Domestic Box Office For Summer 1985
Summer 1985 is May 3-September 2.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $145,393,330 | 2,074 | $150,415,432 | May 22 | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | Back to the Future | $132,664,418 | 1,550 | $211,850,472 | Jul 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Cocoon | $68,685,467 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | Jun 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | The Goonies | $61,389,680 | 1,705 | $61,389,680 | Jun 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Fletch | $50,612,888 | 1,303 | $50,612,888 | May 31 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | A View to a Kill | $50,327,960 | 1,588 | $50,327,960 | May 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | $45,891,591 | 1,547 | $49,364,621 | Jul 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Pale Rider | $41,410,568 | 1,710 | $41,410,568 | Jun 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Brewster's Millions | $40,833,132 | 1,521 | $40,833,132 | May 22 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1985 Re-release | $40,607,502 | 1,701 | $40,607,502 | Jul 19 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $36,230,219 | 1,475 | $36,230,219 | Jul 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | St. Elmo's Fire | $29,312,201 | 1,207 | $37,803,872 | Jun 28 | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | Silverado | $27,233,723 | 1,190 | $32,192,570 | Jul 12 | Columbia Pictures |
| 14 | Prizzi's Honor | $26,657,534 | 722 | $26,657,534 | Jun 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Beverly Hills Cop | $25,941,838 | 2,006 | $234,760,478 | Dec 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | The Emerald Forest | $24,468,550 | 1,110 | $24,468,550 | Jul 5 | Embassy Pictures |
| 17 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $24,417,782 | 894 | $40,940,662 | Aug 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Weird Science | $23,834,048 | 1,172 | $23,834,048 | Aug 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | Fright Night | $21,842,548 | 1,545 | $24,922,237 | Aug 2 | Columbia Pictures |
| 20 | The Black Cauldron | $21,288,692 | 1,276 | $21,288,692 | Jul 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Code of Silence | $20,345,361 | 1,810 | $20,345,361 | May 3 | Orion Pictures |
| 22 | Summer Rental | $19,569,818 | 1,595 | $24,689,703 | Aug 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $15,398,133 | 147 | $30,031,783 | Apr 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | Mask | $14,546,693 | 1,024 | $48,230,162 | Mar 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Follow That Bird | $13,961,370 | 1,129 | $13,961,370 | Aug 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Volunteers | $13,484,894 | 1,560 | $19,875,740 | Aug 16 | TriStar Pictures |
| 27 | Teen Wolf | $13,231,923 | 1,425 | $33,086,611 | Aug 23 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 28 | Perfect | $12,918,858 | 1,344 | $12,918,858 | Jun 7 | Columbia Pictures |
| 29 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | $12,801,795 | 1,613 | $55,600,000 | Mar 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Desperately Seeking Susan | $12,637,307 | 1,108 | $27,398,584 | Mar 29 | Orion Pictures |
| 31 | Witness | $12,161,174 | 1,169 | $68,706,993 | Feb 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | Year of the Dragon | $12,085,410 | 982 | $18,707,466 | Aug 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 33 | Lifeforce | $11,603,545 | 1,526 | $11,603,545 | Jun 21 | TriStar Pictures |
| 34 | The Return of the Living Dead | $11,594,364 | 1,506 | $14,237,880 | Aug 16 | Orion Pictures |
| 35 | Return to Oz | $11,137,801 | 1,238 | $11,137,801 | Jun 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | Gotcha! | $10,806,919 | 1,218 | $10,806,919 | May 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | Explorers | $9,873,044 | 1,750 | $9,873,044 | Jul 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | Real Genius | $9,067,684 | 990 | $12,952,019 | Aug 9 | TriStar Pictures |
| 39 | The Man with One Red Shoe | $8,645,411 | 1,049 | $8,645,411 | Jul 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | Secret Admirer | $8,622,757 | 1,300 | $8,622,757 | Jun 14 | Orion Pictures |
| 41 | D.A.R.Y.L. | $7,840,873 | 1,100 | $7,840,873 | Jun 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 42 | Just One of the Guys | $7,476,561 | 1,215 | $11,528,900 | Apr 26 | Columbia Pictures |
| 43 | Ladyhawke | $7,178,178 | 1,056 | $18,432,000 | Apr 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | Red Sonja | $6,948,633 | 1,091 | $6,948,633 | Jul 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 45 | Amadeus | $6,786,693 | 802 | $51,564,280 | Sep 21 | Orion Pictures |
| 46 | Rustlers' Rhapsody | $6,090,497 | 1,480 | $6,090,497 | May 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 | Gymkata | $5,730,596 | 654 | $5,730,596 | May 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 48 | Day of the Dead | $5,000,000 | 168 | $5,000,000 | Jul 19 | - |
| 49 | Lost in America | $4,330,804 | 315 | $10,179,000 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | $4,272,127 | 990 | $9,389,135 | Aug 23 | Columbia Pictures |
| 51 | My Science Project | $4,122,748 | 1,003 | $4,122,748 | Aug 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 52 | Godzilla 1985 | $4,116,395 | 235 | $4,116,395 | Aug 23 | New World Pictures |
| 53 | Stick | $4,054,898 | 1,173 | $8,489,518 | Apr 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 54 | The Heavenly Kid | $3,852,271 | 1,019 | $3,852,271 | Jul 26 | Orion Pictures |
| 55 | The Killing Fields | $3,741,478 | 663 | $34,700,291 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | The Bride | $3,558,669 | 980 | $3,558,669 | Aug 16 | Columbia Pictures |
| 57 | Moving Violations | $3,552,359 | 1,325 | $10,627,754 | Apr 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | The Last Dragon | $3,518,751 | 1,039 | $25,754,284 | Mar 22 | TriStar Pictures |
| 59 | The Legend of Billie Jean | $3,099,497 | 903 | $3,099,497 | Jul 19 | TriStar Pictures |
| 60 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | $3,061,527 | 613 | $6,326,051 | Apr 12 | New World Pictures |
| 61 | Rappin' | $2,864,844 | 1,150 | $2,864,844 | May 10 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 62 | A Private Function | $2,488,948 | 40 | $2,527,088 | Mar 1 | Island Alive |
| 63 | American Ninja | $2,270,088 | 672 | $10,499,694 | Aug 30 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 64 | Compromising Positions | $2,086,212 | 574 | $12,531,831 | Aug 30 | Paramount Pictures |
| 65 | Gremlins 1985 Re-release | $1,593,672 | 1,174 | $4,914,643 | Aug 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | American Flyers | $1,420,355 | 5 | $1,420,355 | Aug 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | The Care Bears Movie | $1,119,529 | 1,003 | $22,934,622 | Mar 29 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 68 | Movers & Shakers | $342,438 | 13 | $372,438 | May 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 69 | Private Resort | $331,816 | 102 | $331,816 | May 3 | TriStar Pictures |
| 70 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $108,778 | 204 | $17,005,229 | Jul 26 | Island Alive |
| 71 | Better Off Dead | $76,198 | 650 | $10,297,601 | Aug 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 72 | Wetherby | $59,034 | 30 | $1,299,985 | Jul 19 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
