| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee | - | - | - | $108,751,297 | 1,495 | $174,803,506 | Sep 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | - | - | - | $72,742,016 | 1,956 | $109,713,132 | Nov 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Color of Money | - | - | - | $52,293,982 | 1,205 | $52,293,982 | Oct 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | The Golden Child | - | - | - | $43,144,576 | 1,714 | $79,817,937 | Dec 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 5 | Peggy Sue Got Married | - | - | - | $41,382,841 | 1,107 | $41,382,841 | Oct 10 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 6 | An American Tail | - | - | - | $33,590,606 | 1,249 | $47,483,002 | Nov 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Heartbreak Ridge | - | - | - | $30,457,580 | 1,647 | $42,724,017 | Dec 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | - | - | - | $29,844,101 | 1,085 | $29,844,101 | Oct 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 9 | Top Gun | - | - | - | $29,428,031 | 1,531 | $176,781,728 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Soul Man | - | - | - | $27,820,000 | 1,320 | $27,820,000 | Oct 24 | New World Pictures | false |
| 11 | Stand by Me | - | - | - | $24,610,167 | 848 | $52,287,414 | Aug 8 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | Three Amigos! | - | - | - | $23,314,612 | 1,466 | $39,246,734 | Dec 12 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Tough Guys | - | - | - | $21,458,229 | 1,266 | $21,458,229 | Oct 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Children of a Lesser God | - | - | - | $20,225,105 | 544 | $31,853,080 | Oct 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 15 | Song of the South 1986 Re-release | - | - | - | $17,659,346 | 1,529 | $17,659,346 | Nov 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 16 | Lady and the Tramp 1986 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,603,174 | 1,375 | $31,129,082 | Dec 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 17 | Little Shop of Horrors | - | - | - | $14,230,976 | 1,183 | $38,748,395 | Dec 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Firewalker | - | - | - | $11,949,484 | 1,120 | $11,949,484 | Nov 21 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 19 | Aliens | - | - | - | $9,997,605 | 1,454 | $85,160,248 | Jul 18 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | Deadly Friend | - | - | - | $8,988,731 | 1,213 | $8,988,731 | Oct 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Crimes of the Heart | - | - | - | $8,610,264 | 685 | $22,905,522 | Dec 12 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 22 | Something Wild | - | - | - | $8,362,969 | 916 | $8,362,969 | Nov 7 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Morning After | - | - | - | $8,072,232 | 955 | $25,147,055 | Dec 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | The Fly | - | - | - | $7,868,833 | 1,201 | $40,456,565 | Aug 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | The Karate Kid Part II | - | - | - | $7,219,869 | 1,610 | $115,103,979 | Jun 20 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 26 | No Mercy | - | - | - | $7,017,477 | 1,206 | $12,303,904 | Dec 19 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 27 | Trick or Treat | - | - | - | $6,797,218 | 1,267 | $6,797,218 | Oct 24 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 28 | Blue Velvet | - | - | - | $6,782,302 | 188 | $8,551,228 | Sep 19 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 29 | The Name of the Rose | - | - | - | $6,648,472 | 176 | $7,153,487 | Sep 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | The Mosquito Coast | - | - | - | $6,548,846 | 451 | $14,302,779 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | 52 Pick-Up | - | - | - | $5,186,646 | 730 | $5,186,646 | Nov 7 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 32 | Back to School | - | - | - | $4,714,974 | 1,751 | $91,258,000 | Jun 13 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 33 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | - | - | - | $4,370,562 | 778 | $11,957,943 | Dec 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Boy Who Could Fly | - | - | - | $4,133,436 | 664 | $7,177,431 | Aug 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 35 | Tai-Pan | - | - | - | $4,007,250 | 860 | $4,007,250 | Nov 7 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 36 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | - | - | - | $3,897,565 | 1,330 | $70,136,369 | Jun 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 37 | Ruthless People | - | - | - | $3,672,360 | 1,114 | $71,624,879 | Jun 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 38 | King Kong Lives | - | - | - | $3,547,830 | 1,105 | $4,711,220 | Dec 19 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) | false |
| 39 | The Wraith | - | - | - | $3,500,000 | 588 | $3,500,000 | Nov 21 | New Century | false |
| 40 | 'Round Midnight | - | - | - | $3,272,593 | 50 | $3,272,593 | Oct 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | That's Life! | - | - | - | $3,272,241 | 700 | $4,079,895 | Sep 26 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 42 | Deadtime Stories | - | - | - | $2,750,741 | 255 | $2,750,741 | Nov 28 | - | false |
| 43 | Playing for Keeps | - | - | - | $2,669,366 | 1,148 | $2,669,366 | Oct 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | Nothing in Common | - | - | - | $2,629,332 | 980 | $32,324,557 | Aug 1 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 45 | Streets of Gold | - | - | - | $2,546,238 | 797 | $2,546,238 | Nov 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 46 | Sky Bandits | - | - | - | $2,295,500 | 1,335 | $2,295,500 | Oct 31 | - | false |
| 47 | Quiet Cool | - | - | - | $1,900,000 | 470 | $1,900,000 | Nov 7 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 48 | Platoon | - | - | - | $1,757,700 | 1,564 | $138,530,565 | Dec 19 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 49 | Link | - | - | - | $1,720,450 | 435 | $1,720,450 | Oct 3 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 50 | Solarbabies | - | - | - | $1,579,260 | 692 | $1,579,260 | Nov 26 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 51 | Clockwise | - | - | - | $1,476,356 | 38 | $1,476,356 | Oct 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 52 | The Mission | - | - | - | $1,344,657 | 730 | $17,218,023 | Oct 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 53 | From Beyond | - | - | - | $1,261,000 | 190 | $1,261,000 | Oct 24 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 54 | Hoosiers | - | - | - | $1,137,230 | 1,048 | $28,607,524 | Nov 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 55 | Nutcracker | - | - | - | $781,727 | 597 | $781,727 | Nov 26 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 56 | Nobody's Fool | - | - | - | $563,358 | 290 | $563,358 | Nov 7 | Island Pictures | false |
| 57 | 'night, Mother | - | - | - | $367,322 | 35 | $441,863 | Sep 12 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 58 | Shanghai Surprise | - | - | - | $366,779 | 401 | $2,315,683 | Aug 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 59 | Weekend Warriors | - | - | - | $298,223 | 75 | $351,623 | Aug 29 | Moviestore Entertainment | false |
| 60 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | - | - | - | $278,623 | 63 | $278,623 | Nov 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 61 | Willy/Milly | - | - | - | $277,405 | 182 | $277,405 | Nov 14 | - | false |
| 62 | The Gospel According to Vic | - | - | - | $267,249 | 11 | $267,249 | Oct 17 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 63 | Sid and Nancy | - | - | - | $75,604 | 43 | $2,826,523 | Oct 17 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 64 | Betty Blue | - | - | - | $48,972 | 20 | $2,003,822 | Nov 7 | Alive Films | false |
| 65 | Witchboard | - | - | - | $46,098 | 1,068 | $7,369,373 | Dec 31 | - | false |
| 66 | Defense of the Realm | - | - | - | $27,770 | 15 | $750,000 | Nov 21 | Hemdale | false |
| 67 | Marlene | - | - | - | $21,262 | 6 | $852,676 | Nov 7 | Alive Films | false |
| 68 | Duet for One | - | - | - | $7,713 | 1 | $8,736 | Dec 25 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
