Domestic Box Office For 1985
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $212,326,307 | 1,550 | $11,152,500 | 5.3% | 1,420 | Jul 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $150,415,432 | 2,074 | $20,176,217 | 13.4% | 2,074 | May 22 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Rocky IV | $127,873,716 | 2,254 | $19,991,537 | 15.6% | 1,325 | Nov 27 | - | United Artists |
| 4 | Out of Africa | $87,071,205 | 1,102 | $3,637,290 | 4.2% | 922 | Dec 20 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Cocoon | $76,113,124 | 1,163 | $7,936,427 | 10.4% | 1,140 | Jun 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | The Jewel of the Nile | $75,973,200 | 1,490 | $6,645,455 | 8.7% | 1,106 | Dec 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Witness | $68,706,993 | 1,169 | $4,539,990 | 6.6% | 876 | Feb 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | The Goonies | $61,389,680 | 1,705 | $9,105,913 | 14.8% | 1,705 | Jun 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Spies Like Us | $60,088,980 | 1,700 | $8,614,039 | 14.3% | 1,556 | Dec 6 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | $55,600,000 | 1,613 | $10,675,896 | 19.2% | 1,613 | Mar 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Amadeus | $51,564,280 | 802 | $505,276 | 1% | 25 | Apr 5 | Aug 15 | Orion Pictures |
| 12 | Fletch | $50,612,888 | 1,303 | $7,022,970 | 13.9% | 1,225 | May 31 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | A View to a Kill | $50,327,960 | 1,588 | $10,687,114 | 21.2% | 1,583 | May 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | $49,364,621 | 1,547 | $12,329,627 | 25% | 1,546 | Jul 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Mask | $48,230,162 | 1,024 | $135,499 | 0.3% | 4 | Mar 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | The Breakfast Club | $45,875,171 | 1,118 | $5,107,599 | 11.1% | 1,071 | Feb 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | White Nights | $42,160,849 | 1,064 | $477,539 | 1.1% | 21 | Dec 6 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 18 | Pale Rider | $41,410,568 | 1,710 | $9,119,111 | 22% | 1,710 | Jun 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $40,940,662 | 894 | $4,545,847 | 11.1% | 829 | Aug 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Brewster's Millions | $40,833,132 | 1,521 | $9,858,905 | 24.1% | 1,521 | May 22 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1985 Re-release | $40,607,502 | 1,701 | $8,807,023 | 21.7% | 1,684 | Jul 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Jagged Edge | $40,491,165 | 1,139 | $4,094,091 | 10.1% | 1,125 | Oct 4 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | St. Elmo's Fire | $37,803,872 | 1,207 | $6,128,157 | 16.2% | 1,204 | Jun 28 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 24 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $36,230,219 | 1,475 | $7,283,714 | 20.1% | 1,474 | Jul 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Commando | $35,100,000 | 1,504 | $7,700,015 | 21.9% | 1,495 | Oct 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | The Killing Fields | $34,700,291 | 663 | $32,181 | <0.1% | 1 | Feb 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Teen Wolf | $33,086,611 | 1,425 | $6,120,348 | 18.5% | 1,416 | Aug 23 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 28 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1985 Re-release | $33,049,729 | 1,185 | $2,389,226 | 7.2% | 1,097 | Dec 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | Silverado | $32,192,570 | 1,190 | $3,522,897 | 10.9% | 1,168 | Jul 12 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 30 | Desperately Seeking Susan | $27,398,584 | 1,108 | $1,526,098 | 5.6% | 268 | Apr 12 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 31 | A Passage to India | $27,187,653 | 650 | $84,580 | 0.3% | 3 | Feb 1 | Apr 25 | Columbia Pictures |
| 32 | Prizzi's Honor | $26,657,534 | 722 | $4,234,537 | 15.9% | 719 | Jun 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Pinocchio 1984 Re-release | $26,414,038 | 1,309 | $3,769,251 | 14.3% | 1,217 | Jan 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | The Last Dragon | $25,754,284 | 1,039 | $5,254,359 | 20.4% | 1,038 | Mar 22 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Agnes of God | $25,627,836 | 646 | $221,552 | 0.9% | 8 | Sep 27 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 36 | Fright Night | $24,922,237 | 1,545 | $6,118,543 | 24.6% | 1,542 | Aug 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | Summer Rental | $24,689,703 | 1,595 | $5,754,259 | 23.3% | 1,584 | Aug 9 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | The Emerald Forest | $24,468,550 | 1,110 | $4,345,150 | 17.8% | 1,110 | Jul 5 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 39 | Weird Science | $23,834,048 | 1,172 | $4,895,421 | 20.5% | 1,158 | Aug 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | Santa Claus | $23,717,291 | 1,585 | $5,647,160 | 23.8% | 970 | Nov 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 41 | The Care Bears Movie | $22,934,622 | 1,003 | $3,725,001 | 16.2% | 