Top Grossing Action Movies in 1986
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun |  EN | $180,258,178 | $357,288,178 |
| 2 | Aliens | EN | $85,160,248 | $131,060,248 |
| 3 | The Karate Kid Part II | EN | $115,103,979 | $115,103,979 |
| 4 | The Golden Child | EN | $79,817,937 | $79,817,937 |
| 5 | Cobra |  TA | $49,042,224 | $49,044,608 |
| 6 | Heartbreak Ridge | EN | $42,724,017 | $42,724,017 |
| 7 | Running Scared | EN | $38,500,726 | $38,500,726 |
| 8 | Howard the Duck | EN | $16,295,774 | $37,962,774 |
| 9 | Iron Eagle | EN | $24,159,872 | $24,159,872 |
| 10 | F/X | EN | $20,603,715 | $20,603,715 |
| 11 | The Delta Force | EN | $17,768,900 | $17,768,900 |
| 12 | Raw Deal | EN | $16,209,459 | $16,209,459 |
| 13 | Armed and Dangerous | EN | $15,945,534 | $15,945,534 |
| 14 | Firewalker | EN | $11,949,484 | $11,949,484 |
| 15 | Big Trouble in Little China | EN | $11,100,000 | $11,107,720 |
| 16 | Murphy’s Law | EN | $9,947,631 | $9,947,631 |
| 17 | Runaway Train | EN | $7,683,620 | $7,683,620 |
| 18 | Maximum Overdrive | EN | $7,433,663 | $7,433,663 |
| 19 | Blue City | EN | $6,947,787 | $6,947,787 |
| 20 | Black Moon Rising | EN | $6,637,565 | $6,637,565 |
| 21 | A Fine Mess | EN | $6,029,824 | $6,029,824 |
| 22 | Highlander | EN | $5,900,000 | $5,902,508 |
| 23 | The Transformers: The Movie | EN | $5,849,647 | $5,862,568 |
| 24 | Out of Bounds |  FR | $5,099,316 | $5,099,316 |
| 25 | A Better Tomorrow | - | $4,999,517 | |
| 26 | Band of the Hand | EN | $4,865,912 | $4,865,912 |
| 27 | King Kong Lives | EN | $4,711,220 | $4,711,220 |
| 28 | Avenging Force | EN | $4,679,650 | $4,679,650 |
| 29 | No Retreat, No Surrender | EN | $4,662,137 | $4,662,137 |
| 30 | Eliminators | EN | $4,601,256 | $4,601,256 |
| 31 | Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | EN | $3,751,699 | $3,751,699 |
| 32 | The Wraith | EN | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 33 | Born American | EN | $3,388,020 | $3,388,020 |
| 34 | The Naked Cage | EN | $3,136,701 | $3,136,701 |
| 35 | Bullies | EN | $2,995,527 | $2,995,527 |
| 36 | P.O.W. The Escape | EN | $2,497,233 | $2,497,233 |
| 37 | Dangerously Close | EN | $2,390,525 | $2,390,525 |
| 38 | Jake Speed | EN | $1,943,751 | $1,943,751 |
| 39 | Quiet Cool | EN | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 |
| 40 | Solarbabies | EN | $1,579,260 | $1,579,260 |
| 41 | The Whistle Blower | EN | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 42 | GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | EN | $1,338,264 | $1,338,264 |
| 43 | 8 Million Ways to Die | EN | $1,305,114 | $1,305,114 |
| 44 | Rampage |  TR | $796,368 | $796,368 |
| 45 | Knights of the City | EN | $601,451 | $601,451 |
| 46 | Weekend Warriors | EN | $351,623 | $351,623 |
| 47 | Stewardess School | EN | $136,158 | $136,158 |
| 48 | Kin-dza-dza! |  RU | - | $23,902 |
| 49 | The Vindicator | EN | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 50 | Dead End Drive-In | EN | - | $1,259 |
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