Yearly chart
1986 Box Office Rankings
Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.
About the 1986 chart
This 1986 box office chart highlights films released in 1986, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.
1986 quick chart highlights
Additional ways to explore the year’s highest-performing titles.Top gross
Top Gun$356.8M Crocodile Dundee$328.2M Aliens$183.3M Platoon$138.5M Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home$133.0MBest ROI
Muslim.357100.00x Crocodile Dundee65.64x Top Gun23.79x Platoon23.09x The Decline of the American Empire16.67xGross-minus-budget leaders
Top Gun$341.8M Crocodile Dundee$323.2M Aliens$164.8M Platoon$132.5M Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home$112.0M1986 movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1986 | $356.8M | $15.0M | $341.8M | 23.79x | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 |
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1986 | $328.2M | $5.0M | $323.2M | 65.64x | Rimfire Films |
| 3 |
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1986 | $183.3M | $18.5M | $164.8M | 9.91x | Slm Production Group |
| 4 |
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1986 | $138.5M | $6.0M | $132.5M | 23.09x | Hemdale Film Corporation |
| 5 |
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1986 | $133.0M | $21.0M | $112.0M | 6.33x | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 |
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1986 | $115.1M | $13.0M | $102.1M | 8.85x | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 |
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1986 | $107.6M | $12.0M | $95.6M | 8.97x | Police Academy Productions |
| 8 |
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1986 | $100.0M | $1.0M | $99.0M | 100.00x | Edl Productions |
| 9 |
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1986 | $93.2M | $40.0M | $53.2M | 2.33x | Northern Lights Entertainment |
| 10 |
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1986 | $91.3M | $11.0M | $80.3M | 8.30x | Orion Pictures |
| 11 |
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1986 | $84.5M | $9.0M | $75.5M | 9.39x | Amblin Entertainment |
| 12 |
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1986 | $79.8M | $25.0M | $54.8M | 3.19x | Eddie Murphy Productions |
| 13 |
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1986 | $77.2M | $18.0M | $59.2M | 4.29x | Cristaldifilm |
| 14 |
|
1986 | $71.6M | $11.0M | $60.6M | 6.51x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 15 |
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1986 | $70.1M | $6.0M | $64.1M | 11.68x | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 |
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1986 | $62.1M | $14.0M | $48.1M | 4.44x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 17 |
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1986 | $60.6M | $15.0M | $45.6M | 4.04x | Slm Production Group |
| 18 |
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1986 | $55.0M | $10.0M | $45.0M | 5.50x | Amblin Entertainment |
| 19 |
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1986 | $54.0M | $25.0M | $29.0M | 2.16x | Geffen Pictures |
| 20 |
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1986 | $52.6M | $15.0M | $37.6M | 3.51x | Paramount Pictures |
| 21 |
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1986 | $52.3M | $13.8M | $38.5M | 3.79x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 22 |
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1986 | $52.3M | $8.0M | $44.3M | 6.54x | Act Iii Productions |
| 23 |
|
