Weekend Domestic Box Office August 9, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $8,241,309 | -5% | 1,520 | $5,422 | $95,961,602 | 40 | |
| 2 | (new) | Summer Rental | $5,754,289 | 1,584 | $3,633 | $5,754,289 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (24) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,545,847 | +5,672% | 829 | $5,484 | $5,110,805 | 17 | |
| 4 | (2) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $4,308,386 | -42% | 1,547 | $2,785 | $35,719,129 | 17 | |
| 5 | (3) | Fright Night | $4,256,991 | -30% | 1,545 | $2,755 | $13,283,714 | 10 | |
| 6 | (4) | Weird Science | $2,965,913 | -39% | 1,172 | $2,531 | $11,127,926 | 10 | |
| 7 | (new) | Real Genius | $2,557,180 | 990 | $2,583 | $3,493,585 | 5 | ||
| 8 | (6) | Cocoon | $2,095,612 | -18% | 873 | $2,400 | $60,189,566 | 52 | |
| 9 | (8) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,840,347 | -24% | 1,102 | $1,670 | $6,747,352 | 10 | |
| 10 | (7) | Silverado | $1,811,363 | -28% | 903 | $2,006 | $22,146,904 | 33 | |
| 11 | (5) | The Black Cauldron | $1,686,201 | -45% | 706 | $2,388 | $15,377,546 | 19 | |
| 12 | (10) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,505,762 | -30% | 853 | $1,765 | $140,724,170 | 82 | |
| 13 | (new) | My Science Project | $1,504,118 | 1,003 | $1,500 | $1,504,118 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (9) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $1,363,633 | -40% | 840 | $1,623 | $32,568,072 | 33 | |
| 15 | (11) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $963,876 | -28% | 585 | $1,648 | $30,276,077 | 45 | |
| 16 | (12) | Pale Rider | $757,279 | -32% | 713 | $1,062 | $39,617,118 | 45 | |
| 17 | (13) | The Emerald Forest | $712,090 | -24% | 448 | $1,589 | $18,739,659 | 40 | |
| 18 | (15) | The Goonies | $643,468 | -12% | 600 | $1,072 | $59,401,342 | 66 | |
| 19 | (17) | Prizzi's Honor | $358,676 | -30% | 223 | $1,608 | $23,347,676 | 59 | |
| 20 | (19) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $284,114 | +4% | 107 | $2,655 | $18,121,758 | 399 | |
| 21 | (18) | A View to a Kill | $218,102 | -32% | 195 | $1,118 | $49,667,091 | 80 | |
| 22 | (16) | The Man With One Red Shoe | $156,298 | -72% | 166 | $942 | $8,457,271 | 24 | |
| 23 | (14) | The Heavenly Kid | $118,700 | -85% | 153 | $776 | $3,852,271 | 17 | |
| 24 | (23) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $113,168 | +36% | 5 | $22,634 | $382,319 | 17 | |
| 25 | (21) | The Legend of Billie Jean | $63,497 | -33% | 109 | $583 | $3,099,497 | 24 | |
| 26 | (20) | Desperately Seeking Susan | $60,611 | -39% | 78 | $777 | $27,398,584 | 136 | |
| 27 | (26) | Amadeus | $55,195 | +11% | 37 | $1,492 | $51,564,280 | 327 | |
| 28 | (22) | Red Sonja | $54,320 | -40% | 160 | $340 | $6,905,861 | 45 | |
| 29 | (25) | A Private Function | $52,172 | -11% | 17 | $3,069 | $2,223,542 | 164 | |
| 30 | (27) | Stop Making Sense | $16,829 | -50% | 14 | $1,202 | $4,801,564 | 297 | |
| 31 | (29) | Secret Admirer | $14,118 | -25% | 34 | $415 | $8,622,757 | 59 | |
| 32 | (30) | The Hit | $12,075 | +14% | 6 | $2,013 | $788,638 | 157 | |
| 33 | (28) | Wetherby | $10,382 | -50% | 1 | $10,382 | $144,434 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 33 | $49,101,921 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $8,241,309 | 1,520 | $95,961,602 |
| 2 | Summer Rental | $5,754,289 | 1,584 | $5,754,289 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,545,847 | 829 | $5,110,805 |
| 4 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $4,308,386 | 1,547 | $35,719,129 |
| 5 | Fright Night | $4,256,991 | 1,545 | $13,283,714 |
| 6 | Weird Science | $2,965,913 | 1,172 | $11,127,926 |
| 7 | Real Genius | $2,557,180 | 990 | $3,493,585 |
| 8 | Cocoon | $2,095,612 | 873 | $60,189,566 |
| 9 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,840,347 | 1,102 | $6,747,352 |
| 10 | Silverado | $1,811,363 | 903 | $22,146,904 |
| 11 | The Black Cauldron | $1,686,201 | 706 | $15,377,546 |
| 12 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,505,762 | 853 | $140,724,170 |
| 13 | My Science Project | $1,504,118 | 1,003 | $1,504,118 |
| 14 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $1,363,633 | 840 | $32,568,072 |
| 15 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $963,876 | 585 | $30,276,077 |
| 16 | Pale Rider | $757,279 | 713 | $39,617,118 |
| 17 | The Emerald Forest | $712,090 | 448 | $18,739,659 |
| 18 | The Goonies | $643,468 | 600 | $59,401,342 |
| 19 | Prizzi's Honor | $358,676 | 223 | $23,347,676 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $284,114 | 107 | $18,121,758 |
| 21 | A View to a Kill | $218,102 | 195 | $49,667,091 |
| 22 | The Man With One Red Shoe | $156,298 | 166 | $8,457,271 |
| 23 | The Heavenly Kid | $118,700 | 153 | $3,852,271 |
| 24 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $113,168 | 5 | $382,319 |
| 25 | The Legend of Billie Jean | $63,497 | 109 | $3,099,497 |
| 26 | Desperately Seeking Susan | $60,611 | 78 | $27,398,584 |
| 27 | Amadeus | $55,195 | 37 | $51,564,280 |
| 28 | Red Sonja | $54,320 | 160 | $6,905,861 |
| 29 | A Private Function | $52,172 | 17 | $2,223,542 |
| 30 | Stop Making Sense | $16,829 | 14 | $4,801,564 |
| 31 | Secret Admirer | $14,118 | 34 | $8,622,757 |
| 32 | The Hit | $12,075 | 6 | $788,638 |
| 33 | Wetherby | $10,382 | 1 | $144,434 |
| Reporting: 33 | $49,101,921 | total | ||