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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.

Tables

· Number-one films
This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.
· Number-one films
1
1
#
1
Weekend end date
January 6, 1985
Film
Beverly Hills Cop
Box office
$11,515,665
2
2
#
2
Weekend end date
January 13, 1985
Film
$9,616,239
3
3
#
3
Weekend end date
January 20, 1985
Film
$6,475,055
4
4
#
4
Weekend end date
January 27, 1985
Film
$8,216,877
5
5
#
5
Weekend end date
February 3, 1985
Film
$7,143,280
6
6
#
6
Weekend end date
February 10, 1985
Film
$6,026,722
7
7
#
7
Weekend end date
February 18, 19854-day weekend
Film
$7,770,244
8
8
#
8
Weekend end date
February 24, 1985
Film
$5,857,274
9
9
#
9
Weekend end date
March 3, 1985
Film
$5,114,137
10
10
#
10
Weekend end date
March 10, 1985
Film
Witness
Box office
$4,506,587
Notes
Witness reached #1 in its fifth weekend of release after being #2 for the past four weekends.
11
11
#
11
Weekend end date
March 17, 1985
Film
Beverly Hills Cop
Box office
$4,614,165
Notes
Beverly Hills Cop reclaimed #1 in fifteenth weekend of release.
12
12
#
12
Weekend end date
March 24, 1985
Film
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Box office
$8,032,883
13
13
#
13
Weekend end date
March 31, 1985
Film
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Box office
$10,675,896
Notes
Police Academy 2 had the biggest opening in March ever.
14
14
#
14
Weekend end date
April 7, 1985
Film
$8,608,385
15
15
#
15
Weekend end date
April 14, 1985
Film
$5,406,970
16
16
#
16
Weekend end date
April 21, 1985
Film
$4,052,568
17
17
#
17
Weekend end date
April 28, 1985
Film
Stick
Box office
$3,358,299
18
18
#
18
Weekend end date
May 5, 1985
Film
Code of Silence
Box office
$5,512,461
19
19
#
19
Weekend end date
May 12, 1985
Film
$3,583,099
20
20
#
20
Weekend end date
May 19, 1985
Film
$2,803,483
21
21
#
21
Weekend end date
May 27, 19854-day weekend
Film
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Box office
$25,169,330
Notes
Rambo: 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.
22
22
#
22
Weekend end date
June 2, 1985
Film
$14,810,543
23
23
#
23
Weekend end date
June 9, 1985
Film
$10,228,608
24
24
#
24
Weekend end date
June 16, 1985
Film
$9,162,153
25
25
#
25
Weekend end date
June 23, 1985
Film
Cocoon
Box office
$7,936,427
26
26
#
26
Weekend end date
June 30, 1985
Film
Pale Rider
Box office
$9,119,111
27
27
#
27
Weekend end date
July 7, 1985
Film
Back to the Future †
Box office
$11,152,500
28
28
#
28
Weekend end date
July 14, 1985
Film
$10,555,133
29
29
#
29
Weekend end date
July 21, 1985
Film
$10,315,305
30
30
#
30
Weekend end date
July 28, 1985
Film
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Box office
$12,329,627
Notes
National Lampoon's European Vacation broke record Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ($10 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy film.
31
31
#
31
Weekend end date
August 4, 1985
Film
Back to the Future †
Box office
$8,428,452
Notes
Back to the Future reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release.
32
32
#
32
Weekend end date
August 11, 1985
Film
$8,074,395
33
33
#
33
Weekend end date
August 18, 1985
Film
$7,252,140
34
34
#
34
Weekend end date
August 25, 1985
Film
$6,927,360
35
35
#
35
Weekend end date
September 2, 19854-day weekend
Film
$9,049,668
36
36
#
36
Weekend end date
September 8, 1985
Film
$5,214,465
37
37
#
37
Weekend end date
September 15, 1985
Film
$4,134,257
38
38
#
38
Weekend end date
September 22, 1985
Film
$3,924,156
39
39
#
39
Weekend end date
September 29, 1985
Film
Invasion U.S.A.
