Weekend Domestic Box Office December 20, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Rocky IV | $8,445,197 | +17% | 2,232 | $3,784 | $68,681,860 | 26 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Jewel of the Nile | $4,703,895 | -29% | 1,106 | $4,253 | $14,779,006 | 12 | |
| 3 | (3) | Spies Like Us | $4,258,082 | -22% | 1,700 | $2,505 | $22,324,469 | 17 | |
| 4 | (new) | Out of Africa | $3,637,290 | 922 | $3,945 | $3,696,534 | 5 | ||
| 5 | (5) | Santa Claus | $3,246,211 | +19% | 1,585 | $2,048 | $18,241,098 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | White Nights | $2,757,227 | -12% | 1,047 | $2,633 | $14,577,537 | 31 | |
| 7 | (-) | 101 Dalmatians | $2,389,226 | 1,097 | $2,178 | $2,389,226 | 9,098 | ||
| 8 | (new) | The Color Purple | $1,710,333 | 192 | $8,908 | $1,775,828 | 5 | ||
| 9 | (new) | Enemy Mine | $1,594,702 | 703 | $2,268 | $1,594,702 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (13) | A Chorus Line | $1,503,564 | +574% | 617 | $2,437 | $1,898,827 | 13 | |
| 11 | (7) | Young Sherlock Holmes | $1,439,127 | -9% | 1,502 | $958 | $7,521,337 | 19 | |
| 12 | (6) | Clue | $1,409,154 | -30% | 1,022 | $1,379 | $4,077,462 | 10 | |
| 13 | (10) | Back to the Future | $905,454 | +29% | 801 | $1,130 | $187,167,149 | 173 | |
| 14 | (8) | One Magic Christmas | $548,935 | -50% | 657 | $836 | $12,437,284 | 31 | |
| 15 | (9) | King Solomon's Mines | $327,210 | -56% | 492 | $665 | $13,895,639 | 31 | |
| 16 | (11) | Jagged Edge | $296,354 | -43% | 417 | $711 | $36,896,147 | 80 | |
| 17 | (12) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $99,677 | -68% | 167 | $597 | $15,416,254 | 52 | |
| 18 | (16) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $80,940 | -29% | 60 | $1,349 | $11,785,251 | 150 | |
| 19 | (15) | Once Bitten | $69,774 | -51% | 85 | $821 | $9,556,315 | 38 | |
| 20 | (17) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $68,082 | -31% | 88 | $774 | $25,789,765 | 532 | |
| 21 | (20) | Fool For Love | $40,210 | +20% | 6 | $6,702 | $170,748 | 17 | |
| 22 | (19) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $33,808 | -13% | 131 | $258 | $7,582,543 | 87 | |
| 23 | (new) | Brazil | $30,099 | 1 | $30,099 | $37,593 | 5 | ||
| 24 | (21) | Runaway Train | $27,669 | -11% | 4 | $6,917 | $134,614 | 17 | |
| 25 | (new) | The Trip to Bountiful | $8,387 | 1 | $8,387 | $8,387 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (23) | Wetherby | $2,137 | -63% | 4 | $534 | $1,077,990 | 157 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $39,632,744 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | $8,445,197 | 2,232 | $68,681,860 |
| 2 | The Jewel of the Nile | $4,703,895 | 1,106 | $14,779,006 |
| 3 | Spies Like Us | $4,258,082 | 1,700 | $22,324,469 |
| 4 | Out of Africa | $3,637,290 | 922 | $3,696,534 |
| 5 | Santa Claus | $3,246,211 | 1,585 | $18,241,098 |
| 6 | White Nights | $2,757,227 | 1,047 | $14,577,537 |
| 7 | 101 Dalmatians | $2,389,226 | 1,097 | $2,389,226 |
| 8 | The Color Purple | $1,710,333 | 192 | $1,775,828 |
| 9 | Enemy Mine | $1,594,702 | 703 | $1,594,702 |
| 10 | A Chorus Line | $1,503,564 | 617 | $1,898,827 |
| 11 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $1,439,127 | 1,502 | $7,521,337 |
| 12 | Clue | $1,409,154 | 1,022 | $4,077,462 |
| 13 | Back to the Future | $905,454 | 801 | $187,167,149 |
| 14 | One Magic Christmas | $548,935 | 657 | $12,437,284 |
| 15 | King Solomon's Mines | $327,210 | 492 | $13,895,639 |
| 16 | Jagged Edge | $296,354 | 417 | $36,896,147 |
| 17 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $99,677 | 167 | $15,416,254 |
| 18 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $80,940 | 60 | $11,785,251 |
| 19 | Once Bitten | $69,774 | 85 | $9,556,315 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $68,082 | 88 | $25,789,765 |
| 21 | Fool For Love | $40,210 | 6 | $170,748 |
| 22 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $33,808 | 131 | $7,582,543 |
| 23 | Brazil | $30,099 | 1 | $37,593 |
| 24 | Runaway Train | $27,669 | 4 | $134,614 |
| 25 | The Trip to Bountiful | $8,387 | 1 | $8,387 |
| 26 | Wetherby | $2,137 | 4 | $1,077,990 |
| Reporting: 26 | $39,632,744 | total | ||