1985 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1985
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | Back to the Future | Uni. | $210,609,762 | 1,550 | $11,152,500 | 1,420 | 7/3 | | 2 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | TriS | $150,415,432 | 2,074 | $20,176,217 | 2,074 | 5/22 | | 3 | Rocky IV | UA | $127,873,716 | 2,254 | $19,991,537 | 1,325 | 11/27 | | 4 | The Color Purple | WB | $94,175,854 | 1,109 | $1,710,333 | 192 | 12/20 | | 5 | Out of Africa | Uni. | $87,071,205 | 1,102 | $3,637,290 | 922 | 12/20 | | 6 | Cocoon | Fox | $76,113,124 | 1,163 | $7,936,427 | 1,140 | 6/21 | | 7 | The Jewel of the Nile | Fox | $75,973,200 | 1,490 | $6,645,455 | 1,106 | 12/13 | | 8 | Witness | Par. | $68,706,993 | 1,169 | $4,539,990 | 876 | 2/8 | | 9 | The Goonies | WB | $61,389,680 | 1,705 | $9,105,913 | 1,705 | 6/7 | | 10 | Spies Like Us | WB | $60,088,980 | 1,700 | $8,614,039 | 1,556 | 12/6 | | 11 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | WB | $55,600,000 | 1,613 | $10,675,896 | 1,613 | 3/29 | | 12 | Fletch | Uni. | $50,612,888 | 1,303 | $7,022,970 | 1,225 | 5/31 | | 13 | A View to a Kill | MGM | $50,327,960 | 1,588 | $10,687,114 | 1,583 | 5/24 | | 14 | European Vacation | WB | $49,364,621 | 1,547 | $12,329,627 | 1,546 | 7/26 | | 15 | Mask | Uni. | $48,230,162 | 1,024 | $135,499 | 4 | 3/8 | | 16 | The Breakfast Club | Uni. | $45,875,171 | 1,118 | $5,107,599 | 1,071 | 2/15 | | 17 | White Nights | Col. | $42,160,849 | 1,064 | $477,539 | 21 | 11/22 | | 18 | Pale Rider | WB | $41,410,568 | 1,710 | $9,119,111 | 1,710 | 6/28 | | 19 | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | WB | $40,940,662 | 894 | $4,545,847 | 829 | 8/9 | | 20 | Brewster's Millions | Uni. | $40,833,132 | 1,521 | $9,858,905 | 1,521 | 5/22 | | 21 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Re-issue) | Uni. | $40,607,502 | 1,701 | $8,807,023 | 1,684 | 7/19 | | 22 | Jagged Edge | Col. | $40,491,165 | 1,139 | $4,094,091 | 1,125 | 10/4 | | 23 | St. Elmo's Fire | Col. | $37,803,872 | 1,207 | $6,128,157 | 1,204 | 6/28 | | 24 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | WB | $36,230,219 | 1,475 | $7,283,714 | 1,474 | 7/12 | | 25 | Commando | Fox | $35,100,000 | 1,504 | $7,700,015 | 1,495 | 10/4 | | 26 | Teen Wolf | Atl | $33,086,611 | 1,425 | $6,120,348 | 1,416 | 8/23 | | 27 | 101 Dalmatians (Re-issue) (1985) | BV | $33,049,729 | 1,185 | $2,389,226 | 1,097 | 12/20 | | 28 | Silverado | Col. | $32,192,570 | 1,190 | $3,522,897 | 1,168 | 7/12 | | 29 | Murphy's Romance | Col. | $30,867,525 | 1,046 | $47,906 | 2 | 12/27 | | 30 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | NL | $29,999,213 | 614 | $2,865,475 | 522 | 11/1 | | 31 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Orion | $27,398,584 | 1,108 | $1,526,098 | 268 | 3/29 | | 32 | Prizzi's Honor | Fox | $26,657,534 | 722 | $4,234,537 | 719 | 6/14 | | 33 | The Last Dragon | TriS | $25,754,284 | 1,039 | $5,254,359 | 1,038 | 3/22 | | 34 | Agnes of God | Col. | $25,627,836 | 646 | $221,552 | 8 | 9/13 | | 35 | Fright Night | Col. | $24,922,237 | 1,545 | $6,118,543 | 1,542 | 8/2 | | 36 | Summer Rental | Par. | $24,689,703 | 1,595 | $5,754,259 | 1,584 | 8/9 | | 37 | The Emerald Forest | Emb | $24,468,550 | 1,110 | $4,345,150 | 1,110 | 7/5 | | 38 | Weird Science | Uni. | $23,834,048 | 1,172 | $4,895,421 | 1,158 | 8/2 | | 39 | Santa Claus: The Movie | TriS | $23,717,291 | 1,585 | $5,647,160 | 970 | 11/27 | | 40 | The Care Bears Movie | Gold. | $22,934,622 | 1,003 | $3,725,001 | 1,003 | 3/29 | | 41 | Friday the 13th - Part V | Par. | $21,930,418 | 1,759 | $8,032,883 | 1,759 | 3/22 | | 42 | The Black Cauldron | BV | $21,288,692 | 1,276 | $4,180,110 | 1,276 | 7/26 | | 43 | Porky's Revenge (Part III) | Fox | $20,518,905 | 1,423 | $6,207,507 | 1,423 | 3/22 | | 44 | Code of Silence | Orion | $20,345,361 | 1,810 | $5,512,461 | 1,810 | 5/3 | | 45 | Volunteers | TriS | $19,875,740 | 1,560 | $5,184,360 | 1,560 | 8/16 | | 46 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Par. | $19,739,575 | 1,502 | $2,538,234 | 920 | 12/6 | | 47 | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $18,707,466 | 982 | $4,093,079 | 982 | 8/16 | | 48 | Ladyhawke | WB | $18,432,000 | 1,056 | $3,450,536 | 1,056 | 4/12 | | 49 | The Sure Thing | MGM | $18,135,531 | 1,115 | $3,124,782 | 1,115 | 3/1 | | 50 | Invasion U.S.A. | Can. | $17,536,256 | 1,735 | $6,891,609 | 1,735 | 9/27 | | 51 | To Live and Die in L.A. | MGM | $17,307,019 | 1,135 | $3,551,761 | 1,135 | 11/1 | | 52 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Orion | $17,130,087 | 914 | $2,358,846 | 265 | 1/25 | | 53 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | IsAl | $17,005,229 | 204 | $55,962 | 1 | 7/26 | | 54 | Death Wish 3 | Can. | $16,116,878 | 1,460 | $5,319,116 | 1,460 | 11/1 | | 55 | King Solomon's Mines | Can. | $15,057,465 | 1,122 | $5,005,788 | 1,122 | 11/22 | | 56 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | BV | $14,972,297 | 1,277 | $4,035,147 | 916 | 3/22 | | 57 | Clue | Par. | $14,643,997 | 1,022 | $2,014,166 | 1,006 | 12/13 | | 58 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Orion | $14,393,902 | 1,175 | $3,376,971 | 1,170 | 10/11 | | 59 | Return of the Living Dead | Orion | $14,237,880 | 1,506 | $4,403,169 | 1,506 | 8/16 | | 60 | A Chorus Line | Col. | $14,202,899 | 680 | $222,919 | 19 | 12/13 | | 61 | Tomboy | Crwn | $14,100,000 | 409 | $1,723,935 | 409 | 1/25 | | 62 | Follow That Bird (Sesame St.) | WB | $13,961,370 | 1,129 | $2,415,626 | 1,129 | 8/2 | | 63 | One Magic Christmas | BV | $13,677,222 | 827 | $2,662,241 | 824 | 11/22 | | 64 | Cat's Eye | MGM | $13,086,298 | 1,492 | $3,451,191 | 1,460 | 4/12 | | 65 | Vision Quest | WB | $12,993,175 | 993 | $2,651,665 | 993 | 2/15 | | 66 | Real Genius | TriS | $12,952,019 | 990 | $2,557,180 | 990 | 8/9 | | 67 | Perfect | Col. | $12,918,858 | 1,344 | $4,222,810 | 1,344 | 6/7 | | 68 | Compromising Positions | Par. | $12,531,831 | 574 | $3,014,756 | 570 | 8/30 | | 69 | Silver Bullet | Par. | $12,361,866 | 1,285 | $4,013,563 | 1,285 | 10/11 | | 70 | Enemy Mine | Fox | $12,303,411 | 713 | $1,594,702 | 703 | 12/20 | | 71 | Lifeforce | TriS | $11,603,545 | 1,526 | $4,209,136 | 1,526 | 6/21 | | 72 | Just One of the Guys | Col. | $11,528,900 | 1,215 | $3,307,171 | 1,215 | 4/26 | | 73 | Return of the Jedi (Re-issue) | Fox | $11,252,123 | 894 | $3,209,056 | 849 | 3/29 | | 74 | Return to Oz | BV | $11,137,801 | 1,238 | $2,844,895 | 1,238 | 6/21 | | 75 | Krush Groove | WB | $11,052,713 | 519 | $2,905,293 | 519 | 10/25 | | 76 | Gotcha! | Uni. | $10,806,919 | 1,218 | $2,360,484 | 1,218 | 5/3 | | 77 | Missing in Action II: The Beginning | Can. | $10,755,447 | 1,336 | $3,868,515 | 1,336 | 3/1 | | 78 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Orion | $10,631,333 | 419 | $114,095 | 3 | 3/1 | | 79 | Moving Violations | Fox | $10,627,754 | 1,325 | $3,469,488 | 1,322 | 4/19 | | 80 | After Hours | WB | $10,609,321 | 503 | $45,435 | 1 | 9/13 | | 81 | American Ninja | Can. | $10,499,694 | 672 | $3,234,837 | 672 | 8/30 | | 82 | Better Off Dead | WB | $10,297,601 | 650 | $56,371 | 13 | 8/23 | | 83 | Lost in America | WB | $10,179,000 | 315 | $154,877 | 6 | 3/15 | | 84 | Once Bitten | Gold. | $10,000,000 | 1,095 | $4,025,657 | 1,095 | 11/15 | | 85 | Brazil | Uni. | $9,929,135 | 173 | $30,099 | 1 | 12/18 | | 86 | Explorers | Par. | $9,873,044 | 1,750 | $3,607,340 | 1,750 | 7/12 | | 87 | The Journey of Natty Gann | BV | $9,708,373 | 362 | $490,318 | 163 | 9/27 | | 88 | Ghostbusters (Re-issue) | Col. | $9,389,135 | 990 | $2,085,116 | 990 | 8/23 | | 89 | Tuff Turf | Orion | $9,369,329 | 653 | $1,509,380 | 440 | 1/11 | | 90 | Sweet Dreams | TriS | $9,085,049 | 778 | $2,161,284 | 778 | 10/4 | | 91 | Target | WB | $9,023,199 | 1,085 | $2,670,522 | 1,085 | 11/8 | | 92 | Mischief | Fox | $8,692,426 | 1,221 | $2,618,460 | 1,221 | 2/8 | | 93 | The Man with One Red Shoe | Fox | $8,645,411 | 1,049 | $3,139,015 | 1,044 | 7/19 | | 94 | That Was Then... This Is Now | Par. | $8,630,068 | 800 | $2,502,780 | 800 | 11/8 | | 95 | Secret Admirer | Orion | $8,622,757 | 1,300 | $2,414,984 | 1,300 | 6/14 | | 96 | Stick | Uni. | $8,489,518 | 1,173 | $3,358,299 | 1,173 | 4/26 | | 97 | Twice in a Lifetime | Bud | $8,402,424 | 436 | $1,036,429 | 189 | 10/25 | | 98 | Fantasia (Re-issue) (1985) | BV | $8,194,726 | 225 | $980,798 | 169 | 2/8 | | 99 | D.A.R.Y.L. | Par. | $7,840,873 | 1,100 | $2,649,832 | 1,100 | 6/14 | | 100 | Runaway Train | Can. | $7,683,620 | 965 | $2,601,480 | 965 | 12/6 | | Summary of 180 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $3,056,361,529 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $16,979,786 | - | - | - | - |  |
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