1985 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1985.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 24, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$31,883,456	2,074	$15,373	$38,910,875	9
2	Nov 29, 1985	Rocky IV	$25,151,055	1,325	$18,982	$36,929,623	9
3	May 31, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$21,267,466	2,074	$10,254	$60,178,341	16
4	Jul 26, 1985	National Lampoon’s European V…	$20,002,638	1,546	$12,938	$20,002,638	7
5	Dec 27, 1985	Rocky IV	$18,722,303	2,253	$8,310	$94,451,881	37
6	Jul 5, 1985	Back to the Future	$18,407,630	1,419	$12,972	$22,025,630	9
7	Jul 12, 1985	Back to the Future	$17,891,378	1,435	$12,468	$39,917,008	16
8	Jul 19, 1985	Back to the Future	$17,256,000	1,436	$12,017	$57,173,008	23
9	May 24, 1985	A View to a Kill	$16,256,835	1,583	$10,270	$16,256,835	7
10	Jul 26, 1985	Back to the Future	$16,078,880	1,508	$10,662	$73,251,888	30
11	Jun 7, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$15,613,376	2,074	$7,528	$75,791,717	23
12	Dec 20, 1985	Rocky IV	$15,492,915	2,232	$6,941	$75,729,578	30
13	Jan 4, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$15,321,332	2,006	$7,638	$102,828,135	37
14	Mar 29, 1985	Police Academy 2: Their First…	$15,180,977	1,613	$9,412	$15,180,977	7
15	Jun 28, 1985	Pale Rider	$14,520,811	1,710	$8,492	$14,520,811	7
16	Aug 2, 1985	Back to the Future	$14,468,405	1,516	$9,544	$87,720,293	37
17	Aug 9, 1985	Back to the Future	$14,356,702	1,520	$9,445	$102,076,995	44
18	Dec 27, 1985	The Jewel of the Nile	$14,315,493	1,490	$9,608	$33,896,868	23
19	Dec 6, 1985	Rocky IV	$13,965,187	1,325	$10,540	$50,894,810	16
20	Jun 14, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$13,826,539	2,074	$6,667	$89,618,256	30
21	Jun 7, 1985	The Goonies	$13,703,848	1,705	$8,037	$13,703,848	7
22	Jun 21, 1985	Cocoon	$13,114,403	1,140	$11,504	$13,114,403	7
23	Jan 11, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$12,801,427	1,980	$6,465	$115,629,562	44
24	Dec 27, 1985	Out of Africa	$12,666,927	922	$13,739	$20,324,901	16
25	Jun 14, 1985	The Goonies	$12,623,014	1,705	$7,404	$26,326,862	14
26	Dec 27, 1985	Spies Like Us	$12,241,326	1,700	$7,201	$38,789,981	28
27	Jun 28, 1985	Cocoon	$12,134,373	1,152	$10,533	$25,248,776	14
28	Apr 5, 1985	Police Academy 2: Their First…	$11,722,749	1,613	$7,268	$26,903,726	14
29	May 24, 1985	Brewster's Millions	$11,440,290	1,521	$7,522	$13,074,725	9
30	Aug 2, 1985	National Lampoon’s European V…	$11,408,105	1,546	$7,379	$31,410,743	14
31	Jun 21, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$11,315,244	2,074	$5,456	$100,933,500	37
32	Jul 12, 1985	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	$11,082,002	1,475	$7,513	$14,138,119	9
33	Dec 27, 1985	101 Dalmatians	$11,002,188	1,180	$9,324	$16,343,816	9,109
34	Aug 16, 1985	Back to the Future	$10,988,290	1,506	$7,296	$113,065,285	51
35	Jun 28, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$10,971,880	1,956	$5,609	$111,905,380	44
36	Dec 6, 1985	Spies Like Us	$10,940,638	1,556	$7,031	$10,940,638	7
37	Aug 23, 1985	Back to the Future	$10,639,465	1,523	$6,986	$123,704,750	58
38	Jan 25, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$10,601,615	1,822	$5,819	$135,517,344	58
39	Oct 4, 1985	Commando	$10,399,449	1,495	$6,956	$10,399,449	7
40	May 31, 1985	Fletch	$10,213,183	1,225	$8,337	$10,213,183	7
41	Jun 28, 1985	St. Elmo’s Fire	$10,027,814	1,204	$8,329	$10,027,814	7
42	Jul 5, 1985	Pale Rider	$9,963,935	1,710	$5,827	$24,484,746	14
43	Mar 22, 1985	Friday the 13th Part V: A New…	$9,737,378	1,759	$5,536	$9,737,378	7
44	Jun 21, 1985	The Goonies	$9,723,909	1,705	$5,703	$36,050,771	21
45	Aug 23, 1985	Teen Wolf	$9,682,539	1,416	$6,838	$9,682,539	7
46	Aug 30, 1985	Back to the Future	$9,563,053	1,550	$6,170	$133,267,803	65
47	Dec 20, 1985	The Jewel of the Nile	$9,506,264	1,106	$8,595	$19,581,375	16
