#1 of 36 #1 romance movie of 1985
1985 · Biography, Drama
$227.5M worldwide · 31% of the chart's total
$87.1M US & Canada · 38% $140.4M elsewhere · 62%
Romance box office · 1985
Romance Box Office 1985: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Out of Africa (1985) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1985, with $227.5M worldwide, ahead of The Jewel of the Nile (1985) at $96.8M and Witness (1985) at $68.7M. 36 romance films released in 1985 report a worldwide gross, $739.4M in all, 78% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 13% on 1984, whose releases took $850.6M. By language, English leads with $729.7M across 34 romance releases.
- 1985 releases with a gross
- 36
- combined worldwide
- $739.4M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 1984
- −13%
#1 of 36 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1985?
Out of Africa (1985) leads with $227.5M, 31% of the total. The top 5 together took $463.9M, 63% of what all 36 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1985, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1985.
- 1 Dec 20, 1985 US and Canada: $87.1M Rest of the world: $140.4M Worldwide: $227.5M
- 2 Dec 11, 1985 US and Canada: $76M Rest of the world: $20.8M Worldwide: $96.8M
- 3 Feb 8, 1985 US and Canada: $68.7M Rest of the world: $466 Worldwide: $68.7M
- 4 Jun 28, 1985 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.8M
- 5 Aug 23, 1985 US and Canada: $33.1M Rest of the world: $695 Worldwide: $33.1M
- 6
Dec 25, 1985 US and Canada: $30.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.9M - 7
Jun 14, 1985 US and Canada: $26.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.7M - 8
Mar 1, 1985 US and Canada: $18.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.1M - 9
Nov 22, 1985 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.1M - 10
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)Oct 11, 1985 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.4M
Oct 11, 1985 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $14.4M worldwide - 11
Feb 15, 1985 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13M - 12
Aug 7, 1985 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13M - 13
Jun 7, 1985 US and Canada: $12.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.9M - 14
Jun 21, 1985 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: $1.6K Worldwide: $11.6M - 15
Apr 26, 1985 US and Canada: $11.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.5M - 16
May 2, 1985 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.6M - 17
Aug 30, 1985 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.5M - 18
Oct 11, 1985 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.3M - 19
Feb 8, 1985 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.7M - 20
Jun 14, 1985 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: $216 Worldwide: $8.6M - 21
Nov 8, 1985 US and Canada: $8.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4M - 22
Feb 22, 1985 US and Canada: $7.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.6M - 23
Apr 12, 1985 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.3M - 24
Sep 20, 1985 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1M - 25
Feb 8, 1985 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1M - 26
Sep 20, 1985 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.3M - 27
Jul 26, 1985 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9M - 28
Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 29
Dec 4, 1985 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M - 30
Sep 27, 1985 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M - 31
Sep 10, 1985 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M - 32
Mar 29, 1985 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M - 33
Mar 1, 1985 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M - 34
May 15, 1985 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 35
Mar 29, 1985 US and Canada: $95K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $95K - 36
Nov 17, 1985 US and Canada: $16.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.8K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1985?
Of the top 10, St. Elmo's Fire (1985) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Out of Africa (1985) made 62% of its gross abroad. Across all 36 films, $577.1M (78%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Out of Africa (1985) $227.5M $87.1M US & Canada · 38% $140.4M elsewhere · 62%
- 2 The Jewel of the Nile (1985) $96.8M $76M US & Canada · 79% $20.8M elsewhere · 21%
- 3 Witness (1985) $68.7M $68.7M US & Canada · 100% $466 elsewhere · <1%
- 4 St. Elmo's Fire (1985) $37.8M $37.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Teen Wolf (1985) $33.1M $33.1M US & Canada · 100% $695 elsewhere · <1%
- 6 Murphy’s Romance (1985) $30.9M $30.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Prizzi's Honor (1985) $26.7M $26.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 The Sure Thing (1985) $18.1M $18.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 King Solomon's Mines (1985) $15.1M $15.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) $14.4M $14.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1985 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 36 films crossed $100M and took $227.5M between them, 31% of the total. 18 films, 50% of the list, earned under $10M.
31% 59% 10%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 3% of the list $227.5M · 31% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 17 films, 47% of the list $434.9M · 59% of the gross
- Under $10M 18 films, 50% of the list $77M · 10% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1985 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $358.5M from 4 films, led by Out of Africa (1985). July was the quietest month ($3.9M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb Witness (1985) $104M Witness (1985)
- March Mar The Sure Thing (1985) $21.4M The Sure Thing (1985)
- April Apr Just One of the Guys (1985) $17.9M Just One of the Guys (1985)
- May May The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) $11.7M The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
- June Jun St. Elmo's Fire (1985) $97.6M St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- July Jul The Heavenly Kid (1985) $3.9M The Heavenly Kid (1985)
- August Aug Teen Wolf (1985) $60.1M Teen Wolf (1985)
- September Sep Plenty (1985) $16.2M Plenty (1985)
- October Oct Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) $24.7M Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
- November Nov King Solomon's Mines (1985) $23.5M King Solomon's Mines (1985)
- December Dec Out of Africa (1985) $358.5M Out of Africa (1985)
Last 10 years
How Does 1985 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1984 earned the most: $850.6M from 52 films, led by Romancing the Stone (1984). 1985 took $739.4M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 5 films | 5 | $141M | – | A Star Is Born (1976) $80M |
| 1977 11 films · +201% | 11 | $424.9M | +201% | Saturday Night Fever (1977) $237.1M |
| 1978 17 films · +48% | 17 | $628.2M | +48% | Grease (1978) $396.3M |
| 1979 20 films · −46% | 20 | $342.1M | −46% | 10 (1979) $74.9M |
| 1980 32 films · +28% | 32 | $438.9M | +28% | The Blue Lagoon (1980) $58.9M |
| 1981 30 films · +57% | 30 | $688.4M | +57% | Superman II (1981) $216.4M |
| 1982 30 films · −21% | 30 | $542.5M | −21% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
| 1983 34 films · +2% | 34 | $551.9M | +2% | Terms of Endearment (1983) $108.4M |
| 1984 52 films · +54% | 52 | $850.6M | +54% | Romancing the Stone (1984) $86.6M |
| 1985 36 films · −13% | 36 | $739.4M | −13% | Out of Africa (1985) $227.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1985?
English-language romance films took $729.7M across 34 films, 99% of the total, ahead of French-language romance films ($1.1M).
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 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 36 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1985?
Out of Africa (1985) leads with $227.5M worldwide, $87.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Jewel of the Nile (1985) at $96.8M and Witness (1985) at $68.7M.
How much did romance movies released in 1985 earn?
36 romance films released in 1985 report a worldwide gross, $739.4M in all, or $20.5M per film on average. 1984 releases took $850.6M.
How many romance movies released in 1985 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Out of Africa (1985) with $227.5M.
How is the 1985 romance 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 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 1985 romance 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.