1986 in film

The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1986 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

February 3 - Pixar Animation Studios is founded by Edwin Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith.
April - Guy McElwaine resigns as head of Columbia Pictures.
April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.
June - First Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland.
July 2 - The Great Mouse Detective is released to theaters to positive reviews and is a critical and financial success, just behind An American Tail, saving the Disney Studio from bankruptcy after the failure of The Black Cauldron. It is now regarded as one of the darkest and underrated classics of all time, and has gained a cult following.
August 6 - Timothy Dalton is officially announced as the fourth actor to portray James Bond.
September - David Puttnam becomes head of Columbia Pictures.
September 13 - Film review television program Siskel & Ebert premieres in syndication. Although the two critics have been working as a pair since 1975, this will be their longest running program and will run in various incarnations until 2010.
November 21 - The first animated film produced by Steven Spielberg, An American Tail, is released, and breaks the record once held by Disney's The Rescuers for the largest financial amount made for an animated film on opening weekend.
November 29
- Actor Cary Grant dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Davenport, Iowa.
- Stuntman Dar Robinson is killed on the set of the film Million Dollar Mystery.

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Mission, directed by Roland Joffé, United Kingdom

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

The Green Ray (Le Rayon vert), directed by Éric Rohmer, France

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Stammheim, directed by Reinhard Hauff, West Germany

