1986 Box Office
| Rank | Film | Domestic Gross | Overseas Gross |
| 1) | Top Gun | $176.8 | $168.0 |
| 2) | Crocodile Dundee | $174.6 | $153.4 |
| 3) | Platoon | $138.0 | $15.0 |
| 4) | The Karate Kid Part II | $115.1 | N / A |
| 5) | Star Trek IV | $109.7 | $23.3 |
| 6) | Back to School | $91.3 | N / A |
| 7) | Aliens | $85.2 | $94.8 |
| 8) | The Golden Child | $79.8 | $69.6 |
| 9) | Ruthless People | $71.6 | N / A |
| 10) | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | $70.1 | N / A |
| 11) | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $62.1 | N / A |
| 12) | The Color of Money | $52.3 | N / A |
| 13) | Stand By Me | $52.3 | N / A |
| 14) | Legal Eagles | $49.9 | N / A |
| 15) | Cobra | $49.0 | N / A |
| 16) | An American Tail | $47.5 | N / A |
| 17) | Police Academy 3 | $43.6 | N / A |
| 18) | Heartbreak Ridge | $42.7 | N / A |
| 19) | Peggy Sue Got Married | $41.4 | N / A |
| 20) | Poltergeist II | $41.0 | N / A |
| 21) | Short Circuit | $40.7 | N / A |
| 22) | Pretty in Pink | $40.5 | N / A |
| 23) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $40.1 | N / A |
| 24) | Three Amigos | $39.2 | N / A |