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

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

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Number-one films

#Weekend end dateFilmBox officeNotesRef
1January 6, 1985 Beverly Hills Cop $11,515,665 [2]
2January 13, 1985$9,616,239 [3]
3January 20, 1985$6,475,055 [4]
4January 27, 1985$8,216,877 [5]
5February 3, 1985$7,143,280 [6]
6February 10, 1985$6,026,722 [7]
7February 18, 19854-day weekend$7,770,244 [8]
8February 24, 1985$5,857,274 [9]
9March 3, 1985$5,114,137 [10]
10March 10, 1985 Witness $4,506,587Witness reached #1 in its fifth weekend of release after being #2 for the past four weekends. [11]
11March 17, 1985Beverly Hills Cop$4,614,165Beverly Hills Cop reclaimed #1 in fifteenth weekend of release. [12]
12March 24, 1985 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning $8,032,883 [13]
13March 31, 1985 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment $10,675,896Police Academy 2 had the biggest opening in March ever. [14] [15]
14April 7, 1985$8,608,385 [16]
15April 14, 1985$5,406,970 [17]
16April 21, 1985$4,052,568 [18]
17April 28, 1985 Stick $3,358,299 [19]
18May 5, 1985 Code of Silence $5,512,461 [20]
19May 12, 1985$3,583,099 [21]
20May 19, 1985$2,803,483 [22]
21May 27, 19854-day weekend Rambo: First Blood Part II $25,169,330Rambo: First Blood Part II had the highest weekend debut of 1985 and broke Beverly Hills Cop 's 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]
22June 2, 1985$14,810,543 [24]
23June 9, 1985$10,228,608 [25]
24June 16, 1985$9,162,153 [26]
25June 23, 1985 Cocoon $7,936,427 [27]
26June 30, 1985 Pale Rider $9,119,111 [28]
27July 7, 1985 Back to the Future $11,152,500 [29]
28July 14, 1985$10,555,133 [30]
29July 21, 1985$10,315,305 [31]
30July 28, 1985 National Lampoon's European Vacation $12,329,627National Lampoon's European Vacation broke record Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ($10 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy film. [32]
31August 4, 1985Back to the Future$8,428,452Back to the Future reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release. [33]
32August 11, 1985$8,074,395 [34]
33August 18, 1985$7,252,140 [35]
34August 25, 1985$6,927,360 [36]
35September 2, 19854-day weekend$9,049,668 [37]
36September 8, 1985$5,214,465 [38]
37September 15, 1985$4,134,257 [39]
38September 22, 1985$3,924,156 [40]
39September 29, 1985 Invasion U.S.A. $6,891,609 [41]
40October 6, 1985 Commando $7,700,015 [42]
41October 14, 19854-day weekend$6,540,130 [43]
42October 20, 1985$4,171,033 [44]
43October 27, 1985 Jagged Edge $3,216,053Jagged Edge reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release. [45]
44November 3, 1985 Death Wish 3 $5,319,116 [46]
45November 10, 1985$3,161,679 [47]
46November 17, 1985 Once Bitten $4,025,657 [48]
47November 24, 1985 King Solomon's Mines $5,005,788 [49]
48December 1, 1985 Rocky IV $19,991,537Rocky IV set the record opening for a three-day weekend beating Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 's $16.7 million and also recorded the biggest Thanksgiving opening [50] [51]
49December 8, 1985$11,189,102 [52]
50December 15, 1985$7,208,991 [53]
51December 22, 1985$8,445,197 [54]
52December 29, 1985$10,755,123 [55]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

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

RankTitleStudio(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. Rambo: First Blood Part II 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. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 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]
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1. Back to the Future Universal $210,609,762
2. Rambo: First Blood Part II TriStar $150,415,432
3. Rocky IV United Artists $127,873,716
4. The Color Purple Warner Bros. $94,175,854
5. Out of Africa Universal $87,071,205
6. Cocoon 20th Century Fox $76,113,124
7. The Jewel of the Nile $75,973,200
8. Witness Paramount $68,706,993
9. The Goonies Warner Bros. $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 Rambo: First Blood Part II

See also

References

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

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