The Numbers - Movies Released in 1986
This list shows all films released in 1986, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
See also:
Top 1986 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1986 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1986 -
Most Popular 1986
Release Date | Movie | Genre | Release Type | Revenue to Date | Trailer |
|
January, 1986 |
1986 TBD |
Duet for One |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,000 |
|
|
Half Moon Street |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,131,399 |
|
|
Hardbodies 2 |
|
Theatrical |
$78,000 |
|
|
Matador |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$206,952 |
|
|
Nanou |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
January 3 |
Head Office |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,393,807 |
|
|
January 10 |
Black Moon Rising |
Action |
Theatrical |
$6,637,565 |
|
|
La Joven y la Tentación |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
January 15 |
Sharma and Beyond |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,125 |
|
|
January 16 |
Komikku zasshi nanka iranai! |
|
Theatrical |
$26,488 |
|
|
Sky Pirates |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
January 17 |
The Adventures of Mark Twain |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$646,803 |
|
|
The Adventures of the American Rabbit |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,023,042 |
|
|
The Boy in Blue |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$275,000 |
|
|
The Clan of the Cave Bear |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,953,732 |
|
|
Heathcliff: The Movie |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$2,091,504 |
|
|
Iron Eagle |
Action |
Theatrical |
$24,159,872 |
|
|
Lola |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Longshot |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$256,301 |
|
|
Troll |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,542,346 |
|
|
January 22 |
Those Glory, Glory Days |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,968 |
|
|
January 24 |
Defense of the Realm |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$750,000 |
|
|
The Imagemaker |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$24,562 |
|
|
My Chauffeur |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,676,892 |
|
|
January 31 |
A.K.: The Making of Ran |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Best of Times |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,790,931 |
|
|
Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$62,134,225 |
|
|
Eliminators |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,601,256 |
|
|
Forever Young |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Power |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,800,000 |
|
|
Stripper |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$39,065 |
|
|
Uphill all the Way |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Youngblood |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,448,400 |
|
|
Jan, 1986 TBD |
Umbango |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
February, 1986 |
February 1 |
The Horse Thief (盗马贼) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,954 |
|
|
February 5 |
Arthur's Hallowed Ground |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,726 |
|
|
February 7 |
F/X |
Action |
Theatrical |
$20,603,715 |
|
|
Hannah and Her Sisters |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,084,041 |
|
|
Lady Jane |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$277,646 |
|
|
February 14 |
La cage aux folles 3 - 'Elles' se mar… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$345,280 |
|
|
The Delta Force |
Action |
Theatrical |
$17,005,599 |
|
|
Kaos |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$11,412 |
|
|
Knights of the City |
Action |
Theatrical |
$601,451 |
|
|
Quicksilver |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,634,909 |
|
|
TerrorVision |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$320,256 |
|
|
Turtle Diary |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,156,772 |
|
|
The Vindicator |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Wildcats |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$26,285,544 |
|
|
Winter Flight |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,621 |
|
|
February 19 |
Parting Glances |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$537,681 |
|
|
February 20 |
Lulú de noche |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
February 21 |
Bliss |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,998 |
|
|
Dream Lover |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$316,809 |
|
|
The Frog Prince |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,845 |
|
|
The Hitcher |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,845,053 |
|
|
Nine 1/2 Weeks |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$6,734,844 |
|
|
February 28 |
House |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$22,144,631 |
|
|
Pretty in Pink |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,476,156 |
|
March, 1986 |
March 5 |
Antonio Gaudí |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
March 7 |
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$8,540,346 |
|
|
Desert Hearts |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,586,646 |
|
|
Highlander |
Action |
Theatrical |
$12,900,000 |
|
|
The Naked Cage |
Action |
Theatrical |
$897,589 |
|
|
Nomads |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,361,565 |
|
|
A Room with a View |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$21,042,007 |
|
|
March 14 |
The Boys Next Door |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
|
Crossroads |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,878,953 |
|
|
Eat the Peach |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Gung Ho |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$36,611,610 |
|
|
Rawhead Rex |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$661,563 |
|
|
March 15 |
Arion |
Action |
Theatrical |
$13,763 |
|
|
March 21 |
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,338,264 |
|
|
Just Between Friends |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,408,791 |
|
|
Police Academy 3: Back in Training |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$43,579,163 |
|
|
Rad |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,761,781 |
|
|
March 26 |
The Money Pit |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$37,499,651 |
|
|
March 27 |
April Fool's Day |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$12,947,763 |
|
|
March 28 |
Echo Park |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Lucas |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,200,000 |
|
April, 1986 |
April 1 |
My Beautiful Laundrette |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$69,674 |
|
|
April 11 |
Band of the Hand |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,865,912 |
|
|
Critters |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$13,167,232 |
|
|
Off Beat |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,842,778 |
|
|
The Toxic Avenger |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Violets Are Blue... |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,743,287 |
|
|
April 18 |
Absolute Beginners |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$930,211 |
|
|
At Close Range |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,347,000 |
