Domestic Box Office For April 1986
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Critters | $13,167,232 | 633 | $1,618,800 | 12.3% | 540 | Apr 11 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 2 | Wise Guys | $8,475,466 | 424 | $1,324,456 | 15.6% | 338 | Apr 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 3 | P.O.W. the Escape | $2,497,233 | 476 | $1,100,691 | 44.1% | 476 | Apr 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 4 | At Close Range | $2,347,000 | 83 | $180,286 | 7.7% | 39 | Apr 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 5 | Three Men and a Cradle | $2,052,466 | 32 | $25,380 | 1.2% | 1 | Apr 25 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 6 | 8 Million Ways to Die | $1,305,114 | 215 | $609,955 | 46.7% | 215 | Apr 25 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 7 | Water | $1,256,862 | 248 | $510,136 | 40.6% | 248 | Apr 18 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 8 | Absolute Beginners | $930,211 | 4 | $83,743 | 9% | 4 | Apr 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 9 | Desert Bloom | $416,393 | 15 | $22,797 | 5.5% | 2 | Apr 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 10 | Crimewave | $5,101 | 7 | $3,571 | 70% | 7 | Apr 25 | May 1 | Columbia Pictures |
