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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 |
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 |
$2,379,403 |
|
| |
| 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 20 |
Yuppies — I giovani di successo |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 21 |
Just Between Friends |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,408,791 |
|
|
Police Academy 3: Back in Training |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$43,579,163 |
|
|
Rad |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,796,929 |
|
| |
| March 25 |
The Toxic Avenger |
Black Comedy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| 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 |
$111,257 |
|
| |
| April 11 |
Band of the Hand |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,865,912 |
|
|
Critters |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$13,167,232 |
|
|
Off Beat |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,842,778 |
|
|
Violets Are Blue... |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,743,287 |
|
| |
| April 16 |
Maine Océan |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,050 |
|
| |
| April 18 |
At Close Range |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,347,077 |
|
|
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 24 |
Crocodile Dundee |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$328,203,181 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
3 hommes et un couffin |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,947,994 |
|
|
Crimewave |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,101 |
|
| |
| |
| Apr, 1986 TBD |
Star Crystal |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$22,457 |
|
| May 1986 |
| May 2 |
No Retreat, No Surrender |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,377,959 |
|
| |
| 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 |
Invaders from Mars |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,042,573 |
|
|
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 |
$4,129,348 |
|
|
Mona Lisa |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,794,000 |
|
| |
| June 20 |
The Karate Kid, Part II |
Action |
Theatrical |
$115,103,979 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Pink Flamingos |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$413,802 |
|
| |
| June 26 |
Royal Warriors (皇家戰士) |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 27 |
American Anthem |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,571,624 |
|
|
Labyrinth |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$13,206,680 |
|
|
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 |
$183,291,256 |
|
|
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 |
$8,524,551 |
|
|
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 |
$29,397,005 |
|
|
Ying Xiong Ben Se (英雄本色) |
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 |
$72,596 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$8,026,174 |
|
|
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 6 |
Peking Opera Blues (刀马旦) |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 12 |
Avenging Force |
Action |
Theatrical |
$4,679,650 |
|
| |
| September 19 |
Blue Velvet |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,678,543 |
|
|
Jackals |
Action |
Theatrical |
$89,352 |
|
|
Link |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,935,860 |
|
|
Radioactive Dreams |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$210,212 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Shadow Play |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
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 |
$21,532,957 |
|
| |
| October 9 |
Dèmoni 2... l’incubo ritorna |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| 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 |
$8,362,618 |
|
| |
| 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 |
$48,194,326 |
|
|
Body Slam |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,926 |
|
|
Firewalker |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$12,122,829 |
|
|
The Wraith |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,989,848 |
|
| |
| 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 |
Drama |
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 |
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
King Kong Lives |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$4,711,220 |
|
|
No Mercy |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,303,904 |
|
|
Platoon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$137,979,020 |
|
|
The Terrorizers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$45,755 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
The Morning After |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$25,147,121 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色) |
Action |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Witchboard |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$7,369,373 |
|
