Week Domestic Box Office August 9, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $14,356,702 | -1% | 1,520 | $9,445 | $102,076,995 | 44 | |
| 2 | (new) | Summer Rental | $9,078,484 | 1,584 | $5,731 | $9,078,484 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (23) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $7,916,887 | +5,377% | 829 | $9,550 | $8,481,845 | 21 | |
| 4 | (2) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $6,578,979 | -42% | 1,547 | $4,253 | $37,989,722 | 21 | |
| 5 | (3) | Fright Night | $6,287,007 | -30% | 1,545 | $4,069 | $15,313,730 | 14 | |
| 6 | (4) | Weird Science | $4,881,628 | -40% | 1,172 | $4,165 | $13,043,641 | 14 | |
| 7 | (-) | Real Genius | $3,557,180 | 990 | $3,593 | $4,493,585 | 9 | ||
| 8 | (7) | Cocoon | $3,369,892 | -19% | 873 | $3,860 | $61,463,846 | 56 | |
| 9 | (6) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $3,317,891 | -32% | 1,102 | $3,011 | $8,224,896 | 14 | |
| 10 | (5) | The Black Cauldron | $2,946,514 | -44% | 706 | $4,174 | $16,637,859 | 23 | |
| 11 | (8) | Silverado | $2,626,684 | -28% | 903 | $2,909 | $22,962,225 | 37 | |
| 12 | (new) | My Science Project | $2,458,968 | 1,003 | $2,452 | $2,458,968 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (10) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $2,155,617 | -30% | 853 | $2,527 | $141,374,025 | 86 | |
| 14 | (9) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $2,122,091 | -40% | 840 | $2,526 | $33,326,530 | 37 | |
| 15 | (11) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,498,315 | -29% | 585 | $2,561 | $30,810,516 | 49 | |
| 16 | (13) | The Emerald Forest | $1,156,878 | -21% | 448 | $2,582 | $19,184,447 | 44 | |
| 17 | (12) | Pale Rider | $1,125,808 | -34% | 713 | $1,579 | $39,985,647 | 49 | |
| 18 | (14) | The Goonies | $1,023,280 | -17% | 600 | $1,705 | $59,781,154 | 70 | |
| 19 | (17) | Prizzi's Honor | $561,124 | -30% | 223 | $2,516 | $23,550,124 | 63 | |
| 20 | (19) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $471,769 | +1% | 107 | $4,409 | $18,309,413 | 403 | |
| 21 | (16) | The Man With One Red Shoe | $259,577 | -71% | 166 | $1,564 | $8,560,550 | 28 | |
| 22 | (21) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $200,964 | +25% | 5 | $40,193 | $470,115 | 21 | |
| 23 | (25) | A Private Function | $82,908 | +1% | 17 | $4,877 | $2,254,278 | 168 | |
| 24 | (27) | Stop Making Sense | $28,049 | -50% | 14 | $2,004 | $4,812,784 | 301 | |
| 25 | (30) | The Hit | $18,289 | +23% | 6 | $3,048 | $794,852 | 161 | |
| 26 | (28) | Wetherby | $17,820 | -48% | 1 | $17,820 | $151,872 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $78,099,305 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $14,356,702 | 1,520 | $102,076,995 |
| 2 | Summer Rental | $9,078,484 | 1,584 | $9,078,484 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $7,916,887 | 829 | $8,481,845 |
| 4 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $6,578,979 | 1,547 | $37,989,722 |
| 5 | Fright Night | $6,287,007 | 1,545 | $15,313,730 |
| 6 | Weird Science | $4,881,628 | 1,172 | $13,043,641 |
| 7 | Real Genius | $3,557,180 | 990 | $4,493,585 |
| 8 | Cocoon | $3,369,892 | 873 | $61,463,846 |
| 9 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $3,317,891 | 1,102 | $8,224,896 |
| 10 | The Black Cauldron | $2,946,514 | 706 | $16,637,859 |
| 11 | Silverado | $2,626,684 | 903 | $22,962,225 |
| 12 | My Science Project | $2,458,968 | 1,003 | $2,458,968 |
| 13 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $2,155,617 | 853 | $141,374,025 |
| 14 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $2,122,091 | 840 | $33,326,530 |
| 15 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,498,315 | 585 | $30,810,516 |
| 16 | The Emerald Forest | $1,156,878 | 448 | $19,184,447 |
| 17 | Pale Rider | $1,125,808 | 713 | $39,985,647 |
| 18 | The Goonies | $1,023,280 | 600 | $59,781,154 |
| 19 | Prizzi's Honor | $561,124 | 223 | $23,550,124 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $471,769 | 107 | $18,309,413 |
| 21 | The Man With One Red Shoe | $259,577 | 166 | $8,560,550 |
| 22 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $200,964 | 5 | $470,115 |
| 23 | A Private Function | $82,908 | 17 | $2,254,278 |
| 24 | Stop Making Sense | $28,049 | 14 | $4,812,784 |
| 25 | The Hit | $18,289 | 6 | $794,852 |
| 26 | Wetherby | $17,820 | 1 | $151,872 |
| Reporting: 26 | $78,099,305 | total | ||