Weekend Domestic Box Office December 27, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Rocky IV | $10,755,123 | +27% | 2,253 | $4,774 | $86,484,701 | 33 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Jewel of the Nile | $8,014,851 | +70% | 1,490 | $5,379 | $27,596,226 | 19 | |
| 3 | (3) | Spies Like Us | $7,019,259 | +65% | 1,700 | $4,129 | $33,567,914 | 24 | |
| 4 | (4) | Out of Africa | $6,504,397 | +79% | 922 | $7,055 | $14,162,371 | 12 | |
| 5 | (7) | 101 Dalmatians | $5,715,836 | +139% | 1,180 | $4,844 | $11,057,464 | 9,105 | |
| 6 | (6) | White Nights | $4,812,642 | +75% | 1,057 | $4,553 | $22,335,509 | 38 | |
| 7 | (8) | The Color Purple | $3,162,958 | +85% | 202 | $15,658 | $7,108,801 | 12 | |
| 8 | (10) | A Chorus Line | $2,458,429 | +64% | 666 | $3,691 | $5,970,853 | 20 | |
| 9 | (11) | Young Sherlock Holmes | $2,263,049 | +57% | 1,502 | $1,507 | $11,352,478 | 26 | |
| 10 | (12) | Clue | $2,140,220 | +52% | 1,022 | $2,094 | $7,625,942 | 17 | |
| 11 | (9) | Enemy Mine | $1,970,075 | +24% | 713 | $2,763 | $4,993,731 | 10 | |
| 12 | (13) | Back to the Future | $1,859,848 | +105% | 911 | $2,042 | $189,933,741 | 180 | |
| 13 | (5) | Santa Claus | $1,568,800 | -52% | 1,480 | $1,060 | $22,463,748 | 31 | |
| 14 | (-) | Twice in a Lifetime | $922,040 | 176 | $5,239 | $1,178,822 | 68 | ||
| 15 | (16) | Jagged Edge | $535,087 | +81% | 442 | $1,211 | $37,716,980 | 87 | |
| 16 | (15) | King Solomon's Mines | $387,412 | +18% | 406 | $954 | $14,383,051 | 38 | |
| 17 | (14) | One Magic Christmas | $354,836 | -35% | 694 | $511 | $13,229,514 | 38 | |
| 18 | (-) | Ran | $222,525 | 17 | $13,090 | $389,377 | 10 | ||
| 19 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $166,235 | +144% | 85 | $1,956 | $26,048,439 | 539 | |
| 20 | (17) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $149,807 | +50% | 185 | $810 | $15,646,849 | 59 | |
| 21 | (18) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $137,100 | +69% | 60 | $2,285 | $11,973,591 | 157 | |
| 22 | (19) | Once Bitten | $122,434 | +75% | 102 | $1,200 | $9,710,212 | 45 | |
| 23 | (21) | Fool For Love | $84,598 | +110% | 11 | $7,691 | $291,024 | 24 | |
| 24 | (22) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $79,836 | +136% | 214 | $373 | $7,697,070 | 94 | |
| 25 | (23) | Brazil | $56,263 | +87% | 2 | $28,132 | $143,181 | 12 | |
| 26 | (new) | Revolution | $52,755 | 4 | $13,189 | $86,551 | 5 | ||
| 27 | (new) | Murphy's Romance | $47,906 | 2 | $23,953 | $69,361 | 5 | ||
| 28 | (24) | Runaway Train | $45,628 | +65% | 4 | $11,407 | $208,649 | 24 | |
| 29 | (26) | Wetherby | $1,907 | -11% | 4 | $477 | $1,080,306 | 164 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $61,611,856 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | $10,755,123 | 2,253 | $86,484,701 |
| 2 | The Jewel of the Nile | $8,014,851 | 1,490 | $27,596,226 |
| 3 | Spies Like Us | $7,019,259 | 1,700 | $33,567,914 |
| 4 | Out of Africa | $6,504,397 | 922 | $14,162,371 |
| 5 | 101 Dalmatians | $5,715,836 | 1,180 | $11,057,464 |
| 6 | White Nights | $4,812,642 | 1,057 | $22,335,509 |
| 7 | The Color Purple | $3,162,958 | 202 | $7,108,801 |
| 8 | A Chorus Line | $2,458,429 | 666 | $5,970,853 |
| 9 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $2,263,049 | 1,502 | $11,352,478 |
| 10 | Clue | $2,140,220 | 1,022 | $7,625,942 |
| 11 | Enemy Mine | $1,970,075 | 713 | $4,993,731 |
| 12 | Back to the Future | $1,859,848 | 911 | $189,933,741 |
| 13 | Santa Claus | $1,568,800 | 1,480 | $22,463,748 |
| 14 | Twice in a Lifetime | $922,040 | 176 | $1,178,822 |
| 15 | Jagged Edge | $535,087 | 442 | $37,716,980 |
| 16 | King Solomon's Mines | $387,412 | 406 | $14,383,051 |
| 17 | One Magic Christmas | $354,836 | 694 | $13,229,514 |
| 18 | Ran | $222,525 | 17 | $389,377 |
| 19 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $166,235 | 85 | $26,048,439 |
| 20 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $149,807 | 185 | $15,646,849 |
| 21 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $137,100 | 60 | $11,973,591 |
| 22 | Once Bitten | $122,434 | 102 | $9,710,212 |
| 23 | Fool For Love | $84,598 | 11 | $291,024 |
| 24 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $79,836 | 214 | $7,697,070 |
| 25 | Brazil | $56,263 | 2 | $143,181 |
| 26 | Revolution | $52,755 | 4 | $86,551 |
| 27 | Murphy's Romance | $47,906 | 2 | $69,361 |
| 28 | Runaway Train | $45,628 | 4 | $208,649 |
| 29 | Wetherby | $1,907 | 4 | $1,080,306 |
| Reporting: 29 | $61,611,856 | total | ||