Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1986
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | |||
| During 1986 | Duet for One (Wide) | $9,000 | |
| Half Moon Street (Wide) | $1,131,399 | ||
| Hardbodies 2 (Wide) | $78,000 | ||
| Matador (Wide) | $206,952 | ||
| Nanou (Wide) | |||
| January 3 | Head Office (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $3,393,807 |
| January 10 | Black Moon Rising (Wide) | New World | $6,637,565 |
| January 15 | Sharma and Beyond (Wide) | Cinecom | $3,125 |
| January 16 | Comic Magazine (Limited) | Cinecom | $26,488 |
| January 17 | The Adventures of Mark Twain (Wide) | Atlantic | $646,803 |
| The Adventures of the American Rabbit (Wide) | Atlantic | $1,023,042 | |
| The Boy in Blue (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $275,000 | |
| The Clan of the Cave Bear (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $1,953,732 | |
| Heathcliff: The Movie (Wide) | Atlantic | $2,091,504 | |
| Iron Eagle (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $24,159,872 | |
| The Longshot (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $256,301 | |
| Troll (Wide) | Empire Pictures | $4,542,346 | |
| Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (Limited, re-release) | Atlantic | $1,940,903 | |
| January 22 | Those Glory, Glory Days (Wide) | Cinecom | $2,968 |
| January 24 | The Imagemaker (Wide) | Castle Hill Productions | $24,562 |
| My Chauffeur (Wide) | Crown | $4,676,892 | |
| January 31 | A.K.: The Making of Ran (Wide) | Orion Classics | |
| The Best of Times (Wide) | Universal | $7,790,931 | |
| Down and Out in Beverly Hills (Wide) | Walt Disney | $62,134,225 | |
| Eliminators (Wide) | Empire Pictures | $4,601,256 | |
| Forever Young (1986) (Wide) | |||
| Power (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $3,800,000 | |
| Stripper (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $39,065 | |
| Uphill all the Way (Wide) | New World | ||
| Youngblood (Wide) | MGM | $15,448,400 | |
| February 1986 | |||
| February 5 | Arthur's Hallowed Ground (Wide) | Cinecom | $1,726 |
| February 7 | F/X (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $20,603,715 |
| Hannah and Her Sisters (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $40,084,041 | |
| Lady Jane (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $277,646 | |
| February 14 | La cage aux folles 3 - 'Elles' se marient (Wide) | United Artists | $345,280 |
| The Delta Force (Wide) | Cannon | $17,005,599 | |
| Kaos (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $11,412 | |
| Knights of the City (Wide) | New World | $601,451 | |
| Quicksilver (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $7,634,909 | |
| TerrorVision (Wide) | Empire Pictures | $320,256 | |
| Turtle Diary (Wide) | Goldwyn Entertainment | $2,156,772 | |
| The Vindicator (Wide) | TLC Films | ||
| Wildcats (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $26,285,544 | |
| Winter Flight (Wide) | Cinecom | $1,621 | |
| February 19 | Parting Glances (Wide) | Cinecom | $537,681 |
| February 21 | Bliss (Wide) | New World | $6,998 |
| Dream Lover (Wide) | MGM | $316,809 | |
| The Frog Prince (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $14,845 | |
| The Hitcher (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $5,844,868 | |
| Nine 1/2 Weeks (Wide) | MGM | $6,734,844 | |
| The Mystery of Picasso (Limited, re-release) | Goldwyn Entertainment | $50,253 | |
| February 28 | House (Wide) | New World | $19,444,631 |
| Pretty in Pink (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $40,471,663 | |
| March 1986 | |||
| March 5 | Antonio Gaudí (Limited) | Kino International | |
| March 7 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $8,540,346 |
| Desert Hearts (Wide) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $2,492,088 | |
| Highlander (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $5,900,000 | |
| The Naked Cage (Wide) | Cannon | $897,589 | |
| Nomads (Wide) | Atlantic | $2,278,264 | |
| A Room with a View (Wide) | Cinecom | $20,966,644 | |
| March 14 | The Boys Next Door (Wide) | New World | $5,000,000 |
| Crossroads (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $5,839,031 | |
| Gung Ho (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $36,611,610 | |
| March 21 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (Wide) | $1,338,264 | |
