Domestic Box Office For 1986
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $109,713,132 | 1,956 | $16,881,888 | 15.4% | 1,349 | Nov 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Cobra | $49,042,224 | 2,131 | $12,653,032 | 25.8% | 2,131 | May 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Karate Kid Part II | $115,103,979 | 1,610 | $12,652,336 | 11% | 1,323 | Jun 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 20 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $40,996,665 | 1,599 | $12,357,190 | 30.1% | 1,596 | May 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | The Golden Child | $79,817,937 | 1,714 | $11,549,711 | 14.5% | 1,667 | Dec 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Aliens | $85,160,248 | 1,454 | $10,052,042 | 11.8% | 1,437 | Jul 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $43,579,163 | 1,788 | $9,049,586 | 20.8% | 1,788 | Mar 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Back to School | $91,258,000 | 1,751 | $8,881,035 | 9.7% | 1,605 | Jun 13 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 1 | Top Gun | $176,781,728 | 1,531 | $8,193,052 | 4.6% | 1,028 | May 16 | Dec 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Heartbreak Ridge | $42,724,017 | 1,647 | $8,100,840 | 19% | 1,470 | Dec 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Legal Eagles | $49,851,591 | 1,248 | $8,043,360 | 16.1% | 1,248 | Jun 20 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Crocodile Dundee | $174,803,506 | 1,495 | $8,038,855 | 4.6% | 879 | Sep 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | Gung Ho | $36,611,610 | 1,175 | $7,170,830 | 19.6% | 1,150 | Mar 14 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | The Fly | $40,456,565 | 1,201 | $7,007,423 | 17.3% | 1,195 | Aug 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $41,382,841 | 1,107 | $6,942,408 | 16.8% | 865 | Oct 10 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 46 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $19,472,057 | 1,610 | $6,750,837 | 34.7% | 1,610 | Aug 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | The Color of Money | $52,293,982 | 1,205 | $6,357,877 | 12.2% | 635 | Oct 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $70,136,369 | 1,330 | $6,275,647 | 8.9% | 1,330 | Jun 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | Iron Eagle | $24,159,872 | 1,129 | $6,104,754 | 25.3% | 1,080 | Jan 17 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 22 | Pretty in Pink | $40,471,663 | 1,117 | $6,065,870 | 15% | 827 | Feb 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $29,844,101 | 1,085 | $6,006,610 | 20.1% | 1,080 | Oct 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | The Delta Force | $17,768,900 | 1,720 | $5,959,505 | 33.5% | 1,720 | Feb 14 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 24 | Three Amigos! | $39,246,734 | 1,466 | $5,939,000 | 15.1% | 1,385 | Dec 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 47 | House | $19,444,631 | 1,440 | $5,923,972 | 30.5% | 1,440 | Feb 28 | - | New World Pictures |
| 39 | Heartburn | $25,314,189 | 850 | $5,783,079 | 22.8% | 843 | Jul 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $62,134,225 | 1,084 | $5,726,495 | 9.2% | 806 | Jan 31 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Wildcats | $26,285,544 | 1,062 | $5,472,905 | 20.8% | 1,054 | Feb 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Raw Deal | $16,209,459 | 1,733 | $5,438,978 | 33.6% | 1,731 | Jun 6 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 21 | Short Circuit | $40,697,761 | 1,310 | $5,346,808 | 13.1% | 1,033 | May 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | The Money Pit | $37,499,651 | 1,193 | $5,344,555 | 14.3% | 1,189 | Mar 28 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Ruthless People | $71,624,879 | 1,114 | $5,274,306 | 7.4% | 1,111 | Jun 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | An American Tail | $47,483,002 | 1,249 | $5,234,446 | 11% | 1,246 | Nov 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Running