Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 1985 | ||
 Better Off Dead...
Comedy
Romance
With: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| September 13, 1985 | ||
 | Columbia Pictures | Limited |
| September 27, 1985 | ||
 Invasion U.S.A.
Action
Thriller
With: Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet, Alexander Zale 1 hr 47 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 Code Name: Emerald
Action
Drama
War
With: Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Horst Buchholz, Helmut Berger 1 hr 35 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 The Journey of Natty Gann
Adventure
Family
With: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Ray Wise, Lainie Kazan 1 hr 41 min | - | Limited |
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 | Orion Classics | Limited |
| October 4, 1985 | ||
 Commando
Action
Adventure
Thriller
With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells 1 hr 30 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Jagged Edge
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia 1 hr 48 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Sweet Dreams
Biography
Drama
Music
Musical
With: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon 1 hr 55 min | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 Dreamchild
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
With: Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Caris Corfman 1 hr 34 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 Colonel Redl
Biography
Drama
History
With: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Hans Christian Blech, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe 2 hr 24 min | Orion Classics | Limited |
 The Doctor and the Devils
Crime
Drama
History
Horror
With: Timothy Dalton, Jonathan Pryce, Twiggy, Julian Sands 1 hr 33 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| October 11, 1985 | ||
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Thriller
With: Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J.A. Preston 2 hr 1 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
Sweet Dreams
Biography
Drama
Music
Musical
With: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon 1 hr 55 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
Better Off Dead...
Comedy
Romance
With: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 When Father Was Away on Business
Drama
With: Moreno D'E Bartolli, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Mustafa Nadarevic 2 hr 16 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Limited |
| October 18, 1985 | ||
 Re-Animator
Comedy
Horror
Sci-Fi
With: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale 1 hr 44 min | Empire Pictures | Limited |
 The Holcroft Covenant
Action
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
With: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer 1 hr 52 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
 The Quiet Earth
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi
With: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Pete Smith, Anzac Wallace 1 hr 31 min | Skouras Pictures | Limited |
 Wild Geese II
Action
Adventure
Thriller
With: Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier 2 hr 5 min | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| October 25, 1985 | ||
 Krush Groove
Comedy
Drama
Music
With: Sheila E., Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Jam Master Jay 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Twice in a Lifetime
Drama
Romance
With: Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan 1 hr 51 min | - | Limited |
| November 1, 1985 | ||
 Death Wish 3
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam 1 hr 32 min | Cannon Film Distributors | Wide |
 To Live and Die in L.A.
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer 1 hr 56 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Horror
With: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler 1 hr 27 min | New Line Cinema | Limited |
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
| January 17, 1986 | ||
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Horror
With: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler 1 hr 27 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |