| 9 | An American Tail | $1,932,665 | 1,126 | $26,292,623 |
| 10 | Crimes of the Heart | $1,692,851 | 446 | $3,667,731 |
| 11 | The Mosquito Coast | $1,596,509 | 451 | $1,999,931 |
| 12 | King Kong Lives | $1,172,942 | 1,105 | $1,172,942 |
| 13 | Top Gun | $401,479 | 466 | $169,026,035 |
| 14 | Platoon | $241,080 | 6 | $241,080 |
| 15 | Soul Man | $228,944 | 395 | $26,834,759 |
| 16 | Children of a Lesser God | $206,916 | 224 | $19,689,758 |
| 17 | She's Gotta Have It | $50,240 | 40 | $6,620,351 |
| 18 | ‘Round Midnight | $46,876 | 25 | $1,783,159 |
| 19 | True Stories | $29,388 | 19 | $2,140,800 |
| 20 | 52 Pick-Up | $25,250 | 48 | $5,186,646 |
| 21 | Down by Law | $23,749 | 11 | $1,419,835 |
| 22 | Defence of the Realm | $10,419 | 3 | $105,905 |
| 23 | Miss Mary | $10,094 | 10 | $10,094 |
| Reporting: 23 | $40,108,911 | total | ||