How much of the May 1986 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$51.4M of the $51.4M 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.

Thriller box office · May 1986

Thriller Box Office, May 1986: Top-Grossing Releases

Q: What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in May 1986?

Cobra (1986) leads with $49M worldwide, $49M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dangerously Close (1986) at $2.4M.

Q: How many thriller movies released in May 1986 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Cobra (1986), earned $49M.

Q: How is the May 1986 thriller 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 May 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.

Q: How often is the May 1986 thriller 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.

Cobra (1986) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in May 1986, with $49M worldwide, ahead of Dangerously Close (1986) at $2.4M. 2 thriller films released in May 1986 report a worldwide gross, $51.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1986 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $51.4M
Cobra (1986), the #1: $49M
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

#1 of 2

#1 thriller movie of May 1986

Cobra (1986)

1986 · Action, Thriller

$49M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$49M US & Canada · 100% $2.4K elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every Thriller Release of May 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 May 1986.

1
Cobra (1986) May 23, 1986 · Action, Thriller, Crime $49M worldwide

May 23, 1986 US and Canada: $49M Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $49M
2
Dangerously Close (1986) May 9, 1986 · English · Thriller, Crime, Action $2.4M worldwide

May 9, 1986 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M

Thriller Box Office in 1986, Month by Month

The months of 1986 with their totals: July leads with $136.2M, led by Aliens (1986).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office May 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 thriller movie in May 1986?

Cobra (1986) leads with $49M worldwide, $49M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dangerously Close (1986) at $2.4M.

How much did thriller movies released in May 1986 earn?

2 thriller films released in May 1986 report a worldwide gross, $51.4M in all, or $25.7M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in May 1986 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Cobra (1986), earned $49M.

How is the May 1986 thriller 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 May 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 May 1986 thriller 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.