DOMESTIC GROSSES
Viewing Chart as of Oct. 21, 1986
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401500 Row Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1
422
Cinderella (Re-issue) (1987)
BV
$21,305,188
1987
2
16
Top Gun
Par.
$156,548,833
1986^
3
35
The Karate Kid Part II
Col.
$111,476,372
1986
4
54
Back to School
Orion
$91,258,000
1986
5
63
Aliens
Fox
$85,160,248
1986
6
93
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Par.
$70,136,369
1986
7
97
Ruthless People
BV
$68,767,009
1986
8
114
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
BV
$62,134,225
1986
9
154
Legal Eagles
Uni.
$49,851,591
1986
10
159
Cobra
WB
$49,042,224
1986
11
189
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
WB
$43,579,163
1986
12
195
Crocodile Dundee
Par.
$42,667,910
1986
13
205
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
MGM
$40,996,665
1986
14
210
Short Circuit
TriS
$40,697,761
1986
15
213
Pretty in Pink
Par.
$40,471,663
1986
16
214
The Fly
Fox
$40,456,565
1986
17
219
Hannah and Her Sisters
Orion
$40,084,041
1986^
18
229
About Last Night...
TriS
$38,702,310
1986
19
231
Running Scared
MGM
$38,500,726
1986
20
241
The Money Pit
Uni.
$37,499,651
1986
21
248
Gung Ho
Par.
$36,611,610
1986
22
264
Stand by Me
Col.
$35,359,341
1986
23
283
Nothing in Common
TriS
$32,324,557
1986
24
348
Wildcats
WB
$26,285,544
1986
25
365
The Great Mouse Detective
BV
$25,336,794
1986^
26
366
Heartburn
Par.
$25,314,189
1986
27
379
Iron Eagle
TriS
$24,159,872
1986
28
440
F/X
Orion
$20,603,715
1986
29
467
Friday the 13th Part VI
Par.
$19,472,057
1986
30
468
House
NW
$19,444,631
1986
31
483
Flight of the Navigator
BV
$18,564,613
1986
32
489
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling
Col.
$18,034,150
1986
33
495
The Delta Force
Can.
$17,768,900
1986
34
9
Back to the Future
Uni.
$210,609,762
1985
35
19
Rambo: First Blood Part II
TriS
$150,415,432
1985
36
25
Rocky IV
UA
$127,873,716
1985
37
52
The Color Purple
WB
$94,175,854
1985^
38
57
Out of Africa
Uni.
$87,071,205
1985
39
83
Cocoon
Fox
$76,113,124
1985
40
84
The Jewel of the Nile
Fox
$75,973,200
1985
41
98
Witness
Par.
$68,706,993
1985
42
118
The Goonies
WB
$61,389,680
1985
43
120
Spies Like Us
WB
$60,088,980
1985
44
131
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
WB
$55,600,000
1985
45
149
Fletch
Uni.
$50,612,888
1985
46
151
A View to a Kill
MGM
$50,327,960
1985
47
158
European Vacation
WB
$49,364,621
1985
48
161
Mask
Uni.
$48,230,162
1985
49
174
The Breakfast Club
Uni.
$45,875,171
1985
50
198
White Nights
Col.
$42,160,849
1985
51
203
Pale Rider
WB
$41,410,568
1985
52
206
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
WB
$40,940,662
1985
53
208
Brewster's Millions
Uni.
$40,833,132
1985
54
212
Jagged Edge
Col.
$40,491,165
1985
55
239
St. Elmo's Fire
Col.
$37,803,872
1985
56
252
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
WB
$36,230,219
1985
57
266
Commando
Fox
$35,100,000
1985
58
278
Teen Wolf
Atl
$33,086,611
1985
59
285
Silverado
Col.
$32,192,570
1985
60
298
Murphy's Romance
Col.
$30,867,525
1985
61
309
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
NL
$29,999,213
1985
62
333
Desperately Seeking Susan
Orion
$27,398,584
1985
63
344
Prizzi's Honor
Fox
$26,657,534
1985
64
358
The Last Dragon
TriS
$25,754,284
1985
65
360
Agnes of God
Col.
$25,627,836
1985
66
372
Fright Night
Col.
$24,922,237
1985
67
374
Summer Rental
Par.
$24,689,703
1985
68
376
The Emerald Forest
Emb
$24,468,550
1985
69
383
Weird Science
Uni.
$23,834,048
1985
70
385
Santa Claus: The Movie
TriS
$23,717,291
1985
71
394
The Care Bears Movie
Gold.
$22,934,622
1985
72
407
Friday the 13th - Part V
Par.
$21,930,418
1985
73
423
The Black Cauldron
BV
$21,288,692
1985
74
442
Porky's Revenge (Part III)
Fox
$20,518,905
1985
75
449
Code of Silence
Orion
$20,345,361
1985
76
460
Volunteers
TriS
$19,875,740
1985
77
464
Young Sherlock Holmes
Par.
$19,739,575
1985
78
480
Year of the Dragon
MGM
$18,707,466
1985
79
484
Ladyhawke
WB
$18,432,000
1985
80
488
The Sure Thing
MGM
$18,135,531
1985
81
500
Invasion U.S.A.
Can.
$17,536,256
1985
82
6
Ghostbusters
Col.
$238,632,124
1984^
83
7
Beverly Hills Cop
Par.
$234,760,478
1984
84
12
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Par.
$179,870,271
1984
85
18
Gremlins
WB
$153,083,102
1984^
86
55
The Karate Kid
Col.
$90,815,558
1984
87
71
Police Academy
WB
$81,198,894
1984
88
72
Footloose
Par.
$80,035,402
1984
89
81
Romancing the Stone
Fox
$76,572,238
1984
90
82
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Par.
$76,471,046
1984
91
95
Splash
BV
$69,821,334
1984
92
99
Purple Rain
WB
$68,392,977
1984
93
143
Amadeus
Orion
$51,564,280
1984^
94
162
Tightrope
WB
$48,143,579
1984
95
163
The Natural
TriS
$47,951,979
1984
96
175
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan
WB
$45,858,563
1984
97
207
Revenge of the Nerds
Fox
$40,874,452
1984
98
215
2010
MGM
$40,400,657
1984
99
230
Breakin'
Can.
$38,682,707
1984
100
232
Bachelor Party
Fox
$38,435,947
1984
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CHART NOTES
^ Indicates movie made its gross over multiple releases, e.g., E.T. was re-released in 1985 and a special edition was released in 2002. Clicking on these titles will display a breakdown of releases. Most of the pre-1980 movies listed on this chart had multiple, undocumented releases over the years.
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