List of animated feature films of 1986
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A list of animated feature films first released in 1986.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Format | Notes | Release date | Duration |
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| The Adventures of the American Rabbit |  United States  Japan |
Fred Wolf Nobutaka Nishizawa |
Clubhouse Pictures Murakami-Wolf-Swenson |
Traditional | Theatrical | January 17, 1986 | 82 minutes | |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |  Australia |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | July 2, 1986 | 51 minutes | ||
| Ai City アイ・シティ (Ai Shiti) |
Japan |
Kōichi Mashimo | Toho Movic Ashi Productions |
Traditional | Theatrical | July 26, 1986 | 86 minutes | |
| An American Tail | United States  Ireland |
Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures |
Traditional | Theatrical | The third animated feature released by Universal Pictures, and the first the studio produced. | November 21, 1986 | 80 minutes |
| Amon Saga アモン・サーガ (Amon Sāga) |
Japan |
Tohokushinsha Film | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
July 19, 1986 | 75 minutes | ||
| Arion アリオン |
Japan |
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Toho Sunrise |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 15, 1986 | 118 minutes | |
| Armored Trooper Votoms: The Big Battle 装甲騎兵ボトムズ ビッグバトル (Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu: Big Battle) |
Japan |
Ryousuke Takahashi | Sunrise Bandai Visual (distributor) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
July 5, 1986 | 60 minutes | |
| Asterix in Britain Astérix chez les Bretons (Asterix among the Britons) |
 France |
Gaumont Dargaud Films Gutenberghus |
Traditional | Theatrical | Fourth installment in the Asterix film series; Plot adapted from volume 8 of the comic book series. | November 20, 1986 | 79 minutes | |
| Barefoot Gen 2 はだしのゲン２ (Hadashi no Gen 2) |
Japan |
Toshio Hirata | Madhouse | Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel to Barefoot Gen (1983). | June 14, 1986 | 85 minutes |
| Bolek and Lolek in the Wild West Bolek i Lolek na Dzikim Zachodzie |
 Poland |
Stanislaw Dulz | Studio Filmów Rysunkowych | Traditional | Theatrical | December 5, 1986 | 71 minutes | |
| Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup キャプテン翼 世界大決戦!! Jr.ワールドカップ (Captain Tsubasa: The Great World Battle!! Jr. World Cup) |
Japan |
Tatsuya Okamoto | Tsuchida Production | Traditional | Theatrical | July 12, 1986 | 57 minutes | |
| Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation |  Canada United States |
Dale Schott | LBS Communications Nelvana Limited |
Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel/prequel to The Care Bears Movie (1985). | March 21, 1986 | 76 minutes |
| Castle in the Sky 天空の城ラピュタ (Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta) |
Japan |
Hayao Miyazaki | Toei Studio Ghibli |
Traditional | Theatrical | Studio Ghibli's first anime feature film. | August 2, 1986 | 124 minutes |
| Cat City Macskafogó (Cat Catcher)[1] |
 Hungary Canada West Germany |
Pannónia Filmstúdió |
Traditional | Theatrical | October 2, 1986 | 96 minutes | ||
| Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea サンゴ礁伝説 青い海のエルフィ (Sango-sho Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Erufii) |
Japan |
Yoshio Kuroda | Nippon Animation Fuji Television |
Traditional | Television film[2] | August 22, 1986 | ||
| The Cosmic Eye | United States |
Faith Hubley | Hubley Studio | Traditional | June 6, 1986 | 71 minutes | ||
| Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Curtain Call 魔法の天使クリィミーマミ カーテンコール (Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami: Curtain Call) |
Japan |
Kazunori Itō Mochizuki Tomomichi |
Studio Pierrot | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
February 1, 1986 | 45 minutes | |
| Delpower X Explosion Miracle Genki!! デルパワーＸ爆発みらくる元気！ (Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!!) |
Japan |
Masato Sato | Big Bang Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. Kindaieigasha Co., Ltd. Shindosha |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 21, 1986 | 42 minutes | |