1986 | $49.0M | $25.0M | $24.0M | 1.96x | The Cannon Group |
| 24 |
|
1986 | $42.7M | $15.0M | $27.7M | 2.85x | Jay Weston Productions |
| 25 |
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1986 | $41.4M | $18.0M | $23.4M | 2.30x | American Zoetrope |
| 26 |
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1986 | $41.0M | $19.0M | $22.0M | 2.16x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 27 |
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1986 | $40.7M | $10.0M | $30.7M | 4.07x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 28 |
|
1986 | $40.5M | $9.0M | $31.5M | 4.50x | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 |
|
1986 | $40.1M | $6.4M | $33.7M | 6.26x | Orion Pictures |
| 30 |
|
1986 | $39.2M | $25.0M | $14.2M | 1.57x | L.a. Films |
| 31 |
|
1986 | $38.7M | $8.5M | $30.2M | 4.55x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 32 |
|
1986 | $38.6M | $14.0M | $24.6M | 2.76x | Silver Screen Partners Ii |
| 33 |
|
1986 | $38.5M | — | — | — | The Turman Foster Company |
| 34 |
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1986 | $38.0M | $37.0M | $1.0M | 1.03x | Lucasfilm Ltd.. |
| 35 |
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1986 | $36.6M | $13.0M | $23.6M | 2.82x | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 |
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1986 | $35.0M | $4.5M | $30.5M | 7.78x | The Steve Tisch Company |
| 37 |
|
1986 | $32.3M | $12.0M | $20.3M | 2.69x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 38 |
|
1986 | $31.9M | — | — | — | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 |
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1986 | $30.0M | $1.8M | $28.2M | 16.67x | Corporation Image M & M |
| 40 |
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1986 | $29.8M | $18.0M | $11.8M | 1.66x | Lawrence Gordon Productions |
| 41 |
|
1986 | $28.6M | $9.0M | $19.6M | 3.18x | De Haven Productions |
| 42 |
|
1986 | $26.3M | — | — | — | Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company |
| 43 |
|
1986 | $25.1M | — | — | — | American Filmworks |
| 44 |
|
1986 | $24.2M | $18.0M | $6.2M | 1.34x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 45 |
|
1986 | $23.1M | — | — | — | Paragon Films |
| 46 |
|
1986 | $22.9M | $20.0M | $2.9M | 1.15x | Deg |
| 47 |
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1986 | $21.5M | $10.0M | $11.5M | 2.15x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 48 |
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1986 | $21.0M | $3.0M | $18.0M | 6.99x | Curzon Film Distributors |
| 49 |
|
1986 | $20.6M | $10.0M | $10.6M | 2.06x | Orion Pictures |
| 50 |
|
1986 | $20.2M | — | — | — | Shin Ei Animation |
| 51 |
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1986 | $19.5M | $3.0M | $16.5M | 6.49x | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 |
|
1986 | $18.6M | $9.0M | $9.6M | 2.06x | New Star Entertainment |
| 53 |
|
1986 | $18.0M | $20.0M | -$2.0M | 0.90x | Columbia Pictures |
| 54 |
|
1986 | $18.0M | — | — | — | Shueisha |
| 55 |
|
1986 | $17.8M | $9.0M | $8.8M | 1.97x | The Cannon Group |
| 56 |
|
1986 | $17.7M | $8.5M | $9.2M | 2.08x | Kings Road Entertainment |
| 57 |
|
1986 | $17.2M | $24.5M | -$7.3M | 0.70x | Goldcrest |
| 58 |
|
1986 | $16.2M | $8.5M | $7.7M | 1.91x | Deg |
| 59 |
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1986 | $16.0M | $15.0M | $1.0M | 1.07x | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| 60 |
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1986 | $15.9M | $12.0M | $3.9M | 1.33x | Columbia Pictures |
| 61 |
|
