The Top Movies, Weekend of December 20, 1985
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Rocky IV |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$8,445,197 |
+17.15% |
2,232 |
$3,784 |
$68,681,860 |
26 |
| 2 |
(2) |
The Jewel of the Nile |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$4,703,895 |
-29.22% |
1,106 |
$4,253 |
$14,779,006 |
12 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Spies Like Us |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$4,258,082 |
-22.37% |
1,700 |
$2,505 |
$22,324,469 |
17 |
| 4 |
(new) |
Out of Africa |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$3,637,290 |
  |
922 |
$3,945 |
$3,696,534 |
5 |
| 5 |
(5) |
Santa Claus |
Sony/TriStar
|
Adventure
|
$3,246,211 |
+19.22% |
1,585 |
$2,048 |
$18,241,098 |
24 |
| 6 |
(4) |
White Nights |
Columbia
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,757,227 |
-12.15% |
1,047 |
$2,633 |
$14,577,537 |
31 |
| 7 |
(re-entry) |
One Hundred and One Dalmatians |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$2,389,226 |
  |
1,097 |
$2,178 |
$2,389,226 |
9,098 |
| 8 |
(new) |
The Color Purple |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,710,333 |
  |
192 |
$8,908 |
$1,775,828 |
5 |
| 9 |
(new) |
Enemy Mine |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$1,594,702 |
  |
703 |
$2,268 |
$1,594,702 |
3 |
| 10 |
(13) |
A Chorus Line |
Columbia
|
Musical
|
$1,503,564 |
+574.49% |
617 |
$2,437 |
$1,898,827 |
13 |
| 11 |
(7) |
Young Sherlock Holmes |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$1,439,127 |
-8.76% |
1,502 |
$958 |
$7,521,337 |
19 |
| 12 |
(6) |
Clue |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,409,154 |
-30.04% |
1,022 |
$1,379 |
$4,077,462 |
10 |
| 13 |
(10) |
Back to the Future |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$905,454 |
+29.31% |
801 |
$1,130 |
$187,167,149 |
173 |
| 14 |
(8) |
One Magic Christmas |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$548,935 |
-50.41% |
657 |
$836 |
$12,437,284 |
31 |
| 15 |
(9) |
King Solomon's Mines |
Cannon
|
Adventure
|
$327,210 |
-55.78% |
492 |
$665 |
$13,895,639 |
31 |
| 16 |
(11) |
Jagged Edge |
Columbia
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$296,354 |
-43.19% |
417 |
$711 |
$36,896,147 |
80 |
| 17 |
(12) |
To Live and Die in L.A. |
MGM
|
Action
|
$99,677 |
-67.80% |
167 |
$597 |
$15,416,254 |
52 |
| 18 |
(16) |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Island/Alive
|
Drama
|
$80,940 |
-29.46% |
60 |
$1,349 |
$11,785,251 |
150 |
| 19 |
(15) |
Once Bitten |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$69,774 |
-50.66% |
85 |
$821 |
$9,556,315 |
38 |
| 20 |
(17) |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$68,082 |
-31.48% |
88 |
$774 |
$25,789,765 |
532 |
| 21 |
(20) |
Fool For Love |
Cannon
|
Drama
|
$40,210 |
+20.38% |
6 |
$6,702 |
$170,748 |
17 |
| 22 |
(19) |
The Journey of Natty Gann |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$33,808 |
-12.55% |
131 |
$258 |
$7,582,543 |
87 |
| 23 |
(new) |
Brazil |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$30,099 |
  |
1 |
$30,099 |
$37,593 |
5 |
| 24 |
(21) |
Runaway Train |
Cannon
|
Action
|
$27,669 |
-10.95% |
4 |
$6,917 |
$134,614 |
17 |
| 25 |
(new) |
The Trip to Bountiful |
Island
|
Drama
|
$8,387 |
  |
1 |
$8,387 |
$8,387 |
3 |
| 26 |
(23) |
Wetherby |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$2,137 |
-62.91% |
4 |
$534 |
$1,077,990 |
157 |
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