The Top Movies, Weekend of December 27, 1985
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Rocky IV |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$10,755,123 |
+27.35% |
2,253 |
$4,774 |
$86,484,701 |
33 |
| 2 |
(2) |
The Jewel of the Nile |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$8,014,851 |
+70.39% |
1,490 |
$5,379 |
$27,596,226 |
19 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Spies Like Us |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$7,019,259 |
+64.85% |
1,700 |
$4,129 |
$33,567,914 |
24 |
| 4 |
(4) |
Out of Africa |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$6,504,397 |
+78.83% |
922 |
$7,055 |
$14,162,371 |
12 |
| 5 |
(7) |
One Hundred and One Dalmatians |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$5,715,836 |
+139.23% |
1,180 |
$4,844 |
$11,057,464 |
9,105 |
| 6 |
(6) |
White Nights |
Columbia
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,812,642 |
+74.55% |
1,057 |
$4,553 |
$22,335,509 |
38 |
| 7 |
(8) |
The Color Purple |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$3,162,958 |
+84.93% |
202 |
$15,658 |
$7,108,801 |
12 |
| 8 |
(10) |
A Chorus Line |
Columbia
|
Musical
|
$2,458,429 |
+63.51% |
666 |
$3,691 |
$5,970,853 |
20 |
| 9 |
(11) |
Young Sherlock Holmes |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$2,263,049 |
+57.25% |
1,502 |
$1,507 |
$11,352,478 |
26 |
| 10 |
(12) |
Clue |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,140,220 |
+51.88% |
1,022 |
$2,094 |
$7,625,942 |
17 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Enemy Mine |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$1,970,075 |
+23.54% |
713 |
$2,763 |
$4,993,731 |
10 |
| 12 |
(13) |
Back to the Future |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$1,859,848 |
+105.41% |
911 |
$2,042 |
$189,933,741 |
180 |
| 13 |
(5) |
Santa Claus |
Sony/TriStar
|
Adventure
|
$1,568,800 |
-51.67% |
1,480 |
$1,060 |
$22,463,748 |
31 |
| 14 |
(re-entry) |
Twice in a Lifetime |
Bud Yorkin Co.
|
Drama
|
$922,040 |
  |
176 |
$5,239 |
$1,178,822 |
68 |
| 15 |
(16) |
Jagged Edge |
Columbia
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$535,087 |
+80.56% |
442 |
$1,211 |
$37,716,980 |
87 |
| 16 |
(15) |
King Solomon's Mines |
Cannon
|
Adventure
|
$387,412 |
+18.40% |
406 |
$954 |
$14,383,051 |
38 |
| 17 |
(14) |
One Magic Christmas |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$354,836 |
-35.36% |
694 |
$511 |
$13,229,514 |
38 |
| 18 |
(re-entry) |
Ran |
Orion Classics
|
Drama
|
$222,525 |
  |
17 |
$13,090 |
$389,377 |
10 |
| 19 |
(20) |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$166,235 |
+144.17% |
85 |
$1,956 |
$26,048,439 |
539 |
| 20 |
(17) |
To Live and Die in L.A. |
MGM
|
Action
|
$149,807 |
+50.29% |
185 |
$810 |
$15,646,849 |
59 |
| 21 |
(18) |
Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Island/Alive
|
Drama
|
$137,100 |
+69.38% |
60 |
$2,285 |
$11,973,591 |
157 |
| 22 |
(19) |
Once Bitten |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$122,434 |
+75.47% |
102 |
$1,200 |
$9,710,212 |
45 |
| 23 |
(21) |
Fool For Love |
Cannon
|
Drama
|
$84,598 |
+110.39% |
11 |
$7,691 |
$291,024 |
24 |
| 24 |
(22) |
The Journey of Natty Gann |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$79,836 |
+136.15% |
214 |
$373 |
$7,697,070 |
94 |
| 25 |
(23) |
Brazil |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$56,263 |
+86.93% |
2 |
$28,132 |
$143,181 |
12 |
| 26 |
(new) |
Revolution |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$52,755 |
  |
4 |
$13,189 |
$86,551 |
5 |
| 27 |
(new) |
Murphy's Romance |
Columbia
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$47,906 |
  |
2 |
$23,953 |
$69,361 |
5 |
| 28 |
(24) |
Runaway Train |
Cannon
|
Action
|
$45,628 |
+64.91% |
4 |
$11,407 |
$208,649 |
24 |
| 29 |
(26) |
Wetherby |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$1,907 |
-10.76% |
4 |
$477 |
$1,080,306 |
164 |
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