| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | - | - | - | $97,984,916 | 1,531 | $176,781,728 | 55.4% | May 16, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Karate Kid Part II | - | - | - | $71,482,811 | 1,610 | $115,103,979 | 62.1% | Jun 20, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | Back to School | - | - | - | $66,051,200 | 1,751 | $91,258,000 | 72.4% | Jun 13, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 4 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | - | - | - | $49,211,986 | 1,330 | $70,136,369 | 70.2% | Jun 11, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Cobra | - | - | - | $49,042,224 | 2,131 | $49,042,224 | 100% | May 23, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | - | - | - | $40,996,665 | 1,599 | $40,996,665 | 100% | May 23, 1986 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Legal Eagles | - | - | - | $40,803,493 | 1,248 | $49,851,591 | 81.8% | Jun 20, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Short Circuit | - | - | - | $40,697,761 | 1,310 | $40,697,761 | 100% | May 9, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | Ruthless People | - | - | - | $38,287,969 | 1,114 | $71,624,879 | 53.5% | Jun 27, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Aliens | - | - | - | $28,280,407 | 1,454 | $85,160,248 | 33.2% | Jul 18, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Running Scared | - | - | - | $27,832,185 | 1,376 | $38,500,726 | 72.3% | Jun 27, 1986 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | About Last Night | - | - | - | $20,318,700 | 887 | $38,702,310 | 52.5% | Jul 4, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 13 | The Great Mouse Detective | - | - | - | $19,233,669 | 1,198 | $25,336,794 | 75.9% | Jul 4, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | - | - | - | $18,034,150 | 1,203 | $18,034,150 | 100% | May 2, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | Raw Deal | - | - | - | $16,209,459 | 1,733 | $16,209,459 | 100% | Jun 6, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 16 | Psycho III | - | - | - | $14,481,606 | 1,408 | $14,481,606 | 100% | Jul 4, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Sweet Liberty | - | - | - | $14,205,021 | 1,238 | $14,205,021 | 100% | May 16, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Labyrinth | - | - | - | $12,729,917 | 1,141 | $12,729,917 | 100% | Jun 27, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 19 | The Money Pit | - | - | - | $11,500,829 | 1,193 | $37,499,651 | 30.7% | Mar 28, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Big Trouble in Little China | - | - | - | $11,100,000 | 1,092 | $11,100,000 | 100% | Jul 4, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Club Paradise | - | - | - | $11,042,844 | 1,186 | $12,308,521 | 89.7% | Jul 11, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Under the Cherry Moon | - | - | - | $10,090,429 | 976 | $10,090,429 | 100% | Jul 4, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | SpaceCamp | - | - | - | $9,697,739 | 1,024 | $9,697,739 | 100% | Jun 6, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | Heartburn | - | - | - | $7,230,630 | 850 | $25,314,189 | 28.6% | Jul 25, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | Critters | - | - | - | $7,188,672 | 633 | $13,167,232 | 54.6% | Apr 11, 1986 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | Blue City | - | - | - | $6,947,787 | 1,050 | $6,947,787 | 100% | May 2, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | - | - | - | $6,643,685 | 1,788 | $43,579,163 | 15.2% | Mar 21, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Legend | - | - | - | $6,409,447 | 1,187 | $15,502,112 | 41.3% | Apr 18, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Pretty in Pink | - | - | - | $6,332,037 | 1,117 | $40,471,663 | 15.6% | Feb 28, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | My Little Pony: The Movie | - | - | - | $5,958,456 | 1,003 | $5,958,456 | 100% | Jun 6, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 31 | Gung Ho | - | - | - | $5,870,181 | 1,175 | $36,611,610 | 16% | Mar 14, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | Invaders from Mars | - | - | - | $4,884,663 | 1,212 | $4,884,663 | 100% | Jun 6, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 33 | American Anthem | - | - | - | $4,845,724 | 900 | $4,845,724 | 100% | Jun 27, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 34 | Fire with Fire | - | - | - | $4,636,169 | 1,000 | $4,636,169 | 100% | May 9, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | Vamp | - | - | - | $4,353,325 | 1,104 | $4,941,117 | 88.1% | Jul 18, 1986 | New World Pictures |
| 36 | Hannah and Her Sisters | - | - | - | $4,254,994 | 761 | $35,392,203 | 12% | Feb 7, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 37 | No Retreat, No Surrender | - | - | - | $3,978,884 | 371 | $4,662,137 | 85.3% | May 2, 1986 | New World Pictures |
| 38 | Wise Guys | - | - | - | $3,962,338 | 424 | $8,475,466 | 46.8% | Apr 18, 1986 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | Maximum Overdrive | - | - | - | $3,954,624 | 1,198 | $7,433,663 | 53.2% | Jul 25, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 40 | The Manhattan Project | - | - | - | $3,900,000 | 834 | $3,900,000 | 100% | Jun 13, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | - | - | - | $3,689,974 | 1,084 | $62,134,225 | 5.9% | Jan 31, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Haunted Honeymoon | - | - | - | $3,550,182 | 1,047 | $8,033,397 | 44.2% | Jul 25, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 43 | Out of Bounds | - | - | - | $2,768,940 | 1,207 | $5,099,316 | 54.3% | Jul 25, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 44 | Murphy's Law | - | - | - | $2,727,759 | 1,260 | $9,947,631 | 27.4% | Apr 18, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 45 | Dangerously Close | - | - | - | $2,390,525 | 827 | $2,390,525 | 100% | May 9, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 46 | The Color Purple | - | - | - | $2,372,159 | 1,109 | $94,175,854 | 2.5% | Dec 20, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Violets Are Blue... | - | - | - | $2,314,767 | 654 | $4,743,287 | 48.8% | Apr 11, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 48 | Turtle Diary | - | - | - | $2,108,021 | 40 | $2,156,772 | 97.7% | Feb 14, 1986 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 49 | At Close Range | - | - | - | $2,091,296 | 83 | $2,347,000 | 89.1% | Apr 18, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 50 | Jake Speed | - | - | - | $1,943,751 | 795 | $1,943,751 | 100% | May 30, 1986 | New World Pictures |
| 51 | Pirates | - | - | - | $1,641,825 | 1,108 | $1,641,825 | 100% | Jul 18, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 52 | Desert Bloom | - | - | - | $380,032 | 15 | $416,393 | 91.3% | Apr 18, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 53 | Mona Lisa | - | - | - | $156,595 | 162 | $5,794,184 | 2.7% | Jun 13, 1986 | Island Pictures |
