List of American films of 1986
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:| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | Top Gun | Paramount | $176,781,728 |
| 2 | Crocodile Dundee | Paramount | $174,803,506 |
| 3 | Platoon | 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 |
| 6 | Back 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 |