1,003 | Mar 29 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 42 | Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | $21,930,418 | 1,759 | $8,032,883 | 36.6% | 1,759 | Mar 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 43 | The Black Cauldron | $21,288,692 | 1,276 | $4,180,110 | 19.6% | 1,276 | Jul 26 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Porky's Revenge | $20,518,905 | 1,423 | $6,207,507 | 30.3% | 1,423 | Mar 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Code of Silence | $20,345,361 | 1,810 | $5,512,461 | 27.1% | 1,810 | May 3 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 46 | Volunteers | $19,875,740 | 1,560 | $5,184,360 | 26.1% | 1,560 | Aug 16 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 47 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $19,739,575 | 1,502 | $2,538,234 | 12.9% | 920 | Dec 6 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | Year of the Dragon | $18,707,466 | 982 | $4,093,079 | 21.9% | 982 | Aug 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | Ladyhawke | $18,432,000 | 1,056 | $3,450,536 | 18.7% | 1,056 | Apr 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | The Sure Thing | $18,135,531 | 1,115 | $3,124,782 | 17.2% | 1,115 | Mar 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 51 | Invasion U.S.A. | $17,536,256 | 1,735 | $6,891,609 | 39.3% | 1,735 | Sep 27 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 52 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $17,307,019 | 1,135 | $3,551,761 | 20.5% | 1,135 | Nov 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 53 | The Falcon and the Snowman | $17,130,087 | 914 | $2,358,846 | 13.8% | 265 | Feb 8 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 54 | Death Wish 3 | $16,116,878 | 1,460 | $5,319,116 | 33% | 1,460 | Nov 1 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 55 | King Solomon's Mines | $15,057,465 | 1,122 | $5,005,788 | 33.2% | 1,122 | Nov 22 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 56 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | $14,972,297 | 1,277 | $4,035,147 | 27% | 916 | Mar 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 57 | Clue | $14,643,997 | 1,022 | $2,014,166 | 13.8% | 1,006 | Dec 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 58 | Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous | $14,393,902 | 1,175 | $3,376,971 | 23.5% | 1,170 | Oct 11 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 59 | The Return of the Living Dead | $14,237,880 | 1,506 | $4,403,169 | 30.9% | 1,506 | Aug 16 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 60 | A Chorus Line | $14,202,899 | 680 | $222,919 | 1.6% | 19 | Dec 20 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 61 | Follow That Bird | $13,961,370 | 1,129 | $2,415,626 | 17.3% | 1,129 | Aug 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | One Magic Christmas | $13,677,222 | 827 | $2,662,241 | 19.5% | 824 | Nov 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | Cat's Eye | $13,086,298 | 1,492 | $3,451,191 | 26.4% | 1,460 | Apr 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 64 | Vision Quest | $12,993,175 | 993 | $2,651,665 | 20.4% | 993 | Feb 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 65 | Real Genius | $12,952,019 | 990 | $2,557,180 | 19.7% | 990 | Aug 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 66 | Perfect | $12,918,858 | 1,344 | $4,222,810 | 32.7% | 1,344 | Jun 7 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 67 | Silver Bullet | $12,361,866 | 1,285 | $4,013,563 | 32.5% | 1,285 | Oct 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 68 | Enemy Mine | $12,303,411 | 713 | $1,594,702 | 13% | 703 | Dec 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 69 | Lifeforce | $11,603,545 | 1,526 | $4,209,136 | 36.3% | 1,526 | Jun 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 70 | Just One of the Guys | $11,528,900 | 1,215 | $3,307,171 | 28.7% | 1,215 | Apr 26 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 71 | The River | $11,489,982 | 1,001 | $30,027 | 0.3% | 3 | Jan 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 72 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1985 Re-release | $11,252,123 | 894 | $3,209,056 | 28.5% | 849 | Mar 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 73 | Return to Oz | $11,137,801 | 1,238 | $2,844,895 | 25.5% | 1,238 | Jun 21 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | Gotcha! | $10,806,919 | 1,218 | $2,360,484 | 21.8% | 1,218 | May 3 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 75 | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | $10,755,447 | 1,336 | $3,868,515 | 36% | 1,336 | Mar 1 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 76 | Moving Violations | $10,627,754 | 1,325 | $3,469,488 | 32.6% | 1,322 | Apr 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 77 | American Ninja | $10,499,694 | 672 | $3,234,837 | 30.8% | 672 | Aug 30 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 78 | Better Off Dead | $10,297,601 | 650 | $56,371 | 0.5% | 13 | Oct 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 