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Top 1986 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top 1986 Domestic - Top 1986 International
Other Worldwide Cumulative records: All Time Worldwide - All Time Single Market - All Time Animated Worldwide - All Time Sequel Worldwide - All Time Non-Sequel Worldwide - Top 2024 Worldwide - Top 2025 Worldwide
This chart contains the total worldwide box office for the movies released in 1986.
| ←Top 1985 Worldwide | Top 1987 Worldwide→ |
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top Gun | $357,463,748 | $180,470,489 | $176,993,259 | 50.49% |
| 2 | Crocodile Dundee | $328,203,181 | $174,803,506 | $153,399,675 | 53.26% |
| 3 | Aliens | $183,291,256 | $85,160,248 | $98,131,008 | 46.46% |
| 4 | Platoon | $137,979,020 | $137,963,328 | $15,692 | 99.99% |
| 5 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $133,000,000 | $109,713,132 | $23,286,868 | 82.49% |
| 6 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $115,103,979 | $115,103,979 | 100.00% | |
| 7 | Back to School | $91,258,000 | $91,258,000 | 100.00% | |
| 8 | The Golden Child | $79,817,937 | $79,817,937 | 100.00% | |
| 9 | Ruthless People | $71,624,879 | $71,624,879 | 100.00% | |
| 10 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $70,178,260 | $70,136,369 | $41,891 | 99.94% |
| 11 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | $62,134,225 | $62,134,225 | 100.00% | |
| 12 | The Color of Money | $52,293,000 | $52,293,000 | 100.00% | |
| 13 | Stand by Me | $52,289,686 | $52,287,414 | $2,272 | 100.00% |
| 14 | Legal Eagles | $49,851,591 | $49,851,591 | 100.00% | |
| 15 | Cobra | $49,042,224 | $49,042,224 | 100.00% | |
| 16 | An American Tail | $47,483,002 | $47,483,002 | 100.00% | |
| 17 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | $43,579,163 | $43,579,163 | 100.00% | |
| 18 | Heartbreak Ridge | $42,724,017 | $42,724,017 | 100.00% | |
| 19 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $41,382,841 | $41,382,841 | 100.00% | |
| 20 | Poltergeist II: The Other Side | $40,996,665 | $40,996,665 | 100.00% | |
| 21 | Short Circuit | $40,697,761 | $40,697,761 | 100.00% | |
| 22 | Pretty in Pink | $40,476,156 | $40,471,663 | $4,493 | 99.99% |
| 23 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $40,084,041 | $40,084,041 | 100.00% | |
| 24 | Three Amigos | $39,246,734 | $39,246,734 | 100.00% | |
| 25 | Little Shop of Horrors | $38,947,189 | $38,946,965 | $224 | 100.00% |
| 26 | About Last Night... | $38,702,310 | $38,702,310 | 100.00% | |
| 27 | Running Scared | $38,500,726 | $38,500,726 | 100.00% | |
| 28 | The Fly | $37,587,024 | $37,585,000 | $2,024 | 99.99% |
| 29 | The Money Pit | $37,499,651 | $37,499,651 | 100.00% | |
| 30 | Gung Ho | $36,611,610 | $36,611,610 | 100.00% | |
| 31 | Nothing in Common | $32,324,000 | $32,324,000 | 100.00% | |
| 32 | Children of a Lesser God | $31,853,080 | $31,853,080 | 100.00% | |
| 33 | The Great Mouse Detective | $30,700,858 | $30,700,858 | 100.00% | |
| 34 | Hoosiers | $28,607,524 | $28,607,524 | 100.00% | |
| 35 | Soul Man | $27,316,198 | $27,316,198 | 100.00% | |
| 36 | Wildcats | $26,285,544 | $26,285,544 | 100.00% | |
| 37 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | $25,587,804 | $25,587,804 | 100.00% | |
| 38 | Heartburn | $25,314,289 | $25,314,289 | 100.00% | |
| 39 | The Morning After | $25,147,121 | $25,147,055 | $66 | 100.00% |
| 40 | Iron Eagle | $24,159,872 | $24,159,872 | 100.00% | |
| 41 | Legend | $23,506,237 | $15,502,112 | $8,004,125 | 65.95% |
| 42 | Crimes of the Heart | $22,905,000 | $22,905,000 | 100.00% | |
| 43 | House | $22,144,631 | $19,444,631 | $2,700,000 | 87.81% |
| 44 | Tough Guys | $21,458,229 | $21,458,229 | 100.00% | |
| 45 | A Room with a View | $21,043,265 | $20,966,644 | $76,621 | 99.64% |
| 46 | The Mission | $20,796,024 | $17,218,000 | $3,578,024 | 82.79% |
| 47 | F/X | $20,603,715 | $20,603,715 | 100.00% | |
| 48 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $19,472,809 | $19,472,057 | $752 | 100.00% |
| 49 | Castle in the Sky | $19,139,021 | $19,139,021 | ||
| 50 | Flight of the Navigator | $18,564,613 | $18,564,613 | 100.00% | |
| 51 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $18,034,150 | $18,034,150 | 100.00% | |
| 52 | The Delta Force | $17,005,599 | $17,005,599 | 100.00% | |
| 53 | Howard the Duck | $16,295,774 | $16,295,774 | 100.00% | |
| 54 | Raw Deal | $16,209,459 | $16,209,459 | 100.00% | |
| 55 | Armed and Dangerous | $15,945,534 | $15,945,534 | 100.00% | |
| 56 | Youngblood | $15,448,400 | $15,448,400 | 100.00% | |
| 57 | Psycho III | $14,481,606 | $14,481,606 | 100.00% | |
| 58 | The Mosquito Coast | $14,302,000 | $14,302,000 | 100.00% | |
| 59 | Sweet Liberty | $14,205,021 | $14,205,021 | 100.00% | |
| 60 | One Crazy Summer | $13,431,806 | $13,431,806 | 100.00% | |
| 61 | Extremities | $13,418,091 | $13,418,091 | 100.00% | |
| 62 | Labyrinth | $13,197,745 | $12,729,917 | $467,828 | 96.46% |
| 63 | Critters | $13,167,232 | $13,167,232 | 100.00% | |
| 64 | April Fool's Day | $12,947,763 | $12,947,763 | 100.00% | |
| 65 | Highlander | $12,900,000 | $5,900,000 | $7,000,000 | 45.74% |
| 66 | Club Paradise | $12,308,521 | $12,308,521 | 100.00% | |
| 67 | No Mercy | $12,303,904 | $12,303,904 | 100.00% | |
| 68 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | $11,957,943 | $11,957,943 | 100.00% | |
| 69 | Firewalker | $11,834,302 | $11,834,302 | 100.00% | |
| 70 | Big Trouble in Little China | $11,208,967 | $11,100,000 | $108,967 | 99.03% |
| 71 | Under the Cherry Moon | $10,090,429 | $10,090,429 | 100.00% |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.