| Just Between Friends (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $6,408,791 | |
| Police Academy 3: Back in Training (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $43,579,163 | |
| Rad (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $2,523,882 | |
| Sleeping Beauty (Limited, re-release) | Walt Disney | $9,464,608 | |
| March 26 | The Money Pit (Wide) | Universal | $37,499,651 |
| March 27 | April Fool's Day (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $12,947,763 |
| March 28 | Lucas (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $8,200,000 |
| April 1986 | |||
| April 1 | My Beautiful Laundrette (Limited) | Orion Classics | |
| April 11 | Band of the Hand (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $4,865,912 |
| Critters (Wide) | New Line | $13,167,232 | |
| Off Beat (Wide) | Walt Disney | $4,842,778 | |
| Violets Are Blue... (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $4,743,287 | |
| The Toxic Avenger (Limited) | |||
| April 18 | Absolute Beginners (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $930,211 |
| At Close Range (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $2,347,000 | |
| Legend (Wide) | Universal | $15,502,112 | |
| Murphy's Law (Wide) | Cannon | $9,947,631 | |
| Wise Guys (Wide) | MGM | $8,475,466 | |
| Desert Bloom (Limited) | Columbia | $343,127 | |
| Water (Limited) | Atlantic | $510,136 | |
| April 23 | Salvador (Wide) | Hemdale | $1,500,000 |
| Fast Talking (Limited) | Cinecom | $1,488 | |
| April 25 | Three Men and a Cradle (Wide) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $1,947,994 |
| 8 Million Ways to Die (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $1,305,114 | |
| Crimewave (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $5,101 | |
| Low Blow (Limited) | Crown International | $63,860 | |
| April TBD | The Ladies Club (Limited) | New Line | |
| Star Crystal (Limited) | New World | ||
| May 1986 | |||
| May 2 | Blue City (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $6,947,000 |
| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $18,034,150 | |
| No Retreat, No Surrender (Wide) | New World | $2,273,045 | |
| May 6 | Cut and Run (Limited) | New World | |
| May 9 | Dangerously Close (Wide) | Cannon | $2,026,765 |
| Fire with Fire (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $4,577,139 | |
| Short Circuit (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $40,697,761 | |
| In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (Limited) | Scotti Brothers Pictures | ||
| May 14 | Sweet Liberty (Wide) | Universal | $14,205,021 |
| May 16 | Top Gun (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $186,998,815 |
| May 23 | Cobra (Wide) | Cannon | $49,042,224 |
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side (Wide) | MGM | $40,996,665 | |
| May 30 | Jake Speed (Wide) | New World | $1,058,048 |
| Thunder Run (Wide) | Cannon | $145,975 | |
| A Great Wall (Limited) | Orion Classics | ||
| June 1986 | |||
| June 6 | Invaders from Mars (Wide) | Cannon | $4,884,663 |
| My Little Pony: The Movie (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $5,958,456 | |
| Raw Deal (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $16,209,459 | |
| SpaceCamp (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $9,697,739 | |
| Student Confidential (Limited) | |||
| June 11 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $70,136,369 |
| June 13 | Back to School (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $91,258,000 |
| Belizaire the Cajun (Wide) | Skouras | $1,444,618 | |
| The Manhattan Project (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $3,900,000 | |
| Mona Lisa (Wide) | Island | $5,794,000 | |
| Never too Young to Die (Limited) | Paul Entertainment | $129,508 | |
| June 18 | Legal Eagles (Wide) | Universal | $49,851,591 |
| June 20 | The Karate Kid, Part II (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $115,103,979 |
| June 27 | American Anthem (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $3,571,624 |
| Labyrinth (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $12,729,917 | |
| Running Scared (Wide) | MGM | $38,500,726 | |
| Ruthless People (Wide) | Walt Disney | $71,624,879 | |
| June TBD | Flight of the Spruce Goose (Limited) | ||
| July 1986 | |||
| July 1 | About Last Night... (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $38,702,310 |
