Week Domestic Box Office August 30, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $9,563,053 | -10% | 1,550 | $6,170 | $133,267,803 | 65 | |
| 2 | (2) | Teen Wolf | $5,311,426 | -45% | 1,425 | $3,727 | $14,993,965 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,711,380 | -21% | 894 | $5,270 | $26,436,946 | 42 | |
| 4 | (new) | American Ninja | $3,972,657 | 672 | $5,912 | $3,972,657 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Compromising Positions | $3,650,877 | 570 | $6,405 | $3,650,877 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (4) | Volunteers | $3,484,941 | -19% | 1,123 | $3,103 | $14,978,443 | 21 | |
| 7 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | $3,151,939 | -25% | 834 | $3,779 | $13,436,241 | 21 | |
| 8 | (-) | Gremlins | $2,788,927 | 1,174 | $2,376 | $150,682,580 | 455 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Summer Rental | $2,271,083 | -34% | 953 | $2,383 | $20,543,141 | 28 | |
| 10 | (8) | Cocoon | $2,240,737 | -26% | 882 | $2,541 | $69,645,784 | 77 | |
| 11 | (-) | Ghostbusters | $2,129,119 | 888 | $2,398 | $222,348,464 | 455 | ||
| 12 | (9) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $2,073,615 | -18% | 994 | $2,086 | $46,780,286 | 42 | |
| 13 | (6) | The Return of the Living Dead | $2,052,868 | -48% | 945 | $2,172 | $12,474,168 | 21 | |
| 14 | (13) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,442,952 | -9% | 672 | $2,147 | $146,011,738 | 107 | |
| 15 | (14) | Silverado | $1,371,696 | -13% | 594 | $2,309 | $27,821,595 | 58 | |
| 16 | (19) | Godzilla 1985 | $1,309,188 | +86% | 386 | $3,392 | $2,012,947 | 14 | |
| 17 | (10) | Fright Night | $1,290,002 | -37% | 536 | $2,407 | $22,395,406 | 35 | |
| 18 | (11) | Real Genius | $1,221,401 | -27% | 480 | $2,545 | $10,289,085 | 30 | |
| 19 | (-) | Day of the Dead | $1,169,058 | 161 | $7,261 | $3,925,162 | 65 | ||
| 20 | (12) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $983,868 | -40% | 830 | $1,185 | $13,201,983 | 35 | |
| 21 | (23) | The Emerald Forest | $909,336 | +80% | 331 | $2,747 | $21,380,385 | 65 | |
| 22 | (17) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $849,284 | +2% | 402 | $2,113 | $33,600,994 | 70 | |
| 23 | (15) | The Black Cauldron | $724,386 | -51% | 574 | $1,262 | $20,759,563 | 44 | |
| 24 | (20) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $705,595 | +18% | 24 | $29,400 | $2,143,796 | 42 | |
| 25 | (21) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $444,774 | -20% | 123 | $3,616 | $19,763,583 | 424 | |
| 26 | (16) | Warning Sign | $321,960 | -71% | 241 | $1,336 | $1,420,754 | 14 | |
| 27 | (24) | Prizzi's Honor | $306,823 | -37% | 158 | $1,942 | $24,754,351 | 84 | |
| 28 | (22) | The Protector | $209,126 | -59% | 60 | $3,485 | $714,684 | 14 | |
| 29 | (28) | American Flyers | $176,206 | -16% | 17 | $10,365 | $510,827 | 21 | |
| 30 | (27) | My Science Project | $130,416 | -46% | 81 | $1,610 | $3,867,522 | 28 | |
| 31 | (31) | Wetherby | $90,936 | +27% | 10 | $9,094 | $328,385 | 49 | |
| 32 | (29) | Better Off Dead... | $70,015 | -8% | 13 | $5,386 | $146,213 | 14 | |
| 33 | (30) | Key Exchange | $55,958 | -23% | 9 | $6,218 | $251,396 | 23 | |
| 34 | (32) | A Private Function | $46,046 | -13% | 15 | $3,070 | $2,409,374 | 189 | |
| 35 | (33) | The Hit | $34,584 | +102% | 6 | $5,764 | $862,810 | 182 | |
| Reporting movies: 35 | $61,266,232 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $9,563,053 | 1,550 | $133,267,803 |
| 2 | Teen Wolf | $5,311,426 | 1,425 | $14,993,965 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $4,711,380 | 894 | $26,436,946 |
| 4 | American Ninja | $3,972,657 | 672 | $3,972,657 |
| 5 | Compromising Positions | $3,650,877 | 570 | $3,650,877 |
| 6 | Volunteers | $3,484,941 | 1,123 | $14,978,443 |
| 7 | Year of the Dragon | $3,151,939 | 834 | $13,436,241 |
| 8 | Gremlins | $2,788,927 | 1,174 | $150,682,580 |
| 9 | Summer Rental | $2,271,083 | 953 | $20,543,141 |
| 10 | Cocoon | $2,240,737 | 882 | $69,645,784 |
| 11 | Ghostbusters | $2,129,119 | 888 | $222,348,464 |
| 12 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $2,073,615 | 994 | $46,780,286 |
| 13 | The Return of the Living Dead | $2,052,868 | 945 | $12,474,168 |
| 14 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,442,952 | 672 | $146,011,738 |
| 15 | Silverado | $1,371,696 | 594 | $27,821,595 |
| 16 | Godzilla 1985 | $1,309,188 | 386 | $2,012,947 |
| 17 | Fright Night | $1,290,002 | 536 | $22,395,406 |
| 18 | Real Genius | $1,221,401 | 480 | $10,289,085 |
| 19 | Day of the Dead | $1,169,058 | 161 | $3,925,162 |
| 20 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $983,868 | 830 | $13,201,983 |
| 21 | The Emerald Forest | $909,336 | 331 | $21,380,385 |
| 22 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $849,284 | 402 | $33,600,994 |
| 23 | The Black Cauldron | $724,386 | 574 | $20,759,563 |
| 24 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $705,595 | 24 | $2,143,796 |
| 25 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $444,774 | 123 | $19,763,583 |
| 26 | Warning Sign | $321,960 | 241 | $1,420,754 |
| 27 | Prizzi's Honor | $306,823 | 158 | $24,754,351 |
| 28 | The Protector | $209,126 | 60 | $714,684 |
| 29 | American Flyers | $176,206 | 17 | $510,827 |
| 30 | My Science Project | $130,416 | 81 | $3,867,522 |
| 31 | Wetherby | $90,936 | 10 | $328,385 |
| 32 | Better Off Dead... | $70,015 | 13 | $146,213 |
| 33 | Key Exchange | $55,958 | 9 | $251,396 |
| 34 | A Private Function | $46,046 | 15 | $2,409,374 |
| 35 | The Hit | $34,584 | 6 | $862,810 |
| Reporting: 35 | $61,266,232 | total | ||