Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Apr 25–May 1, 1986
All 13 films
$22,182,599#1
Legend| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legend | Uni. | $3,435,401 | 1,179 | $9,092,665 |
| 2 | The Money Pit | Uni. | $2,895,590 | 1,145 | $25,998,822 |
| 3 | Murphy's Law | Can. | $2,773,458 | 1,260 | $7,219,872 |
| 4 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | WB | $2,308,673 | 1,360 | $36,935,478 |
| 5 | Violets Are Blue | Col. | $1,879,351 | 654 | $2,428,520 |
| 6 | Gung Ho | Par. | $1,697,473 | 907 | $30,741,429 |
| 7 | Critters | NL | $1,565,088 | 540 | $5,351,785 |
| 8 | Wise Guys | MGM | $1,519,147 | 335 | $3,365,618 |
| 9 | Pretty in Pink | Par. | $1,470,267 | 908 | $34,139,626 |
| 10 | The Color Purple | WB | $1,461,323 | 871 | $90,233,227 |
| 11 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Orion | $1,132,133 | 471 | $29,356,329 |
| 12 | Three Men and a Cradle | Gold. | $39,594 | 1 | $39,594 |
| 13 | Crimewave | Col. | $5,101 | 7 | $5,101 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.