Week Domestic Box Office August 2, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Back to the Future | $14,468,405 | -10% | 1,516 | $9,544 | $87,720,293 | 37 | |
| 2 | (1) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $11,408,105 | -43% | 1,546 | $7,379 | $31,410,743 | 14 | |
| 3 | (new) | Fright Night | $9,026,723 | 1,542 | $5,854 | $9,026,723 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Weird Science | $8,162,013 | 1,158 | $7,048 | $8,162,013 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | The Black Cauldron | $5,250,132 | -27% | 1,252 | $4,193 | $13,691,345 | 16 | |
| 6 | (new) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $4,907,005 | 1,129 | $4,346 | $4,907,005 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (5) | Cocoon | $4,174,915 | -17% | 948 | $4,404 | $58,093,954 | 49 | |
| 8 | (6) | Silverado | $3,666,811 | -24% | 1,040 | $3,526 | $20,335,541 | 30 | |
| 9 | (4) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $3,526,589 | -36% | 1,139 | $3,096 | $31,204,439 | 30 | |
| 10 | (7) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $3,097,289 | -24% | 1,024 | $3,025 | $139,218,408 | 79 | |
| 11 | (8) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $2,109,819 | -22% | 698 | $3,023 | $29,312,201 | 42 | |
| 12 | (9) | Pale Rider | $1,712,038 | -35% | 887 | $1,930 | $38,859,839 | 42 | |
| 13 | (12) | The Emerald Forest | $1,465,000 | -28% | 887 | $1,652 | $18,027,569 | 37 | |
| 14 | (13) | The Goonies | $1,227,066 | -29% | 691 | $1,776 | $58,757,874 | 63 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Heavenly Kid | $1,195,947 | -53% | 868 | $1,378 | $3,733,571 | 14 | |
| 16 | (11) | The Man With One Red Shoe | $901,078 | -64% | 426 | $2,115 | $8,300,973 | 21 | |
| 17 | (15) | Prizzi's Honor | $801,730 | -21% | 322 | $2,490 | $22,989,000 | 56 | |
| 18 | (16) | A View to a Kill | $531,618 | -12% | 318 | $1,672 | $49,448,989 | 77 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $468,075 | +0% | 107 | $4,375 | $17,837,644 | 396 | |
| 20 | (19) | Desperately Seeking Susan | $167,294 | -20% | 119 | $1,406 | $27,337,973 | 133 | |
| 21 | (21) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $160,373 | +47% | 3 | $53,458 | $269,151 | 14 | |
| 22 | (20) | Red Sonja | $152,149 | -22% | 199 | $765 | $6,851,541 | 42 | |
| 23 | (18) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $144,556 | -66% | 18 | $8,031 | $564,958 | 14 | |
| 24 | (14) | The Legend of Billie Jean | $110,000 | -90% | 190 | $579 | $3,036,000 | 21 | |
| 25 | (25) | A Private Function | $82,339 | +44% | 20 | $4,117 | $2,171,370 | 161 | |
| 26 | (23) | Amadeus | $65,088 | -16% | 43 | $1,514 | $51,509,085 | 324 | |
| 27 | (24) | Stop Making Sense | $55,780 | -5% | 20 | $2,789 | $4,784,735 | 294 | |
| 28 | (26) | Wetherby | $34,051 | -17% | 2 | $17,026 | $134,052 | 21 | |
| 29 | (22) | Secret Admirer | $28,018 | -70% | 50 | $560 | $8,608,639 | 56 | |
| 30 | (27) | The Hit | $14,814 | +10% | 6 | $2,469 | $776,563 | 154 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $79,114,820 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $14,468,405 | 1,516 | $87,720,293 |
| 2 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $11,408,105 | 1,546 | $31,410,743 |
| 3 | Fright Night | $9,026,723 | 1,542 | $9,026,723 |
| 4 | Weird Science | $8,162,013 | 1,158 | $8,162,013 |
| 5 | The Black Cauldron | $5,250,132 | 1,252 | $13,691,345 |
| 6 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $4,907,005 | 1,129 | $4,907,005 |
| 7 | Cocoon | $4,174,915 | 948 | $58,093,954 |
| 8 | Silverado | $3,666,811 | 1,040 | $20,335,541 |
| 9 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $3,526,589 | 1,139 | $31,204,439 |
| 10 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $3,097,289 | 1,024 | $139,218,408 |
| 11 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $2,109,819 | 698 | $29,312,201 |
| 12 | Pale Rider | $1,712,038 | 887 | $38,859,839 |
| 13 | The Emerald Forest | $1,465,000 | 887 | $18,027,569 |
| 14 | The Goonies | $1,227,066 | 691 | $58,757,874 |
| 15 | The Heavenly Kid | $1,195,947 | 868 | $3,733,571 |
| 16 | The Man With One Red Shoe | $901,078 | 426 | $8,300,973 |
| 17 | Prizzi's Honor | $801,730 | 322 | $22,989,000 |
| 18 | A View to a Kill | $531,618 | 318 | $49,448,989 |
| 19 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $468,075 | 107 | $17,837,644 |
| 20 | Desperately Seeking Susan | $167,294 | 119 | $27,337,973 |
| 21 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $160,373 | 3 | $269,151 |
| 22 | Red Sonja | $152,149 | 199 | $6,851,541 |
| 23 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $144,556 | 18 | $564,958 |
| 24 | The Legend of Billie Jean | $110,000 | 190 | $3,036,000 |
| 25 | A Private Function | $82,339 | 20 | $2,171,370 |
| 26 | Amadeus | $65,088 | 43 | $51,509,085 |
| 27 | Stop Making Sense | $55,780 | 20 | $4,784,735 |
| 28 | Wetherby | $34,051 | 2 | $134,052 |
| 29 | Secret Admirer | $28,018 | 50 | $8,608,639 |
| 30 | The Hit | $14,814 | 6 | $776,563 |
| Reporting: 30 | $79,114,820 | total | ||