Week Domestic Box Office November 1, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Death Wish 3 | $7,005,085 | 1,460 | $4,798 | $7,005,085 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $4,875,839 | 1,100 | $4,433 | $4,875,839 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Jagged Edge | $3,882,134 | -7% | 1,106 | $3,510 | $23,210,204 | 35 | |
| 4 | (new) | A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge | $3,749,928 | 522 | $7,184 | $3,749,928 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Back to the Future | $2,957,766 | +3% | 1,142 | $2,590 | $173,608,179 | 128 | |
| 6 | (2) | Commando | $2,572,292 | -29% | 1,237 | $2,079 | $29,855,722 | 35 | |
| 7 | (3) | Krush Groove | $2,305,981 | -36% | 492 | $4,687 | $5,891,849 | 14 | |
| 8 | (5) | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $1,824,501 | -21% | 1,025 | $1,780 | $11,457,872 | 28 | |
| 9 | (7) | Agnes of God | $1,792,209 | -9% | 632 | $2,836 | $21,214,777 | 56 | |
| 10 | (9) | Better Off Dead... | $1,415,700 | -7% | 622 | $2,276 | $8,317,549 | 77 | |
| 11 | (8) | After Hours | $1,240,554 | -19% | 439 | $2,826 | $8,786,033 | 56 | |
| 12 | (10) | Sweet Dreams | $1,174,800 | -15% | 761 | $1,544 | $7,497,542 | 37 | |
| 13 | (11) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $905,504 | -6% | 303 | $2,988 | $5,337,096 | 42 | |
| 14 | (13) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $804,562 | +1% | 222 | $3,624 | $9,613,195 | 105 | |
| 15 | (14) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $738,081 | -6% | 581 | $1,270 | $40,409,004 | 105 | |
| 16 | (15) | Plenty | $517,627 | -33% | 205 | $2,525 | $5,095,028 | 50 | |
| 17 | (17) | Teen Wolf | $424,295 | -18% | 356 | $1,192 | $32,137,668 | 77 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $420,802 | +15% | 170 | $2,475 | $23,724,693 | 487 | |
| 19 | (new) | Macaroni | $157,330 | 13 | $12,102 | $157,330 | 7 | ||
| 20 | (new) | Eleni | $40,018 | 1 | $40,018 | $40,018 | 7 | ||
| 21 | (23) | Wetherby | $30,422 | -11% | 17 | $1,790 | $961,621 | 112 | |
| 22 | (22) | Always | $28,808 | -20% | 2 | $14,404 | $133,166 | 37 | |
| 23 | (25) | The Quiet Earth | $19,698 | +14% | 2 | $9,849 | $53,427 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 23 | $38,883,936 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Wish 3 | $7,005,085 | 1,460 | $7,005,085 |
| 2 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $4,875,839 | 1,100 | $4,875,839 |
| 3 | Jagged Edge | $3,882,134 | 1,106 | $23,210,204 |
| 4 | A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge | $3,749,928 | 522 | $3,749,928 |
| 5 | Back to the Future | $2,957,766 | 1,142 | $173,608,179 |
| 6 | Commando | $2,572,292 | 1,237 | $29,855,722 |
| 7 | Krush Groove | $2,305,981 | 492 | $5,891,849 |
| 8 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $1,824,501 | 1,025 | $11,457,872 |
| 9 | Agnes of God | $1,792,209 | 632 | $21,214,777 |
| 10 | Better Off Dead... | $1,415,700 | 622 | $8,317,549 |
| 11 | After Hours | $1,240,554 | 439 | $8,786,033 |
| 12 | Sweet Dreams | $1,174,800 | 761 | $7,497,542 |
| 13 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $905,504 | 303 | $5,337,096 |
| 14 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $804,562 | 222 | $9,613,195 |
| 15 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $738,081 | 581 | $40,409,004 |
| 16 | Plenty | $517,627 | 205 | $5,095,028 |
| 17 | Teen Wolf | $424,295 | 356 | $32,137,668 |
| 18 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $420,802 | 170 | $23,724,693 |
| 19 | Macaroni | $157,330 | 13 | $157,330 |
| 20 | Eleni | $40,018 | 1 | $40,018 |
| 21 | Wetherby | $30,422 | 17 | $961,621 |
| 22 | Always | $28,808 | 2 | $133,166 |
| 23 | The Quiet Earth | $19,698 | 2 | $53,427 |
| Reporting: 23 | $38,883,936 | total | ||