Weekend box office
Aug 22–24, 1986
All 21 films
$39,915,361#1
The Fly| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fly | Fox | $4,725,970 | 1,201 | $15,681,173 |
| 2 | Stand by Me | Col. | $3,812,093 | 745 | $4,684,502 |
| 3 | Aliens | Fox | $3,371,670 | 1,280 | $60,977,693 |
| 4 | Top Gun | Par. | $3,326,355 | 1,201 | $124,440,927 |
| 5 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | Can. | $2,822,439 | 1,474 | $2,822,439 |
| 6 | The Karate Kid Part II | Col. | $2,807,701 | 1,549 | $93,653,926 |
| 7 | Armed and Dangerous | Col. | $2,606,009 | 1,557 | $9,137,326 |
| 8 | Nothing in Common | TriS | $2,575,832 | 951 | $17,319,959 |
| 9 | Extremities | Atl | $2,429,075 | 605 | $2,429,075 |
| 10 | Ruthless People | BV | $2,128,889 | 954 | $55,373,046 |
| 11 | Manhunter | DEG | $1,281,768 | 767 | $4,671,253 |
| 12 | About Last Night... | TriS | $1,228,558 | 787 | $30,442,282 |
| 13 | Back to School | Orion | $1,202,918 | 779 | $77,905,620 |
| 14 | One Crazy Summer | WB | $1,128,787 | 792 | $10,040,808 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Par. | $1,118,404 | 685 | $58,778,922 |
| 16 | Flight of the Navigator | BV | $1,107,998 | 916 | $13,776,429 |
| 17 | Heartburn | Par. | $1,037,182 | 699 | $20,933,069 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.