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Family box office · August 1986

Family Box Office, August 1986: Top-Grossing Releases

Flight of the Navigator (1986) is the highest-grossing family movie released in August 1986, with $18.6M worldwide, ahead of The Transformers: The Movie (1986) at $5.9M. 2 family films released in August 1986 report a worldwide gross, $24.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

August 1986 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$24.4M
Flight of the Navigator (1986), the #1
$18.6M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Flight of the Navigator (1986) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 family movie of August 1986

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

1986 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

$18.6M worldwide · 76% of the chart's total

$18.6M US & Canada · 100% $1.4K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Family Release of August 1986, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 1986.

  1. 1 Flight of the Navigator (1986) movie poster
    Flight of the Navigator (1986) Aug 1, 1986 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Family $18.6M worldwide
    Aug 1, 1986 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $18.6M
  2. 2 The Transformers: The Movie (1986) movie poster
    The Transformers: The Movie (1986) Aug 8, 1986 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $5.9M worldwide
    Aug 8, 1986 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: $12.9K Worldwide: $5.9M
FAQ

Family Box Office August 1986: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing family movie in August 1986?

Flight of the Navigator (1986) leads with $18.6M worldwide, $18.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Transformers: The Movie (1986) at $5.9M.

How much did family movies released in August 1986 earn?

2 family films released in August 1986 report a worldwide gross, $24.4M in all, or $12.2M per film on average.

How many family movies released in August 1986 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Flight of the Navigator (1986), earned $18.6M.

How much of the August 1986 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$24.4M of the $24.4M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the August 1986 family box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in August 1986. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the August 1986 family box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.