#1 of 6 #1 English-language movie of Week 33, 1985
1985 · Comedy
$19.9M worldwide · 34% of the chart's total
$19.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
English box office · Week 33 · Aug 11–17, 1985
English Box Office, Week 33 of 1985: English Releases of Aug 11–17
Volunteers (1985) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17), with $19.9M worldwide, ahead of Year of the Dragon (1985) at $18.7M and The Return of the Living Dead (1985) at $14.2M. 6 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $57.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 30% on Week 32, 1985, whose releases took $82.8M. By genre, Comedy leads with $34.1M across 2 English releases.
- week 33 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $57.8M
- Volunteers (1985), the #1
- $19.9M
- vs Week 32, 1985
- −30%
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 33 of 1985?
Volunteers (1985) leads with $19.9M, 34% of the total. The top 5 together took $57.8M, almost all of what the 6 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 English Release of Week 33 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 week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17).
- 1 Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9M
- 2 Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.7M
- 3 Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $3.4K Worldwide: $14.2M
- 4 Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M
- 5 Aug 16, 1985 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
- 6
Aug 15, 1985 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 33 of 1985?
Of the top 6, Volunteers (1985) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Return of the Living Dead (1985) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $57.8M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Volunteers (1985) $19.9M $19.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 Year of the Dragon (1985) $18.7M $18.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) $14.2M $14.2M US & Canada · 100% $3.4K elsewhere · <1%
- 4 The Bride (1985) $3.6M $3.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 American Flyers (1985) $1.4M $1.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Space Rage (1985) $7.7K $7.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it
How Does Week 33 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 33 releases took $57.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $392M, led by Back to the Future (1985).
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 30–Jul 6 Back to the Future (1985) $392M Back to the Future (1985)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 7–13 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) $78.3M Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 14–20 The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) $16.7M The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 21–27 National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) $91.5M National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 28–Aug 3 Weird Science (1985) $63.9M Weird Science (1985)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 4–10 Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) $82.8M Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 Volunteers (1985) $57.8M Volunteers (1985)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Teen Wolf (1985) $35M Teen Wolf (1985)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Compromising Positions (1985) $23M Compromising Positions (1985)
Earlier years
How Does Week 33 of 1985 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 33, 1979 earned the most: $168.1M from 6 films, led by Apocalypse Now (1979). Week 33, 1985 took $57.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 33, 1976 Aug 8–14 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 33, 1977 Aug 7–13 1 film | 1 | $47K | – | Suspiria (1977) $47K |
| Week 33, 1978 Aug 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 33, 1979 Aug 12–18 6 films | 6 | $168.1M | – | Apocalypse Now (1979) $105.1M |
| Week 33, 1980 Aug 10–16 4 films · −48% | 4 | $87.1M | −48% | Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) $66.1M |
| Week 33, 1981 Aug 9–15 2 films · −90% | 2 | $8.3M | −90% | Deadly Blessing (1981) $8.3M |
| Week 33, 1982 Aug 8–14 3 films · +731% | 3 | $68.8M | +731% | Friday the 13th Part III (1982) $36.7M |
| Week 33, 1983 Aug 7–13 5 films · −34% | 5 | $45.4M | −34% | Cujo (1983) $21.2M |
| Week 33, 1984 Aug 12–18 5 films · +104% | 5 | $92.5M | +104% | Tightrope (1984) $48.1M |
| Week 33, 1985 Aug 11–17 6 films · −37% | 6 | $57.8M | −37% | Volunteers (1985) $19.9M |
Archive
English Box Office in 1985, Week by Week
49 weeks of 1985 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 19–25) with $403.1M, led by Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $15M
- Week 3 $4.5M
- Week 4 $91.7K
- Week 5 $67.7M
- Week 6 $91.9M
- Week 7 $85.4M
- Week 8 $8.9M
- Week 9 $34.6M
- Week 10 $49.1M
- Week 11 $1.4M
- Week 12 $91.6M
- Week 13 $85.6M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $65.2M
- Week 16 $15M
- Week 17 $20M
- Week 18 $48.8M
- Week 19 $14.4M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $403.1M
- Week 22 $60.8M
- Week 23 $77.5M
- Week 24 $44.1M
- Week 25 $47.2M
- Week 26 $79.2M
- Week 27 $392M
- Week 28 $78.3M
- Week 29 $16.7M
- Week 30 $91.5M
- Week 31 $63.9M
- Week 32 $82.8M
- Week 33 $57.8M
- Week 34 $35M
- Week 35 $23M
- Week 36 $561.5K
- Week 37 $12.8M
- Week 38 $14M
- Week 39 $55.4M
- Week 40 $41.9M
- Week 41 $37.1M
- Week 42 $2.1M
- Week 43 $11.1M
- Week 44 $64.2M
- Week 45 $33.3M
- Week 46 $29M
- Week 47 $74.2M
- Week 48 $301.2M
- Week 49 $83.2M
- Week 50 $125.6M
- Week 51 $338.3M
- Week 52 $31.2M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
English Box Office Week 33 of 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17)?
Volunteers (1985) leads with $19.9M worldwide, $19.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Year of the Dragon (1985) at $18.7M and The Return of the Living Dead (1985) at $14.2M.
How much did English-language movies released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17) earn?
6 English-language films released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $57.8M in all, or $9.6M per film on average. Week 32, 1985 releases took $82.8M.
How many English-language movies released in week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Volunteers (1985), earned $19.9M.
How is the week 33, 1985 English 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 week 33 of 1985 (Aug 11–17). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the week 33, 1985 English 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.