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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]
Number-one films
edit# | Weekend end date | Film | Box office | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 6, 1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | $11,515,665 | [2] | |
2 | January 13, 1985 | $9,616,239 | [3] | ||
3 | January 20, 1985 | $6,475,055 | [4] | ||
4 | January 27, 1985 | $8,216,877 | [5] | ||
5 | February 3, 1985 | $7,143,280 | [6] | ||
6 | February 10, 1985 | $6,026,722 | [7] | ||
7 | February 18, 19854-day weekend | $7,770,244 | [8] | ||
8 | February 24, 1985 | $5,857,274 | [9] | ||
9 | March 3, 1985 | $5,114,137 | [10] | ||
10 | March 10, 1985 | Witness | $4,506,587 | Witness reached #1 in its fifth weekend of release after being #2 for the past four weekends. | [11] |
11 | March 17, 1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | $4,614,165 | Beverly Hills Cop reclaimed #1 in fifteenth weekend of release. | [12] |
12 | March 24, 1985 | Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | $8,032,883 | [13] | |
13 | March 31, 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | $10,675,896 | Police Academy 2 had the biggest opening in March ever. | [14][15] |
14 | April 7, 1985 | $8,608,385 | [16] | ||
15 | April 14, 1985 | $5,406,970 | [17] | ||
16 | April 21, 1985 | $4,052,568 | [18] | ||
17 | April 28, 1985 | Stick | $3,358,299 | [19] | |
18 | May 5, 1985 | Code of Silence | $5,512,461 | [20] | |
19 | May 12, 1985 | $3,583,099 | [21] | ||
20 | May 19, 1985 | $2,803,483 | [22] | ||
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. | [23] |
22 | June 2, 1985 | $14,810,543 | [24] | ||
23 | June 9, 1985 | $10,228,608 | [25] | ||
24 | June 16, 1985 | $9,162,153 | [26] | ||
25 | June 23, 1985 | Cocoon | $7,936,427 | [27] | |
26 | June 30, 1985 | Pale Rider | $9,119,111 | [28] | |
27 | July 7, 1985 | Back to the Future | $11,152,500 | [29] | |
28 | July 14, 1985 | $10,555,133 | [30] | ||
29 | July 21, 1985 | $10,315,305 | [31] | ||
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. | [32] |
31 | August 4, 1985 | Back to the Future | $8,428,452 | Back to the Future reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release. | [33] |
32 | August 11, 1985 | $8,074,395 | [34] | ||
33 | August 18, 1985 | $7,252,140 | [35] | ||
34 | August 25, 1985 | $6,927,360 | [36] | ||
35 | September 2, 19854-day weekend | $9,049,668 | [37] | ||
36 | September 8, 1985 | $5,214,465 | [38] | ||
37 | September 15, 1985 | $4,134,257 | [39] | ||
38 | September 22, 1985 | $3,924,156 | [40] | ||
39 | September 29, 1985 | Invasion U.S.A. | $6,891,609 | [41] | |
40 | October 6, 1985 | Commando | $7,700,015 | [42] | |
41 | October 14, 19854-day weekend | $6,540,130 | [43] | ||
42 | October 20, 1985 | $4,171,033 | [44] | ||
43 | October 27, 1985 | Jagged Edge | $3,216,053 | Jagged Edge reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release. | [45] |
44 | November 3, 1985 | Death Wish 3 | $5,319,116 | [46] | |
45 | November 10, 1985 | $3,161,679 | [47] | ||
46 | November 17, 1985 | Once Bitten | $4,025,657 | [48] | |
47 | November 24, 1985 | King Solomon's Mines | $5,005,788 | [49] | |
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 | [50][51] |
49 | December 8, 1985 | $11,189,102 | [52] | ||
50 | December 15, 1985 | $7,208,991 | [53] | ||
51 | December 22, 1985 | $8,445,197 | [54] | ||
52 | December 29, 1985 | $10,755,123 | [55] |
Highest-grossing films
editCalendar Gross
editHighest-grossing films of 1985 by Calendar Gross[56]
In-Year Release
editRank | 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 |
G | 101 Dalmatians (1985 Re-issue) |
PG | Back to the Future |
PG-13 | The Color Purple |
R | Rambo: First Blood Part II |
See also
edit- List of American films — American films by year
- Lists of box office number-one films
References
edit- ^ "Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1985". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 1". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 2". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 3". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 5". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 6". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 9". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 10". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 11". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 12". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 13". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Greenberg, James (April 3, 1985). "'Acad 2' Strongest March Opener; Tops B.O. By Wide Margin". Variety. p. 3.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 14". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 15". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 16". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 17". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 18". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 19". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 22". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 23". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 24". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 25". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 26". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 27". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 28". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 29". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 30". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 31". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 32". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 33". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 34". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 36". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 37". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 38". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 39". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 40". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 41 (Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 42". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 43". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 44". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 45". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 46". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 47". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "'Rocky IV' Clobbers B.O. Records; Strongest Opening Of The Series". Variety. December 4, 1985. p. 3.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 50". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 51". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic 1985 Weekend 52". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1985". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For 1985 (In-year release)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 14, 2020.