Domestic 1985 Weekend 35
August 30-September 2, 1985 - Labor Day weekend (US)
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Back to the Future | $9,049,668 | - | 1,550 | - | $5,838 | $132,664,418 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | - | Teen Wolf | $5,089,346 | - | 1,425 | - | $3,571 | $14,771,885 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 3 | - | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | $4,039,924 | - | 894 | - | $4,518 | $25,765,490 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | - | American Ninja | $3,234,837 | - | 672 | - | $4,813 | $3,234,837 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 5 | - | Volunteers | $3,046,699 | - | 1,123 | - | $2,713 | $14,540,201 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | - | Compromising Positions | $3,014,756 | - | 570 | - | $5,289 | $3,014,756 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | - | Year of the Dragon | $2,597,573 | - | 834 | - | $3,114 | $12,881,875 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | - | Gremlins 1985 Re-release | $2,393,778 | - | 1,174 | - | $2,038 | $2,393,778 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | - | Ghostbusters 1985 Re-release | $1,942,457 | - | 888 | - | $2,187 | $4,997,948 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 10 | - | Summer Rental | $1,926,171 | - | 953 | - | $2,021 | $20,198,229 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | - | National Lampoon's European Vacation | $1,778,527 | - | 997 | - | $1,783 | $46,485,198 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | - | Cocoon | $1,778,029 | - | 882 | - | $2,015 | $69,183,076 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | - | The Return of the Living Dead | $1,755,421 | - | 945 | - | $1,857 | $12,176,721 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 14 | - | Silverado | $1,298,206 | - | 594 | - | $2,185 | $27,748,105 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 15 | - | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $1,241,951 | - | 672 | - | $1,848 | $145,810,737 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 16 | - | Real Genius | $1,184,505 | - | 609 | - | $1,945 | $10,252,189 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | - | Fright Night | $1,077,404 | - | 536 | - | $2,010 | $22,182,808 | - | Columbia Pictures |