Scared | $38,500,726 | 1,376 | $5,227,757 | 13.6% | 1,376 | Jun 27 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 53 | Howard the Duck | $16,295,774 | 1,563 | $5,070,136 | 31.1% | 1,554 | Aug 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | The Morning After | $25,147,055 | 955 | $5,069,926 | 20.2% | 955 | Dec 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $18,034,150 | 1,203 | $4,879,107 | 27.1% | 1,203 | May 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 43 | Tough Guys | $21,458,229 | 1,266 | $4,565,342 | 21.3% | 856 | Oct 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Soul Man | $27,820,000 | 1,320 | $4,422,179 | 15.9% | 1,282 | Oct 24 | - | New World Pictures |
| 55 | Armed and Dangerous | $15,945,534 | 1,557 | $4,348,276 | 27.3% | 1,552 | Aug 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 56 | Legend | $15,502,112 | 1,187 | $4,261,154 | 27.5% | 1,187 | Apr 18 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 51 | Song of the South 1986 Re-release | $17,659,346 | 1,529 | $4,203,111 | 23.8% | 1,505 | Nov 21 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | Youngblood | $15,448,384 | 1,354 | $4,183,292 | 27.1% | 1,354 | Jan 31 | - | United Artists |
| 67 | Club Paradise | $12,308,521 | 1,186 | $4,152,296 | 33.7% | 1,172 | Jul 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 70 | Firewalker | $11,949,484 | 1,120 | $4,130,323 | 34.6% | 1,120 | Nov 21 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 75 | Deadly Friend | $8,988,731 | 1,213 | $3,804,429 | 42.3% | 1,213 | Oct 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Little Shop of Horrors | $38,748,395 | 1,183 | $3,659,884 | 9.4% | 866 | Dec 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 111 | My Chauffeur | $4,781,448 | 1,253 | $3,613,652 | 75.6% | 1,253 | Jan 24 | - | Crown |
| 66 | Labyrinth | $12,729,917 | 1,141 | $3,549,243 | 27.9% | 1,141 | Jun 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 62 | One Crazy Summer | $13,431,806 | 984 | $3,433,952 | 25.6% | 984 | Aug 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 73 | Murphy's Law | $9,947,631 | 1,260 | $3,388,907 | 34.1% | 1,260 | Apr 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 65 | April Fool's Day | $12,947,763 | 1,202 | $3,373,779 | 26.1% | 1,202 | Mar 28 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | Nothing in Common | $32,324,557 | 980 | $3,279,650 | 10.1% | 618 | Aug 1 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 45 | F/X | $20,603,715 | 914 | $3,240,695 | 15.7% | 914 | Feb 7 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 59 | Psycho III | $14,481,606 | 1,408 | $3,238,400 | 22.4% | 1,408 | Jul 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | The Great Mouse Detective | $25,336,794 | 1,198 | $3,220,225 | 12.7% | 1,138 | Jul 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | Maximum Overdrive | $7,433,663 | 1,198 | $3,205,644 | 43.1% | 1,198 | Jul 25 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 85 | Quicksilver | $7,634,909 | 1,253 | $3,170,215 | 41.5% | 1,251 | Feb 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 61 | Sweet Liberty | $14,205,021 | 1,238 | $3,160,891 | 22.3% | 1,234 | May 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | About Last Night | $38,702,310 | 887 | $3,152,469 | 8.1% | 642 | Jul 4 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 72 | Under the Cherry Moon | $10,090,429 | 976 | $3,150,924 | 31.2% | 976 | Jul 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | Flight of the Navigator | $18,564,613 | 1,024 | $3,115,097 | 16.8% | 952 | Jul 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | SpaceCamp | $9,697,739 | 1,024 | $2,918,072 | 30.1% | 979 | Jun 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 92 | Trick or Treat | $6,797,218 | 1,267 | $2,912,687 | 42.9% | 1,267 | Oct 24 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 83 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | $8,025,872 | 1,474 | $2,822,439 | 35.2% | 1,474 | Aug 22 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 33 | Lady and the Tramp 1986 Re-release | $31,129,082 | 1,375 | $2,804,272 | 9% | 1,355 | Dec 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 94 | Black Moon Rising | $6,637,565 | 902 | $2,775,388 | 41.8% | 902 | Jan 10 | - | New World Pictures |
