Top Gun (1986) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 1986, with $357.3M worldwide, ahead of Crocodile Dundee (1986) at $328.2M and Platoon (1986) at $138.5M. 178 English-language films released in 1986 report a worldwide gross, $3.3B in all, 84% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 5% on 1985, whose releases took $3.5B. By genre, Comedy leads with $1.8B across 79 English releases.

1986 releases with a gross

178

combined worldwide

$3.3B

films crossed $100M

6

vs 1985

−5%

#1 of 178

#1 English-language movie of 1986

Top Gun (1986)

1986 · Action, Drama

$357.3M worldwide · 11% of the chart's total

$180.3M US & Canada · 50% $177M elsewhere · 50%