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Original Screenplay Movies Released in 1986
This list shows all Original Screenplay films released in 1986, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Original Screenplay Movies for 1986
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| |
| January, 1986 |
| 1986 TBD |
Duet for One |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,000 |
|
|
Matador |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$206,952 |
|
| |
| January 3 |
Head Office |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,393,807 |
|
| |
| January 10 |
Black Moon Rising |
Action |
Theatrical |
$6,637,565 |
|
|
La Joven y la Tentación |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 15 |
Sharma and Beyond |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,125 |
|
| |
| January 16 |
Sky Pirates |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 17 |
The Adventures of the American Rabbit |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,023,042 |
|
|
Iron Eagle |
Action |
Theatrical |
$24,159,872 |
|
|
The Longshot |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$256,301 |
|
|
Troll |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,542,346 |
|
| |
| January 22 |
Those Glory, Glory Days |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,968 |
|
| |
| January 24 |
The Imagemaker |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$24,562 |
|
|
My Chauffeur |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,676,892 |
|
| |
| January 31 |
The Best of Times |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,790,931 |
|
|
Eliminators |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,601,256 |
|
|
Power |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,800,000 |
|
|
Uphill all the Way |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Youngblood |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$15,448,400 |
|
| |
| Jan, 1986 TBD |
Umbango |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 1986 |
| February 1 |
The Horse Thief (盗马贼) |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,954 |
|
| |
| February 5 |
Arthur's Hallowed Ground |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,726 |
|
| |
| February 7 |
F/X |
Action |
Theatrical |
$20,603,715 |
|
|
Hannah and Her Sisters |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,084,041 |
|
| |
| February 14 |
The Delta Force |
Action |
Theatrical |
$17,005,599 |
|
|
Knights of the City |
Action |
Theatrical |
$601,451 |
|
|
Quicksilver |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,634,909 |
|
|
TerrorVision |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$320,256 |
|
|
Wildcats |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$26,285,544 |
|
|
Winter Flight |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,621 |
|
| |
| February 19 |
Parting Glances |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$537,681 |
|
| |
| February 20 |
Lulú de noche |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 21 |
Dream Lover |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$316,809 |
|
|
The Hitcher |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,845,053 |
|
| |
| February 28 |
House |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$22,144,631 |
|
|
Pretty in Pink |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,476,156 |
|
| March, 1986 |
| March 7 |
Highlander |
Action |
Theatrical |
$12,900,000 |
|
|
The Naked Cage |
Action |
Theatrical |
$897,589 |
|
|
Nomads |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,360,137 |
|
| |
| March 14 |
The Boys Next Door |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000,000 |
|
|
Crossroads |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,878,953 |
|
|
Eat the Peach |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Gung Ho |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$36,611,610 |
|
| |
| March 21 |
Just Between Friends |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,408,791 |
|
|
Police Academy 3: Back in Training |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$43,579,163 |
|
|
Rad |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,761,006 |
|
| |
| March 26 |
The Money Pit |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$37,499,651 |
|
| |
| March 27 |
April Fool's Day |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$12,947,763 |
|
| |
| March 28 |
Echo Park |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Lucas |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,200,000 |
|
| April, 1986 |
| April 1 |
My Beautiful Laundrette |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$69,380 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Band of the Hand |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,865,912 |
|
|
Critters |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$13,167,232 |
|
|
Off Beat |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,842,778 |
|
|
The Toxic Avenger |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Violets Are Blue... |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,743,287 |
|
| |
| April 18 |
At Close Range |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,347,000 |
|
|
Legend |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$23,506,237 |
|
|
Murphy's Law |
Action |
Theatrical |
$9,947,631 |
|
|
Water |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$510,136 |
|
|
Wise Guys |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,475,466 |
|
| |
| April 23 |
Salvador |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,500,000 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
3 hommes et un couffin |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,947,994 |
|
|
Crimewave |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,101 |
|
| |
| |
| Apr, 1986 TBD |
Star Crystal |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$17,795 |
|
| May, 1986 |
| May 2 |
No Retreat, No Surrender |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,368,381 |
|
| |
| May 9 |
Dangerously Close |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,026,765 |
|
|
Fire with Fire |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,577,139 |
|
|
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Short Circuit |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,697,761 |
|
| |
| May 14 |
Sweet Liberty |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,205,021 |
|
| |
| May 16 |
Top Gun |
Action |
Theatrical |
$357,463,748 |
Play |
| |
| May 23 |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$40,996,665 |
|
| |
| May 30 |
A Great Wall |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Jake Speed |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,058,048 |
|
|
Thunder Run |
Action |
Theatrical |
$145,975 |
|
| June, 1986 |
| June 6 |
Raw Deal |
Action |
Theatrical |
$16,209,459 |
|
|
SpaceCamp |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$9,697,739 |
|
| |
| June 11 |
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$70,178,260 |
|
| |
| June 13 |
Back to School |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$91,258,000 |
|
|
Belizaire the Cajun |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,444,618 |
|
|
The Manhattan Project |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,115,156 |
|
|
Mona Lisa |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,794,000 |
