| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | - | - | - | $136,121,119 | 2,074 | $150,415,432 | 90.5% | May 22, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | Back to the Future | - | - | - | $73,161,888 | 1,550 | $212,326,307 | 34.5% | Jul 3, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Goonies | - | - | - | $57,530,808 | 1,705 | $61,389,680 | 93.7% | Jun 7, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Cocoon | - | - | - | $53,919,039 | 1,163 | $76,113,124 | 70.8% | Jun 21, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Fletch | - | - | - | $50,612,888 | 1,303 | $50,612,888 | 100% | May 31, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | A View to a Kill | - | - | - | $50,327,960 | 1,588 | $50,327,960 | 100% | May 24, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Brewster's Millions | - | - | - | $40,833,132 | 1,521 | $40,833,132 | 100% | May 22, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Pale Rider | - | - | - | $37,147,801 | 1,710 | $41,410,568 | 89.7% | Jun 28, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | - | - | - | $27,677,850 | 1,475 | $36,230,219 | 76.4% | Jul 12, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | St. Elmo's Fire | - | - | - | $27,202,382 | 1,207 | $37,803,872 | 72% | Jun 28, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | Prizzi's Honor | - | - | - | $26,657,534 | 722 | $26,657,534 | 100% | Jun 14, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Beverly Hills Cop | - | - | - | $25,941,838 | 2,006 | $234,760,478 | 11.1% | Dec 5, 1984 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1985 Re-release | - | - | - | $22,639,538 | 1,701 | $40,607,502 | 55.8% | Jul 19, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Code of Silence | - | - | - | $20,345,361 | 1,810 | $20,345,361 | 100% | May 3, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | - | - | - | $20,002,638 | 1,547 | $49,364,621 | 40.5% | Jul 26, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Silverado | - | - | - | $16,668,730 | 1,190 | $32,192,570 | 51.8% | Jul 12, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | The Emerald Forest | - | - | - | $16,662,569 | 1,110 | $24,468,550 | 68.1% | Jul 5, 1985 | Embassy Pictures |
| 18 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | - | - | - | $15,398,133 | 147 | $30,031,783 | 51.3% | Apr 6, 1984 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Mask | - | - | - | $14,546,693 | 1,024 | $48,230,162 | 30.2% | Mar 8, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Perfect | - | - | - | $12,918,858 | 1,344 | $12,918,858 | 100% | Jun 7, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 21 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | - | - | - | $12,801,795 | 1,613 | $55,600,000 | 23% | Mar 29, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Desperately Seeking Susan | - | - | - | $12,637,307 | 1,108 | $27,398,584 | 46.1% | Mar 29, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 23 | Witness | - | - | - | $12,161,174 | 1,169 | $68,706,993 | 17.7% | Feb 8, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | Lifeforce | - | - | - | $11,603,545 | 1,526 | $11,603,545 | 100% | Jun 21, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 25 | Return to Oz | - | - | - | $11,137,801 | 1,238 | $11,137,801 | 100% | Jun 21, 1985 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | Gotcha! | - | - | - | $10,806,919 | 1,218 | $10,806,919 | 100% | May 3, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Explorers | - | - | - | $9,873,044 | 1,750 | $9,873,044 | 100% | Jul 12, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | Secret Admirer | - | - | - | $8,622,757 | 1,300 | $8,622,757 | 100% | Jun 14, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 29 | The Black Cauldron | - | - | - | $8,441,213 | 1,276 | $21,288,692 | 39.7% | Jul 26, 1985 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | D.A.R.Y.L. | - | - | - | $7,840,873 | 1,100 | $7,840,873 | 100% | Jun 14, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | Just One of the Guys | - | - | - | $7,476,561 | 1,215 | $11,528,900 | 64.9% | Apr 26, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 32 | The Man with One Red Shoe | - | - | - | $7,399,895 | 1,049 | $8,645,411 | 85.6% | Jul 19, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Ladyhawke | - | - | - | $7,178,178 | 1,056 | $18,432,000 | 38.9% | Apr 12, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Red Sonja | - | - | - | $6,948,633 | 1,091 | $6,948,633 | 100% | Jul 5, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 35 | Rustlers' Rhapsody | - | - | - | $6,090,497 | 1,480 | $6,090,497 | 100% | May 10, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | Gymkata | - | - | - | $5,730,596 | 654 | $5,730,596 | 100% | May 3, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 37 | Day of the Dead | - | - | - | $5,000,000 | 168 | $5,000,000 | 100% | Jul 19, 1985 | - |
| 38 | Amadeus | - | - | - | $4,491,637 | 802 | $51,564,280 | 8.7% | Sep 21, 1984 | Orion Pictures |
| 39 | Lost in America | - | - | - | $4,330,804 | 315 | $10,179,000 | 42.5% | Mar 15, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Stick | - | - | - | $4,054,898 | 1,173 | $8,489,518 | 47.8% | Apr 26, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | The Killing Fields | - | - | - | $3,741,478 | 663 | $34,700,291 | 10.8% | Nov 2, 1984 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Moving Violations | - | - | - | $3,552,359 | 1,325 | $10,627,754 | 33.4% | Apr 19, 1985 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | The Last Dragon | - | - | - | $3,518,751 | 1,039 | $25,754,284 | 13.7% | Mar 22, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 44 | The Legend of Billie Jean | - | - | - | $3,099,497 | 903 | $3,099,497 | 100% | Jul 19, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 45 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | - | - | - | $3,061,527 | 613 | $6,326,051 | 48.4% | Apr 12, 1985 | New World Pictures |
| 46 | Rappin' | - | - | - | $2,864,844 | 1,150 | $2,864,844 | 100% | May 10, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 47 | The Heavenly Kid | - | - | - | $2,537,624 | 1,019 | $3,852,271 | 65.9% | Jul 26, 1985 | Orion Pictures |
| 48 | A Private Function | - | - | - | $2,488,948 | 40 | $2,527,088 | 98.5% | Mar 1, 1985 | Island Alive |
| 49 | The Care Bears Movie | - | - | - | $1,119,529 | 1,003 | $22,934,622 | 4.9% | Mar 29, 1985 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 50 | Movers & Shakers | - | - | - | $342,438 | 13 | $372,438 | 91.9% | May 3, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 51 | Private Resort | - | - | - | $331,816 | 102 | $331,816 | 100% | May 3, 1985 | TriStar Pictures |
| 52 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | - | - | - | $108,778 | 204 | $17,005,229 | 0.6% | Jul 26, 1985 | Island Alive |
| 53 | Wetherby | - | - | - | $59,034 | 30 | $1,299,985 | 4.5% | Jul 19, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
