Week Domestic Box Office September 6, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $7,616,860 | -20% | 1,519 | $5,014 | $140,884,663 | 72 | |
| 2 | (2) | Teen Wolf | $4,916,440 | -7% | 1,324 | $3,713 | $19,910,405 | 21 | |
| 3 | (5) | Compromising Positions | $2,751,040 | -25% | 572 | $4,810 | $6,401,917 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,715,447 | -42% | 888 | $3,058 | $29,152,393 | 49 | |
| 5 | (7) | Year of the Dragon | $1,990,439 | -37% | 796 | $2,501 | $15,426,680 | 28 | |
| 6 | (4) | American Ninja | $1,971,630 | -50% | 672 | $2,934 | $5,944,287 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | Volunteers | $1,799,532 | -48% | 999 | $1,801 | $16,777,975 | 28 | |
| 8 | (10) | Cocoon | $1,790,260 | -20% | 788 | $2,272 | $71,436,044 | 84 | |
| 9 | (15) | Silverado | $1,593,089 | +16% | 725 | $2,197 | $29,414,684 | 65 | |
| 10 | (9) | Summer Rental | $1,332,806 | -41% | 781 | $1,707 | $21,875,947 | 35 | |
| 11 | (22) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,244,826 | +47% | 710 | $1,753 | $34,845,820 | 77 | |
| 12 | (12) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $1,217,391 | -41% | 855 | $1,424 | $47,997,677 | 49 | |
| 13 | (13) | The Return of the Living Dead | $1,135,289 | -45% | 690 | $1,645 | $13,609,457 | 28 | |
| 14 | (17) | Fright Night | $1,105,029 | -14% | 608 | $1,817 | $23,500,435 | 42 | |
| 15 | (18) | Real Genius | $834,783 | -32% | 511 | $1,634 | $11,123,868 | 37 | |
| 16 | (21) | The Emerald Forest | $780,521 | -14% | 461 | $1,693 | $22,160,906 | 72 | |
| 17 | (14) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $717,411 | -50% | 446 | $1,609 | $146,729,149 | 114 | |
| 18 | (24) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $705,394 | 0% | 48 | $14,696 | $2,849,190 | 49 | |
| 19 | (27) | Prizzi's Honor | $524,041 | +71% | 344 | $1,523 | $25,278,392 | 91 | |
| 20 | (25) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $438,252 | -1% | 136 | $3,222 | $20,201,835 | 431 | |
| 21 | (-) | Dance With a Stranger | $383,992 | 17 | $22,588 | $725,707 | 35 | ||
| 22 | (20) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $354,000 | -64% | 595 | $595 | $13,555,983 | 42 | |
| 23 | (23) | The Black Cauldron | $258,983 | -64% | 263 | $985 | $21,018,546 | 51 | |
| 24 | (19) | Day of the Dead | $206,462 | -82% | 115 | $1,795 | $4,131,624 | 72 | |
| 25 | (31) | Wetherby | $116,297 | +28% | 17 | $6,841 | $444,682 | 56 | |
| 26 | (29) | American Flyers | $113,898 | -35% | 16 | $7,119 | $624,725 | 28 | |
| 27 | (26) | Warning Sign | $76,992 | -76% | 46 | $1,674 | $1,497,746 | 21 | |
| 28 | (28) | The Protector | $67,152 | -68% | 14 | $4,797 | $781,836 | 21 | |
| 29 | (33) | Key Exchange | $50,000 | -11% | 7 | $7,143 | $301,396 | 30 | |
| 30 | (32) | Better Off Dead... | $33,628 | -52% | 11 | $3,057 | $179,841 | 21 | |
| 31 | (34) | A Private Function | $29,126 | -37% | 11 | $2,648 | $2,438,500 | 196 | |
| 32 | (new) | Joshua Then and Now | $23,931 | 1 | $23,931 | $23,931 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 32 | $38,894,941 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $7,616,860 | 1,519 | $140,884,663 |
| 2 | Teen Wolf | $4,916,440 | 1,324 | $19,910,405 |
| 3 | Compromising Positions | $2,751,040 | 572 | $6,401,917 |
| 4 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,715,447 | 888 | $29,152,393 |
| 5 | Year of the Dragon | $1,990,439 | 796 | $15,426,680 |
| 6 | American Ninja | $1,971,630 | 672 | $5,944,287 |
| 7 | Volunteers | $1,799,532 | 999 | $16,777,975 |
| 8 | Cocoon | $1,790,260 | 788 | $71,436,044 |
| 9 | Silverado | $1,593,089 | 725 | $29,414,684 |
| 10 | Summer Rental | $1,332,806 | 781 | $21,875,947 |
| 11 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,244,826 | 710 | $34,845,820 |
| 12 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $1,217,391 | 855 | $47,997,677 |
| 13 | The Return of the Living Dead | $1,135,289 | 690 | $13,609,457 |
| 14 | Fright Night | $1,105,029 | 608 | $23,500,435 |
| 15 | Real Genius | $834,783 | 511 | $11,123,868 |
| 16 | The Emerald Forest | $780,521 | 461 | $22,160,906 |
| 17 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $717,411 | 446 | $146,729,149 |
| 18 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $705,394 | 48 | $2,849,190 |
| 19 | Prizzi's Honor | $524,041 | 344 | $25,278,392 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $438,252 | 136 | $20,201,835 |
| 21 | Dance With a Stranger | $383,992 | 17 | $725,707 |
| 22 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $354,000 | 595 | $13,555,983 |
| 23 | The Black Cauldron | $258,983 | 263 | $21,018,546 |
| 24 | Day of the Dead | $206,462 | 115 | $4,131,624 |
| 25 | Wetherby | $116,297 | 17 | $444,682 |
| 26 | American Flyers | $113,898 | 16 | $624,725 |
| 27 | Warning Sign | $76,992 | 46 | $1,497,746 |
| 28 | The Protector | $67,152 | 14 | $781,836 |
| 29 | Key Exchange | $50,000 | 7 | $301,396 |
| 30 | Better Off Dead... | $33,628 | 11 | $179,841 |
| 31 | A Private Function | $29,126 | 11 | $2,438,500 |
| 32 | Joshua Then and Now | $23,931 | 1 | $23,931 |
| Reporting: 32 | $38,894,941 | total | ||