Domestic 1985 Week 33
August 16-22, 1985
| Rank | Release | Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $11,991,070 | $7,252,140 | 60.5% | $4,738,930 | 39.5% | 1,520 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $7,277,927 | $4,404,500 | 60.5% | $2,873,427 | 39.5% | 840 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Volunteers | $7,184,360 | $5,184,360 | 72.2% | $2,000,000 | 27.8% | 1,560 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 4 | The Return of the Living Dead | $6,501,602 | $4,403,169 | 67.7% | $2,098,433 | 32.3% | 1,506 | 1 | Orion Pictures |
| 5 | Year of the Dragon | $6,074,205 | $4,093,079 | 67.4% | $1,981,126 | 32.6% | 982 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | Summer Rental | $5,733,449 | $3,708,812 | 64.7% | $2,024,637 | 35.3% | 1,595 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | $4,183,474 | $2,731,969 | 65.3% | $1,451,505 | 34.7% | 1,350 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Fright Night | $3,760,001 | $2,438,836 | 64.9% | $1,321,165 | 35.1% | 1,110 | 3 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | Real Genius | $2,903,206 | $2,203,206 | 75.9% | $700,000 | 24.1% | 956 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 10 | Cocoon | $2,899,135 | $1,771,970 | 61.1% | $1,127,165 | 38.9% | 789 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | The Bride | $2,667,974 | $1,763,277 | 66.1% | $904,697 | 33.9% | 955 | 1 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | Weird Science | $2,467,825 | $1,445,290 | 58.6% | $1,022,535 | 41.4% | 767 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Follow That Bird | $2,357,069 | $1,294,692 | 54.9% | $1,062,377 | 45.1% | 1,006 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1985 Re-release | $1,972,834 | $1,157,734 | 58.7% | $815,100 | 41.3% | 741 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Silverado | $1,912,375 | $1,252,534 | 65.5% | $659,841 | 34.5% | 703 | 6 | Columbia Pictures |
| 16 | The Black Cauldron | $1,908,995 | $1,077,688 | 56.4% | $831,307 | 43.6% | 671 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,616,631 | $1,042,479 | 64.5% | $574,152 | 35.5% | 597 | 14 | TriStar Pictures |
| - | American Flyers | - | $78,345 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| - | My Science Project | - | $609,106 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| - | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Warner Bros. |
