Top Gun Was Released on May 16, 1986
Did You Know?
Val Kilmer Did Not Want to do the Movie But Was Forced to Because of Contract Obligations
* Kilmer Ended Up Liking the Movie and the Experience
1986 Box Office
(Domestic Only)
1. Top Gun
$176,781,728
2. Crocodile Dundee
$174,803,506
3. Platoon
$138,530,565
4. The Karate Kid Part II
$115,103,979
5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
$109,713,132
6. Back to School
$91,258,000
7. Aliens
$85,160,248
8. The Golden Child
$79,817,937
9. Ruthless People
$71,624,879
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
$70,136,369
11. Down and Out in Beverly Hills
$62,134,225
12. The Color of Money
$52,293,982
13. Stand by Me
$52,287,414
14. Legal Eagles
$49,851,591
15. Cobra
$49,042,224
16. An American Tail
$47,483,002
17. Police Academy 3: Back in Training
$43,579,163
18. Heartbreak Ridge
$42,724,017
19. Peggy Sue Got Married
$41,382,841
20. Poltergeist II: The Other Side
$40,996,665
21. Short Circuit
$40,697,761
22. Pretty in Pink
$40,471,663
23. The Fly
$40,456,565
24. Three Amigos
$39,246,734 1,466
25. Little Shop of Horrors
$38,748,395
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Fun Movie Facts
(Academy Award For Best Original Song)
1980 - "Fame"
Irene Cara
Movie: Fame
1981 - "Best That You Can Do"
Christopher Cross
Movie: Arthur
1982 - “Up Where We Belong”
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Movie: An Officer and a Gentleman
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Irene Cara
Movie: Flashdance
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
Movie: The Woman in Red
1985 - "Say You, Say Me"
Lionel Richie
Movie: White Nights
1986 - "Take My Breath Away"
Berlin
Movie: Top Gun
1987 - "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Movie: Dirty Dancing
1988 - “Let the River Run”
Carly Simon
Movie: Working Girl
1989 - “Under the Sea”
Howard Ashman
Movie: The Little Mermaid
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Fun Fact!
Driving Miss Daisy Was the Last Movie to Win Best Picture With a PG Rating
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1986 Box Office
Top Gun
Top Gun Was The Highest Grossing Movie From 1986