| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee | - | - | - | $56,210,333 | 1,495 | $174,803,506 | 32.2% | Sep 26, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Top Gun | - | - | - | $29,871,792 | 1,531 | $176,781,728 | 16.9% | May 16, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Stand by Me | - | - | - | $27,401,591 | 848 | $52,287,414 | 52.4% | Aug 8, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Aliens | - | - | - | $19,882,424 | 1,454 | $85,160,248 | 23.3% | Jul 18, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Peggy Sue Got Married | - | - | - | $19,587,276 | 1,107 | $41,382,841 | 47.3% | Oct 10, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | The Fly | - | - | - | $19,200,097 | 1,201 | $40,456,565 | 47.5% | Aug 15, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | The Color of Money | - | - | - | $17,522,140 | 1,205 | $52,293,982 | 33.5% | Oct 17, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | The Karate Kid Part II | - | - | - | $17,496,811 | 1,610 | $115,103,979 | 15.2% | Jun 20, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | - | - | - | $17,232,539 | 1,085 | $29,844,101 | 57.7% | Oct 10, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Tough Guys | - | - | - | $15,927,570 | 1,266 | $21,458,229 | 74.2% | Oct 3, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Ruthless People | - | - | - | $12,494,826 | 1,114 | $71,624,879 | 17.4% | Jun 27, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Nothing in Common | - | - | - | $11,449,873 | 980 | $32,324,557 | 35.4% | Aug 1, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 13 | Back to School | - | - | - | $11,437,302 | 1,751 | $91,258,000 | 12.5% | Jun 13, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 14 | Children of a Lesser God | - | - | - | $10,769,269 | 544 | $31,853,080 | 33.8% | Oct 3, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | - | - | - | $9,763,556 | 1,330 | $70,136,369 | 13.9% | Jun 11, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | Deadly Friend | - | - | - | $8,988,731 | 1,213 | $8,988,731 | 100% | Oct 10, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Extremities | - | - | - | $7,644,104 | 696 | $13,418,091 | 57% | Aug 22, 1986 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 18 | Soul Man | - | - | - | $6,896,708 | 1,320 | $27,820,000 | 24.8% | Oct 24, 1986 | New World Pictures |
| 19 | About Last Night | - | - | - | $6,679,095 | 887 | $38,702,310 | 17.3% | Jul 4, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 20 | The Boy Who Could Fly | - | - | - | $5,698,339 | 664 | $7,177,431 | 79.4% | Aug 15, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Mona Lisa | - | - | - | $5,637,589 | 162 | $5,794,184 | 97.3% | Jun 13, 1986 | Island Pictures |
| 22 | Blue Velvet | - | - | - | $4,844,877 | 188 | $8,551,228 | 56.7% | Sep 19, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 23 | Avenging Force | - | - | - | $4,679,650 | 500 | $4,679,650 | 100% | Sep 12, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 24 | Armed and Dangerous | - | - | - | $4,281,079 | 1,557 | $15,945,534 | 26.8% | Aug 15, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 25 | Trick or Treat | - | - | - | $4,277,189 | 1,267 | $6,797,218 | 62.9% | Oct 24, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 26 | Flight of the Navigator | - | - | - | $3,302,686 | 1,024 | $18,564,613 | 17.8% | Jul 30, 1986 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | That's Life! | - | - | - | $3,272,241 | 700 | $4,079,895 | 80.2% | Sep 26, 1986 | Columbia Pictures |
| 28 | The Name of the Rose | - | - | - | $3,187,651 | 176 | $7,153,487 | 44.6% | Sep 26, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 29 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | - | - | - | $2,754,250 | 1,474 | $8,025,872 | 34.3% | Aug 22, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 30 | Playing for Keeps | - | - | - | $2,669,366 | 1,148 | $2,669,366 | 100% | Oct 3, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | The Men's Club | - | - | - | $2,556,361 | 532 | $2,556,361 | 100% | Sep 19, 1986 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 32 | One Crazy Summer | - | - | - | $2,128,365 | 984 | $13,431,806 | 15.8% | Aug 8, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Bullies | - | - | - | $1,928,460 | 1,005 | $2,995,527 | 64.4% | Aug 29, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 34 | Born American | - | - | - | $1,889,186 | 1,071 | $3,388,020 | 55.8% | Aug 29, 1986 | Palisades Pictures |
| 35 | Hannah and Her Sisters | - | - | - | $1,780,880 | 761 | $35,392,203 | 5% | Feb 7, 1986 | Orion Pictures |
| 36 | Link | - | - | - | $1,720,450 | 435 | $1,720,450 | 100% | Oct 3, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 37 | Clockwise | - | - | - | $1,476,356 | 38 | $1,476,356 | 100% | Oct 10, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | Howard the Duck | - | - | - | $1,470,828 | 1,563 | $16,295,774 | 9% | Aug 1, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | Shanghai Surprise | - | - | - | $1,444,175 | 401 | $2,315,683 | 62.4% | Aug 29, 1986 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Touch and Go | - | - | - | $1,067,349 | 201 | $1,254,040 | 85.1% | Aug 22, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 41 | From Beyond | - | - | - | $776,559 | 190 | $1,261,000 | 61.6% | Oct 24, 1986 | Empire Pictures |
| 42 | Sky Bandits | - | - | - | $519,570 | 1,335 | $2,295,500 | 22.6% | Oct 31, 1986 | Galaxy International Releasing |
| 43 | The Transformers: The Movie | - | - | - | $449,111 | 990 | $5,849,647 | 7.7% | Aug 8, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 44 | 'night, Mother | - | - | - | $441,863 | 35 | $441,863 | 100% | Sep 12, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | Weekend Warriors | - | - | - | $351,623 | 75 | $351,623 | 100% | Aug 29, 1986 | Moviestore Entertainment |
| 46 | Radioactive Dreams | - | - | - | $220,038 | 90 | $220,038 | 100% | Sep 19, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 47 | Hardbodies 2 | - | - | - | $78,068 | 46 | $78,068 | 100% | Sep 12, 1986 | Cinetel |
| 48 | Sid and Nancy | - | - | - | $75,604 | 43 | $2,826,523 | 2.7% | Oct 17, 1986 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 49 | 'Round Midnight | - | - | - | $38,644 | 50 | $3,272,593 | 1.2% | Oct 3, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | The Mission | - | - | - | $20,734 | 730 | $17,218,023 | 0.1% | Oct 31, 1986 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | The Gospel According to Vic | - | - | - | $15,117 | 11 | $267,249 | 5.7% | Oct 17, 1986 | Skouras Pictures |
