1986 was a massive year at the movies. Action heroes were larger than life, comedy was firing on all cylinders, and a few films arrived that would become all-time classics. From fighter jets and wise-cracking Aussies to martial arts showdowns and sci-fi horror, the box office was packed with unforgettable hits. Today, we’re counting down the ten highest-grossing films of 1986—the movies audiences lined up around the block to see and the ones that helped define the pop-culture landscape of the mid-’80s.

(May contain some explicit language.)

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Show Notes

10 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off » youtu.be/0ZDbKhkLxTs?si=DguHtzb8oYun_PGT
9 – Ruthless People » youtu.be/peGgfrkfmxE?si=5KC2Ysi-lPyB5y3U
8 – The Golden Child » youtu.be/5aoGFs05NfY?si=7tikfJcxK3XFGKp2
7 – Aliens » youtu.be/oSeQQlaCZgU?si=Wcrv0qMJZBJhNpco
6 – Back to School » youtu.be/drpmyHAChWw?si=Zx2OY3dUyFuJkgBT
5- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home » youtu.be/QOhoIBkOYf0?si=8KCxT5Bwq8dPJ1BD
4 – The Karate Kid Part II » youtu.be/V-T0ajeo7xQ?si=i3B3cyC0LOOEYeHt
3 – Platoon » youtu.be/R8weLPF4qBQ?si=Y9eX82v-vOPwGdDP
2 – Crocodile Dundee » youtu.be/_eED8IAv_Ac?si=kufMgDwdxjMbqTH1
1 – Top Gun » youtu.be/xa_z57UatDY?si=zzN6EDF-3QlFMwSL
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