Week Domestic Box Office August 23, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $10,639,465 | -3% | 1,523 | $6,986 | $123,704,750 | 58 | |
| 2 | (new) | Teen Wolf | $9,682,539 | 1,416 | $6,838 | $9,682,539 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $5,965,794 | -18% | 892 | $6,688 | $21,725,566 | 35 | |
| 4 | (3) | Volunteers | $4,309,142 | -40% | 1,468 | $2,935 | $11,493,502 | 14 | |
| 5 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | $4,210,097 | -31% | 970 | $4,340 | $10,284,302 | 14 | |
| 6 | (4) | The Return of the Living Dead | $3,919,698 | -40% | 1,500 | $2,613 | $10,421,300 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | Summer Rental | $3,460,125 | -40% | 1,231 | $2,811 | $18,272,058 | 21 | |
| 8 | (10) | Cocoon | $3,042,066 | +5% | 774 | $3,930 | $67,405,047 | 70 | |
| 9 | (7) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $2,533,475 | -39% | 1,082 | $2,341 | $44,706,671 | 35 | |
| 10 | (8) | Fright Night | $2,031,673 | -46% | 828 | $2,454 | $21,105,404 | 28 | |
| 11 | (9) | Real Genius | $1,670,893 | -42% | 609 | $2,744 | $9,067,684 | 23 | |
| 12 | (13) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,636,150 | -31% | 991 | $1,651 | $12,218,115 | 28 | |
| 13 | (16) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,578,130 | -2% | 647 | $2,439 | $144,568,786 | 100 | |
| 14 | (14) | Silverado | $1,575,299 | -18% | 654 | $2,409 | $26,449,899 | 51 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Black Cauldron | $1,488,323 | -22% | 609 | $2,444 | $20,035,177 | 37 | |
| 16 | (new) | Warning Sign | $1,098,794 | 421 | $2,610 | $1,098,794 | 7 | ||
| 17 | (18) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $835,502 | -24% | 390 | $2,142 | $32,751,710 | 63 | |
| 18 | (17) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $811,697 | -38% | 580 | $1,399 | $35,443,901 | 51 | |
| 19 | (new) | Godzilla 1985 | $703,759 | 235 | $2,995 | $703,759 | 7 | ||
| 20 | (25) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $596,431 | +60% | 21 | $28,401 | $1,438,201 | 35 | |
| 21 | (23) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $559,380 | +24% | 107 | $5,228 | $19,318,809 | 417 | |
| 22 | (new) | The Protector | $505,558 | 89 | $5,680 | $505,558 | 7 | ||
| 23 | (20) | The Emerald Forest | $504,619 | -35% | 253 | $1,995 | $20,471,049 | 58 | |
| 24 | (24) | Prizzi's Honor | $485,922 | +18% | 164 | $2,963 | $24,447,528 | 77 | |
| 25 | (21) | The Goonies | $469,214 | -35% | 351 | $1,337 | $60,974,316 | 84 | |
| 26 | (22) | Pale Rider | $440,845 | -33% | 415 | $1,062 | $41,089,004 | 63 | |
| 27 | (19) | My Science Project | $240,217 | -77% | 119 | $2,019 | $3,737,106 | 21 | |
| 28 | (26) | American Flyers | $209,100 | +67% | 20 | $10,455 | $334,621 | 14 | |
| 29 | (new) | Better Off Dead... | $76,198 | 13 | $5,861 | $76,198 | 7 | ||
| 30 | (27) | Key Exchange | $72,312 | -22% | 9 | $8,035 | $195,438 | 16 | |
| 31 | (31) | Wetherby | $71,665 | +415% | 6 | $11,944 | $237,449 | 42 | |
| 32 | (29) | A Private Function | $53,188 | -5% | 15 | $3,546 | $2,363,328 | 182 | |
| 33 | (30) | The Hit | $17,148 | +6% | 4 | $4,287 | $828,226 | 175 | |
| Reporting movies: 33 | $65,494,418 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $10,639,465 | 1,523 | $123,704,750 |
| 2 | Teen Wolf | $9,682,539 | 1,416 | $9,682,539 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $5,965,794 | 892 | $21,725,566 |
| 4 | Volunteers | $4,309,142 | 1,468 | $11,493,502 |
| 5 | Year of the Dragon | $4,210,097 | 970 | $10,284,302 |
| 6 | The Return of the Living Dead | $3,919,698 | 1,500 | $10,421,300 |
| 7 | Summer Rental | $3,460,125 | 1,231 | $18,272,058 |
| 8 | Cocoon | $3,042,066 | 774 | $67,405,047 |
| 9 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $2,533,475 | 1,082 | $44,706,671 |
| 10 | Fright Night | $2,031,673 | 828 | $21,105,404 |
| 11 | Real Genius | $1,670,893 | 609 | $9,067,684 |
| 12 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $1,636,150 | 991 | $12,218,115 |
| 13 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,578,130 | 647 | $144,568,786 |
| 14 | Silverado | $1,575,299 | 654 | $26,449,899 |
| 15 | The Black Cauldron | $1,488,323 | 609 | $20,035,177 |
| 16 | Warning Sign | $1,098,794 | 421 | $1,098,794 |
| 17 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $835,502 | 390 | $32,751,710 |
| 18 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $811,697 | 580 | $35,443,901 |
| 19 | Godzilla 1985 | $703,759 | 235 | $703,759 |
| 20 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $596,431 | 21 | $1,438,201 |
| 21 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $559,380 | 107 | $19,318,809 |
| 22 | The Protector | $505,558 | 89 | $505,558 |
| 23 | The Emerald Forest | $504,619 | 253 | $20,471,049 |
| 24 | Prizzi's Honor | $485,922 | 164 | $24,447,528 |
| 25 | The Goonies | $469,214 | 351 | $60,974,316 |
| 26 | Pale Rider | $440,845 | 415 | $41,089,004 |
| 27 | My Science Project | $240,217 | 119 | $3,737,106 |
| 28 | American Flyers | $209,100 | 20 | $334,621 |
| 29 | Better Off Dead... | $76,198 | 13 | $76,198 |
| 30 | Key Exchange | $72,312 | 9 | $195,438 |
| 31 | Wetherby | $71,665 | 6 | $237,449 |
| 32 | A Private Function | $53,188 | 15 | $2,363,328 |
| 33 | The Hit | $17,148 | 4 | $828,226 |
| Reporting: 33 | $65,494,418 | total | ||