1985 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1985
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | 29 | Murphy's Romance | Col. | $30,867,525 | 1,046 | $47,906 | 2 | 12/27 | | 2 | 166 | Revolution | WB | $358,574 | 30 | $52,755 | 4 | 12/25 | | 3 | 4 | The Color Purple | WB | $94,175,854 | 1,109 | $1,710,333 | 192 | 12/20 | | 4 | 5 | Out of Africa | Uni. | $87,071,205 | 1,102 | $3,637,290 | 922 | 12/20 | | 5 | 27 | 101 Dalmatians (Re-issue) (1985) | BV | $33,049,729 | 1,185 | $2,389,226 | 1,097 | 12/20 | | 6 | 70 | Enemy Mine | Fox | $12,303,411 | 713 | $1,594,702 | 703 | 12/20 | | 7 | 103 | The Trip to Bountiful | Isld | $7,491,903 | 1 | $8,387 | 1 | 12/20 | | 8 | 85 | Brazil | Uni. | $9,929,135 | 173 | $30,099 | 1 | 12/18 | | 9 | 7 | The Jewel of the Nile | Fox | $75,973,200 | 1,490 | $6,645,455 | 1,106 | 12/13 | | 10 | 57 | Clue | Par. | $14,643,997 | 1,022 | $2,014,166 | 1,006 | 12/13 | | 11 | 60 | A Chorus Line | Col. | $14,202,899 | 680 | $222,919 | 19 | 12/13 | | 12 | 177 | Trouble in Mind | Aliv | $19,632 | 1 | $16,029 | 1 | 12/11 | | 13 | 10 | Spies Like Us | WB | $60,088,980 | 1,700 | $8,614,039 | 1,556 | 12/6 | | 14 | 46 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Par. | $19,739,575 | 1,502 | $2,538,234 | 920 | 12/6 | | 15 | 100 | Runaway Train | Can. | $7,683,620 | 965 | $2,601,480 | 965 | 12/6 | | 16 | 154 | Fool for Love | Can. | $836,156 | 57 | $55,637 | 2 | 12/6 | | 17 | 3 | Rocky IV | UA | $127,873,716 | 2,254 | $19,991,537 | 1,325 | 11/27 | | 18 | 39 | Santa Claus: The Movie | TriS | $23,717,291 | 1,585 | $5,647,160 | 970 | 11/27 | | 19 | 17 | White Nights | Col. | $42,160,849 | 1,064 | $477,539 | 21 | 11/22 | | 20 | 55 | King Solomon's Mines | Can. | $15,057,465 | 1,122 | $5,005,788 | 1,122 | 11/22 | | 21 | 63 | One Magic Christmas | BV | $13,677,222 | 827 | $2,662,241 | 824 | 11/22 | | 22 | 127 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Atl | $3,360,800 | 1,020 | $1,614,660 | 1,020 | 11/22 | | 23 | 133 | Bad Medicine | Fox | $2,685,453 | 731 | $1,289,783 | 731 | 11/22 | | 24 | 157 | Fever Pitch (1985) | MGM | $618,847 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11/22 | | 25 | 84 | Once Bitten | Gold. | $10,000,000 | 1,095 | $4,025,657 | 1,095 | 11/15 | | 26 | 117 | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | WB | $4,889,971 | 1,090 | $1,847,962 | 1,088 | 11/15 | | 27 | 178 | Smooth Talk | Spec. | $16,785 | 2 | $16,785 | 2 | 11/15 | | 28 | 91 | Target | WB | $9,023,199 | 1,085 | $2,670,522 | 1,085 | 11/8 | | 29 | 94 | That Was Then... This Is Now | Par. | $8,630,068 | 800 | $2,502,780 | 800 | 11/8 | | 30 | 104 | Transylvania 6-5000 | NW | $7,196,872 | 701 | $2,507,542 | 701 | 11/8 | | 31 | 142 | Bring On the Night | Gold. | $1,890,571 | 409 | $1,132,112 | 409 | 11/8 | | 32 | 176 | The Official Story | ALM | $29,426 | 1 | $29,426 | 1 | 11/8 | | 33 | 163 | Subway | IsAl | $390,659 | 5 | $11,332 | 1 | 11/6 | | 34 | 30 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | NL | $29,999,213 | 614 | $2,865,475 | 522 | 11/1 | | 35 | 51 | To Live