Domestic Box Office For March 1985
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desperately Seeking Susan | $27,398,584 | 1,108 | $1,526,098 | 5.6% | 268 | Mar 29 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 2 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $10,631,333 | 419 | $114,095 | 1.1% | 3 | Mar 1 | Jul 25 | Orion Pictures |
| 3 | Lost in America | $10,179,000 | 315 | $154,877 | 1.5% | 6 | Mar 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | A Private Function | $2,527,088 | 40 | $25,333 | 1% | 1 | Mar 1 | Oct 3 | Island Alive |
| 5 | The Aviator | $1,304,192 | 342 | - | - | - | Mar 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | DEFCON-4 | $1,057,064 | 54 | $210,904 | 20% | 54 | Mar 15 | - | New World Pictures |
| 7 | Sylvester | $385,687 | 35 | $172,814 | 44.8% | 35 | Mar 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
