#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 21, 1986
1986 · Action, Thriller
$49M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total
$49M US & Canada · 100% $2.4K elsewhere · <1%
Box office · Week 21 · May 18–24, 1986
Box Office Week 21, 1986: Highest-Grossing Releases of May 18–24
Cobra (1986) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 21 of 1986 (May 18–24), with $49M worldwide, ahead of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) at $41M. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $90M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $90M
- Cobra (1986), the #1
- $49M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 21 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 21 of 1986 (May 18–24).
- 1 May 23, 1986 US and Canada: $49M Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $49M
- 2
May 23, 1986 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $41M
Archive
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).
- Week 1 $4.4M
- Week 2 $6.6M
- Week 3 $43.4M
- Week 4 $12.7M
- Week 5 $133.9M
- Week 6 $21.5M
- Week 7 $52.7M
- Week 8 $6.3M
- Week 9 $66.3M
- Week 10 $11M
- Week 11 $42.5M
- Week 12 $59.9M
- Week 13 $78.2M
- Week 14 $30.8M
- Week 15 $22.9M
- Week 16 $41.3M
- Week 17 $19.5M
- Week 18 $30.9M
- Week 19 $43.4M
- Week 20 $357.3M
- Week 21 $90M
- Week 22 $1.9M
- Week 23 $36.8M
- Week 24 $173.6M
- Week 25 $208.3M
- Week 26 $129.7M
- Week 27 $98.5M
- Week 28 $12.3M
- Week 29 $137.6M
- Week 30 $45.9M
- Week 31 $113.5M
- Week 32 $32.5M
- Week 33 $84.9M
- Week 34 $88M
- Week 35 $17M
- Week 36 $25K
- Week 37 $5.1M
- Week 38 $13.4M
- Week 39 $336M
- Week 40 $56.3M
- Week 41 $82.8M
- Week 42 $52.3M
- Week 43 $29.1M
- Week 44 $22M
- Week 45 $25.5M
- Week 46 $44M
- Week 47 $103.9M
- Week 48 $125.6M
- Week 49 $43.7M
- Week 50 $119.1M
- Week 51 $198.4M
- Week 52 $38.4M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 21 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 21 of 1986 (May 18–24)?
Cobra (1986) leads with $49M worldwide, $49M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) at $41M.
How much did movies released in week 21 of 1986 (May 18–24) earn?
2 films released in week 21 of 1986 (May 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $90M in all, or $45M per film on average.
How many movies released in week 21 of 1986 (May 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Cobra (1986), earned $49M.
How is the week 21, 1986 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 21 of 1986 (May 18–24). 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 week 21, 1986 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.