Week Domestic Box Office October 4, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Commando | $10,399,449 | 1,495 | $6,956 | $10,399,449 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Jagged Edge | $5,540,044 | 1,125 | $4,924 | $5,540,044 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Agnes of God | $4,602,018 | -20% | 623 | $7,387 | $11,231,691 | 28 | |
| 4 | (3) | Back to the Future | $4,175,768 | -16% | 1,350 | $3,093 | $160,409,689 | 100 | |
| 5 | (1) | Invasion U.S.A. | $4,025,866 | -56% | 1,735 | $2,320 | $13,113,461 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,494,410 | -10% | 842 | $1,775 | $36,625,551 | 77 | |
| 7 | (4) | Teen Wolf | $1,479,289 | -29% | 940 | $1,574 | $29,209,750 | 49 | |
| 8 | (15) | Plenty | $1,004,007 | +157% | 143 | $7,021 | $2,053,802 | 22 | |
| 9 | (6) | Maxie | $925,145 | -36% | 777 | $1,191 | $2,378,706 | 14 | |
| 10 | (9) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $909,919 | +9% | 143 | $6,363 | $6,480,619 | 77 | |
| 11 | (11) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $711,496 | +9% | 205 | $3,471 | $1,364,619 | 14 | |
| 12 | (10) | After Hours | $555,633 | -21% | 39 | $14,247 | $1,523,508 | 28 | |
| 13 | (13) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $490,265 | +2% | 185 | $2,650 | $22,117,779 | 459 | |
| 14 | (12) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $331,053 | -31% | 356 | $930 | $149,818,233 | 142 | |
| 15 | (19) | The Emerald Forest | $320,807 | +5% | 258 | $1,243 | $24,114,694 | 100 | |
| 16 | (16) | Volunteers | $301,847 | -12% | 334 | $904 | $19,534,983 | 56 | |
| 17 | (18) | Marie: A True Story | $218,672 | -35% | 103 | $2,123 | $557,172 | 14 | |
| 18 | (14) | Year of the Dragon | $213,579 | -46% | 295 | $724 | $18,239,141 | 56 | |
| 19 | (-) | Sweet Dreams | $158,439 | 7 | $22,634 | $174,240 | 9 | ||
| 20 | (20) | Real Genius | $155,834 | -39% | 209 | $746 | $12,727,101 | 65 | |
| 21 | (22) | American Flyers | $149,099 | -24% | 46 | $3,241 | $1,089,849 | 56 | |
| 22 | (17) | Code Name: Emerald | $137,103 | -60% | 145 | $946 | $478,346 | 14 | |
| 23 | (24) | Joshua Then and Now | $94,553 | +15% | 34 | $2,781 | $294,800 | 35 | |
| 24 | (25) | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $85,403 | +24% | 6 | $14,234 | $211,373 | 28 | |
| 25 | (26) | Wetherby | $70,018 | +5% | 26 | $2,693 | $831,990 | 84 | |
| 26 | (new) | The Doctor and the Devils | $31,860 | 4 | $7,965 | $31,860 | 7 | ||
| 27 | (27) | Better Off Dead... | $11,876 | -1% | 4 | $2,969 | $246,378 | 49 | |
| 28 | (new) | Dreamchild | $9,041 | 1 | $9,041 | $9,041 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 28 | $38,602,493 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commando | $10,399,449 | 1,495 | $10,399,449 |
| 2 | Jagged Edge | $5,540,044 | 1,125 | $5,540,044 |
| 3 | Agnes of God | $4,602,018 | 623 | $11,231,691 |
| 4 | Back to the Future | $4,175,768 | 1,350 | $160,409,689 |
| 5 | Invasion U.S.A. | $4,025,866 | 1,735 | $13,113,461 |
| 6 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,494,410 | 842 | $36,625,551 |
| 7 | Teen Wolf | $1,479,289 | 940 | $29,209,750 |
| 8 | Plenty | $1,004,007 | 143 | $2,053,802 |
| 9 | Maxie | $925,145 | 777 | $2,378,706 |
| 10 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $909,919 | 143 | $6,480,619 |
| 11 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $711,496 | 205 | $1,364,619 |
| 12 | After Hours | $555,633 | 39 | $1,523,508 |
| 13 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $490,265 | 185 | $22,117,779 |
| 14 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $331,053 | 356 | $149,818,233 |
| 15 | The Emerald Forest | $320,807 | 258 | $24,114,694 |
| 16 | Volunteers | $301,847 | 334 | $19,534,983 |
| 17 | Marie: A True Story | $218,672 | 103 | $557,172 |
| 18 | Year of the Dragon | $213,579 | 295 | $18,239,141 |
| 19 | Sweet Dreams | $158,439 | 7 | $174,240 |
| 20 | Real Genius | $155,834 | 209 | $12,727,101 |
| 21 | American Flyers | $149,099 | 46 | $1,089,849 |
| 22 | Code Name: Emerald | $137,103 | 145 | $478,346 |
| 23 | Joshua Then and Now | $94,553 | 34 | $294,800 |
| 24 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $85,403 | 6 | $211,373 |
| 25 | Wetherby | $70,018 | 26 | $831,990 |
| 26 | The Doctor and the Devils | $31,860 | 4 | $31,860 |
| 27 | Better Off Dead... | $11,876 | 4 | $246,378 |
| 28 | Dreamchild | $9,041 | 1 | $9,041 |
| Reporting: 28 | $38,602,493 | total | ||