|
|
Desert Bloom |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$343,127 |
|
|
Legend |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$23,506,237 |
|
|
Murphy's Law |
Action |
Theatrical |
$9,947,631 |
|
|
Water |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$510,136 |
|
|
Wise Guys |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,475,466 |
|
|
April 23 |
Fast Talking |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,488 |
|
|
Salvador |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,500,000 |
|
|
April 25 |
3 hommes et un couffin |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,947,994 |
|
|
8 Million Ways to Die |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,431,795 |
|
|
Crimewave |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,101 |
|
|
Low Blow |
Action |
Theatrical |
$63,860 |
|
|
|
Apr, 1986 TBD |
The Ladies Club |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Star Crystal |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$17,795 |
|
May, 1986 |
May 2 |
Blue City |
Action |
Theatrical |
$6,947,000 |
|
|
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,034,150 |
|
|
No Retreat, No Surrender |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,368,941 |
|
|
May 6 |
Inferno in diretta |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
May 9 |
Dangerously Close |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,026,765 |
|
|
Fire with Fire |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,577,139 |
|
|
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Short Circuit |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,697,761 |
|
|
May 14 |
Sweet Liberty |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,205,021 |
|
|
May 16 |
Top Gun |
Action |
Theatrical |
$357,463,748 |
Play |
|
May 23 |
Cobra |
Action |
Theatrical |
$49,042,224 |
|
|
Poltergeist II: The Other Side |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$40,996,665 |
|
|
May 30 |
A Great Wall |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Jake Speed |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,058,048 |
|
|
Thunder Run |
Action |
Theatrical |
$145,975 |
|
June, 1986 |
June 6 |
Invaders from Mars |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,040,752 |
|
|
My Little Pony: The Movie |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$5,958,456 |
|
|
Raw Deal |
Action |
Theatrical |
$16,209,459 |
|
|
SpaceCamp |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$9,697,739 |
|
|
June 11 |
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$70,178,260 |
|
|
June 13 |
Back to School |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$91,258,000 |
|
|
Belizaire the Cajun |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,444,618 |
|
|
The Manhattan Project |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,117,892 |
|
|
Mona Lisa |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,794,000 |
|
|
Never too Young to Die |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$242,475 |
|
|
June 18 |
Legal Eagles |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$49,851,591 |
|
|
June 20 |
The Karate Kid, Part II |
Action |
Theatrical |
$115,103,979 |
|
|
June 26 |
Royal Warriors (皇家戰士) |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
June 27 |
American Anthem |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,571,624 |
|
|
Labyrinth |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$13,166,566 |
|
|
Running Scared |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,500,726 |
|
|
Ruthless People |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$71,624,879 |
|
|
|
Jun, 1986 TBD |
Flight of the Spruce Goose |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
July, 1986 |
July 1 |
About Last Night... |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,702,310 |
|
|
Big Trouble in Little China |
Action |
Theatrical |
$11,208,967 |
|
|
Pirates |
|
Theatrical |
$6,341,825 |
|
|
July 2 |
The Great Mouse Detective |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$23,605,534 |
|
|
Psycho III |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$14,481,606 |
|
|
Under the Cherry Moon |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$10,090,429 |
|
|
July 9 |
The Girl in the Picture |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$76,350 |
|
|
July 11 |
Club Paradise |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,308,521 |
|
|
July 18 |
Aliens |
Action |
Theatrical |
$183,291,893 |
|
|
Malcolm |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,064 |
|
|
Signé Charlotte |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$300,544 |
|
|
Vamp |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,000,000 |
|
|
July 24 |
Fair Game |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
July 25 |
Haunted Honeymoon |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,509,011 |
|
|
Heartburn |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,314,289 |
|
|
Maximum Overdrive |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$9,221,804 |
|
|
Out of Bounds |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,099,316 |
|
|
July 30 |
Flight of the Navigator |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$18,564,613 |
|
|
Nothing in Common |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$32,324,000 |
|
|
July 31 |
Crónica sentimental en rojo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
August, 1986 |
August 1 |
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$19,472,523 |
|
|
Howard the Duck |
Action |
Theatrical |
$16,894,808 |
|
|
August 2 |
Castle in the Sky |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$29,353,928 |
|
|
Ying Xiong Ben Se |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,030,784 |
|
|
August 8 |
A Fine Mess |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,029,824 |
|
|
One Crazy Summer |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,431,806 |
|
|
She's Gotta Have It |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,137,502 |
|
|
Stand by Me |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$52,289,686 |
|
|
The Transformers: The Movie |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$14,183,925 |
|
|
August 15 |
Armed and Dangerous |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,945,534 |
|
|
The Boy Who Could Fly |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,177,431 |
|
|
The Fly |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$37,587,024 |
|
|
Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$56,821 |
|
|
Manhunter |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,622,413 |
|
|
Opposing Force |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Vigil |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$65,666 |
|
|
The Whoopee Boys |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$240,464 |
|
|
August 21 |
Frog Dreaming |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Il Miele del Diavolo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
August 22 |
Dead End Drive-In |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Extremities |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$13,418,091 |
|
|
Night of the Creeps |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$591,366 |
|
|
The Peanut Butter Solution |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Reform School Girls |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,025,872 |