|
| |
| June 20 |
The Karate Kid, Part II |
Action |
Theatrical |
$115,103,979 |
|
| |
| June 27 |
American Anthem |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,571,624 |
|
|
Labyrinth |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$13,109,713 |
|
|
Running Scared |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,500,726 |
|
|
Ruthless People |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$71,624,879 |
|
| |
| |
| Jun, 1986 TBD |
Flight of the Spruce Goose |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July, 1986 |
| July 1 |
Big Trouble in Little China |
Action |
Theatrical |
$11,208,967 |
|
| |
| July 2 |
Psycho III |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$14,481,606 |
|
|
Under the Cherry Moon |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$10,090,429 |
|
| |
| July 9 |
The Girl in the Picture |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$76,350 |
|
| |
| July 11 |
Club Paradise |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,308,521 |
|
| |
| July 18 |
Aliens |
Action |
Theatrical |
$183,291,893 |
|
|
Malcolm |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,064 |
|
|
Signé Charlotte |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$300,544 |
|
|
Vamp |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,000,000 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
Fair Game |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 25 |
Haunted Honeymoon |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,508,883 |
|
|
Out of Bounds |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,099,316 |
|
| |
| July 30 |
Flight of the Navigator |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$18,564,613 |
|
|
Nothing in Common |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$32,324,000 |
|
| August, 1986 |
| August 2 |
Castle in the Sky |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$29,044,131 |
|
|
Ying Xiong Ben Se |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,030,784 |
|
| |
| August 8 |
A Fine Mess |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,029,824 |
|
|
One Crazy Summer |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,431,806 |
|
|
She's Gotta Have It |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,137,502 |
|
| |
| August 15 |
Armed and Dangerous |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,945,534 |
|
|
The Boy Who Could Fly |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,177,431 |
|
|
Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$56,821 |
|
|
Vigil |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$65,666 |
|
|
The Whoopee Boys |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$240,464 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
Il Miele del Diavolo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 22 |
Night of the Creeps |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$591,366 |
|
|
The Peanut Butter Solution |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Touch and Go |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,300,000 |
|
| |
| August 29 |
Born American |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,401,376 |
|
|
Bullies |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,995,527 |
|
|
Le rayon vert |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$45,268 |
|
| September, 1986 |
| September 4 |
Cactus |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 5 |
90 Days |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,620 |
|
| |
| September 12 |
Avenging Force |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,679,650 |
|
| |
| September 19 |
Blue Velvet |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,663,300 |
|
|
Jackals |
Action |
Theatrical |
$89,352 |
|
|
Link |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,775,912 |
|
|
Radioactive Dreams |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$210,212 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Shadow Play |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
Crocodile Dundee |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$328,203,506 |
|
|
That's Life! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,079,895 |
|
|
Weekend Warriors |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$107,846 |
|
| October, 1986 |
| October 3 |
Playing for Keeps |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Tough Guys |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,532,029 |
|
| |
| October 10 |
Clockwise |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,476,356 |
|
|
Jumpin' Jack Flash |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,587,804 |
|
|
Peggy Sue Got Married |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$41,382,841 |
|
|
True Stories |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$2,545,459 |
|
| |
| October 17 |
The Mission |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,796,024 |
|
| |
| October 22 |
Something Wild |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,362,371 |
|
| |
| October 24 |
Soul Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$27,316,198 |
|
|
Trick or Treat |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
Omega Syndrome |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 31 |
Sky Bandits |
Action |
Theatrical |
$1,468,500 |
|
| November, 1986 |
| November 1 |
Nobody's Fool |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$563,568 |
|
| |
| November 14 |
Every Time We Say Goodbye |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$278,623 |
|
|
Hoosiers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$28,607,524 |
|
|
Streets of Gold |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,546,238 |
|
|
Welcome to 18 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$97,446 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
An American Tail |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$48,189,956 |
|
|
Body Slam |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,926 |
|
|
Firewalker |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$12,113,533 |
|
|
The Wraith |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,984,961 |
|
| |
| November 28 |
Eye of the Tiger |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Nov, 1986 TBD |
Kamikaze Hearts |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,669 |
|
| December, 1986 |
| December 1 |
Kin-dza-dza! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,050 |
|
| |
| December 5 |
Heartbreak Ridge |
Action |
Theatrical |
$42,724,017 |
|
| |
| December 12 |
The Golden Child |
Action |
Theatrical |
$79,817,937 |
|
|
Three Amigos |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$39,246,734 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
Dogs in Space |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
Kong bu fen zi |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$35,800 |
|
|
No Mercy |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,303,904 |
|
|
Platoon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$137,978,395 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
The Morning After |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,147,055 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Witchboard |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$7,369,373 |
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