| Dirty Pair: Project Eden ダーティペア（劇場版） (Daati Pea Gekijou-ban) |
Japan |
Kōichi Mashimo | Sunrise | Traditional | November 28, 1986 | 85 minutes | ||
| 도깨비 방망이 (Goblin Bat) |
 South Korea |
Traditional | July 20, 1986 | 60 minutes | ||||
| Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops ドラえもん のび太と鉄人兵団 (Doraemon: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan) |
Japan |
Tsutomu Shibayama | Shin-Ei Animation Asatsu Toho |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 15, 1986 | 97 minutes | |
| Dot and Keeto | Australia |
Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Films | Traditional/Live action | May 22, 1986 | 75 minutes | ||
| Dot and the Whale | Australia |
Yoram Gross | Yoram Gross Films | Traditional/Live action | October 30, 1986 | 75 minutes | ||
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Australia |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | July 10, 1986 | 50 minutes | ||
| Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説 (Doragon Bōru Shenron no Densetsu) |
Japan |
Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | First installment of the Dragon Ball film series. | December 20, 1986 | 50 minutes |
| Eleven Hungry Cats and an Albatross 11ぴきのねことあほうどり (Juippiki no Neko to Ahōdori) |
Japan |
Tameo Kohanawa | Group TAC | Traditional | Theatrical | Sequel to Eleven Hungry Cats (1980). | August 27, 1986 | 90 minutes |
| The Elm-Chanted Forest a. k. a. Fantasy Forest Čudesna šuma |
 Yugoslavia |
Milan Blažeković Doro Vlado Hreljanovic |
Croatia Film Fantasy Forest Films Inc. |
Traditional | First Yugoslavian (Croatian) animated feature. | June 19, 1986 | 79 minutes | |
| Fist of the North Star 北斗の拳 (Hokuto no Ken) |
Japan |
Toyoo Ashida | Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 8, 1986 | 110 minutes | |
| Fluppy Dogs | United States |
Fred Wolf | Walt Disney Television Animation | Traditional | Television special | Pilot film for an intended animated television series, although the aforementioned series was never produced. | November 27, 1986 | 44 minutes |
| Footrot Flats: The Dog's |
 New Zealand |
Murray Ball | Kerridge-Odeon | Traditional | Theatrical | First New Zealand animated feature. | April 9, 1986 | 71 minutes |
| Gaksital 각시탈 (Bridal Mask) |
South Korea |
Traditional | Theatrical | December 20, 1986 | ||||
| Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet 銀河探査2100年 ボーダープラネット (Ginga tansa 2100-nen: Bôdâ puranetto) |
Japan |
Osamu Tezuka | Tezuka Productions Nippon TV |
Traditional | Television film | Ninth animated special produced for Nippon TV's 24 Hour TV "Love Saves the Earth" telethon. | August 24, 1986 | 73 minutes |
| Gall Force: Eternal Story ガルフォース ―エターナル・ストーリー (Garu Fōsu Etānaru Sutōrī) |
Japan |
Katsuhito Akiyama | Artmic AIC |
Traditional | Theatrical | July 26, 1986 | 85 minutes | |
| GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu! I jigen yōkai no dai hanran ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 激突!!異次元妖怪の大反乱 (GeGeGe no Kitarō: Clash!! The Great Rebellion of the Dimensional Yokai) |
Japan |
Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | December 20, 1986 | 48 minutes | ||
| GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon jōriku!! ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 最強妖怪軍団!日本上陸!! (GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Strongest Yokai Army!! Disembark for Japan!) |
Japan |
Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 12, 1986 | 49 minutes | ||
| GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords | United States |
Ray Patterson | Clubhouse Pictures Hanna-Barbera Tonka |
Traditional | Theatrical | March 21, 1986 | 71 minutes | |
| The Great Cheese Conspiracy Velká sýrová loupez |
 Czechoslovakia West Germany |
Václav Bedrich | Krátký film Praha – Studio Bratri v triku Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) |
Traditional | 55 minutes | |||
| The Great Heep | United States |
Clive A. Smith | Nelvana Lucasfilm |
Traditional | Television special | June 7, 1986 | 48 minutes | |
| The Great Mouse Detective | United States |
Ron Clements Burny Mattinson John Musker |
Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | July 2, 1986 | 74 minutes | |
| Grey: Digital Target GREY デジタル・ターゲット (Gurei Dejitaru Tāgetto) |
Japan |
Satoshi Dezaki | Ashi Productions Magic Bus Tokuma Japan Communications Tokuma Shoten |
Traditional | Theatrical | December 13, 1986 | 73 minutes | |
| Guyver: Out of Control 強殖装甲ガイバー (Kyōshoku Sōkō Guyver) |
Japan |
Hiroshi Watanabe | Bandai Studio Live Network Animate Movic AIC Artland Studio Victory Wave Only For A Lite |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 13, 1986 | 55 minutes | |
| Heathcliff: The Movie | United States Canada France |
Bruno Bianchi | DIC Entertainment LBS Communications McNaught Syndicate |
Traditional | Theatrical | Film compiled from TV series episodes | January 17, 1986 | 70 minutes |
| The Humanoid ザ・ヒューマノイド 哀の惑星レザリア (The Humanoid – Ai no Wakusei Lazeria) |
Japan |
Toshiba EMI |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
March 3, 1986 | 45 minutes | ||
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Australia |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | December 21, 1986 | 52 minutes | ||
| Inhumanoids: The Movie | United States |
Hasbro Marvel Productions Sunbow Productions Toei Animation |
Traditional | Television film | ||||
| Itoshi no Betty Mamonogatari 魔物語 愛しのベティ (Betty the Beloved: A Demon Story) |
Japan |
Kazuo Koike (chief director) (unit director) |
Big Bang Tohokushinsha Film Toei Company (distributor) |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
July 19, 1986 | 53 minutes | |
| Ivanhoe | Australia |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | September 14, 1986 | 55 minutes | ||
| Kidnapped | Australia |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | June 21, 1986 | 55 minutes | ||
| Kinnikuman: Crisis in New York! キン肉マン ニューヨーク危機一髪！ (Kinnikuman: Nyū Yōku Kiki Ippatsu!) |
Japan |
Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | March 15, 1986 | 45 minutes | ||
| Kinnikuman: Justice Supermen vs. Fighter Supermen キン肉マン 正義超人ＶＳ戦士超人 (Kinnikuman: Seigi Chōjin vs Senshi Chōjin) |
Japan |
Toei Animation | Traditional | Theatrical | December 20, 1986 | 51 minutes | ||
| Australia |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | June 25, 1986 | 55 minutes | |||
| Liberty and the Littles | United States |
DiC Entertainment | Traditional | Television special | Originally aired on the ABC anthology series ABC Weekend Special as a three-part installment on the series' tenth season. | October 18 – November 1, 1986 | 70 minutes | |
| Maris the Chojo ザ・超女 (Za Sūpāgyaru) |
Japan |
Motosuke Takahashi | Studio Pierrot Shogakukan Production |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
May 21, 1986 | 50 minutes | |
| Matthias the Just Mátyás, az igazságos |
Hungary |
Pannónia Filmstúdió | Traditional | January 30, 1986 | 66 minutes | |||
| MD Geist 装鬼兵MDガイスト (Sokihei M.D. Gaisuto) |
Japan |
Hayato Ikeda | Studio Wave Zero G-Room |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
May 21, 1986 | 40 minutes | |
| Megazone 23 – Part II メガゾーン23 PART II |
Japan |
Ichiro Itano | AIC Artland Tatsunoko |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
May 30, 1986 | 80 minutes | |
| Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken / Dover Kaikyō no Daikūchūsen! 名探偵ホームズ ミセス・ハドソン人質事件／ドーバー海峡の大空中戦！ (Famous Detective Holmes: The Mrs. Hudson Kidnapping Case / The Air Battle Over Dover!) |
Japan |
Hayao Miyazaki | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | Theatrical Compilation film |
August 2, 1986 | 46 minutez | |
| Mônica e a Sereia do Rio |
 Brazil |
Traditional | Theatrical | |||||
| Mr. Pen Pen Ｍｒ．ペンペン |
Japan |
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Shin-Ei Animation TV Asahi |
Traditional | Television special | March 31, 1986 | 47 minutes | |
| Mr. Pen Pen II Ｍｒ．ペンペン II |
Japan |
Shin-Ei Animation TV Asahi |
Traditional | Television special | Sequel to the first Mr. Pen Pen, airing eight months after the earlier special. | December 29, 1986 | 46 minutes | |
| My Little Pony: The Movie | United States |
Michael Joens Margaret Nichols |
Hasbro Sunbow Productions Marvel Productions Toei Animation AKOM |
