HOLLYWOOD -- The biggest box-office hit of the year, 'Top Gun,' got the drop on all other movies in release last week to regain the No. 1 spot at the turnstiles with a gross of $3.2 million.
Returning to the top spot, the adventures of a Navy jet jocky, starring Tom Cruise, is on its way to the magic $150 million gross. In 19 weeks 'Top Gun' has earned $144.
The addition of 30 theaters in the last week of summer helped the adventure-drama regain the lead. It is now playing on 1,357 screens, more than any other current film.
Dropping to second place after a three-week run at the top was 'Stand by Me,' the story of four adolescent boys growing up quickly on a weekend camping trip, directed by Rob Reiner.
'Stand by Me' grossed $3 million in 829 theaters for a seven-week gross of $24.3 million. It led all the movies in the top 10 in per-screen gross with $3,654. Made at a cost of $8 million, the Columbia film already is in profit.
The two leading films showed a 9 percent and 1 percent increase respectively in theater admissions over the preceding week.
The summer's second major box-office hit, 'The Karate Kid part II,' moved up from No. 4 the previous week to No. 3 with a gross of $1.8 million. In 14 weeks the Pat Morita-Ralph Macchio action drama has grossed $106.2 million.
No. 4 was 'The Fly,' which pulled in $1.5 million. It dropped 17 percent from the previous week's take, losing 74 theaters in the process. In six weeks it has grossed $31 million.
Slowly climbing the box-office rankings was 'Nothing in Common,' the comedy-drama starring Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason. It was No. 5 with a gross of $1.5 million, bringing its eight-week total to $28.5 million.
The only new films to appear in the top 20 last week were 'The Men's Club,' No. 9, and the critically heralded 'Blue Velvet,' No. 13.
The national box-office gross for the week was $45.9 million, an improvement over last year's $40 million for the same time frame.
Total box-office harvest for 1986 so far is $2.6 billion compared to $2.7 billion for 1985 and $3 billion for 1984.
The top 10, last week's gross, total gross, weeks in release:
1. 'Top Gun,' $3.2 million, $144 million 19 weeks.
2. 'Stand by Me,' $3 million, $24.3 million, 7 weeks.
3. 'The Karate Kid Part II,' $1.8 million, $106.2 million, 14 weeks.
4. 'The Fly,' $1.5 million, $31 million, 6 weeks.
5. 'Nothing in Common,' $1.5 million, $28.5 million, 8 weeks.
6. 'Aliens,' $1.4 million, $73 million, 10 weeks.
7. 'Ruthless People,' $1.4 million, $65.4 million, 13 weeks.
8. 'Back to School,' $1.2 million, $85.3 million, 15 weeks.
9. 'The Men's Club,' $1.1 million, 1 week.
10. 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' $1 million, $65 million, 15 weeks.
