Top Grossing Comedy Movies in 1986
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee |  EN | $174,803,506 | $328,203,506 |
| 2 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | EN | $109,713,132 | $109,713,132 |
| 3 | Legal Eagles | EN | $49,851,591 | $93,151,591 |
| 4 | Back to School |  FR | $91,258,000 | $91,258,000 |
| 5 | An American Tail | EN | $47,483,002 | $84,542,002 |
| 6 | The Golden Child | EN | $79,817,937 | $79,817,937 |
| 7 | Ruthless People | EN | $71,624,879 | $71,624,879 |
| 8 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | EN | $70,136,369 | $70,740,472 |
| 9 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | EN | $62,134,225 | $62,134,225 |
| 10 | The Money Pit | EN | $37,499,651 | $54,999,651 |
| 11 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | EN | $43,579,163 | $43,579,163 |
| 12 | Heartbreak Ridge | EN | $42,724,017 | $42,724,017 |
| 13 | Peggy Sue Got Married | EN | $41,382,841 | $41,382,841 |
| 14 | Short Circuit |  GU | $40,697,761 | $40,698,303 |
| 15 | Pretty in Pink | EN | $40,471,663 | $40,480,653 |
| 16 | Hannah and Her Sisters | EN | $40,084,041 | $40,084,041 |
| 17 | Three Amigos! | EN | $39,246,734 | $39,246,734 |
| 18 | Little Shop of Horrors | EN | $39,032,001 | $39,064,308 |
| 19 | About Last Night... | EN | $38,702,310 | $38,702,310 |
| 20 | Running Scared | EN | $38,500,726 | $38,500,726 |
| 21 | Howard the Duck | EN | $16,295,774 | $37,962,774 |
| 22 | Gung Ho | EN | $36,611,610 | $36,611,610 |
| 23 | Nothing in Common | EN | $32,324,557 | $32,324,557 |
| 24 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | EN | $29,844,101 | $29,844,101 |
| 25 | Soul Man | EN | $27,820,000 | $27,820,000 |
| 26 | Wildcats | EN | $26,285,544 | $26,285,544 |
| 27 | Heartburn | EN | $25,314,189 | $25,314,189 |
| 28 | Tough Guys | EN | $21,458,229 | $21,458,229 |
| 29 | A Room with a View | EN | $20,966,644 | $21,062,065 |
| 30 | House | EN | $19,444,631 | $19,444,631 |
| 31 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | EN | $18,034,150 | $18,034,150 |
| 32 | Armed and Dangerous | EN | $15,945,534 | $15,945,534 |
| 33 | Sweet Liberty | EN | $14,205,021 | $14,205,021 |
| 34 | One Crazy Summer | EN | $13,431,806 | $13,431,806 |
| 35 | Critters | EN | $13,167,232 | $13,167,232 |
| 36 | Club Paradise | EN | $12,308,521 | $12,308,521 |
| 37 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | EN | $11,957,943 | $11,957,943 |
| 38 | Firewalker | EN | $11,949,484 | $11,949,484 |
| 39 | Big Trouble in Little China | EN | $11,100,000 | $11,107,720 |
| 40 | Big Trouble | EN | $11,100,000 | $11,107,720 |
| 41 | Under the Cherry Moon | EN | $10,090,429 | $10,090,429 |
| 42 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | EN | $8,540,346 | $8,540,346 |
| 43 | Wise Guys | EN | $8,475,466 | $8,475,466 |
| 44 | Something Wild | EN | $8,362,969 | $8,363,432 |
| 45 | Lucas |  ES | $8,200,000 | $8,200,000 |
| 46 | Haunted Honeymoon | EN | $8,033,397 | $8,033,397 |
| 47 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | EN | $8,025,872 | $8,027,706 |
| 48 | The Best of Times |  CN | $7,790,931 | $7,817,314 |
| 49 | Maximum Overdrive | EN | $7,433,663 | $7,433,663 |
| 50 | She's Gotta Have It | EN | $7,137,502 | $7,137,502 |
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