Weekend Domestic Box Office November 9, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Oh God, You Devil! | $5,560,001 | 1,384 | $4,017 | $5,560,001 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Terminator | $3,191,628 | -24% | 960 | $3,325 | $14,504,506 | 17 | |
| 3 | (new) | No Small Affair | $2,273,469 | 1,247 | $1,823 | $2,273,469 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Places in the Heart | $2,228,864 | -12% | 868 | $2,568 | $22,386,442 | 52 | |
| 5 | (5) | A Soldier's Story | $1,724,727 | -19% | 581 | $2,969 | $13,847,074 | 59 | |
| 6 | (13) | Amadeus | $1,560,260 | +76% | 419 | $3,724 | $9,287,154 | 54 | |
| 7 | (6) | Teachers | $1,446,376 | -24% | 860 | $1,682 | $24,420,435 | 38 | |
| 8 | (new) | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $1,432,800 | 398 | $3,600 | $1,432,800 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (8) | All of Me | $1,321,494 | -17% | 771 | $1,714 | $31,908,186 | 52 | |
| 10 | (new) | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,271,000 | 165 | $7,703 | $1,271,000 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (3) | Body Double | $1,194,948 | -50% | 674 | $1,773 | $7,896,980 | 17 | |
| 12 | (7) | Firstborn | $1,128,103 | -31% | 682 | $1,654 | $5,257,757 | 17 | |
| 13 | (11) | Ghostbusters | $1,075,979 | -10% | 375 | $2,869 | $215,596,868 | 157 | |
| 14 | (16) | Country | $1,051,370 | +52% | 488 | $2,154 | $5,144,091 | 44 | |
| 15 | (4) | Terror in the Aisles | $869,120 | -60% | 679 | $1,280 | $8,316,206 | 17 | |
| 16 | (10) | Thief of Hearts | $801,602 | -43% | 535 | $1,498 | $9,404,860 | 24 | |
| 17 | (9) | American Dreamer | $689,906 | -52% | 476 | $1,449 | $4,501,177 | 17 | |
| 18 | (15) | Purple Rain | $606,446 | -21% | 476 | $1,274 | $66,131,288 | 108 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Karate Kid | $596,665 | -14% | 544 | $1,097 | $87,659,508 | 143 | |
| 20 | (12) | The Little Drummer Girl | $548,645 | -46% | 312 | $1,758 | $7,329,057 | 24 | |
| 21 | (14) | The Razor's Edge | $447,840 | -49% | 294 | $1,523 | $6,347,738 | 24 | |
| 22 | (27) | Crimes of Passion | $418,331 | +197% | 229 | $1,827 | $2,690,923 | 24 | |
| 23 | (18) | Irreconcilable Differences | $328,106 | -21% | 335 | $979 | $12,143,127 | 45 | |
| 24 | (20) | Gremlins | $254,944 | -24% | 246 | $1,036 | $147,549,038 | 157 | |
| 25 | (24) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $214,916 | +10% | 32 | $6,716 | $713,256 | 126 | |
| 26 | (25) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $210,415 | +25% | 94 | $2,238 | $4,668,175 | 94 | |
| 27 | (26) | Choose Me | $199,580 | +35% | 25 | $7,983 | $1,114,356 | 75 | |
| 28 | (21) | Revenge of the Nerds | $183,030 | -21% | 236 | $776 | $40,537,542 | 115 | |
| 29 | (28) | The Brother from Another Planet | $98,811 | -18% | 19 | $5,201 | $347,243 | 66 | |
| 30 | (19) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $79,981 | -80% | 88 | $909 | $1,304,353 | 17 | |
| 31 | (30) | Stop Making Sense | $63,919 | -8% | 6 | $10,653 | $294,367 | 24 | |
| 32 | (29) | Red Dawn | $49,816 | -38% | 124 | $402 | $37,890,177 | 94 | |
| 33 | (32) | Garbo Talks | $47,598 | +87% | 43 | $1,107 | $434,065 | 31 | |
| 34 | (31) | The Killing Fields | $33,948 | +5% | 1 | $33,948 | $87,981 | 10 | |
| 35 | (new) | Paris, Texas | $22,709 | 3 | $7,570 | $22,709 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 35 | $33,227,347 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh God, You Devil! | $5,560,001 | 1,384 | $5,560,001 |
| 2 | The Terminator | $3,191,628 | 960 | $14,504,506 |
| 3 | No Small Affair | $2,273,469 | 1,247 | $2,273,469 |
| 4 | Places in the Heart | $2,228,864 | 868 | $22,386,442 |
| 5 | A Soldier's Story | $1,724,727 | 581 | $13,847,074 |
| 6 | Amadeus | $1,560,260 | 419 | $9,287,154 |
| 7 | Teachers | $1,446,376 | 860 | $24,420,435 |
| 8 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $1,432,800 | 398 | $1,432,800 |
| 9 | All of Me | $1,321,494 | 771 | $31,908,186 |
| 10 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,271,000 | 165 | $1,271,000 |
| 11 | Body Double | $1,194,948 | 674 | $7,896,980 |
| 12 | Firstborn | $1,128,103 | 682 | $5,257,757 |
| 13 | Ghostbusters | $1,075,979 | 375 | $215,596,868 |
| 14 | Country | $1,051,370 | 488 | $5,144,091 |
| 15 | Terror in the Aisles | $869,120 | 679 | $8,316,206 |
| 16 | Thief of Hearts | $801,602 | 535 | $9,404,860 |
| 17 | American Dreamer | $689,906 | 476 | $4,501,177 |
| 18 | Purple Rain | $606,446 | 476 | $66,131,288 |
| 19 | The Karate Kid | $596,665 | 544 | $87,659,508 |
| 20 | The Little Drummer Girl | $548,645 | 312 | $7,329,057 |
| 21 | The Razor's Edge | $447,840 | 294 | $6,347,738 |
| 22 | Crimes of Passion | $418,331 | 229 | $2,690,923 |
| 23 | Irreconcilable Differences | $328,106 | 335 | $12,143,127 |
| 24 | Gremlins | $254,944 | 246 | $147,549,038 |
| 25 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $214,916 | 32 | $713,256 |
| 26 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $210,415 | 94 | $4,668,175 |
| 27 | Choose Me | $199,580 | 25 | $1,114,356 |
| 28 | Revenge of the Nerds | $183,030 | 236 | $40,537,542 |
| 29 | The Brother from Another Planet | $98,811 | 19 | $347,243 |
| 30 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $79,981 | 88 | $1,304,353 |
| 31 | Stop Making Sense | $63,919 | 6 | $294,367 |
| 32 | Red Dawn | $49,816 | 124 | $37,890,177 |
| 33 | Garbo Talks | $47,598 | 43 | $434,065 |
| 34 | The Killing Fields | $33,948 | 1 | $87,981 |
| 35 | Paris, Texas | $22,709 | 3 | $22,709 |
| Reporting: 35 | $33,227,347 | total | ||