Weekend Domestic Box Office August 16, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $7,332,083 | -11% | 1,506 | $4,869 | $109,409,078 | 47 | |
| 2 | (new) | Volunteers | $5,184,360 | 1,560 | $3,323 | $5,184,360 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,404,500 | -3% | 840 | $5,243 | $12,886,345 | 24 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Return of the Living Dead | $4,403,169 | 1,506 | $2,924 | $4,403,169 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Year of the Dragon | $4,039,079 | 982 | $4,113 | $4,039,079 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Summer Rental | $3,708,812 | -36% | 1,595 | $2,325 | $12,787,296 | 10 | |
| 7 | (4) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $2,731,969 | -37% | 1,350 | $2,024 | $40,721,691 | 24 | |
| 8 | (5) | Fright Night | $2,438,836 | -43% | 1,110 | $2,197 | $17,752,566 | 17 | |
| 9 | (7) | Real Genius | $2,203,206 | -14% | 956 | $2,305 | $6,696,791 | 12 | |
| 10 | (8) | Cocoon | $1,771,970 | -15% | 789 | $2,246 | $63,235,816 | 59 | |
| 11 | (new) | The Bride | $1,763,277 | 955 | $1,846 | $1,763,277 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (6) | Weird Science | $1,445,290 | -51% | 767 | $1,884 | $14,488,931 | 17 | |
| 13 | (9) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,294,692 | -30% | 1,006 | $1,287 | $9,519,588 | 17 | |
| 14 | (10) | Silverado | $1,252,534 | -31% | 703 | $1,782 | $24,214,759 | 40 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Black Cauldron | $1,077,688 | -36% | 672 | $1,604 | $17,715,547 | 26 | |
| 16 | (12) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,042,479 | -31% | 597 | $1,746 | $142,416,504 | 89 | |
| 17 | (14) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $831,232 | -39% | 652 | $1,275 | $34,157,762 | 40 | |
| 18 | (13) | My Science Project | $609,106 | -60% | 647 | $941 | $3,068,074 | 10 | |
| 19 | (15) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $598,625 | -38% | 453 | $1,321 | $31,409,141 | 52 | |
| 20 | (17) | The Emerald Forest | $477,334 | -33% | 320 | $1,492 | $19,661,781 | 47 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Goonies | $453,209 | -30% | 474 | $956 | $60,234,363 | 73 | |
| 22 | (16) | Pale Rider | $445,332 | -41% | 532 | $837 | $40,430,979 | 52 | |
| 23 | (19) | Prizzi's Honor | $272,032 | -24% | 178 | $1,528 | $23,822,156 | 66 | |
| 24 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $268,620 | -5% | 104 | $2,583 | $18,578,033 | 406 | |
| 25 | (24) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $199,185 | +76% | 15 | $13,279 | $669,300 | 24 | |
| 26 | (22) | The Man With One Red Shoe | $84,861 | -46% | 103 | $824 | $8,645,411 | 31 | |
| 27 | (new) | American Flyers | $78,345 | 5 | $15,669 | $78,345 | 3 | ||
| 28 | (new) | Key Exchange | $60,743 | 9 | $6,749 | $90,772 | 5 | ||
| 29 | (29) | A Private Function | $40,214 | -23% | 15 | $2,681 | $2,294,492 | 171 | |
| 30 | (30) | Stop Making Sense | $35,659 | +112% | 21 | $1,698 | $4,848,443 | 304 | |
| 31 | (32) | The Hit | $10,071 | -17% | 4 | $2,518 | $804,923 | 164 | |
| 32 | (33) | Wetherby | $9,583 | -8% | 1 | $9,583 | $161,455 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $50,568,095 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $7,332,083 | 1,506 | $109,409,078 |
| 2 | Volunteers | $5,184,360 | 1,560 | $5,184,360 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,404,500 | 840 | $12,886,345 |
| 4 | The Return of the Living Dead | $4,403,169 | 1,506 | $4,403,169 |
| 5 | Year of the Dragon | $4,039,079 | 982 | $4,039,079 |
| 6 | Summer Rental | $3,708,812 | 1,595 | $12,787,296 |
| 7 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $2,731,969 | 1,350 | $40,721,691 |
| 8 | Fright Night | $2,438,836 | 1,110 | $17,752,566 |
| 9 | Real Genius | $2,203,206 | 956 | $6,696,791 |
| 10 | Cocoon | $1,771,970 | 789 | $63,235,816 |
| 11 | The Bride | $1,763,277 | 955 | $1,763,277 |
| 12 | Weird Science | $1,445,290 | 767 | $14,488,931 |
| 13 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,294,692 | 1,006 | $9,519,588 |
| 14 | Silverado | $1,252,534 | 703 | $24,214,759 |
| 15 | The Black Cauldron | $1,077,688 | 672 | $17,715,547 |
| 16 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,042,479 | 597 | $142,416,504 |
| 17 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $831,232 | 652 | $34,157,762 |
| 18 | My Science Project | $609,106 | 647 | $3,068,074 |
| 19 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $598,625 | 453 | $31,409,141 |
| 20 | The Emerald Forest | $477,334 | 320 | $19,661,781 |
| 21 | The Goonies | $453,209 | 474 | $60,234,363 |
| 22 | Pale Rider | $445,332 | 532 | $40,430,979 |
| 23 | Prizzi's Honor | $272,032 | 178 | $23,822,156 |
| 24 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $268,620 | 104 | $18,578,033 |
| 25 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $199,185 | 15 | $669,300 |
| 26 | The Man With One Red Shoe | $84,861 | 103 | $8,645,411 |
| 27 | American Flyers | $78,345 | 5 | $78,345 |
| 28 | Key Exchange | $60,743 | 9 | $90,772 |
| 29 | A Private Function | $40,214 | 15 | $2,294,492 |
| 30 | Stop Making Sense | $35,659 | 21 | $4,848,443 |
| 31 | The Hit | $10,071 | 4 | $804,923 |
| 32 | Wetherby | $9,583 | 1 | $161,455 |
| Reporting: 32 | $50,568,095 | total | ||