Week Domestic Box Office January 3, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Rocky IV | $9,081,352 | -51% | 2,254 | $4,029 | $103,533,233 | 44 | |
| 2 | (3) | Out of Africa | $8,787,016 | -31% | 928 | $9,469 | $29,111,917 | 23 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Jewel of the Nile | $7,498,934 | -48% | 1,486 | $5,046 | $41,395,802 | 30 | |
| 4 | (4) | Spies Like Us | $6,275,345 | -49% | 1,700 | $3,691 | $45,065,326 | 35 | |
| 5 | (7) | The Color Purple | $5,205,120 | -20% | 209 | $24,905 | $15,683,979 | 23 | |
| 6 | (6) | White Nights | $4,919,547 | -42% | 1,064 | $4,624 | $30,952,630 | 49 | |
| 7 | (5) | 101 Dalmatians | $4,645,121 | -58% | 1,185 | $3,920 | $20,988,937 | 9,116 | |
| 8 | (9) | Young Sherlock Holmes | $2,461,907 | -42% | 1,312 | $1,876 | $15,763,143 | 37 | |
| 9 | (8) | A Chorus Line | $2,420,083 | -44% | 680 | $3,559 | $10,228,065 | 31 | |
| 10 | (new) | Head Office | $2,415,046 | 907 | $2,663 | $2,415,046 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (11) | Enemy Mine | $2,096,429 | -43% | 700 | $2,995 | $8,822,217 | 21 | |
| 12 | (10) | Clue | $2,046,497 | -49% | 1,022 | $2,002 | $11,537,879 | 28 | |
| 13 | (12) | Back to the Future | $1,936,939 | -46% | 722 | $2,683 | $193,593,870 | 191 | |
| 14 | (14) | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,340,623 | -18% | 189 | $7,093 | $3,236,562 | 79 | |
| 15 | (15) | Jagged Edge | $676,461 | -34% | 470 | $1,439 | $38,890,813 | 98 | |
| 16 | (17) | Ran | $368,076 | -18% | 18 | $20,449 | $982,867 | 21 | |
| 17 | (13) | Santa Claus | $359,478 | -85% | 563 | $639 | $23,662,111 | 42 | |
| 18 | (16) | King Solomon's Mines | $310,189 | -42% | 396 | $783 | $14,843,240 | 49 | |
| 19 | (19) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $272,105 | -5% | 252 | $1,080 | $16,054,797 | 70 | |
| 20 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $244,150 | -26% | 110 | $2,220 | $26,455,774 | 550 | |
| 21 | (20) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $199,850 | -19% | 60 | $3,331 | $12,283,301 | 168 | |
| 22 | (22) | Fool For Love | $98,918 | -31% | 11 | $8,993 | $447,873 | 35 | |
| 23 | (24) | Murphy's Romance | $83,567 | -17% | 3 | $27,856 | $205,336 | 16 | |
| 24 | (23) | Brazil | $83,258 | -29% | 3 | $27,753 | $286,863 | 23 | |
| 25 | (26) | Runaway Train | $71,362 | -3% | 4 | $17,841 | $308,045 | 35 | |
| 26 | (25) | Revolution | $59,505 | -40% | 4 | $14,876 | $192,741 | 16 | |
| 27 | (27) | Wetherby | $16,849 | +424% | 9 | $1,872 | $1,098,464 | 175 | |
| Reporting movies: 27 | $63,973,727 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | $9,081,352 | 2,254 | $103,533,233 |
| 2 | Out of Africa | $8,787,016 | 928 | $29,111,917 |
| 3 | The Jewel of the Nile | $7,498,934 | 1,486 | $41,395,802 |
| 4 | Spies Like Us | $6,275,345 | 1,700 | $45,065,326 |
| 5 | The Color Purple | $5,205,120 | 209 | $15,683,979 |
| 6 | White Nights | $4,919,547 | 1,064 | $30,952,630 |
| 7 | 101 Dalmatians | $4,645,121 | 1,185 | $20,988,937 |
| 8 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $2,461,907 | 1,312 | $15,763,143 |
| 9 | A Chorus Line | $2,420,083 | 680 | $10,228,065 |
| 10 | Head Office | $2,415,046 | 907 | $2,415,046 |
| 11 | Enemy Mine | $2,096,429 | 700 | $8,822,217 |
| 12 | Clue | $2,046,497 | 1,022 | $11,537,879 |
| 13 | Back to the Future | $1,936,939 | 722 | $193,593,870 |
| 14 | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,340,623 | 189 | $3,236,562 |
| 15 | Jagged Edge | $676,461 | 470 | $38,890,813 |
| 16 | Ran | $368,076 | 18 | $982,867 |
| 17 | Santa Claus | $359,478 | 563 | $23,662,111 |
| 18 | King Solomon's Mines | $310,189 | 396 | $14,843,240 |
| 19 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $272,105 | 252 | $16,054,797 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $244,150 | 110 | $26,455,774 |
| 21 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $199,850 | 60 | $12,283,301 |
| 22 | Fool For Love | $98,918 | 11 | $447,873 |
| 23 | Murphy's Romance | $83,567 | 3 | $205,336 |
| 24 | Brazil | $83,258 | 3 | $286,863 |
| 25 | Runaway Train | $71,362 | 4 | $308,045 |
| 26 | Revolution | $59,505 | 4 | $192,741 |
| 27 | Wetherby | $16,849 | 9 | $1,098,464 |
| Reporting: 27 | $63,973,727 | total | ||