Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 9th, 1985
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Back to the Future |
Universal |
Adventure |
$8,241,309 |
-5% |
1,520 |
$5,422 |
$95,961,602 |
40 |
| 2 |
new |
Summer Rental |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,754,289 |
|
1,584 |
$3,633 |
$5,754,289 |
3 |
| 3 |
(24) |
Pee Wee's Big Adventure |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$4,545,847 |
+5,672% |
829 |
$5,484 |
$5,110,805 |
17 |
| 4 |
(2) |
National Lampoon's European Vacation |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$4,308,386 |
-42% |
1,547 |
$2,785 |
$35,719,129 |
17 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Fright Night |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$4,256,991 |
-30% |
1,545 |
$2,755 |
$13,283,714 |
10 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Weird Science |
Universal |
Comedy |
$2,965,913 |
-39% |
1,172 |
$2,531 |
$11,127,926 |
10 |
| 7 |
new |
Real Genius |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$2,557,180 |
|
990 |
$2,583 |
$3,493,585 |
5 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Cocoon |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$2,095,612 |
-18% |
873 |
$2,400 |
$60,189,566 |
52 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$1,840,347 |
-24% |
1,102 |
$1,670 |
$6,747,352 |
10 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Silverado |
Sony Pictures |
Western |
$1,811,363 |
-28% |
903 |
$2,006 |
$22,146,904 |
33 |
| 11 |
(5) |
The Black Cauldron |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,686,201 |
-45% |
706 |
$2,388 |
$15,377,546 |
19 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Rambo: First Blood Part II |
Sony/TriStar |
Action |
$1,505,762 |
-30% |
853 |
$1,765 |
$140,724,170 |
82 |
| 13 |
new |
My Science Project |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$1,504,118 |
|
1,003 |
$1,500 |
$1,504,118 |
3 |
| 14 |
(9) |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$1,363,633 |
-40% |
840 |
$1,623 |
$32,568,072 |
33 |
| 15 |
(11) |
St. Elmo's Fire |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$963,876 |
-28% |
585 |
$1,648 |
$30,276,077 |
45 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Pale Rider |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$757,279 |
-32% |
713 |
$1,062 |
$39,617,118 |
45 |
| 17 |
(13) |
The Emerald Forest |
Avco Embassy |
Drama |
$712,090 |
-24% |
448 |
$1,589 |
$18,739,659 |
40 |
| 18 |
(15) |
The Goonies |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$643,468 |
-12% |
600 |
$1,072 |
$59,401,342 |
66 |
| 19 |
(17) |
Prizzi's Honor |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$358,676 |
-30% |
223 |
$1,608 |
$23,347,676 |
59 |
| 20 |
(19) |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$284,114 |
+4% |
107 |
$2,655 |
$18,121,758 |
399 |
| 21 |
(18) |
A View to a Kill |
MGM |
Action |
$218,102 |
-32% |
195 |
$1,118 |
$49,667,091 |
80 |
| 22 |
(16) |
The Man With One Red Shoe |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$156,298 |
-72% |
166 |
$942 |
$8,457,271 |
24 |
| 23 |
(14) |
The Heavenly Kid |
Orion Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$118,700 |
-85% |
153 |
$776 |
$3,852,271 |
17 |
| 24 |
(23) |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Island/Alive |
Drama |
$113,168 |
+36% |
5 |
$22,634 |
$382,319 |
17 |
| 25 |
(21) |
The Legend of Billie Jean |
Sony/TriStar |
Drama |
$63,497 |
-33% |
109 |
$583 |
$3,099,497 |
24 |
| 26 |
(20) |
Desperately Seeking Susan |
Orion Pictures |
Comedy |
$60,611 |
-39% |
78 |
$777 |
$27,398,584 |
136 |
| 27 |
(26) |
Amadeus |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$55,195 |
+11% |
37 |
$1,492 |
$51,564,280 |
327 |
| 28 |
(22) |
Red Sonja |
MGM |
Action |
$54,320 |
-40% |
160 |
$340 |
$6,905,861 |
45 |
| 29 |
(25) |
A Private Function |
Island/Alive |
Comedy |
$52,172 |
-11% |
17 |
$3,069 |
$2,223,542 |
164 |
| 30 |
(27) |
Stop Making Sense |
Cinecom |
Concert/Performance |
$16,829 |
-50% |
14 |
$1,202 |
$4,801,564 |
297 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Secret Admirer |
Orion Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$14,118 |
-25% |
34 |
$415 |
$8,622,757 |
59 |
| 32 |
(30) |
The Hit |
Island/Alive |
Comedy |
$12,075 |
+14% |
6 |
$2,013 |
$788,638 |
157 |
| 33 |
(28) |
Wetherby |
MGM/UA Classics |
Drama |
$10,382 |
-50% |
1 |
$10,382 |
$144,434 |
24 |
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