48	Jul 5, 1985	Cocoon	$9,467,761	1,163	$8,141	$34,716,537	21
49	May 31, 1985	A View to a Kill	$9,408,082	1,388	$6,778	$25,664,917	14
50	Dec 13, 1985	Rocky IV	$9,341,853	1,333	$7,008	$60,236,663	23
51	Feb 1, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$9,291,557	1,706	$5,446	$144,808,901	65
52	Feb 15, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$9,289,155	1,538	$6,040	$162,000,005	79
53	Jan 18, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$9,286,167	1,906	$4,872	$124,915,729	51
54	Sep 27, 1985	Invasion U.S.A.	$9,087,595	1,735	$5,238	$9,087,595	7
55	Jun 7, 1985	Fletch	$9,083,876	1,303	$6,972	$19,297,059	14
56	Aug 9, 1985	Summer Rental	$9,078,484	1,584	$5,731	$9,078,484	7
57	Jul 5, 1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$9,058,295	1,820	$4,977	$120,963,675	51
58	Aug 2, 1985	Fright Night	$9,026,723	1,542	$5,854	$9,026,723	7
59	Dec 13, 1985	The Jewel of the Nile	$8,695,926	1,106	$7,863	$10,075,111	9
60	Dec 27, 1985	White Nights	$8,510,216	1,057	$8,051	$26,033,083	42
61	Dec 20, 1985	Spies Like Us	$8,482,268	1,700	$4,990	$26,548,655	21
62	Mar 22, 1985	Mask	$8,173,078	800	$10,216	$8,620,207	21
63	Aug 2, 1985	Weird Science	$8,162,013	1,158	$7,048	$8,162,013	7
64	Jul 19, 1985	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	$8,047,184	1,475	$5,456	$22,185,303	16
65	Aug 9, 1985	Pee Wee's Big Adventure	$7,916,887	829	$9,550	$8,481,845	21
66	Mar 22, 1985	Porky's Revenge	$7,911,006	1,423	$5,559	$7,911,006	7
67	Feb 8, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$7,901,949	1,666	$4,743	$152,710,850	72
68	Feb 15, 1985	Witness	$7,880,448	957	$8,235	$14,153,679	14
69	Oct 11, 1985	Commando	$7,811,439	1,503	$5,197	$18,210,888	14
70	Jul 12, 1985	Cocoon	$7,780,813	1,102	$7,061	$42,497,350	28
71	Sep 6, 1985	Back to the Future	$7,616,860	1,519	$5,014	$140,884,663	72
72	Jun 28, 1985	The Goonies	$7,612,137	1,705	$4,465	$43,662,908	28
73	Dec 20, 1985	Out of Africa	$7,598,730	922	$8,242	$7,657,974	9
74	Jun 14, 1985	Fletch	$7,589,011	1,277	$5,943	$26,886,070	21
75	May 31, 1985	Brewster's Millions	$7,524,493	1,520	$4,950	$20,599,218	16
76	Feb 22, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$7,451,920	1,515	$4,919	$169,451,925	86
77	Aug 16, 1985	Pee Wee's Big Adventure	$7,277,927	840	$8,664	$15,759,772	28
78	Jul 26, 1985	The Black Cauldron	$7,216,981	1,276	$5,656	$8,441,213	9
79	Aug 16, 1985	Volunteers	$7,184,360	1,560	$4,605	$7,184,360	7
80	Dec 13, 1985	Spies Like Us	$7,125,749	1,556	$4,580	$18,066,387	14
81	May 3, 1985	Code of Silence	$7,072,880	1,810	$3,908	$7,072,880	7
82	Nov 1, 1985	Death Wish 3	$7,005,085	1,460	$4,798	$7,005,085	7
83	Mar 29, 1985	Mask	$6,965,990	839	$8,303	$15,586,197	28
84	Apr 12, 1985	Police Academy 2: Their First…	$6,953,014	1,613	$4,311	$33,856,740	21
85	Jun 7, 1985	A View to a Kill	$6,759,640	1,566	$4,317	$32,424,557	21
86	Mar 22, 1985	The Last Dragon	$6,654,359	1,038	$6,411	$6,654,359	7
87	Feb 22, 1985	Witness	$6,652,787	957	$6,952	$20,806,466	21
88	Nov 22, 1985	King Solomon's Mines	$6,597,169	1,122	$5,880	$6,597,169	7
89	Aug 9, 1985	National Lampoon’s European V…	$6,578,979	1,547	$4,253	$37,989,722	21
90	Mar 1, 1985	Beverly Hills Cop	$6,538,852	1,482	$4,412	$175,990,777	93
91	Dec 27, 1985	The Color Purple	$6,533,016	202	$32,342	$10,478,859	16
92	Apr 5, 1985	Mask	$6,509,320	1,023	$6,363	$22,095,517	35
93	Aug 16, 1985	The Return of the Living Dead	$6,501,602	1,506	$4,317	$6,501,602	7
94	Jun 14, 1985	Prizzi's Honor	$6,486,259	719	$9,021	$6,486,259	7
95	Jul 19, 1985	Cocoon	$6,382,278	1,105	$5,776	$48,879,628	35
96	Aug 9, 1985	Fright Night	$6,287,007	1,545	$4,069	$15,313,730	14
97	Mar 1, 1985	Witness	$6,283,230	1,165	$5,393	$27,089,696	28
98	Feb 8, 1985	Witness	$6,273,231	876	$7,161	$6,273,231	7
99	Jun 21, 1985	Lifeforce	$6,199,826	1,526	$4,063	$6,199,826	7
100	Jul 5, 1985	St. Elmo’s Fire	$6,190,708	1,207	$5,129	$16,218,522	14