Weekend Domestic Chart for August 23, 1985
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weekends In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | Universal | $6,754,583 | -8% | 1,523 | +17 | $4,435 | $119,819,868 | 8 |
| 2 | N | Teen Wolf | Atlantic | $6,120,348 | 1,416 | $4,322 | $6,120,348 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | Warner Bros. | $4,004,890 | -9% | 892 | +52 | $4,490 | $19,764,662 | 5 |
| 4 | (2) | Volunteers | Sony/TriStar | $3,591,142 | -31% | 1,468 | -92 | $2,446 | $10,775,502 | 2 |
| 5 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $2,864,487 | -29% | 970 | -12 | $2,953 | $8,938,692 | 2 |
| 6 | (4) | The Return of the Living Dead | Orion Pictures | $2,780,425 | -37% | 1,500 | -6 | $1,854 | $9,282,027 | 2 |
| 7 | (6) | Summer Rental | Paramount Pi… | $2,348,032 | -37% | 1,231 | -364 | $1,907 | $17,159,965 | 3 |
| 8 | (7) | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Warner Bros. | $1,737,909 | -36% | 1,082 | -268 | $1,606 | $43,911,105 | 5 |
| 9 | (10) | Cocoon | 20th Century… | $1,695,468 | -4% | 774 | -15 | $2,191 | $66,058,449 | 10 |
| 10 | (8) | Fright Night | Sony Pictures | $1,561,092 | -36% | 828 | -282 | $1,885 | $20,634,823 | 4 |
| 11 | (9) | Real Genius | Sony/TriStar | $1,184,505 | -46% | 609 | -347 | $1,945 | $8,581,296 | 3 |
| 12 | (14) | Silverado | Sony Pictures | $1,120,719 | -11% | 654 | -49 | $1,714 | $25,995,319 | 7 |
| 13 | (16) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Sony/TriStar | $1,104,317 | +6% | 647 | +50 | $1,707 | $144,094,973 | 14 |
| 14 | (13) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | Warner Bros. | $1,047,894 | -19% | 991 | -15 | $1,057 | $11,629,859 | 4 |
| 15 | (15) | The Black Cauldron | Walt Disney | $919,505 | -15% | 609 | -63 | $1,510 | $19,466,359 | 5 |
| 16 | (11) | The Bride | Sony Pictures | $890,695 | -49% | 980 | +25 | $909 | $3,558,669 | 2 |
| 17 | (12) | Weird Science | Universal | $804,792 | -44% | 540 | -227 | $1,490 | $16,316,258 | 4 |
| 18 | N | Warning Sign | 20th Century… | $707,990 | 421 | $1,682 | $707,990 | 1 | ||
| 19 | (17) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Warner Bros. | $638,411 | -23% | 580 | -72 | $1,101 | $35,270,615 | 7 |
| 20 | (19) | St. Elmo’s Fire | Sony Pictures | $527,469 | -12% | 390 | -63 | $1,352 | $32,443,677 | 9 |
| 21 | N | Godzilla 1985 | New World | $509,502 | 235 | $2,168 | $509,502 | 1 | ||
| 22 | (20) | The Emerald Forest | Avco Embassy | $391,238 | -18% | 253 | -67 | $1,546 | $20,357,668 | 8 |
| 23 | (25) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Island/Alive | $380,974 | +91% | 21 | +6 | $18,142 | $1,222,744 | 5 |
| 24 | N | The Protector | Warner Bros. | $341,076 | 89 | $3,832 | $341,076 | 1 | ||
| 25 | (21) | The Goonies | Warner Bros. | $309,598 | -32% | 351 | -123 | $882 | $60,814,700 | 12 |
| 26 | (22) | Pale Rider | Warner Bros. | $302,530 | -32% | 415 | -117 | $729 | $40,950,689 | 9 |
| 27 | (24) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | 20th Century… | $298,737 | +11% | 107 | +3 | $2,792 | $19,058,166 | 59 |
| 28 | (23) | Prizzi's Honor | 20th Century… | $281,201 | +3% | 164 | -14 | $1,715 | $24,242,807 | 11 |
| 29 | (27) | American Flyers | Warner Bros. | $144,787 | +85% | 20 | +15 | $7,239 | $270,308 | 2 |
| 30 | (18) | My Science Project | Walt Disney | $144,114 | -76% | 119 | -528 | $1,211 | $3,641,003 | 3 |
| 31 | N | Better Off Dead... | Warner Bros. | $56,371 | 13 | $4,336 | $56,371 | 1 | ||
| 32 | (28) | Key Exchange | 20th Century… | $45,547 | -25% | 9 | n/c | $5,061 | $168,673 | 2 |
| 33 | (32) | Wetherby | MGM/UA Classics | $43,653 | +356% | 6 | +5 | $7,276 | $209,437 | 6 |
| 34 | (29) | A Private Function | Island/Alive | $37,685 | -6% | 15 | n/c | $2,512 | $2,347,825 | 26 |
| 35 | (31) | The Hit | Island/Alive | $16,242 | +61% | 4 | n/c | $4,061 | $827,320 | 25 |
| 35 | $45,707,928 |