Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1986
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun |  EN | $180,258,178 | $357,288,178 |
| 2 | Platoon | EN | $138,530,565 | $138,546,255 |
| 3 | An American Tail | EN | $47,483,002 | $84,542,002 |
| 4 | Stand by Me |  JP | $52,287,414 | $53,525,035 |
| 5 | The Color of Money | EN | $52,293,982 | $52,293,982 |
| 6 | Heartbreak Ridge | EN | $42,724,017 | $42,724,017 |
| 7 | Peggy Sue Got Married | EN | $41,382,841 | $41,382,841 |
| 8 | Pretty in Pink | EN | $40,471,663 | $40,480,653 |
| 9 | Hannah and Her Sisters | EN | $40,084,041 | $40,084,041 |
| 10 | About Last Night... | EN | $38,702,310 | $38,702,310 |
| 11 | Gung Ho | EN | $36,611,610 | $36,611,610 |
| 12 | Something in Common | EN | $32,324,557 | $32,324,557 |
| 13 | Nothing in Common | EN | $32,324,557 | $32,324,557 |
| 14 | Children of a Lesser God | EN | $31,853,080 | $31,853,080 |
| 15 | Hoosiers | EN | $28,607,524 | $28,607,524 |
| 16 | Heartburn | EN | $25,314,189 | $25,314,189 |
| 17 | A Room with a View | EN | $20,966,644 | $21,062,065 |
| 18 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | EN | $18,034,150 | $18,034,150 |
| 19 | The Delta Force | EN | $17,768,900 | $17,768,900 |
| 20 | The Mission | EN | $17,218,023 | $17,504,819 |
| 21 | Youngblood | EN | $15,448,384 | $15,448,384 |
| 22 | The Mosquito Coast | EN | $14,302,779 | $14,302,779 |
| 23 | Extremities | EN | $13,418,091 | $13,418,091 |
| 24 | No Mercy |  KR | $12,303,904 | $12,303,904 |
| 25 | Disorder |  FR | $10,348,437 | $10,348,437 |
| 26 | Under the Cherry Moon | EN | $10,090,429 | $10,090,429 |
| 27 | Deadly Friend | EN | $8,988,731 | $8,988,731 |
| 28 | Blue Velvet | EN | $8,551,228 | $8,672,498 |
| 29 | Something Wild | EN | $8,362,969 | $8,363,432 |
| 30 | Lucas |  ES | $8,200,000 | $8,200,000 |
| 31 | The Best of Times |  CN | $7,790,931 | $7,817,314 |
| 32 | Runaway Train | EN | $7,683,620 | $7,683,620 |
| 33 | Quicksilver | EN | $7,634,909 | $7,634,909 |
| 34 | The Trip to Bountiful | EN | $7,491,903 | $7,491,903 |
| 35 | The Boy Who Could Fly |  NO | $7,177,431 | $7,177,431 |
| 36 | The Name of the Rose | EN | $7,153,487 | $7,153,487 |
| 37 | Blue City | EN | $6,947,787 | $6,947,787 |
| 38 | Just Between Friends | EN | $6,408,791 | $6,408,791 |
| 39 | Crossroads | EN | $5,839,031 | $5,839,031 |
| 40 | Mona Lisa | EN | $5,794,184 | $5,794,184 |
| 41 | 52 Pick-Up | EN | $5,186,646 | $5,186,646 |
| 42 | Out of Bounds | FR | $5,099,316 | $5,099,316 |
| 43 | A Better Tomorrow | - | $4,999,517 | |
| 44 | Jean de Florette | FR | $4,940,939 | $4,942,577 |
| 45 | Band of the Hand | EN | $4,865,912 | $4,865,912 |
| 46 | Violets are Blue | EN | $4,743,287 | $4,743,287 |
| 47 | Avenging Force | EN | $4,679,650 | $4,679,650 |
| 48 | No Retreat, No Surrender | EN | $4,662,137 | $4,662,137 |
| 49 | Tai-Pan | EN | $4,007,250 | $4,007,250 |
| 50 | Manon of the Spring | FR | $3,940,542 | $3,940,542 |
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