| Big Trouble in Little China (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $11,100,000 | |
| Pirates (Wide) | $1,641,825 | ||
| July 2 | The Great Mouse Detective (Wide) | Walt Disney | $30,700,858 |
| Psycho III (Wide) | Universal | $14,481,606 | |
| Under the Cherry Moon (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $10,090,429 | |
| July 9 | The Girl in the Picture (Wide) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $76,350 |
| July 11 | Club Paradise (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $12,308,521 |
| July 18 | Aliens (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $85,160,248 |
| Sincerely Charlotte (Wide) | New Line | $300,544 | |
| Vamp (Wide) | New World | $4,000,000 | |
| Malcolm (Limited) | Vestron | $7,064 | |
| July 25 | Haunted Honeymoon (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $8,033,397 |
| Heartburn (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $25,314,289 | |
| Maximum Overdrive (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $7,433,663 | |
| Out of Bounds (Limited) | $5,099,316 | ||
| July 30 | Flight of the Navigator (Wide) | Walt Disney | $18,564,613 |
| Nothing in Common (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $32,324,000 | |
| August 1986 | |||
| August 1 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $19,472,057 |
| Howard the Duck (Wide) | Universal | $16,295,774 | |
| August 8 | A Fine Mess (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $6,029,824 |
| One Crazy Summer (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $13,431,806 | |
| She's Gotta Have It (Wide) | Island | $7,137,502 | |
| The Transformers: The Movie (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $5,849,647 | |
| Stand by Me (Limited) | Sony Pictures | $52,287,414 | |
| August 15 | Armed and Dangerous (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $15,945,534 |
| The Boy Who Could Fly (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $7,177,431 | |
| The Fly (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $37,585,000 | |
| Manhunter (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $8,620,929 | |
| Opposing Force (Wide) | |||
| The Whoopee Boys (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $240,464 | |
| A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (Limited) | Warner Bros. | $56,821 | |
| Vigil (Limited) | |||
| August 22 | Dead End Drive-In (Wide) | ||
| Extremities (Wide) | Atlantic | $13,418,091 | |
| Night of the Creeps (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $591,366 | |
| The Peanut Butter Solution (Wide) | |||
| Reform School Girls (Wide) | |||
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Wide) | Cannon | $8,025,872 | |
| Thrashin' (Wide) | |||
| Touch and Go (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $1,300,000 | |
| August 29 | Born American (Wide) | Cinema Guild | $3,401,376 |
| Bullies (Wide) | Universal | $2,995,527 | |
| Shanghai Surprise (Wide) | MGM | $2,315,000 | |
| Caravaggio (Limited) | Cinevista | $3,151 | |
| Summer (Limited) | Orion Classics | $42,606 | |
| September 1986 | |||
| September 5 | 90 Days (Limited) | Cinecom | $5,620 |
| September 12 | Avenging Force (Wide) | Cannon | $4,679,650 |
| 'Night Mother (Limited) | $441,863 | ||
| Otello (Limited) | Cannon | $189,042 | |
| September 19 | Blue Velvet (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $8,551,228 |
| The Men's Club (Wide) | Atlantic | $2,556,361 | |
| American Justice (Limited) | MGM | $89,352 | |
| Link (Limited) | $1,720,450 | ||
| Radioactive Dreams (Limited) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $210,212 | |
| September 20 | Shadow Play (Limited) | New World | |
| September 24 | The Name of the Rose (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $7,153,000 |
| September 26 | Crocodile Dundee (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $174,803,506 |
| That's Life! (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $4,079,895 | |
| Down by Law (Limited) | Island/Alive | $1,436,000 | |
| Weekend Warriors (Limited) | Moviestore Entertainment | $107,846 | |
| Where the River Runs Black (Limited) | MGM | ||
| October 1986 | |||
| October 1 | Ménage (Limited) | Cinecom | $843,906 |
| October 3 | Children of a Lesser God (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $31,853,080 |
| Playing for Keeps (Wide) | Universal | $2,000,000 | |
| ‘Round Midnight (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $2,391,211 | |
