1986 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1986.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	Nov 28, 1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	$21,583,856	1,349	$16,000	$30,104,334	9
2	Jun 20, 1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	$20,014,510	1,323	$15,128	$20,014,510	7
3	May 23, 1986	Cobra	$18,933,359	2,131	$8,885	$18,933,359	7
4	Dec 26, 1986	The Golden Child	$17,172,266	1,714	$10,019	$45,597,762	21
5	Jul 18, 1986	Aliens	$16,429,803	1,437	$11,433	$16,429,803	7
6	Dec 26, 1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	$16,295,918	1,956	$8,331	$75,070,006	37
7	Dec 12, 1986	The Golden Child	$15,354,969	1,667	$9,211	$15,354,969	7
8	Jun 13, 1986	Back to School	$14,797,218	1,605	$9,219	$14,797,218	7
9	May 23, 1986	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	$14,559,697	1,596	$9,123	$14,559,697	7
10	Jun 27, 1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	$14,449,508	1,327	$10,889	$34,464,018	14
11	Jul 25, 1986	Aliens	$13,825,042	1,454	$9,508	$30,254,845	14
12	Dec 19, 1986	The Golden Child	$13,070,527	1,667	$7,841	$28,425,496	14
13	Oct 10, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$12,954,293	1,378	$9,401	$35,233,708	21
14	Mar 21, 1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Tra…	$12,666,057	1,788	$7,084	$12,666,057	7
15	Jun 6, 1986	Top Gun	$12,645,217	1,531	$8,259	$47,593,282	28
16	Jun 20, 1986	Back to School	$12,410,304	1,610	$7,708	$27,207,522	14
17	Jun 20, 1986	Legal Eagles	$12,336,480	1,248	$9,885	$12,425,498	9
18	May 23, 1986	Top Gun	$12,228,442	1,057	$11,569	$24,136,200	14
19	May 16, 1986	Top Gun	$11,907,758	1,028	$11,583	$11,907,758	7
20	Dec 5, 1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	$11,406,557	1,349	$8,456	$41,510,891	16
21	Sep 26, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$11,337,214	879	$12,898	$11,337,214	7
22	Aug 1, 1986	Aliens	$11,277,970	1,453	$7,762	$41,532,815	21
23	Jun 27, 1986	Back to School	$11,124,647	1,751	$6,353	$38,332,169	21
24	Dec 5, 1986	Heartbreak Ridge	$11,007,160	1,470	$7,488	$11,007,160	7
25	Aug 15, 1986	The Fly	$10,955,203	1,195	$9,168	$10,955,203	7
26	Oct 3, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$10,942,201	971	$11,269	$22,279,415	14
27	Dec 26, 1986	Lady and the Tramp	$10,819,610	1,375	$7,869	$16,148,836	11,517
28	May 30, 1986	Top Gun	$10,811,865	1,057	$10,229	$34,948,065	21
29	Jul 11, 1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	$10,649,046	1,543	$6,902	$55,526,108	28
30	Jun 13, 1986	Ferris Bueller’s Day Off	$10,647,734	1,330	$8,006	$12,900,155	9
31	May 30, 1986	Cobra	$10,547,613	2,131	$4,950	$29,480,972	14
32	Jul 4, 1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	$10,413,044	1,298	$8,022	$44,877,062	21
33	Jun 13, 1986	Top Gun	$10,343,973	1,531	$6,756	$57,937,255	35
34	Dec 19, 1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	$10,212,591	1,886	$5,415	$58,774,088	30
35	Dec 26, 1986	Three Amigos	$9,922,970	1,466	$6,769	$24,732,180	21
36	Oct 17, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$9,867,742	1,378	$7,161	$45,101,450	28
37	Dec 26, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$9,761,475	1,423	$6,860	$118,243,806	98
38	Aug 1, 1986	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jaso…	$9,626,735	1,610	$5,979	$9,626,735	7
39	Jun 20, 1986	Ferris Bueller’s Day Off	$9,524,784	1,330	$7,161	$22,424,939	16
40	Jun 20, 1986	Top Gun	$9,464,579	1,531	$6,182	$67,401,834	42
41	Nov 21, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$9,418,960	1,495	$6,300	$87,000,540	63
42	Jun 27, 1986	Legal Eagles	$9,338,498	1,248	$7,483	$21,763,996	16
43	Dec 26, 1986	Little Shop of Horrors	$9,171,645	866	$10,591	$15,541,211	14
44	Aug 8, 1986	Aliens	$9,165,500	1,395	$6,570	$50,698,315	28
45	Jan 3, 1986	Rocky IV	$9,081,352	2,254	$4,029	$103,533,233	44
46	Mar 14, 1986	Gung Ho	$9,048,283	1,150	$7,868	$9,048,283	7
47	Jul 18, 1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	$8,923,641	1,602	$5,570	$64,449,749	35
