Week Domestic Box Office August 8, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Aliens | $9,165,500 | -19% | 1,395 | $6,570 | $50,698,315 | 28 | |
| 2 | (4) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $6,033,107 | -10% | 1,586 | $3,804 | $85,417,701 | 56 | |
| 3 | (5) | Top Gun | $5,672,797 | -3% | 1,281 | $4,428 | $115,796,158 | 91 | |
| 4 | (new) | One Crazy Summer | $5,534,115 | 984 | $5,624 | $5,534,115 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (2) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $5,141,296 | -47% | 1,610 | $3,193 | $14,768,031 | 14 | |
| 6 | (6) | Ruthless People | $4,724,347 | -12% | 1,077 | $4,387 | $49,364,992 | 49 | |
| 7 | (3) | Howard the Duck | $4,325,970 | -46% | 1,563 | $2,768 | $12,383,337 | 14 | |
| 8 | (9) | Nothing in Common | $4,072,180 | -17% | 645 | $6,313 | $10,003,030 | 16 | |
| 9 | (8) | Flight of the Navigator | $3,917,055 | -22% | 1,024 | $3,825 | $10,053,571 | 16 | |
| 10 | (new) | A Fine Mess | $3,845,615 | 1,162 | $3,309 | $3,845,615 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (7) | Heartburn | $3,787,061 | -27% | 850 | $4,455 | $17,394,222 | 21 | |
| 12 | (10) | Back to School | $3,312,488 | -18% | 1,089 | $3,042 | $74,215,606 | 63 | |
| 13 | (-) | About Last Night... | $2,847,328 | 887 | $3,210 | $26,837,604 | 45 | ||
| 14 | (new) | The Transformers: The Movie | $2,817,118 | 990 | $2,846 | $2,817,118 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (-) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $2,650,365 | 856 | $3,096 | $55,560,865 | 65 | ||
| 16 | (-) | Running Scared | $1,702,589 | 682 | $2,496 | $31,982,287 | 49 | ||
| 17 | (-) | Legal Eagles | $1,582,784 | 640 | $2,473 | $44,491,591 | 58 | ||
| 18 | (-) | The Great Mouse Detective | $1,082,722 | 836 | $1,295 | $22,390,266 | 44 | ||
| 19 | (11) | Haunted Honeymoon | $790,872 | -59% | 615 | $1,286 | $6,878,026 | 21 | |
| 20 | (-) | A Room with a View | $414,467 | 80 | $5,181 | $8,772,393 | 161 | ||
| 21 | (new) | Stand by Me | $411,192 | 16 | $25,700 | $411,192 | 7 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Short Circuit | $407,579 | 269 | $1,515 | $40,213,839 | 98 | ||
| 23 | (-) | Mona Lisa | $400,760 | 72 | $5,566 | $2,460,444 | 63 | ||
| 24 | (-) | Labyrinth | $268,100 | 254 | $1,056 | $12,614,225 | 49 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Desert Hearts | $81,232 | 23 | $3,532 | $2,093,884 | 161 | ||
| 26 | (-) | Belizaire the Cajun | $70,355 | 15 | $4,690 | $346,504 | 63 | ||
| 27 | (-) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $67,047 | 33 | $2,032 | $35,246,448 | 189 | ||
| 28 | (12) | Three Men and a Cradle | $65,724 | -13% | 21 | $3,130 | $1,534,531 | 112 | |
| 29 | (new) | She's Gotta Have It | $57,087 | 1 | $57,087 | $57,087 | 7 | ||
| 30 | (-) | Turtle Diary | $36,727 | 25 | $1,469 | $2,013,946 | 182 | ||
| 31 | (-) | Sincerely Charlotte | $32,716 | 3 | $10,905 | $122,019 | 28 | ||
| 32 | (-) | The Girl in the Picture | $14,978 | 6 | $2,496 | $56,646 | 37 | ||
| Reporting movies: 32 | $75,333,273 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliens | $9,165,500 | 1,395 | $50,698,315 |
| 2 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $6,033,107 | 1,586 | $85,417,701 |
| 3 | Top Gun | $5,672,797 | 1,281 | $115,796,158 |
| 4 | One Crazy Summer | $5,534,115 | 984 | $5,534,115 |
| 5 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $5,141,296 | 1,610 | $14,768,031 |
| 6 | Ruthless People | $4,724,347 | 1,077 | $49,364,992 |
| 7 | Howard the Duck | $4,325,970 | 1,563 | $12,383,337 |
| 8 | Nothing in Common | $4,072,180 | 645 | $10,003,030 |
| 9 | Flight of the Navigator | $3,917,055 | 1,024 | $10,053,571 |
| 10 | A Fine Mess | $3,845,615 | 1,162 | $3,845,615 |
| 11 | Heartburn | $3,787,061 | 850 | $17,394,222 |
| 12 | Back to School | $3,312,488 | 1,089 | $74,215,606 |
| 13 | About Last Night... | $2,847,328 | 887 | $26,837,604 |
| 14 | The Transformers: The Movie | $2,817,118 | 990 | $2,817,118 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $2,650,365 | 856 | $55,560,865 |
| 16 | Running Scared | $1,702,589 | 682 | $31,982,287 |
| 17 | Legal Eagles | $1,582,784 | 640 | $44,491,591 |
| 18 | The Great Mouse Detective | $1,082,722 | 836 | $22,390,266 |
| 19 | Haunted Honeymoon | $790,872 | 615 | $6,878,026 |
| 20 | A Room with a View | $414,467 | 80 | $8,772,393 |
| 21 | Stand by Me | $411,192 | 16 | $411,192 |
| 22 | Short Circuit | $407,579 | 269 | $40,213,839 |
| 23 | Mona Lisa | $400,760 | 72 | $2,460,444 |
| 24 | Labyrinth | $268,100 | 254 | $12,614,225 |
| 25 | Desert Hearts | $81,232 | 23 | $2,093,884 |
| 26 | Belizaire the Cajun | $70,355 | 15 | $346,504 |
| 27 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $67,047 | 33 | $35,246,448 |
| 28 | Three Men and a Cradle | $65,724 | 21 | $1,534,531 |
| 29 | She's Gotta Have It | $57,087 | 1 | $57,087 |
| 30 | Turtle Diary | $36,727 | 25 | $2,013,946 |
| 31 | Sincerely Charlotte | $32,716 | 3 | $122,019 |
| 32 | The Girl in the Picture | $14,978 | 6 | $56,646 |
| Reporting: 32 | $75,333,273 | total | ||