Weekend Domestic Box Office March 1, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Beverly Hills Cop | $5,114,137 | -13% | 1,482 | $3,451 | $174,566,062 | 89 | |
| 2 | (2) | Witness | $4,791,953 | -7% | 1,165 | $4,113 | $25,598,419 | 24 | |
| 3 | (new) | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | $3,868,515 | 1,336 | $2,896 | $3,868,515 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (3) | The Breakfast Club | $3,622,950 | -15% | 1,074 | $3,373 | $14,839,440 | 17 | |
| 5 | (new) | The Sure Thing | $3,124,782 | 1,115 | $2,802 | $3,124,782 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | The Killing Fields | $1,780,982 | -20% | 651 | $2,736 | $20,996,482 | 122 | |
| 7 | (5) | Vision Quest | $1,702,651 | -19% | 828 | $2,056 | $7,598,641 | 17 | |
| 8 | (6) | A Passage to India | $1,393,859 | -17% | 541 | $2,576 | $20,593,285 | 80 | |
| 9 | (17) | Nineteen Eighty-Four | $1,299,030 | +161% | 265 | $4,902 | $3,231,233 | 80 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Falcon and the Snowman | $1,005,561 | -22% | 602 | $1,670 | $13,571,250 | 38 | |
| 11 | (8) | Amadeus | $1,000,472 | -9% | 435 | $2,300 | $30,133,694 | 166 | |
| 12 | (new) | Certain Fury | $833,896 | 406 | $2,054 | $833,896 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (24) | Tuff Turf | $747,364 | +224% | 456 | $1,639 | $8,544,556 | 52 | |
| 14 | (14) | Fantasia | $552,002 | -26% | 171 | $3,228 | $46,903,943 | 16,182 | |
| 15 | (15) | Micki + Maude | $492,449 | -16% | 421 | $1,170 | $25,623,346 | 73 | |
| 16 | (10) | Mischief | $440,189 | -59% | 471 | $935 | $7,332,315 | 24 | |
| 17 | (9) | The Mean Season | $394,445 | -63% | 351 | $1,124 | $3,785,186 | 17 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Flamingo Kid | $390,729 | -7% | 451 | $866 | $22,635,789 | 73 | |
| 19 | (16) | Starman | $388,337 | -25% | 350 | $1,110 | $28,278,849 | 80 | |
| 20 | (13) | Heaven Help Us | $344,700 | -59% | 383 | $900 | $6,070,794 | 24 | |
| 21 | (21) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $316,253 | +3% | 74 | $4,274 | $6,277,523 | 238 | |
| 22 | (23) | Places in the Heart | $266,000 | +14% | 195 | $1,364 | $32,561,407 | 164 | |
| 23 | (19) | Protocol | $264,439 | -28% | 365 | $724 | $25,858,391 | 73 | |
| 24 | (11) | Turk 182! | $249,365 | -75% | 260 | $959 | $3,395,160 | 17 | |
| 25 | (25) | 2010 | $195,578 | -10% | 257 | $761 | $39,761,764 | 87 | |
| 26 | (20) | Mrs. Soffel | $179,014 | -47% | 131 | $1,367 | $4,012,827 | 68 | |
| 27 | (22) | Avenging Angel | $139,861 | -52% | 131 | $1,068 | $5,622,787 | 52 | |
| 28 | (26) | The Cotton Club | $136,534 | -28% | 140 | $975 | $25,348,508 | 80 | |
| 29 | (new) | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $114,095 | 3 | $38,032 | $114,095 | 3 | ||
| 30 | (27) | City Heat | $111,902 | -33% | 187 | $598 | $38,237,836 | 87 | |
| 31 | (34) | Lust in the Dust | $103,771 | +145% | 30 | $3,459 | $399,137 | 24 | |
| 32 | (28) | Stop Making Sense | $102,875 | +12% | 33 | $3,117 | $2,978,537 | 136 | |
| 33 | (30) | Paris, Texas | $76,508 | -4% | 24 | $3,188 | $1,131,745 | 115 | |
| 34 | (29) | Into the Night | $69,033 | -21% | 4 | $17,258 | $184,612 | 10 | |
| 35 | (31) | A Sunday in the Country | $65,777 | -11% | 27 | $2,436 | $1,503,685 | 108 | |
| 36 | (32) | The Brother from Another Planet | $60,261 | -9% | 17 | $3,545 | $2,453,618 | 178 | |
| Reporting movies: 36 | $35,740,269 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop | $5,114,137 | 1,482 | $174,566,062 |
| 2 | Witness | $4,791,953 | 1,165 | $25,598,419 |
| 3 | Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | $3,868,515 | 1,336 | $3,868,515 |
| 4 | The Breakfast Club | $3,622,950 | 1,074 | $14,839,440 |
| 5 | The Sure Thing | $3,124,782 | 1,115 | $3,124,782 |
| 6 | The Killing Fields | $1,780,982 | 651 | $20,996,482 |
| 7 | Vision Quest | $1,702,651 | 828 | $7,598,641 |
| 8 | A Passage to India | $1,393,859 | 541 | $20,593,285 |
| 9 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | $1,299,030 | 265 | $3,231,233 |
| 10 | The Falcon and the Snowman | $1,005,561 | 602 | $13,571,250 |
| 11 | Amadeus | $1,000,472 | 435 | $30,133,694 |
| 12 | Certain Fury | $833,896 | 406 | $833,896 |
| 13 | Tuff Turf | $747,364 | 456 | $8,544,556 |
| 14 | Fantasia | $552,002 | 171 | $46,903,943 |
| 15 | Micki + Maude | $492,449 | 421 | $25,623,346 |
| 16 | Mischief | $440,189 | 471 | $7,332,315 |
| 17 | The Mean Season | $394,445 | 351 | $3,785,186 |
| 18 | The Flamingo Kid | $390,729 | 451 | $22,635,789 |
| 19 | Starman | $388,337 | 350 | $28,278,849 |
| 20 | Heaven Help Us | $344,700 | 383 | $6,070,794 |
| 21 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $316,253 | 74 | $6,277,523 |
| 22 | Places in the Heart | $266,000 | 195 | $32,561,407 |
| 23 | Protocol | $264,439 | 365 | $25,858,391 |
| 24 | Turk 182! | $249,365 | 260 | $3,395,160 |
| 25 | 2010 | $195,578 | 257 | $39,761,764 |
| 26 | Mrs. Soffel | $179,014 | 131 | $4,012,827 |
| 27 | Avenging Angel | $139,861 | 131 | $5,622,787 |
| 28 | The Cotton Club | $136,534 | 140 | $25,348,508 |
| 29 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $114,095 | 3 | $114,095 |
| 30 | City Heat | $111,902 | 187 | $38,237,836 |
| 31 | Lust in the Dust | $103,771 | 30 | $399,137 |
| 32 | Stop Making Sense | $102,875 | 33 | $2,978,537 |
| 33 | Paris, Texas | $76,508 | 24 | $1,131,745 |
| 34 | Into the Night | $69,033 | 4 | $184,612 |
| 35 | A Sunday in the Country | $65,777 | 27 | $1,503,685 |
| 36 | The Brother from Another Planet | $60,261 | 17 | $2,453,618 |
| Reporting: 36 | $35,740,269 | total | ||