Weekend Domestic Box Office August 2, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Back to the Future | $8,687,291 | -8% | 1,516 | $5,730 | $81,939,179 | 33 | |
| 2 | (1) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $7,365,477 | -40% | 1,546 | $4,764 | $27,368,115 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Fright Night | $6,118,543 | 1,542 | $3,968 | $6,118,543 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Weird Science | $4,895,421 | 1,158 | $4,227 | $4,895,421 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | The Black Cauldron | $3,072,085 | -27% | 1,252 | $2,454 | $11,513,298 | 12 | |
| 6 | (6) | Cocoon | $2,561,039 | -19% | 948 | $2,702 | $56,480,078 | 45 | |
| 7 | (5) | Silverado | $2,512,627 | -22% | 1,040 | $2,416 | $19,181,357 | 26 | |
| 8 | (new) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $2,415,626 | 1,129 | $2,140 | $2,415,626 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (4) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $2,274,280 | -37% | 1,139 | $1,997 | $29,952,130 | 26 | |
| 10 | (7) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $2,155,710 | -25% | 1,024 | $2,105 | $138,276,829 | 75 | |
| 11 | (9) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,346,770 | -17% | 698 | $1,929 | $28,549,152 | 38 | |
| 12 | (8) | Pale Rider | $1,111,656 | -37% | 887 | $1,253 | $38,259,457 | 38 | |
| 13 | (12) | The Emerald Forest | $936,567 | -28% | 887 | $1,056 | $17,499,136 | 33 | |
| 14 | (10) | The Heavenly Kid | $804,690 | -50% | 868 | $927 | $3,342,314 | 10 | |
| 15 | (13) | The Goonies | $733,756 | -29% | 691 | $1,062 | $58,264,564 | 59 | |
| 16 | (11) | The Man With One Red Shoe | $567,609 | -65% | 426 | $1,332 | $7,967,504 | 17 | |
| 17 | (16) | Prizzi's Honor | $510,543 | -22% | 322 | $1,586 | $22,697,813 | 52 | |
| 18 | (17) | A View to a Kill | $321,712 | -9% | 318 | $1,012 | $49,239,083 | 73 | |
| 19 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $272,567 | -1% | 107 | $2,547 | $17,642,136 | 392 | |
| 20 | (20) | Desperately Seeking Susan | $99,492 | -15% | 119 | $836 | $27,270,171 | 129 | |
| 21 | (15) | The Legend of Billie Jean | $95,000 | -86% | 190 | $500 | $3,021,000 | 17 | |
| 22 | (19) | Red Sonja | $91,096 | -27% | 199 | $458 | $6,790,488 | 38 | |
| 23 | (25) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $82,937 | +48% | 3 | $27,646 | $191,715 | 10 | |
| 24 | (21) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $78,758 | -21% | 18 | $4,375 | $499,160 | 10 | |
| 25 | (27) | A Private Function | $58,702 | +121% | 20 | $2,935 | $2,147,733 | 157 | |
| 26 | (24) | Amadeus | $49,551 | -19% | 43 | $1,152 | $51,493,548 | 320 | |
| 27 | (26) | Stop Making Sense | $33,468 | -5% | 20 | $1,673 | $4,762,423 | 290 | |
| 28 | (28) | Wetherby | $20,942 | -15% | 2 | $10,471 | $120,943 | 17 | |
| 29 | (23) | Secret Admirer | $18,816 | -71% | 50 | $376 | $8,599,437 | 52 | |
| 30 | (30) | The Hit | $10,549 | +34% | 6 | $1,758 | $772,298 | 150 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $49,303,280 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $8,687,291 | 1,516 | $81,939,179 |
| 2 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $7,365,477 | 1,546 | $27,368,115 |
| 3 | Fright Night | $6,118,543 | 1,542 | $6,118,543 |
| 4 | Weird Science | $4,895,421 | 1,158 | $4,895,421 |
| 5 | The Black Cauldron | $3,072,085 | 1,252 | $11,513,298 |
| 6 | Cocoon | $2,561,039 | 948 | $56,480,078 |
| 7 | Silverado | $2,512,627 | 1,040 | $19,181,357 |
| 8 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $2,415,626 | 1,129 | $2,415,626 |
| 9 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $2,274,280 | 1,139 | $29,952,130 |
| 10 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $2,155,710 | 1,024 | $138,276,829 |
| 11 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,346,770 | 698 | $28,549,152 |
| 12 | Pale Rider | $1,111,656 | 887 | $38,259,457 |
| 13 | The Emerald Forest | $936,567 | 887 | $17,499,136 |
| 14 | The Heavenly Kid | $804,690 | 868 | $3,342,314 |
| 15 | The Goonies | $733,756 | 691 | $58,264,564 |
| 16 | The Man With One Red Shoe | $567,609 | 426 | $7,967,504 |
| 17 | Prizzi's Honor | $510,543 | 322 | $22,697,813 |
| 18 | A View to a Kill | $321,712 | 318 | $49,239,083 |
| 19 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $272,567 | 107 | $17,642,136 |
| 20 | Desperately Seeking Susan | $99,492 | 119 | $27,270,171 |
| 21 | The Legend of Billie Jean | $95,000 | 190 | $3,021,000 |
| 22 | Red Sonja | $91,096 | 199 | $6,790,488 |
| 23 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $82,937 | 3 | $191,715 |
| 24 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $78,758 | 18 | $499,160 |
| 25 | A Private Function | $58,702 | 20 | $2,147,733 |
| 26 | Amadeus | $49,551 | 43 | $51,493,548 |
| 27 | Stop Making Sense | $33,468 | 20 | $4,762,423 |
| 28 | Wetherby | $20,942 | 2 | $120,943 |
| 29 | Secret Admirer | $18,816 | 50 | $8,599,437 |
| 30 | The Hit | $10,549 | 6 | $772,298 |
| Reporting: 30 | $49,303,280 | total | ||