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Top 1985 Movies at the Domestic Box Office


See also: Top 1985 International - Top 1985 Worldwide

Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic

This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 1985.

See Top Grossing Movies of 1985 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1985, including films released in 1984 and earlier.

Top 1984 Domestic Top 1986 Domestic
Rank Movie Distributor Domestic
Box
Office
Opening
Weekend
Box Office
Max
Theater
Count
1 Back to the Future Universal $215,136,452 $11,332,134 1,815
2 Rambo: First Blood Part II Sony/TriStar $150,415,432 $25,520,843 2,074
3 Rocky IV MGM $127,873,716 $19,991,537 2,254
4 The Color Purple Warner Bros. $94,029,472 $1,710,333 1,109
5 Out of Africa Universal $79,096,868 $3,637,290 1,102
6 Cocoon 20th Cent… $76,257,348 $7,936,427 1,163
7 The Dream is Alive IMAX Films $70,000,000
8 The Jewel of the Nile 20th Cent… $68,275,764 $6,645,455 1,490
9 Witness Paramount… $65,532,576 $4,539,990 1,169
10 The Goonies Warner Bros. $62,947,466 $9,105,913 1,705
11 Spies Like Us Warner Bros. $60,083,467 $8,614,039 1,700
12 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Warner Bros. $55,337,042 $10,675,896 1,613
13 A View to a Kill MGM $50,327,960 $13,294,435 1,583
14 National Lampoon's European Vacation Warner Bros. $49,400,000 $12,329,627 1,547
15 Fletch Universal $46,700,000 $7,022,970 1,303
16 The Breakfast Club Universal $45,875,171 $5,107,599 1,118
17 Mask Universal $42,417,782 $135,499 1,024
18 White Nights Sony Pict… $42,160,849 $477,539 1,064
19 Pale Rider Warner Bros. $41,410,568 $9,119,111 1,710
20 Pee Wee's Big Adventure Warner Bros. $40,940,662 $99,184 894
21 Brewster's Millions Universal $40,800,000 $9,858,905 1,521
22 Jagged Edge Sony Pict… $40,491,165 $4,094,091 1,139
23 St. Elmo’s Fire Sony Pict… $37,800,000 $6,128,157 1,207
24 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Warner Bros. $36,230,219 $7,283,714 1,475
25 Commando 20th Cent… $35,073,978 $7,700,015 1,504
26 Silverado Sony Pict… $33,200,000 $3,522,897 1,190
27 Teen Wolf Atlantic $33,086,611 $6,120,348 1,425
28 The Last Dragon Sony Pict… $33,000,000 $5,254,359 1,039
29 Murphy's Romance Sony Pict… $30,762,621 $47,906 1,046
30 Desperately Seeking Susan Orion Pic… $27,400,000 $1,526,098 1,180
31 Prizzi's Honor 20th Cent… $26,700,000 $4,234,537 722
32 Agnes of God Sony Pict… $25,627,836 $220,642 646
33 Fright Night Sony Pict… $24,922,237 $6,118,543 1,545
34 Summer Rental Paramount… $24,671,000 $5,754,289 1,595
35 The Emerald Forest Avco Embassy $24,468,550 $4,345,150 1,115
36 Santa Claus Sony/TriStar $23,717,291 $5,647,160 1,585
37 The Care Bears Movie Samuel Go… $22,934,000 $3,725,001 1,003
38 Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning Paramount… $21,930,418 $8,032,883 1,759
39 The Black Cauldron Walt Disney $21,288,692 $4,180,110 1,276
40 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Reve… New Line $21,163,999 $2,865,475 522
41 Porky's Revenge 20th Cent… $20,518,000 $6,207,507 1,423
42 Code of Silence Orion Pic… $20,345,361 $5,512,461 1,810
43 Volunteers Sony/TriStar $19,875,740 $5,184,360 1,560
44 Young Sherlock Holmes Paramount… $19,739,000 $2,528,234 1,502
45 Year of the Dragon MGM $18,707,466 $4,039,079 982
46 Ladyhawke Warner Bros. $18,400,000 $3,450,536 1,057
47 The Sure Thing Embassy $18,136,000 $3,124,782 1,115
48 Invasion U.S.A. Cannon $17,536,256 $6,891,609 1,735
49 To Live and Die in L.A. MGM $17,307,019 $3,551,761 1,130
50 The Falcon and the Snowman Orion Pic… $17,130,087 $2,358,846 914
51 Weird Science Universal $16,316,258 $4,895,421 1,172
52 Death Wish 3 Cannon $16,116,878 $5,319,116 1,460
53 King Solomon's Mines Cannon $15,057,465 $5,005,788 1,122
54 Kiss of the Spider Woman Island/Alive $14,582,182 $55,962 222
55 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Orion Pic… $14,393,902 $3,376,971 1,175
56 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Walt Disney $14,276,095 $4,035,147 1,277
57 The Return of the Living Dead Orion Pic… $14,237,880 $4,403,169 1,506
58 A Chorus Line Sony Pict… $14,202,899 $222,919 1,032
59 Tomboy $14,100,000
60 Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird Warner Bros. $13,961,370 $2,415,626 1,129
61 Clue Paramount… $13,377,261 $2,014,166 1,022
62 One Magic Christmas Walt Disney $13,229,514 $2,662,241 827
63 Vision Quest Warner Bros. $13,000,000 $2,651,665 993
64 Real Genius Sony/TriStar $12,952,019 $2,557,180 990
65 Perfect Sony Pict… $12,918,858 $4,222,810 1,344
66 Enemy Mine 20th Cent… $12,303,411 $1,594,702 713
67 Lifeforce Sony/TriStar $11,603,545 $4,209,136 1,526
68 Just One of the Guys Sony Pict… $11,377,655 $3,307,171 1,215
69 Krush Groove Warner Bros. $11,052,713 $2,905,293 519
70 Silver Bullet Paramount… $10,803,211 $4,013,563 1,285
71 Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Cannon $10,755,447 $3,868,515 1,336
72 The Purple Rose of Cairo Orion Pic… $10,631,333 $114,095 463
73 Return to Oz Walt Disney $10,618,813 $2,844,895 1,238
74 After Hours Warner Bros. $10,609,321 $45,435 503
75 Moving Violations 20th Cent… $10,600,000 $3,469,488 1,325
76 Compromising Positions Paramount… $10,600,000 $3,014,756 574
77 American Ninja Cannon $10,499,000 $3,234,837 672
78 Better Off Dead... Warner Bros. $10,297,601 $56,371 650
79 Lost in America Warner Bros. $10,079,206 $53,982 316

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.