Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on September 6, 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 | $7,616,860 | -20% | 1,519 | -31 | $5,014 | $140,884,663 | 11 |
| 2 | (2) | Teen Wolf | Atlantic | $4,916,440 | -7% | 1,324 | -101 | $3,713 | $19,910,405 | 3 |
| 3 | (5) | Compromising Positions | Paramount Pi… | $2,751,040 | -25% | 572 | +2 | $4,810 | $6,401,917 | 2 |
| 4 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | Warner Bros. | $2,715,447 | -42% | 888 | -6 | $3,058 | $29,152,393 | 7 |
| 5 | (7) | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $1,990,439 | -37% | 796 | -38 | $2,501 | $15,426,680 | 4 |
| 6 | (4) | American Ninja | Cannon | $1,971,630 | -50% | 672 | n/c | $2,934 | $5,944,287 | 2 |
| 7 | (6) | Volunteers | Sony/TriStar | $1,799,532 | -48% | 999 | -124 | $1,801 | $16,777,975 | 4 |
| 8 | (10) | Cocoon | 20th Century… | $1,790,260 | -20% | 788 | -94 | $2,272 | $71,436,044 | 12 |
| 9 | (15) | Silverado | Sony Pictures | $1,593,089 | +16% | 725 | +131 | $2,197 | $29,414,684 | 10 |
| 10 | (9) | Summer Rental | Paramount Pi… | $1,332,806 | -41% | 781 | -172 | $1,707 | $21,875,947 | 5 |
| 11 | (22) | St. Elmo’s Fire | Sony Pictures | $1,244,826 | +47% | 710 | +308 | $1,753 | $34,845,820 | 11 |
| 12 | (12) | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Warner Bros. | $1,217,391 | -41% | 855 | -139 | $1,424 | $47,997,677 | 7 |
| 13 | (13) | The Return of the Living Dead | Orion Pictures | $1,135,289 | -45% | 690 | -255 | $1,645 | $13,609,457 | 4 |
| 14 | (17) | Fright Night | Sony Pictures | $1,105,029 | -14% | 608 | +72 | $1,817 | $23,500,435 | 6 |
| 15 | (18) | Real Genius | Sony/TriStar | $834,783 | -32% | 511 | +31 | $1,634 | $11,123,868 | 6 |
| 16 | (21) | The Emerald Forest | Avco Embassy | $780,521 | -14% | 461 | +130 | $1,693 | $22,160,906 | 11 |
| 17 | (14) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Sony/TriStar | $717,411 | -50% | 446 | -226 | $1,609 | $146,729,149 | 17 |
| 18 | (24) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Island/Alive | $705,394 | n/c | 48 | +24 | $14,696 | $2,849,190 | 7 |
| 19 | (27) | Prizzi's Honor | 20th Century… | $524,041 | +71% | 344 | +186 | $1,523 | $25,278,392 | 13 |
| 20 | (25) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | 20th Century… | $438,252 | -1% | 136 | +13 | $3,222 | $20,201,835 | 62 |
| 21 | (-) | Dance With a Stranger | Goldwyn Ente… | $383,992 | 17 | $22,588 | $725,707 | 5 | ||
| 22 | (20) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | Warner Bros. | $354,000 | -64% | 595 | -235 | $595 | $13,555,983 | 6 |
| 23 | (23) | The Black Cauldron | Walt Disney | $258,983 | -64% | 263 | -311 | $985 | $21,018,546 | 8 |
| 24 | (19) | Day of the Dead | United Film … | $206,462 | -82% | 115 | -46 | $1,795 | $4,131,624 | 11 |
| 25 | (31) | Wetherby | MGM/UA Classics | $116,297 | +28% | 17 | +7 | $6,841 | $444,682 | 8 |
| 26 | (29) | American Flyers | Warner Bros. | $113,898 | -35% | 16 | -1 | $7,119 | $624,725 | 4 |
| 27 | (26) | Warning Sign | 20th Century… | $76,992 | -76% | 46 | -195 | $1,674 | $1,497,746 | 3 |
| 28 | (28) | The Protector | Warner Bros. | $67,152 | -68% | 14 | -46 | $4,797 | $781,836 | 3 |
| 29 | (33) | Key Exchange | 20th Century… | $50,000 | -11% | 7 | -2 | $7,143 | $301,396 | 5 |
| 30 | (32) | Better Off Dead... | Warner Bros. | $33,628 | -52% | 11 | -2 | $3,057 | $179,841 | 3 |
| 31 | (34) | A Private Function | Island/Alive | $29,126 | -37% | 11 | -4 | $2,648 | $2,438,500 | 28 |
| 32 | N | Joshua Then and Now | 20th Century… | $23,931 | 1 | $23,931 | $23,931 | 1 | ||
| 32 | $38,894,941 |