Weekend Domestic Box Office August 30, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $9,049,668 | +34% | 1,550 | $5,838 | $132,754,418 | 61 | |
| 2 | (2) | Teen Wolf | $5,089,346 | -17% | 1,425 | $3,571 | $14,771,885 | 10 | |
| 3 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,039,924 | +1% | 894 | $4,519 | $25,765,490 | 38 | |
| 4 | (new) | American Ninja | $3,234,837 | 672 | $4,814 | $3,234,837 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Volunteers | $3,046,699 | -15% | 1,123 | $2,713 | $14,540,201 | 17 | |
| 6 | (new) | Compromising Positions | $3,014,756 | 570 | $5,289 | $3,014,756 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | $2,597,573 | -9% | 834 | $3,115 | $12,881,875 | 17 | |
| 8 | (-) | Gremlins | $2,393,775 | 1,174 | $2,039 | $150,287,428 | 451 | ||
| 9 | (-) | Ghostbusters | $1,942,457 | 888 | $2,187 | $4,997,948 | 451 | ||
| 10 | (7) | Summer Rental | $1,926,171 | -18% | 953 | $2,021 | $20,198,229 | 24 | |
| 11 | (8) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $1,778,527 | +2% | 994 | $1,789 | $46,485,198 | 38 | |
| 12 | (9) | Cocoon | $1,778,029 | +5% | 882 | $2,016 | $69,183,076 | 73 | |
| 13 | (6) | The Return of the Living Dead | $1,755,421 | -37% | 945 | $1,858 | $12,176,721 | 17 | |
| 14 | (12) | Silverado | $1,298,206 | +16% | 594 | $2,186 | $27,748,105 | 54 | |
| 15 | (13) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,241,951 | +12% | 672 | $1,848 | $145,810,737 | 103 | |
| 16 | (21) | Godzilla 1985 | $1,151,582 | +126% | 386 | $2,983 | $1,855,341 | 10 | |
| 17 | (10) | Fright Night | $1,077,404 | -31% | 536 | $2,010 | $22,182,808 | 31 | |
| 18 | (11) | Real Genius | $1,059,300 | -11% | 480 | $2,207 | $10,126,984 | 26 | |
| 19 | (14) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $864,572 | -17% | 830 | $1,042 | $13,082,687 | 31 | |
| 20 | (19) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $786,318 | +23% | 442 | $1,779 | $36,230,219 | 54 | |
| 21 | (15) | The Black Cauldron | $621,320 | -32% | 574 | $1,082 | $20,656,497 | 40 | |
| 22 | (22) | The Emerald Forest | $619,057 | +58% | 331 | $1,870 | $21,090,106 | 61 | |
| 23 | (20) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $603,602 | +14% | 402 | $1,501 | $33,355,312 | 66 | |
| 24 | (23) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $500,487 | +31% | 24 | $20,854 | $1,938,688 | 38 | |
| 25 | (-) | Day of the Dead | $489,872 | 161 | $3,043 | $3,245,976 | 61 | ||
| 26 | (25) | The Goonies | $415,364 | +34% | 316 | $1,314 | $61,389,680 | 87 | |
| 27 | (27) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $340,506 | +14% | 123 | $2,768 | $19,659,315 | 420 | |
| 28 | (26) | Pale Rider | $321,564 | +6% | 345 | $932 | $41,410,568 | 66 | |
| 29 | (18) | Warning Sign | $243,953 | -66% | 241 | $1,012 | $1,342,747 | 10 | |
| 30 | (28) | Prizzi's Honor | $232,484 | -17% | 158 | $1,471 | $24,680,012 | 80 | |
| 31 | (24) | The Protector | $155,815 | -54% | 60 | $2,597 | $661,373 | 10 | |
| 32 | (29) | American Flyers | $147,090 | +2% | 17 | $8,652 | $481,711 | 17 | |
