| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Karate Kid Part II | - | - | - | $54,560,709 | 1,610 | $115,103,979 | 47.4% | Jun 20, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | Aliens | - | - | - | $46,770,243 | 1,454 | $85,160,248 | 54.9% | Jul 18, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Ruthless People | - | - | - | $42,355,713 | 1,114 | $71,624,879 | 59.1% | Jun 27, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Top Gun | - | - | - | $41,096,633 | 1,531 | $176,781,728 | 23.2% | May 16, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Back to School | - | - | - | $39,231,502 | 1,751 | $91,258,000 | 43% | Jun 13, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 6 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | - | - | - | $27,810,711 | 1,330 | $70,136,369 | 39.7% | Jun 11, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Running Scared | - | - | - | $26,514,988 | 1,376 | $38,500,726 | 68.9% | Jun 27, 1986 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Legal Eagles | - | - | - | $26,051,472 | 1,248 | $49,851,591 | 52.3% | Jun 20, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | About Last Night | - | - | - | $25,617,320 | 887 | $38,702,310 | 66.2% | Jul 4, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | The Great Mouse Detective | - | - | - | $25,336,794 | 1,198 | $25,336,794 | 100% | Jul 4, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Heartburn | - | - | - | $15,771,193 | 850 | $25,314,189 | 62.3% | Jul 25, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Psycho III | - | - | - | $14,481,606 | 1,408 | $14,481,606 | 100% | Jul 4, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Club Paradise | - | - | - | $12,308,521 | 1,186 | $12,308,521 | 100% | Jul 11, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Big Trouble in Little China | - | - | - | $11,100,000 | 1,092 | $11,100,000 | 100% | Jul 4, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Howard the Duck | - | - | - | $10,529,347 | 1,563 | $16,295,774 | 64.6% | Aug 1, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Under the Cherry Moon | - | - | - | $10,090,429 | 976 | $10,090,429 | 100% | Jul 4, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Labyrinth | - | - | - | $9,690,921 | 1,141 | $12,729,917 | 76.1% | Jun 27, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | - | - | - | $9,626,735 | 1,610 | $19,472,057 | 49.4% | Aug 1, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Nothing in Common | - | - | - | $8,257,810 | 980 | $32,324,557 | 25.5% | Aug 1, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 20 | Haunted Honeymoon | - | - | - | $8,033,397 | 1,047 | $8,033,397 | 100% | Jul 25, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 21 | Flight of the Navigator | - | - | - | $7,902,014 | 1,024 | $18,564,613 | 42.6% | Jul 30, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | Maximum Overdrive | - | - | - | $7,433,663 | 1,198 | $7,433,663 | 100% | Jul 25, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 23 | Short Circuit | - | - | - | $6,206,856 | 1,310 | $40,697,761 | 15.3% | May 9, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 24 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | - | - | - | $5,231,936 | 1,599 | $40,996,665 | 12.8% | May 23, 1986 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | Out of Bounds | - | - | - | $5,099,316 | 1,207 | $5,099,316 | 100% | Jul 25, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | Vamp | - | - | - | $4,941,117 | 1,104 | $4,941,117 | 100% | Jul 18, 1986 | New World Pictures |
| 27 | Cobra | - | - | - | $4,575,083 | 2,131 | $49,042,224 | 9.3% | May 23, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | American Anthem | - | - | - | $3,198,376 | 900 | $4,845,724 | 66% | Jun 27, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 29 | One Crazy Summer | - | - | - | $3,162,348 | 984 | $13,431,806 | 23.5% | Aug 8, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | A Fine Mess | - | - | - | $2,197,492 | 1,162 | $6,029,824 | 36.4% | Aug 8, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 31 | Three Men and a Cradle | - | - | - | $2,012,872 | 32 | $2,052,466 | 98.1% | Apr 25, 1986 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 32 | Pirates | - | - | - | $1,641,825 | 1,108 | $1,641,825 | 100% | Jul 18, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 33 | The Transformers: The Movie | - | - | - | $1,609,780 | 990 | $5,849,647 | 27.5% | Aug 8, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 34 | Stand by Me | - | - | - | $234,964 | 848 | $52,287,414 | 0.4% | Aug 8, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 35 | She's Gotta Have It | - | - | - | $32,620 | 1 | $7,137,502 | 0.5% | Aug 8, 1986 | Island Pictures |
