Domestic Box Office For August 1986
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand by Me | $52,287,414 | 848 | $242,795 | 0.5% | 16 | Aug 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | The Fly | $40,456,565 | 1,201 | $7,007,423 | 17.3% | 1,195 | Aug 15 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 3 | Nothing in Common | $32,324,557 | 980 | $3,279,650 | 10.1% | 618 | Aug 1 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 4 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $19,472,057 | 1,610 | $6,750,837 | 34.7% | 1,610 | Aug 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Howard the Duck | $16,295,774 | 1,563 | $5,070,136 | 31.1% | 1,554 | Aug 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Armed and Dangerous | $15,945,534 | 1,557 | $4,348,276 | 27.3% | 1,552 | Aug 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | One Crazy Summer | $13,431,806 | 984 | $3,433,952 | 25.6% | 984 | Aug 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Extremities | $13,418,091 | 696 | $2,429,075 | 18.1% | 605 | Aug 22 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 9 | Manhunter | $8,620,929 | 779 | $2,204,400 | 25.6% | 779 | Aug 15 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 10 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | $8,025,872 | 1,474 | $2,822,439 | 35.2% | 1,474 | Aug 22 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 11 | A Fine Mess | $6,029,824 | 1,162 | $2,620,657 | 43.5% | 1,162 | Aug 8 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | The Transformers: The Movie | $5,849,647 | 990 | $1,779,559 | 30.4% | 990 | Aug 8 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 13 | Born American | $3,388,020 | 1,071 | $2,225,475 | 65.7% | 1,071 | Aug 29 | - | Palisades Pictures |
| 14 | Bullies | $2,995,527 | 1,005 | $1,532,605 | 51.2% | 1,005 | Aug 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