| 33 | (30) | My Science Project | $99,935 | -31% | 81 | $1,234 | $3,837,041 | 24 | |
| 34 | (33) | Wetherby | $74,487 | +71% | 10 | $7,449 | $311,936 | 45 | |
| 35 | (31) | Better Off Dead... | $62,880 | +12% | 13 | $4,837 | $139,078 | 10 | |
| 36 | (32) | Key Exchange | $52,150 | +14% | 9 | $5,794 | $247,588 | 19 | |
| 37 | (34) | A Private Function | $37,024 | -2% | 15 | $2,468 | $2,400,352 | 185 | |
| 38 | (35) | The Hit | $29,527 | +82% | 6 | $4,921 | $857,753 | 178 | |
| 39 | (-) | Movers and Shakers | $6,681 | 1 | $6,681 | $311,321 | 122 | ||
| Reporting movies: 39 | $54,180,314 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $9,049,668 | 1,550 | $132,754,418 |
| 2 | Teen Wolf | $5,089,346 | 1,425 | $14,771,885 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,039,924 | 894 | $25,765,490 |
| 4 | American Ninja | $3,234,837 | 672 | $3,234,837 |
| 5 | Volunteers | $3,046,699 | 1,123 | $14,540,201 |
| 6 | Compromising Positions | $3,014,756 | 570 | $3,014,756 |
| 7 | Year of the Dragon | $2,597,573 | 834 | $12,881,875 |
| 8 | Gremlins | $2,393,775 | 1,174 | $150,287,428 |
| 9 | Ghostbusters | $1,942,457 | 888 | $4,997,948 |
| 10 | Summer Rental | $1,926,171 | 953 | $20,198,229 |
| 11 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $1,778,527 | 994 | $46,485,198 |
| 12 | Cocoon | $1,778,029 | 882 | $69,183,076 |
| 13 | The Return of the Living Dead | $1,755,421 | 945 | $12,176,721 |
| 14 | Silverado | $1,298,206 | 594 | $27,748,105 |
| 15 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,241,951 | 672 | $145,810,737 |
| 16 | Godzilla 1985 | $1,151,582 | 386 | $1,855,341 |
| 17 | Fright Night | $1,077,404 | 536 | $22,182,808 |
| 18 | Real Genius | $1,059,300 | 480 | $10,126,984 |
| 19 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $864,572 | 830 | $13,082,687 |
| 20 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $786,318 | 442 | $36,230,219 |
| 21 | The Black Cauldron | $621,320 | 574 | $20,656,497 |
| 22 | The Emerald Forest | $619,057 | 331 | $21,090,106 |
| 23 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $603,602 | 402 | $33,355,312 |
| 24 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $500,487 | 24 | $1,938,688 |
| 25 | Day of the Dead | $489,872 | 161 | $3,245,976 |
| 26 | The Goonies | $415,364 | 316 | $61,389,680 |
| 27 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $340,506 | 123 | $19,659,315 |
| 28 | Pale Rider | $321,564 | 345 | $41,410,568 |
| 29 | Warning Sign | $243,953 | 241 | $1,342,747 |
| 30 | Prizzi's Honor | $232,484 | 158 | $24,680,012 |
| 31 | The Protector | $155,815 | 60 | $661,373 |
| 32 | American Flyers | $147,090 | 17 | $481,711 |
| 33 | My Science Project | $99,935 | 81 | $3,837,041 |
| 34 | Wetherby | $74,487 | 10 | $311,936 |
| 35 | Better Off Dead... | $62,880 | 13 | $139,078 |
| 36 | Key Exchange | $52,150 | 9 | $247,588 |
| 37 | A Private Function | $37,024 | 15 | $2,400,352 |
| 38 | The Hit | $29,527 | 6 | $857,753 |
| 39 | Movers and Shakers | $6,681 | 1 | $311,321 |
| Reporting: 39 | $54,180,314 | total | ||