Movies Released in 1985
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production Budget | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
January, 1985 |
| January 1 |
Defence of the Realm |
|
|
$750,000 |
|
|
Hot Moves |
|
|
$2,732,684 |
|
|
Tomboy |
|
|
$14,100,000 |
|
| |
| January 11 |
Avenging Angel |
Action |
|
$5,622,787 |
|
|
Tuff Turf |
Action |
|
$9,369,329 |
|
| |
| January 18 |
Blood Simple |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,500,000 |
$1,690,913 |
|
|
Escape From the Bronx |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Here Come the Littles |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
The New Kids |
Horror |
|
$199,108 |
|
|
That's Dancing |
Musical |
|
$4,210,938 |
|
| |
| January 25 |
The Falcon and the Snowman |
Drama |
|
$17,130,087 |
|
|
Fandango |
Comedy |
|
$86,134 |
|
February, 1985 |
| February 1 |
Extramuros |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|
Heavenly Bodies |
Drama |
|
$1,567,386 |
|
| |
| February 8 |
Heaven Help Us |
Comedy |
|
$6,070,794 |
|
|
Lust in the Dust |
Comedy |
|
$727,639 |
|
|
Mischief |
Comedy |
|
$8,700,000 |
|
|
Witness |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,000,000 |
$65,532,576 |
|
| |
| February 15 |
The Bay Boy |
Drama |
|
$3,665 |
|
|
The Breakfast Club |
Comedy |
|
$45,875,171 |
|
|
Fast Forward |
Musical |
|
$2,650,866 |
|
|
Lost in America |
Comedy |
|
$10,079,206 |
|
|
The Mean Season |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$4,349,446 |
|
|
Turk 182! |
Comedy |
|
$3,563,635 |
|
|
Vision Quest |
Drama |
|
$13,000,000 |
|
| |
| February 22 |
Into the Night |
Action |
|
$6,720,160 |
|
|
Martin's Day |
|
|
$0 |
|
March, 1985 |
| March 1 |
The Aviator |
Adventure |
|
$287,195 |
|
|
Certain Fury |
Action |
|
$1,381,091 |
|
|
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning |
Action |
|
$10,755,447 |
|
|
A Private Function |
Comedy |
|
$2,516,761 |
|
|
The Purple Rose of Cairo |
Comedy |
|
$10,631,333 |
|
|
The Sure Thing |
Comedy |
|
$18,136,000 |
|
| |
| March 8 |
The Hit |
Comedy |
|
$876,775 |
|
|
Mask |
Drama |
|
$42,417,782 |
|
|
My New Partner |
|
|
$0 |
|
| |
| March 15 |
Camila |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|
Def-Con 4 |
Action |
$1,300,000 |
$210,904 |
|
|
Secret Places |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|
Sylvester |
Drama |
|
$385,687 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend |
Adventure |
|
$14,276,095 |
|
|
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning |
Horror |
$2,200,000 |
$21,930,418 |
|
|
The Last Dragon |
Action |
|
$33,000,000 |
|
|
Porky's Revenge |
Comedy |
|
$20,518,000 |
|
|
The Secret of the Sword |
Adventure |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| March 29 |
Almost You |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
|
The Care Bears Movie |
Adventure |
|
$23,934,000 |
|
|
Desperately Seeking Susan |
Comedy |
|
$27,400,000 |
|
|
King David |
Drama |
|
$4,800,000 |
|
|
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment |
Comedy |
|
$55,337,042 |
|
|
The Slugger's Wife |
Comedy |
|
$1,878,000 |
|
April, 1985 |
| April 3 |
Alamo Bay |
Drama |
|
$380,970 |
|
| |
| April 12 |
Cat's Eye |
Horror |
|
$9,000,000 |
|
|
Fraternity Vacation |
Comedy |
|
$3,333,306 |
|
|
Girls Just Want to Have Fun |
Comedy |
|
$6,326,051 |
|
|
Ladyhawke |
Action |
$20,000,000 |
$18,400,000 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
The Company of Wolves |
Horror |
|
$4,389,334 |
|
|
Lily in Love |
Comedy |
|
$376,686 |
|
|
Moving Violations |
Comedy |
|
$10,600,000 |
|
|
Petit Con |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| April 26 |
1918 |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|
Just One of the Guys |
Comedy |
|
$11,377,655 |
|
|
Stick |
Action |
|
$6,964,734 |
|
May, 1985 |
| May 3 |
Code of Silence |
Action |
|
$20,345,361 |
|
|
Gotcha |
Action |
|
$8,823,269 |
|
|
Gymkata |
Action |
|
$3,249,442 |
|
|
Movers and Shakers |
Comedy |
|
$311,321 |
|
|
Private Resort |
Comedy |
|
$331,816 |
|
|
Pumping Iron 2: The Women |
Documentary |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
Rappin' |
Drama |
|
$2,864,844 |
|
|
Rustlers' Rhapsody |
Comedy |
|
$4,847,085 |
