Week Domestic Box Office January 24, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Color Purple | $6,063,391 | -29% | 561 | $10,808 | $34,983,774 | 44 | |
| 2 | (2) | Iron Eagle | $4,857,882 | -39% | 1,084 | $4,481 | $12,762,127 | 14 | |
| 3 | (new) | My Chauffeur | $4,406,892 | 1,253 | $3,517 | $4,406,892 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Out of Africa | $4,351,430 | -37% | 924 | $4,709 | $47,457,059 | 44 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Jewel of the Nile | $3,425,633 | -34% | 1,389 | $2,466 | $55,541,494 | 51 | |
| 6 | (5) | Rocky IV | $2,940,067 | -41% | 1,575 | $1,867 | $117,757,463 | 65 | |
| 7 | (8) | Runaway Train | $2,220,930 | -32% | 950 | $2,338 | $6,583,868 | 56 | |
| 8 | (6) | Spies Like Us | $2,120,738 | -43% | 1,239 | $1,712 | $55,419,560 | 56 | |
| 9 | (9) | White Nights | $1,946,492 | -37% | 1,029 | $1,892 | $39,576,032 | 70 | |
| 10 | (15) | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,716,255 | +95% | 436 | $3,936 | $6,886,600 | 100 | |
| 11 | (10) | 101 Dalmatians | $1,553,762 | -38% | 1,129 | $1,376 | $27,829,901 | 9,137 | |
| 12 | (12) | Back to the Future | $1,001,594 | -45% | 601 | $1,667 | $198,018,694 | 212 | |
| 13 | (14) | A Chorus Line | $851,357 | -27% | 1,032 | $825 | $13,917,268 | 52 | |
| 14 | (16) | Enemy Mine | $578,593 | -28% | 474 | $1,221 | $11,551,980 | 42 | |
| 15 | (17) | Heathcliff: The Movie | $416,640 | -39% | 309 | $1,348 | $1,101,069 | 14 | |
| 16 | (18) | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $398,493 | -28% | 276 | $1,444 | $955,300 | 7,912 | |
| 17 | (20) | Murphy's Romance | $312,092 | -28% | 20 | $15,605 | $1,017,959 | 37 | |
| 18 | (30) | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $301,833 | +723% | 18 | $16,769 | $338,523 | 14 | |
| 19 | (22) | Ran | $271,556 | -18% | 26 | $10,444 | $1,920,917 | 42 | |
| 20 | (23) | Brazil | $241,302 | -24% | 10 | $24,130 | $1,075,270 | 44 | |
| 21 | (25) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $208,208 | -13% | 114 | $1,826 | $27,139,394 | 571 | |
| 22 | (21) | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $199,719 | -48% | 242 | $825 | $583,722 | 14 | |
| 23 | (-) | The Trip to Bountiful | $186,538 | 18 | $10,363 | $200,065 | 42 | ||
| 24 | (24) | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $146,200 | -51% | 221 | $662 | $442,318 | 14 | |
| 25 | (27) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $144,050 | -8% | 50 | $2,881 | $12,772,751 | 189 | |
| 26 | (29) | Fool For Love | $135,349 | +77% | 57 | $2,375 | $749,624 | 56 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $40,996,996 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Color Purple | $6,063,391 | 561 | $34,983,774 |
| 2 | Iron Eagle | $4,857,882 | 1,084 | $12,762,127 |
| 3 | My Chauffeur | $4,406,892 | 1,253 | $4,406,892 |
| 4 | Out of Africa | $4,351,430 | 924 | $47,457,059 |
| 5 | The Jewel of the Nile | $3,425,633 | 1,389 | $55,541,494 |
| 6 | Rocky IV | $2,940,067 | 1,575 | $117,757,463 |
| 7 | Runaway Train | $2,220,930 | 950 | $6,583,868 |
| 8 | Spies Like Us | $2,120,738 | 1,239 | $55,419,560 |
| 9 | White Nights | $1,946,492 | 1,029 | $39,576,032 |
| 10 | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,716,255 | 436 | $6,886,600 |
| 11 | 101 Dalmatians | $1,553,762 | 1,129 | $27,829,901 |
| 12 | Back to the Future | $1,001,594 | 601 | $198,018,694 |
| 13 | A Chorus Line | $851,357 | 1,032 | $13,917,268 |
| 14 | Enemy Mine | $578,593 | 474 | $11,551,980 |
| 15 | Heathcliff: The Movie | $416,640 | 309 | $1,101,069 |
| 16 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $398,493 | 276 | $955,300 |
| 17 | Murphy's Romance | $312,092 | 20 | $1,017,959 |
| 18 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $301,833 | 18 | $338,523 |
| 19 | Ran | $271,556 | 26 | $1,920,917 |
| 20 | Brazil | $241,302 | 10 | $1,075,270 |
| 21 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $208,208 | 114 | $27,139,394 |
| 22 | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $199,719 | 242 | $583,722 |
| 23 | The Trip to Bountiful | $186,538 | 18 | $200,065 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $146,200 | 221 | $442,318 |
| 25 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $144,050 | 50 | $12,772,751 |
| 26 | Fool For Love | $135,349 | 57 | $749,624 |
| Reporting: 26 | $40,996,996 | total | ||