List of 1985 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1985.^[1]

Number-one films

	Weekend end date	Film	Box office	Notes
1		Beverly Hills Cop	$11,515,665		^[2]
2			$9,616,239		^[3]
3			$6,475,055		^[4]
4			$8,216,877		^[5]
5			$7,143,280		^[6]
6			$6,026,722		^[7]
7	^4-day weekend		$7,770,244		^[8]
8			$5,857,274		^[9]
9			$5,114,137		^[10]
10		Witness	$4,506,587	Witness reached #1 in its fifth weekend of release after being #2 for the past four weekends.	^[11]
11		Beverly Hills Cop	$4,614,165	Beverly Hills Cop reclaimed #1 in fifteenth weekend of release.	^[12]
12			$8,032,883		^[13]
13			$10,675,896	Police Academy 2 had the biggest opening in March ever.	^[14] ^[15]
14			$8,608,385		^[16]
15			$5,406,970		^[17]
16			$4,052,568		^[18]
17		Stick	$3,358,299		^[19]
18		Code of Silence	$5,512,461		^[20]
19			$3,583,099		^[21]
20			$2,803,483		^[22]
21	^4-day weekend		$25,169,330	Rambo: First Blood Part II had the highest weekend debut of 1985 and broke Beverly Hills Cops record ($15.2 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film. It was TriStar Pictures' first film to gross over $10 million in a weekend.	^[23]
22			$14,810,543		^[24]
23			$10,228,608		^[25]
24			$9,162,153		^[26]
25		Cocoon	$7,936,427		^[27]
26		Pale Rider	$9,119,111		^[28]
27		Back to the Future	$11,152,500		^[29]
28			$10,555,133		^[30]
29			$10,315,305		^[31]
30		National Lampoon's European Vacation	$12,329,627	National Lampoon's European Vacation broke record ($10 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy film.	^[32]
31		Back to the Future	$8,428,452	Back to the Future reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release.	^[33]
32			$8,074,395		^[34]
33			$7,252,140		^[35]
34			$6,927,360		^[36]
35	^4-day weekend		$9,049,668		^[37]
36			$5,214,465		^[38]
37			$4,134,257		^[39]
38			$3,924,156		^[40]
39		Invasion U.S.A.	$6,891,609		^[41]
40		Commando	$7,700,015		^[42]
41	^4-day weekend		$6,540,130		^[43]
42			$4,171,033		^[44]
43		Jagged Edge	$3,216,053	Jagged Edge reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release.	^[45]
44		Death Wish 3	$5,319,116		^[46]
45			$3,161,679		^[47]
46		Once Bitten	$4,025,657		^[48]
47		King Solomon's Mines	$5,005,788		^[49]
48		Rocky IV	$19,991,537	Rocky IV set the record opening for a three-day weekend beating s $16.7 million and also recorded the biggest Thanksgiving opening	^[50] ^[51]
49			$11,189,102		^[52]
50			$7,208,991		^[53]
51			$8,445,197		^[54]
52			$10,755,123		^[55]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1985 by Calendar Gross^[56]

Rank	Title	Studio(s)	Actor(s)	Director(s)	Gross
1.	Back to the Future	Universal Pictures	Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson	Robert Zemeckis	$190,581,407
2.	Beverly Hills Cop	Paramount Pictures	Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Ronny Cox, Paul Reiser and Jonathan Banks	Martin Brest	$157,304,980
3.		TriStar Pictures	Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Julia Nickson and Steven Berkoff	George P. Cosmatos	$150,415,432
4.	Rocky IV	MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen and Dolph Lundgren	Sylvester Stallone	$89,102,648
5.	Cocoon	20th Century Fox	Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware and Tahnee Welch	Ron Howard	$76,113,124
6.	Witness	Paramount Pictures	Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Jan Rubes and Alexander Godunov	Peter Weir	$68,706,993
7.	The Goonies	Warner Bros. Pictures	Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton and Ke Huy Quan	Richard Donner	$61,389,680
8.			Bobcat Goldthwait, Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Colleen Camp, Art Metrano, Marion Ramsey, Howard Hesseman and George Gaynes	Jerry Paris	$55,600,000
9.	Fletch	Universal Pictures	Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Matheson	Michael Ritchie	$50,612,888
10.	A View to a Kill	United Artists	Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee and Christopher Walken	John Glen	$50,327,960

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1985 by In-year release^[57]

Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1.	Back to the Future		$210,609,762
2.			$150,415,432
3.	Rocky IV		$127,873,716
4.	The Color Purple		$94,175,854
5.	Out of Africa		$87,071,205
6.	Cocoon		$76,113,124
7.	The Jewel of the Nile		$75,973,200
8.	Witness		$68,706,993
9.	The Goonies		$61,389,680
10.	Spies Like Us		$60,088,980

Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1985

G	101 Dalmatians (1985 Re-issue)
PG	Back to the Future
PG-13	The Color Purple
R

See also

• List of American films - American films by year
• Lists of box office number-one films

Notes and References

1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1985. .
2. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
4. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 3. Box Office Mojo.
5. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
6. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
7. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
8. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
9. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
10. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
11. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
12. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
13. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
14. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
15. Variety. 3. Greenberg. James. 'Acad 2' Strongest March Opener; Tops B.O. By Wide Margin. April 3, 1985.
16. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
17. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
18. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
19. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
20. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 18. Box Office Mojo.
21. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
22. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 20. Box Office Mojo.
23. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
24. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 22. Box Office Mojo.
25. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 23. Box Office Mojo.
26. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 24. Box Office Mojo.
27. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 25. Box Office Mojo.
28. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 26. Box Office Mojo.
29. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 27. Box Office Mojo.
30. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 28. Box Office Mojo.
31. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
32. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 30. Box Office Mojo.
33. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
34. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 32. Box Office Mojo.
35. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
36. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
37. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
38. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 36. Box Office Mojo.
39. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo.
40. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
41. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
42. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 40. Box Office Mojo.
43. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 41 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend). Box Office Mojo.
44. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
45. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
46. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
47. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
48. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
49. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 47. Box Office Mojo.
50. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
51. Variety. 3. 'Rocky IV' Clobbers B.O. Records; Strongest Opening Of The Series. December 4, 1985.
52. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving). Box Office Mojo.
53. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
54. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 51. Box Office Mojo.
55. Web site: Domestic 1985 Weekend 52. Box Office Mojo.
56. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1985. Box Office Mojo. February 14, 2020.
57. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1985 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. February 14, 2020.