1985 DOMESTIC GROSSESTotal Grosses of all Movies Released in 1985
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| Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | 101 | He-Man and She-Ra in The Secret of the Sword | Atl | $7,660,857 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/22 | | 2 | 106 | Here Come the Littles | Atl | $6,565,359 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1/18 | | 3 | 124 | Ran | OrionC | $3,607,393 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 9/27 | | 4 | 132 | Hot Moves | Card | $2,732,684 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/17 | | 5 | 137 | Dance with a Stranger | Gold. | $2,174,622 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/9 | | 6 | 138 | Blood Simple | Circ | $2,150,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1/18 | | 7 | 141 | Warning Sign | Fox | $1,918,117 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/23 | | 8 | 146 | Certain Fury | NW | $1,381,091 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/1 | | 9 | 148 | The Aviator (1985) | MGM | $1,304,192 | 342 | N/A | N/A | 3/1 | | 10 | 150 | Dreamchild | Uni. | $1,215,923 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 10/4 | | 11 | 152 | The Protector (1985) | WB | $981,817 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/23 | | 12 | 153 | The Hit | IsAl | $876,775 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/8 | | 13 | 155 | Lust in the Dust | NW | $727,639 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/8 | | 14 | 156 | Pumping Iron 2: The Women | Cinc | $628,050 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/3 | | 15 | 157 | Fever Pitch (1985) | MGM | $618,847 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11/22 | | 16 | 159 | Joshua: Then and Now | Fox | $542,420 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/6 | | 17 | 160 | Morons from Outer Space | Uni. | $441,137 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/20 | | 18 | 161 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | WB | $437,547 | 14 | N/A | N/A | 9/13 | | 19 | 165 | Movers and Shakers | MGM | $372,438 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 5/3 | | 20 | 170 | The Bay Boy | Orion | $162,364 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/15 | | 21 | 171 | The Doctor and the Devils | Fox | $147,070 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/4 | | 22 | 172 | Petit Con | Gold. | $127,426 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/19 | | 23 | 173 | Almost You | Fox | $95,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/29 | | 24 | 175 | Wild Geese II | Uni. | $69,342 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/18 | | 25 | 53 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | IsAl | $17,005,229 | 204 | $55,962 | 1 | 7/26 | | 26 | 80 | After Hours | WB | $10,609,321 | 503 | $45,435 | 1 | 9/13 | | 27 | 85 | Brazil | Uni. | $9,929,135 | 173 | $30,099 | 1 | 12/18 | | 28 | 103 | The Trip to Bountiful | Isld | $7,491,903 | 1 | $8,387 | 1 | 12/20 | | 29 | 135 | A Private