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Data as of Aug 22, 3:05 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Back to the Future
-
-
-
$40,233,737
1,550
$212,326,307
18.9%
Jul 3, 1985
Universal Pictures
2
National Lampoon's European Vacation
-
-
-
$24,430,437
1,547
$49,364,621
49.5%
Jul 26, 1985
Warner Bros.
3
Fright Night
-
-
-
$18,536,588
1,545
$24,922,237
74.4%
Aug 2, 1985
Columbia Pictures
4
Weird Science
-
-
-
$15,158,917
1,172
$23,834,048
63.6%
Aug 2, 1985
Universal Pictures
5
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
-
-
-
$14,720,063
894
$40,940,662
36%
Aug 9, 1985
Warner Bros.
6
Summer Rental
-
-
-
$13,992,868
1,595
$24,689,703
56.7%
Aug 9, 1985
Paramount Pictures
7
The Black Cauldron
-
-
-
$11,038,811
1,276
$21,288,692
51.9%
Jul 26, 1985
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8
Cocoon
-
-
-
$10,749,694
1,163
$76,113,124
14.1%
Jun 21, 1985
Twentieth Century Fox
9
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1985 Re-release
-
-
-
$10,531,771
1,701
$40,607,502
25.9%
Jul 19, 1985
Universal Pictures
10
Follow That Bird
-
-
-
$10,245,240
1,129
$13,961,370
73.4%
Aug 2, 1985
Warner Bros.
11
Silverado
-
-
-
$8,620,240
1,190
$32,192,570
26.8%
Jul 12, 1985
Columbia Pictures
12
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
-
-
-
$8,552,369
1,475
$36,230,219
23.6%
Jul 12, 1985
Warner Bros.
13
The Emerald Forest
-
-
-
$8,111,472
1,110
$24,468,550
33.2%
Jul 5, 1985
Embassy Pictures
14
Rambo: First Blood Part II
-
-
-
$7,223,449
2,074
$150,415,432
4.8%
May 22, 1985
TriStar Pictures
15
Real Genius
-
-
-
$6,982,043
990
$12,952,019
53.9%
Aug 9, 1985
TriStar Pictures
16
Volunteers
-
-
-
$6,158,022
1,560
$19,875,740
31%
Aug 16, 1985
TriStar Pictures
17
The Return of the Living Dead
-
-
-
$5,572,800
1,506
$14,237,880
39.1%
Aug 16, 1985
Orion Pictures
18
Year of the Dragon
-
-
-
$5,206,458
982
$18,707,466
27.8%
Aug 16, 1985
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
19
Pale Rider
-
-
-
$4,638,550
1,710
$41,410,568
11.2%
Jun 28, 1985
Warner Bros.
20
The Goonies
-
-
-
$4,104,740
1,705
$61,389,680
6.7%
Jun 7, 1985
Warner Bros.
21
My Science Project
-
-
-
$3,513,642
1,003
$4,122,748
85.2%
Aug 9, 1985
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
22
St. Elmo's Fire
-
-
-
$2,496,473
1,207
$37,803,872
6.6%
Jun 28, 1985
Columbia Pictures
23
Amadeus
-
-
-
$2,295,056
802
$51,564,280
4.5%
Sep 21, 1984
Orion Pictures
24
The Bride
-
-
-
$2,286,834
980
$3,558,669
64.3%
Aug 16, 1985
Columbia Pictures
25
The Heavenly Kid
-
-
-
$1,677,164
1,019
$3,852,271
43.5%
Jul 26, 1985
Orion Pictures
26
The Man with One Red Shoe
-
-
-
$1,604,411
1,049
$8,645,411
18.6%
Jul 19, 1985
Twentieth Century Fox
27
American Flyers
-
-
-
$1,342,010
5
$1,420,355
94.5%
Aug 16, 1985
Warner Bros.
28
Kiss of the Spider Woman
-
-
-
$15,539
204
$17,005,229
<0.1%
Jul 26, 1985
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