Week Domestic Box Office December 27, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Rocky IV | $18,722,303 | +21% | 2,253 | $8,310 | $94,451,881 | 37 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Jewel of the Nile | $14,315,493 | +51% | 1,490 | $9,608 | $33,896,868 | 23 | |
| 3 | (4) | Out of Africa | $12,666,927 | +67% | 922 | $13,739 | $20,324,901 | 16 | |
| 4 | (3) | Spies Like Us | $12,241,326 | +44% | 1,700 | $7,201 | $38,789,981 | 28 | |
| 5 | (7) | 101 Dalmatians | $11,002,188 | +106% | 1,180 | $9,324 | $16,343,816 | 9,109 | |
| 6 | (6) | White Nights | $8,510,216 | +49% | 1,057 | $8,051 | $26,033,083 | 42 | |
| 7 | (8) | The Color Purple | $6,533,016 | +68% | 202 | $32,342 | $10,478,859 | 16 | |
| 8 | (9) | A Chorus Line | $4,295,558 | +38% | 666 | $6,450 | $7,807,982 | 24 | |
| 9 | (11) | Young Sherlock Holmes | $4,211,807 | +40% | 1,502 | $2,804 | $13,301,236 | 30 | |
| 10 | (12) | Clue | $4,005,660 | +42% | 1,022 | $3,919 | $9,491,382 | 21 | |
| 11 | (10) | Enemy Mine | $3,702,132 | +22% | 713 | $5,192 | $6,725,788 | 14 | |
| 12 | (13) | Back to the Future | $3,583,038 | +98% | 911 | $3,933 | $191,656,931 | 184 | |
| 13 | (5) | Santa Claus | $2,407,685 | -59% | 1,480 | $1,627 | $23,302,633 | 35 | |
| 14 | (-) | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,639,157 | 176 | $9,313 | $1,895,939 | 72 | ||
| 15 | (15) | Jagged Edge | $1,032,459 | +77% | 442 | $2,336 | $38,214,352 | 91 | |
| 16 | (16) | King Solomon's Mines | $537,412 | +26% | 406 | $1,324 | $14,533,051 | 42 | |
| 17 | (-) | Ran | $447,939 | 17 | $26,349 | $614,791 | 14 | ||
| 18 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $329,420 | +105% | 85 | $3,876 | $26,211,624 | 543 | |
| 19 | (17) | To Live and Die in L.A. | $285,650 | +58% | 185 | $1,544 | $15,782,692 | 63 | |
| 20 | (19) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $246,960 | +87% | 60 | $4,116 | $12,083,451 | 161 | |
| 21 | (20) | Once Bitten | $204,056 | +102% | 102 | $2,001 | $9,791,834 | 49 | |
| 22 | (22) | Fool For Love | $142,529 | +88% | 11 | $12,957 | $348,955 | 28 | |
| 23 | (21) | Brazil | $116,687 | +47% | 2 | $58,344 | $203,605 | 16 | |
| 24 | (-) | Murphy's Romance | $100,314 | 2 | $50,157 | $121,769 | 9 | ||
| 25 | (-) | Revolution | $99,440 | 4 | $24,860 | $133,236 | 9 | ||
| 26 | (24) | Runaway Train | $73,662 | +31% | 4 | $18,416 | $236,683 | 28 | |
| 27 | (25) | Wetherby | $3,216 | +26% | 4 | $804 | $1,081,615 | 168 | |
| Reporting movies: 27 | $111,456,250 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV | $18,722,303 | 2,253 | $94,451,881 |
| 2 | The Jewel of the Nile | $14,315,493 | 1,490 | $33,896,868 |
| 3 | Out of Africa | $12,666,927 | 922 | $20,324,901 |
| 4 | Spies Like Us | $12,241,326 | 1,700 | $38,789,981 |
| 5 | 101 Dalmatians | $11,002,188 | 1,180 | $16,343,816 |
| 6 | White Nights | $8,510,216 | 1,057 | $26,033,083 |
| 7 | The Color Purple | $6,533,016 | 202 | $10,478,859 |
| 8 | A Chorus Line | $4,295,558 | 666 | $7,807,982 |
| 9 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $4,211,807 | 1,502 | $13,301,236 |
| 10 | Clue | $4,005,660 | 1,022 | $9,491,382 |
| 11 | Enemy Mine | $3,702,132 | 713 | $6,725,788 |
| 12 | Back to the Future | $3,583,038 | 911 | $191,656,931 |
| 13 | Santa Claus | $2,407,685 | 1,480 | $23,302,633 |
| 14 | Twice in a Lifetime | $1,639,157 | 176 | $1,895,939 |
| 15 | Jagged Edge | $1,032,459 | 442 | $38,214,352 |
| 16 | King Solomon's Mines | $537,412 | 406 | $14,533,051 |
| 17 | Ran | $447,939 | 17 | $614,791 |
| 18 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $329,420 | 85 | $26,211,624 |
| 19 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $285,650 | 185 | $15,782,692 |
| 20 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $246,960 | 60 | $12,083,451 |
| 21 | Once Bitten | $204,056 | 102 | $9,791,834 |
| 22 | Fool For Love | $142,529 | 11 | $348,955 |
| 23 | Brazil | $116,687 | 2 | $203,605 |
| 24 | Murphy's Romance | $100,314 | 2 | $121,769 |
| 25 | Revolution | $99,440 | 4 | $133,236 |
| 26 | Runaway Train | $73,662 | 4 | $236,683 |
| 27 | Wetherby | $3,216 | 4 | $1,081,615 |
| Reporting: 27 | $111,456,250 | total | ||