Week Domestic Box Office October 18, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Commando | $5,425,253 | -31% | 1,504 | $3,607 | $23,636,141 | 21 | |
| 2 | (2) | Jagged Edge | $4,499,554 | -12% | 1,133 | $3,971 | $15,141,271 | 21 | |
| 3 | (5) | Back to the Future | $3,564,730 | -6% | 1,280 | $2,785 | $167,782,332 | 114 | |
| 4 | (4) | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $3,350,082 | -16% | 1,174 | $2,854 | $7,316,484 | 14 | |
| 5 | (3) | Silver Bullet | $3,132,876 | -35% | 1,285 | $2,438 | $7,933,686 | 14 | |
| 6 | (6) | Agnes of God | $2,629,314 | -27% | 646 | $4,070 | $17,448,668 | 42 | |
| 7 | (7) | Better Off Dead... | $2,201,371 | -25% | 638 | $3,450 | $5,387,276 | 63 | |
| 8 | (8) | Sweet Dreams | $2,087,955 | -22% | 777 | $2,687 | $4,944,499 | 23 | |
| 9 | (9) | After Hours | $1,993,717 | -20% | 503 | $3,964 | $6,010,369 | 42 | |
| 10 | (10) | Invasion U.S.A. | $1,279,537 | -45% | 964 | $1,327 | $16,737,248 | 28 | |
| 11 | (13) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $1,042,615 | -2% | 273 | $3,819 | $3,472,609 | 28 | |
| 12 | (12) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,025,639 | -17% | 771 | $1,330 | $38,885,203 | 91 | |
| 13 | (14) | Plenty | $825,129 | -11% | 227 | $3,635 | $3,809,904 | 36 | |
| 14 | (15) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $757,350 | -3% | 147 | $5,152 | $8,015,033 | 91 | |
| 15 | (18) | Marie: A True Story | $754,535 | +234% | 465 | $1,623 | $1,537,649 | 28 | |
| 16 | (11) | Teen Wolf | $729,002 | -42% | 571 | $1,277 | $31,197,379 | 63 | |
| 17 | (new) | Re-Animator | $724,941 | 129 | $5,620 | $724,941 | 7 | ||
| 18 | (16) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $393,774 | -7% | 165 | $2,387 | $22,936,385 | 473 | |
| 19 | (17) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $230,259 | +0% | 257 | $896 | $150,278,473 | 156 | |
| 20 | (21) | The Emerald Forest | $129,113 | +8% | 112 | $1,153 | $24,363,447 | 114 | |
| 21 | (20) | Year of the Dragon | $120,886 | -21% | 160 | $756 | $18,512,549 | 70 | |
| 22 | (23) | Real Genius | $85,114 | -13% | 120 | $709 | $12,910,135 | 79 | |
| 23 | (22) | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $77,025 | -23% | 11 | $7,002 | $388,823 | 42 | |
| 24 | (19) | Volunteers | $72,515 | -67% | 144 | $504 | $19,827,230 | 70 | |
| 25 | (24) | American Flyers | $69,772 | -16% | 32 | $2,180 | $1,243,007 | 70 | |
| 26 | (25) | Joshua Then and Now | $68,168 | -1% | 17 | $4,010 | $432,014 | 49 | |
| 27 | (27) | The Doctor and the Devils | $42,576 | +94% | 9 | $4,731 | $96,351 | 21 | |
| 28 | (-) | Always | $39,242 | 2 | $19,621 | $68,363 | 23 | ||
| 29 | (26) | Wetherby | $28,747 | -20% | 16 | $1,797 | $896,883 | 98 | |
| 30 | (29) | Code Name: Emerald | $18,918 | +114% | 38 | $498 | $506,092 | 28 | |
| 31 | (new) | The Quiet Earth | $16,375 | 1 | $16,375 | $16,375 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 31 | $37,416,084 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commando | $5,425,253 | 1,504 | $23,636,141 |
| 2 | Jagged Edge | $4,499,554 | 1,133 | $15,141,271 |
| 3 | Back to the Future | $3,564,730 | 1,280 | $167,782,332 |
| 4 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $3,350,082 | 1,174 | $7,316,484 |
| 5 | Silver Bullet | $3,132,876 | 1,285 | $7,933,686 |
| 6 | Agnes of God | $2,629,314 | 646 | $17,448,668 |
| 7 | Better Off Dead... | $2,201,371 | 638 | $5,387,276 |
| 8 | Sweet Dreams | $2,087,955 | 777 | $4,944,499 |
| 9 | After Hours | $1,993,717 | 503 | $6,010,369 |
| 10 | Invasion U.S.A. | $1,279,537 | 964 | $16,737,248 |
| 11 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $1,042,615 | 273 | $3,472,609 |
| 12 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $1,025,639 | 771 | $38,885,203 |
| 13 | Plenty | $825,129 | 227 | $3,809,904 |
| 14 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $757,350 | 147 | $8,015,033 |
| 15 | Marie: A True Story | $754,535 | 465 | $1,537,649 |
| 16 | Teen Wolf | $729,002 | 571 | $31,197,379 |
| 17 | Re-Animator | $724,941 | 129 | $724,941 |
| 18 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $393,774 | 165 | $22,936,385 |
| 19 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $230,259 | 257 | $150,278,473 |
| 20 | The Emerald Forest | $129,113 | 112 | $24,363,447 |
| 21 | Year of the Dragon | $120,886 | 160 | $18,512,549 |
| 22 | Real Genius | $85,114 | 120 | $12,910,135 |
| 23 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | $77,025 | 11 | $388,823 |
| 24 | Volunteers | $72,515 | 144 | $19,827,230 |
| 25 | American Flyers | $69,772 | 32 | $1,243,007 |
| 26 | Joshua Then and Now | $68,168 | 17 | $432,014 |
| 27 | The Doctor and the Devils | $42,576 | 9 | $96,351 |
| 28 | Always | $39,242 | 2 | $68,363 |
| 29 | Wetherby | $28,747 | 16 | $896,883 |
| 30 | Code Name: Emerald | $18,918 | 38 | $506,092 |
| 31 | The Quiet Earth | $16,375 | 1 | $16,375 |
| Reporting: 31 | $37,416,084 | total | ||