Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on August 16, 1985
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | Universal | $10,988,290 | -23% | 1,506 | -14 | $7,296 | $113,065,285 | 8 |
| 2 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | Warner Bros. | $7,277,927 | -8% | 840 | +11 | $8,664 | $15,759,772 | 4 |
| 3 | N | Volunteers | Sony/TriStar | $7,184,360 | 1,560 | $4,605 | $7,184,360 | 1 | ||
| 4 | N | The Return of the Living Dead | Orion Pictures | $6,501,602 | 1,506 | $4,317 | $6,501,602 | 1 | ||
| 5 | N | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $6,074,205 | 982 | $6,186 | $6,074,205 | 1 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Summer Rental | Paramount Pi… | $5,733,449 | -37% | 1,595 | +11 | $3,595 | $14,811,933 | 2 |
| 7 | (4) | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Warner Bros. | $4,183,474 | -36% | 1,350 | -197 | $3,099 | $42,173,196 | 4 |
| 8 | (5) | Fright Night | Sony Pictures | $3,760,001 | -40% | 1,110 | -435 | $3,387 | $19,073,731 | 3 |
| 9 | (7) | Real Genius | Sony/TriStar | $2,903,206 | -18% | 956 | -34 | $3,037 | $7,396,791 | 3 |
| 10 | (8) | Cocoon | 20th Century… | $2,899,135 | -14% | 789 | -84 | $3,674 | $64,362,981 | 9 |
| 11 | N | The Bride | Sony Pictures | $2,667,974 | 955 | $2,794 | $2,667,974 | 1 | ||
| 12 | (6) | Weird Science | Universal | $2,467,825 | -49% | 767 | -405 | $3,218 | $15,511,466 | 3 |
| 13 | (9) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | Warner Bros. | $2,357,069 | -29% | 1,006 | -96 | $2,343 | $10,581,965 | 3 |
| 14 | (11) | Silverado | Sony Pictures | $1,912,375 | -27% | 703 | -200 | $2,720 | $24,874,600 | 7 |
| 15 | (10) | The Black Cauldron | Walt Disney | $1,908,995 | -35% | 672 | -34 | $2,841 | $18,546,854 | 5 |
| 16 | (13) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Sony/TriStar | $1,616,631 | -25% | 597 | -256 | $2,708 | $142,990,656 | 14 |
| 17 | (14) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Warner Bros. | $1,305,674 | -38% | 652 | -188 | $2,003 | $34,632,204 | 7 |
| 18 | (15) | St. Elmo’s Fire | Sony Pictures | $1,105,692 | -26% | 453 | -132 | $2,441 | $31,916,208 | 8 |
| 19 | (12) | My Science Project | Walt Disney | $1,037,921 | -58% | 647 | -356 | $1,604 | $3,496,889 | 2 |
| 20 | (16) | The Emerald Forest | Avco Embassy | $781,983 | -32% | 320 | -128 | $2,444 | $19,966,430 | 8 |
| 21 | (18) | The Goonies | Warner Bros. | $723,948 | -29% | 474 | -126 | $1,527 | $60,505,102 | 11 |
| 22 | (17) | Pale Rider | Warner Bros. | $662,512 | -41% | 532 | -181 | $1,245 | $40,648,159 | 8 |
| 23 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | 20th Century… | $450,016 | -5% | 104 | -3 | $4,327 | $18,759,429 | 59 |
| 24 | (19) | Prizzi's Honor | 20th Century… | $411,482 | -27% | 178 | -45 | $2,312 | $23,961,606 | 10 |
| 25 | (22) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Island/Alive | $371,655 | +85% | 15 | +10 | $24,777 | $841,770 | 4 |
| 26 | N | American Flyers | Warner Bros. | $125,521 | 5 | $25,104 | $125,521 | 1 | ||
| 27 | (-) | Key Exchange | 20th Century… | $93,097 | 9 | $10,344 | $123,126 | 2 | ||
| 28 | (24) | Stop Making Sense | Cinecom | $59,432 | +112% | 21 | +7 | $2,830 | $4,872,216 | 44 |
| 29 | (23) | A Private Function | Island/Alive | $55,862 | -33% | 15 | -2 | $3,724 | $2,310,140 | 25 |
| 30 | (25) | The Hit | Island/Alive | $16,226 | -11% | 4 | -2 | $4,057 | $811,078 | 24 |
| 31 | (26) | Wetherby | MGM/UA Classics | $13,912 | -22% | 1 | n/c | $13,912 | $165,784 | 5 |
| 31 | $77,651,451 |