1986 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Births

January 1 - Jessica Gunning, English actress
January 1 - Colin Morgan, Northern Irish actor
January 4 - Charlyne Yi, American actor, comedian, musician and writer
January 5 - Deepika Padukone, Indian actress
January 8 - Yash, Indian actor
January 16 - Mason Gamble, American former actor
January 21
- Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor (d. 2020)
- Ken Yamamura, Japanese actor
January 24
- Mischa Barton, English-American actress
- Raviv Ullman, Israeli actor
January 30 - Ashley Buccille, American actress
February 1 - Lauren Conrad, American TV personality and author
February 2 - Gemma Arterton, English actress
February 4 - Danielle Vega, American actress
February 6 - Dane DeHaan, American actor
February 9 - Jade Xu, actress
February 10 - Christopher Abbott, American actor
February 12 - Valorie Curry, American actress
February 14 - Tiffany Thornton, American actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter
February 18
- Sakura Ando, Japanese actress
- Dumbfoundead, American rapper and actor
February 19
- Ophelia Lovibond, English actress
- Maria Mena, Norwegian singer
February 22
- Josh Helman, Australian actor
- Miko Hughes, American actor
February 24
- Bryce Papenbrook, American voice actor
- Benny Safdie, American director, screenwriter, actor and editor
February 25
- Jameela Jamil, English actress
- James and Oliver Phelps, English twin actors
February 26 - Teresa Palmer. Australian actress, writer, model and film producer
March 1 - Alec Utgoff, Soviet-born English actor
March 9 - Brittany Snow, American actress
March 14 - Jamie Bell, English actor and dancer.
March 15 - Jai Courtney, Australian actor
March 16 - Alexandra Daddario, American actress
March 17 - Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress
March 20 - Ruby Rose, Australian actress
March 21 - Scott Eastwood, American actor and model
March 22 - Matt Bush, American actor
March 23 - Steven Strait, American actor and singer
March 24 - Jason Wong, British actor
March 28 - Lady Gaga, American singer and actress
March 30 - Simon Baker, Aboriginal-Canadian actor
April 1 - Jenn Murray, Northern Irish actress
April 3 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and variety show host
April 4 - Gavin Stenhouse, English actor
April 7 - Jason Ralph, American actor
April 9 - Leighton Meester, American actress and singer
April 12 - Titanilla Bogdányi, Hungarian voice actress
April 17 - Zheng Kai, Chinese actor and television personality
April 19 - Henrik Kalmet, Estonian actor
April 22 - Amber Heard, American actress
April 23 - Alisha Morrison, Canadian actress
April 24 - Tahyna MacManus, Australian actress, director, writer and producer
April 25
- John DeLuca, American actor and singer
- Daniel Sharman, English actor
April 27 - Jenna Coleman, English actress
April 30
- Dianna Agron, American actress, singer and director
- Beau Wirick, American actor
May 3
- Poppy Delevingne, English actress
- Pom Klementieff, French actress and model
May 6 - Sasheer Zamata, American actress and comedienne
May 7 - Robbie Jarvis, British actor
May 11 - Tia Ballard, American voice actress
May 12 - Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
May 13
- Lena Dunham, American writer, director, actress, and producer
- Robert Pattinson, English actor
May 16 - Megan Fox, American actress and model
May 17 - Tahj Mowry, American actor
May 19 - Eric Lloyd, American actor, comedian, musician and producer
May 20 - Robert Emms, British actor
May 21
- David Ajala, British actor
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph, American actress and singer
May 23 - Ryan Coogler, American filmmaker
May 26 - Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Spanish-French actress
May 28 - Joseph Cross, American actor and producer
May 30 - Will Peltz, American actor
June 1 - Alessio Puccio, Italian voice actor
June 3
- Brenden Jefferson, American child actor and songwriter
- Josh Segarra, American actor
June 4 - Oona Chaplin, Spanish-British actress
June 5 - Amanda Crew, Canadian actress
June 11 - Shia LaBeouf, American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker
June 12 - Luke Youngblood, English actor
June 13
- Kat Dennings, American actress
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, American twin actresses and entrepreneurs
June 14 - Haley Hudson, American actress
June 17 - Marie Avgeropoulos, Canadian actress and model
June 18 - Richard Madden, Scottish actor
June 19
- Nazareno Casero, Argentinian actor
- Erin Mackey, American actress and singer
June 20 - Dreama Walker, American retired actress
June 26 - Brittney Karbowski, American voice actress
June 27
- Drake Bell, American actor, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
- Sam Claflin, British actor
July 1 - Sonoya Mizuno, British actress
July 2 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur
July 8 - Jake McDorman, American actor
July 10 - Wyatt Russell, American actor
July 15 - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, American actor
July 17 - Brando Eaton, American actor
July 21 - Diane Guerrero, American actress
July 24 - Megan Park, Canadian actress and director
July 26 - Saphira Indah, Indonesian actress (d. 2019)
July 27 - Felecia Angelle, American voice actress
July 31 - Wunmi Mosaku, Nigerian-born British actress
August 1 - Elijah Kelley, American actor and singer
August 2 - Lily Gladstone, American actress
August 6 - Nanna Blondell, Swedish actress
August 13 - Ashley Spillers, American actress
August 14 - Casey LaBow, American actress and producer
August 16 - Shawn Pyfrom, American actor and singer
August 17 - Katia Elizarova, Russian model and actress
August 22 - Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress
August 27 - Jack Kesy, American actor
August 28 - Armie Hammer, American actor
August 29
- Nicole Byer, American comedian, actress and television host
- Lea Michele, American actress and singer
August 31
- Ryan Kelley, American actor
- Johnny Wactor, American actor (d. 2024)
September 6 - Kalani Queypo, American actor
September 8 - Jake Sandvig, American actor
September 12
- Alfie Allen, English actor
- Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer
September 14 - A. J. Trauth, American actor and musician
September 16
- Kyla Pratt, American actress
- Michael James Shaw, American actor and writer
September 17 - Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Japanese voice actor
September 18 - Keeley Hazell, English model and actress
September 19
- Carrie Finlay, Canadian actress
- Peter Vack, American actor, writer, director and producer
September 20 - Aldis Hodge, American actor
September 23
- Kaylee DeFer, American former actress
- Jana Pérez, Spanish actress and model
September 30 - Ki Hong Lee, Korean-American actor
October 1
- Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer (d. 2021)
- Jurnee Smollett, American actress
October 2 - Camilla Belle, American actress, director, and producer
October 3 - Joonas Suotamo, Finnish actor
October 5 - Kevin Bigley, American actor
October 6
- Luisa D'Oliveira, Canadian actress
- Olivia Thirlby, American actress
October 12 - Rafal Zawierucha, Polish actor
October 13 - Tom Attenborough, English voice actor
October 15
- Ali Fazal, Indian actor
- Paul Walter Hauser, American actor
October 22 - Kyle Gallner, American actor
October 23
- Emilia Clarke, British actress
- Jessica Stroup, American actress
October 24
- Drake, Canadian rapper, singer, and actor
- Nobuhiko Okamoto, Japanese voice actor and singer
October 28 - Aditi Rao Hydari, Indian actress
November 1 - Penn Badgley, American actor
November 4 - Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and philanthropist
November 10 - Josh Peck, American actor
November 14 - Cory Michael Smith, American actor
November 15
- Winston Duke, Tobagonian actor
- Jason Trost, American filmmaker and actor
November 18
- Pablo Lyle, Mexican actor
- Ragne Veensalu, Estonian actress
November 20 - Kingsley Ben-Adir, British actor
November 21 - Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, YouTuber, actress, singer and writer
November 25 - Katie Cassidy, American actress and singer
November 26 - Trevor Morgan, American actor
November 28 - Johnny Simmons, American actor
December 17 - Emma Bell, American actress
December 19 - Annie Murphy, Canadian actress
December 24 - Annika Noelle,