|
| |
| May 22 |
Brewster's Millions |
Comedy |
|
$40,800,000 |
|
|
Rambo: First Blood Part II |
Action |
$44,000,000 |
$150,415,432 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
A View to a Kill |
Action |
$30,000,000 |
$50,327,960 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
Fletch |
Comedy |
|
$46,700,000 |
|
|
Sylvia |
Drama |
|
$44,234 |
|
June, 1985 |
| June 7 |
The Goonies |
Comedy |
|
$61,389,680 |
|
|
The Holy Innocents |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|
Perfect |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$12,918,858 |
|
| |
| June 14 |
D.A.R.Y.L. |
Comedy |
|
$6,561,653 |
|
|
Prizzi's Honor |
Drama |
|
$26,700,000 |
|
|
Secret Admirer |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$8,622,757 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Cocoon |
Adventure |
|
$76,257,348 |
|
|
Lifeforce |
Horror |
$25,000,000 |
$11,603,545 |
|
|
Return to Oz |
Adventure |
$27,000,000 |
$10,618,813 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Pale Rider |
Western |
$6,900,000 |
$41,410,568 |
|
|
Red Sonja |
Action |
$17,900,000 |
$6,905,861 |
|
|
St. Elmo's Fire |
Drama |
|
$37,800,000 |
|
July, 1985 |
| July 3 |
Back to the Future |
Adventure |
$19,000,000 |
$210,609,762 |
|
|
Day of the Dead |
Horror |
$3,500,000 |
$5,804,262 |
|
|
The Emerald Forest |
Drama |
|
$24,468,550 |
|
| |
| July 10 |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
$36,230,219 |
|
|
Silverado |
Western |
$26,000,000 |
$33,200,000 |
|
| |
| July 12 |
Explorers |
Adventure |
|
$9,873,000 |
|
| |
| July 19 |
The Coca-Cola Kid |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
The Legend of Billie Jean |
Drama |
|
$3,100,000 |
|
|
The Man With One Red Shoe |
Comedy |
|
$8,645,411 |
|
|
Wetherby |
Drama |
|
$1,136,052 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
The Black Cauldron |
Adventure |
|
$21,288,692 |
|
| |
| July 26 |
The Heavenly Kid |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$3,852,271 |
|
|
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Drama |
|
$14,582,182 |
|
|
National Lampoon's European Vacation |
Comedy |
|
$49,400,000 |
|
|
Pee Wee's Big Adventure |
Comedy |
|
$40,940,662 |
|
|
A Thousand Little Kisses |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
August, 1985 |
| August 2 |
Fright Night |
Horror |
|
$24,922,237 |
|
|
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird |
Comedy |
|
$13,961,370 |
|
|
Weird Science |
Comedy |
|
$16,316,258 |
|
| |
| August 7 |
Real Genius |
Comedy |
|
$12,952,019 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
Dance With a Stranger |
Drama |
|
$842,221 |
|
|
My Science Project |
Comedy |
|
$4,100,000 |
|
|
Summer Rental |
Comedy |
|
$24,671,000 |
|
| |
| August 14 |
Key Exchange |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$425,000 |
|
| |
| August 16 |
American Flyers |
Drama |
|
$1,420,355 |
|
|
The Bride |
Horror |
|
$3,600,000 |
|
|
The Return of the Living Dead |
Horror |
$4,000,000 |
$14,237,880 |
|
|
Volunteers |
Comedy |
|
$19,875,740 |
|
|
Year of the Dragon |
Drama |
|
$18,707,466 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
Better Off Dead... |
Comedy |
|
$10,297,601 |
|
|
Gojira |
Action |
|
$2,443,200 |
|
|
The Protector |
Action |
|
$829,239 |
|
|
Teen Wolf |
Comedy |
|
$33,086,611 |
|
|
Warning Sign |
Drama |
|
$1,918,117 |
|
| |
| August 30 |
American Ninja |
Action |
|
$10,499,000 |
|
|
Compromising Positions |
Comedy |
|
$10,600,000 |
|
|
Flesh & Blood |
Action |
|
$100,000 |
|
September, 1985 |
| September 3 |
City Limits |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| September 6 |
Joshua Then and Now |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$542,420 |
|
| |
| September 12 |
James Joyce's Women |
Drama |
|
$8,103 |
|
| |
| September 13 |
After Hours |
Comedy |
|
$10,609,321 |
|
|
Agnes of God |
Drama |
|
$25,627,836 |
|
|
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters |
Drama |
|
$437,547 |
|
| |
| September 19 |
Plenty |
Drama |
|
$6,104,212 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Creator |
Comedy |
|
$4,571,788 |
|
| |
| September 27 |
Code Name: Emerald |
Action |
|
$515,029 |
|
|
Invasion U.S.A. |
Action |
|
$17,536,256 |
|
