Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1985
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | |||
| During 1985 | Tomboy (Wide) | $14,100,000 | |
| January 2 | Superstition (Limited) | Almi | |
| January 4 | Too Scared to Scream (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| January 11 | Avenging Angel (Wide) | New World | $5,622,787 |
| Tuff Turf (Wide) | New World | $9,369,329 | |
| Walking the Edge (Limited) | Empire Pictures | ||
| The Wounded Man (Limited) | |||
| January 18 | Escape From the Bronx (Wide) | ||
| Here Come the Littles (Wide) | |||
| The New Kids (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $199,108 | |
| That's Dancing (Wide) | MGM | $4,210,938 | |
| Blood Simple (Limited) | USA Films | $1,690,913 | |
| Ghoulies (Limited) | |||
| January 25 | The Falcon and the Snowman (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $17,130,087 |
| Fandango (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $86,134 | |
| February 1985 | |||
| February 1 | Beyond the Walls (Wide) | ||
| Heavenly Bodies (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $1,567,386 | |
| February 2 | Fantasia (Wide, re-release) | Walt Disney | $83,320,000 |
| February 8 | Heaven Help Us (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $6,070,794 |
| Lust in the Dust (Wide) | New World | $727,639 | |
| Mischief (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $8,700,000 | |
| Witness (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $65,532,576 | |
| February 15 | The Bay Boy (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $3,665 |
| The Breakfast Club (Wide) | Universal | $46,434,721 | |
| Fast Forward (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $2,650,866 | |
| Lost in America (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $10,079,206 | |
| The Mean Season (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $4,349,446 | |
| Turk 182! (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $3,563,635 | |
| Vision Quest (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $13,000,000 | |
| February 22 | Into the Night (Wide) | Universal | $6,720,160 |
| Martin's Day (Wide) | |||
| February TBD | Seventeen (Limited) | ||
| March 1985 | |||
| March 1 | The Aviator (Wide) | MGM | $287,195 |
| Certain Fury (Wide) | New World | $1,381,091 | |
| Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (Wide) | Cannon | $10,755,447 | |
| A Private Function (Wide) | Island/Alive | $2,516,761 | |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $10,631,333 | |
| The Sure Thing (Wide) | Embassy | $18,136,000 | |
| March 8 | The Hit (Wide) | Island/Alive | $876,775 |
| Mask (Wide) | Universal | $42,417,782 | |
| My New Partner (Wide) | |||
| Variety (Limited) | |||
| March 15 | Camila (Wide) | ||
| Def-Con 4 (Wide) | New World | $210,904 | |
| Secret Places (Wide) | |||
| Sylvester (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $385,687 | |
| March 22 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (Wide) | Walt Disney | $14,276,095 |
| Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $21,930,418 | |
| The Last Dragon (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $33,000,000 | |
| Porky's Revenge (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $20,518,000 | |
| The Secret of the Sword (Wide) | |||
| March 29 | Almost You (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| The Care Bears Movie (Wide) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | $22,934,000 | |
| Desperately Seeking Susan (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $27,400,000 | |
| King David (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $4,800,000 | |
| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $55,337,042 | |
| Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (Wide, re-release) | 20th Century Fox | $316,465,003 | |
| The Slugger's Wife (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $1,878,000 | |
| March TBD | Malibu Express (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| April 1985 | |||
| April 3 | Alamo Bay (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $380,970 |
| April 12 | Cat's Eye (Wide) | MGM | $9,000,000 |
| Fraternity Vacation (Wide) | New World | $3,333,306 | |
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Wide) | New World | $6,326,051 | |
| Ladyhawke (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $18,400,000 | |
| April 19 | The Company of Wolves (Wide) | Cannon | $4,389,334 |
| Lily in Love (Wide) | New Line | $376,686 | |
| Moving Violations (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $10,600,000 | |
| Petit Con (Wide) | |||
| April 26 | 1918 (Wide) | Cinecom | |
| Just One of the Guys (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $11,377,655 | |
| Stick (Wide) | Universal | $6,964,734 | |
| Hellhole (Limited) | |||
| Tokyo-Ga (Limited) | |||
| April TBD | Siege (Limited) | New Line | |
| May 1985 | |||
| May 3 | Code of Silence (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $20,345,361 |
| Gotcha (Wide) | Universal | $8,823,269 | |
| Gymkata (Wide) | MGM | $3,249,442 | |
| Movers and Shakers (Wide) | MGM | $311,321 | |
| Private Resort (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $331,816 | |
| Pumping Iron 2: The Women (Wide) | |||
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (Limited) | |||
| May 10 | Rappin' (Wide) | Cannon | $2,864,844 |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $4,847,085 | |
| May 17 | Hot Moves (Wide) | Cardinal Film Releasing | $2,732,684 |
| Grace Quigley (Limited) | Cannon | ||
| Streetwalkin' (Limited) | |||
| May 22 | Brewster's Millions (Wide) | Universal | $40,800,000 |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $150,415,432 | |
| May 24 | A View to a Kill (Wide) | MGM | $50,327,960 |
| May 31 | Fletch (Wide) | Universal | $46,700,000 |
| Sylvia (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $44,234 | |
| May TBD | Déjà Vu (Limited) | Cannon | |
| Killzone (Limited) | |||
| June 1985 | |||
| June 1 | Bombs Away (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| The Dark Power (Limited) | |||
| June 7 | The Goonies (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $69,427,173 |
| The Holy Innocents (Wide) | Goldwyn Entertainment | ||
| Perfect (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $12,918,858 | |
| June 13 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Limited) | GKIDS | |
| June 14 | D.A.R.Y.L. (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $6,561,653 |
| Prizzi's Honor (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $26,700,000 | |
| Secret Admirer (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $8,622,757 | |
| The Stuff (Limited) | New World | ||
| June 21 | Cocoon (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $76,257,348 |
| Lifeforce (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $11,603,545 | |
| Return to Oz (Wide) | Walt Disney | $10,618,813 | |
| Document of the Dead (Limited) | |||
| June 27 | Before Stonewall (Limited) | Self Distributed | $18,724 |
| June 28 | Pale Rider (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $41,410,568 |
| Red Sonja (Wide) | MGM | $6,905,861 | |
| St. Elmo’s Fire (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $37,800,000 | |
| June 30 | Day of the Dead (Limited) | United Film Distribution Co. | $5,804,262 |
| The Dream is Alive (Limited) | IMAX Films | $70,000,000 | |
| July 1985 | |||
| July 3 | Back to the Future (Wide) | Universal | $224,965,832 |
| The Emerald Forest (Wide) | Avco Embassy | $24,468,550 | |
| July 4 | The Lift (Limited) | Island/Alive | |
| July 10 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $36,230,219 |
| Silverado (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $33,200,000 | |
| July 12 | Explorers (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $9,873,000 |
| July 19 | The Coca-Cola Kid (Wide) | ||
| ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Wide, re-release) | Universal | $439,801,744 | |
| The Legend of Billie Jean (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $3,100,000 | |
| The Man With One Red Shoe (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $8,645,411 | |
| Wetherby (Wide) | MGM/UA Classics | $1,136,052 | |
| Day of the Dead (Expands Wide) | United Film Distribution Co. | $5,804,262 | |
| July 24 | The Black Cauldron (Wide) | Walt Disney | $21,288,692 |
| July 26 | The Heavenly Kid (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $3,852,271 |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman (Wide) | Island/Alive | $14,582,182 | |
| National Lampoon’s European Vacation (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $49,400,000 | |
| Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $40,940,662 | |
| A Thousand Little Kisses (Wide) | Cinecom | ||
| August 1985 | |||
| August 2 | Fright Night (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $24,922,237 |
| Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $13,961,370 | |
| Weird Science (Wide) | Universal | $16,316,258 | |
| August 7 | Real Genius (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $12,952,019 |
| August 9 | Dance With a Stranger (Wide) | Goldwyn Entertainment | $842,221 |
| My Science Project (Wide) | Walt Disney | $4,100,000 | |
| Summer Rental (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $24,671,000 | |
| Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (Limited) | |||
| August 14 | Key Exchange (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $425,000 |
| August 16 | American Flyers (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $1,420,355 |
| The Bride (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $3,600,000 | |
| The Return of the Living Dead (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $14,237,880 | |
| Volunteers (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $19,875,740 | |
| Year of the Dragon (Wide) | MGM | $18,707,466 | |
| August 23 | Better Off Dead... (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $10,297,601 |
| Godzilla 1985 (Wide) | New World | $2,443,200 | |
| The Protector (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $829,239 | |
| Teen Wolf (Wide) | Atlantic | $33,086,611 | |
| Warning Sign (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $1,918,117 | |
| Détectíve (Limited) | SpectraFilm | ||
| August 30 | American Ninja (Wide) | Cannon | $10,499,000 |
| Compromising Positions (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $10,600,000 | |
| Flesh & Blood (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $100,000 | |
| September 1985 | |||
| September 3 | City Limits (Wide) | Atlantic | |
| September 6 | Joshua Then and Now (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $542,420 |