1986 | $14.5M | $8.4M | $6.1M | 1.72x | Universal Pictures |
| 62 |
|
1986 | $14.3M | $25.0M | -$10.7M | 0.57x | The Saul Zaentz Company |
| 63 |
|
1986 | $13.4M | — | — | — | Atlantic Entertainment Group |
| 64 |
|
1986 | $13.3M | $7.5M | $5.8M | 1.77x | Fuji Television Network |
| 65 |
|
1986 | $13.2M | $2.0M | $11.2M | 6.58x | New Line Cinema |
| 66 |
|
1986 | $13.0M | $9.0M | $4.0M | 1.44x | A&M Films |
| 67 |
|
1986 | $12.9M | $19.0M | -$6.1M | 0.68x | Davis Panzer Productions |
| 68 |
|
1986 | $12.8M | — | — | — | Mbs |
| 69 |
|
1986 | $12.7M | $25.0M | -$12.3M | 0.51x | Henson Associates |
| 70 |
|
1986 | $12.3M | $15.0M | -$2.7M | 0.82x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 71 |
|
1986 | $12.3M | $14.0M | -$1.7M | 0.88x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 72 |
|
1986 | $12.0M | $3.4M | $8.6M | 3.53x | Nelvana |
| 73 |
|
1986 | $11.9M | $8.0M | $3.9M | 1.49x | Golan Globus Productions |
| 74 |
|
1986 | $11.1M | $25.0M | -$13.9M | 0.44x | Taft Entertainment Pictures |
| 75 |
|
1986 | $10.1M | — | — | — | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 76 |
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1986 | $10.0M | $3.0M | $7.0M | 3.33x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 77 |
|
1986 | $9.9M | $6.0M | $3.9M | 1.66x | The Cannon Group |
| 78 |
|
1986 | $9.8M | — | — | — | Paragon Films |
| 79 |
|
1986 | $9.7M | $18.0M | -$8.3M | 0.54x | Abc Motion Pictures |
| 80 |
|
1986 | $9.0M | — | — | — | Pan Arts |
| 81 |
|
1986 | $8.6M | $6.0M | $2.6M | 1.44x | Deg |
| 82 |
|
1986 | $8.6M | $150.0M | -$141.4M | 0.06x | Deg |
| 83 |
|
1986 | $8.5M | $13.0M | -$4.5M | 0.65x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 84 |
|
1986 | $8.4M | $7.0M | $1.4M | 1.19x | Orion Pictures |
| 85 |
|
1986 | $8.2M | $6.0M | $2.2M | 1.37x | 20th Century Fox |
| 86 |
|
1986 | $8.0M | $4.5M | $3.5M | 1.78x | The Cannon Group |
| 87 |
|
1986 | $8.0M | $13.0M | -$5.0M | 0.62x | Orion Pictures |
| 88 |
|
1986 | $7.4M | — | — | — | Bird Studios |
| 89 |
|
1986 | $7.4M | $10.0M | -$2.6M | 0.74x | Deg |
| 90 |
|
1986 | $7.4M | $2.0M | $5.4M | 3.68x | Paragon Arts International |
| 91 |
|
1986 | $7.2M | $10.0M | -$2.8M | 0.72x | Columbia Pictures |
| 92 |
|
1986 | $7.2M | — | — | — | Cinema City Company Limited (Hong Kong) |
| 93 |
|
1986 | $7.2M | — | — | — | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 94 |
|
1986 | $7.1M | $175,000 | $7.0M | 40.79x | 40 Acres And A Mule Filmworks |
| 95 |
|
1986 | $7.0M | — | — | — | Gaumont |
| 96 |
|
1986 | $7.0M | $3.0M | $4.0M | 2.33x | Manson International |
| 97 |
|
1986 | $6.9M | $10.0M | -$3.1M | 0.69x | Paramount Pictures |
| 98 |
|
1986 | $6.8M | — | — | — | Deg |
| 99 |
|
1986 | $6.7M | $17.0M | -$10.3M | 0.40x | Jonesfilm |
| 100 |
|
1986 | $6.6M | — | — | — | New World Pictures |
| 101 |
|
1986 | $6.0M | — | — | — | Columbia Pictures |
| 102 |
|
1986 | $6.0M | $1.7M | $4.3M | 3.50x | Filmauro |
| 103 |
|
1986 | $5.9M | $6.0M | -$139,399 | 0.98x | Marvel Productions |
| 104 |
|
1986 | $5.8M | $6.0M | -$155,132 | 0.97x | Feldman/Meeker Productions |
| 105 |
|
1986 | $5.8M | — | — | — | Handmade Films |
| 106 |
|
1986 | $5.7M | — | — | — | Columbia Pictures |
| 107 |
|
1986 | $5.7M | $6.5M | -$784,826 | 0.88x | Gladden Entertainment |
| 108 |
|
1986 | $5.5M | $1.1M | $4.4M | 4.96x | Empire Pictures |
| 109 |
|
1986 | $5.2M | $3.0M | $2.2M | 1.74x | Studio Ghibli |
| 110 |
|
1986 | $5.2M | — | — | — | The Cannon Group |
| 111 |
|
1986 | $5.1M | — | — | — | Fries Entertainment |
| 112 |
|
1986 | $4.9M | $3.3M | $1.6M | 1.50x | Planet Productions |
| 113 |
|
1986 | $4.9M | $12.0M | -$7.1M | 0.41x | The Cannon Group |
