Weekend Domestic Box Office September 6, 1985
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Back to the Future | $5,214,465 | -42% | 1,519 | $3,433 | $138,482,268 | 68 | |
| 2 | (2) | Teen Wolf | $3,086,522 | -39% | 1,324 | $2,331 | $18,080,487 | 17 | |
| 3 | (3) | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,190,447 | -46% | 888 | $2,467 | $28,627,393 | 45 | |
| 4 | (6) | Compromising Positions | $2,111,177 | -30% | 572 | $3,691 | $5,762,054 | 10 | |
| 5 | (5) | Volunteers | $1,606,392 | -47% | 999 | $1,608 | $16,584,835 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | American Ninja | $1,530,579 | -53% | 672 | $2,278 | $5,503,236 | 10 | |
| 7 | (7) | Year of the Dragon | $1,461,768 | -44% | 796 | $1,836 | $14,898,009 | 24 | |
| 8 | (12) | Cocoon | $1,332,539 | -25% | 788 | $1,691 | $70,978,323 | 80 | |
| 9 | (14) | Silverado | $1,248,818 | -4% | 725 | $1,723 | $29,070,413 | 61 | |
| 10 | (9) | Ghostbusters | $1,145,353 | -41% | 864 | $1,326 | $6,329,963 | 458 | |
| 11 | (10) | Summer Rental | $1,034,697 | -46% | 781 | $1,325 | $21,577,838 | 31 | |
| 12 | (8) | Gremlins | $979,333 | -59% | 862 | $1,136 | $151,661,913 | 458 | |
| 13 | (11) | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $947,345 | -47% | 855 | $1,108 | $47,727,631 | 45 | |
| 14 | (23) | St. Elmo’s Fire | $892,644 | +48% | 710 | $1,257 | $34,493,638 | 73 | |
| 15 | (13) | The Return of the Living Dead | $849,238 | -52% | 690 | $1,231 | $13,323,406 | 24 | |
| 16 | (17) | Fright Night | $779,933 | -28% | 608 | $1,283 | $23,175,339 | 38 | |
| 17 | (18) | Real Genius | $702,114 | -34% | 511 | $1,374 | $10,991,199 | 33 | |
| 18 | (22) | The Emerald Forest | $569,188 | -8% | 461 | $1,235 | $21,949,573 | 68 | |
| 19 | (15) | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $517,806 | -58% | 446 | $1,161 | $146,529,544 | 110 | |
| 20 | (24) | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $494,645 | -1% | 48 | $10,305 | $2,638,441 | 45 | |
| 21 | (16) | Godzilla 1985 | $430,253 | -63% | 308 | $1,397 | $2,443,200 | 17 | |
| 22 | (30) | Prizzi's Honor | $375,924 | +62% | 344 | $1,093 | $25,130,275 | 87 | |
| 23 | (27) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $326,366 | -4% | 136 | $2,400 | $20,089,949 | 427 | |
| 24 | (19) | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $298,992 | -65% | 595 | $503 | $13,500,975 | 38 | |
| 25 | (21) | The Black Cauldron | $214,695 | -65% | 263 | $816 | $20,974,258 | 47 | |
| 26 | (25) | Day of the Dead | $206,462 | -58% | 115 | $1,795 | $4,131,624 | 68 | |
| 27 | (-) | Dance With a Stranger | $122,009 | 17 | $7,177 | $463,724 | 31 | ||
| 28 | (34) | Wetherby | $89,144 | +20% | 17 | $5,244 | $417,529 | 52 | |
| 29 | (32) | American Flyers | $87,743 | -40% | 16 | $5,484 | $598,570 | 24 | |
| 30 | (33) | My Science Project | $55,205 | -45% | 76 | $726 | $3,922,727 | 31 | |
| 31 | (29) | Warning Sign | $54,819 | -78% | 46 | $1,192 | $1,475,573 | 17 | |
| 32 | (31) | The Protector | $46,748 | -70% | 14 | $3,339 | $761,432 | 17 | |
| 33 | (36) | Key Exchange | $29,438 | -44% | 7 | $4,205 | $280,834 | 26 | |
| 34 | (35) | Better Off Dead... | $28,590 | -55% | 11 | $2,599 | $174,803 | 17 | |
| 35 | (37) | A Private Function | $23,139 | -38% | 11 | $2,104 | $2,432,513 | 192 | |
| 36 | (new) | Joshua Then and Now | $17,188 | 1 | $17,188 | $17,188 | 3 | ||
| 37 | (38) | The Hit | $9,674 | -67% | 6 | $1,612 | $876,775 | 185 | |
| Reporting movies: 37 | $31,111,392 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | $5,214,465 | 1,519 | $138,482,268 |
| 2 | Teen Wolf | $3,086,522 | 1,324 | $18,080,487 |
| 3 | Pee Wee's Big Adventure | $2,190,447 | 888 | $28,627,393 |
| 4 | Compromising Positions | $2,111,177 | 572 | $5,762,054 |
| 5 | Volunteers | $1,606,392 | 999 | $16,584,835 |
| 6 | American Ninja | $1,530,579 | 672 | $5,503,236 |
| 7 | Year of the Dragon | $1,461,768 | 796 | $14,898,009 |
| 8 | Cocoon | $1,332,539 | 788 | $70,978,323 |
| 9 | Silverado | $1,248,818 | 725 | $29,070,413 |
| 10 | Ghostbusters | $1,145,353 | 864 | $6,329,963 |
| 11 | Summer Rental | $1,034,697 | 781 | $21,577,838 |
| 12 | Gremlins | $979,333 | 862 | $151,661,913 |
| 13 | National Lampoon’s European Vacation | $947,345 | 855 | $47,727,631 |
| 14 | St. Elmo’s Fire | $892,644 | 710 | $34,493,638 |
| 15 | The Return of the Living Dead | $849,238 | 690 | $13,323,406 |
| 16 | Fright Night | $779,933 | 608 | $23,175,339 |
| 17 | Real Genius | $702,114 | 511 | $10,991,199 |
| 18 | The Emerald Forest | $569,188 | 461 | $21,949,573 |
| 19 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $517,806 | 446 | $146,529,544 |
| 20 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $494,645 | 48 | $2,638,441 |
| 21 | Godzilla 1985 | $430,253 | 308 | $2,443,200 |
| 22 | Prizzi's Honor | $375,924 | 344 | $25,130,275 |
| 23 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $326,366 | 136 | $20,089,949 |
| 24 | Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird | $298,992 | 595 | $13,500,975 |
| 25 | The Black Cauldron | $214,695 | 263 | $20,974,258 |
| 26 | Day of the Dead | $206,462 | 115 | $4,131,624 |
| 27 | Dance With a Stranger | $122,009 | 17 | $463,724 |
| 28 | Wetherby | $89,144 | 17 | $417,529 |
| 29 | American Flyers | $87,743 | 16 | $598,570 |
| 30 | My Science Project | $55,205 | 76 | $3,922,727 |
| 31 | Warning Sign | $54,819 | 46 | $1,475,573 |
| 32 | The Protector | $46,748 | 14 | $761,432 |
| 33 | Key Exchange | $29,438 | 7 | $280,834 |
| 34 | Better Off Dead... | $28,590 | 11 | $174,803 |
| 35 | A Private Function | $23,139 | 11 | $2,432,513 |
| 36 | Joshua Then and Now | $17,188 | 1 | $17,188 |
| 37 | The Hit | $9,674 | 6 | $876,775 |
| Reporting: 37 | $31,111,392 | total | ||