The Top Movies, Weekend of April 12, 1985
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$5,406,970 |
-37.19% |
1,613 |
$3,352 |
$32,310,696 |
17 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Mask |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$3,718,551 |
-16.86% |
1,024 |
$3,631 |
$25,814,068 |
38 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Cat's Eye |
MGM
|
Horror
|
$3,451,191 |
  |
1,460 |
$2,364 |
$3,451,191 |
3 |
| 4 |
(new) |
Ladyhawke |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$3,450,536 |
  |
1,057 |
$3,264 |
$3,450,536 |
3 |
| 5 |
(13) |
Desperately Seeking Susan |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,683,767 |
+63.43% |
760 |
$3,531 |
$7,639,212 |
17 |
| 6 |
(4) |
The Last Dragon |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$2,459,322 |
-19.08% |
918 |
$2,679 |
$18,163,176 |
24 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Beverly Hills Cop |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$2,395,749 |
-21.10% |
970 |
$2,470 |
$203,289,068 |
131 |
| 8 |
(3) |
The Care Bears Movie |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Adventure
|
$2,384,152 |
-26.87% |
1,003 |
$2,377 |
$14,112,421 |
17 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Witness |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,835,932 |
-24.01% |
775 |
$2,369 |
$52,570,366 |
66 |
| 10 |
(new) |
Girls Just Want to Have Fun |
New World
|
Comedy
|
$1,650,078 |
  |
613 |
$2,692 |
$1,650,078 |
3 |
| 11 |
(10) |
Amadeus |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,446,212 |
-26.85% |
685 |
$2,111 |
$42,850,568 |
208 |
| 12 |
(12) |
The Breakfast Club |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$1,279,122 |
-23.64% |
631 |
$2,027 |
$33,535,351 |
59 |
| 13 |
(6) |
Porky's Revenge |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$1,269,904 |
-50.23% |
954 |
$1,331 |
$17,537,058 |
24 |
| 14 |
(7) |
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$1,164,916 |
-54.13% |
833 |
$1,398 |
$19,709,920 |
24 |
| 15 |
(9) |
Return of the Jedi |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$1,058,224 |
-48.17% |
673 |
$1,572 |
$261,061,619 |
691 |
| 16 |
(new) |
Fraternity Vacation |
New World
|
Comedy
|
$1,023,186 |
  |
348 |
$2,940 |
$1,023,186 |
3 |
| 17 |
(11) |
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$792,890 |
-56.25% |
690 |
$1,149 |
$12,943,146 |
24 |
| 18 |
(16) |
Lost in America |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$713,425 |
-16.18% |
107 |
$6,668 |
$2,704,469 |
59 |
| 19 |
(15) |
The Killing Fields |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$641,902 |
-26.26% |
415 |
$1,547 |
$31,600,715 |
164 |
| 20 |
(17) |
The Purple Rose of Cairo |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$638,189 |
-17.79% |
143 |
$4,463 |
$4,800,721 |
45 |
| 21 |
(18) |
The Sure Thing |
Embassy
|
Comedy
|
$446,618 |
-41.89% |
373 |
$1,197 |
$16,034,157 |
45 |
| 22 |
(14) |
King David |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$380,900 |
-66.55% |
311 |
$1,225 |
$4,797,248 |
17 |
| 23 |
(20) |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$322,568 |
+4.59% |
95 |
$3,395 |
$9,157,225 |
280 |
| 24 |
(19) |
A Passage to India |
Columbia
|
Drama
|
$309,164 |
-32.43% |
198 |
$1,561 |
$26,861,678 |
122 |
| 25 |
(23) |
Places in the Heart |
Sony/TriStar
|
Drama
|
$160,934 |
-24.80% |
134 |
$1,201 |
$34,577,689 |
206 |
| 26 |
(24) |
The Falcon and the Snowman |
Orion Pictures
|
Drama
|
$101,792 |
-41.97% |
145 |
$702 |
$17,130,087 |
80 |
| 27 |
(25) |
Fantasia |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$100,067 |
-7.87% |
33 |
$3,032 |
$7,194,842 |
16,224 |
| 28 |
(21) |
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
Atlantic
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$97,081 |
-63.16% |
41 |
$2,368 |
$8,368,371 |
122 |
| 29 |
(33) |
A Private Function |
Island/Alive
|
Comedy
|
$46,513 |
+70.70% |
5 |
$9,303 |
$282,773 |
45 |
| 30 |
(26) |
Stop Making Sense |
Cinecom
|
Concert
|
$44,609 |
-38.90% |
24 |
$1,859 |
$3,735,983 |
178 |
| 31 |
(30) |
Paris, Texas |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$38,602 |
-6.90% |
14 |
$2,757 |
$1,590,793 |
157 |
| 32 |
(28) |
A Sunday in the Park |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$36,927 |
-27.08% |
26 |
$1,420 |
$1,958,430 |
150 |
| 33 |
(31) |
The Brother from Another Planet |
Cinecom
|
Comedy
|
$32,649 |
-6.38% |
11 |
$2,968 |
$2,840,479 |
220 |
| 34 |
(34) |
Alamo Bay |
Sony/TriStar
|
Drama
|
$13,353 |
-34.88% |
3 |
$4,451 |
$55,241 |
12 |
| 35 |
(35) |
The Hit |
Island/Alive
|
Comedy
|
$11,239 |
-28.18% |
4 |
$2,810 |
$92,631 |
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