and Die in L.A. | MGM | $17,307,019 | 1,135 | $3,551,761 | 1,135 | 11/1 | | 36 | 54 | Death Wish 3 | Can. | $16,116,878 | 1,460 | $5,319,116 | 1,460 | 11/1 | | 37 | 168 | Eleni | WB | $305,102 | 4 | $27,875 | 1 | 11/1 | | 38 | 75 | Krush Groove | WB | $11,052,713 | 519 | $2,905,293 | 519 | 10/25 | | 39 | 97 | Twice in a Lifetime | Bud | $8,402,424 | 436 | $1,036,429 | 189 | 10/25 | | 40 | 139 | The Quiet Earth | Skou | $2,123,135 | 1 | $9,825 | 1 | 10/18 | | 41 | 140 | Re-Animator | EP | $2,023,414 | 185 | $543,728 | 129 | 10/18 | | 42 | 162 | The Holcroft Covenant | Uni. | $393,825 | 73 | $151,627 | 73 | 10/18 | | 43 | 175 | Wild Geese II | Uni. | $69,342 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/18 | | 44 | 58 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Orion | $14,393,902 | 1,175 | $3,376,971 | 1,170 | 10/11 | | 45 | 69 | Silver Bullet | Par. | $12,361,866 | 1,285 | $4,013,563 | 1,285 | 10/11 | | 46 | 179 | When Father Was Away on Business | Can. | $16,131 | 1 | $11,614 | 1 | 10/11 | | 47 | 22 | Jagged Edge | Col. | $40,491,165 | 1,139 | $4,094,091 | 1,125 | 10/4 | | 48 | 25 | Commando | Fox | $35,100,000 | 1,504 | $7,700,015 | 1,495 | 10/4 | | 49 | 90 | Sweet Dreams | TriS | $9,085,049 | 778 | $2,161,284 | 778 | 10/4 | | 50 | 150 | Dreamchild | Uni. | $1,215,923 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 10/4 | | 51 | 171 | The Doctor and the Devils | Fox | $147,070 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/4 | | 52 | 180 | Colonel Redl | OrionC | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | 1 | 10/4 | | 53 | 50 | Invasion U.S.A. | Can. | $17,536,256 | 1,735 | $6,891,609 | 1,735 | 9/27 | | 54 | 87 | The Journey of Natty Gann | BV | $9,708,373 | 362 | $490,318 | 163 | 9/27 | | 55 | 124 | Ran | OrionC | $3,607,393 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 9/27 | | 56 | 134 | Maxie | Orion | $2,564,278 | 778 | $1,121,531 | 778 | 9/27 | | 57 | 136 | Marie | MGM | $2,507,995 | 465 | $241,423 | 103 | 9/27 | | 58 | 158 | Code Name: Emerald | MGM | $561,548 | 195 | $241,108 | 195 | 9/27 | | 59 | 113 | Creator | Uni. | $5,349,607 | 820 | $2,019,728 | 820 | 9/20 | | 60 | 160 | Morons from Outer Space | Uni. | $441,137 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/20 | | 61 | 108 | Plenty | Fox | $6,148,000 | 228 | $436,266 | 24 | 9/19 | | 62 | 34 | Agnes of God | Col. | $25,627,836 | 646 | $221,552 | 8 | 9/13 | | 63 | 80 | After Hours | WB | $10,609,321 | 503 | $45,435 | 1 | 9/13 | | 64 | 161 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | WB | $437,547 | 14 | N/A | N/A | 9/13 | | 65 | 159 | Joshua: Then and Now | Fox | $542,420 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/6 | | 66 | 68 | Compromising Positions | Par. | $12,531,831 | 574 | $3,014,756 | 570 | 8/30 | | 67 | 81 | American Ninja | Can. | $10,499,694 | 672 | $3,234,837 | 672 | 8/30 | | 68 | 116 | Gremlins (Re-issue) | WB | $4,914,643 | 1,174 | $2,393,778 | 1,174 | 8/30 | | 69 | 26 | Teen Wolf | Atl | $33,086,611 | 1,425 | $6,120,348 | 1,416 | 8/23 | | 70 | 82 | Better