| 114 |
|
1986 | $4.9M | $8.7M | -$3.8M | 0.56x | Delphi V |
| 115 |
|
1986 | $4.8M | — | — | — | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| 116 |
|
1986 | $4.8M | $10.0M | -$5.2M | 0.48x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 117 |
|
1986 | $4.8M | — | — | — | Marimark Productions |
| 118 |
|
1986 | $4.8M | — | — | — | Filmauro |
| 119 |
|
1986 | $4.7M | $10.0M | -$5.3M | 0.47x | Deg |
| 120 |
|
1986 | $4.7M | — | — | — | New World Pictures |
| 121 |
|
1986 | $4.6M | — | — | — | Paramount Pictures |
| 122 |
|
1986 | $4.6M | — | — | — | Empire Pictures |
| 123 |
|
1986 | $4.6M | $1.9M | $2.7M | 2.42x | Island |
| 124 |
|
1986 | $4.5M | — | — | — | Cinema City |
| 125 |
|
1986 | $3.9M | $18.0M | -$14.1M | 0.22x | Gladden Entertainment |
| 126 |
|
1986 | $3.8M | $16.0M | -$12.2M | 0.24x | Polar Entertainment |
| 127 |
|
1986 | $3.8M | — | — | — | The Cannon Group |
| 128 |
|
1986 | $3.6M | — | — | — | Maura International Films |
| 129 |
|
1986 | $3.5M | $2.7M | $800,000 | 1.30x | New Century Entertainment Corporation |
| 130 |
|
1986 | $3.1M | — | — | — | — |
| 131 |
|
1986 | $3.0M | — | — | — | — |
| 132 |
|
1986 | $2.8M | $4.0M | -$1.2M | 0.71x | Initial Pictures |
| 133 |
|
1986 | $2.8M | — | — | — | Elliott Kastner Productions |
| 134 |
|
1986 | $2.8M | — | — | — | Overseas Film Group |
| 135 |
|
1986 | $2.6M | — | — | — | Atlantic Entertainment Group |
| 136 |
|
1986 | $2.5M | — | — | — | New World Pictures |
| 137 |
|
1986 | $2.5M | — | — | — | Golan Globus Productions |
| 138 |
|
1986 | $2.5M | $640,000 | $1.8M | 3.84x | Film Victoria |
| 139 |
|
1986 | $2.4M | — | — | — | The Cannon Group |
| 140 |
|
1986 | $2.3M | $6.5M | -$4.2M | 0.36x | Hemdale Film Corporation |
| 141 |
|
1986 | $2.3M | $17.0M | -$14.7M | 0.14x | Handmade Films |
| 142 |
|
1986 | $2.0M | $3.0M | -$984,118 | 0.67x | Talia Film Ii Productions |
| 143 |
|
1986 | $2.0M | — | — | — | Cargo Films |
| 144 |
|
1986 | $2.0M | — | — | — | Mtm Enterprises |
| 145 |
|
1986 | $2.0M | $15.0M | -$13.0M | 0.13x | Jonesfilm |
| 146 |
|
1986 | $1.7M | — | — | — | Thorn Emi Screen Entertainment |
| 147 |
|
1986 | $1.7M | — | — | — | Focus Film (H.k.) Co., Ltd.. |
| 148 |
|
1986 | $1.6M | $40.0M | -$38.4M | 0.04x | Cominco |
| 149 |
|
1986 | $1.6M | $25.0M | -$23.4M | 0.06x | Brooksfilms |
| 150 |
|
1986 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $429,206 | 1.39x | Island Pictures |
| 151 |
|
1986 | $1.5M | — | — | — | Independent Newspapers |
| 152 |
|
1986 | $1.5M | $4.5M | -$3.0M | 0.33x | Hemdale |
| 153 |
|
1986 | $1.5M | — | — | — | Thorn Emi Screen Entertainment |
| 154 |
|
1986 | $1.3M | $18.0M | -$16.7M | 0.07x | Pso |
| 155 |
|
1986 | $1.3M | $2.0M | -$698,879 | 0.65x | American Playhouse |
| 156 |
|
1986 | $1.3M | $1.5M | -$200,000 | 0.87x | Cine Tel Films |
| 157 |
|
1986 | $1.3M | — | — | — | Séléna Audiovisuel |
| 158 |
|
1986 | $1.3M | — | — | — | Tri Star Pictures |
| 159 |
|
1986 | $1.3M | — | — | — | Murakami Wolf Productions |
| 160 |
|
1986 | $1.3M | $4.5M | -$3.2M | 0.28x | Taryn Prov |
| 161 |
|
1986 | $1.2M | — | — | — | D & B Films |
| 162 |
|
1986 | $1.1M | — | — | — | Cote Blanche Productions |
| 163 |
|
1986 | $1.1M | — | — | — | Faragó Film |
| 164 |
|
1986 | $1.0M | — | — | — | Far Sun Film Company |
| 165 |
|
1986 | $1.0M | — | — | — | United British Artists (Uba) |
| 166 |
|
1986 | $782,000 | — | — | — | Hyperion Pictures |
| 167 |
|
1986 | $750,000 | — | — | — | Enigma Productions |
| 168 |
|
1986 | $681,000 | — | — | — | Polar Entertainment Corporation |
| 169 |
|
1986 | $676,166 | — | — | — | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 170 |
