Box Office
Worldwide box office · 1986
The top-grossing releases of the year. Switch between worldwide, domestic, and international — every figure shown both as reported and adjusted for inflation, so films from any era are directly comparable.
This Weekend at the box office
Domestic Friday–Sunday weekend chart · July 17-19, 2026.
| # | Title | Weekend gross | %± LW | Theaters | Total gross | Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The OdysseyUniversal Pictures | $124.5M | — | 3,919 | $124.5M | 1 |
| 2 | MoanaWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $19.0M | -56% | 4,200 | $82.1M | 2 |
| 3 | Minions & MonstersUniversal Pictures | $14.8M | -30% | 3,510 | $137.6M | 3 |
| 4 | Toy Story 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $14.8M | -22.1% | 3,400 | $430.9M | 5 |
| 5 | Evil Dead BurnWarner Bros. | $5.0M | -63.5% | 3,004 | $24.2M | 2 |
| 6 | The InviteA24 | $3.9M | -34.1% | 2,110 | $15.0M | 4 |
| 7 | Young WashingtonAngel | $3.7M | -46.7% | 2,275 | $41.0M | 3 |
| 8 | ObsessionFocus Features | $2.5M | -35.1% | 1,524 | $258.5M | 10 |
| 9 | SupergirlWarner Bros. | $1.5M | -59.5% | 1,572 | $70.0M | 4 |
| 10 | Disclosure DayUniversal Pictures | $1.4M | -56.7% | 1,299 | $114.7M | 6 |
| 11 | BackroomsA24 | $715K | -53% | 742 | $196.0M | 8 |
| 12 | Scary MovieParamount Pictures | $255K | -38.6% | 225 | $108.0M | 7 |
| 13 | Jackass: Best and LastParamount Pictures | $240K | -68.7% | 305 | $18.0M | 4 |
| 14 | MichaelLionsgate | $150K | -42.4% | 165 | $372.2M | 13 |
| 15 | Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex PassSony Pictures Classics | $124K | -86.2% | 357 | $1.3M | 2 |
| 16 | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $120K | -41% | 90 | $177.5M | 9 |
| 17 | Maddie's SecretMagnolia Pictures | $81K | -52.3% | 84 | $1.0M | 5 |
| 18 | Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldKino Lorber | $49K | +51.2% | 30 | $171K | 3 |
| 19 | LeviticusNeon | $34K | -70.9% | 50 | $7.2M | 5 |
| 20 | The Devil Wears Prada 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $32K | -63.8% | 40 | $220.5M | 12 |
| 21 | The Death of Robin HoodA24 | $16K | -16% | 20 | $5.3M | 5 |
| 22 | I Love BoostersNeon | $15K | -11.4% | 15 | $9.7M | 9 |
| 23 | Sherman's MarchMusic Box Films | $13K | +28.4% | 8 | $57K | 3 |
| 24 | The Kidnapping of ArabellaOscilloscope | $11K | — | 1 | $11K | 1 |
| 25 | The FloatersBrainstorm Media | $10K | +11.4% | 3 | $26K | 2 |
| 26 | RemakeMusic Box Films | $8K | -1.7% | 6 | $23K | 2 |
| 27 | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis ValdezInsignia Films | $8K | — | 1 | $8K | 1 |
| 28 | Reading Lolita in TehranGreenwich Entertainment | $7K | -49.6% | 2 | $24K | 2 |
| 29 | UnderlandOscilloscope | $2K | +1068.9% | 4 | $15K | 7 |
| 30 | Standout: The Ben Kjar Story | $2K | — | 1 | $651K | 26 |
Friday–Sunday weekend grosses (the 3-day chart). Domestic, per Box Office Mojo. Figures are as reported (not inflation-adjusted).
Showing each gross as originally reported.
