Domestic 1985 Weekend 36
September 6-8, 1985
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Back to the Future | $5,214,665 | -27.1% | 1,519 | -31 | $3,432 | $139,392,468 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Teen Wolf | $3,086,552 | - | 1,324 | - | $2,331 | $18,980,517 | 3 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 3 | - | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $2,190,447 | - | 888 | - | $2,466 | $28,627,393 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | - | Compromising Positions | $2,111,177 | - | 572 | - | $3,690 | $5,762,054 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | - | Volunteers | $1,606,392 | - | 999 | - | $1,608 | $16,584,835 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | - | American Ninja | $1,530,579 | - | 672 | - | $2,277 | $5,503,236 | 2 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 7 | - | Year of the Dragon | $1,461,768 | - | 796 | - | $1,836 | $14,898,009 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | - | Cocoon | $1,332,539 | - | 788 | - | $1,691 | $70,978,323 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | - | Silverado | $1,248,818 | - | 725 | - | $1,722 | $29,070,413 | 9 | Columbia Pictures |
| 10 | - | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | $1,145,353 | - | 864 | - | $1,325 | $6,329,963 | 3 | Columbia Pictures |
| 11 | - | Summer Rental | $1,036,697 | - | 781 | - | $1,327 | $21,579,838 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | - | Gremlins 1985 Re-release | $979,333 | - | 862 | - | $1,136 | $3,768,260 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
