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Mystery box office · August 1985

Mystery Box Office, August 1985: Top-Grossing Releases

Compromising Positions (1985) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in August 1985, with $12.5M worldwide. 1 mystery film released in August 1985 reports a worldwide gross, $12.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

August 1985 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$12.5M
Compromising Positions (1985), the #1
$12.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Mystery Release of August 1985 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 1985.

  1. 1 Compromising Positions (1985) movie poster
    Compromising Positions (1985) Aug 30, 1985 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $12.5M worldwide
    Aug 30, 1985 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.5M
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Mystery Box Office in 1985, Month by Month

The months of 1985 with their totals: May leads with $59.6M, led by Fletch (1985).

FAQ

Mystery Box Office August 1985: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in August 1985?

Compromising Positions (1985) leads with $12.5M worldwide, $12.5M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did mystery movies released in August 1985 earn?

1 mystery film released in August 1985 reports a worldwide gross, $12.5M in all, or $12.5M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in August 1985 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Compromising Positions (1985), earned $12.5M.

How much of the August 1985 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$12.5M of the $12.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the August 1985 mystery box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in August 1985. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the August 1985 mystery box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.