| # | Title | Worldwide | Adjusted for inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | $177.5M | $535.6M |
| 2 | Crocodile Dundee | $174.9M | $527.9M |
| 3 | Platoon | $138.5M | $418.1M |
| 4 | The Karate Kid Part II | $115.1M | $347.3M |
| 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $109.7M | $331.1M |
| 6 | Back to School | $91.3M | $275.4M |
| 7 | Aliens | $85.2M | $257.1M |
| 8 | The Golden Child | $79.8M | $240.9M |
| 9 | Ruthless People | $71.6M | $216.1M |
| 10 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $70.8M | $213.5M |
| 11 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $62.1M | $187.5M |
| 12 | Stand by Me | $52.3M | $157.9M |
| 13 | The Color of Money | $52.3M | $157.8M |
| 14 | Legal Eagles | $49.9M | $150.4M |
| 15 | Cobra | $49.0M | $148.0M |
| 16 | An American Tail | $47.5M | $143.3M |
| 17 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $43.6M | $131.5M |
| 18 | Heartbreak Ridge | $42.7M | $128.9M |
| 19 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $41.4M | $124.9M |
| 20 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $41.0M | $123.7M |
| 21 | Short Circuit | $40.7M | $122.8M |
| 22 | Pretty in Pink | $40.5M | $122.1M |
| 23 | The Fly | $40.5M | $122.1M |
| 24 | ¡Three Amigos! | $39.2M | $118.4M |
| 25 | Little Shop of Horrors | $38.8M | $116.9M |
| 26 | About Last Night | $38.7M | $116.8M |
| 27 | Running Scared | $38.5M | $116.2M |
| 28 | The Money Pit | $37.5M | $113.2M |
| 29 | Gung Ho | $36.6M | $110.5M |
| 30 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $35.4M | $106.8M |
| 31 | Nothing in Common | $32.3M | $97.5M |
| 32 | Children of a Lesser God | $31.9M | $96.1M |
| 33 | Lady and the Tramp 1986 Re-release | $31.1M | $93.9M |
| 34 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $29.8M | $90.1M |
| 35 | Hoosiers | $28.6M | $86.3M |
| 36 | Soul Man | $27.8M | $83.9M |
| 37 | Wildcats | $26.3M | $79.3M |
| 38 | The Great Mouse Detective | $25.3M | $76.5M |
| 39 | Heartburn | $25.3M | $76.4M |
| 40 | The Morning After | $25.1M | $75.9M |
| 41 | A Room with a View | $24.5M | $74.0M |
| 42 | Iron Eagle | $24.2M | $72.9M |
| 43 | Crimes of the Heart | $22.9M | $69.1M |
| 44 | Tough Guys | $21.5M | $64.8M |
| 45 | F/X | $20.6M | $62.2M |
| 46 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $19.5M | $58.8M |
| 47 | House | $19.4M | $58.7M |
| 48 | Flight of the Navigator | $18.6M | $56.0M |
| 49 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | $18.0M | $54.4M |
| 50 | The Delta Force | $17.8M | $53.6M |
| 51 | Song of the South 1986 Re-release | $17.7M | $53.3M |
| 52 | The Mission | $17.2M | $52.0M |
| 53 | Legend | $16.8M | $50.8M |
| 54 | Howard the Duck | $16.3M | $49.2M |
| 55 | Raw Deal | $16.2M | $48.9M |
| 56 | Armed and Dangerous | $15.9M | $48.1M |
| 57 | Youngblood | $15.4M | $46.6M |
| 58 | Sleeping Beauty 1986 Re-release | $15.1M | $45.6M |
| 59 | Psycho III | $14.5M | $43.7M |
| 60 | The Mosquito Coast | $14.3M | $43.2M |
| 61 | Sweet Liberty | $14.2M | $42.9M |
| 62 | One Crazy Summer | $13.4M | $40.5M |
| 63 | Extremities | $13.4M | $40.5M |
| 64 | Critters | $13.2M | $39.7M |
| 65 | Labyrinth | $13.1M | $39.7M |
| 66 | April Fool's Day | $12.9M | $39.1M |
| 67 | Club Paradise | $12.3M | $37.1M |
| 68 | No Mercy | $12.3M | $37.1M |
| 69 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | $12.0M | $36.1M |
| 70 | Firewalker | $11.9M | $36.1M |
| 71 | Big Trouble in Little China | $11.1M | $33.5M |
| 72 | Under the Cherry Moon | $10.1M | $30.4M |
| 73 | Murphy's Law | $9.9M | $30.0M |
| 74 | SpaceCamp | $9.7M | $29.3M |
| 75 | Deadly Friend | $9.0M | $27.1M |
| 76 | Manhunter | $8.6M | $26.0M |
| 77 | Blue Velvet | $8.6M | $26.0M |
| 78 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | $8.5M | $25.8M |
| 79 | Wise Guys | $8.5M | $25.6M |
| 80 | Something Wild | $8.4M | $25.2M |
| 81 | Lucas | $8.2M | $24.7M |
| 82 | Haunted Honeymoon | $8.0M | $24.2M |
| 83 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | $8.0M | $24.2M |
| 84 | The Best of Times | $7.8M | $23.5M |
| 85 | Quicksilver | $7.6M | $23.0M |
| 86 | Maximum Overdrive | $7.4M | $22.4M |
| 87 | Witchboard | $7.4M | $22.2M |
| 88 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $7.2M | $21.7M |
| 89 | The Name of the Rose | $7.2M | $21.6M |
| 90 | She's Gotta Have It | $7.1M | $21.5M |
| 91 | Blue City | $6.9M | $21.0M |
| 92 | Trick or Treat | $6.8M | $20.5M |
| 93 | 9½ Weeks | $6.7M | $20.3M |
| 94 | Black Moon Rising | $6.6M | $20.0M |
| 95 | Just Between Friends | $6.4M | $19.3M |
| 96 | A Fine Mess | $6.0M | $18.2M |
| 97 | Highlander | $6.0M | $18.2M |
| 98 | My Little Pony: The Movie | $6.0M | $18.0M |
| 99 | The Transformers: The Movie | $5.9M | $17.7M |
| 100 | The Hitcher | $5.8M | $17.6M |
“Adjusted for inflation” restates each gross in today’s dollars using US CPI-U annual averages. Domestic and international views are re-ranked from the year’s top releases; some early years report domestic-only figures.