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Box office · Week 35 · Aug 25–31, 1985

Box Office Week 35, 1985: Highest-Grossing Releases of Aug 25–31

Compromising Positions (1985) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 35 of 1985 (Aug 25–31), with $12.5M worldwide, ahead of American Ninja (1985) at $10.5M and Flesh+Blood (1985) at $278. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $23M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 41% on Week 34, 1985, whose releases took $39.1M.

week 35 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$23M
Compromising Positions (1985), the #1
$12.5M
vs Week 34, 1985
−41%
Compromising Positions (1985) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 35, 1985

Compromising Positions (1985)

1985 · Drama, Mystery

$12.5M worldwide · 54% of the chart's total

$12.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 35 of 1985?

Compromising Positions (1985) leads with $12.5M, 54% of the total. The top 3 together took $23M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Compromising Positions (1985) movie poster Number 1
    $12.5M Compromising Positions (1985)
    $12.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. American Ninja (1985) movie poster Number 2
    $10.5M American Ninja (1985)
    $10.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Flesh+Blood (1985) movie poster Number 3
    $278 Flesh+Blood (1985)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 35 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 35 of 1985 (Aug 25–31).

  1. 1 Compromising Positions (1985) movie poster
    Compromising Positions (1985) Aug 30, 1985 · English · Drama, Mystery $12.5M worldwide
    Aug 30, 1985 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.5M
  2. 2 American Ninja (1985) movie poster
    American Ninja (1985) Aug 30, 1985 · English · Action, Adventure $10.5M worldwide
    Aug 30, 1985 US and Canada: $10.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.5M
  3. 3 Flesh+Blood (1985) movie poster
    Flesh+Blood (1985) Aug 30, 1985 · English · Adventure, Drama $278 worldwide
    Aug 30, 1985 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278
Earlier years

How Does Week 35 of 1985 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 35, 1981 earned the most: $57M from 4 films, led by Private Lessons (1981). Week 35, 1985 took $23M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 35, 1976 Aug 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 1977 Aug 21–27 4 films 4 $3.3M – Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977) $3.2M
Week 35, 1978 Aug 27–Sep 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 35, 1979 Aug 26–Sep 1 2 films 2 $665.2K – Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) $576K
Week 35, 1980 Aug 24–30 1 film · +633% 1 $4.9M +633% He Knows You’re Alone (1980) $4.9M
Week 35, 1981 Aug 23–29 4 films · +1069% 4 $57M +1069% Private Lessons (1981) $26.3M
Week 35, 1982 Aug 22–28 2 films · −93% 2 $3.8M −93% Homework (1982) $2.9M
Week 35, 1983 Aug 21–27 3 films · +167% 3 $10M +167% Strange Brew (1983) $8.6M
Week 35, 1984 Aug 26–Sep 1 3 films · +74% 3 $17.4M +74% Bolero (1984) $8.9M
Week 35, 1985 Aug 25–31 3 films · +32% 3 $23M +32% Compromising Positions (1985) $12.5M
FAQ

Box Office Week 35 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 35 of 1985 (Aug 25–31)?

Compromising Positions (1985) leads with $12.5M worldwide, $12.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come American Ninja (1985) at $10.5M and Flesh+Blood (1985) at $278.

How much did movies released in week 35 of 1985 (Aug 25–31) earn?

3 films released in week 35 of 1985 (Aug 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $23M in all, or $7.7M per film on average. Week 34, 1985 releases took $39.1M.

How many movies released in week 35 of 1985 (Aug 25–31) made $1 billion?

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

How much of the Week 35, 1985 box office came from the US and Canada?

$23M of the $23M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 35, 1985 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 35 of 1985 (Aug 25–31). 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 week 35, 1985 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.