Box office
$6,891,609
40
40
#
40
Weekend end date
October 6, 1985
Film
Commando
Box office
$7,700,015
41
41
#
41
Weekend end date
October 14, 19854-day weekend
Film
$6,540,130
42
42
#
42
Weekend end date
October 20, 1985
Film
$4,171,033
43
43
#
43
Weekend end date
October 27, 1985
Film
Jagged Edge
Box office
$3,216,053
Notes
Jagged Edge reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release.
44
44
#
44
Weekend end date
November 3, 1985
Film
Death Wish 3
Box office
$5,319,116
45
45
#
45
Weekend end date
November 10, 1985
Film
$3,161,679
46
46
#
46
Weekend end date
November 17, 1985
Film
Once Bitten
Box office
$4,025,657
47
47
#
47
Weekend end date
November 24, 1985
Film
King Solomon's Mines
Box office
$5,005,788
48
48
#
48
Weekend end date
December 1, 1985
Film
Rocky IV
Box office
$19,991,537
Notes
Rocky 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
49
49
#
49
Weekend end date
December 8, 1985
Film
$11,189,102
50
50
#
50
Weekend end date
December 15, 1985
Film
$7,208,991
51
51
#
51
Weekend end date
December 22, 1985
Film
$8,445,197
52
52
#
52
Weekend end date
December 29, 1985
Film
$10,755,123
#
Weekend end date
Film
Box office
Notes
Ref
1
January 6, 1985
Beverly Hills Cop
$11,515,665
2
January 13, 1985
$9,616,239
3
January 20, 1985
$6,475,055
4
January 27, 1985
$8,216,877
5
February 3, 1985
$7,143,280
6
February 10, 1985
$6,026,722
7
February 18, 19854-day weekend
$7,770,244
8
February 24, 1985
$5,857,274
9
March 3, 1985
$5,114,137
10
March 10, 1985
Witness
$4,506,587
Witness reached in its fifth weekend of release after being for the past four weekends.
11
March 17, 1985
Beverly Hills Cop
$4,614,165
Beverly Hills Cop reclaimed in fifteenth weekend of release.
12
March 24, 1985
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
$8,032,883
13
March 31, 1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
$10,675,896
Police Academy 2 had the biggest opening in March ever.
14
April 7, 1985
$8,608,385
15
April 14, 1985
$5,406,970
16
April 21, 1985
$4,052,568
17
April 28, 1985
Stick
$3,358,299
18
May 5, 1985
Code of Silence
$5,512,461
19
May 12, 1985
$3,583,099
20
May 19, 1985
$2,803,483
21
May 27, 19854-day weekend
Rambo: First Blood Part II
$25,169,330
Rambo: 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.
22
June 2, 1985
$14,810,543
23
June 9, 1985
$10,228,608
24
June 16, 1985
$9,162,153
25
June 23, 1985
Cocoon
$7,936,427
26
June 30, 1985
Pale Rider
$9,119,111
27
July 7, 1985
Back to the Future †
$11,152,500
28
July 14, 1985
$10,555,133
29
July 21, 1985
$10,315,305
30
July 28, 1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
$12,329,627
National Lampoon's European Vacation broke record Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ($10 million) for the highest weekend debut for a comedy film.
31
August 4, 1985
Back to the Future †
$8,428,452
Back to the Future reclaimed in its fifth weekend of release.
32
August 11, 1985
$8,074,395
33
August 18, 1985
$7,252,140
34
August 25, 1985
$6,927,360
35
September 2, 19854-day weekend
$9,049,668
36
September 8, 1985
$5,214,465
37
September 15, 1985
$4,134,257
38
September 22, 1985
$3,924,156
39
September 29, 1985
Invasion U.S.A.
$6,891,609
40
October 6, 1985
Commando
$7,700,015
41
October 14, 19854-day weekend
$6,540,130
42
October 20, 1985
$4,171,033
43
October 27, 1985
Jagged Edge
$3,216,053
Jagged Edge reached in its fourth weekend of release.
44
November 3, 1985
Death Wish 3
$5,319,116
45
November 10, 1985
$3,161,679
46
November 17, 1985
Once Bitten
$4,025,657
47
November 24, 1985
King Solomon's Mines
$5,005,788
48
December 1, 1985
Rocky IV
$19,991,537
Rocky 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
49
December 8, 1985
$11,189,102
· Highest-grossing films › Calendar Gross
1.
1.
Rank
1.
