Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 1985 | ||
 Explorers
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Bradley Gregg 1 hr 49 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
With: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn 1 hr 47 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Silverado
Action
Crime
Drama
Romance
Western
With: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover 2 hr 13 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
| July 19, 1985 | ||
 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1985 Re-release
Family
Sci-Fi
With: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace 1 hr 55 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 The Man with One Red Shoe
Comedy
Thriller
With: Tom Hanks, Lori Singer, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning 1 hr 32 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Legend of Billie Jean
Action
Drama
With: Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Keith Gordon, Richard Bradford 1 hr 36 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Day of the Dead
Horror
Thriller
With: Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy 1 hr 36 min | - | Limited |
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| July 26, 1985 | ||
 National Lampoon's European Vacation
Adventure
Comedy
With: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively 1 hr 35 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Black Cauldron
Action
Adventure
Animation
Family
Fantasy
With: Grant Bardsley, Freddie Jones, Susan Sheridan, Nigel Hawthorne 1 hr 20 min | - | Wide |
 The Heavenly Kid
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
With: Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Mulligan 1 hr 30 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 | Island Alive | Limited |
| August 2, 1985 | ||
 Fright Night
Horror
Thriller
With: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall 1 hr 46 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Weird Science
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton 1 hr 34 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Follow That Bird
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Music
With: Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt 1 hr 28 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | Island Alive | Limited |
| August 9, 1985 | ||
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 My Science Project
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge 1 hr 34 min | - | Wide |
 Real Genius
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton 1 hr 48 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Adventure
Comedy
Family
With: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger 1 hr 31 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Dance with a Stranger
Biography
Crime
Drama
With: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Matthew Carroll 1 hr 36 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
| August 16, 1985 | ||
 | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 The Return of the Living Dead
Comedy
Horror
Sci-Fi
With: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews 1 hr 31 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 Year of the Dragon
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo 2 hr 14 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 The Bride
Fantasy
Horror
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown 1 hr 58 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 American Flyers
Drama
Sport
With: Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul 1 hr 53 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |