Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on August 30, 1985
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | Universal | $9,563,053 | -10% | 1,550 | +27 | $6,170 | $133,267,803 | 10 |
| 2 | (2) | Teen Wolf | Atlantic | $5,311,426 | -45% | 1,425 | +9 | $3,727 | $14,993,965 | 2 |
| 3 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | Warner Bros. | $4,711,380 | -21% | 894 | +2 | $5,270 | $26,436,946 | 6 |
| 4 | N | American Ninja | Cannon | $3,972,657 | 672 | $5,912 | $3,972,657 | 1 | ||
| 5 | N | Compromising Positions | Paramount Pi… | $3,650,877 | 570 | $6,405 | $3,650,877 | 1 | ||
| 6 | (4) | Volunteers | Sony/TriStar | $3,484,941 | -19% | 1,123 | -345 | $3,103 | $14,978,443 | 3 |
| 7 | (5) | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $3,151,939 | -25% | 834 | -136 | $3,779 | $13,436,241 | 3 |
| 8 | (-) | Gremlins | Warner Bros. | $2,788,927 | 1,174 | $2,376 | $150,682,580 | 65 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Summer Rental | Paramount Pi… | $2,271,083 | -34% | 953 | -278 | $2,383 | $20,543,141 | 4 |
| 10 | (8) | Cocoon | 20th Century… | $2,240,737 | -26% | 882 | +108 | $2,541 | $69,645,784 | 11 |
| 11 | (-) | Ghostbusters | Sony Pictures | $2,129,119 | 888 | $2,398 | $222,348,464 | 65 | ||
| 12 | (9) | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Warner Bros. | $2,073,615 | -18% | 994 | -88 | $2,086 | $46,780,286 | 6 |
| 13 | (6) | The Return of the Living Dead | Orion Pictures | $2,052,868 | -48% | 945 | -555 | $2,172 | $12,474,168 | 3 |
| 14 | (13) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Sony/TriStar | $1,442,952 | -9% | 672 | +25 | $2,147 | $146,011,738 | 16 |
| 15 | (14) | Silverado | Sony Pictures | $1,371,696 | -13% | 594 | -60 | $2,309 | $27,821,595 | 9 |
| 16 | (19) | Godzilla 1985 | New World | $1,309,188 | +86% | 386 | +151 | $3,392 | $2,012,947 | 2 |
| 17 | (10) | Fright Night | Sony Pictures | $1,290,002 | -37% | 536 | -292 | $2,407 | $22,395,406 | 5 |
| 18 | (11) | Real Genius | Sony/TriStar | $1,221,401 | -27% | 480 | -129 | $2,545 | $10,289,085 | 5 |
| 19 | (-) | Day of the Dead | United Film … | $1,169,058 | 161 | $7,261 | $3,925,162 | 10 | ||
| 20 | (12) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | Warner Bros. | $983,868 | -40% | 830 | -161 | $1,185 | $13,201,983 | 5 |
| 21 | (23) | The Emerald Forest | Avco Embassy | $909,336 | +80% | 331 | +78 | $2,747 | $21,380,385 | 10 |
| 22 | (17) | St. Elmo’s Fire | Sony Pictures | $849,284 | +2% | 402 | +12 | $2,113 | $33,600,994 | 10 |
| 23 | (15) | The Black Cauldron | Walt Disney | $724,386 | -51% | 574 | -35 | $1,262 | $20,759,563 | 7 |
| 24 | (20) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Island/Alive | $705,595 | +18% | 24 | +3 | $29,400 | $2,143,796 | 6 |
| 25 | (21) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | 20th Century… | $444,774 | -20% | 123 | +16 | $3,616 | $19,763,583 | 61 |
| 26 | (16) | Warning Sign | 20th Century… | $321,960 | -71% | 241 | -180 | $1,336 | $1,420,754 | 2 |
| 27 | (24) | Prizzi's Honor | 20th Century… | $306,823 | -37% | 158 | -6 | $1,942 | $24,754,351 | 12 |
| 28 | (22) | The Protector | Warner Bros. | $209,126 | -59% | 60 | -29 | $3,485 | $714,684 | 2 |
| 29 | (28) | American Flyers | Warner Bros. | $176,206 | -16% | 17 | -3 | $10,365 | $510,827 | 3 |
| 30 | (27) | My Science Project | Walt Disney | $130,416 | -46% | 81 | -38 | $1,610 | $3,867,522 | 4 |
| 31 | (31) | Wetherby | MGM/UA Classics | $90,936 | +27% | 10 | +4 | $9,094 | $328,385 | 7 |
| 32 | (29) | Better Off Dead... | Warner Bros. | $70,015 | -8% | 13 | n/c | $5,386 | $146,213 | 2 |
| 33 | (30) | Key Exchange | 20th Century… | $55,958 | -23% | 9 | n/c | $6,218 | $251,396 | 4 |
| 34 | (32) | A Private Function | Island/Alive | $46,046 | -13% | 15 | n/c | $3,070 | $2,409,374 | 27 |
| 35 | (33) | The Hit | Island/Alive | $34,584 | +102% | 6 | +2 | $5,764 | $862,810 | 26 |
| 35 | $61,266,232 |