| 82 | Haunted Honeymoon | $8,033,397 | 1,047 | $2,768,003 | 34.5% | 1,046 | Jul 25 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 91 | Blue City | $6,947,787 | 1,050 | $2,748,096 | 39.6% | 1,050 | May 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 71 | Big Trouble in Little China | $11,100,000 | 1,092 | $2,723,211 | 24.5% | 1,053 | Jul 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 96 | A Fine Mess | $6,029,824 | 1,162 | $2,620,657 | 43.5% | 1,162 | Aug 8 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 103 | Troll | $5,450,815 | 959 | $2,595,054 | 47.6% | 959 | Jan 17 | - | Empire Pictures |
| 69 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | $11,957,943 | 778 | $2,580,750 | 21.6% | 775 | Dec 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 98 | Highlander | $5,900,000 | 1,040 | $2,453,021 | 41.6% | 1,040 | Mar 7 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 63 | Extremities | $13,418,091 | 696 | $2,429,075 | 18.1% | 605 | Aug 22 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 84 | The Best of Times | $7,790,931 | 872 | $2,419,800 | 31.1% | 872 | Jan 31 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 108 | Band of the Hand | $4,865,912 | 930 | $2,235,720 | 45.9% | 930 | Apr 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 124 | Born American | $3,388,020 | 1,071 | $2,225,475 | 65.7% | 1,071 | Aug 29 | - | - |
| 76 | Manhunter | $8,620,929 | 779 | $2,204,400 | 25.6% | 779 | Aug 15 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 68 | No Mercy | $12,303,904 | 1,206 | $2,198,069 | 17.9% | 1,206 | Dec 19 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 106 | Vamp | $4,941,117 | 1,104 | $2,187,458 | 44.3% | 1,104 | Jul 18 | - | New World Pictures |
| 105 | Out of Bounds | $5,099,316 | 1,207 | $2,144,764 | 42.1% | 1,207 | Jul 25 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 100 | The Hitcher | $5,844,868 | 794 | $2,134,214 | 36.5% | 794 | Feb 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 101 | Crossroads | $5,839,031 | 982 | $2,071,680 | 35.5% | 982 | Mar 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 107 | Invaders from Mars | $4,884,663 | 1,212 | $2,046,576 | 41.9% | 1,212 | Jun 6 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 110 | Off Beat | $4,842,778 | 1,127 | $2,011,192 | 41.5% | 1,127 | Apr 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 117 | Eliminators | $4,601,256 | 993 | $1,987,072 | 43.2% | 993 | Jan 31 | - | Empire Pictures |
| 123 | Head Office | $3,393,807 | 907 | $1,937,934 | 57.1% | 907 | Jan 3 | Jan 16 | TriStar Pictures |
| 32 | Children of a Lesser God | $31,853,080 | 544 | $1,909,084 | 6% | 215 | Oct 3 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 109 | American Anthem | $4,845,724 | 900 | $1,867,969 | 38.5% | 900 | Jun 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 119 | Tai-Pan | $4,007,250 | 860 | $1,863,469 | 46.5% | 860 | Nov 7 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 121 | Power | $3,800,000 | 770 | $1,854,200 | 48.8% | 770 | Jan 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 80 | Something Wild | $8,362,969 | 916 | $1,825,717 | 21.8% | 914 | Nov 7 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 99 | The Transformers: The Movie | $5,849,647 | 990 | $1,779,559 | 30.4% | 990 | Aug 8 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 116 | Fire with Fire | $4,636,169 | 1,000 | $1,770,043 | 38.2% | 1,000 | May 9 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 104 | 52 Pick-Up | $5,186,646 | 730 | $1,654,835 | 31.9% | 730 | Nov 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 64 | Critters | $13,167,232 | 633 | $1,618,800 | 12.3% | 540 | Apr 11 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 127 | Bullies | $2,995,527 | 1,005 | $1,532,605 | 51.2% | 1,005 | Aug 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 120 | The Manhattan Project | $3,900,000 | 834 | $1,503,545 | 38.6% | 827 | Jun 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 143 | Sky Bandits | $2,295,500 | 1,335 | $1,468,500 | 64% | 1,335 | Oct 31 | - | - |
