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Box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 1986

Box Office Week 38, 1986: Highest-Grossing Releases of Sep 14–20

Blue Velvet (1986) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20), with $8.7M worldwide, ahead of The Men's Club (1986) at $2.6M and Down by Law (1986) at $1.5M. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.4M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.

week 38 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$13.4M
Blue Velvet (1986), the #1
$8.7M
earned in the US & Canada
98%
Blue Velvet (1986) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 movie of Week 38, 1986

Blue Velvet (1986)

1986 · Drama, Mystery

$8.7M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total

$8.6M US & Canada · 99% $121.3K elsewhere · 1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 38 of 1986?

Blue Velvet (1986) leads with $8.7M, 65% of the total. The top 4 together took $13.4M, 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. Blue Velvet (1986) movie poster Number 1
    $8.7M Blue Velvet (1986)
    $8.6M US & Canada · 99% $121.3K elsewhere · 1%
  2. The Men's Club (1986) movie poster Number 2
    $2.6M The Men's Club (1986)
    $2.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Down by Law (1986) movie poster Number 3
    $1.5M Down by Law (1986)
    $1.4M US & Canada · 94% $93.5K elsewhere · 6%
  4. Where the River Runs Black (1986) movie poster Number 4
    $676.2K Where the River Runs Black (1986)
    $676.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 38 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 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20).

  1. 1 Blue Velvet (1986) movie poster
    Blue Velvet (1986) Sep 19, 1986 · English · Drama, Mystery $8.7M worldwide
    Sep 19, 1986 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: $121.3K Worldwide: $8.7M
  2. 2 The Men's Club (1986) movie poster
    The Men's Club (1986) Sep 19, 1986 · English · Drama $2.6M worldwide
    Sep 19, 1986 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M
  3. 3 Down by Law (1986) movie poster
    Down by Law (1986) Sep 20, 1986 · English · Drama, Comedy $1.5M worldwide
    Sep 20, 1986 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $93.5K Worldwide: $1.5M
  4. 4 Where the River Runs Black (1986) movie poster
    Where the River Runs Black (1986) Sep 19, 1986 · English · Adventure $676.2K worldwide
    Sep 19, 1986 US and Canada: $676.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $676.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 38 of 1986?

Of the top 4, The Men's Club (1986) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Down by Law (1986) made 6% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $13.2M (98%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Blue Velvet (1986) $8.7M
    $8.6M US & Canada · 99% $121.3K elsewhere · 1%
  2. 2 The Men's Club (1986) $2.6M
    $2.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Down by Law (1986) $1.5M
    $1.4M US & Canada · 94% $93.5K elsewhere · 6%
  4. 4 Where the River Runs Black (1986) $676.2K
    $676.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $13.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 21–27) with $336M, led by Crocodile Dundee (1986).

  1. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 One Crazy Summer (1986) $32.5M One Crazy Summer (1986)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 The Fly (1986) $84.9M The Fly (1986)
  3. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Stand by Me (1986) $88M Stand by Me (1986)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Jean de Florette (1986) $17M Jean de Florette (1986)
  5. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 My Little Girl (1986) $25K My Little Girl (1986)
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Avenging Force (1986) $5.1M Avenging Force (1986)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Blue Velvet (1986) $13.4M Blue Velvet (1986)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Crocodile Dundee (1986) $336M Crocodile Dundee (1986)
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Children of a Lesser God (1986) $56.3M Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 1986 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 1980 earned the most: $60.6M from 3 films, led by Ordinary People (1980). Week 38, 1986 took $13.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 1977 Sep 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 38, 1978 Sep 17–23 2 films 2 $7.3M – Paradise Alley (1978) $7.2M
Week 38, 1979 Sep 16–22 3 films · +389% 3 $35.5M +389% Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) $21.7M
Week 38, 1980 Sep 14–20 3 films · +71% 3 $60.6M +71% Ordinary People (1980) $54.8M
Week 38, 1981 Sep 13–19 3 films · −71% 3 $17.6M −71% Continental Divide (1981) $15.6M
Week 38, 1982 Sep 12–18 3 films · −81% 3 $3.4M −81% The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) $2.3M
Week 38, 1983 Sep 11–17 4 films · +677% 4 $26.5M +677% Revenge of the Ninja (1983) $13.2M
Week 38, 1984 Sep 16–22 4 films · +104% 4 $54.1M +104% All of Me (1984) $36.4M
Week 38, 1985 Sep 15–21 7 films · −74% 7 $14M −74% Plenty (1985) $6.1M
Week 38, 1986 Sep 14–20 4 films · −4% 4 $13.4M −4% Blue Velvet (1986) $8.7M
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).

FAQ

Box Office Week 38 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 movie in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20)?

Blue Velvet (1986) leads with $8.7M worldwide, $8.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Men's Club (1986) at $2.6M and Down by Law (1986) at $1.5M.

How much did movies released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20) earn?

4 films released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $13.4M in all, or $3.4M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blue Velvet (1986), earned $8.7M.

How much of the Week 38, 1986 box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.2M of the $13.4M total, or 98%, 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 38, 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 38 of 1986 (Sep 14–20). 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 38, 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.