Weekend Domestic Box Office September 20, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $3,924,150 | -5% | 1,448 | $2,710 | $150,200,665 | 82 | |
| 2 | (new) | Creator | $2,019,728 | 820 | $2,463 | $2,019,728 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Teen Wolf | $1,897,038 | -19% | 1,206 | $1,573 | $24,993,785 | 31 | |
| 4 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,653,437 | -6% | 882 | $1,875 | $33,049,152 | 59 | |
| 5 | (4) | Compromising Positions | $1,143,721 | -22% | 571 | $2,003 | $9,533,291 | 24 | |
| 6 | (6) | Cocoon | $1,052,241 | 0% | 830 | $1,268 | $73,960,535 | 94 | |
| 7 | (9) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $841,114 | -4% | 820 | $1,026 | $148,712,210 | 124 | |
| 8 | (11) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $780,830 | -7% | 697 | $1,120 | $36,754,543 | 87 | |
| 9 | (8) | American Ninja | $777,040 | -14% | 493 | $1,576 | $7,930,736 | 24 | |
| 10 | (17) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $762,387 | +41% | 108 | $7,059 | $4,418,054 | 59 | |
| 11 | (10) | Silverado | $741,840 | -15% | 682 | $1,088 | $31,368,056 | 75 | |
| 12 | (5) | Volunteers | $672,718 | -38% | 631 | $1,066 | $18,727,557 | 38 | |
| 13 | (7) | Year of the Dragon | $622,552 | -35% | 605 | $1,029 | $17,389,898 | 38 | |
| 14 | (12) | Summer Rental | $556,090 | -26% | 541 | $1,028 | $23,396,077 | 45 | |
| 15 | (14) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $511,067 | -21% | 599 | $853 | $49,364,621 | 59 | |
| 16 | (13) | Fright Night | $453,647 | -36% | 487 | $932 | $24,922,237 | 52 | |
| 17 | (new) | Plenty | $436,266 | 24 | $18,178 | $471,016 | 4 | ||
| 18 | (18) | The Emerald Forest | $428,069 | -21% | 406 | $1,054 | $23,322,476 | 82 | |
| 19 | (16) | Real Genius | $427,942 | -25% | 378 | $1,132 | $12,224,653 | 47 | |
| 20 | (21) | Agnes of God | $362,916 | +64% | 18 | $20,162 | $711,949 | 10 | |
| 21 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $357,811 | +11% | 171 | $2,092 | $21,026,234 | 441 | |
| 22 | (19) | Prizzi's Honor | $321,917 | -19% | 329 | $978 | $26,161,947 | 101 | |
| 23 | (22) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $177,673 | -5% | 412 | $431 | $13,961,370 | 52 | |
| 24 | (30) | After Hours | $107,446 | +136% | 4 | $26,862 | $198,147 | 10 | |
| 25 | (26) | The Black Cauldron | $87,582 | -9% | 162 | $541 | $21,236,919 | 61 | |
| 26 | (23) | Warning Sign | $79,945 | -39% | 172 | $465 | $1,766,722 | 31 | |
| 27 | (25) | Wetherby | $77,989 | -23% | 28 | $2,785 | $666,062 | 66 | |
| 28 | (34) | Joshua Then and Now | $49,470 | +189% | 10 | $4,947 | $100,285 | 17 | |
| 29 | (28) | American Flyers | $36,209 | -36% | 5 | $7,242 | $734,117 | 38 | |
| 30 | (35) | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $28,515 | +175% | 2 | $14,258 | $42,786 | 10 | |
| 31 | (33) | A Private Function | $25,732 | +35% | 16 | $1,608 | $2,488,914 | 206 | |
| 32 | (29) | Key Exchange | $24,744 | -52% | 13 | $1,903 | $400,931 | 40 | |
| 33 | (32) | Better Off Dead... | $14,696 | -29% | 8 | $1,837 | $219,394 | 31 | |
| 34 | (31) | The Protector | $7,154 | -67% | 2 | $3,577 | $820,716 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 34 | $21,461,676 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $3,924,150 | 1,448 | $150,200,665 |
| 2 | Creator | $2,019,728 | 820 | $2,019,728 |
| 3 | Teen Wolf | $1,897,038 | 1,206 | $24,993,785 |
| 4 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,653,437 | 882 | $33,049,152 |
| 5 | Compromising Positions | $1,143,721 | 571 | $9,533,291 |
| 6 | Cocoon | $1,052,241 | 830 | $73,960,535 |
| 7 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $841,114 | 820 | $148,712,210 |
| 8 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $780,830 | 697 | $36,754,543 |
| 9 | American Ninja | $777,040 | 493 | $7,930,736 |
| 10 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $762,387 | 108 | $4,418,054 |
| 11 | Silverado | $741,840 | 682 | $31,368,056 |
| 12 | Volunteers | $672,718 | 631 | $18,727,557 |
| 13 | Year of the Dragon | $622,552 | 605 | $17,389,898 |
| 14 | Summer Rental | $556,090 | 541 | $23,396,077 |
| 15 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $511,067 | 599 | $49,364,621 |
| 16 | Fright Night | $453,647 | 487 | $24,922,237 |
| 17 | Plenty | $436,266 | 24 | $471,016 |
| 18 | The Emerald Forest | $428,069 | 406 | $23,322,476 |
| 19 | Real Genius | $427,942 | 378 | $12,224,653 |
| 20 | Agnes of God | $362,916 | 18 | $711,949 |
| 21 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $357,811 | 171 | $21,026,234 |
| 22 | Prizzi's Honor | $321,917 | 329 | $26,161,947 |
| 23 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $177,673 | 412 | $13,961,370 |
| 24 | After Hours | $107,446 | 4 | $198,147 |
| 25 | The Black Cauldron | $87,582 | 162 | $21,236,919 |
| 26 | Warning Sign | $79,945 | 172 | $1,766,722 |
| 27 | Wetherby | $77,989 | 28 | $666,062 |
| 28 | Joshua Then and Now | $49,470 | 10 | $100,285 |
| 29 | American Flyers | $36,209 | 5 | $734,117 |
| 30 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $28,515 | 2 | $42,786 |
| 31 | A Private Function | $25,732 | 16 | $2,488,914 |
| 32 | Key Exchange | $24,744 | 13 | $400,931 |
| 33 | Better Off Dead... | $14,696 | 8 | $219,394 |
| 34 | The Protector | $7,154 | 2 | $820,716 |
| Reporting: 34 | $21,461,676 | total | ||