1985 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1985. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1985.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $398,210,208 | $224,965,832 | $173,244,376 | 56.5% |
| 2 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $300,400,000 | $150,415,432 | $149,984,568 | 50.1% |
| 3 | Rocky IV | $300,373,716 | $127,873,716 | $172,500,000 | 42.6% |
| 4 | Out of Africa | $258,210,860 | $79,096,868 | $179,113,992 | 30.6% |
| 5 | A View to a Kill | $152,627,960 | $50,327,960 | $102,300,000 | 33.0% |
| 6 | The Color Purple | $94,029,472 | $94,029,472 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Cocoon | $76,257,348 | $76,257,348 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 8 | The Goonies | $70,376,964 | $69,427,173 | $949,791 | 98.7% |
| 9 | The Dream is Alive | $70,000,000 | $70,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 10 | The Jewel of the Nile | $68,275,764 | $68,275,764 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 11 | Witness | $65,533,034 | $65,532,576 | $458 | 100.0% |
| 12 | Spies Like Us | $60,083,467 | $60,083,467 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 13 | Police Academy 2: Their First… | $55,337,042 | $55,337,042 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 14 | National Lampoon’s European V… | $49,400,000 | $49,400,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 15 | Fletch | $46,700,000 | $46,700,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 16 | The Breakfast Club | $46,465,668 | $46,434,721 | $30,947 | 99.9% |
| 17 | Brewster's Millions | $45,800,000 | $40,800,000 | $5,000,000 | 89.1% |
| 18 | Mask | $44,563,993 | $42,417,782 | $2,146,211 | 95.2% |
| 19 | White Nights | $42,160,849 | $42,160,849 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 20 | Pale Rider | $41,410,568 | $41,410,568 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $40,940,662 | $40,940,662 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 22 | Jagged Edge | $40,491,165 | $40,491,165 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 23 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $37,800,489 | $37,800,000 | $489 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $36,230,294 | $36,230,219 | $75 | 100.0% |
| 25 | Commando | $35,078,913 | $35,073,978 | $4,935 | 100.0% |
| 26 | Day of the Dead | $34,004,262 | $5,804,262 | $28,200,000 | 17.1% |
| 27 | Silverado | $33,200,000 | $33,200,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 28 | Teen Wolf | $33,086,611 | $33,086,611 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 29 | The Last Dragon | $33,000,750 | $33,000,000 | $750 | 100.0% |
| 30 | Murphy's Romance | $30,762,621 | $30,762,621 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 31 | Desperately Seeking Susan | $27,401,476 | $27,400,000 | $1,476 | 100.0% |
| 32 | Prizzi's Honor | $26,700,000 | $26,700,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 33 | Agnes of God | $25,627,836 | $25,627,836 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 34 | Fright Night | $24,922,237 | $24,922,237 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 35 | Summer Rental | $24,671,000 | $24,671,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 36 | The Emerald Forest | $24,468,550 | $24,468,550 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 37 | Santa Claus | $23,743,140 | $23,717,291 | $25,849 | 99.9% |
| 38 | The Care Bears Movie | $22,934,000 | $22,934,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 39 | Friday the 13th Part V: A New… | $21,930,418 | $21,930,418 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 40 | The Black Cauldron | $21,288,692 | $21,288,692 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 41 | A Nightmare on Elm Street Par… | $21,163,999 | $21,163,999 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 42 | Porky's Revenge | $20,518,000 | $20,518,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 43 | Code of Silence | $20,345,361 | $20,345,361 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 44 | Volunteers | $19,875,740 | $19,875,740 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $19,739,000 | $19,739,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 46 | Year of the Dragon | $18,707,466 | $18,707,466 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | Ladyhawke | $18,400,000 | $18,400,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | The Sure Thing | $18,136,000 | $18,136,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 49 | Invasion U.S.A. | $17,536,256 | $17,536,256 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 50 | To Live and Die in L.A. | $17,307,986 | $17,307,019 | $967 | 100.0% |
| 51 | The Falcon and the Snowman | $17,130,087 | $17,130,087 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 52 | Weird Science | $16,316,258 | $16,316,258 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 53 | Death Wish 3 | $16,116,878 | $16,116,878 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 54 | King Solomon's Mines | $15,057,465 | $15,057,465 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 55 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $14,582,182 | $14,582,182 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 56 | Remo Williams: The Adventure … | $14,393,902 | $14,393,902 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Lege… | $14,276,095 | $14,276,095 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | The Return of the Living Dead | $14,238,828 | $14,237,880 | $948 | 100.0% |
| 59 | A Chorus Line | $14,202,899 | $14,202,899 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 60 | Tomboy | $14,100,000 | $14,100,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 61 | Clue | $14,080,477 | $14,080,477 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | Sesame Street Presents Follow… | $13,961,370 | $13,961,370 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 63 | One Magic Christmas | $13,229,514 | $13,229,514 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 64 | Vision Quest | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | Real Genius | $12,952,019 | $12,952,019 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 66 | Perfect | $12,918,858 | $12,918,858 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 67 | Enemy Mine | $12,303,411 | $12,303,411 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Lifeforce | $11,603,545 | $11,603,545 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 69 | Just One of the Guys | $11,377,655 | $11,377,655 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 70 | Krush Groove | $11,052,713 | $11,052,713 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 71 | Silver Bullet | $10,803,211 | $10,803,211 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 72 | Missing in Action 2: The Begi… | $10,755,447 | $10,755,447 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 73 | After Hours | $10,689,058 | $10,673,287 | $15,771 | 99.9% |
| 74 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $10,631,842 | $10,631,333 | $509 | 100.0% |
| 75 | Return to Oz | $10,618,813 | $10,618,813 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | Compromising Positions | $10,600,000 | $10,600,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 77 | Moving Violations | $10,600,000 | $10,600,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | American Ninja | $10,499,000 | $10,499,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | Better Off Dead... | $10,297,601 | $10,297,601 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 80 | Lost in America | $10,079,206 | $10,079,206 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | Brazil | $9,934,484 | $9,929,135 | $5,349 | 99.9% |
| 82 | Once Bitten | $9,917,242 | $9,917,242 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | Explorers | $9,873,000 | $9,873,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 84 | The Journey of Natty Gann | $9,468,512 | $9,468,512 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | Tuff Turf | $9,369,329 | $9,369,329 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 86 | Sweet Dreams | $9,100,000 | $9,100,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | Target | $9,023,199 | $9,023,199 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | Cat’s Eye | $9,000,114 | $9,000,000 | $114 | 100.0% |
| 89 | Gotcha | $8,823,269 | $8,823,269 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | Mischief | $8,700,000 | $8,700,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | The Man With One Red Shoe | $8,645,411 | $8,645,411 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 92 | That Was Then… This is Now | $8,630,068 | $8,630,068 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | Secret Admirer | $8,622,973 | $8,622,757 | $216 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Mitt liv som hund | $8,345,266 | $8,345,266 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | Runaway Train | $7,936,012 | $7,936,012 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | Twice in a Lifetime | $7,681,246 | $7,681,246 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | The Trip to Bountiful | $7,466,662 | $7,466,662 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Transylvania 6-5000 | $7,200,000 | $7,200,000 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the… | $6,974,827 | $0 | $6,974,827 | 0.0% |
| 100 | Stick | $6,964,734 | $6,964,734 | $0 | 100.0% |