The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1986 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
+ Highest-grossing films of 1986 Rank Title Distributor Box-office gross 1 Top Gun Paramount $180,470,489 2Crocodile Dundee $174,803,506 3Platoon Orion $137,900,000 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 20th Century Fox $86,160,248 8 The Golden Child Paramount $79,817,937 9 Ruthless People Touchstone $71,624,879 10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Paramount $70,136,169
Events January 7 - Lawrence Gordon resigns as president and chief operating officer of the Fox Entertainment Group, citing poor health February 3 - Pixar Animation Studios is founded by Edwin Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith. April - Guy McElwaine resigns as head of Columbia Pictures. April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. June - First Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland. July 2 - The Great Mouse Detective is released to theaters to positive reviews and is a critical and financial success, just behind An American Tail, saving the Disney Studio from bankruptcy after the failure of The Black Cauldron. August 6 - Timothy Dalton is officially announced as the fourth actor to portray James Bond. September - David Puttnam becomes head of Columbia Pictures. September 20 - Film review television program Siskel & Ebert premieres in syndication. Although the two critics have been working as a pair since 1975, this will be their longest running program and will run in various incarnations until 2010. November 21 - The first animated film produced by Steven Spielberg, An American Tail, is released, and breaks the record once held by Disney's The Rescuers for the largest financial amount made for an animated film on opening weekend. November 29 Actor Cary Grant dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Davenport, Iowa. Stuntman Dar Robinson is killed on the set of the film Million Dollar Mystery.
Awards Category/Organization 44th Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 31, 1987 40th BAFTA AwardsFebruary 22, 1987 59th Academy AwardsMarch 30, 1987 Drama Comedy or Musical Best Film Platoon Hannah and Her Sisters A Room with a View Platoon Best Director Oliver StonePlatoon Woody AllenHannah and Her Sisters Oliver StonePlatoon Best Actor Bob HoskinsMona Lisa Paul HoganCrocodile Dundee Bob HoskinsMona Lisa Paul NewmanThe Color of Money Best Actress Marlee MatlinChildren of a Lesser God Sissy SpacekCrimes of the Heart Maggie SmithA Room with a View Marlee MatlinChildren of a Lesser God Best Supporting Actor Tom BerengerPlatoon Ray McAnallyThe Mission Michael CaineHannah and Her Sisters Best Supporting Actress Maggie SmithA Room with a View Judi DenchA Room with a View Dianne WiestHannah and Her Sisters Best Screenplay, Adapted The MissionRobert Bolt Out of AfricaKurt Luedtke A Room with a ViewRuth Prawer Jhabvala Best Screenplay, Original Hannah and Her SistersWoody Allen Hannah and Her SistersWoody Allen Best Original Score Ennio MorriconeThe Mission Herbie HancockRound Midnight Best Original Song "Take My Breath Away"Top Gun N/A "Take My Breath Away"Top Gun Best Foreign Language Film The Assault(De Aanslag) Ran(Ran) The Assault(De Aanslag)
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): The Mission, directed by Roland Joffé, United Kingdom
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): The Green Ray (Le Rayon vert), directed by Éric Rohmer, France
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Stammheim, directed by Reinhard Hauff, West Germany
People's Choice Award (Toronto International Film Festival): The Decline of the American Empire (Le déclin de l'empire américain), directed by Denys Arcand, Canada
1986 films By country/region List of American films of 1986 List of Argentine films of 1986 List of Australian films of 1986 List of Bangladeshi films of 1986 List of British films of 1986 List of Canadian films of 1986 List of French films of 1986 List of Hong Kong films of 1986 List of Indian films of 1986 List of Hindi films of 1986 List of Kannada films of 1986 List of Malayalam films of 1986 List of Marathi films of 1986 List of Tamil films of 1986 List of Telugu films of 1986 List of Japanese films of 1986 List of Mexican films of 1986 List of Pakistani films of 1986 List of South Korean films of 1986 List of Soviet films of 1986 List of Spanish films of 1986
By genre/medium List of action films of 1986 List of animated feature films of 1986 List of avant-garde films of 1986 List of comedy films of 1986 List of drama films of 1986 List of horror films of 1986 List of science fiction films of 1986 List of thriller films of 1986 List of western films of 1986
Births January 1 Joseph Balderrama, Mexican actor Jessica Gunning, English actress Colin Morgan, Northern Irish actor January 4 - Charlyne Yi, American actor, comedian, musician and writer January 5 - Deepika Padukone, Indian actress January 8 - Yash, Indian actor January 12 - Chris Evangelou, British actor January 13 - Anna Sergejeva, Ukrainian-Estonian actress January 15 - Jessy Schram, American actress January 16 - Mason Gamble, American former actor January 17 - Max Adler, American actor January 21 Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor (d. 2020) Ken Yamamura, Japanese actor January 24 Mischa Barton, English-American actress Raviv Ullman, Israeli actor January 29 - Ashley Lilley, Scottish actress and singer January 30 - Ashley Buccille, American actress February 1 - Lauren Conrad, American TV personality and author February 2 - Gemma Arterton, English actress February 4 Danielle Vega, American actress Mari Yamamoto, Japanese actress and journalist February 6 - Dane DeHaan, American actor February 9 - Jade Xu, actress February 10 - Christopher Abbott, American actor February 12 - Valorie Curry, American actress February 14 - Tiffany Thornton, American actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter February 18 Sakura Ando, Japanese actress Alessandra Mastronardi, Italian actress Dumbfoundead, American rapper and actor February 19 Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor Ophelia Lovibond, English actress Maria Mena, Norwegian singer February 22 Josh Helman, Australian actor Miko Hughes, American actor February 24 Bryce Papenbrook, American voice actor Benny Safdie, American director, screenwriter, actor and editor February 25 Jameela Jamil, English actress James and Oliver Phelps, English twin actors February 26 - Teresa Palmer. Australian actress, writer, model and film producer March 1 - Alec Utgoff, Soviet-born English actor March 2 - Ethan Peck, American actor March 4 - Margo Harshman, American actress March 5 - Jason Fuchs, American actor and screenwriter March 9 - Brittany Snow, American actress March 14 - Jamie Bell, English actor and dancer. March 15 - Jai Courtney, Australian actor March 16 - Alexandra Daddario, American actress March 17 - Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress March 20 - Ruby Rose, Australian actress March 21 - Scott Eastwood, American actor and model March 22 - Matt Bush, American actor March 23 - Steven Strait, American actor and singer March 24 - Jason Wong, British actor March 28 - Lady Gaga, American singer and actress March 29 - Lucas Elliot Eberl, American actor and director March 30 - Simon Baker, Aboriginal-Canadian actor March 31 - Craig McGinlay, Scottish actor April 1 - Jenn Murray, Northern Irish actress April 3 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and variety show host April 4 - Gavin Stenhouse, English actor April 7 - Jason Ralph, American actor April 9 - Leighton Meester, American actress and singer April 12 - Titanilla Bogdányi, Hungarian voice actress April 15 - Ester Dean, American singer-songwriter and actress April 17 - Zheng Kai, Chinese actor and television personality April 19 - Henrik Kalmet, Estonian actor April 22 - Amber Heard, American actress April 23 - Alisha Morrison, Canadian actress April 24 - Tahyna MacManus, Australian actress, director, writer and producer April 25 John DeLuca, American actor and singer Daniel Sharman, English actor April 27 - Jenna Coleman, English actress April 30 Dianna Agron, American actress, singer and director Beau Wirick, American actor May 3 Poppy Delevingne, English actress Pom Klementieff, French actress and model May 6 - Sasheer Zamata, American actress and comedienne May 7 - Robbie Jarvis, British actor May 11 - Tia Ballard, American voice actress May 12 Eileen Pedde, American actress Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress Leonard Wu, American actor May 13 Lena Dunham, American writer, director, actress, and producer Robert Pattinson, English actor May 16 - Megan Fox, American actress and model May 17 T.J. Lowther, American actor Tahj Mowry, American actor May 19 - Eric Lloyd, American actor, comedian, musician and producer May 20 - Robert Emms, British actor May 21 David Ajala, British actor Da'Vine Joy Randolph, American actress and singer May 23 - Ryan Coogler, American filmmaker May 26 Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Spanish-French actress Ed Skudder, American animator, storyboard artist, filmmaker, musician and voice actor May 28 - Joseph Cross, American actor and producer May 30 - Will Peltz, American actor June 1 - Alessio Puccio, Italian voice actor June 3 Brenden Jefferson, American child actor and songwriter Josh Segarra, American actor June 4 Oona Chaplin, Spanish-British actress Yahav Winner, Israeli filmmaker (d. 2023) June 5 - Amanda Crew, Canadian actress June 10 - Francisco Ortiz, Spanish actor June 11 - Shia LaBeouf, American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker June 12 Jessica Keenan Wynn, American actress, singer and voice-over artist Luke Youngblood, English actor June 13 Kat Dennings, American actress Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, American twin actresses and entrepreneurs June 14 - Haley Hudson, American actress June 17 - Marie Avgeropoulos, Canadian actress and model June 18 Richard Madden, Scottish actor Matt Walsh, American political pundit and documentary filmmaker June 19 Nazareno Casero, Argentinian actor Erin Mackey, American actress and singer June 20 - Dreama Walker, American retired actress June 26 - Brittney Karbowski, American voice actress June 27 Drake Bell, American actor, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Sam Claflin, British actor July 1 - Sonoya Mizuno, British actress July 2 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur July 8 - Jake McDorman, American actor July 9 - Jeff Rowe, American writer and director July 10 - Wyatt Russell, American actor July 15 - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, American actor July 16 - Laura Carmichael, English actress July 17 - Brando Eaton, American actor July 21 Betty Gilpin, American actress Diane Guerrero, American actress July 23 - Reece Ritchie, English actor July 24 Remy Hii, Australian actor Megan Park, Canadian actress and director July 26 - Saphira Indah, Indonesian actress (d. 2019) July 27 - Felecia Angelle, American voice actress July 31 - Wunmi Mosaku, Nigerian-born British actress August 1 - Elijah Kelley, American actor and singer August 2 Yann Gael, French-Cameroonian actor Lily Gladstone, American actress August 6 - Nanna Blondell, Swedish actress August 13 - Ashley Spillers, American actress August 14 - Casey LaBow, American actress and producer August 16 - Shawn Pyfrom, American actor and singer August 17 - Katia Elizarova, Russian model and actress August 22 - Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress August 27 - Jack Kesy, American actor August 28 - Armie Hammer, American actor August 29 Nicole Byer, African-American comedian, television host and actress Lea Michele, American actress and singer