|
The Journey of Natty Gann |
Drama |
|
$9,468,512 |
|
|
Marie |
Drama |
|
$2,000,000 |
|
|
Maxie |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$2,600,000 |
|
October, 1985 |
| October 2 |
Always |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$146,499 |
|
|
Sweet Dreams |
Drama |
|
$9,100,000 |
|
| |
| October 4 |
Came a Hot Friday |
Drama |
|
$8,905 |
|
|
Commando |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
$35,073,978 |
|
|
The Doctor and the Devils |
Drama |
|
$147,070 |
|
|
Dreamchild |
Drama |
|
$38,493 |
|
|
Jagged Edge |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$40,491,165 |
|
|
Oberst Redl |
Drama |
|
$2,357 |
|
| |
| October 11 |
Otac na sluzbenom putu |
Drama |
|
$11,614 |
|
|
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins |
Adventure |
|
$14,393,902 |
|
|
Silver Bullet |
Horror |
$7,000,000 |
$10,803,211 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
The Holcroft Covenant |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$151,627 |
|
|
The Quiet Earth |
Drama |
|
$153,764 |
|
|
Re-Animator |
Horror |
|
$2,023,000 |
|
|
Wild Geese 2 |
|
|
$0 |
|
| |
| October 23 |
Twice in a Lifetime |
Drama |
|
$7,681,246 |
|
| |
| October 25 |
The Dog Who Stopped the War |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
|
Krush Groove |
Drama |
$3,000,000 |
$11,052,713 |
|
|
My Man Adam |
Comedy |
|
$92,920 |
|
|
Stoogemania |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
November, 1985 |
| November 1 |
Death Wish 3 |
Action |
|
$16,116,878 |
|
|
Eleni |
Drama |
|
$305,102 |
|
|
Maccheroni |
Drama |
|
$235,383 |
|
|
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge |
Horror |
$3,000,000 |
$21,163,999 |
|
|
Shoah |
Documentary |
|
$20,175 |
|
|
To Live and Die in L.A. |
Action |
|
$17,307,019 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
Subway |
Drama |
$2,000,000 |
$390,659 |
|
| |
| November 8 |
Bring on the Night |
Documentary |
|
$1,675,689 |
|
|
La historia oficial |
Drama |
|
$29,426 |
|
|
Target |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$9,023,199 |
|
|
That Was Then… This is Now |
Drama |
|
$8,630,068 |
|
|
Transylvania 6-5000 |
Comedy |
|
$7,200,000 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
Once Bitten |
Comedy |
|
$9,917,242 |
|
|
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer |
Adventure |
|
$4,889,971 |
|
|
Smooth Talk |
Drama |
|
$16,785 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
Bad Medicine |
Comedy |
|
$2,549,195 |
|
|
Fever Pitch |
Drama |
|
$610,333 |
|
|
King Solomon's Mines |
Adventure |
|
$15,057,465 |
|
|
One Magic Christmas |
Drama |
|
$13,229,514 |
|
|
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin |
Adventure |
|
$3,360,800 |
|
|
White Nights |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$42,160,849 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
Rocky IV |
Drama |
|
$127,873,716 |
|
| |
| November 29 |
Santa Claus |
Adventure |
|
$23,717,291 |
|
December, 1985 |
| December 4 |
Young Sherlock Holmes |
Adventure |
$18,000,000 |
$19,739,000 |
|
| |
| December 6 |
Fool For Love |
Drama |
|
$836,156 |
|
|
Runaway Train |
Action |
|
$7,936,012 |
|
|
Spies Like Us |
Comedy |
|
$59,526,202 |
|
| |
| December 10 |
A Chorus Line |
Musical |
|
$14,202,899 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
The Jewel of the Nile |
Adventure |
|
$68,275,764 |
|
|
Trouble in Mind |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
Clue |
Comedy |
|
$13,377,261 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
Brazil |
Black Comedy |
$15,000,000 |
$9,929,135 |
|
|
The Color Purple |
Drama |
$15,000,000 |
$93,589,701 |
|
|
Out of Africa |
Drama |
$31,000,000 |
$79,096,868 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Enemy Mine |
Drama |
|
$12,303,411 |
|
|
Ran |
Drama |
|
$2,132,974 |
|
|
The Trip to Bountiful |
Drama |
|
$7,466,662 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Murphy's Romance |
Romantic Comedy |
|
$30,762,621 |
|
|
Revolution |
Drama |
|
$346,761 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
D.A.R.Y.L. |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
The Dream is Alive |
Documentary |
|
$125,900,000 |
|
|
Streetwalkin' |
Drama |
|
$0 |
|
|