| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | - | - | - | $58,902,110 | 2,254 | $127,873,716 | 46.1% | Nov 27, 1985 | United Artists |
| 2 | Jagged Edge | - | - | - | $36,495,092 | 1,139 | $40,491,165 | 90.1% | Oct 4, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | Commando | - | - | - | $35,100,000 | 1,504 | $35,100,000 | 100% | Oct 4, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $30,615,526 | 1,550 | $212,326,307 | 14.4% | Jul 3, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Agnes of God | - | - | - | $18,998,163 | 646 | $25,627,836 | 74.1% | Sep 13, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Spies Like Us | - | - | - | $17,048,422 | 1,700 | $60,088,980 | 28.4% | Dec 6, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Death Wish 3 | - | - | - | $16,116,878 | 1,460 | $16,116,878 | 100% | Nov 1, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 8 | To Live and Die in L.A. | - | - | - | $15,250,330 | 1,135 | $17,307,019 | 88.1% | Nov 1, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | Santa Claus | - | - | - | $14,488,359 | 1,585 | $23,717,291 | 61.1% | Nov 27, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous | - | - | - | $14,393,902 | 1,175 | $14,393,902 | 100% | Oct 11, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 11 | King Solomon's Mines | - | - | - | $13,441,319 | 1,122 | $15,057,465 | 89.3% | Nov 22, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 12 | Silver Bullet | - | - | - | $12,361,866 | 1,285 | $12,361,866 | 100% | Oct 11, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Invasion U.S.A. | - | - | - | $12,343,342 | 1,735 | $17,536,256 | 70.4% | Sep 27, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 14 | One Magic Christmas | - | - | - | $11,677,297 | 827 | $13,677,222 | 85.4% | Nov 22, 1985 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | White Nights | - | - | - | $11,200,005 | 1,064 | $42,160,849 | 26.6% | Nov 22, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | Krush Groove | - | - | - | $11,052,713 | 519 | $11,052,713 | 100% | Oct 25, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Better Off Dead | - | - | - | $10,221,403 | 650 | $10,297,601 | 99.3% | Aug 23, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | After Hours | - | - | - | $9,641,446 | 503 | $10,609,321 | 90.9% | Sep 13, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | The Journey of Natty Gann | - | - | - | $9,335,159 | 362 | $9,708,373 | 96.2% | Sep 27, 1985 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Once Bitten | - | - | - | $9,090,192 | 1,095 | $10,000,000 | 90.9% | Nov 15, 1985 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 21 | Sweet Dreams | - | - | - | $9,085,049 | 778 | $9,085,049 | 100% | Oct 4, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 22 | Target | - | - | - | $9,023,199 | 1,085 | $9,023,199 | 100% | Nov 8, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | The Jewel of the Nile | - | - | - | $8,635,806 | 1,490 | $75,973,200 | 11.4% | Dec 13, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | That Was Then... This Is Now | - | - | - | $8,630,068 | 800 | $8,630,068 | 100% | Nov 8, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | - | - | - | $7,267,189 | 614 | $29,999,213 | 24.2% | Nov 1, 1985 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | Transylvania 6-5000 | - | - | - | $7,196,872 | 701 | $7,196,872 | 100% | Nov 8, 1985 | New World Pictures |
| 27 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | - | - | - | $6,521,838 | 894 | $40,940,662 | 15.9% | Aug 9, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Teen Wolf | - | - | - | $6,245,311 | 1,425 | $33,086,611 | 18.9% | Aug 23, 1985 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 29 | Young Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $5,775,169 | 1,502 | $19,739,575 | 29.3% | Dec 6, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 30 | Plenty | - | - | - | $5,265,938 | 228 | $6,148,000 | 85.7% | Sep 19, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | - | - | - | $4,889,971 | 1,090 | $4,889,971 | 100% | Nov 15, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $3,595,998 | 204 | $17,005,229 | 21.1% | Jul 26, 1985 | Island Alive |
| 33 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | - | - | - | $3,192,992 | 1,020 | $3,360,800 | 95% | Nov 22, 1985 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 34 | Bad Medicine | - | - | - | $2,685,453 | 731 | $2,685,453 | 100% | Nov 22, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | Clue | - | - | - | $2,282,832 | 1,022 | $14,643,997 | 15.6% | Dec 13, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | Compromising Positions | - | - | - | $2,268,740 | 574 | $12,531,831 | 18.1% | Aug 30, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | The Quiet Earth | - | - | - | $2,123,135 | 1 | $2,123,135 | 100% | Oct 18, 1985 | Skouras Pictures |
| 38 | Re-Animator | - | - | - | $2,023,414 | 185 | $2,023,414 | 100% | Oct 18, 1985 | Empire Pictures |
| 39 | Bring on the Night | - | - | - | $1,890,571 | 409 | $1,890,571 | 100% | Nov 8, 1985 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 40 | Marie | - | - | - | $1,869,952 | 465 | $2,507,995 | 74.6% | Sep 27, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Creator | - | - | - | $1,846,154 | 820 | $5,349,607 | 34.5% | Sep 20, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | Maxie | - | - | - | $1,733,670 | 778 | $2,564,278 | 67.6% | Sep 27, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 43 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $1,246,467 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | 1.6% | Jun 21, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 44 | Dreamchild | - | - | - | $1,224,964 | 3 | $1,215,923 | 100.7% | Oct 4, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | - | - | - | $423,276 | 14 | $437,547 | 96.7% | Sep 13, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | The Holcroft Covenant | - | - | - | $393,825 | 73 | $393,825 | 100% | Oct 18, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Subway | - | - | - | $390,659 | 5 | $390,659 | 100% | Nov 6, 1985 | Island Alive |
| 48 | Code Name: Emerald | - | - | - | $366,552 | 195 | $561,548 | 65.3% | Sep 27, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | A Chorus Line | - | - | - | $338,796 | 680 | $14,202,899 | 2.4% | Dec 13, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 50 | Eleni | - | - | - | $305,102 | 4 | $305,102 | 100% | Nov 1, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | Fool for Love | - | - | - | $81,095 | 57 | $836,156 | 9.7% | Dec 6, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 52 | The Official Story | - | - | - | $29,426 | 1 | $29,426 | 100% | Nov 8, 1985 | Almi Pictures |
| 53 | Trouble in Mind | - | - | - | $17,337 | 1 | $19,632 | 88.3% | Dec 11, 1985 | Alive Films |
| 54 | Smooth Talk | - | - | - | $16,785 | 2 | $16,785 | 100% | Nov 15, 1985 | International Spectrafilm |
| 55 | When Father Was Away on Business | - | - | - | $16,131 | 1 | $16,131 | 100% | Oct 11, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 56 | Brazil | - | - | - | $6,420 | 173 | $9,929,135 | <0.1% | Dec 18, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 57 | Colonel Redl | - | - | - | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | 100% | Oct 4, 1985 | Orion Classics |
