#1 of 5 1985 · Western, Action
$6.1M worldwide · 41% of the chart's total
Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11), with $6.1M worldwide, ahead of Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) at $3.4M and Rappin’ (1985) at $2.9M. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 69% on Week 18, 1985, whose releases took $48.8M. By genre, Comedy leads with $6.7M across 2 releases.
#1 of 5 1985 · Western, Action
$6.1M worldwide · 41% of the chart's total
Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) leads with $6.1M, 41% of the total. The top 5 together took $15M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11).
May 10, 1985 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1M
May 11, 1985 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M
May 10, 1985 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.9M
May 11, 1985 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $427 Worldwide: $2.1M
May 6, 1985 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $596.6K Of the top 5, Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Quiet Earth (1985) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $14.4M (96%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 5 reports no US & Canada figure.
Week 19 releases took $15M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 19–25) with $403.1M, led by Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).
Of these 10 years, Week 19, 1984 earned the most: $67.5M from 3 films, led by The Natural (1984). Week 19, 1985 took $15M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 19, 1976 May 2–8 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 19, 1977 May 1–7 1 film | 1 | $197 | – | The Picture Show Man (1977) $197 |
| Week 19, 1978 May 7–13 3 films · +30275057% | 3 | $59.6M | +30275057% | The End (1978) $44.9M |
| Week 19, 1979 May 6–12 2 films · −98% | 2 | $1.2M | −98% | Winter Kills (1979) $1.2M |
| Week 19, 1980 May 4–10 2 films · +4594% | 2 | $54.6M | +4594% | Friday the 13th (1980) $39.9M |
| Week 19, 1981 May 3–9 3 films · −90% | 3 | $5.2M | −90% | Inchon (1981) $5.2M |
| Week 19, 1982 May 2–8 2 films · +90% | 2 | $9.9M | +90% | Paradise (1982) $5.6M |
| Week 19, 1983 May 1–7 2 films · +162% | 2 | $25.9M | +162% | Still Smokin (1983) $15.5M |
| Week 19, 1984 May 6–12 3 films · +161% | 3 | $67.5M | +161% | The Natural (1984) $48M |
| Week 19, 1985 May 5–11 5 films · −78% | 5 | $15M | −78% | Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) $6.1M |
51 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).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 5 films as the chart.
Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) leads with $6.1M worldwide, $6.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985) at $3.4M and Rappin’ (1985) at $2.9M.
5 films released in week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, or $3M per film on average. Week 18, 1985 releases took $48.8M.
None. The biggest, Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985), earned $6.1M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 19 of 1985 (May 5–11). 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.
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.