Domestic Box Office For April 1986
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legend | $15,502,112 | 1,187 | $4,261,154 | 27.5% | 1,187 | Apr 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Critters | $13,167,232 | 633 | $1,618,800 | 12.3% | 540 | Apr 11 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | Murphy's Law | $9,947,631 | 1,260 | $3,388,907 | 34.1% | 1,260 | Apr 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 4 | Wise Guys | $8,475,466 | 424 | $1,324,456 | 15.6% | 338 | Apr 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | Band of the Hand | $4,865,912 | 930 | $2,235,720 | 45.9% | 930 | Apr 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | Off Beat | $4,842,778 | 1,127 | $2,011,192 | 41.5% | 1,127 | Apr 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Violets Are Blue... | $4,743,287 | 654 | $256,581 | 5.4% | 22 | Apr 11 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | P.O.W. the Escape | $2,497,233 | 476 | $1,100,691 | 44.1% | 476 | Apr 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 9 | At Close Range | $2,347,000 | 83 | $180,286 | 7.7% | 39 | Apr 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | Three Men and a Cradle | $2,052,466 | 32 | $25,380 | 1.2% | 1 | Apr 25 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 11 | 8 Million Ways to Die | $1,305,114 | 215 | $609,955 | 46.7% | 215 | Apr 25 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | Water | $1,256,862 | 248 | $510,136 | 40.6% | 248 | Apr 18 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 13 | Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson | $1,250,000 | - | - | - | - | Apr 25 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 14 | Absolute Beginners | $930,211 | 4 | $83,743 | 9% | 4 | Apr 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | Desert Bloom | $416,393 | 15 | $22,797 | 5.5% | 2 | Apr 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | Crimewave | $5,101 | 7 | $3,571 | 70% | 7 | Apr 25 | May 1 | Columbia Pictures |