| 130 | Playing for Keeps | $2,669,366 | 1,148 | $1,406,300 | 52.7% | 1,148 | Oct 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | Crimes of the Heart | $22,905,522 | 685 | $1,402,921 | 6.1% | 246 | Dec 12 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 122 | The Wraith | $3,500,000 | 588 | $1,402,535 | 40.1% | 588 | Nov 21 | - | New Century |
| 95 | Just Between Friends | $6,408,791 | 352 | $1,390,718 | 21.7% | 352 | Mar 21 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 79 | Wise Guys | $8,475,466 | 424 | $1,324,456 | 15.6% | 338 | Apr 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 133 | Streets of Gold | $2,546,238 | 797 | $1,279,498 | 50.3% | 797 | Nov 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $35,392,203 | 761 | $1,265,826 | 3.6% | 54 | Feb 7 | Sep 11 | Orion Pictures |
| 81 | Lucas | $8,200,000 | 629 | $1,250,101 | 15.2% | 628 | Mar 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 140 | Dangerously Close | $2,390,525 | 827 | $1,180,506 | 49.4% | 827 | May 9 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 113 | King Kong Lives | $4,711,220 | 1,105 | $1,172,942 | 24.9% | 1,105 | Dec 19 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 132 | The Men's Club | $2,556,361 | 532 | $1,146,992 | 44.9% | 532 | Sep 19 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 114 | Avenging Force | $4,679,650 | 500 | $1,131,502 | 24.2% | 500 | Sep 12 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 136 | P.O.W. the Escape | $2,497,233 | 476 | $1,100,691 | 44.1% | 476 | Apr 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 150 | Jake Speed | $1,943,751 | 795 | $1,058,048 | 54.4% | 795 | May 30 | - | New World Pictures |
| 154 | Pirates | $1,641,825 | 1,108 | $1,035,447 | 63.1% | 1,108 | Jul 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 144 | Nomads | $2,278,264 | 496 | $1,013,328 | 44.5% | 496 | Mar 7 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 152 | Quiet Cool | $1,900,000 | 470 | $815,812 | 42.9% | 470 | Nov 7 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 77 | Blue Velvet | $8,551,228 | 188 | $789,409 | 9.2% | 98 | Sep 19 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 115 | No Retreat, No Surrender | $4,662,137 | 371 | $739,723 | 15.9% | 241 | May 2 | - | New World Pictures |
| 142 | Shanghai Surprise | $2,315,683 | 401 | $729,885 | 31.5% | 401 | Aug 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 129 | Deadtime Stories | $2,750,741 | 255 | $708,112 | 25.7% | 255 | Nov 28 | Mar 12 | - |
| 155 | Solarbabies | $1,579,260 | 692 | $704,692 | 44.6% | 692 | Nov 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 153 | Link | $1,720,450 | 435 | $660,874 | 38.4% | 435 | Oct 3 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 160 | 8 Million Ways to Die | $1,305,114 | 215 | $609,955 | 46.7% | 215 | Apr 25 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 159 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | $1,338,264 | 1,045 | $531,905 | 39.7% | 1,045 | Mar 21 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 163 | From Beyond | $1,261,000 | 190 | $514,417 | 40.8% | 190 | Oct 24 | - | Empire Pictures |
| 164 | Water | $1,256,862 | 248 | $510,136 | 40.6% | 248 | Apr 18 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 89 | The Name of the Rose | $7,153,487 | 176 | $494,571 | 6.9% | 42 | Sep 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 97 | My Little Pony: The Movie | $5,958,456 | 1,003 | $416,108 | 7% | 421 | Jun 6 | - | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 139 | Hey There, It's Yogi Bear | $2,438,233 | 346 | $414,552 | 17% | 276 | Jan 17 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 147 | Rad | $2,015,882 | 286 | $408,980 | 20.3% | 286 | Mar 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 173 | Nutcracker | $781,727 | 597 | $351,633 | 45% | 597 | Nov 26 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 93 | 9½ Weeks | $6,735,922 | 28 | $328,804 | 4.9% | 28 | Feb 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 187 | TerrorVision | $320,256 | 256 | $320,256 | 100% | 256 | Feb 14 | Feb 17 | Empire Pictures |