American Soap Opera Actress

December 26 - Kit Harington, English actor
December 29 - Ally Maki, American actress
December 30 - Ellie Goulding, English singer and songwriter
December 31 - Bronson Pelletier, Canadian actor
Cathy Yan, Chinese-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer

Deaths

Film debuts

Brenda Bakke – Last Resort
Angela Bassett – F/X
Michael Beach – Streets of Gold
Sean Bean – Caravaggio
Ewen Bremner – Heavenly Pursuits
Dan Castellaneta – Nothing in Common
Kim Coates – The Boy in Blue
Maddie Corman – Seven Minutes in Heaven
Antoni Corone – Band of the Hand
Brett Cullen – Stewardess School
Jim Cummings – Castle in the Sky
Béatrice Dalle – Betty Blue
Andrew Divoff – Neon Maniacs
Adrian Dunbar – Sky Bandits
Dale Dye – Invaders from Mars
Carmen Ejogo – Absolute Beginners
Dave Foley – High Stakes
Ariadna Gil – Lola
Annabeth Gish – Desert Bloom
Tony Goldwyn – Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Caroline Goodall – Every Time We Say Goodbye
Paul Guilfoyle – Howard the Duck
Tim Guinee – Tai-Pan
Lauren Holly – Seven Minutes in Heaven
Catherine Keener – About Last Night
Richard Kind – Nothing in Common
Robert Knepper – That's Life!
Olek Krupa – 91/2 Weeks
James LeGros – The Ladies Club
Ted Levine – One More Saturday Night
Jennifer Lopez – My Little Girl
Jon Lovitz – Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Kelly Lynch – Portfolio
Natasha Lyonne – Heartburn
John C. McGinley – Sweet Liberty
Janet McTeer – Half Moon Street
Ben Mendelsohn – The Still Point
Penelope Ann Miller – Hotshot
Rob Moran – Quiet Cool
Mark Moses – Platoon
Joel Murray – One Crazy Summer
Claire Nebout – Scene of the Crime
Jerry O'Connell – Stand by Me
Kevin J. O'Connor – Peggy Sue Got Married
Miranda Otto – Emma's War
Adrian Pasdar – Top Gun
Jason Patric – Solarbabies
Vincent Perez – Gardien de la nuit
Elizabeth Perkins – About Last Night
Max Perlich – Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Joaquin Phoenix – SpaceCamp
Wendell Pierce – The Money Pit
Jeremy Piven – Lucas
Jason Priestley – The Boy Who Could Fly
Bill Pullman – Ruthless People
Francesco Quinn – Platoon
Shiva Rajkumar - Anand
Keanu Reeves – Youngblood
Ving Rhames – Native Son
Michael Rooker – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Vyto Ruginis – 8 Million Ways to Die
Tim Russ – Crossroads
Winona Ryder – Lucas
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón – Romanza final
Fred Savage – The Boy Who Could Fly
Kristin Scott Thomas – Under the Cherry Moon
Nestor Serrano – The Money Pit
Tony Shalhoub – Heartburn
Nina Siemaszko – One More Saturday Night
Ione Skye – River's Edge
Wesley Snipes – Wildcats
Kevin Spacey – Heartburn
Imelda Staunton – Comrades
Brenda Strong – Weekend Warriors
Kristy Swanson – Pretty in Pink
D.B. Sweeney – Power
Tilda Swinton – Caravaggio
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa – Armed Response
Marshall Teague – Vendetta
Robin Thomas – About Last Night
Billy Bob Thornton – Hunter's Blood
Tony Todd – Sleepwalk
Tamlyn Tomita – The Karate Kid Part II
Jacob Vargas – Last Resort
Paul Walker – Monster in the Closet
Naomi Watts – For Love Alone
Bradley Whitford – Doorman
Michael Shamus Wiles – Terror at Tenkiller
Billy Wirth – Seven Minutes in Heaven
BD Wong – The Karate Kid Part II
Robin Wright – Hollywood Vice Squad
Kari Wuhrer – Fire with Fire

References

^ "Domestic Box Office For 1986". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

External links

List of 1986 films at IMDb
1986 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
List of 1986 deaths at IMDb
List of 1986 births at IMDb