Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on August 23, 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 | $10,639,465 | -3% | 1,523 | +17 | $6,986 | $123,704,750 | 9 |
| 2 | N | Teen Wolf | Atlantic | $9,682,539 | 1,416 | $6,838 | $9,682,539 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | Warner Bros. | $5,965,794 | -18% | 892 | +52 | $6,688 | $21,725,566 | 5 |
| 4 | (3) | Volunteers | Sony/TriStar | $4,309,142 | -40% | 1,468 | -92 | $2,935 | $11,493,502 | 2 |
| 5 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $4,210,097 | -31% | 970 | -12 | $4,340 | $10,284,302 | 2 |
| 6 | (4) | The Return of the Living Dead | Orion Pictures | $3,919,698 | -40% | 1,500 | -6 | $2,613 | $10,421,300 | 2 |
| 7 | (6) | Summer Rental | Paramount Pi… | $3,460,125 | -40% | 1,231 | -364 | $2,811 | $18,272,058 | 3 |
| 8 | (10) | Cocoon | 20th Century… | $3,042,066 | +5% | 774 | -15 | $3,930 | $67,405,047 | 10 |
| 9 | (7) | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Warner Bros. | $2,533,475 | -39% | 1,082 | -268 | $2,341 | $44,706,671 | 5 |
| 10 | (8) | Fright Night | Sony Pictures | $2,031,673 | -46% | 828 | -282 | $2,454 | $21,105,404 | 4 |
| 11 | (9) | Real Genius | Sony/TriStar | $1,670,893 | -42% | 609 | -347 | $2,744 | $9,067,684 | 4 |
| 12 | (13) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | Warner Bros. | $1,636,150 | -31% | 991 | -15 | $1,651 | $12,218,115 | 4 |
| 13 | (16) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Sony/TriStar | $1,578,130 | -2% | 647 | +50 | $2,439 | $144,568,786 | 15 |
| 14 | (14) | Silverado | Sony Pictures | $1,575,299 | -18% | 654 | -49 | $2,409 | $26,449,899 | 8 |
| 15 | (15) | The Black Cauldron | Walt Disney | $1,488,323 | -22% | 609 | -63 | $2,444 | $20,035,177 | 6 |
| 16 | N | Warning Sign | 20th Century… | $1,098,794 | 421 | $2,610 | $1,098,794 | 1 | ||
| 17 | (18) | St. Elmo’s Fire | Sony Pictures | $835,502 | -24% | 390 | -63 | $2,142 | $32,751,710 | 9 |
| 18 | (17) | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Warner Bros. | $811,697 | -38% | 580 | -72 | $1,399 | $35,443,901 | 8 |
| 19 | N | Godzilla 1985 | New World | $703,759 | 235 | $2,995 | $703,759 | 1 | ||
| 20 | (25) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Island/Alive | $596,431 | +60% | 21 | +6 | $28,401 | $1,438,201 | 5 |
| 21 | (23) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | 20th Century… | $559,380 | +24% | 107 | +3 | $5,228 | $19,318,809 | 60 |
| 22 | N | The Protector | Warner Bros. | $505,558 | 89 | $5,680 | $505,558 | 1 | ||
| 23 | (20) | The Emerald Forest | Avco Embassy | $504,619 | -35% | 253 | -67 | $1,995 | $20,471,049 | 9 |
| 24 | (24) | Prizzi's Honor | 20th Century… | $485,922 | +18% | 164 | -14 | $2,963 | $24,447,528 | 11 |
| 25 | (21) | The Goonies | Warner Bros. | $469,214 | -35% | 351 | -123 | $1,337 | $60,974,316 | 12 |
| 26 | (22) | Pale Rider | Warner Bros. | $440,845 | -33% | 415 | -117 | $1,062 | $41,089,004 | 9 |
| 27 | (19) | My Science Project | Walt Disney | $240,217 | -77% | 119 | -528 | $2,019 | $3,737,106 | 3 |
| 28 | (26) | American Flyers | Warner Bros. | $209,100 | +67% | 20 | +15 | $10,455 | $334,621 | 2 |
| 29 | N | Better Off Dead... | Warner Bros. | $76,198 | 13 | $5,861 | $76,198 | 1 | ||
| 30 | (27) | Key Exchange | 20th Century… | $72,312 | -22% | 9 | n/c | $8,035 | $195,438 | 3 |
| 31 | (31) | Wetherby | MGM/UA Classics | $71,665 | +415% | 6 | +5 | $11,944 | $237,449 | 6 |
| 32 | (29) | A Private Function | Island/Alive | $53,188 | -5% | 15 | n/c | $3,546 | $2,363,328 | 26 |
| 33 | (30) | The Hit | Island/Alive | $17,148 | +6% | 4 | n/c | $4,287 | $828,226 | 25 |
| 33 | $65,494,418 |