|
1986 | $621,849 | — | — | — | Lo Wei Motion Picture Company |
| 171 |
|
1986 | $609,939 | $111,000 | $498,939 | 5.49x | Maljack Productions |
| 172 |
|
1986 | $591,366 | $5.0M | -$4.4M | 0.12x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 173 |
|
1986 | $554,674 | — | — | — | 联瑞(上海)影业有限公司 |
| 174 |
|
1986 | $546,904 | — | — | — | L.p. Film |
| 175 |
|
1986 | $512,400 | — | — | — | Fons Rademakers Produktie |
| 176 |
|
1986 | $502,237 | — | — | — | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 177 |
|
1986 | $444,746 | $8.0M | -$7.6M | 0.06x | Paramount Pictures |
| 178 |
|
1986 | $442,000 | — | — | — | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| 179 |
|
1986 | $436,901 | — | — | — | New Line Cinema |
| 180 |
|
1986 | $432,266 | $3.3M | -$2.9M | 0.13x | Naked Country Productions |
| 181 |
|
1986 | $371,000 | $200,000 | $171,000 | 1.86x | Andersonfilm |
| 182 |
|
1986 | $320,256 | — | — | — | Empire Pictures |
| 183 |
|
1986 | $286,126 | — | — | — | Compañía Iberoamericana De Tv |
| 184 |
|
1986 | $275,770 | — | — | — | 20th Century Fox |
| 185 |
|
1986 | $267,000 | $10,094 | $256,906 | 26.45x | New World Pictures |
| 186 |
|
1986 | $255,691 | — | — | — | Artview Investment Co., Ltd.. |
| 187 |
|
1986 | $235,262 | — | — | — | — |
| 188 |
|
1986 | $230,000 | $110,000 | $120,000 | 2.09x | Msr Lltozyaa Odor Alaard Alsynmayy |
| 189 |
|
1986 | $228,000 | — | — | — | Sofimage |
| 190 |
|
1986 | $194,300 | $44,350 | $149,950 | 4.38x | Arzu Film |
| 191 |
|
1986 | $136,158 | — | — | — | Columbia Pictures |
| 192 |
|
1986 | $120,808 | — | — | — | Mount Olympus Productions |
| 193 |
|
1986 | $112,132 | — | — | — | Compact Yellowbill |
| 194 |
|
1986 | $78,068 | — | — | — | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 195 |
|
1986 | $67,000 | $34,000 | $33,000 | 1.97x | Alaflam Almthd Anor Ogdy Oshrkah |
| 196 |
|
1986 | $56,000 | $230,000 | -$174,000 | 0.24x | Aflam Algohr |
| 197 |
|
1986 | $43,971 | — | — | — | Robert Cooper Films |
| 198 |
|
1986 | $32,000 | — | — | — | Rastar Productions |
| 199 |
|
1986 | $31,430 | $31,430 | — | 1.00x | Fifteen |
| 200 |
|
1986 | $20,000 | $18,000 | $2,000 | 1.11x | Msr Llastodyohat Oalantag Alsynmayy |
| 201 |
|
1986 | $20,000 | — | — | — | New World Pictures |
| 202 |
|
1986 | $19,367 | $2.5M | -$2.5M | 0.01x | Bush Christmas Productions Pty. Ltd.. |
| 203 |
|
1986 | $18,209 | — | — | — | Embassy Pictures |
| 204 |
|
1986 | $14,937 | — | — | — | Infafilm |
| 205 |
|
1986 | $8,736 | — | — | — | The Cannon Group |
| 206 |
|
1986 | $5,274 | — | — | — | Penguin Books |
| 207 |
|
1986 | $5,076 | — | — | — | Flickers Limehouse |
| 208 |
|
1986 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Guangxi Film Studio |
| 209 |
|
1986 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Yunnan Minzu Film Studio |
| 210 |
|
1986 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Pearl River Film Studio 珠江电影制片 |
| 211 |
|
1986 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | August 1St Film Studio 八一电影制片厂 (A1 Fs) |
1986 box office FAQ
Helpful answers about the 1986 box office chart.How many movies are included in the 1986 box office chart?
The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.
Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?
Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.
What does worldwide gross mean?
Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.
How is ROI calculated?
ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.
Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?
Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.