| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $37,896,189 | 1,550 | $212,326,307 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Commando | - | - | - | $27,283,430 | 1,504 | $35,100,000 | Oct 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Teen Wolf | - | - | - | $19,854,684 | 1,425 | $33,086,611 | Aug 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 4 | Jagged Edge | - | - | - | $19,328,070 | 1,139 | $40,491,165 | Oct 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 5 | Invasion U.S.A. | - | - | - | $17,536,256 | 1,735 | $17,536,256 | Sep 27 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 6 | Agnes of God | - | - | - | $17,351,993 | 646 | $25,627,836 | Sep 13 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 7 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | - | - | - | $16,522,878 | 894 | $40,940,662 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Compromising Positions | - | - | - | $10,445,613 | 574 | $12,531,831 | Aug 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Silver Bullet | - | - | - | $9,951,023 | 1,285 | $12,361,866 | Oct 11 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous | - | - | - | $9,633,371 | 1,175 | $14,393,902 | Oct 11 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 11 | American Ninja | - | - | - | $8,229,603 | 672 | $10,499,694 | Aug 30 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 12 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $7,427,655 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | After Hours | - | - | - | $7,187,558 | 503 | $10,609,321 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Better Off Dead | - | - | - | $6,825,651 | 650 | $10,297,601 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Year of the Dragon | - | - | - | $6,622,056 | 982 | $18,707,466 | Aug 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 16 | Volunteers | - | - | - | $6,390,841 | 1,560 | $19,875,740 | Aug 16 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 17 | Sweet Dreams | - | - | - | $6,322,742 | 778 | $9,085,049 | Oct 4 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 18 | Creator | - | - | - | $5,349,607 | 820 | $5,349,607 | Sep 20 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 19 | Summer Rental | - | - | - | $5,119,882 | 1,595 | $24,689,703 | Aug 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,117,002 | 990 | $9,389,135 | Aug 23 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 21 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | - | - | - | $5,022,102 | 2,074 | $150,415,432 | May 22 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 22 | Silverado | - | - | - | $4,958,843 | 1,190 | $32,192,570 | Jul 12 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 23 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $4,835,809 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive | false |
| 24 | Plenty | - | - | - | $4,577,401 | 228 | $6,148,000 | Sep 19 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 25 | The Journey of Natty Gann | - | - | - | $4,431,592 | 362 | $9,708,373 | Sep 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Real Genius | - | - | - | $3,884,335 | 990 | $12,952,019 | Aug 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 27 | Krush Groove | - | - | - | $3,585,868 | 519 | $11,052,713 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | - | - | - | $3,473,025 | 1,547 | $49,364,621 | Jul 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Gremlins 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,320,970 | 1,174 | $4,914,643 | Aug 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $3,079,689 | 1,545 | $24,922,237 | Aug 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 31 | St. Elmo's Fire | - | - | - | $2,669,045 | 1,207 | $37,803,872 | Jun 28 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 32 | The Return of the Living Dead | - | - | - | $2,643,510 | 1,506 | $14,237,880 | Aug 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 33 | Maxie | - | - | - | $2,564,278 | 778 | $2,564,278 | Sep 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Quiet Earth | - | - | - | $2,123,135 | 1 | $2,123,135 | Oct 18 | Skouras Pictures | false |
| 35 | Marie | - | - | - | $2,063,381 | 465 | $2,507,995 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 36 | Re-Animator | - | - | - | $1,552,381 | 185 | $2,023,414 | Oct 18 | Empire Pictures | false |
| 37 | Wetherby | - | - | - | $1,240,951 | 30 | $1,299,985 | Jul 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 38 | Dreamchild | - | - | - | $1,224,964 | 3 | $1,215,923 | Oct 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 39 | Code Name: Emerald | - | - | - | $561,548 | 195 | $561,548 | Sep 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 40 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | - | - | - | $437,547 | 14 | $437,547 | Sep 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | The Holcroft Covenant | - | - | - | $393,825 | 73 | $393,825 | Oct 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 42 | When Father Was Away on Business | - | - | - | $16,131 | 1 | $16,131 | Oct 11 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
| 43 | Colonel Redl | - | - | - | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | Oct 4 | Orion Classics | false |
