Domestic 1985 Weekend 38
September 20-22, 1985
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 | St. Elmo's Fire | $780,830 | -6.9% | 697 | -30 | $1,120 | $36,754,543 | 13 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | 11 | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | $707,515 | -16.1% | 650 | -112 | $1,088 | $8,389,332 | 5 | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | Silverado | $741,840 | -14.6% | 682 | -41 | $1,087 | $31,368,056 | 11 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | 9 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $841,114 | -3.8% | 820 | +40 | $1,025 | $148,712,210 | 18 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | American Ninja | $777,040 | -14.2% | 493 | -11 | $1,576 | $7,930,736 | 4 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 6 | 6 | Cocoon | $1,052,241 | -0.2% | 830 | +51 | $1,267 | $73,960,535 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | 4 | Compromising Positions | $1,143,721 | -22.4% | 571 | -3 | $2,003 | $9,533,291 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $1,653,437 | -6.2% | 882 | +5 | $1,874 | $33,049,152 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 2 | Teen Wolf | $1,897,038 | -19% | 1,206 | -104 | $1,573 | $24,993,785 | 5 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 1 | 1 | Back to the Future | $3,924,150 | -5.1% | 1,448 | -24 | $2,710 | $150,110,865 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Creator | $2,019,728 | - | 820 | - | $2,463 | $2,019,728 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | - | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $762,387 | - | 108 | - | $7,059 | - | 9 | Island Alive |
| 13 | - | Plenty | $436,266 | - | 24 | - | $18,177 | $471,016 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
