Week Domestic Box Office September 20, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $5,000,851 | -7% | 1,448 | $3,454 | $151,277,366 | 86 | |
| 2 | (new) | Creator | $2,723,147 | 820 | $3,321 | $2,723,147 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Teen Wolf | $2,559,000 | -20% | 1,206 | $2,122 | $25,655,747 | 35 | |
| 4 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,073,353 | -8% | 882 | $2,351 | $33,469,068 | 63 | |
| 5 | (4) | Compromising Positions | $1,482,464 | -25% | 571 | $2,596 | $9,872,034 | 28 | |
| 6 | (5) | Cocoon | $1,401,272 | -5% | 830 | $1,688 | $74,309,566 | 98 | |
| 7 | (11) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,147,913 | +2% | 697 | $1,647 | $37,121,626 | 91 | |
| 8 | (10) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,134,190 | -1% | 820 | $1,383 | $149,005,286 | 128 | |
| 9 | (15) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $1,079,544 | +34% | 108 | $9,996 | $4,735,211 | 63 | |
| 10 | (8) | Silverado | $1,023,603 | -16% | 682 | $1,501 | $31,649,819 | 79 | |
| 11 | (6) | Year of the Dragon | $859,704 | -36% | 605 | $1,421 | $17,627,050 | 42 | |
| 12 | (7) | Volunteers | $836,216 | -35% | 631 | $1,325 | $18,891,055 | 42 | |
| 13 | (-) | Plenty | $623,664 | 24 | $25,986 | $658,414 | 8 | ||
| 14 | (16) | The Emerald Forest | $594,479 | -19% | 406 | $1,464 | $23,488,886 | 86 | |
| 15 | (20) | Agnes of God | $537,929 | +54% | 18 | $29,885 | $886,962 | 14 | |
| 16 | (17) | Real Genius | $518,364 | -23% | 378 | $1,371 | $12,315,075 | 51 | |
| 17 | (19) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $479,225 | +3% | 171 | $2,802 | $21,147,648 | 445 | |
| 18 | (18) | Prizzi's Honor | $445,696 | -21% | 329 | $1,355 | $26,285,726 | 105 | |
| 19 | (25) | After Hours | $174,845 | +93% | 4 | $43,711 | $265,546 | 14 | |
| 20 | (22) | Warning Sign | $111,380 | -41% | 172 | $648 | $1,798,157 | 35 | |
| 21 | (24) | The Black Cauldron | $109,647 | -16% | 162 | $677 | $21,258,984 | 65 | |
| 22 | (23) | Wetherby | $107,102 | -25% | 28 | $3,825 | $695,175 | 70 | |
| 23 | (29) | Joshua Then and Now | $67,228 | +150% | 10 | $6,723 | $118,043 | 21 | |
| 24 | (27) | American Flyers | $46,882 | -36% | 5 | $9,376 | $744,790 | 42 | |
| 25 | (32) | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $43,087 | +202% | 2 | $21,544 | $57,358 | 14 | |
| 26 | (31) | A Private Function | $37,728 | +53% | 16 | $2,358 | $2,500,910 | 210 | |
| 27 | (26) | Key Exchange | $31,368 | -58% | 13 | $2,413 | $407,555 | 44 | |
| 28 | (30) | Better Off Dead... | $17,860 | -28% | 8 | $2,233 | $222,558 | 35 | |
| 29 | (28) | The Protector | $10,693 | -66% | 2 | $5,347 | $824,255 | 35 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $25,278,434 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $5,000,851 | 1,448 | $151,277,366 |
| 2 | Creator | $2,723,147 | 820 | $2,723,147 |
| 3 | Teen Wolf | $2,559,000 | 1,206 | $25,655,747 |
| 4 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,073,353 | 882 | $33,469,068 |
| 5 | Compromising Positions | $1,482,464 | 571 | $9,872,034 |
| 6 | Cocoon | $1,401,272 | 830 | $74,309,566 |
| 7 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $1,147,913 | 697 | $37,121,626 |
| 8 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,134,190 | 820 | $149,005,286 |
| 9 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $1,079,544 | 108 | $4,735,211 |
| 10 | Silverado | $1,023,603 | 682 | $31,649,819 |
| 11 | Year of the Dragon | $859,704 | 605 | $17,627,050 |
| 12 | Volunteers | $836,216 | 631 | $18,891,055 |
| 13 | Plenty | $623,664 | 24 | $658,414 |
| 14 | The Emerald Forest | $594,479 | 406 | $23,488,886 |
| 15 | Agnes of God | $537,929 | 18 | $886,962 |
| 16 | Real Genius | $518,364 | 378 | $12,315,075 |
| 17 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $479,225 | 171 | $21,147,648 |
| 18 | Prizzi's Honor | $445,696 | 329 | $26,285,726 |
| 19 | After Hours | $174,845 | 4 | $265,546 |
| 20 | Warning Sign | $111,380 | 172 | $1,798,157 |
| 21 | The Black Cauldron | $109,647 | 162 | $21,258,984 |
| 22 | Wetherby | $107,102 | 28 | $695,175 |
| 23 | Joshua Then and Now | $67,228 | 10 | $118,043 |
| 24 | American Flyers | $46,882 | 5 | $744,790 |
| 25 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $43,087 | 2 | $57,358 |
| 26 | A Private Function | $37,728 | 16 | $2,500,910 |
| 27 | Key Exchange | $31,368 | 13 | $407,555 |
| 28 | Better Off Dead... | $17,860 | 8 | $222,558 |
| 29 | The Protector | $10,693 | 2 | $824,255 |
| Reporting: 29 | $25,278,434 | total | ||