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Summer 1986 is May 2-September 1.
Data as of Jun 7, 2:01 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Top Gun
-
-
-
$34,948,065
1,531
$176,781,728
19.8%
May 16, 1986
Paramount Pictures
2
Cobra
-
-
-
$29,480,972
2,131
$49,042,224
60.1%
May 23, 1986
Warner Bros.
3
Short Circuit
-
-
-
$23,161,838
1,310
$40,697,761
56.9%
May 9, 1986
TriStar Pictures
4
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
-
-
-
$22,833,603
1,599
$40,996,665
55.7%
May 23, 1986
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
5
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
-
-
-
$16,712,253
1,203
$18,034,150
92.7%
May 2, 1986
Columbia Pictures
6
The Money Pit
-
-
-
$11,500,829
1,193
$37,499,651
30.7%
Mar 28, 1986
Universal Pictures
7
Sweet Liberty
-
-
-
$10,308,935
1,238
$14,205,021
72.6%
May 16, 1986
Universal Pictures
8
Blue City
-
-
-
$6,947,787
1,050
$6,947,787
100%
May 2, 1986
Paramount Pictures
9
Legend
-
-
-
$6,409,447
1,187
$15,502,112
41.3%
Apr 18, 1986
Universal Pictures
10
Gung Ho
-
-
-
$5,870,181
1,175
$36,611,610
16%
Mar 14, 1986
Paramount Pictures
11
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
-
-
-
$5,453,112
1,788
$43,579,163
12.5%
Mar 21, 1986
Warner Bros.
12
Fire with Fire
-
-
-
$4,636,169
1,000
$4,636,169
100%
May 9, 1986
Paramount Pictures
13
Pretty in Pink
-
-
-
$4,503,022
1,117
$40,471,663
11.1%
Feb 28, 1986
Paramount Pictures
14
No Retreat, No Surrender
-
-
-
$3,978,884
371
$4,662,137
85.3%
May 2, 1986
New World Pictures
15
Wise Guys
-
-
-
$3,962,338
424
$8,475,466
46.8%
Apr 18, 1986
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
16
Critters
-
-
-
$3,945,618
633
$13,167,232
30%
Apr 11, 1986
New Line Cinema
17
Hannah and Her Sisters
-
-
-
$3,700,196
761
$35,392,203
10.5%
Feb 7, 1986
Orion Pictures
18
Murphy's Law
-
-
-
$2,727,759
1,260
$9,947,631
27.4%
Apr 18, 1986
Cannon Film Distributors
19
Dangerously Close
-
-
-
$2,390,525
827
$2,390,525
100%
May 9, 1986
Cannon Film Distributors
20
The Color Purple
-
-
-
$2,372,159
1,109
$94,175,854
2.5%
Dec 20, 1985
Warner Bros.
21
Violets Are Blue...
-
-
-
$2,314,767
654
$4,743,287
48.8%
Apr 11, 1986
Columbia Pictures
22
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
-
-
-
$1,401,798
1,084
$62,134,225
2.3%
Jan 31, 1986
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
23
Jake Speed
-
-
-
$1,295,913
795
$1,943,751
66.7%
May 30, 1986
New World Pictures
24
Desert Bloom
-
-
-
$380,032
15
$416,393
91.3%
Apr 18, 1986
Columbia Pictures