Title
Back to the Future
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Actor(s)
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson
Director(s)
Robert Zemeckis
Gross
$190,581,407
2.
2.
Rank
2.
Title
Beverly Hills Cop
Studio(s)
Paramount Pictures
Actor(s)
Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Ronny Cox, Paul Reiser and Jonathan Banks
Director(s)
Martin Brest
Gross
$157,304,980
3.
3.
Rank
3.
Title
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Studio(s)
TriStar Pictures
Actor(s)
Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Julia Nickson and Steven Berkoff
Director(s)
George P. Cosmatos
Gross
$150,415,432
4.
4.
Rank
4.
Title
Rocky IV
Studio(s)
MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Actor(s)
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen and Dolph Lundgren
Director(s)
Sylvester Stallone
Gross
$89,102,648
5.
5.
Rank
5.
Title
Cocoon
Studio(s)
20th Century Fox
Actor(s)
Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware and Tahnee Welch
Director(s)
Ron Howard
Gross
$76,113,124
6.
6.
Rank
6.
Title
Witness
Studio(s)
Paramount Pictures
Actor(s)
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Jan Rubes and Alexander Godunov
Director(s)
Peter Weir
Gross
$68,706,993
7.
7.
Rank
7.
Title
The Goonies
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Actor(s)
Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton and Ke Huy Quan
Director(s)
Richard Donner
Gross
$61,389,680
8.
8.
Rank
8.
Title
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Studio(s)
Bobcat Goldthwait, Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Colleen Camp, Art Metrano, Marion Ramsey, Howard Hesseman and George Gaynes
Actor(s)
Jerry Paris
Director(s)
$55,600,000
9.
9.
Rank
9.
Title
Fletch
Studio(s)
Universal Pictures
Actor(s)
Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Matheson
Director(s)
Michael Ritchie
Gross
$50,612,888
10.
10.
Rank
10.
Title
A View to a Kill
Studio(s)
United Artists
Actor(s)
Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee and Christopher Walken
Director(s)
John Glen
Gross
$50,327,960
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.
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
Highest-grossing films of 1985 by In-year release[57] · Highest-grossing films › In-Year Release
1.
1.
Rank
1.
Title
Back to the Future
Distributor
Universal
Domestic gross
$210,609,762
2.
2.
Rank
2.
Title
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Distributor
TriStar
Domestic gross
$150,415,432
3.
3.
Rank
3.
Title
Rocky IV
Distributor
United Artists
Domestic gross
$127,873,716
4.
4.
Rank
4.
Title
The Color Purple
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Domestic gross
$94,175,854
5.
5.
Rank
5.
Title
Out of Africa
Distributor
Universal
Domestic gross
$87,071,205
6.
6.
Rank
6.
Title
Cocoon
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Domestic gross
$76,113,124
7.
7.
Rank
7.
Title
The Jewel of the Nile
Distributor
$75,973,200
8.
8.
Rank
8.
Title
Witness
Distributor
Paramount
Domestic gross
$68,706,993
9.
9.
Rank
9.
Title
The Goonies
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Domestic gross
$61,389,680
10.
10.
Rank
10.
Title
Spies Like Us
Distributor
$60,088,980
Rank
Title
Distributor
Domestic 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 · Highest-grossing films › In-Year Release
PG
PG
G
PG
101 Dalmatians (1985 Re-issue)
Back to the Future
PG-13
PG-13
G
PG-13
101 Dalmatians (1985 Re-issue)
The Color Purple
R
R
G
R
101 Dalmatians (1985 Re-issue)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
G
101 Dalmatians (1985 Re-issue)
PG
Back to the Future
PG-13
The Color Purple
R
Rambo: First Blood Part II
· Chronology
Preceded by1984
1985
Succeeded by1986

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    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1985W47/?ref_=bo_wey_table_8
  51. Box Office Mojo
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1985W48/?ref_=bo_wey_table_5
  52. Variety
  53. Box Office Mojo
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1985W49/?ref_=bo_wey_table_4
  54. Box Office Mojo
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1985W50/?ref_=bo_wey_table_3
  55. Box Office Mojo
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1985W51/?ref_=bo_wey_table_2
  56. Box Office Mojo
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1985W52/?ref_=bo_wey_table_1
  57. Box Office Mojo
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1985/?grossesOption=totalGrosses
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