| 162 | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | $1,268,443 | 242 | $291,126 | 23% | 242 | Jan 17 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 180 | Nobody's Fool | $563,358 | 290 | $258,100 | 45.8% | 290 | Nov 7 | - | Island Pictures |
| 112 | Violets Are Blue... | $4,743,287 | 654 | $256,581 | 5.4% | 22 | Apr 11 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | Stand by Me | $52,287,414 | 848 | $242,795 | 0.5% | 16 | Aug 8 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | Platoon | $138,530,565 | 1,564 | $241,080 | 0.2% | 6 | Dec 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 171 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | $849,915 | 221 | $226,525 | 26.7% | 221 | Jan 17 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 179 | Night of the Creeps | $591,366 | 70 | $220,800 | 37.3% | 70 | Aug 22 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Hoosiers | $28,607,524 | 1,048 | $220,068 | 0.8% | 30 | Nov 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 190 | Willy/Milly | $277,405 | 182 | $214,000 | 77.1% | 182 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | - |
| 88 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $7,177,431 | 664 | $204,461 | 2.8% | 39 | Aug 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 182 | Dream Lover | $502,237 | 171 | $202,733 | 40.4% | 171 | Feb 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 186 | La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding | $345,280 | 49 | $196,894 | 57% | 49 | Feb 14 | Feb 23 | TriStar Pictures |
| 141 | At Close Range | $2,347,000 | 83 | $180,286 | 7.7% | 39 | Apr 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 157 | Clockwise | $1,476,356 | 38 | $156,066 | 10.6% | 22 | Oct 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 193 | Radioactive Dreams | $220,038 | 90 | $141,055 | 64.1% | 90 | Sep 19 | Oct 2 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 165 | Touch and Go | $1,254,040 | 201 | $126,939 | 10.1% | 51 | Aug 22 | Sep 18 | TriStar Pictures |
| 188 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | $278,623 | 63 | $118,200 | 42.4% | 63 | Nov 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 60 | The Mosquito Coast | $14,302,779 | 451 | $110,313 | 0.8% | 3 | Nov 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 102 | Mona Lisa | $5,794,184 | 162 | $99,361 | 1.7% | 4 | Jun 13 | - | Island Pictures |
| 87 | Witchboard | $7,369,373 | 1,068 | $95,435 | 1.3% | 15 | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 191 | The Boy in Blue | $275,000 | 44 | $94,261 | 34.3% | 44 | Jan 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 169 | Absolute Beginners | $930,211 | 4 | $83,743 | 9% | 4 | Apr 18 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 200 | Hardbodies 2 | $78,068 | 46 | $78,068 | 100% | 46 | Sep 12 | Sep 18 | Cinetel |
| 189 | Lady Jane | $277,646 | 14 | $55,964 | 20.2% | 14 | Feb 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 128 | Sid and Nancy | $2,826,523 | 43 | $50,829 | 1.8% | 2 | Oct 17 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 183 | 'night, Mother | $441,863 | 35 | $49,164 | 11.1% | 3 | Sep 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | A Room with a View | $20,966,644 | 150 | $42,970 | 0.2% | 1 | Mar 7 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 52 | The Mission | $17,218,023 | 730 | $40,366 | 0.2% | 1 | Oct 31 | Apr 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 145 | Turtle Diary | $2,156,772 | 40 | $40,115 | 1.9% | 2 | Feb 14 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 148 | Betty Blue | $2,003,822 | 20 | $29,383 | 1.5% | 2 | Nov 7 | - | Alive Films |