| September 12 | James Joyce's Women (Wide) | Universal | $8,103 |
| September 13 | After Hours (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $10,673,287 |
| Agnes of God (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $25,627,836 | |
| Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $437,547 | |
| September 19 | Plenty (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $6,104,212 |
| September 20 | Creator (Wide) | Universal | $4,571,788 |
| September 27 | Code Name: Emerald (Wide) | MGM | $515,029 |
| Invasion U.S.A. (Wide) | Cannon | $17,536,256 | |
| The Journey of Natty Gann (Wide) | Walt Disney | $9,468,512 | |
| Marie: A True Story (Wide) | MGM | $1,537,649 | |
| Maxie (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $2,600,000 | |
| September 30 | Hard Rock Zombies (Limited) | Cannon | |
| September TBD | Stand Alone (Limited) | New World | |
| October 1985 | |||
| October 2 | Always (Wide) | Goldwyn Entertainment | $146,499 |
| Sweet Dreams (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $9,100,000 | |
| October 4 | Came a Hot Friday (Wide) | Orion Classics | $8,905 |
| Commando (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $35,073,978 | |
| The Doctor and the Devils (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $147,070 | |
| Dreamchild (Wide) | Universal | $38,493 | |
| Jagged Edge (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $40,491,165 | |
| Colonel Redl (Wide) | Orion Classics | $2,357 | |
| October 6 | The Park is Mine (Limited) | ||
| October 11 | When Father Was Away On Business (Wide) | Cannon | $11,614 |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (Wide) | Orion Pictures | $14,393,902 | |
| Silver Bullet (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $10,803,211 | |
| October 18 | The Holcroft Covenant (Wide) | Universal | $151,627 |
| The Quiet Earth (Wide) | Skouras | $153,764 | |
| Re-Animator (Wide) | Empire Pictures | $2,023,000 | |
| Wild Geese 2 (Wide) | Universal | ||
| October 23 | Twice in a Lifetime (Wide) | Bud Yorkin Co. | $7,681,246 |
| October 25 | The Dog Who Stopped the War (Wide) | Miramax | |
| Krush Groove (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $11,052,713 | |
| My Man Adam (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $92,920 | |
| Stoogemania (Wide) | Atlantic | ||
| November 1985 | |||
| November 1 | Death Wish 3 (Wide) | Cannon | $16,116,878 |
| Eleni (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $305,102 | |
| A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (Wide) | New Line | $21,163,999 | |
| To Live and Die in L.A. (Wide) | MGM | $17,307,019 | |
| Grunt: The Wrestling Movie (Limited) | New World | ||
| November TBD | Shoah (Limited) | IFC Films | $20,175 |
| November 6 | Subway (Wide) | Island/Alive | $390,659 |
| November 8 | Bring on the Night (Wide) | Goldwyn Entertainment | $1,675,689 |
| The Official Story (Wide) | Almi | $29,426 | |
| Target (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $9,023,199 | |
| That Was Then… This is Now (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $8,630,068 | |
| Transylvania 6-5000 (Wide) | New World | $7,200,000 | |
| November 11 | Macaroni (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | $235,383 |
| November 15 | Once Bitten (Wide) | Goldwyn Entertainment | $9,917,242 |
| Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $4,889,971 | |
| Smooth Talk (Wide) | SpectraFilm | $16,785 | |
| November 22 | Bad Medicine (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $2,549,195 |
| Fever Pitch (Wide) | MGM | $610,333 | |
| King Solomon's Mines (Wide) | Cannon | $15,057,465 | |
| One Magic Christmas (Wide) | Walt Disney | $13,229,514 | |
| Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (Wide) | Atlantic | $3,360,800 | |
| White Nights (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $42,160,849 | |
| November 27 | Rocky IV (Wide) | MGM | $127,873,716 |
| November 29 | Santa Claus (Wide) | Sony/TriStar | $23,717,291 |
| December 1985 | |||
| December 4 | Young Sherlock Holmes (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $19,739,000 |
| December 6 | Fool For Love (Wide) | Cannon | $836,156 |
| Runaway Train (Wide) | Cannon | $7,936,012 | |
| Spies Like Us (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $60,083,467 | |
| December 10 | A Chorus Line (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $14,202,899 |
| December 11 | The Jewel of the Nile (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $68,275,764 |
| Trouble in Mind (Wide) | Alive Mind | ||
| December 13 | Clue (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $14,080,477 |
| December 18 | Brazil (Wide) | Universal | $9,929,135 |
| The Color Purple (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $94,029,472 | |
| Out of Africa (Wide) | Universal | $79,096,868 | |
| December 20 | Enemy Mine (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $12,303,411 |
| 101 Dalmatians (Wide, re-release) | Walt Disney | $144,880,014 | |
| The Trip to Bountiful (Wide) | Island | $7,466,662 | |
| Ran (Limited) | Rialto Pictures | $3,149,003 | |
| December 25 | Murphy's Romance (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $30,762,621 |
| Revolution (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $346,761 | |
| Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf (Limited) | Hemdale | ||