Weekend Domestic Box Office September 21, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | All of Me | $5,803,848 | 1,192 | $4,869 | $5,803,848 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | The Evil That Men Do | $4,538,400 | 1,464 | $3,100 | $4,538,400 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Ghostbusters | $2,872,052 | -12% | 1,389 | $2,068 | $200,931,851 | 108 | |
| 4 | (3) | Purple Rain | $2,157,231 | -13% | 1,006 | $2,144 | $55,547,623 | 59 | |
| 5 | (1) | Tightrope | $2,053,476 | -38% | 1,140 | $1,801 | $43,588,929 | 38 | |
| 6 | (new) | Until September | $1,983,321 | 1,114 | $1,780 | $1,983,321 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (4) | The Karate Kid | $1,871,102 | -15% | 1,065 | $1,757 | $78,148,511 | 94 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Woman in Red | $1,508,284 | -29% | 903 | $1,670 | $21,752,769 | 40 | |
| 9 | (6) | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,426,017 | -28% | 877 | $1,626 | $36,231,524 | 66 | |
| 10 | (9) | Gremlins | $1,119,446 | -22% | 792 | $1,413 | $142,192,855 | 108 | |
| 11 | (7) | Ninja III: The Domination | $895,524 | -48% | 475 | $1,885 | $3,152,651 | 10 | |
| 12 | (8) | Red Dawn | $882,236 | -41% | 749 | $1,178 | $35,596,060 | 45 | |
| 13 | (11) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $848,726 | -20% | 589 | $1,441 | $171,468,059 | 124 | |
| 14 | (new) | Amadeus | $505,276 | 25 | $20,211 | $655,411 | 5 | ||
| 15 | (15) | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $436,526 | -16% | 241 | $1,811 | $2,289,582 | 17 | |
| 16 | (new) | The River Rat | $411,466 | 316 | $1,302 | $411,466 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (10) | Exterminator 2 | $400,002 | -67% | 302 | $1,325 | $1,950,185 | 10 | |
| 18 | (12) | Dreamscape | $354,418 | -53% | 309 | $1,147 | $11,839,014 | 38 | |
| 19 | (14) | Bolero | $301,155 | -54% | 295 | $1,021 | $8,914,881 | 24 | |
| 20 | (new) | Places in the Heart | $274,279 | 14 | $19,591 | $274,279 | 3 | ||
| 21 | (13) | Oxford Blues | $253,311 | -62% | 274 | $924 | $8,531,117 | 31 | |
| 22 | (16) | Bachelor Party | $250,913 | -41% | 148 | $1,695 | $38,089,537 | 87 | |
| 23 | (22) | A Soldier's Story | $166,401 | +6% | 6 | $27,734 | $417,655 | 10 | |
| 24 | (new) | Windy City | $104,754 | 28 | $3,741 | $104,754 | 3 | ||
| 25 | (23) | Under the Volcano | $103,488 | -29% | 44 | $2,352 | $2,251,213 | 103 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $72,720 | -43% | 40 | $1,818 | $2,596,812 | 45 | |
| 27 | (25) | Choose Me | $43,339 | -29% | 3 | $14,446 | $335,456 | 26 | |
| Reporting movies: 27 | $31,637,711 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All of Me | $5,803,848 | 1,192 | $5,803,848 |
| 2 | The Evil That Men Do | $4,538,400 | 1,464 | $4,538,400 |
| 3 | Ghostbusters | $2,872,052 | 1,389 | $200,931,851 |
| 4 | Purple Rain | $2,157,231 | 1,006 | $55,547,623 |
| 5 | Tightrope | $2,053,476 | 1,140 | $43,588,929 |
| 6 | Until September | $1,983,321 | 1,114 | $1,983,321 |
| 7 | The Karate Kid | $1,871,102 | 1,065 | $78,148,511 |
| 8 | The Woman in Red | $1,508,284 | 903 | $21,752,769 |
| 9 | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,426,017 | 877 | $36,231,524 |
| 10 | Gremlins | $1,119,446 | 792 | $142,192,855 |
| 11 | Ninja III: The Domination | $895,524 | 475 | $3,152,651 |
| 12 | Red Dawn | $882,236 | 749 | $35,596,060 |
| 13 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $848,726 | 589 | $171,468,059 |
| 14 | Amadeus | $505,276 | 25 | $655,411 |
| 15 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $436,526 | 241 | $2,289,582 |
| 16 | The River Rat | $411,466 | 316 | $411,466 |
| 17 | Exterminator 2 | $400,002 | 302 | $1,950,185 |
| 18 | Dreamscape | $354,418 | 309 | $11,839,014 |
| 19 | Bolero | $301,155 | 295 | $8,914,881 |
| 20 | Places in the Heart | $274,279 | 14 | $274,279 |
| 21 | Oxford Blues | $253,311 | 274 | $8,531,117 |
| 22 | Bachelor Party | $250,913 | 148 | $38,089,537 |
| 23 | A Soldier's Story | $166,401 | 6 | $417,655 |
| 24 | Windy City | $104,754 | 28 | $104,754 |
| 25 | Under the Volcano | $103,488 | 44 | $2,251,213 |
| 26 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $72,720 | 40 | $2,596,812 |
| 27 | Choose Me | $43,339 | 3 | $335,456 |
| Reporting: 27 | $31,637,711 | total | ||