Weekend Domestic Box Office October 5, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Teachers | $7,013,366 | 1,721 | $4,075 | $7,013,366 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | All of Me | $4,510,200 | -14% | 1,200 | $3,759 | $18,625,036 | 17 | |
| 3 | (22) | Places in the Heart | $4,128,711 | +1,522% | 691 | $5,975 | $4,868,667 | 17 | |
| 4 | (3) | Irreconcilable Differences | $2,701,185 | -12% | 902 | $2,995 | $6,536,078 | 10 | |
| 5 | (5) | Ghostbusters | $2,282,767 | -5% | 1,183 | $1,930 | $206,935,954 | 122 | |
| 6 | (2) | The Wild Life | $2,281,525 | -43% | 1,142 | $1,998 | $7,093,446 | 10 | |
| 7 | (19) | A Soldier's Story | $2,028,935 | +435% | 217 | $9,350 | $3,113,181 | 24 | |
| 8 | (4) | The Evil That Men Do | $1,940,520 | -36% | 1,183 | $1,640 | $11,398,411 | 17 | |
| 9 | (6) | Purple Rain | $1,576,507 | -10% | 798 | $1,976 | $60,140,797 | 73 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Karate Kid | $1,407,105 | -7% | 948 | $1,484 | $81,911,436 | 108 | |
| 11 | (14) | Gremlins | $946,260 | +26% | 628 | $1,507 | $144,373,709 | 122 | |
| 12 | (15) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $929,524 | +41% | 400 | $2,324 | $173,511,145 | 138 | |
| 13 | (8) | Tightrope | $804,195 | -37% | 665 | $1,209 | $46,598,962 | 52 | |
| 14 | (17) | Amadeus | $781,958 | +56% | 66 | $11,848 | $2,541,918 | 19 | |
| 15 | (11) | Impulse | $730,668 | -27% | 391 | $1,869 | $2,055,228 | 10 | |
| 16 | (13) | Revenge of the Nerds | $697,931 | -21% | 544 | $1,283 | $38,480,693 | 80 | |
| 17 | (12) | The Woman in Red | $655,208 | -33% | 532 | $1,232 | $24,036,271 | 54 | |
| 18 | (9) | The Bear | $613,256 | -47% | 591 | $1,038 | $2,155,478 | 10 | |
| 19 | (24) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $392,334 | +86% | 90 | $4,359 | $3,290,577 | 59 | |
| 20 | (18) | Red Dawn | $340,176 | -28% | 388 | $877 | $36,830,670 | 59 | |
| 21 | (16) | Body Rock | $244,491 | -61% | 136 | $1,798 | $1,062,071 | 10 | |
| 22 | (-) | Country | $163,818 | 15 | $10,921 | $211,000 | 9 | ||
| 23 | (10) | Until September | $143,158 | -86% | 164 | $873 | $4,013,315 | 17 | |
| 24 | (28) | Exterminator 2 | $98,164 | +30% | 98 | $1,002 | $2,255,011 | 24 | |
| 25 | (26) | Bachelor Party | $87,976 | -30% | 119 | $739 | $38,435,947 | 101 | |
| 26 | (29) | Windy City | $59,259 | -19% | 30 | $1,975 | $291,081 | 17 | |
| 27 | (31) | Choose Me | $44,586 | +37% | 5 | $8,917 | $437,944 | 40 | |
| 28 | (30) | Under the Volcano | $35,928 | -43% | 24 | $1,497 | $2,428,653 | 117 | |
| Reporting movies: 28 | $37,639,711 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | $7,013,366 | 1,721 | $7,013,366 |
| 2 | All of Me | $4,510,200 | 1,200 | $18,625,036 |
| 3 | Places in the Heart | $4,128,711 | 691 | $4,868,667 |
| 4 | Irreconcilable Differences | $2,701,185 | 902 | $6,536,078 |
| 5 | Ghostbusters | $2,282,767 | 1,183 | $206,935,954 |
| 6 | The Wild Life | $2,281,525 | 1,142 | $7,093,446 |
| 7 | A Soldier's Story | $2,028,935 | 217 | $3,113,181 |
| 8 | The Evil That Men Do | $1,940,520 | 1,183 | $11,398,411 |
| 9 | Purple Rain | $1,576,507 | 798 | $60,140,797 |
| 10 | The Karate Kid | $1,407,105 | 948 | $81,911,436 |
| 11 | Gremlins | $946,260 | 628 | $144,373,709 |
| 12 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $929,524 | 400 | $173,511,145 |
| 13 | Tightrope | $804,195 | 665 | $46,598,962 |
| 14 | Amadeus | $781,958 | 66 | $2,541,918 |
| 15 | Impulse | $730,668 | 391 | $2,055,228 |
| 16 | Revenge of the Nerds | $697,931 | 544 | $38,480,693 |
| 17 | The Woman in Red | $655,208 | 532 | $24,036,271 |
| 18 | The Bear | $613,256 | 591 | $2,155,478 |
| 19 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $392,334 | 90 | $3,290,577 |
| 20 | Red Dawn | $340,176 | 388 | $36,830,670 |
| 21 | Body Rock | $244,491 | 136 | $1,062,071 |
| 22 | Country | $163,818 | 15 | $211,000 |
| 23 | Until September | $143,158 | 164 | $4,013,315 |
| 24 | Exterminator 2 | $98,164 | 98 | $2,255,011 |
| 25 | Bachelor Party | $87,976 | 119 | $38,435,947 |
| 26 | Windy City | $59,259 | 30 | $291,081 |
| 27 | Choose Me | $44,586 | 5 | $437,944 |
| 28 | Under the Volcano | $35,928 | 24 | $2,428,653 |
| Reporting: 28 | $37,639,711 | total | ||