48	Oct 24, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$8,858,191	1,495	$5,925	$53,959,641	35
49	Jan 3, 1986	Out of Africa	$8,787,016	928	$9,469	$29,111,917	23
50	Jun 27, 1986	Ruthless People	$8,722,970	1,111	$7,851	$8,722,970	7
51	Nov 28, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$8,676,646	1,495	$5,804	$95,677,186	70
52	Nov 28, 1986	An American Tail	$8,676,426	1,249	$6,947	$16,217,749	14
53	Nov 7, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$8,657,425	1,485	$5,830	$70,494,490	49
54	Jun 27, 1986	Top Gun	$8,516,356	1,485	$5,735	$75,918,190	49
55	Jan 17, 1986	The Color Purple	$8,515,181	561	$15,179	$28,920,383	37
56	Oct 17, 1986	The Color of Money	$8,485,401	635	$13,363	$8,485,401	7
57	Dec 26, 1986	Heartbreak Ridge	$8,473,194	1,647	$5,145	$31,668,038	28
58	Dec 26, 1986	The Morning After	$8,466,445	955	$8,865	$9,417,607	8
59	Feb 14, 1986	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	$8,458,703	1,045	$8,094	$24,062,090	21
60	Jul 25, 1986	Heartburn	$8,435,739	843	$10,007	$8,435,739	7
61	Jul 4, 1986	Ruthless People	$8,375,766	1,114	$7,519	$17,098,736	14
62	Jun 27, 1986	Running Scared	$8,290,827	1,376	$6,025	$8,290,827	7
63	May 30, 1986	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	$8,273,906	1,599	$5,174	$22,833,603	14
64	Jul 4, 1986	Back to School	$8,271,250	1,746	$4,737	$46,603,419	28
65	Mar 28, 1986	Police Academy 3: Back in Tra…	$8,234,311	1,788	$4,605	$20,900,368	14
66	Jul 25, 1986	The Karate Kid, Part II	$8,205,239	1,610	$5,096	$72,654,988	42
67	Jul 11, 1986	Ruthless People	$8,195,628	1,114	$7,357	$25,294,364	21
68	Oct 10, 1986	Peggy Sue Got Married	$8,100,077	865	$9,364	$8,100,077	7
69	Aug 1, 1986	Howard the Duck	$8,057,367	1,554	$5,185	$8,057,367	7
70	Jul 11, 1986	Back to School	$7,916,425	1,713	$4,621	$54,519,844	35
71	Jan 17, 1986	Iron Eagle	$7,904,245	1,080	$7,319	$7,904,245	7
72	Oct 31, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$7,877,424	1,495	$5,269	$61,837,065	42
73	Feb 7, 1986	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	$7,857,146	816	$9,629	$15,603,387	14
74	Jul 4, 1986	Top Gun	$7,780,737	1,386	$5,614	$83,698,927	56
75	Jan 31, 1986	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	$7,746,241	809	$9,575	$7,746,241	7
76	Dec 12, 1986	Three Amigos	$7,606,245	1,385	$5,492	$7,606,245	7
77	Jul 11, 1986	Top Gun	$7,601,755	1,415	$5,372	$91,300,682	63
78	Feb 28, 1986	House	$7,580,453	1,440	$5,264	$7,580,453	7
79	Nov 21, 1986	An American Tail	$7,541,323	1,246	$6,052	$7,541,323	7
80	Jun 6, 1986	Raw Deal	$7,512,453	1,731	$4,340	$7,512,453	7
81	Jan 3, 1986	The Jewel of the Nile	$7,498,934	1,486	$5,046	$41,395,802	30
82	Feb 28, 1986	Pretty in Pink	$7,496,186	827	$9,064	$7,496,186	7
83	Feb 14, 1986	The Color Purple	$7,482,924	1,109	$6,747	$55,442,912	65
84	Mar 28, 1986	The Money Pit	$7,465,765	1,189	$6,279	$9,045,260	9
85	Feb 7, 1986	The Color Purple	$7,400,986	1,109	$6,674	$47,959,988	58
86	Jun 27, 1986	Ferris Bueller’s Day Off	$7,331,344	1,330	$5,512	$29,756,283	23
87	Oct 10, 1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	$7,228,198	1,080	$6,693	$7,228,198	7
88	Dec 19, 1986	Three Amigos	$7,202,965	1,461	$4,930	$14,809,210	14
89	Aug 22, 1986	The Fly	$7,136,844	1,201	$5,942	$18,092,047	14
90	Oct 31, 1986	The Color of Money	$7,091,561	1,183	$5,995	$22,587,541	21
91	Nov 14, 1986	Crocodile Dundee	$7,087,090	1,485	$4,772	$77,581,580	56
92	Jan 10, 1986	Out of Africa	$7,074,328	922	$7,673	$36,186,245	30
93	Dec 12, 1986	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	$7,050,606	1,349	$5,227	$48,561,497	23
94	Jul 18, 1986	Ruthless People	$7,020,107	1,114	$6,302	$32,314,471	28
95	Oct 24, 1986	The Color of Money	$7,010,579	817	$8,581	$15,495,980	14
96	Jul 25, 1986	Ruthless People	$6,969,084	1,114	$6,256	$39,283,555	35
97	Jun 6, 1986	Cobra	$6,962,228	2,117	$3,289	$36,443,200	21
98	Jan 17, 1986	Out of Africa	$6,919,384	923	$7,497	$43,105,629	37
99	Aug 15, 1986	Aliens	$6,907,708	1,302	$5,305	$57,606,023	35
100	Mar 21, 1986	Gung Ho	$6,874,277	1,150	$5,978	$15,922,560	14