Weekend Domestic Box Office August 23, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $6,754,583 | -8% | 1,523 | $4,435 | $119,819,868 | 54 | |
| 2 | (new) | Teen Wolf | $6,120,348 | 1,416 | $4,322 | $6,120,348 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,004,890 | -9% | 892 | $4,490 | $19,764,662 | 31 | |
| 4 | (2) | Volunteers | $3,591,142 | -31% | 1,468 | $2,446 | $10,775,502 | 10 | |
| 5 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | $2,864,487 | -29% | 970 | $2,953 | $8,938,692 | 10 | |
| 6 | (4) | The Return of the Living Dead | $2,780,425 | -37% | 1,500 | $1,854 | $9,282,027 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | Summer Rental | $2,348,032 | -37% | 1,231 | $1,907 | $17,159,965 | 17 | |
| 8 | (7) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $1,737,909 | -36% | 1,082 | $1,606 | $43,911,105 | 31 | |
| 9 | (10) | Cocoon | $1,695,468 | -4% | 774 | $2,191 | $66,058,449 | 66 | |
| 10 | (8) | Fright Night | $1,561,092 | -36% | 828 | $1,885 | $20,634,823 | 24 | |
| 11 | (9) | Real Genius | $1,184,505 | -46% | 609 | $1,945 | $8,581,296 | 19 | |
| 12 | (14) | Silverado | $1,120,719 | -11% | 654 | $1,714 | $25,995,319 | 47 | |
| 13 | (16) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,104,317 | +6% | 647 | $1,707 | $144,094,973 | 96 | |
| 14 | (13) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,047,894 | -19% | 991 | $1,057 | $11,629,859 | 24 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Black Cauldron | $919,505 | -15% | 609 | $1,510 | $19,466,359 | 33 | |
| 16 | (11) | The Bride | $890,695 | -49% | 980 | $909 | $3,558,669 | 10 | |
| 17 | (12) | Weird Science | $804,792 | -44% | 540 | $1,490 | $16,316,258 | 24 | |
| 18 | (new) | Warning Sign | $707,990 | 421 | $1,682 | $707,990 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (17) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $638,411 | -23% | 580 | $1,101 | $35,270,615 | 47 | |
| 20 | (19) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $527,469 | -12% | 390 | $1,352 | $32,443,677 | 59 | |
| 21 | (new) | Godzilla 1985 | $509,502 | 235 | $2,168 | $509,502 | 3 | ||
| 22 | (20) | The Emerald Forest | $391,238 | -18% | 253 | $1,546 | $20,357,668 | 54 | |
| 23 | (25) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $380,974 | +91% | 21 | $18,142 | $1,222,744 | 31 | |
| 24 | (new) | The Protector | $341,076 | 89 | $3,832 | $341,076 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (21) | The Goonies | $309,598 | -32% | 351 | $882 | $60,814,700 | 80 | |
| 26 | (22) | Pale Rider | $302,530 | -32% | 415 | $729 | $40,950,689 | 59 | |
| 27 | (24) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $298,737 | +11% | 107 | $2,792 | $19,058,166 | 413 | |
| 28 | (23) | Prizzi's Honor | $281,201 | +3% | 164 | $1,715 | $24,242,807 | 73 | |
| 29 | (27) | American Flyers | $144,787 | +85% | 20 | $7,239 | $270,308 | 10 | |
| 30 | (18) | My Science Project | $144,114 | -76% | 119 | $1,211 | $3,641,003 | 17 | |
| 31 | (new) | Better Off Dead... | $56,371 | 13 | $4,336 | $56,371 | 3 | ||
| 32 | (28) | Key Exchange | $45,547 | -25% | 9 | $5,061 | $168,673 | 12 | |
| 33 | (32) | Wetherby | $43,653 | +356% | 6 | $7,276 | $209,437 | 38 | |
| 34 | (29) | A Private Function | $37,685 | -6% | 15 | $2,512 | $2,347,825 | 178 | |
| 35 | (31) | The Hit | $16,242 | +61% | 4 | $4,061 | $827,320 | 171 | |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $45,707,928 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $6,754,583 | 1,523 | $119,819,868 |
| 2 | Teen Wolf | $6,120,348 | 1,416 | $6,120,348 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,004,890 | 892 | $19,764,662 |
| 4 | Volunteers | $3,591,142 | 1,468 | $10,775,502 |
| 5 | Year of the Dragon | $2,864,487 | 970 | $8,938,692 |
| 6 | The Return of the Living Dead | $2,780,425 | 1,500 | $9,282,027 |
| 7 | Summer Rental | $2,348,032 | 1,231 | $17,159,965 |
| 8 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $1,737,909 | 1,082 | $43,911,105 |
| 9 | Cocoon | $1,695,468 | 774 | $66,058,449 |
| 10 | Fright Night | $1,561,092 | 828 | $20,634,823 |
| 11 | Real Genius | $1,184,505 | 609 | $8,581,296 |
| 12 | Silverado | $1,120,719 | 654 | $25,995,319 |
| 13 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,104,317 | 647 | $144,094,973 |
| 14 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,047,894 | 991 | $11,629,859 |
| 15 | The Black Cauldron | $919,505 | 609 | $19,466,359 |
| 16 | The Bride | $890,695 | 980 | $3,558,669 |
| 17 | Weird Science | $804,792 | 540 | $16,316,258 |
| 18 | Warning Sign | $707,990 | 421 | $707,990 |
| 19 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $638,411 | 580 | $35,270,615 |
| 20 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $527,469 | 390 | $32,443,677 |
| 21 | Godzilla 1985 | $509,502 | 235 | $509,502 |
| 22 | The Emerald Forest | $391,238 | 253 | $20,357,668 |
| 23 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $380,974 | 21 | $1,222,744 |
| 24 | The Protector | $341,076 | 89 | $341,076 |
| 25 | The Goonies | $309,598 | 351 | $60,814,700 |
| 26 | Pale Rider | $302,530 | 415 | $40,950,689 |
| 27 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $298,737 | 107 | $19,058,166 |
| 28 | Prizzi's Honor | $281,201 | 164 | $24,242,807 |
| 29 | American Flyers | $144,787 | 20 | $270,308 |
| 30 | My Science Project | $144,114 | 119 | $3,641,003 |
| 31 | Better Off Dead... | $56,371 | 13 | $56,371 |
| 32 | Key Exchange | $45,547 | 9 | $168,673 |
| 33 | Wetherby | $43,653 | 6 | $209,437 |
| 34 | A Private Function | $37,685 | 15 | $2,347,825 |
| 35 | The Hit | $16,242 | 4 | $827,320 |
| Reporting: 35 | $45,707,928 | total | ||