Week Domestic Box Office November 8, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Death Wish 3 | $4,082,453 | -42% | 1,460 | $2,796 | $11,087,538 | 14 | |
| 2 | (new) | Target | $3,619,534 | 1,085 | $3,336 | $3,619,534 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $3,491,205 | -28% | 1,130 | $3,090 | $8,367,044 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Jagged Edge | $3,318,918 | -15% | 1,062 | $3,125 | $26,529,122 | 42 | |
| 5 | (new) | Transylvania 6-5000 | $3,307,251 | 701 | $4,718 | $3,307,251 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (new) | That Was Then… This is Now | $3,265,587 | 800 | $4,082 | $3,265,587 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (5) | Back to the Future | $2,910,335 | -2% | 1,038 | $2,804 | $176,518,514 | 135 | |
| 8 | (4) | A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge | $2,423,732 | -35% | 522 | $4,643 | $6,173,660 | 14 | |
| 9 | (7) | Krush Groove | $1,818,777 | -21% | 450 | $4,042 | $7,710,626 | 21 | |
| 10 | (6) | Commando | $1,787,963 | -30% | 975 | $1,834 | $31,643,685 | 42 | |
| 11 | (9) | Agnes of God | $1,428,465 | -20% | 619 | $2,308 | $22,643,242 | 63 | |
| 12 | (8) | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $1,341,954 | -26% | 905 | $1,483 | $12,799,826 | 35 | |
| 13 | (10) | Better Off Dead... | $970,272 | -31% | 511 | $1,899 | $9,287,821 | 84 | |
| 14 | (13) | The Journey of Natty Gann | $839,314 | -7% | 342 | $2,454 | $6,176,410 | 49 | |
| 15 | (11) | After Hours | $816,648 | -34% | 350 | $2,333 | $9,602,681 | 63 | |
| 16 | (12) | Sweet Dreams | $722,155 | -39% | 645 | $1,120 | $8,219,697 | 44 | |
| 17 | (14) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $551,710 | -31% | 172 | $3,208 | $10,164,905 | 112 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $415,270 | -1% | 170 | $2,443 | $24,139,963 | 494 | |
| 19 | (16) | Plenty | $328,731 | -36% | 154 | $2,135 | $5,423,759 | 57 | |
| 20 | (17) | Teen Wolf | $317,566 | -25% | 281 | $1,130 | $32,455,234 | 84 | |
| 21 | (-) | Twice in a Lifetime | $150,547 | 4 | $37,637 | $150,547 | 23 | ||
| 22 | (23) | The Quiet Earth | $32,082 | +63% | 3 | $10,694 | $85,509 | 28 | |
| 23 | (20) | Eleni | $30,677 | -23% | 1 | $30,677 | $70,695 | 14 | |
| 24 | (-) | Subway | $20,746 | 1 | $20,746 | $20,746 | 9 | ||
| 25 | (21) | Wetherby | $15,352 | -50% | 10 | $1,535 | $976,973 | 119 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $38,007,244 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Wish 3 | $4,082,453 | 1,460 | $11,087,538 |
| 2 | Target | $3,619,534 | 1,085 | $3,619,534 |
| 3 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $3,491,205 | 1,130 | $8,367,044 |
| 4 | Jagged Edge | $3,318,918 | 1,062 | $26,529,122 |
| 5 | Transylvania 6-5000 | $3,307,251 | 701 | $3,307,251 |
| 6 | That Was Then… This is Now | $3,265,587 | 800 | $3,265,587 |
| 7 | Back to the Future | $2,910,335 | 1,038 | $176,518,514 |
| 8 | A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge | $2,423,732 | 522 | $6,173,660 |
| 9 | Krush Groove | $1,818,777 | 450 | $7,710,626 |
| 10 | Commando | $1,787,963 | 975 | $31,643,685 |
| 11 | Agnes of God | $1,428,465 | 619 | $22,643,242 |
| 12 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | $1,341,954 | 905 | $12,799,826 |
| 13 | Better Off Dead... | $970,272 | 511 | $9,287,821 |
| 14 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $839,314 | 342 | $6,176,410 |
| 15 | After Hours | $816,648 | 350 | $9,602,681 |
| 16 | Sweet Dreams | $722,155 | 645 | $8,219,697 |
| 17 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $551,710 | 172 | $10,164,905 |
| 18 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $415,270 | 170 | $24,139,963 |
| 19 | Plenty | $328,731 | 154 | $5,423,759 |
| 20 | Teen Wolf | $317,566 | 281 | $32,455,234 |
| 21 | Twice in a Lifetime | $150,547 | 4 | $150,547 |
| 22 | The Quiet Earth | $32,082 | 3 | $85,509 |
| 23 | Eleni | $30,677 | 1 | $70,695 |
| 24 | Subway | $20,746 | 1 | $20,746 |
| 25 | Wetherby | $15,352 | 10 | $976,973 |
| Reporting: 25 | $38,007,244 | total | ||