Function | IsAl | $2,527,088 | 40 | $25,333 | 1 | 3/1 | | 30 | 139 | The Quiet Earth | Skou | $2,123,135 | 1 | $9,825 | 1 | 10/18 | | 31 | 163 | Subway | IsAl | $390,659 | 5 | $11,332 | 1 | 11/6 | | 32 | 168 | Eleni | WB | $305,102 | 4 | $27,875 | 1 | 11/1 | | 33 | 176 | The Official Story | ALM | $29,426 | 1 | $29,426 | 1 | 11/8 | | 34 | 177 | Trouble in Mind | Aliv | $19,632 | 1 | $16,029 | 1 | 12/11 | | 35 | 179 | When Father Was Away on Business | Can. | $16,131 | 1 | $11,614 | 1 | 10/11 | | 36 | 180 | Colonel Redl | OrionC | $2,357 | 1 | $2,357 | 1 | 10/4 | | 37 | 29 | Murphy's Romance | Col. | $30,867,525 | 1,046 | $47,906 | 2 | 12/27 | | 38 | 149 | Wetherby | MGM | $1,299,985 | 30 | $37,283 | 2 | 7/19 | | 39 | 154 | Fool for Love | Can. | $836,156 | 57 | $55,637 | 2 | 12/6 | | 40 | 178 | Smooth Talk | Spec. | $16,785 | 2 | $16,785 | 2 | 11/15 | | 41 | 78 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Orion | $10,631,333 | 419 | $114,095 | 3 | 3/1 | | 42 | 15 | Mask | Uni. | $48,230,162 | 1,024 | $135,499 | 4 | 3/8 | | 43 | 166 | Revolution | WB | $358,574 | 30 | $52,755 | 4 | 12/25 | | 44 | 145 | American Flyers | WB | $1,420,355 | 5 | $78,345 | 5 | 8/16 | | 45 | 83 | Lost in America | WB | $10,179,000 | 315 | $154,877 | 6 | 3/15 | | 46 | 34 | Agnes of God | Col. | $25,627,836 | 646 | $221,552 | 8 | 9/13 | | 47 | 82 | Better Off Dead | WB | $10,297,601 | 650 | $56,371 | 13 | 8/23 | | 48 | 60 | A Chorus Line | Col. | $14,202,899 | 680 | $222,919 | 19 | 12/13 | | 49 | 17 | White Nights | Col. | $42,160,849 | 1,064 | $477,539 | 21 | 11/22 | | 50 | 108 | Plenty | Fox | $6,148,000 | 228 | $436,266 | 24 | 9/19 | | 51 | 174 | Fandango | WB | $91,666 | 27 | $50,437 | 27 | 1/25 | | 52 | 164 | Sylvester | Col. | $385,687 | 35 | $172,814 | 35 | 3/15 | | 53 | 151 | Def-Con 4 | NW | $1,057,064 | 54 | $210,904 | 54 | 3/15 | | 54 | 162 | The Holcroft Covenant | Uni. | $393,825 | 73 | $151,627 | 73 | 10/18 | | 55 | 167 | Private Resort | TriS | $331,816 | 102 | $163,704 | 102 | 5/3 | | 56 | 169 | The New Kids | Col. | $199,108 | 102 | $199,108 | 102 | 1/18 | | 57 | 136 | Marie | MGM | $2,507,995 | 465 | $241,423 | 103 | 9/27 | | 58 | 140 | Re-Animator | EP | $2,023,414 | 185 | $543,728 | 129 | 10/18 | | 59 | 87 | The Journey of Natty Gann | BV | $9,708,373 | 362 | $490,318 | 163 | 9/27 | | 60 | 115 | Day of the Dead | UFD | $5,000,000 | 168 | $1,700,000 | 168 | 7/19 | | 61 | 98 | Fantasia (Re-issue) (1985) | BV | $8,194,726 | 225 | $980,798 | 169 | 2/8 | | 62 | 97 | Twice in a Lifetime | Bud | $8,402,424 | 436 | $1,036,429 | 189 | 10/25 | | 63 | 4 | The Color Purple | WB | $94,175,854 | 1,109 | $1,710,333 | 192 | 12/20 | | 64 | 158 | Code Name: Emerald | MGM | $561,548 | 195 | $241,108 | 195 | 9/27 | | 65 | 122 | Godzilla 1985 | NW | $4,116,395 | 235 | $509,502 | 235 | 8/23 | | 66 | 52 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Orion | $17,130,087 | 914 | $2,358,846 | 265 | 1/25 | | 67 | 31 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Orion | $27,398,584 | 1,108 | $1,526,098 | 268 | 3/29 | | 68 | 128 | Fraternity Vacation | NW | $3,333,306 | 348 | $1,023,186 | 348 | 4/12 | | 69 | 61 | Tomboy | Crwn | $14,100,000 | 409 | $1,723,935 | 409 | 1/25 | | 70 | 142 | Bring On the Night | Gold. | $1,890,571 | 409 | $1,132,112 | 409 | 11/8 | | 71 | 89 | Tuff Turf | Orion | $9,369,329 | 653 | $1,509,380 | 440 | 1/11 | | 72 | 147 | The Perils of Gwendolyn in the Land of Yik Yak | Gold. | $1,337,274 | 500 | $1,337,274 | 500 | 1/25 | | 73 | 75 | Krush Groove | WB | $11,052,713 | 519 | $2,905,293 | 519 | 10/25 | | 74 | 30 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | NL | $29,999,213 | 614 | $2,865,475 | 522 | 11/1 | | 75 | 112 | Avenging Angel | NW | $5,622,787 | 525 | $1,755,264 | 525 | 1/11 | | 76 | 68 | Compromising Positions | Par. | $12,531,831 | 574 | $3,014,756 | 570 | 8/30 | | 77 | 107 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | NW | $6,326,051 | 613 | $1,650,078 | 613 | 4/12 | | 78 | 111 | Gymkata | MGM | $5,730,596 | 654 | $1,261,845 | 654 | 5/3 | | 79 | 81 | American Ninja | Can. | $10,499,694 | 672 | $3,234,837 | 672 | 8/30 | | 80 | 104 | Transylvania 6-5000 | NW | $7,196,872 | 701 | $2,507,542 | 701 | 11/8 | | 81 | 70 | Enemy Mine | Fox | $12,303,411 | 713 | $1,594,702 | 703 | 12/20 | | 82 | 32 | Prizzi's Honor | Fox | $26,657,534 | 722 | $4,234,537 | 719 | 6/14 | | 83 | 114 | King David | Par. | $5,111,099 | 731 | $2,212,481 | 730 | 3/29 | | 84 | 133 | Bad Medicine | Fox | $2,685,453 | 731 | $1,289,783 | 731 | 11/22 | | 85 | 90 | Sweet Dreams | TriS | $9,085,049 | 778 | $2,161,284 | 778 | 10/4 | | 86 | 134 | Maxie | Orion | $2,564,278 | 778 | $1,121,531 | 778 | 9/27 | | 87 | 125 | Turk 182 | Fox | $3,594,997 | 801 | $1,589,234 | 792 | 2/15 | | 88 | 94 | That Was Then... This Is Now | Par. | $8,630,068 | 800 | $2,502,780 | 800 | 11/8 | | 89 | 113 | Creator | Uni. | $5,349,607 | 820 | $2,019,728 | 820 | 9/20 | | 90 | 63 | One Magic Christmas | BV | $13,677,222 | 827 | $2,662,241 | 824 | 11/22 | | 91 | 19 | Pee-Wee's Big Adventure | WB | $40,940,662 | 894 | $4,545,847 | 829 | 8/9 | | 92 | 73 | Return of the Jedi (Re-issue) | Fox | $11,252,123 | 894 | $3,209,056 | 849 | 3/29 | | 93 | 8 | Witness | Par. | $68,706,993 | 1,169 | $4,539,990 | 876 | 2/8 | | 94 | 119 | The Mean Season | Orion | $4,349,446 | 876 | $1,560,591 | 876 | 2/15 | | 95 | 143 | The Slugger's Wife | Col. | $1,878,561 | 898 | $1,314,993 | 898 | 3/29 | | 96 | 129 | The Legend of Billie Jean | TriS | $3,099,497 | 903 | $1,466,884 | 903 | 7/19 | | 97 | 120 | That's Dancing! | MGM | $4,210,938 | 906 | $1,506,802 | 906 | 1/18 | | 98 | 56 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | BV | $14,972,297 | 1,277 | $4,035,147 | 916 | 3/22 | | 99 | 46 | Young Sherlock Holmes | Par. | $19,739,575 | 1,502 | $2,538,234 | 920 | 12/6 | | 100 | 5 | Out of Africa | Uni. | $87,071,205 | 1,102 | $3,637,290 | 922 | 12/20 | | Summary of 180 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $3,056,361,529 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $16,979,786 | - | - | - | - |  |
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