| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $155,398,730 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $56,551,802 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | - | - | - | $49,364,621 | 1,547 | $49,364,621 | Jul 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $40,607,502 | 1,701 | $40,607,502 | Jul 19 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | - | - | - | $38,510,052 | 2,074 | $150,415,432 | May 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 6 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | - | - | - | $36,230,219 | 1,475 | $36,230,219 | Jul 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Pale Rider | - | - | - | $35,187,361 | 1,710 | $41,410,568 | Jun 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | - | - | - | $34,418,824 | 894 | $40,940,662 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Silverado | - | - | - | $32,192,570 | 1,190 | $32,192,570 | Jul 12 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 10 | Teen Wolf | - | - | - | $26,841,295 | 1,425 | $33,086,611 | Aug 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 11 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $24,922,237 | 1,545 | $24,922,237 | Aug 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 12 | Summer Rental | - | - | - | $24,689,703 | 1,595 | $24,689,703 | Aug 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Emerald Forest | - | - | - | $24,468,550 | 1,110 | $24,468,550 | Jul 5 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 14 | Weird Science | - | - | - | $23,834,048 | 1,172 | $23,834,048 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | The Goonies | - | - | - | $22,076,564 | 1,705 | $61,389,680 | Jun 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | St. Elmo's Fire | - | - | - | $21,953,432 | 1,207 | $37,803,872 | Jun 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 17 | The Black Cauldron | - | - | - | $21,288,692 | 1,276 | $21,288,692 | Jul 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Volunteers | - | - | - | $19,875,740 | 1,560 | $19,875,740 | Aug 16 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 19 | Year of the Dragon | - | - | - | $18,707,466 | 982 | $18,707,466 | Aug 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 20 | Fletch | - | - | - | $15,772,547 | 1,303 | $50,612,888 | May 31 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Return of the Living Dead | - | - | - | $14,237,880 | 1,506 | $14,237,880 | Aug 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Real Genius | - | - | - | $14,136,524 | 990 | $12,952,019 | Aug 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 23 | Follow That Bird | - | - | - | $13,961,370 | 1,129 | $13,961,370 | Aug 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Prizzi's Honor | - | - | - | $13,690,572 | 722 | $26,657,534 | Jun 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | American Ninja | - | - | - | $10,499,694 | 672 | $10,499,694 | Aug 30 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 26 | Compromising Positions | - | - | - | $10,263,090 | 574 | $12,531,831 | Aug 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 27 | Explorers | - | - | - | $9,873,044 | 1,750 | $9,873,044 | Jul 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 28 | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $9,389,135 | 990 | $9,389,135 | Aug 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 29 | Beverly Hills Cop | - | - | - | $8,855,465 | 2,006 | $234,760,478 | Dec 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 30 | The Man with One Red Shoe | - | - | - | $8,645,411 | 1,049 | $8,645,411 | Jul 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | A View to a Kill | - | - | - | $7,563,416 | 1,588 | $50,327,960 | May 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 32 | Brewster's Millions | - | - | - | $7,059,061 | 1,521 | $40,833,132 | May 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Red Sonja | - | - | - | $6,948,633 | 1,091 | $6,948,633 | Jul 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 34 | Return to Oz | - | - | - | $5,200,472 | 1,238 | $11,137,801 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Invasion U.S.A. | - | - | - | $5,192,908 | 1,735 | $17,536,256 | Sep 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 36 | Day of the Dead | - | - | - | $5,000,000 | 168 | $5,000,000 | Jul 19 | - | false |
| 37 | Gremlins 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,914,643 | 1,174 | $4,914,643 | Aug 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | My Science Project | - | - | - | $4,122,748 | 1,003 | $4,122,748 | Aug 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Godzilla 1985 | - | - | - | $4,116,395 | 235 | $4,116,395 | Aug 23 | New World Pictures | false |
| 40 | Lifeforce | - | - | - | $4,098,502 | 1,526 | $11,603,545 | Jun 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 41 | The Heavenly Kid | - | - | - | $3,852,271 | 1,019 | $3,852,271 | Jul 26 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 42 | The Bride | - | - | - | $3,558,669 | 980 | $3,558,669 | Aug 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 43 | Creator | - | - | - | $3,503,451 | 820 | $5,349,607 | Sep 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 44 | The Legend of Billie Jean | - | - | - | $3,099,497 | 903 | $3,099,497 | Jul 19 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 45 | Amadeus | - | - | - | $2,295,056 | 802 | $51,564,280 | Sep 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 46 | American Flyers | - | - | - | $1,420,355 | 5 | $1,420,355 | Aug 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $1,348,585 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive | false |
| 48 | Wetherby | - | - | - | $1,299,985 | 30 | $1,299,985 | Jul 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 49 | Plenty | - | - | - | $882,058 | 228 | $6,148,000 | Sep 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 50 | Maxie | - | - | - | $830,604 | 778 | $2,564,278 | Sep 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 51 | The Journey of Natty Gann | - | - | - | $373,212 | 362 | $9,708,373 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 52 | Agnes of God | - | - | - | $349,033 | 646 | $25,627,836 | Sep 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 53 | Code Name: Emerald | - | - | - | $194,996 | 195 | $561,548 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 54 | Marie | - | - | - | $193,428 | 465 | $2,507,995 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 55 | After Hours | - | - | - | $90,701 | 503 | $10,609,321 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 56 | Better Off Dead | - | - | - | $76,198 | 650 | $10,297,601 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | - | - | - | $14,271 | 14 | $437,547 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
