Yearly box office · films released in
1986
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | Par. | $176,781,728 | $8,193,052 |
| 2 | Crocodile Dundee | Par. | $174,803,506 | $8,038,855 |
| 3 | Platoon | Orion | $138,530,565 | $241,080 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid Part II | Col. | $115,103,979 | $12,652,336 |
| 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Par. | $109,713,132 | $16,881,888 |
| 6 | Back to School | Orion | $91,258,000 | $8,881,035 |
| 7 | Aliens | Fox | $85,160,248 | $10,052,042 |
| 8 | The Golden Child | Par. | $79,817,937 | $11,549,711 |
| 9 | Ruthless People | BV | $71,624,879 | $5,274,306 |
| 10 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Par. | $70,136,369 | $6,275,647 |
| 11 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | BV | $62,134,225 | $5,726,495 |
| 12 | The Color of Money | BV | $52,293,982 | $6,357,877 |
| 13 | Stand by Me | Col. | $52,287,414 | $242,795 |
| 14 | Legal Eagles | Uni. | $49,851,591 | $8,043,360 |
| 15 | Cobra | WB | $49,042,224 | $12,653,032 |
| 16 | An American Tail | Uni. | $47,483,002 | $5,234,446 |
| 17 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | WB | $43,579,163 | $9,049,586 |
| 18 | Heartbreak Ridge | WB | $42,724,017 | $8,100,840 |
| 19 | Peggy Sue Got Married | TriS | $41,382,841 | $6,942,408 |
| 20 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | MGM | $40,996,665 | $12,357,190 |
| 21 | Short Circuit | TriS | $40,697,761 | $5,346,808 |
| 22 | Pretty in Pink | Par. | $40,471,663 | $6,065,870 |
| 23 | The Fly | Fox | $40,456,565 | $7,007,423 |
| 24 | Three Amigos | Orion | $39,246,734 | $5,939,000 |
| 25 | Little Shop of Horrors | WB | $38,748,395 | $3,659,884 |
| 26 | About Last Night... | TriS | $38,702,310 | $3,152,469 |
| 27 | Running Scared | MGM | $38,500,726 | $5,227,757 |
| 28 | The Money Pit | Uni. | $37,499,651 | $5,344,555 |
| 29 | Gung Ho | Par. | $36,611,610 | $7,170,830 |
| 30 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Orion | $35,392,203 | $1,265,826 |
| 31 | Nothing in Common | TriS | $32,324,557 | $3,279,650 |
| 32 | Children of a Lesser God | Par. | $31,853,080 | $1,909,084 |
| 33 | Lady and the Tramp (re-issue) (1986) | BV | $31,129,082 | $2,804,272 |
| 34 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Fox | $29,844,101 | $6,006,610 |
| 35 | Hoosiers | Orion | $28,607,524 | $220,068 |
| 36 | Soul Man | NW | $27,820,000 | $4,422,179 |
| 37 | Wildcats | WB | $26,285,544 | $5,472,905 |
| 38 | The Great Mouse Detective | BV | $25,336,794 | $3,220,225 |
| 39 | Heartburn | Par. | $25,314,189 | $5,783,079 |
| 40 | The Morning After | Fox | $25,147,055 | $5,069,926 |
| 41 | Iron Eagle | TriS | $24,159,872 | $6,104,754 |
| 42 | Crimes of the Heart | DEG | $22,905,522 | $1,402,921 |
| 43 | Tough Guys | BV | $21,458,229 | $4,565,342 |
| 44 | A Room with a View | Cinc | $20,966,644 | $42,970 |
| 45 | F/X | Orion | $20,603,715 | $3,240,695 |
| 46 | Friday the 13th Part VI | Par. | $19,472,057 | $6,750,837 |
| 47 | House | NW | $19,444,631 | $5,923,972 |
| 48 | Flight of the Navigator | BV | $18,564,613 | $3,115,097 |
| 49 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | Col. | $18,034,150 | $4,879,107 |
| 50 | The Delta Force | Can. | $17,768,900 | $5,959,505 |
209 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.