79 | Once Bitten | $10,000,000 | 1,095 | $4,025,657 | 40.3% | 1,095 | Nov 15 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 80 | Explorers | $9,873,044 | 1,750 | $3,607,340 | 36.5% | 1,750 | Jul 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 81 | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | $9,389,135 | 990 | $2,085,116 | 22.2% | 990 | Aug 23 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 82 | Tuff Turf | $9,369,329 | 653 | $1,509,380 | 16.1% | 440 | Feb 1 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 83 | Sweet Dreams | $9,085,049 | 778 | $2,161,284 | 23.8% | 778 | Oct 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 84 | Target | $9,023,199 | 1,085 | $2,670,522 | 29.6% | 1,085 | Nov 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 85 | Mischief | $8,692,426 | 1,221 | $2,618,460 | 30.1% | 1,221 | Feb 8 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 86 | The Man with One Red Shoe | $8,645,411 | 1,049 | $3,139,015 | 36.3% | 1,044 | Jul 19 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 87 | That Was Then... This Is Now | $8,630,068 | 800 | $2,502,780 | 29% | 800 | Nov 8 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 88 | Secret Admirer | $8,622,757 | 1,300 | $2,414,984 | 28% | 1,300 | Jun 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 89 | Stick | $8,489,518 | 1,173 | $3,358,299 | 39.6% | 1,173 | Apr 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 90 | D.A.R.Y.L. | $7,840,873 | 1,100 | $2,649,832 | 33.8% | 1,100 | Jun 14 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 91 | Into the Night | $7,562,164 | 1,096 | - | - | - | Mar 8 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 92 | Transylvania 6-5000 | $7,196,872 | 701 | $2,507,542 | 34.8% | 701 | Nov 8 | - | New World Pictures |
| 93 | Red Sonja | $6,948,633 | 1,091 | $2,263,553 | 32.6% | 1,091 | Jul 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 94 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | $6,326,051 | 613 | $1,650,078 | 26.1% | 613 | Apr 12 | May 23 | New World Pictures |
| 95 | Rustlers' Rhapsody | $6,090,497 | 1,480 | $2,374,973 | 39% | 1,480 | May 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 96 | Heaven Help Us | $6,070,794 | 1,003 | $2,235,687 | 36.8% | 1,003 | Feb 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 97 | Gymkata | $5,730,596 | 654 | $1,261,845 | 22% | 654 | May 3 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 98 | Creator | $5,349,607 | 820 | $2,019,728 | 37.8% | 820 | Sep 20 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 99 | King David | $5,111,099 | 731 | $2,212,481 | 43.3% | 730 | Mar 29 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 100 | Gremlins 1985 Re-release | $4,914,643 | 1,174 | $2,393,778 | 48.7% | 1,174 | Aug 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 101 | Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | $4,889,971 | 1,090 | $1,847,962 | 37.8% | 1,088 | Nov 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 102 | The Company of Wolves | $4,389,334 | 995 | $2,234,776 | 50.9% | 995 | Apr 19 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 103 | Mrs. Soffel | $4,385,312 | 801 | $86,280 | 2% | 2 | Feb 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 104 | The Mean Season | $4,349,446 | 876 | $1,560,591 | 35.9% | 876 | Feb 15 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 105 | That's Dancing! | $4,210,938 | 906 | $1,506,802 | 35.8% | 906 | Jan 18 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 106 | My Science Project | $4,122,748 | 1,003 | $1,504,118 | 36.5% | 1,003 | Aug 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 107 | The Heavenly Kid | $3,852,271 | 1,019 | $1,614,225 | 41.9% | 1,019 | Jul 26 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 108 | Turk 182 | $3,594,997 | 801 | $1,589,234 | 44.2% | 792 | Feb 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 109 | The Bride | $3,558,669 | 980 | $1,763,277 | 49.5% | 955 | Aug 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 110 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | $3,360,800 | 1,020 | $1,614,660 | 48% | 1,020 | Nov 22 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 111 | The Legend of Billie Jean | $3,099,497 | 903 | $1,466,884 | 47.3% | 903 | Jul 19 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 112 | Rappin' | $2,864,844 | 1,150 | $1,802,204 | 62.9% | 1,150 | May 10 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 113 | Fast Forward | $2,791,350 | 1,162 | $1,571,394 | 56.3% | 1,162 | Feb 15 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 114 | Bad Medicine | $2,685,453 | 731 | $1,289,783 | 48% | 731 | Nov 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 115 | Maxie | $2,564,278 | 778 | $1,121,531 | 43.7% | 778 | Sep 27 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 116 | The Slugger's Wife | $1,878,561 | 898 | $1,314,993 | 70% | 898 | Mar 29 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 117 | Heavenly Bodies | $1,839,623 | 1,504 | $1,114,635 | 60.6% | 1,504 | Feb 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
