| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $38,452,305 | 1,550 | $212,326,307 | 18.1% | Jul 3, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Commando | - | - | - | $27,650,900 | 1,504 | $35,100,000 | 78.8% | Oct 4, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Jagged Edge | - | - | - | $19,882,660 | 1,139 | $40,491,165 | 49.1% | Oct 4, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 | Teen Wolf | - | - | - | $19,854,684 | 1,425 | $33,086,611 | 60% | Aug 23, 1985 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 5 | Agnes of God | - | - | - | $17,608,022 | 646 | $25,627,836 | 68.7% | Sep 13, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Invasion U.S.A. | - | - | - | $17,536,256 | 1,735 | $17,536,256 | 100% | Sep 27, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 7 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | - | - | - | $16,522,878 | 894 | $40,940,662 | 40.4% | Aug 9, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Compromising Positions | - | - | - | $10,445,613 | 574 | $12,531,831 | 83.4% | Aug 30, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Silver Bullet | - | - | - | $10,072,764 | 1,285 | $12,361,866 | 81.5% | Oct 11, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous | - | - | - | $9,894,014 | 1,175 | $14,393,902 | 68.7% | Oct 11, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 11 | The Journey of Natty Gann | - | - | - | $9,708,373 | 362 | $9,708,373 | 100% | Sep 27, 1985 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | American Ninja | - | - | - | $8,229,603 | 672 | $10,499,694 | 78.4% | Aug 30, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 13 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $7,427,655 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | 9.8% | Jun 21, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | After Hours | - | - | - | $7,364,780 | 503 | $10,609,321 | 69.4% | Sep 13, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Better Off Dead | - | - | - | $7,027,893 | 650 | $10,297,601 | 68.2% | Aug 23, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Year of the Dragon | - | - | - | $6,622,056 | 982 | $18,707,466 | 35.4% | Aug 16, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | Sweet Dreams | - | - | - | $6,490,570 | 778 | $9,085,049 | 71.4% | Oct 4, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | Volunteers | - | - | - | $6,390,841 | 1,560 | $19,875,740 | 32.2% | Aug 16, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 19 | Plenty | - | - | - | $6,148,000 | 228 | $6,148,000 | 100% | Sep 19, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Creator | - | - | - | $5,349,607 | 820 | $5,349,607 | 100% | Sep 20, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Summer Rental | - | - | - | $5,119,882 | 1,595 | $24,689,703 | 20.7% | Aug 9, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,117,002 | 990 | $9,389,135 | 54.5% | Aug 23, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | - | - | - | $5,022,102 | 2,074 | $150,415,432 | 3.3% | May 22, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 24 | Silverado | - | - | - | $4,958,843 | 1,190 | $32,192,570 | 15.4% | Jul 12, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 25 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $4,835,809 | 204 | $17,005,229 | 28.4% | Jul 26, 1985 | Island Alive |
| 26 | Krush Groove | - | - | - | $3,915,293 | 519 | $11,052,713 | 35.4% | Oct 25, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Real Genius | - | - | - | $3,884,335 | 990 | $12,952,019 | 30% | Aug 9, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | - | - | - | $3,473,025 | 1,547 | $49,364,621 | 7% | Jul 26, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Gremlins 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,320,970 | 1,174 | $4,914,643 | 67.6% | Aug 30, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $3,079,689 | 1,545 | $24,922,237 | 12.4% | Aug 2, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 31 | St. Elmo's Fire | - | - | - | $2,669,045 | 1,207 | $37,803,872 | 7.1% | Jun 28, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 32 | The Return of the Living Dead | - | - | - | $2,643,510 | 1,506 | $14,237,880 | 18.6% | Aug 16, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 33 | Maxie | - | - | - | $2,564,278 | 778 | $2,564,278 | 100% | Sep 27, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 34 | The Quiet Earth | - | - | - | $2,123,135 | 1 | $2,123,135 | 100% | Oct 18, 1985 | Skouras Pictures |
| 35 | Marie | - | - | - | $2,063,381 | 465 | $2,507,995 | 82.3% | Sep 27, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 36 | Re-Animator | - | - | - | $1,619,671 | 185 | $2,023,414 | 80% | Oct 18, 1985 | Empire Pictures |
| 37 | Wetherby | - | - | - | $1,240,951 | 30 | $1,299,985 | 95.5% | Jul 19, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 38 | Dreamchild | - | - | - | $1,224,964 | 3 | $1,215,923 | 100.7% | Oct 4, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | Death Wish 3 | - | - | - | $1,000,726 | 1,460 | $16,116,878 | 6.2% | Nov 1, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 40 | To Live and Die in L.A. | - | - | - | $696,548 | 1,135 | $17,307,019 | 4% | Nov 1, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | Code Name: Emerald | - | - | - | $561,548 | 195 | $561,548 | 100% | Sep 27, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | - | - | - | $535,704 | 614 | $29,999,213 | 1.8% | Nov 1, 1985 | New Line Cinema |
| 43 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | - | - | - | $437,547 | 14 | $437,547 | 100% | Sep 13, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | The Holcroft Covenant | - | - | - | $393,825 | 73 | $393,825 | 100% | Oct 18, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 45 | When Father Was Away on Business | - | - | - | $16,131 | 1 | $16,131 | 100% | Oct 11, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 46 | Eleni | - | - | - | $5,716 | 4 | $305,102 | 1.9% | Nov 1, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Colonel Redl | - | - | - | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | 100% | Oct 4, 1985 | Orion Classics |
