Weekend box office
Jan 24–26, 1986
All 14 films
$31,230,847#1
The Color Purple| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Color Purple | WB | $4,412,456 | 561 | $33,332,839 |
| 2 | Iron Eagle | TriS | $3,850,064 | 1,084 | $11,754,309 |
| 3 | My Chauffeur | Crwn | $3,613,652 | 1,253 | $3,613,652 |
| 4 | Out of Africa | Uni. | $3,197,040 | 924 | $46,302,669 |
| 5 | The Jewel of the Nile | Fox | $2,675,355 | 1,389 | $54,791,216 |
| 6 | Rocky IV | UA | $2,301,989 | 1,575 | $117,119,385 |
| 7 | Runaway Train | Can. | $1,735,373 | 950 | $6,098,311 |
| 8 | Spies Like Us | WB | $1,709,353 | 1,239 | $55,008,175 |
| 9 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | NL | $1,580,036 | 563 | $17,540,934 |
| 10 | White Nights | Col. | $1,556,858 | 1,029 | $39,186,398 |
| 11 | Twice in a Lifetime | Bud | $1,311,000 | 436 | – |
| 12 | 101 Dalmatians (Re-issue) (1985) | BV | $1,274,171 | 1,129 | $27,550,310 |
| 13 | Troll | EP | $1,128,306 | 907 | $4,542,346 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.