Top Movies of 1986 - Best Box Office Performers

Rank	Title	Language	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	Top Gun	UK	Action Drama Romance	$180,258,178	$357,288,178
2	Crocodile Dundee	UK	Adventure Comedy	$174,803,506	$328,203,506
3	Platoon	UK	Drama War	$138,530,565	$138,545,632
4	Aliens	UK	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$85,160,248	$131,060,248
5	The Karate Kid Part II	UK	Action Sport Romance	$115,103,979	$115,103,979
6	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	UK	Adventure Sci-Fi Comedy	$109,713,132	$109,713,132
7	Legal Eagles	UK	Comedy Romance Crime	$49,851,591	$93,151,591
8	Back to School	FR	Sport Comedy Romance	$91,258,000	$91,258,000
9	An American Tail	UK	Drama Comedy Animation	$47,483,002	$84,542,002
10	The Golden Child	UK	Action Adventure Mystery	$79,817,937	$79,817,937
11	Ruthless People	UK	Comedy Crime	$71,624,879	$71,624,879
12	Ferris Bueller's Day Off		Comedy	$70,136,369	$70,738,510
13	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	UK	Comedy	$62,134,225	$62,134,225
14	The Fly	UK	Sci-Fi Thriller Horror	$40,456,565	$60,629,159
15	The Money Pit	UK	Comedy	$37,499,651	$54,999,651
16	Stand by Me	JP	Adventure Drama	$52,287,414	$53,522,503
17	The Color of Money	UK	Drama Sport	$52,293,982	$52,293,982
18	Cobra	TA	Action Thriller Crime	$49,042,224	$49,042,224
19	Police Academy 3: Back in Training	UK	Comedy	$43,579,163	$43,579,163
20	Heartbreak Ridge	UK	Action Drama Comedy	$42,724,017	$42,724,017
21	Peggy Sue Got Married	UK	Drama Fantasy Comedy	$41,382,841	$41,382,841
22	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	UK	Horror	$40,996,665	$40,998,097
23	Short Circuit	GU	Sci-Fi Comedy Family	$40,697,761	$40,698,303
24	Pretty in Pink	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$40,471,663	$40,480,653
25	Hannah and Her Sisters	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$40,084,041	$40,084,041
26	Three Amigos!	UK	Comedy Western	$39,246,734	$39,246,734
27	Little Shop of Horrors	UK	Sci-Fi Horror Comedy	$39,032,001	$39,063,291
28	About Last Night...		Drama Comedy Romance	$38,702,310	$38,702,310
29	The Great Mouse Detective	UK	Adventure Mystery Animation	$38,625,550	$38,625,550
30	Running Scared	UK	Action Thriller Comedy	$38,500,726	$38,500,726
31	Howard the Duck	UK	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$16,295,774	$37,962,774
32	Gung Ho	UK	Drama Comedy	$36,611,610	$36,611,610
33	Nothing in Common	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$32,324,557	$32,324,557
34	Children of a Lesser God	UK	Drama Romance	$31,853,080	$31,853,080
35	Jumpin' Jack Flash	UK	Thriller Comedy Romance	$29,844,101	$29,844,101
36	Hoosiers	UK	Drama Sport	$28,607,524	$28,607,524
37	Soul Man	UK	Comedy Romance	$27,820,000	$27,820,000
38	Wildcats	UK	Sport Comedy	$26,285,544	$26,285,544
39	Heartburn	UK	Drama Comedy	$25,314,189	$25,314,189
40	Iron Eagle	UK	Action Thriller War	$24,159,872	$24,159,872
41	Tough Guys	UK	Comedy Crime	$21,458,229	$21,458,229
42	A Room with a View	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$20,966,644	$21,046,932
43	F/X	UK	Action Thriller Crime	$20,603,715	$20,603,715
44	Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI	UK	Thriller Horror	$19,472,057	$19,472,525
45	House	UK	Fantasy Horror Comedy	$19,444,631	$19,444,631
46	Flight of the Navigator	UK	Adventure Sci-Fi Family	$18,564,613	$18,566,010
47	The Delta Force	UK	Action Adventure Drama	$17,768,900	$17,768,900
48	The Mission	UK	Adventure Drama History	$17,218,023	$17,503,446
49	Legend	UK	Adventure Fantasy Romance	$15,502,112	$16,837,628
50	Raw Deal	UK	Action Thriller Crime	$16,209,459	$16,209,459

Top Grossing Movies in 1986

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