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War box office · April 1986

War Box Office, April 1986: Top-Grossing Releases

P.O.W. The Escape (1986) is the highest-grossing war movie released in April 1986, with $2.5M worldwide. 1 war film released in April 1986 reports a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

April 1986 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$2.5M
P.O.W. The Escape (1986), the #1
$2.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
P.O.W. The Escape (1986) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 war movie of April 1986

P.O.W. The Escape (1986)

1986 · War, Action

$2.5M worldwide

$2.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only War Release of April 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 April 1986.

  1. 1 P.O.W. The Escape (1986) movie poster
    P.O.W. The Escape (1986) Apr 1, 1986 · English · War, Action $2.5M worldwide
    Apr 1, 1986 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5M
FAQ

War Box Office April 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 war movie in April 1986?

P.O.W. The Escape (1986) leads with $2.5M worldwide, $2.5M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did war movies released in April 1986 earn?

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

How many war movies released in April 1986 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, P.O.W. The Escape (1986), earned $2.5M.

How much of the April 1986 War 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 April 1986 war 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 April 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 April 1986 war 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.