Box Office

Top Grossing English Movies in 1986

Rank	Title	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	Top Gun	Action Drama Romance	$180,258,178	$357,288,178
2	Crocodile Dundee	Adventure Comedy	$174,803,506	$328,203,506
3	Platoon	Drama War	$138,530,565	$138,546,255
4	Aliens	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$85,160,248	$131,060,248
5	The Karate Kid Part II	Action Sport Romance	$115,103,979	$115,103,979
6	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	Adventure Sci-Fi Comedy	$109,713,132	$109,713,132
7	Legal Eagles	Comedy Romance Crime	$49,851,591	$93,151,591
8	An American Tail	Drama Comedy Animation	$47,483,002	$84,542,002
9	The Golden Child	Action Adventure Mystery	$79,817,937	$79,817,937
10	Ruthless People	Comedy Crime	$71,624,879	$71,624,879
11	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Comedy	$70,136,369	$70,740,472
12	Down and Out in Beverly Hills	Comedy	$62,134,225	$62,134,225
13	The Fly	Sci-Fi Thriller Horror	$40,456,565	$60,629,159
14	The Money Pit	Comedy	$37,499,651	$54,999,651
15	The Color of Money	Drama Sport	$52,293,982	$52,293,982
16	Police Academy 3: Back in Training	Comedy	$43,579,163	$43,579,163
17	Heartbreak Ridge	Action Drama Comedy	$42,724,017	$42,724,017
18	Peggy Sue Got Married	Drama Fantasy Comedy	$41,382,841	$41,382,841
19	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	Horror	$40,996,665	$40,998,097
20	Pretty in Pink	Drama Comedy Romance	$40,471,663	$40,480,653
21	Hannah and Her Sisters	Drama Comedy Romance	$40,084,041	$40,084,041
22	Three Amigos!	Comedy Western	$39,246,734	$39,246,734
23	Little Shop of Horrors	Sci-Fi Horror Comedy	$39,032,001	$39,064,308
24	About Last Night...	Drama Comedy Romance	$38,702,310	$38,702,310
25	The Great Mouse Detective	Adventure Mystery Animation	$38,625,550	$38,625,550
26	Running Scared	Action Thriller Comedy	$38,500,726	$38,500,726
27	Howard the Duck	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$16,295,774	$37,962,774
28	Gung Ho	Drama Comedy	$36,611,610	$36,611,610
29	Something in Common	Romance Drama	$32,324,557	$32,324,557
30	Nothing in Common	Drama Comedy Romance	$32,324,557	$32,324,557
31	Children of a Lesser God	Drama Romance	$31,853,080	$31,853,080
32	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Thriller Comedy Romance	$29,844,101	$29,844,101
33	Hoosiers	Drama Sport	$28,607,524	$28,607,524
34	Soul Man	Comedy Romance	$27,820,000	$27,820,000
35	Wildcats	Sport Comedy	$26,285,544	$26,285,544
36	Heartburn	Drama Comedy	$25,314,189	$25,314,189
37	The Morning After	Thriller Crime Mystery	$25,147,055	$25,147,121
38	Iron Eagle	Action Thriller War	$24,159,872	$24,159,872
39	Tough Guys	Comedy Crime	$21,458,229	$21,458,229
40	A Room with a View	Drama Comedy Romance	$20,966,644	$21,062,065
41	F/X	Action Thriller Crime	$20,603,715	$20,603,715
42	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives	Thriller Horror	$19,472,057	$19,472,800
43	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives	Thriller Horror	$19,472,057	$19,472,800
44	Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI	Thriller Horror	$19,472,057	$19,472,800
45	House	Fantasy Horror Comedy	$19,444,631	$19,444,631
46	Flight of the Navigator	Adventure Sci-Fi Family	$18,564,613	$18,566,010
47	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling	Drama Comedy Fantasy	$18,034,150	$18,034,150
48	The Delta Force	Action Adventure Drama	$17,768,900	$17,768,900
49	The Mission	Adventure Drama History	$17,218,023	$17,504,819
50	Legend	Adventure Fantasy Romance	$15,502,112	$16,838,105