| Tough Guys (Wide) | Walt Disney | $21,458,229 | |
| October 10 | Clockwise (Wide) | Universal | $1,476,356 |
| Deadly Friend (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $8,988,731 | |
| Jumpin' Jack Flash (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $25,587,804 | |
| Peggy Sue Got Married (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $41,382,841 | |
| True Stories (Wide) | $2,545,142 | ||
| October 17 | The Color of Money (Wide) | Walt Disney | $52,293,000 |
| October 22 | Something Wild (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $8,362,000 |
| October 24 | Soul Man (Wide) | New World | $27,316,198 |
| Trick or Treat (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $6,000,000 | |
| From Beyond (Limited) | Empire Pictures | $1,070,053 | |
| October 26 | Omega Syndrome (Limited) | New World | |
| October 31 | The Mission (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $17,218,000 |
| Sky Bandits (Wide) | Galaxy International Releasing | $1,468,500 | |
| Let's Get Harry (Limited) | $140,980 | ||
| November 1986 | |||
| November 1 | Nobody's Fool (Wide) | $563,568 | |
| November 7 | 52 Pick-Up (Wide) | Cannon | $5,186,646 |
| Tai-Pan (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $4,000,000 | |
| Betty Blue (Limited) | Cinema Libre | $179,391 | |
| Marlene (Limited) | Alive Films | ||
| Sid & Nancy (Limited) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $2,167,291 | |
| November 14 | Every Time We Say Goodbye (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $278,623 |
| Hoosiers (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $28,607,524 | |
| Streets of Gold (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $2,546,238 | |
| The Decline of the American Empire (Limited) | Self Distributed | $874,649 | |
| Slaughter High (Limited) | Vestron | ||
| Welcome to 18 (Limited) | Green Griffin | $97,446 | |
| Willy/Milly (Limited) | $277,405 | ||
| November 21 | An American Tail (Wide) | Universal | $47,483,002 |
| Defence of the Realm (Wide) | $750,000 | ||
| Firewalker (Wide) | Cannon | $11,834,302 | |
| Song of the South (Wide, re-release) | Walt Disney | $65,000,000 | |
| The Wraith (Wide) | New Century Vista Film Company | $3,500,000 | |
| Body Slam (Limited) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $14,926 | |
| November 26 | Solarbabies (Wide) | MGM | $1,579,260 |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $109,713,132 | |
| November 28 | Deadtime Stories (Limited) | Palisades | $1,752,982 |
| Eye of the Tiger (Limited) | Scotti Brothers Pictures | ||
| November TBD | Kamikaze Hearts (Limited) | Facets | $6,669 |
| December 1986 | |||
| December 1 | The Mosquito Coast (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $14,302,000 |
| December 5 | Heartbreak Ridge (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $42,724,017 |
| December 6 | Sharp Edges (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| December 12 | Crimes of the Heart (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $22,905,000 |
| The Golden Child (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $79,817,937 | |
| Three Amigos (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $39,246,734 | |
| Native Son (Limited) | Cinecom | $929,770 | |
| Typhoon Club (Limited) | |||
| December 19 | King Kong Lives (Wide) | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | $4,711,220 |
| Lady and the Tramp (Wide, re-release) | Walt Disney | $93,600,000 | |
| Little Shop of Horrors (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $38,946,965 | |
| No Mercy (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $12,303,904 | |
| Platoon (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $137,963,328 | |
| Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (Limited) | Warner Bros. | ||
| Miss Mary (Limited) | New World | $49,432 | |
| December 23 | El amor brujo (Love, The Magician) (Limited) | Orion Classics | $284,772 |
| December 25 | Brighton Beach Memoirs (Wide) | Universal | $11,957,943 |
| The Morning After (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $25,147,055 | |
| Windrider (Limited) | United Artists | $19,387 | |
| December 31 | Wisdom (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $5,715,174 |
| Witchboard (Wide) | Cinema Guild | $7,369,373 | |
| During 1986 | Revenge (Limited) | Self Distributed | |