Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| August 23, 1985 | ||
 Teen Wolf
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
With: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine 1 hr 31 min | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | Wide |
 Ghostbusters1985 Re-release
Action
Comedy
Fantasy
With: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis 1 hr 45 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Godzilla 1985
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Raymond Burr, Keiju Kobayashi, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi 1 hr 22 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
 Better Off Dead...
Comedy
Romance
With: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Warning Sign
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Sam Waterston, Kathleen Quinlan, Yaphet Kotto, Jeffrey DeMunn 1 hr 39 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 The Protector
Action
Crime
Thriller
With: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Sandy Alexander, Victor Arnold 1 hr 31 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| August 30, 1985 | ||
 Gremlins1985 Re-release
Comedy
Fantasy
Horror
With: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie 1 hr 46 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 American Ninja
Action
Adventure
Romance
With: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock 1 hr 35 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 Compromising Positions
Comedy
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey 1 hr 39 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Flesh+Blood
Adventure
Drama
With: Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson, Jack Thompson 2 hr 6 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
| September 6, 1985 | ||
 Joshua Then and Now
Comedy
Drama
With: James Woods, Gabrielle Lazure, Alan Arkin, Michael Sarrazin 1 hr 59 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| September 13, 1985 | ||
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
 After Hours
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Biography
Drama
With: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junya Fukuda 2 hr | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| September 27, 1985 | ||
| Columbia Pictures | Wide |
| October 11, 1985 | ||
Better Off Dead...
Comedy
Romance
With: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |