This is a list of American films released in 1986.

Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1986, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: + Highest-grossing films of 1986 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Top Gun Paramount $176,781,728 2Crocodile Dundee $174,803,506 3Platoon Orion $138,530,565 4 The Karate Kid Part II Columbia $115,103,979 5 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Paramount $109,713,132 6Back to School Orion $91,258,000 7 Aliens Fox $86,160,248 8 The Golden Child Paramount $79,817,937 9 Ruthless People Disney $71,624,879 10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Paramount $70,136,369

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