Weekend Domestic Box Office October 4, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Commando | $7,700,015 | 1,495 | $5,151 | $7,700,015 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Jagged Edge | $4,094,091 | 1,125 | $3,639 | $4,094,091 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Agnes of God | $3,572,553 | -15% | 623 | $5,734 | $10,202,226 | 24 | |
| 4 | (1) | Invasion U.S.A. | $3,487,793 | -49% | 1,735 | $2,010 | $12,575,388 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | Back to the Future | $3,382,658 | -18% | 1,350 | $2,506 | $159,616,579 | 96 | |
| 6 | (5) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,204,856 | -10% | 842 | $1,431 | $36,335,997 | 73 | |
| 7 | (4) | Teen Wolf | $1,057,500 | -27% | 940 | $1,125 | $28,787,961 | 45 | |
| 8 | (17) | Plenty | $764,606 | +164% | 143 | $5,347 | $1,814,401 | 18 | |
| 9 | (6) | Maxie | $700,021 | -38% | 777 | $901 | $2,153,582 | 10 | |
| 10 | (10) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $649,802 | +3% | 143 | $4,544 | $6,220,502 | 73 | |
| 11 | (12) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $639,395 | +30% | 205 | $3,119 | $1,292,518 | 10 | |
| 12 | (8) | Cocoon | $616,695 | -12% | 614 | $1,004 | $75,901,168 | 108 | |
| 13 | (7) | Creator | $483,107 | -53% | 477 | $1,013 | $4,571,788 | 17 | |
| 14 | (11) | After Hours | $405,875 | -22% | 39 | $10,407 | $1,373,750 | 24 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $367,809 | +5% | 185 | $1,988 | $21,995,323 | 455 | |
| 16 | (16) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $302,212 | -8% | 356 | $849 | $149,789,392 | 138 | |
| 17 | (22) | The Emerald Forest | $234,497 | +8% | 258 | $909 | $24,028,384 | 96 | |
| 18 | (19) | Volunteers | $199,732 | -23% | 334 | $598 | $19,432,868 | 52 | |
| 19 | (20) | Marie: A True Story | $162,200 | -33% | 115 | $1,410 | $500,700 | 10 | |
| 20 | (18) | Year of the Dragon | $151,520 | -45% | 295 | $514 | $18,177,082 | 52 | |
| 21 | (23) | Real Genius | $130,834 | -34% | 209 | $626 | $12,702,101 | 61 | |
| 22 | (25) | Prizzi's Honor | $124,106 | -15% | 152 | $816 | $26,614,323 | 115 | |
| 23 | (24) | American Flyers | $118,119 | -21% | 46 | $2,568 | $1,058,869 | 52 | |
| 24 | (21) | Code Name: Emerald | $97,393 | -60% | 145 | $672 | $438,636 | 10 | |
| 25 | (new) | Sweet Dreams | $80,418 | 7 | $11,488 | $96,219 | 5 | ||
| 26 | (27) | Joshua Then and Now | $71,289 | +19% | 34 | $2,097 | $271,536 | 31 | |
| 27 | (29) | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $60,507 | +31% | 6 | $10,085 | $186,477 | 24 | |
| 28 | (28) | Wetherby | $53,560 | +10% | 26 | $2,060 | $815,532 | 80 | |
| 29 | (new) | The Doctor and the Devils | $22,559 | 4 | $5,640 | $22,559 | 3 | ||
| 30 | (new) | Always | $15,412 | 1 | $15,412 | $18,846 | 5 | ||
| 31 | (26) | Warning Sign | $11,340 | -85% | 39 | $291 | $1,918,117 | 45 | |
| 32 | (32) | Better Off Dead... | $9,763 | +6% | 4 | $2,441 | $244,265 | 45 | |
| 33 | (new) | Came a Hot Friday | $8,905 | 1 | $8,905 | $8,905 | 3 | ||
| 34 | (33) | Key Exchange | $6,612 | -24% | 13 | $509 | $424,889 | 54 | |
| 35 | (new) | Dreamchild | $5,425 | 1 | $5,425 | $5,425 | 3 | ||
| 36 | (new) | Colonel Redl | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | $2,357 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 36 | $30,995,536 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commando | $7,700,015 | 1,495 | $7,700,015 |
| 2 | Jagged Edge | $4,094,091 | 1,125 | $4,094,091 |
| 3 | Agnes of God | $3,572,553 | 623 | $10,202,226 |
| 4 | Invasion U.S.A. | $3,487,793 | 1,735 | $12,575,388 |
| 5 | Back to the Future | $3,382,658 | 1,350 | $159,616,579 |
| 6 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,204,856 | 842 | $36,335,997 |
| 7 | Teen Wolf | $1,057,500 | 940 | $28,787,961 |
| 8 | Plenty | $764,606 | 143 | $1,814,401 |
| 9 | Maxie | $700,021 | 777 | $2,153,582 |
| 10 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $649,802 | 143 | $6,220,502 |
| 11 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $639,395 | 205 | $1,292,518 |
| 12 | Cocoon | $616,695 | 614 | $75,901,168 |
| 13 | Creator | $483,107 | 477 | $4,571,788 |
| 14 | After Hours | $405,875 | 39 | $1,373,750 |
| 15 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $367,809 | 185 | $21,995,323 |
| 16 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $302,212 | 356 | $149,789,392 |
| 17 | The Emerald Forest | $234,497 | 258 | $24,028,384 |
| 18 | Volunteers | $199,732 | 334 | $19,432,868 |
| 19 | Marie: A True Story | $162,200 | 115 | $500,700 |
| 20 | Year of the Dragon | $151,520 | 295 | $18,177,082 |
| 21 | Real Genius | $130,834 | 209 | $12,702,101 |
| 22 | Prizzi's Honor | $124,106 | 152 | $26,614,323 |
| 23 | American Flyers | $118,119 | 46 | $1,058,869 |
| 24 | Code Name: Emerald | $97,393 | 145 | $438,636 |
| 25 | Sweet Dreams | $80,418 | 7 | $96,219 |
| 26 | Joshua Then and Now | $71,289 | 34 | $271,536 |
| 27 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $60,507 | 6 | $186,477 |
| 28 | Wetherby | $53,560 | 26 | $815,532 |
| 29 | The Doctor and the Devils | $22,559 | 4 | $22,559 |
| 30 | Always | $15,412 | 1 | $18,846 |
| 31 | Warning Sign | $11,340 | 39 | $1,918,117 |
| 32 | Better Off Dead... | $9,763 | 4 | $244,265 |
| 33 | Came a Hot Friday | $8,905 | 1 | $8,905 |
| 34 | Key Exchange | $6,612 | 13 | $424,889 |
| 35 | Dreamchild | $5,425 | 1 | $5,425 |
| 36 | Colonel Redl | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 |
| Reporting: 36 | $30,995,536 | total | ||