| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| “American Flyers” | Panavision | Aug 16 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  |
“Back to the Future”
| Spherical (1.85:1) | July 3 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. A “To Be Continued” credit was added to the film for the video release. 70mm trailer: ‘E.T’ (re-issue). |
“Bring on the Night”
| Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 8 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Samuel Goldwyn |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. |
| “A Chorus Line” | Super 35 | Dec 11 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia |  |
| “Cocoon” | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 100+ 70mm prints. |
"E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial” (Re-Issue)
| Spherical (1.85:1) | July 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Weird Science,” “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” & “American Flyers” |
“The Emerald Forest”
| Panavision | July 3 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Embassy |  |
| “Explorers” | Spherical (1.85:1) | July 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Paramount |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. |
| Goonies, The | Panavision | June 7 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  70mm trailer: “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.” Sneak previewed in 70mm prior to release. |
| “Ladyhawke” | Technovision | April 12 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros./Fox |  What’s up with that rock music score? 70mm trailers: ‘The Goonies’ (teaser) & ‘Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome’ |
| Legend | Panavision | August 28 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal/Fox |  70mm prints issued in Europe. US release: April 18, 1986 (in a shortened 89-minute version). |
“Lifeforce”
| J-D-C | June 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | TriStar |  |
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Panavision | July 10 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  70mm trailer: “American Flyers” & “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” Sneak previewed in 70mm prior to release. |
| “Out of Africa” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 18 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Howard The Duck” (teaser) |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | Panavision | May 22 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | TriStar |  70mm trailer: “Lifeforce” |
| Return Of The Jedi (Re-Issue) | J-D-C | Mar 29 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  70mm print inventory of 75. 70mm trailer: “Cocoon” (teaser). Advertised as: “Return to a galaxy far, far away.” Nine theatres in North America ran a one-time only 70mm “Star Wars” triple feature one day prior to re-issue on 28 March. |
| “Return to Oz” | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Walt Disney |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. The directorial debut of acclaimed sound designer/editor Walter Murch. 70mm trailers: “The Black Cauldron” & “Back To The Future” |
| “Revolution” | Super 35 | Dec 25 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  |
| “Rocky IV” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 27 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | MGM/UA |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “Poltergeist II” (teaser), “Youngblood,” “Top Gun” & “Down And Out In Beverly Hills” |
| Saagar | NA | Aug 1985 (India) | 6-Track Stereo | NA | See: 70mm Films in India |
| “Santa Claus” | J-D-C | Nov 25 (UK) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | TriStar |  US 70mm release: Nov 27. AKA: “Santa Claus: The Movie” |
| “Silverado” | Super 35 | July 10 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia |  100+ 70mm prints. Excellent example of how good the controversial Super 35 process can look if printed in 70mm. 70mm trailer: ‘White Nights’ |
| “Spies Like Us” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 6 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Warner Bros. |  World Premiere: Dec 3 (Los Angeles). Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. Ads made no mention of sound format. Advertised simply as “70mm.” 70mm trailer: “Wildcats.” |
| Star Wars Trilogy, The (Special Screening) | Panavision/J-D-C | Mar 28 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  One time, one day-only 70mm screening of all three “Star Wars” movies in nine North American cities. Screenings held in Chicago (Carnegie Center), Dallas (North Park West), Denver (Cooper), Los Angeles (Avco Westwood & Egyptian Hollywood), New York (Warner #1), San Francisco (Coronet), Seattle (UA 150) & Toronto (Uptown). Some theatres gave away the ‘85 “Jedi” re-issue one-sheet posters to attendees.
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“White Nights”
| Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 22 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: ‘A Chorus Line’ |
“Year of the Dragon”
| J-D-C | Aug 16 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | MGM/UA |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: ‘Rocky IV’ |
| “Young Sherlock Holmes” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 4 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. AKA: ‘Pyramid Of Fear.’ 70mm trailers: ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Pretty In Pink,’ ‘Youngblood’ & ‘Down And Out In Beverly Hills.’ |
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