#1 of 2 #1 sci-fi movie of Week 31, 1986
1986 · Action, Adventure
$38M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total
$16.3M US & Canada · 43% $21.7M elsewhere · 57%
Sci-Fi box office · Week 31 · Jul 27–Aug 2, 1986
Sci-Fi Box Office, Week 31 of 1986: Sci-Fi Releases of Jul 27–Aug 2
Howard the Duck (1986) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in week 31 of 1986 (Jul 27–Aug 2), with $38M worldwide, ahead of Flight of the Navigator (1986) at $18.6M. 2 sci-fi films released that week report a worldwide gross, $56.5M in all, 62% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 31 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $56.5M
- Howard the Duck (1986), the #1
- $38M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 62%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Sci-Fi Release of Week 31 of 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 week 31 of 1986 (Jul 27–Aug 2).
- 1 Aug 1, 1986 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $38M
- 2
Aug 1, 1986 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $18.6M
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office in 1986, Week by Week
19 weeks of 1986 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $131.1M, led by Aliens (1986).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $4.6M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $332.3K
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $1.3M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $13.2M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $40.7M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $14.6M
- Week 24 $3.9M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $131.1M
- Week 30 $7.4M
- Week 31 $56.5M
- Week 32 $5.9M
- Week 33 $60.6M
- Week 34 $591.8K
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $9M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $1.3M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $3.5M
- Week 48 $111.3M
- Week 49 $23.9K
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $39.1M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Sci-Fi Box Office Week 31 of 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 sci-fi movie in week 31 of 1986 (Jul 27–Aug 2)?
Howard the Duck (1986) leads with $38M worldwide, $16.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Flight of the Navigator (1986) at $18.6M.
How much did sci-fi movies released in week 31 of 1986 (Jul 27–Aug 2) earn?
2 sci-fi films released in week 31 of 1986 (Jul 27–Aug 2) report a worldwide gross, $56.5M in all, or $28.3M per film on average.
How many sci-fi movies released in week 31 of 1986 (Jul 27–Aug 2) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Howard the Duck (1986), earned $38M.
How is the week 31, 1986 sci-fi 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 week 31 of 1986 (Jul 27–Aug 2). 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 week 31, 1986 sci-fi 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.