Weekend Domestic Box Office November 8, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Death Wish 3 | $3,161,679 | -41% | 1,460 | $2,166 | $10,166,764 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Target | $2,670,522 | 1,085 | $2,461 | $2,670,522 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Jagged Edge | $2,578,353 | -17% | 1,062 | $2,428 | $25,788,557 | 38 | |
| 4 | (2) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $2,533,091 | -29% | 1,130 | $2,242 | $7,408,930 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | Transylvania 6-5000 | $2,507,542 | 701 | $3,577 | $2,507,542 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | That Was Then… This is Now | $2,502,780 | 800 | $3,128 | $2,502,780 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (5) | Back to the Future | $2,260,878 | -6% | 1,038 | $2,178 | $175,869,057 | 131 | |
| 8 | (4) | A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge | $1,819,203 | -37% | 522 | $3,485 | $5,569,131 | 10 | |
| 9 | (7) | Krush Groove | $1,421,353 | -23% | 450 | $3,159 | $7,313,202 | 17 | |
| 10 | (6) | Commando | $1,302,673 | -33% | 975 | $1,336 | $31,158,395 | 38 | |
| 11 | (new) | Bring on the Night | $1,132,112 | 409 | $2,768 | $1,132,112 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (8) | Agnes of God | $1,047,387 | -27% | 619 | $1,692 | $22,262,164 | 59 | |
| 13 | (9) | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $963,309 | -32% | 905 | $1,064 | $12,421,181 | 31 | |
| 14 | (10) | Better Off Dead... | $749,254 | -34% | 511 | $1,466 | $9,066,803 | 80 | |
| 15 | (14) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $625,829 | -15% | 342 | $1,830 | $5,962,925 | 45 | |
| 16 | (11) | After Hours | $613,110 | -35% | 350 | $1,752 | $9,399,143 | 59 | |
| 17 | (16) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $531,658 | -8% | 557 | $955 | $40,940,662 | 108 | |
| 18 | (12) | Sweet Dreams | $522,155 | -42% | 645 | $810 | $8,019,697 | 40 | |
| 19 | (15) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $457,004 | -33% | 172 | $2,657 | $10,070,199 | 108 | |
| 20 | (19) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $299,769 | -4% | 170 | $1,763 | $24,024,462 | 490 | |
| 21 | (18) | Teen Wolf | $267,512 | -21% | 281 | $952 | $32,405,180 | 80 | |
| 22 | (17) | Plenty | $241,583 | -38% | 154 | $1,569 | $5,336,611 | 53 | |
| 23 | (-) | Twice in a Lifetime | $90,328 | 4 | $22,582 | $90,328 | 19 | ||
| 24 | (22) | Macaroni | $78,053 | -35% | 13 | $6,004 | $235,383 | 10 | |
| 25 | (new) | The Official Story | $29,426 | 1 | $29,426 | $29,426 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (30) | The Quiet Earth | $20,853 | +76% | 3 | $6,951 | $74,280 | 24 | |
| 27 | (26) | Eleni | $20,712 | -26% | 1 | $20,712 | $60,730 | 10 | |
| 28 | (28) | Always | $13,333 | -29% | 2 | $6,667 | $146,499 | 40 | |
| 29 | (27) | Wetherby | $11,405 | -50% | 10 | $1,141 | $973,026 | 115 | |
| 30 | (new) | Subway | $11,332 | 1 | $11,332 | $11,332 | 5 | ||
| Reporting movies: 30 | $30,484,198 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Wish 3 | $3,161,679 | 1,460 | $10,166,764 |
| 2 | Target | $2,670,522 | 1,085 | $2,670,522 |
| 3 | Jagged Edge | $2,578,353 | 1,062 | $25,788,557 |
| 4 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $2,533,091 | 1,130 | $7,408,930 |
| 5 | Transylvania 6-5000 | $2,507,542 | 701 | $2,507,542 |
| 6 | That Was Then… This is Now | $2,502,780 | 800 | $2,502,780 |
| 7 | Back to the Future | $2,260,878 | 1,038 | $175,869,057 |
| 8 | A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge | $1,819,203 | 522 | $5,569,131 |
| 9 | Krush Groove | $1,421,353 | 450 | $7,313,202 |
| 10 | Commando | $1,302,673 | 975 | $31,158,395 |
| 11 | Bring on the Night | $1,132,112 | 409 | $1,132,112 |
| 12 | Agnes of God | $1,047,387 | 619 | $22,262,164 |
| 13 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $963,309 | 905 | $12,421,181 |
| 14 | Better Off Dead... | $749,254 | 511 | $9,066,803 |
| 15 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $625,829 | 342 | $5,962,925 |
| 16 | After Hours | $613,110 | 350 | $9,399,143 |
| 17 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $531,658 | 557 | $40,940,662 |
| 18 | Sweet Dreams | $522,155 | 645 | $8,019,697 |
| 19 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $457,004 | 172 | $10,070,199 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $299,769 | 170 | $24,024,462 |
| 21 | Teen Wolf | $267,512 | 281 | $32,405,180 |
| 22 | Plenty | $241,583 | 154 | $5,336,611 |
| 23 | Twice in a Lifetime | $90,328 | 4 | $90,328 |
| 24 | Macaroni | $78,053 | 13 | $235,383 |
| 25 | The Official Story | $29,426 | 1 | $29,426 |
| 26 | The Quiet Earth | $20,853 | 3 | $74,280 |
| 27 | Eleni | $20,712 | 1 | $60,730 |
| 28 | Always | $13,333 | 2 | $146,499 |
| 29 | Wetherby | $11,405 | 10 | $973,026 |
| 30 | Subway | $11,332 | 1 | $11,332 |
| Reporting: 30 | $30,484,198 | total | ||