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Musical box office · October 1986

Musical Box Office, October 1986: Top-Grossing Releases

True Stories (1986) is the highest-grossing musical movie released in October 1986, with $2.5M worldwide. 1 musical film released in October 1986 reports a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1986 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$2.5M
True Stories (1986), the #1
$2.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
True Stories (1986) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 musical movie of October 1986

True Stories (1986)

1986 · Comedy, Musical

$2.5M worldwide

$2.5M US & Canada · 100% $317 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

The Only Musical Release of October 1986 With a Reported Gross

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

  1. 1 True Stories (1986) movie poster
    True Stories (1986) Oct 10, 1986 · English · Comedy, Musical $2.5M worldwide
    Oct 10, 1986 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $317 Worldwide: $2.5M
FAQ

Musical Box Office October 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing musical movie in October 1986?

True Stories (1986) leads with $2.5M worldwide, $2.5M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did musical movies released in October 1986 earn?

1 musical film released in October 1986 reports a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $2.5M per film on average.

How many musical movies released in October 1986 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, True Stories (1986), earned $2.5M.

How much of the October 1986 Musical box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.5M of the $2.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1986 musical 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 October 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 October 1986 musical 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.