| 90 | She's Gotta Have It | $7,137,502 | 1 | $28,473 | 0.4% | 1 | Aug 8 | - | Island Pictures |
| 149 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | $1,953,732 | 106 | $25,428 | 1.3% | 1 | Jan 17 | Apr 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 125 | 'Round Midnight | $3,272,593 | 50 | $25,384 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 3 | Apr 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 146 | Three Men and a Cradle | $2,052,466 | 32 | $25,380 | 1.2% | 1 | Apr 25 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 184 | Desert Bloom | $416,393 | 15 | $22,797 | 5.5% | 2 | Apr 18 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 172 | Ginger & Fred | $837,623 | 1 | $22,725 | 2.7% | 1 | Mar 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 174 | Defense of the Realm | $750,000 | 15 | $19,938 | 2.7% | 4 | Nov 21 | - | Hemdale |
| 170 | Marlene | $852,676 | 6 | $14,490 | 1.7% | 1 | Nov 7 | - | Alive Films |
| 198 | Stripper | $90,000 | 1 | $14,155 | 15.7% | 1 | Jan 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 192 | The Gospel According to Vic | $267,249 | 11 | $10,680 | 4% | 5 | Oct 17 | Apr 23 | Skouras Pictures |
| 203 | Duet for One | $8,736 | 1 | $7,149 | 81.8% | 1 | Dec 25 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 205 | Crimewave | $5,101 | 7 | $3,571 | 70% | 7 | Apr 25 | May 1 | Columbia Pictures |
| 207 | Winter Flight | $2,729 | - | - | - | - | Feb 12 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 78 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | $8,540,346 | 1,476 | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 118 | That's Life! | $4,079,895 | 700 | - | - | - | Sep 26 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 58 | Sleeping Beauty 1986 Re-release | $15,120,195 | 1,159 | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 126 | The Naked Cage | $3,136,701 | - | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 131 | Heathcliff: The Movie | $2,610,686 | - | - | - | - | Jan 17 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 134 | True Stories | $2,545,142 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | Feb 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 135 | Reform School Girls | $2,510,433 | - | - | - | - | Aug 22 | - | New World Pictures |
| 137 | Desert Hearts | $2,492,088 | - | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 138 | My Beautiful Laundrette | $2,451,545 | - | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | Orion Classics |
| 151 | The Decline of the American Empire | $1,902,706 | - | - | - | - | Nov 14 | - | - |
| 156 | Salvador | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | Mar 5 | - | Hemdale |
| 158 | Down by Law | $1,435,668 | - | - | - | - | Sep 20 | - | Island Pictures |
| 161 | Native Son | $1,301,121 | - | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 166 | Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson | $1,250,000 | - | - | - | - | Apr 25 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 167 | Belizaire the Cajun | $1,142,243 | - | - | - | - | Jun 13 | - | Skouras Pictures |
| 168 | Half Moon Street | $1,131,399 | - | - | - | - | Sep 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 175 | Where the River Runs Black | $676,166 | - | - | - | - | Sep 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 176 | Modern Girls | $604,849 | - | - | - | - | Nov 7 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 177 | Knights of the City | $601,451 | - | - | - | - | Feb 14 | - | New World Pictures |
| 178 | Code Name: Wild Geese | $600,000 | - | - | - | - | Aug 29 | - | New World Pictures |
| 181 | The Assault | $512,403 | 25 | - | - | - | Sep 19 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 185 | Weekend Warriors | $351,623 | 75 | - | - | - | Aug 29 | - | - |
| 194 | The Girl in the Picture | $202,428 | - | - | - | - | Jul 9 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 195 | Let's Get Harry | $140,980 | - | - | - | - | Oct 31 | - | TriStar Pictures |