|
|
Thrashin' |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Touch and Go |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,300,000 |
|
|
August 29 |
Born American |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,401,376 |
|
|
Bullies |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,995,527 |
|
|
Caravaggio |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,151 |
|
|
Le rayon vert |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$45,268 |
|
|
Shanghai Surprise |
|
Theatrical |
$2,315,000 |
|
September, 1986 |
September 4 |
Cactus |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
September 5 |
90 Days |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,620 |
|
|
September 12 |
Avenging Force |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,679,650 |
|
|
'Night Mother |
|
Theatrical |
$441,863 |
|
|
Otello |
|
Theatrical |
$189,042 |
|
|
September 19 |
Blue Velvet |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,663,300 |
|
|
Jackals |
Action |
Theatrical |
$89,352 |
|
|
Link |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,779,370 |
|
|
The Men's Club |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,556,361 |
|
|
Radioactive Dreams |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$210,212 |
|
|
September 20 |
Shadow Play |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
September 24 |
The Name of the Rose |
|
Theatrical |
$7,153,000 |
|
|
September 26 |
Crocodile Dundee |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$328,203,506 |
|
|
Down by Law |
|
Theatrical |
$1,436,000 |
|
|
That's Life! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,079,895 |
|
|
Weekend Warriors |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$107,846 |
|
|
Where the River Runs Black |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
October, 1986 |
October 1 |
Tenue de soirée |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$843,906 |
|
|
October 3 |
Children of a Lesser God |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$31,853,080 |
|
|
Playing for Keeps |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,000,000 |
|
|
‘Round Midnight |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,391,211 |
|
|
Tough Guys |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,532,087 |
|
|
October 9 |
Dèmoni 2... l’incubo ritorna |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
October 10 |
Clockwise |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,476,356 |
|
|
Deadly Friend |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,988,731 |
|
|
Jumpin' Jack Flash |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,587,804 |
|
|
Lamb |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Peggy Sue Got Married |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$41,382,841 |
|
|
True Stories |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$2,545,459 |
|
|
October 17 |
The Color of Money |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$52,293,000 |
|
|
The Mission |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,796,024 |
|
|
October 22 |
Something Wild |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,362,617 |
|
|
October 24 |
From Beyond |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,070,053 |
|
|
Soul Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$27,316,198 |
|
|
Trick or Treat |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
|
October 26 |
Omega Syndrome |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
October 31 |
Let's Get Harry |
Action |
Theatrical |
$140,980 |
|
|
Sky Bandits |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,468,500 |
|
November, 1986 |
November 1 |
Nobody's Fool |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$563,568 |
|
|
November 7 |
37º2 le matin |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,931,585 |
|
|
52 Pick-Up |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,340,237 |
|
|
Sid & Nancy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,191,785 |
|
|
Tai-Pan |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$4,000,000 |
|
|
November 14 |
Le déclin de l'empire américain |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$874,649 |
|
|
Every Time We Say Goodbye |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$278,623 |
|
|
Hoosiers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$28,607,524 |
|
|
Slaughter High |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Streets of Gold |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,546,238 |
|
|
Welcome to 18 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$97,446 |
|
|
Willy/Milly |
|
Theatrical |
$277,405 |
|
|
November 21 |
An American Tail |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$48,190,631 |
|
|
Body Slam |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,926 |
|
|
Firewalker |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$12,114,677 |
|
|
The Wraith |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,985,248 |
|
|
November 26 |
Solarbabies |
|
Theatrical |
$1,676,560 |
|
|
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$133,000,000 |
|
|
November 28 |
Deadtime Stories |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,752,982 |
|
|
Eye of the Tiger |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
|
Nov, 1986 TBD |
Kamikaze Hearts |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,669 |
|
|
Lermontov (Лермонтов) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
December, 1986 |
December 1 |
Kin-dza-dza! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,050 |
|
|
The Mosquito Coast |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,302,000 |
|
|
December 5 |
Heartbreak Ridge |
Action |
Theatrical |
$42,724,017 |
|
|
December 6 |
Sharp Edges |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
December 12 |
Crimes of the Heart |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$22,905,000 |
|
|
The Golden Child |
Action |
Theatrical |
$79,817,937 |
|
|
Native Son |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$929,770 |
|
|
Three Amigos |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$39,246,734 |
|
|
December 18 |
Dogs in Space |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
December 19 |
King Kong Lives |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$4,711,220 |
|
|
Kong bu fen zi |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$45,755 |
|
|
Little Shop of Horrors |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$38,747,385 |
|
|
Miss Mary |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$49,432 |
|
|
No Mercy |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,303,904 |
|
|
Platoon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$137,978,395 |
|
|
December 25 |
Brighton Beach Memoirs |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,957,943 |
|
|
The Morning After |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,147,055 |
|
|
Windrider |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,325 |
|
|
December 29 |
Kuryer |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,884 |
|
|
|
Unknown TBD |
The Bedroom Window |
Thriller/Suspense |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Lucky Ravi |
|
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Wisdom |
|
Theatrical |
$5,715,174 |
|
|
Witchboard |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$7,369,373 |
|
|
1986 TBD |
Revenge |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|