1986 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1986. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1986.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | $363,992,074 | $186,998,815 | $176,993,259 | 51.4% |
| 2 | Crocodile Dundee | $328,203,181 | $174,803,506 | $153,399,675 | 53.3% |
| 3 | Aliens | $183,291,256 | $85,160,248 | $98,131,008 | 46.5% |
| 4 | Platoon | $137,979,020 | $137,963,328 | $15,692 | 100.0% |
| 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $133,000,000 | $109,713,132 | $23,286,868 | 82.5% |
| 6 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $115,103,979 | $115,103,979 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Back to School | $91,258,000 | $91,258,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 8 | The Golden Child | $79,817,937 | $79,817,937 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 9 | Ruthless People | $71,624,879 | $71,624,879 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 10 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $70,179,800 | $70,136,369 | $43,431 | 99.9% |
| 11 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $62,134,225 | $62,134,225 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 12 | Stand by Me | $52,371,076 | $52,287,414 | $83,662 | 99.8% |
| 13 | The Color of Money | $52,293,230 | $52,293,000 | $230 | 100.0% |
| 14 | Legal Eagles | $49,851,591 | $49,851,591 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 15 | Cobra | $49,042,224 | $49,042,224 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 16 | An American Tail | $47,483,002 | $47,483,002 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 17 | Police Academy 3: Back in Tra… | $43,579,163 | $43,579,163 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 18 | Heartbreak Ridge | $42,724,017 | $42,724,017 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $41,382,841 | $41,382,841 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 20 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $40,996,665 | $40,996,665 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | Short Circuit | $40,697,761 | $40,697,761 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 22 | Pretty in Pink | $40,476,156 | $40,471,663 | $4,493 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $40,084,041 | $40,084,041 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Three Amigos | $39,246,734 | $39,246,734 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 25 | Little Shop of Horrors | $38,947,189 | $38,946,965 | $224 | 100.0% |
| 26 | About Last Night... | $38,702,310 | $38,702,310 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 27 | Running Scared | $38,500,726 | $38,500,726 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 28 | The Fly | $37,587,024 | $37,585,000 | $2,024 | 100.0% |
| 29 | The Money Pit | $37,499,651 | $37,499,651 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 30 | Gung Ho | $36,611,610 | $36,611,610 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | Nothing in Common | $32,324,000 | $32,324,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Children of a Lesser God | $31,853,080 | $31,853,080 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | The Great Mouse Detective | $30,700,858 | $30,700,858 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 34 | Hoosiers | $28,607,524 | $28,607,524 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 35 | Soul Man | $27,316,198 | $27,316,198 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 36 | Wildcats | $26,285,544 | $26,285,544 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 37 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $25,587,804 | $25,587,804 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 38 | Heartburn | $25,314,289 | $25,314,289 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 39 | The Morning After | $25,147,121 | $25,147,055 | $66 | 100.0% |
| 40 | Iron Eagle | $24,159,872 | $24,159,872 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 41 | Legend | $23,506,237 | $15,502,112 | $8,004,125 | 65.9% |
| 42 | Crimes of the Heart | $22,905,000 | $22,905,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 43 | House | $22,144,631 | $19,444,631 | $2,700,000 | 87.8% |
| 44 | Tough Guys | $21,458,229 | $21,458,229 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | A Room with a View | $21,077,709 | $20,966,644 | $111,065 | 99.5% |
| 46 | Castle in the Sky | $20,843,061 | $0 | $20,843,061 | 0.0% |
| 47 | The Mission | $20,809,038 | $17,218,000 | $3,591,038 | 82.7% |
| 48 | F/X | $20,603,715 | $20,603,715 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 49 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jaso… | $19,472,809 | $19,472,057 | $752 | 100.0% |
| 50 | Flight of the Navigator | $18,564,613 | $18,564,613 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 51 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Ca… | $18,034,150 | $18,034,150 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 52 | The Delta Force | $17,005,599 | $17,005,599 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | Howard the Duck | $16,295,774 | $16,295,774 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | Raw Deal | $16,209,459 | $16,209,459 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 55 | Armed and Dangerous | $15,945,534 | $15,945,534 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Youngblood | $15,448,400 | $15,448,400 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | Psycho III | $14,481,606 | $14,481,606 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | The Mosquito Coast | $14,302,000 | $14,302,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 59 | Sweet Liberty | $14,205,021 | $14,205,021 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | Labyrinth | $13,622,586 | $12,729,917 | $892,669 | 93.4% |
| 61 | One Crazy Summer | $13,431,806 | $13,431,806 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | Extremities | $13,418,091 | $13,418,091 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | Critters | $13,167,232 | $13,167,232 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | April Fool's Day | $12,947,763 | $12,947,763 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | Highlander | $12,900,000 | $5,900,000 | $7,000,000 | 45.7% |
| 66 | Club Paradise | $12,308,521 | $12,308,521 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 67 | No Mercy | $12,303,904 | $12,303,904 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | $11,957,943 | $11,957,943 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 69 | Firewalker | $11,834,302 | $11,834,302 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | Big Trouble in Little China | $11,211,221 | $11,100,000 | $111,221 | 99.0% |
| 71 | Under the Cherry Moon | $10,090,435 | $10,090,429 | $6 | 100.0% |
| 72 | The Transformers: The Movie | $10,033,155 | $10,006,178 | $26,977 | 99.7% |
| 73 | Murphy's Law | $9,947,631 | $9,947,631 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | SpaceCamp | $9,697,739 | $9,697,739 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | Deadly Friend | $8,988,731 | $8,988,731 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | Manhunter | $8,850,526 | $8,808,187 | $42,339 | 99.5% |
| 77 | Blue Velvet | $8,678,543 | $8,551,228 | $127,315 | 98.5% |
| 78 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Ge… | $8,540,346 | $8,540,346 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | Wise Guys | $8,475,466 | $8,475,466 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | Something Wild | $8,362,618 | $8,362,000 | $618 | 100.0% |
| 81 | Lucas | $8,200,000 | $8,200,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 82 | Haunted Honeymoon | $8,033,397 | $8,033,397 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | $8,026,174 | $8,025,872 | $302 | 100.0% |
| 84 | The Best of Times | $7,790,931 | $7,790,931 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | Quicksilver | $7,634,909 | $7,634,909 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 86 | Maximum Overdrive | $7,433,663 | $7,433,663 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | Witchboard | $7,369,373 | $7,369,373 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $7,177,431 | $7,177,431 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | The Name of the Rose | $7,153,000 | $7,153,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | She’s Gotta Have It | $7,137,502 | $7,137,502 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | Blue City | $6,947,000 | $6,947,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | Nine 1/2 Weeks | $6,734,844 | $6,734,844 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | Black Moon Rising | $6,637,565 | $6,637,565 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Just Between Friends | $6,408,791 | $6,408,791 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | Pirates | $6,341,825 | $1,641,825 | $4,700,000 | 25.9% |
| 96 | A Fine Mess | $6,029,824 | $6,029,824 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | Trick or Treat | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | My Little Pony: The Movie | $5,958,456 | $5,958,456 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | The Hitcher | $5,846,201 | $5,844,868 | $1,333 | 100.0% |
| 100 | Crossroads | $5,839,031 | $5,839,031 | $0 | 100.0% |