Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Aug 29–Sep 4, 1986
All 20 films
$55,466,750#1
Stand by Me| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand by Me | Col. | $6,360,382 | 801 | $13,255,266 |
| 2 | Top Gun | Par. | $6,030,182 | 1,289 | $132,351,093 |
| 3 | The Fly | Fox | $5,556,435 | 1,171 | $23,637,796 |
| 4 | Aliens | Fox | $4,391,808 | 1,249 | $67,160,027 |
| 5 | The Karate Kid Part II | Col. | $4,262,059 | 1,542 | $99,433,763 |
| 6 | Nothing in Common | TriS | $4,026,268 | 951 | $22,600,227 |
| 7 | Extremities | Atl | $3,307,417 | 696 | $7,191,451 |
| 8 | Ruthless People | BV | $3,250,049 | 958 | $59,686,262 |
| 9 | Born American | PEC | $2,622,955 | 1,071 | $2,622,955 |
| 10 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | Can. | $2,272,542 | 1,302 | $6,245,566 |
| 11 | Armed and Dangerous | Col. | $2,183,898 | 1,123 | $12,600,410 |
| 12 | Back to School | Orion | $2,067,992 | 804 | $80,706,979 |
| 13 | Bullies | Uni. | $1,867,365 | 1,005 | $1,867,365 |
| 14 | About Last Night... | TriS | $1,767,382 | 732 | $32,780,664 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Par. | $1,570,871 | 598 | $61,046,043 |
| 16 | Flight of the Navigator | BV | $1,327,926 | 901 | $15,831,036 |
| 17 | One Crazy Summer | WB | $989,204 | 561 | $11,727,383 |
| 18 | Shanghai Surprise | MGM | $871,508 | 401 | $871,508 |
| 19 | Transformers: The Movie | DEG | $414,557 | 613 | $5,578,202 |
| 20 | Howard the Duck | Uni. | $325,950 | 265 | $14,964,638 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.