Traditional | Theatrical | June 6, 1986 | 87 minutes | |
| Nayuta 那由他 (Nayuta et al.) |
Japan |
Circus Production OB Planning Shogakukan Toshiba EMI |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
July 31, 1986 | 80 minutes | ||
| As novas aventuras da turma da Mônica |
Brazil |
Traditional | Theatrical | |||||
| Opening the Door a. k. a. Open the Door 扉を開けて (Tobira o Akete) |
Japan |
Keizô Shimizu, Tsuneo Tominaga | Kitty Films Magic Bus |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
November 1, 1986 | 80 minutes | |
| Outlanders アウトランダーズ (Autorandāzu) |
Japan |
Katsuhisa Yamada | Tatsunoko Production Victor Musical Industries AIC |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 16, 1986 | 48 minutes | |
| Phoenix: Karma Chapter 火の鳥 鳳凰編 (Hi no Tori: Ho-o-hen) |
Japan |
Rintaro | Madhouse Tezuka Productions |
Traditional | Theatrical | December 20, 1986 | 60 minutes | |
| Porwanie w Tiutiurlistanie Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan |
Poland |
, | Studio Filmów Rysunkowych | Traditional | 90 minutes | |||
| Prefectural Earth Defense Force 県立地球防衛軍 (Kenritsu Chikyuu Boueigun) |
Japan |
Gallop | Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
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| Project A-ko プロジェクトA子 (Purojekuto A-ko) |
Japan |
Katsuhiko Nishijima | Shochiku-Fuji Soeishinsha A.P.P.P. |
Traditional | June 21, 1986 | 84 minutes | ||
| Ratty Råttis |
 Sweden |
Lennart Gustafsson | Kanalfilm Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) |
Traditional | December 19, 1986 | 84 minutes | ||
| Robotech: The Movie | United States Japan |
Noboru Ishiguro Carl Macek |
Harmony Gold USA Tatsunoko AIC Enterprises |
Traditional | Theatrical | July 25, 1986 | 82 minutes | |
| Roots Search ルーツ・サーチ 食心物体Ｘ (Roots Search: Shokushin Buttai X) |
Japan |
Hisashi Sugai | Studio Live Nippon Columbia |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
September 10, 1986 | 45 minutes | |
| Running Boy: Star Soldier's Secret RUNNING BOY スターソルジャーの秘密 (Running Boy Star Soldier no Himitsu) |
Japan |
Toho Company Bebow Cream Land |
Traditional | Theatrical | July 20, 1986 | 46 minutes | ||
| Saint Elmo – Hikari no Raihousha セントエルモ・光の来訪者 (Saint Elmo – Apostle of Light) |
Japan |
Tomoharu Katsumata | Toei Animation Kansai Electric Power Company Mainichi Movie Company Yomiuri TV |
Traditional | Television special | April 1986 | 65 minutes | |
| Czechoslovakia |
47 minutes | |||||||
| Sangokushi II: Amakakeru otoko-tachi 三国志II 天翔ける英雄たち (Three Kingdoms II: Heavenly Heroes) |
Japan |
Tetsuo Imazawa | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | Television special | Sequel to last year's Sangokushi (1985). | August 22, 1986 | 90 minutes |
| Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo 生徒諸君! 心に緑のネッカチーフを (Attention Students! A Green Neckerchief for Your Hearts) |
Japan |
Mitsuo Kusakabe | Toho Ashi Productions Fuji TV |
Traditional | Television special | Twenty sixth and final animated special produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" program. | February 23, 1986 | 65 minutes |
| Skeletor's Revenge | United States |
Bob Arkwright Lou Kachivas Ernie Schmidt Gwen Wetzler |
Filmation | Traditional | Direct-to-video Compilation film |
Compilation of earlier He-Man and the Masters of the Universe TV episodes – "Day of the Machines", "Trouble in Trolla" and "The Cat and the Spider", respectively. | 45 minutes | |
| United States |
Larry Jordan | Experimental | [3] | 90 minutes | ||||
| Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach スーパーマリオブラザーズ ピーチ姫救出大作戦！ (Sûpâ Mario Burazâzu.: Pîchi-hime kyushutsu dai sakusen) |
Japan |
Masami Hata | Nintendo Grouper Productions |
Traditional | Theatrical | First film based on a video game overall. | July 20, 1986 | 61 minutes |
| Tato, nie bój się dentysty! Dad, Don't Be Afraid of the Dentist! |
Poland |
Zofia Ołdak | Studio Miniatur Filmowych | Stop motion/Live action | Theatrical | May 12, 1986 | 69 minutes | |
| They Were Eleven 11人いる! (Jûichi-nin iru!) |
Japan |
Satoshi Dezaki Tsuneo Tominaga |
Toho Kitty Film |
Traditional | Theatrical | November 1, 1986 | 91 minutes | |
