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English box office · Week 18 · Apr 27–May 3, 1986

English Box Office, Week 18 of 1986: English Releases of Apr 27–May 3

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 18 of 1986 (Apr 27–May 3), with $18M worldwide, ahead of Blue City (1986) at $6.9M and No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) at $4.7M. 4 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $30.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 99% on Week 17, 1986, whose releases took $15.5M.

week 18 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$30.9M
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), the #1
$18M
vs Week 17, 1986
+99%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 18 of 1986?

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) leads with $18M, 58% of the total. The top 4 together took $30.9M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) movie poster Number 1
    $18M Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
    $18M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Blue City (1986) movie poster Number 2
    $6.9M Blue City (1986)
    $6.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) movie poster Number 3
    $4.7M No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
    $4.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) movie poster Number 4
    $1.3M Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)
    $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 18 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 18 of 1986 (Apr 27–May 3).

  1. 1 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) movie poster
    Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) May 2, 1986 · Drama, Comedy $18M worldwide
    May 2, 1986 US and Canada: $18M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18M
  2. 2 Blue City (1986) movie poster
    Blue City (1986) May 2, 1986 · Action, Drama $6.9M worldwide
    May 2, 1986 US and Canada: $6.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.9M
  3. 3 No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) movie poster
    No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) May 2, 1986 · Action, Drama $4.7M worldwide
    May 2, 1986 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7M
  4. 4 Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) movie poster
    Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) Apr 27, 1986 · Documentary, Music $1.3M worldwide
    Apr 27, 1986 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 18 of 1986?

Of the top 4, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $30.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) $18M
    $18M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Blue City (1986) $6.9M
    $6.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) $4.7M
    $4.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) $1.3M
    $1.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 18 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 18 releases took $30.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 20 (May 11–17) with $357.3M, led by Top Gun (1986).

  1. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 16–22 Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) $59.9M Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
  2. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 23–29 The Money Pit (1986) $70M The Money Pit (1986)
  3. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 30–Apr 5 A Room with a View (1986) $30.8M A Room with a View (1986)
  4. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 6–12 Critters (1986) $22.9M Critters (1986)
  5. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 13–19 Legend (1986) $41.3M Legend (1986)
  6. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 20–26 Sweet Liberty (1986) $15.5M Sweet Liberty (1986)
  7. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) $30.9M Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
  8. Week 19 Wk 19 May 4–10 Dangerously Close (1986) $2.4M Dangerously Close (1986)
  9. Week 20 Wk 20 May 11–17 Top Gun (1986) $357.3M Top Gun (1986)
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 1986 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 1984 earned the most: $79.9M from 5 films, led by Breakin' (1984). Week 18, 1986 took $30.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 1977 Apr 24–30 1 film 1 $15.4K – Between the Lines (1977) $15.4K
Week 18, 1978 Apr 30–May 6 1 film · +12886% 1 $2M +12886% Our Winning Season (1978) $2M
Week 18, 1979 Apr 29–May 5 2 films · −1% 2 $2M −1% Last Embrace (1979) $1.5M
Week 18, 1980 Apr 27–May 3 1 film · −100% 1 $501 −100% Goodbye Pork Pie (1980) $501
Week 18, 1981 Apr 26–May 2 2 films · +4693338% 2 $23.5M +4693338% Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) $21.7M
Week 18, 1982 Apr 25–May 1 1 film · +66% 1 $39.1M +66% The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) $39.1M
Week 18, 1983 Apr 24–30 2 films · −40% 2 $23.3M −40% Valley Girl (1983) $17.3M
Week 18, 1984 Apr 29–May 5 5 films · +242% 5 $79.9M +242% Breakin' (1984) $38.7M
Week 18, 1985 Apr 28–May 4 7 films · −39% 7 $48.8M −39% Code of Silence (1985) $20.3M
Week 18, 1986 Apr 27–May 3 4 films · −37% 4 $30.9M −37% Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) $18M
Archive

English Box Office in 1986, Week by Week

52 weeks of 1986 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 20 (May 11–17) with $357.3M, led by Top Gun (1986).

FAQ

English Box Office Week 18 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 18 of 1986 (Apr 27–May 3)?

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) leads with $18M worldwide, $18M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Blue City (1986) at $6.9M and No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) at $4.7M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 18 of 1986 (Apr 27–May 3) earn?

4 English-language films released in week 18 of 1986 (Apr 27–May 3) report a worldwide gross, $30.9M in all, or $7.7M per film on average. Week 17, 1986 releases took $15.5M.

How many English-language movies released in week 18 of 1986 (Apr 27–May 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986), earned $18M.

How much of the Week 18, 1986 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$30.9M of the $30.9M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 18, 1986 English 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 18 of 1986 (Apr 27–May 3). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 18, 1986 English 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.