Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Aug 15–21, 1986
All 20 films
$70,124,879#1
The Fly| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fly | Fox | $10,955,203 | 1,195 | $10,955,203 |
| 2 | Aliens | Fox | $6,907,708 | 1,302 | $57,606,023 |
| 3 | Armed and Dangerous | Col. | $6,531,317 | 1,552 | $6,531,317 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid Part II | Col. | $5,428,524 | 1,570 | $90,846,225 |
| 5 | Top Gun | Par. | $5,318,414 | 1,216 | $121,114,572 |
| 6 | Nothing in Common | TriS | $4,741,097 | 843 | $14,744,127 |
| 7 | Ruthless People | BV | $3,879,165 | 1,019 | $53,244,157 |
| 8 | Manhunter | DEG | $3,389,485 | 779 | $3,389,485 |
| 9 | One Crazy Summer | WB | $3,377,906 | 984 | $8,912,021 |
| 10 | Flight of the Navigator | BV | $2,614,860 | 961 | $12,668,431 |
| 11 | Heartburn | Par. | $2,501,665 | 802 | $19,895,887 |
| 12 | Back to School | Orion | $2,487,096 | 910 | $76,702,702 |
| 13 | Friday the 13th Part VI | Par. | $2,395,524 | 1,174 | $17,163,555 |
| 14 | About Last Night... | TriS | $2,376,120 | 880 | $29,213,724 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Par. | $2,099,653 | 778 | $57,660,518 |
| 16 | Howard the Duck | Uni. | $1,686,251 | 914 | $14,069,588 |
| 17 | Transformers: The Movie | DEG | $1,514,796 | 990 | $4,331,914 |
| 18 | A Fine Mess | Col. | $1,114,224 | 748 | $4,959,839 |
| 19 | Stand by Me | Col. | $461,217 | 16 | $872,409 |
| 20 | The Boy Who Could Fly | Fox | $344,654 | 39 | $344,654 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.