# List of 1985 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in the United Kingdom during 1985.

## Number one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Week ending | Film | Notes |
| 1 | 4 January 1985 | Ghostbusters † | |
| 2 | 11 January 1985 | Ghostbusters † | |
| 3 | 18 January 1985 | Ghostbusters † | |
| 4 | 25 January 1985 | Ghostbusters † | |
| 5 | 1 February 1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | |
| 6 | 8 February 1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | |
| 7 | 15 February 1985 | A Private Function | A Private Function reached number one in its eleventh week of release |
| 8 | 22 February 1985 | The Jungle Book (reissue) | |
| 9 | 1 March 1985 | Beverly Hills Cop | Beverly Hills Cop returned to number one in its fifth week of release |
| 10 | 8 March 1985 | The Prodigal | |
| 11 | 15 March 1985 | The Witch | |
| 12 | 22 March 1985 | Dance with a Stranger | Dance with a Stranger reached number one in its third week of release |
| 13 | 29 March 1985 | Dance with a Stranger | |
| 14 | 5 April 1985 | A Passage to India | |
| 15 | 12 April 1985 | A Passage to India | |
| 16 | 19 April 1985 | A Passage to India | |
| 17 | 26 April 1985 | A Passage to India | |
| 18 | 3 May 1985 | A Passage to India | |
| 19 | 10 May 1985 | A Private Function | |
| 20 | 17 May 1985 | The Cotton Club | The Cotton Club reached number one in its second week of release |
| 21 | 24 May 1985 | Johnny Dangerously | |
| 22 | 31 May 1985 | Witness | |
| 23 | 7 June 1985 | Witness | |
| 24 | 14 June 1985 | Witness | |
| 25 | 21 June 1985 | A View to a Kill | |
| 26 | 28 June 1985 | A View to a Kill | |
| 27 | 5 July 1985 | A View to a Kill | |
| 28 | 12 July 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | |
| 29 | 19 July 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | |
| 30 | 26 July 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | |
| 31 | 2 August 1985 | Return to Oz | Return to Oz reached number one in its third week of release |
| 32 | 9 August 1985 | Return to Oz | |
| 33 | 16 August 1985 | Best Defense | |
| 34 | 23 August 1985 | Best Defense | |
| 35 | 30 August 1985 | Best Defense | |
| 36 | 6 September 1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | Rambo: First Blood Part II grossed a record £1,085,513 for the weekend surpassing the record set by E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 37 | 13 September 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | |
| 38 | 20 September 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | |
| 39 | 27 September 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | |
| 40 | 4 October 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | |
| 41 | 11 October 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | |
| 42 | 18 October 1985 | Peter Pan (reissue) | |
| 43 | 25 October 1985 | Peter Pan (reissue) | |
| 44 | 1 November 1985 | Peter Pan (reissue) | |
| 45 | 8 November 1985 | Peter Pan (reissue) | |
| 46 | 15 November 1985 | Letter to Brezhnev | |
| 47 | 22 November 1985 | Letter to Brezhnev | |
| 48 | 29 November 1985 | Cocoon | Cocoon reached number one in its eleventh week of release |
| 49 | 6 December 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movie | |
| 50 | 13 December 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movie | |
| 51 | 20 December 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movie | |
| 52 | 27 December 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movie | |

## Highest-grossing films

| Rank | Title | Distributor |
| 1. | Ghostbusters | Columbia Pictures-EMI-Warner Bros. (CEW) |
| 2. | A View to a Kill | United International Pictures (UIP) |
| 3. | Gremlins | CEW |
| 4. | Rambo: First Blood Part II | CEW |
| 5. | Beverly Hills Cop | UIP |
| 6. | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | CEW |
| 7. | Santa Claus: The Movie | Rank |
| 8. | A Passage to India | CEW |
| 9. | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Walt Disney |
| 10. | Desperately Seeking Susan | Rank |
Highest-grossing films of 1985 by BBFC rating :
| U | Santa Claus: The Movie |
| PG | Ghostbusters |
| 15 | Gremlins |
| 18 | TBD |