Off Dead | WB | $10,297,601 | 650 | $56,371 | 13 | 8/23 | | 71 | 88 | Ghostbusters (Re-issue) | Col. | $9,389,135 | 990 | $2,085,116 | 990 | 8/23 | | 72 | 122 | Godzilla 1985 | NW | $4,116,395 | 235 | $509,502 | 235 | 8/23 | | 73 | 141 | Warning Sign | Fox | $1,918,117 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/23 | | 74 | 152 | The Protector (1985) | WB | $981,817 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/23 | | 75 | 45 | Volunteers | TriS | $19,875,740 | 1,560 | $5,184,360 | 1,560 | 8/16 | | 76 | 47 | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $18,707,466 | 982 | $4,093,079 | 982 | 8/16 | | 77 | 59 | Return of the Living Dead | Orion | $14,237,880 | 1,506 | $4,403,169 | 1,506 | 8/16 | | 78 | 126 | The Bride | Col. | $3,558,669 | 980 | $1,763,277 | 955 | 8/16 | | 79 | 145 | American Flyers | WB | $1,420,355 | 5 | $78,345 | 5 | 8/16 | | 80 | 19 | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | WB | $40,940,662 | 894 | $4,545,847 | 829 | 8/9 | | 81 | 36 | Summer Rental | Par. | $24,689,703 | 1,595 | $5,754,259 | 1,584 | 8/9 | | 82 | 66 | Real Genius | TriS | $12,952,019 | 990 | $2,557,180 | 990 | 8/9 | | 83 | 121 | My Science Project | BV | $4,122,748 | 1,003 | $1,504,118 | 1,003 | 8/9 | | 84 | 137 | Dance with a Stranger | Gold. | $2,174,622 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/9 | | 85 | 35 | Fright Night | Col. | $24,922,237 | 1,545 | $6,118,543 | 1,542 | 8/2 | | 86 | 38 | Weird Science | Uni. | $23,834,048 | 1,172 | $4,895,421 | 1,158 | 8/2 | | 87 | 62 | Follow That Bird (Sesame St.) | WB | $13,961,370 | 1,129 | $2,415,626 | 1,129 | 8/2 | | 88 | 14 | European Vacation | WB | $49,364,621 | 1,547 | $12,329,627 | 1,546 | 7/26 | | 89 | 42 | The Black Cauldron | BV | $21,288,692 | 1,276 | $4,180,110 | 1,276 | 7/26 | | 90 | 53 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | IsAl | $17,005,229 | 204 | $55,962 | 1 | 7/26 | | 91 | 123 | The Heavenly Kid | Orion | $3,852,271 | 1,019 | $1,614,225 | 1,019 | 7/26 | | 92 | 21 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Re-issue) | Uni. | $40,607,502 | 1,701 | $8,807,023 | 1,684 | 7/19 | | 93 | 93 | The Man with One Red Shoe | Fox | $8,645,411 | 1,049 | $3,139,015 | 1,044 | 7/19 | | 94 | 115 | Day of the Dead | UFD | $5,000,000 | 168 | $1,700,000 | 168 | 7/19 | | 95 | 129 | The Legend of Billie Jean | TriS | $3,099,497 | 903 | $1,466,884 | 903 | 7/19 | | 96 | 149 | Wetherby | MGM | $1,299,985 | 30 | $37,283 | 2 | 7/19 | | 97 | 24 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | WB | $36,230,219 | 1,475 | $7,283,714 | 1,474 | 7/12 | | 98 | 28 | Silverado | Col. | $32,192,570 | 1,190 | $3,522,897 | 1,168 | 7/12 | | 99 | 86 | Explorers | Par. | $9,873,044 | 1,750 | $3,607,340 | 1,750 | 7/12 | | 100 | 37 | The Emerald Forest | Emb | $24,468,550 | 1,110 | $4,345,150 | 1,110 | 7/5 | | Summary of 180 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $3,056,361,529 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $16,979,786 | - | - | - | - |  |
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