Week Domestic Box Office January 17, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (4) | The Color Purple | $8,515,181 | +80% | 561 | $15,179 | $28,920,383 | 37 | |
| 2 | (new) | Iron Eagle | $7,904,245 | 1,080 | $7,319 | $7,904,245 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Out of Africa | $6,919,384 | -2% | 923 | $7,497 | $43,105,629 | 37 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Jewel of the Nile | $5,222,334 | -5% | 1,433 | $3,644 | $52,115,861 | 44 | |
| 5 | (2) | Rocky IV | $4,961,543 | -22% | 2,170 | $2,286 | $114,817,396 | 58 | |
| 6 | (5) | Spies Like Us | $3,695,850 | -19% | 1,410 | $2,621 | $53,298,822 | 49 | |
| 7 | (new) | Troll | $3,414,040 | 959 | $3,560 | $3,414,040 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (16) | Runaway Train | $3,275,079 | +320% | 965 | $3,394 | $4,362,938 | 49 | |
| 9 | (7) | White Nights | $3,083,594 | -14% | 1,007 | $3,062 | $37,629,540 | 63 | |
| 10 | (8) | 101 Dalmatians | $2,517,563 | -9% | 1,039 | $2,423 | $26,276,139 | 9,130 | |
| 11 | (6) | Black Moon Rising | $2,097,623 | -46% | 907 | $2,313 | $5,969,565 | 14 | |
| 12 | (10) | Back to the Future | $1,814,260 | +13% | 578 | $3,139 | $197,017,100 | 205 | |
| 13 | (-) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $1,358,426 | 356 | $3,816 | $9,108,720 | 119 | ||
| 14 | (9) | A Chorus Line | $1,168,733 | -30% | 543 | $2,152 | $13,065,911 | 45 | |
| 15 | (14) | Twice in a Lifetime | $882,034 | -16% | 174 | $5,069 | $5,170,345 | 93 | |
| 16 | (12) | Enemy Mine | $803,457 | -40% | 468 | $1,717 | $10,973,387 | 35 | |
| 17 | (new) | Heathcliff: The Movie | $684,429 | 309 | $2,215 | $684,429 | 7 | ||
| 18 | (-) | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $556,807 | 276 | $2,017 | $556,807 | 7,905 | ||
| 19 | (15) | Jagged Edge | $493,962 | -44% | 317 | $1,558 | $40,268,210 | 112 | |
| 20 | (23) | Murphy's Romance | $433,397 | +546% | 20 | $21,670 | $705,867 | 30 | |
| 21 | (new) | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $384,003 | 242 | $1,587 | $384,003 | 7 | ||
| 22 | (17) | Ran | $330,531 | -2% | 18 | $18,363 | $1,649,361 | 35 | |
| 23 | (19) | Brazil | $319,036 | +40% | 10 | $31,904 | $833,968 | 37 | |
| 24 | (new) | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $296,118 | 221 | $1,340 | $296,118 | 7 | ||
| 25 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $239,755 | +2% | 113 | $2,122 | $26,931,186 | 564 | |
| 26 | (20) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $194,073 | -14% | 187 | $1,038 | $16,473,695 | 84 | |
| 27 | (21) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $155,800 | -18% | 50 | $3,116 | $12,628,701 | 182 | |
| 28 | (24) | Revolution | $91,795 | +172% | 30 | $3,060 | $318,307 | 30 | |
| 29 | (22) | Fool For Love | $76,660 | -15% | 14 | $5,476 | $614,275 | 49 | |
| 30 | (new) | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $36,690 | 1 | $36,690 | $36,690 | 7 | ||
| 31 | (25) | Wetherby | $12,477 | -26% | 11 | $1,134 | $1,127,731 | 189 | |
| Reporting movies: 31 | $61,938,879 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Color Purple | $8,515,181 | 561 | $28,920,383 |
| 2 | Iron Eagle | $7,904,245 | 1,080 | $7,904,245 |
| 3 | Out of Africa | $6,919,384 | 923 | $43,105,629 |
| 4 | The Jewel of the Nile | $5,222,334 | 1,433 | $52,115,861 |
| 5 | Rocky IV | $4,961,543 | 2,170 | $114,817,396 |
| 6 | Spies Like Us | $3,695,850 | 1,410 | $53,298,822 |
| 7 | Troll | $3,414,040 | 959 | $3,414,040 |
| 8 | Runaway Train | $3,275,079 | 965 | $4,362,938 |
| 9 | White Nights | $3,083,594 | 1,007 | $37,629,540 |
| 10 | 101 Dalmatians | $2,517,563 | 1,039 | $26,276,139 |
| 11 | Black Moon Rising | $2,097,623 | 907 | $5,969,565 |
| 12 | Back to the Future | $1,814,260 | 578 | $197,017,100 |
| 13 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $1,358,426 | 356 | $9,108,720 |
| 14 | A Chorus Line | $1,168,733 | 543 | $13,065,911 |
| 15 | Twice in a Lifetime | $882,034 | 174 | $5,170,345 |
| 16 | Enemy Mine | $803,457 | 468 | $10,973,387 |
| 17 | Heathcliff: The Movie | $684,429 | 309 | $684,429 |
| 18 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $556,807 | 276 | $556,807 |
| 19 | Jagged Edge | $493,962 | 317 | $40,268,210 |
| 20 | Murphy's Romance | $433,397 | 20 | $705,867 |
| 21 | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $384,003 | 242 | $384,003 |
| 22 | Ran | $330,531 | 18 | $1,649,361 |
| 23 | Brazil | $319,036 | 10 | $833,968 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $296,118 | 221 | $296,118 |
| 25 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $239,755 | 113 | $26,931,186 |
| 26 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $194,073 | 187 | $16,473,695 |
| 27 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $155,800 | 50 | $12,628,701 |
| 28 | Revolution | $91,795 | 30 | $318,307 |
| 29 | Fool For Love | $76,660 | 14 | $614,275 |
| 30 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $36,690 | 1 | $36,690 |
| 31 | Wetherby | $12,477 | 11 | $1,127,731 |
| Reporting: 31 | $61,938,879 | total | ||