Week Domestic Box Office August 16, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $10,988,290 | -23% | 1,506 | $7,296 | $113,065,285 | 51 | |
| 2 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $7,277,927 | -8% | 840 | $8,664 | $15,759,772 | 28 | |
| 3 | (new) | Volunteers | $7,184,360 | 1,560 | $4,605 | $7,184,360 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (new) | The Return of the Living Dead | $6,501,602 | 1,506 | $4,317 | $6,501,602 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Year of the Dragon | $6,074,205 | 982 | $6,186 | $6,074,205 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Summer Rental | $5,733,449 | -37% | 1,595 | $3,595 | $14,811,933 | 14 | |
| 7 | (4) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $4,183,474 | -36% | 1,350 | $3,099 | $42,173,196 | 28 | |
| 8 | (5) | Fright Night | $3,760,001 | -40% | 1,110 | $3,387 | $19,073,731 | 21 | |
| 9 | (7) | Real Genius | $2,903,206 | -18% | 956 | $3,037 | $7,396,791 | 16 | |
| 10 | (8) | Cocoon | $2,899,135 | -14% | 789 | $3,674 | $64,362,981 | 63 | |
| 11 | (new) | The Bride | $2,667,974 | 955 | $2,794 | $2,667,974 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (6) | Weird Science | $2,467,825 | -49% | 767 | $3,218 | $15,511,466 | 21 | |
| 13 | (9) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $2,357,069 | -29% | 1,006 | $2,343 | $10,581,965 | 21 | |
| 14 | (11) | Silverado | $1,912,375 | -27% | 703 | $2,720 | $24,874,600 | 44 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Black Cauldron | $1,908,995 | -35% | 672 | $2,841 | $18,546,854 | 30 | |
| 16 | (13) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,616,631 | -25% | 597 | $2,708 | $142,990,656 | 93 | |
| 17 | (14) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $1,305,674 | -38% | 652 | $2,003 | $34,632,204 | 44 | |
| 18 | (15) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,105,692 | -26% | 453 | $2,441 | $31,916,208 | 56 | |
| 19 | (12) | My Science Project | $1,037,921 | -58% | 647 | $1,604 | $3,496,889 | 14 | |
| 20 | (16) | The Emerald Forest | $781,983 | -32% | 320 | $2,444 | $19,966,430 | 51 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Goonies | $723,948 | -29% | 474 | $1,527 | $60,505,102 | 77 | |
| 22 | (17) | Pale Rider | $662,512 | -41% | 532 | $1,245 | $40,648,159 | 56 | |
| 23 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $450,016 | -5% | 104 | $4,327 | $18,759,429 | 410 | |
| 24 | (19) | Prizzi's Honor | $411,482 | -27% | 178 | $2,312 | $23,961,606 | 70 | |
| 25 | (22) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $371,655 | +85% | 15 | $24,777 | $841,770 | 28 | |
| 26 | (new) | American Flyers | $125,521 | 5 | $25,104 | $125,521 | 7 | ||
| 27 | (-) | Key Exchange | $93,097 | 9 | $10,344 | $123,126 | 9 | ||
| 28 | (24) | Stop Making Sense | $59,432 | +112% | 21 | $2,830 | $4,872,216 | 308 | |
| 29 | (23) | A Private Function | $55,862 | -33% | 15 | $3,724 | $2,310,140 | 175 | |
| 30 | (25) | The Hit | $16,226 | -11% | 4 | $4,057 | $811,078 | 168 | |
| 31 | (26) | Wetherby | $13,912 | -22% | 1 | $13,912 | $165,784 | 35 | |
| Reporting movies: 31 | $77,651,451 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $10,988,290 | 1,506 | $113,065,285 |
| 2 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $7,277,927 | 840 | $15,759,772 |
| 3 | Volunteers | $7,184,360 | 1,560 | $7,184,360 |
| 4 | The Return of the Living Dead | $6,501,602 | 1,506 | $6,501,602 |
| 5 | Year of the Dragon | $6,074,205 | 982 | $6,074,205 |
| 6 | Summer Rental | $5,733,449 | 1,595 | $14,811,933 |
| 7 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $4,183,474 | 1,350 | $42,173,196 |
| 8 | Fright Night | $3,760,001 | 1,110 | $19,073,731 |
| 9 | Real Genius | $2,903,206 | 956 | $7,396,791 |
| 10 | Cocoon | $2,899,135 | 789 | $64,362,981 |
| 11 | The Bride | $2,667,974 | 955 | $2,667,974 |
| 12 | Weird Science | $2,467,825 | 767 | $15,511,466 |
| 13 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $2,357,069 | 1,006 | $10,581,965 |
| 14 | Silverado | $1,912,375 | 703 | $24,874,600 |
| 15 | The Black Cauldron | $1,908,995 | 672 | $18,546,854 |
| 16 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,616,631 | 597 | $142,990,656 |
| 17 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $1,305,674 | 652 | $34,632,204 |
| 18 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,105,692 | 453 | $31,916,208 |
| 19 | My Science Project | $1,037,921 | 647 | $3,496,889 |
| 20 | The Emerald Forest | $781,983 | 320 | $19,966,430 |
| 21 | The Goonies | $723,948 | 474 | $60,505,102 |
| 22 | Pale Rider | $662,512 | 532 | $40,648,159 |
| 23 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $450,016 | 104 | $18,759,429 |
| 24 | Prizzi's Honor | $411,482 | 178 | $23,961,606 |
| 25 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $371,655 | 15 | $841,770 |
| 26 | American Flyers | $125,521 | 5 | $125,521 |
| 27 | Key Exchange | $93,097 | 9 | $123,126 |
| 28 | Stop Making Sense | $59,432 | 21 | $4,872,216 |
| 29 | A Private Function | $55,862 | 15 | $2,310,140 |
| 30 | The Hit | $16,226 | 4 | $811,078 |
| 31 | Wetherby | $13,912 | 1 | $165,784 |
| Reporting: 31 | $77,651,451 | total | ||