Week Domestic Box Office September 13, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $5,391,852 | -29% | 1,472 | $3,663 | $146,276,515 | 79 | |
| 2 | (2) | Teen Wolf | $3,186,342 | -35% | 1,310 | $2,432 | $23,096,747 | 28 | |
| 3 | (4) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,243,322 | -17% | 877 | $2,558 | $31,395,715 | 56 | |
| 4 | (3) | Compromising Positions | $1,987,653 | -28% | 574 | $3,463 | $8,389,570 | 21 | |
| 5 | (8) | Cocoon | $1,472,250 | -18% | 779 | $1,890 | $72,908,294 | 91 | |
| 6 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | $1,340,666 | -33% | 711 | $1,886 | $16,767,346 | 35 | |
| 7 | (7) | Volunteers | $1,276,864 | -29% | 764 | $1,671 | $18,054,839 | 35 | |
| 8 | (9) | Silverado | $1,211,532 | -24% | 723 | $1,676 | $30,626,216 | 72 | |
| 9 | (6) | American Ninja | $1,209,409 | -39% | 504 | $2,400 | $7,153,696 | 21 | |
| 10 | (17) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,141,947 | +59% | 780 | $1,464 | $147,871,096 | 121 | |
| 11 | (11) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,127,893 | -9% | 727 | $1,551 | $35,973,713 | 84 | |
| 12 | (14) | Fright Night | $968,155 | -12% | 684 | $1,415 | $24,468,590 | 49 | |
| 13 | (10) | Summer Rental | $964,040 | -28% | 695 | $1,387 | $22,839,987 | 42 | |
| 14 | (12) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $855,877 | -30% | 747 | $1,146 | $48,853,554 | 56 | |
| 15 | (18) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $806,477 | +14% | 62 | $13,008 | $3,655,667 | 56 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Emerald Forest | $733,501 | -6% | 477 | $1,538 | $22,894,407 | 79 | |
| 17 | (15) | Real Genius | $672,843 | -19% | 440 | $1,529 | $11,796,711 | 44 | |
| 18 | (19) | Prizzi's Honor | $561,638 | +7% | 407 | $1,380 | $25,840,030 | 98 | |
| 19 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $466,588 | +6% | 163 | $2,863 | $20,668,423 | 438 | |
| 20 | (new) | Agnes of God | $349,033 | 8 | $43,629 | $349,033 | 7 | ||
| 21 | (22) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $227,714 | -36% | 478 | $476 | $13,783,697 | 49 | |
| 22 | (27) | Warning Sign | $189,031 | +146% | 178 | $1,062 | $1,686,777 | 28 | |
| 23 | (25) | Wetherby | $143,391 | +23% | 30 | $4,780 | $588,073 | 63 | |
| 24 | (23) | The Black Cauldron | $130,791 | -49% | 172 | $760 | $21,149,337 | 58 | |
| 25 | (new) | After Hours | $90,701 | 1 | $90,701 | $90,701 | 7 | ||
| 26 | (29) | Key Exchange | $74,791 | +50% | 23 | $3,252 | $376,187 | 37 | |
| 27 | (26) | American Flyers | $73,183 | -36% | 9 | $8,131 | $697,908 | 35 | |
| 28 | (28) | The Protector | $31,726 | -53% | 7 | $4,532 | $813,562 | 28 | |
| 29 | (32) | Joshua Then and Now | $26,884 | +12% | 2 | $13,442 | $50,815 | 14 | |
| 30 | (30) | Better Off Dead... | $24,857 | -26% | 9 | $2,762 | $204,698 | 28 | |
| 31 | (31) | A Private Function | $24,682 | -15% | 14 | $1,763 | $2,463,182 | 203 | |
| 32 | (new) | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $14,271 | 1 | $14,271 | $14,271 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 32 | $29,019,904 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $5,391,852 | 1,472 | $146,276,515 |
| 2 | Teen Wolf | $3,186,342 | 1,310 | $23,096,747 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,243,322 | 877 | $31,395,715 |
| 4 | Compromising Positions | $1,987,653 | 574 | $8,389,570 |
| 5 | Cocoon | $1,472,250 | 779 | $72,908,294 |
| 6 | Year of the Dragon | $1,340,666 | 711 | $16,767,346 |
| 7 | Volunteers | $1,276,864 | 764 | $18,054,839 |
| 8 | Silverado | $1,211,532 | 723 | $30,626,216 |
| 9 | American Ninja | $1,209,409 | 504 | $7,153,696 |
| 10 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,141,947 | 780 | $147,871,096 |
| 11 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,127,893 | 727 | $35,973,713 |
| 12 | Fright Night | $968,155 | 684 | $24,468,590 |
| 13 | Summer Rental | $964,040 | 695 | $22,839,987 |
| 14 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $855,877 | 747 | $48,853,554 |
| 15 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $806,477 | 62 | $3,655,667 |
| 16 | The Emerald Forest | $733,501 | 477 | $22,894,407 |
| 17 | Real Genius | $672,843 | 440 | $11,796,711 |
| 18 | Prizzi's Honor | $561,638 | 407 | $25,840,030 |
| 19 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $466,588 | 163 | $20,668,423 |
| 20 | Agnes of God | $349,033 | 8 | $349,033 |
| 21 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $227,714 | 478 | $13,783,697 |
| 22 | Warning Sign | $189,031 | 178 | $1,686,777 |
| 23 | Wetherby | $143,391 | 30 | $588,073 |
| 24 | The Black Cauldron | $130,791 | 172 | $21,149,337 |
| 25 | After Hours | $90,701 | 1 | $90,701 |
| 26 | Key Exchange | $74,791 | 23 | $376,187 |
| 27 | American Flyers | $73,183 | 9 | $697,908 |
| 28 | The Protector | $31,726 | 7 | $813,562 |
| 29 | Joshua Then and Now | $26,884 | 2 | $50,815 |
| 30 | Better Off Dead... | $24,857 | 9 | $204,698 |
| 31 | A Private Function | $24,682 | 14 | $2,463,182 |
| 32 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $14,271 | 1 | $14,271 |
| Reporting: 32 | $29,019,904 | total | ||