Yearly box office · films released in
1985
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | Uni. | $210,609,762 | $11,152,500 |
| 2 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | TriS | $150,415,432 | $20,176,217 |
| 3 | Rocky IV | UA | $127,873,716 | $19,991,537 |
| 4 | The Color Purple | WB | $94,175,854 | $1,710,333 |
| 5 | Out of Africa | Uni. | $87,071,205 | $3,637,290 |
| 6 | Cocoon | Fox | $76,113,124 | $7,936,427 |
| 7 | The Jewel of the Nile | Fox | $75,973,200 | $6,645,455 |
| 8 | Witness | Par. | $68,706,993 | $4,539,990 |
| 9 | The Goonies | WB | $61,389,680 | $9,105,913 |
| 10 | Spies Like Us | WB | $60,088,980 | $8,614,039 |
| 11 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | WB | $55,600,000 | $10,675,896 |
| 12 | Fletch | Uni. | $50,612,888 | $7,022,970 |
| 13 | A View to a Kill | MGM | $50,327,960 | $10,687,114 |
| 14 | European Vacation | WB | $49,364,621 | $12,329,627 |
| 15 | Mask | Uni. | $48,230,162 | $135,499 |
| 16 | The Breakfast Club | Uni. | $45,875,171 | $5,107,599 |
| 17 | White Nights | Col. | $42,160,849 | $477,539 |
| 18 | Pale Rider | WB | $41,410,568 | $9,119,111 |
| 19 | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | WB | $40,940,662 | $4,545,847 |
| 20 | Brewster's Millions | Uni. | $40,833,132 | $9,858,905 |
| 21 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Re-issue) | Uni. | $40,607,502 | $8,807,023 |
| 22 | Jagged Edge | Col. | $40,491,165 | $4,094,091 |
| 23 | St. Elmo's Fire | Col. | $37,803,872 | $6,128,157 |
| 24 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | WB | $36,230,219 | $7,283,714 |
| 25 | Commando | Fox | $35,100,000 | $7,700,015 |
| 26 | Teen Wolf | Atl | $33,086,611 | $6,120,348 |
| 27 | 101 Dalmatians (Re-issue) (1985) | BV | $33,049,729 | $2,389,226 |
| 28 | Silverado | Col. | $32,192,570 | $3,522,897 |
| 29 | Murphy's Romance | Col. | $30,867,525 | $47,906 |
| 30 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | NL | $29,999,213 | $2,865,475 |
| 31 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Orion | $27,398,584 | $1,526,098 |
| 32 | Prizzi's Honor | Fox | $26,657,534 | $4,234,537 |
| 33 | The Last Dragon | TriS | $25,754,284 | $5,254,359 |
| 34 | Agnes of God | Col. | $25,627,836 | $221,552 |
| 35 | Fright Night | Col. | $24,922,237 | $6,118,543 |
| 36 | Summer Rental | Par. | $24,689,703 | $5,754,259 |
| 37 | The Emerald Forest | Emb | $24,468,550 | $4,345,150 |
| 38 | Weird Science | Uni. | $23,834,048 | $4,895,421 |
| 39 | Santa Claus: The Movie | TriS | $23,717,291 | $5,647,160 |
| 40 | The Care Bears Movie | Gold. | $22,934,622 | $3,725,001 |
| 41 | Friday the 13th - Part V | Par. | $21,930,418 | $8,032,883 |
| 42 | The Black Cauldron | BV | $21,288,692 | $4,180,110 |
| 43 | Porky's Revenge (Part III) | Fox | $20,518,905 | $6,207,507 |
| 44 | Code of Silence | Orion | $20,345,361 | $5,512,461 |
| 45 | Volunteers | TriS | $19,875,740 | $5,184,360 |
| 46 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Par. | $19,739,575 | $2,538,234 |
| 47 | Year of the Dragon | MGM | $18,707,466 | $4,093,079 |
| 48 | Ladyhawke | WB | $18,432,000 | $3,450,536 |
| 49 | The Sure Thing | MGM | $18,135,531 | $3,124,782 |
| 50 | Invasion U.S.A. | Can. | $17,536,256 | $6,891,609 |
180 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.