Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 2nd, 1985
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(2) |
Back to the Future |
Universal |
Adventure |
$8,687,291 |
-8% |
1,516 |
$5,730 |
$81,939,179 |
33 |
| 2 |
(1) |
National Lampoon's European Vacation |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$7,365,477 |
-40% |
1,546 |
$4,764 |
$27,368,115 |
10 |
| 3 |
new |
Fright Night |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$6,118,543 |
|
1,542 |
$3,968 |
$6,118,543 |
3 |
| 4 |
new |
Weird Science |
Universal |
Comedy |
$4,895,421 |
|
1,158 |
$4,227 |
$4,895,421 |
3 |
| 5 |
(3) |
The Black Cauldron |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$3,072,085 |
-27% |
1,252 |
$2,454 |
$11,513,298 |
12 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Cocoon |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$2,561,039 |
-19% |
948 |
$2,702 |
$56,480,078 |
45 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Silverado |
Sony Pictures |
Western |
$2,512,627 |
-22% |
1,040 |
$2,416 |
$19,181,357 |
26 |
| 8 |
new |
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$2,415,626 |
|
1,129 |
$2,140 |
$2,415,626 |
3 |
| 9 |
(4) |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$2,274,280 |
-37% |
1,139 |
$1,997 |
$29,952,130 |
26 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Rambo: First Blood Part II |
Sony/TriStar |
Action |
$2,155,710 |
-25% |
1,024 |
$2,105 |
$138,276,829 |
75 |
| 11 |
(9) |
St. Elmo's Fire |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,346,770 |
-17% |
698 |
$1,929 |
$28,549,152 |
38 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Pale Rider |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$1,111,656 |
-37% |
887 |
$1,253 |
$38,259,457 |
38 |
| 13 |
(12) |
The Emerald Forest |
Avco Embassy |
Drama |
$936,567 |
-28% |
887 |
$1,056 |
$17,499,136 |
33 |
| 14 |
(10) |
The Heavenly Kid |
Orion Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$804,690 |
-50% |
868 |
$927 |
$3,342,314 |
10 |
| 15 |
(13) |
The Goonies |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$733,756 |
-29% |
691 |
$1,062 |
$58,264,564 |
59 |
| 16 |
(11) |
The Man With One Red Shoe |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$567,609 |
-65% |
426 |
$1,332 |
$7,967,504 |
17 |
| 17 |
(16) |
Prizzi's Honor |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$510,543 |
-22% |
322 |
$1,586 |
$22,697,813 |
52 |
| 18 |
(17) |
A View to a Kill |
MGM |
Action |
$321,712 |
-9% |
318 |
$1,012 |
$49,239,083 |
73 |
| 19 |
(18) |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$272,567 |
-1% |
107 |
$2,547 |
$17,642,136 |
392 |
| 20 |
(20) |
Desperately Seeking Susan |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$99,492 |
-15% |
119 |
$836 |
$27,270,171 |
129 |
| 21 |
(15) |
The Legend of Billie Jean |
Sony/TriStar |
Drama |
$95,000 |
-86% |
190 |
$500 |
$3,021,000 |
17 |
| 22 |
(19) |
Red Sonja |
MGM |
Action |
$91,096 |
-27% |
199 |
$458 |
$6,790,488 |
38 |
| 23 |
(25) |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Island/Alive |
Drama |
$82,937 |
+48% |
3 |
$27,646 |
$191,715 |
10 |
| 24 |
(21) |
Pee Wee's Big Adventure |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$78,758 |
-21% |
18 |
$4,375 |
$499,160 |
10 |
| 25 |
(27) |
A Private Function |
Island/Alive |
Comedy |
$58,702 |
+121% |
20 |
$2,935 |
$2,147,733 |
157 |
| 26 |
(24) |
Amadeus |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$49,551 |
-19% |
43 |
$1,152 |
$51,493,548 |
320 |
| 27 |
(26) |
Stop Making Sense |
Cinecom |
Concert/Performance |
$33,468 |
-5% |
20 |
$1,673 |
$4,762,423 |
290 |
| 28 |
(28) |
Wetherby |
MGM/UA Classics |
Drama |
$20,942 |
-15% |
2 |
$10,471 |
$120,943 |
17 |
| 29 |
(23) |
Secret Admirer |
Orion Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$18,816 |
-71% |
50 |
$376 |
$8,599,437 |
52 |
| 30 |
(30) |
The Hit |
Island/Alive |
Comedy |
$10,549 |
+34% |
6 |
$1,758 |
$772,298 |
150 |
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