Domestic Box Office For May 1986
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | $176,781,728 | 1,531 | $8,193,052 | 4.6% | 1,028 | May 16 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Cobra | $49,042,224 | 2,131 | $12,653,032 | 25.8% | 2,131 | May 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $40,996,665 | 1,599 | $12,357,190 | 30.1% | 1,596 | May 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | Short Circuit | $40,697,761 | 1,310 | $5,346,808 | 13.1% | 1,033 | May 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $18,034,150 | 1,203 | $4,879,107 | 27.1% | 1,203 | May 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Sweet Liberty | $14,205,021 | 1,238 | $3,160,891 | 22.3% | 1,234 | May 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Blue City | $6,947,787 | 1,050 | $2,748,096 | 39.6% | 1,050 | May 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | No Retreat, No Surrender | $4,662,137 | 371 | $739,723 | 15.9% | 241 | May 2 | - | New World Pictures |
| 9 | Fire with Fire | $4,636,169 | 1,000 | $1,770,043 | 38.2% | 1,000 | May 9 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Dangerously Close | $2,390,525 | 827 | $1,180,506 | 49.4% | 827 | May 9 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 11 | Jake Speed | $1,943,751 | 795 | $1,058,048 | 54.4% | 795 | May 30 | - | New World Pictures |
