The Top Movies, Weekend of March 8, 1985
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(2) |
Witness |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,506,587 |
-5.96% |
1,169 |
$3,855 |
$31,596,283 |
31 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Beverly Hills Cop |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$4,427,390 |
-13.43% |
1,474 |
$3,004 |
$180,418,167 |
96 |
| 3 |
(4) |
The Breakfast Club |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$3,298,436 |
-8.96% |
1,006 |
$3,279 |
$19,149,143 |
24 |
| 4 |
(5) |
The Sure Thing |
Embassy
|
Comedy
|
$2,894,217 |
-7.38% |
1,086 |
$2,665 |
$6,869,924 |
10 |
| 5 |
(34) |
Into the Night |
Universal
|
Action
|
$2,574,438 |
+3,629.29% |
1,096 |
$2,349 |
$2,790,001 |
17 |
| 6 |
(3) |
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning |
Cannon
|
Action
|
$2,323,800 |
-39.93% |
1,288 |
$1,804 |
$7,324,464 |
10 |
| 7 |
(6) |
The Killing Fields |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,608,401 |
-9.69% |
607 |
$2,650 |
$23,222,224 |
129 |
| 8 |
(7) |
Vision Quest |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,358,738 |
-20.20% |
745 |
$1,824 |
$9,419,335 |
24 |
| 9 |
(9) |
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
Atlantic
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,201,674 |
-7.49% |
274 |
$4,386 |
$4,634,607 |
87 |
| 10 |
(8) |
A Passage to India |
Columbia
|
Drama
|
$1,075,039 |
-22.87% |
515 |
$2,087 |
$21,874,907 |
87 |
| 11 |
(11) |
Amadeus |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$831,126 |
-16.93% |
387 |
$2,148 |
$31,329,290 |
173 |
| 12 |
(10) |
The Falcon and the Snowman |
Orion Pictures
|
Drama
|
$747,180 |
-25.70% |
475 |
$1,573 |
$14,867,008 |
45 |
| 13 |
(14) |
Fantasia |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$713,343 |
+29.23% |
207 |
$3,446 |
$4,908,019 |
16,189 |
| 14 |
(12) |
Certain Fury |
New World
|
Action
|
$395,886 |
-52.53% |
243 |
$1,629 |
$1,381,091 |
10 |
| 15 |
(15) |
Micki + Maude |
Columbia
|
Comedy
|
$359,354 |
-27.03% |
378 |
$951 |
$26,080,861 |
80 |
| 16 |
(21) |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$326,909 |
+3.37% |
77 |
$4,246 |
$6,709,373 |
245 |
| 17 |
(16) |
Mischief |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$323,358 |
-26.54% |
359 |
$901 |
$7,787,591 |
31 |
| 18 |
(31) |
Lust in the Dust |
New World
|
Comedy
|
$300,530 |
+189.61% |
164 |
$1,833 |
$727,639 |
31 |
| 19 |
(19) |
Starman |
Columbia
|
Adventure
|
$294,023 |
-24.29% |
306 |
$961 |
$28,680,432 |
87 |
| 20 |
(18) |
The Flamingo Kid |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$265,975 |
-31.93% |
358 |
$743 |
$23,007,589 |
80 |
| 21 |
(23) |
Protocol |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$246,082 |
-6.94% |
303 |
$812 |
$26,186,631 |
80 |
| 22 |
(13) |
Tuff Turf |
New World
|
Action
|
$210,673 |
-71.81% |
192 |
$1,097 |
$8,943,587 |
59 |
| 23 |
(17) |
The Mean Season |
Orion Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$192,580 |
-51.18% |
192 |
$1,003 |
$4,015,369 |
24 |
| 24 |
(28) |
The Cotton Club |
Orion Pictures
|
Drama
|
$185,363 |
+35.76% |
147 |
$1,261 |
$25,660,053 |
87 |
| 25 |
(22) |
Places in the Heart |
Sony/TriStar
|
Drama
|
$163,204 |
-38.65% |
219 |
$745 |
$32,789,050 |
171 |
| 26 |
(25) |
2010 |
MGM
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$147,148 |
-24.76% |
209 |
$704 |
$39,984,678 |
94 |
| 27 |
(29) |
The Purple Rose of Cairo |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$139,449 |
+22.22% |
4 |
$34,862 |
$330,761 |
10 |
| 28 |
(new) |
Mask |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$135,499 |
  |
4 |
$33,875 |
$135,499 |
3 |
| 29 |
(32) |
Stop Making Sense |
Cinecom
|
Concert
|
$108,274 |
+5.25% |
41 |
$2,641 |
$3,145,075 |
143 |
| 30 |
(24) |
Turk 182! |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$96,411 |
-61.34% |
154 |
$626 |
$3,563,635 |
24 |
| 31 |
(30) |
City Heat |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$77,933 |
-30.36% |
138 |
$565 |
$38,348,988 |
94 |
| 32 |
(33) |
Paris, Texas |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$70,882 |
-7.35% |
20 |
$3,544 |
$1,228,551 |
122 |
| 33 |
(35) |
A Sunday in the Park |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$68,271 |
+3.79% |
24 |
$2,845 |
$1,595,485 |
115 |
| 34 |
(36) |
The Brother from Another Planet |
Cinecom
|
Comedy
|
$53,999 |
-10.39% |
16 |
$3,375 |
$2,523,635 |
185 |
| 35 |
(re-entry) |
A Private Function |
Island/Alive
|
Comedy
|
$24,367 |
  |
1 |
$24,367 |
$62,507 |
10 |
| 36 |
(re-entry) |
Lost in America |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$16,124 |
  |
4 |
$4,031 |
$179,032 |
24 |
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