| The Three Musketeers | Australia |
Burbank Films Australia | Traditional | Television film | October 4, 1986 | 54 minutes | ||
| Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace タッチ 背番号のないエース (Touch: Ace Without a Number on His Back) |
Japan |
Gisaburō Sugii | Group TAC | Traditional | Theatrical Compilation film |
April 12, 1986 | 93 minutes | |
| Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono タッチ2 さよならの贈り物 (Touch 2: The Farewell Gift) |
Japan |
Gisaburō Sugii (chief director) Naoto Hashimoto |
Group TAC | Traditional | Theatrical Compilation film |
December 13, 1986 | 81 minutes | |
| The Transformers: The Movie | United States Japan |
Nelson Shin | Hasbro Marvel Productions Sunbow Productions Toei Animation |
Traditional | Theatrical | The final film for both Orson Welles, who died the year before its release, and Scatman Crothers, who died months after its release. | August 8, 1986 | 85 minutes |
| The Trapalhoes in the Tail of the Comet Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa |
Brazil |
Dedé Santana | Black & White & Color Maurício de Sousa Produções Renato Aragão Produções |
Traditional | January 8, 1986 | 81 minutes | ||
| Urban Square – Kohaku no Tsuigeki アーバンスクウェア 琥珀の追撃 (Urban Square – In Pursuit of Amber) |
Japan |
Akira Nishimori | Bandai Visual |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
November 28, 1986 | 56 minutes | |
| Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever うる星やつら4 ラム・ザ・フォーエバー (Urusei Yatsura 4: Ramu za Fōebā) |
Japan |
Kazuo Yamazaki | Studio Deen | Traditional | Theatrical | Fourth feature in the Urusei Yatsura film series. | February 22, 1986 | 94 minutes |
| Valhalla |  Denmark |
Peter Madsen Jeffrey J. Varab |
Swan Film Production A/S Asgaard Film ApS Metronome Productions Interpresse A/S Palle Fogtdal A/S |
Traditional | Theatrical | October 10, 1986 | 76 minutes | |
| Voltron: Fleet of Doom | United States Japan |
Franklin Cofod | World Events Productions Toei Animation |
Traditional | Television special | September 10, 1986 | 46 minutes | |
| Wanna-Be's ウォナビーズ |
Japan |
Yasuo Hasegawa | AIC Artmic Movic |
Traditional | Direct-to-video OVA |
December 25, 1986 | 45 minutes | |
| Windaria a. k. a. Once Upon a Time 童話めいた戦史ウインダリア (Dôwa meita senshi Windaria) |
Japan |
Kunihiko Yuyama | Idol Kaname Productions Studio Gallop |
Traditional | Theatrical | July 19, 1986 | 101 minutes | |
| When the Wind Blows |  United Kingdom |
Jimmy Murakami | Recorded Releasing | Traditional/Stop motion | Theatrical | October 24, 1986 | 84 minutes |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year[]
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An American Tail | Sullivan Bluth Studios / Universal Studios | $84,542,002 | [4] |
| 2 | The Great Mouse Detective | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $38,625,550 | [5] |
| 3 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | LBS Communications / Nelvana Limited | $12,000,000 | |
| 4 | Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops | Asatsu / Toho | $11,100,000 (¥1.30 billion) | |
| 5 | Laputa: Castle in the Sky | Studio Ghibli | $9,779,853 | [6] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Feature Film, Rating Count at least 1,000, Animation (Sorted by IMDb Rating Descending) - IMDb
- ^ サンゴ礁伝説 青い海のエルフィ (1986). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Larry Jordan
- ^ "An American Tail (1986) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "The Great Mouse Detective (1986) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ Castle in the Sky
- Japan: US$8.1 million
- Info, Japan (2015-07-14). "Top 7 Studio Ghibli Films of All Time". Japan Info. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- Hong Kong: HK$13.1 million (US$1,679,853)
- "Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Credits & Figures)". Nausicaa.net. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- "Pacific Exchange Rate Service (7.7983 HKD per USD)" (PDF). UBC Sauder School of Business. University of British Columbia. 1987. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- Japan: US$8.1 million
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