Weekend Domestic Box Office September 28, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | All of Me | $5,258,421 | -9% | 1,197 | $4,393 | $12,794,854 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Wild Life | $4,001,400 | 1,140 | $3,510 | $4,001,400 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Irreconcilable Differences | $3,076,894 | 902 | $3,411 | $3,076,894 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | The Evil That Men Do | $3,021,623 | -33% | 1,464 | $2,064 | $8,928,218 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | Ghostbusters | $2,402,131 | -16% | 1,263 | $1,902 | $204,108,761 | 115 | |
| 6 | (4) | Purple Rain | $1,752,753 | -19% | 914 | $1,918 | $58,004,255 | 66 | |
| 7 | (7) | The Karate Kid | $1,517,087 | -19% | 961 | $1,579 | $80,058,084 | 101 | |
| 8 | (5) | Tightrope | $1,274,881 | -38% | 830 | $1,536 | $45,452,106 | 45 | |
| 9 | (new) | The Bear | $1,160,644 | 750 | $1,548 | $1,160,644 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (6) | Until September | $1,018,674 | -49% | 863 | $1,180 | $3,582,475 | 10 | |
| 11 | (new) | Impulse | $995,570 | 376 | $2,648 | $995,570 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (8) | The Woman in Red | $977,439 | -35% | 660 | $1,481 | $23,200,313 | 47 | |
| 13 | (9) | Revenge of the Nerds | $887,160 | -38% | 670 | $1,324 | $37,535,225 | 73 | |
| 14 | (10) | Gremlins | $751,981 | -33% | 621 | $1,211 | $143,221,695 | 115 | |
| 15 | (13) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $660,626 | -22% | 454 | $1,455 | $172,379,102 | 131 | |
| 16 | (new) | Body Rock | $631,849 | 240 | $2,633 | $631,849 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (14) | Amadeus | $500,910 | -1% | 25 | $20,036 | $1,404,057 | 12 | |
| 18 | (12) | Red Dawn | $471,866 | -47% | 504 | $936 | $36,338,284 | 52 | |
| 19 | (23) | A Soldier's Story | $378,914 | +128% | 19 | $19,943 | $898,706 | 17 | |
| 20 | (11) | Ninja III: The Domination | $345,100 | -61% | 250 | $1,380 | $4,110,406 | 17 | |
| 21 | (15) | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $318,387 | -27% | 237 | $1,343 | $2,886,225 | 24 | |
| 22 | (20) | Places in the Heart | $254,524 | -7% | 14 | $18,180 | $661,632 | 10 | |
| 23 | (16) | The River Rat | $244,081 | -41% | 318 | $768 | $790,254 | 10 | |
| 24 | (26) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $210,686 | +190% | 58 | $3,633 | $2,834,624 | 52 | |
| 25 | (18) | Dreamscape | $151,709 | -57% | 205 | $740 | $12,116,365 | 45 | |
| 26 | (22) | Bachelor Party | $124,957 | -50% | 176 | $710 | $38,304,291 | 94 | |
| 27 | (new) | Heartbreakers | $104,125 | 72 | $1,446 | $104,125 | 3 | ||
| 28 | (17) | Exterminator 2 | $75,250 | -81% | 101 | $745 | $2,131,764 | 17 | |
| 29 | (24) | Windy City | $72,776 | -31% | 28 | $2,599 | $212,119 | 10 | |
| 30 | (25) | Under the Volcano | $63,200 | -39% | 32 | $1,975 | $2,364,925 | 110 | |
| 31 | (27) | Choose Me | $32,592 | -25% | 3 | $10,864 | $382,494 | 33 | |
| Reporting movies: 31 | $32,738,210 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All of Me | $5,258,421 | 1,197 | $12,794,854 |
| 2 | The Wild Life | $4,001,400 | 1,140 | $4,001,400 |
| 3 | Irreconcilable Differences | $3,076,894 | 902 | $3,076,894 |
| 4 | The Evil That Men Do | $3,021,623 | 1,464 | $8,928,218 |
| 5 | Ghostbusters | $2,402,131 | 1,263 | $204,108,761 |
| 6 | Purple Rain | $1,752,753 | 914 | $58,004,255 |
| 7 | The Karate Kid | $1,517,087 | 961 | $80,058,084 |
| 8 | Tightrope | $1,274,881 | 830 | $45,452,106 |
| 9 | The Bear | $1,160,644 | 750 | $1,160,644 |
| 10 | Until September | $1,018,674 | 863 | $3,582,475 |
| 11 | Impulse | $995,570 | 376 | $995,570 |
| 12 | The Woman in Red | $977,439 | 660 | $23,200,313 |
| 13 | Revenge of the Nerds | $887,160 | 670 | $37,535,225 |
| 14 | Gremlins | $751,981 | 621 | $143,221,695 |
| 15 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $660,626 | 454 | $172,379,102 |
| 16 | Body Rock | $631,849 | 240 | $631,849 |
| 17 | Amadeus | $500,910 | 25 | $1,404,057 |
| 18 | Red Dawn | $471,866 | 504 | $36,338,284 |
| 19 | A Soldier's Story | $378,914 | 19 | $898,706 |
| 20 | Ninja III: The Domination | $345,100 | 250 | $4,110,406 |
| 21 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $318,387 | 237 | $2,886,225 |
| 22 | Places in the Heart | $254,524 | 14 | $661,632 |
| 23 | The River Rat | $244,081 | 318 | $790,254 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $210,686 | 58 | $2,834,624 |
| 25 | Dreamscape | $151,709 | 205 | $12,116,365 |
| 26 | Bachelor Party | $124,957 | 176 | $38,304,291 |
| 27 | Heartbreakers | $104,125 | 72 | $104,125 |
| 28 | Exterminator 2 | $75,250 | 101 | $2,131,764 |
| 29 | Windy City | $72,776 | 28 | $212,119 |
| 30 | Under the Volcano | $63,200 | 32 | $2,364,925 |
| 31 | Choose Me | $32,592 | 3 | $382,494 |
| Reporting: 31 | $32,738,210 | total | ||