Domestic Box Office For Summer 1985

Summer 1985 is May 3-September 2.

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Rambo: First Blood Part II$145,393,3302,074$150,415,432May 22TriStar Pictures
2Back to the Future$132,664,4181,550$211,850,472Jul 3Universal Pictures
3Cocoon$68,685,4671,163$76,113,124Jun 21Twentieth Century Fox
4The Goonies$61,389,6801,705$61,389,680Jun 7Warner Bros.
5Fletch$50,612,8881,303$50,612,888May 31Universal Pictures
6A View to a Kill$50,327,9601,588$50,327,960May 24Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
7National Lampoon's European Vacation$45,891,5911,547$49,364,621Jul 26Warner Bros.
8Pale Rider$41,410,5681,710$41,410,568Jun 28Warner Bros.
9Brewster's Millions$40,833,1321,521$40,833,132May 22Universal Pictures
10E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1985 Re-release
$40,607,5021,701$40,607,502Jul 19Universal Pictures
11Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome$36,230,2191,475$36,230,219Jul 12Warner Bros.
12St. Elmo's Fire$29,312,2011,207$37,803,872Jun 28Columbia Pictures
13Silverado$27,233,7231,190$32,192,570Jul 12Columbia Pictures
14Prizzi's Honor$26,657,534722$26,657,534Jun 14Twentieth Century Fox
15Beverly Hills Cop$25,941,8382,006$234,760,478Dec 5Paramount Pictures
16The Emerald Forest$24,468,5501,110$24,468,550Jul 5Embassy Pictures
17Pee-wee's Big Adventure$24,417,782894$40,940,662Aug 9Warner Bros.
18Weird Science$23,834,0481,172$23,834,048Aug 2Universal Pictures
19Fright Night$21,842,5481,545$24,922,237Aug 2Columbia Pictures
20The Black Cauldron$21,288,6921,276$21,288,692Jul 26Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
21Code of Silence$20,345,3611,810$20,345,361May 3Orion Pictures
22Summer Rental$19,569,8181,595$24,689,703Aug 9Paramount Pictures
23The Gods Must Be Crazy$15,398,133147$30,031,783Apr 6Twentieth Century Fox
24Mask$14,546,6931,024$48,230,162Mar 8Universal Pictures
25Follow That Bird$13,961,3701,129$13,961,370Aug 2Warner Bros.
26Volunteers$13,484,8941,560$19,875,740Aug 16TriStar Pictures
27Teen Wolf$13,231,9231,425$33,086,611Aug 23Atlantic Releasing Corporation
28Perfect$12,918,8581,344$12,918,858Jun 7Columbia Pictures
29Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment$12,801,7951,613$55,600,000Mar 29Warner Bros.
30Desperately Seeking Susan$12,637,3071,108$27,398,584Mar 29Orion Pictures
31Witness$12,161,1741,169$68,706,993Feb 8Paramount Pictures
32Year of the Dragon$12,085,410982$18,707,466Aug 16Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
33Lifeforce$11,603,5451,526$11,603,545Jun 21TriStar Pictures
34The Return of the Living Dead$11,594,3641,506$14,237,880Aug 16Orion Pictures
35Return to Oz$11,137,8011,238$11,137,801Jun 21Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
36Gotcha!$10,806,9191,218$10,806,919May 3Universal Pictures
37Explorers$9,873,0441,750$9,873,044Jul 12Paramount Pictures
38Real Genius$9,067,684990$12,952,019Aug 9TriStar Pictures
39The Man with One Red Shoe$8,645,4111,049$8,645,411Jul 19Twentieth Century Fox
40Secret Admirer$8,622,7571,300$8,622,757Jun 14Orion Pictures
41D.A.R.Y.L.$7,840,8731,100$7,840,873Jun 14Paramount Pictures
42Just One of the Guys$7,476,5611,215$11,528,900Apr 26Columbia Pictures
43Ladyhawke$7,178,1781,056$18,432,000Apr 12Warner Bros.
44Red Sonja$6,948,6331,091$6,948,633Jul 5Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
45Amadeus$6,786,693802$51,564,280Sep 21Orion Pictures
46Rustlers' Rhapsody$6,090,4971,480$6,090,497May 10Paramount Pictures
47Gymkata$5,730,596654$5,730,596May 3Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
48Day of the Dead$5,000,000168$5,000,000Jul 19-
49Lost in America$4,330,804315$10,179,000Mar 15Warner Bros.
50Ghostbusters
1985 Re-release
$4,272,127990$9,389,135Aug 23Columbia Pictures
51My Science Project$4,122,7481,003$4,122,748Aug 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
52Godzilla 1985$4,116,395235$4,116,395Aug 23New World Pictures
53Stick$4,054,8981,173$8,489,518Apr 26Universal Pictures
54The Heavenly Kid$3,852,2711,019$3,852,271Jul 26Orion Pictures
55The Killing Fields$3,741,478663$34,700,291Nov 2Warner Bros.
56The Bride$3,558,669980$3,558,669Aug 16Columbia Pictures
57Moving Violations$3,552,3591,325$10,627,754Apr 19Twentieth Century Fox
58The Last Dragon$3,518,7511,039$25,754,284Mar 22TriStar Pictures
59The Legend of Billie Jean$3,099,497903$3,099,497Jul 19TriStar Pictures
60Girls Just Want to Have Fun$3,061,527613$6,326,051Apr 12New World Pictures
61Rappin'$2,864,8441,150$2,864,844May 10Cannon Film Distributors
62A Private Function$2,488,94840$2,527,088Mar 1Island Alive
63American Ninja$2,270,088672$10,499,694Aug 30Cannon Film Distributors
64Compromising Positions$2,086,212574$12,531,831Aug 30Paramount Pictures
65Gremlins
1985 Re-release
$1,593,6721,174$4,914,643Aug 30Warner Bros.
66American Flyers$1,420,3555$1,420,355Aug 16Warner Bros.
67The Care Bears Movie$1,119,5291,003$22,934,622Mar 29The Samuel Goldwyn Company
68Movers & Shakers$342,43813$372,438May 3Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
69Private Resort$331,816102$331,816May 3TriStar Pictures
70Kiss of the Spider Woman$108,778204$17,005,229Jul 26Island Alive
71Better Off Dead$76,198650$10,297,601Aug 23Warner Bros.
72Wetherby$59,03430$1,299,985Jul 19Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)