Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1985
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky IV |  EN | $127,873,716 | $300,473,716 |
| 2 | Out of Africa | EN | $87,071,205 | $227,514,205 |
| 3 | The Color Purple | EN | $98,467,863 | $98,468,102 |
| 4 | Witness | EN | $68,706,993 | $68,707,459 |
| 5 | The Breakfast Club | EN | $45,875,171 | $51,525,171 |
| 6 | Mask | EN | $48,230,162 | $48,230,162 |
| 7 | White Nights | EN | $42,160,849 | $42,160,849 |
| 8 | Jagged Edge | EN | $40,491,165 | $40,491,165 |
| 9 | St. Elmo's Fire | EN | $37,803,872 | $37,803,872 |
| 10 | The Killing Fields | EN | $34,700,291 | $34,700,291 |
| 11 | A Passage to India | EN | $27,187,653 | $33,006,105 |
| 12 | Murphy’s Romance | EN | $30,867,525 | $30,867,525 |
| 13 | Desperately Seeking Susan | EN | $27,398,584 | $27,399,597 |
| 14 | Prizzi's Honor | EN | $26,657,534 | $26,657,534 |
| 15 | The Last Dragon | EN | $25,754,284 | $25,755,277 |
| 16 | Agnes of God | EN | $25,627,836 | $25,627,836 |
| 17 | The Emerald Forest | EN | $24,468,550 | $24,468,550 |
| 18 | Code of Silence | EN | $20,345,361 | $20,345,361 |
| 19 | Year of the Dragon | EN | $18,707,466 | $18,707,466 |
| 20 | Ladyhawke | EN | $18,432,000 | $18,432,000 |
| 21 | The Sure Thing | EN | $18,135,531 | $18,135,531 |
| 22 | To Live and Die in L.A. | EN | $17,307,019 | $17,311,746 |
| 23 | The Falcon and the Snowman | EN | $17,130,087 | $17,130,087 |
| 24 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | EN | $17,005,229 | $17,009,654 |
| 25 | Death Wish 3 | EN | $16,116,878 | $16,116,878 |
| 26 | A Chorus Line | EN | $14,202,899 | $14,203,951 |
| 27 | One Magic Christmas | EN | $13,677,222 | $13,677,222 |
| 28 | Vision Quest | EN | $12,993,175 | $12,993,175 |
| 29 | Perfect | EN | $12,918,858 | $12,918,858 |
| 30 | Compromising Positions | EN | $12,531,831 | $12,531,831 |
| 31 | Enemy Mine | EN | $12,303,411 | $12,303,411 |
| 32 | One Step Away | EN | - | $11,320,000 |
| 33 | Krush Groove | EN | $11,052,713 | $11,052,713 |
| 34 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | EN | $10,631,333 | $10,631,333 |
| 35 | Brazil |  FR | $9,929,135 | $9,952,602 |
| 36 | Tuff Turf | EN | $9,369,329 | $9,369,329 |
| 37 | Sweet Dreams |  NL | $9,085,049 | $9,085,049 |
| 38 | Target | EN | $9,023,199 | $9,023,199 |
| 39 | That Was Then... This Is Now | EN | $8,630,068 | $8,630,068 |
| 40 | Stick | EN | $8,489,518 | $8,489,518 |
| 41 | 1984 | EN | $8,430,492 | $8,431,544 |
| 42 | Twice in a Lifetime | EN | $8,402,424 | $8,402,424 |
| 43 | Plenty | EN | $6,148,000 | $6,148,000 |
| 44 | Rustlers’ Rhapsody | EN | $6,090,497 | $6,090,497 |
| 45 | Heaven Help Us | EN | $6,070,794 | $6,070,794 |
| 46 | King David | EN | $5,111,099 | $5,111,099 |
| 47 | The Company of Wolves | EN | $4,389,334 | $4,389,334 |
| 48 | Ran |  JP | $4,285,451 | $4,326,539 |
| 49 | Blood Simple | EN | $3,851,855 | $4,263,685 |
| 50 | Turk 182 | EN | $3,594,997 | $3,594,997 |
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