Weekend Domestic Box Office October 12, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Teachers | $4,579,286 | -35% | 1,721 | $2,661 | $12,721,474 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | All of Me | $3,842,857 | -15% | 1,173 | $3,276 | $23,180,496 | 24 | |
| 3 | (3) | Places in the Heart | $3,440,272 | -17% | 688 | $5,000 | $9,278,524 | 24 | |
| 4 | (4) | Irreconcilable Differences | $1,837,568 | -32% | 892 | $2,060 | $8,841,982 | 17 | |
| 5 | (5) | Ghostbusters | $1,746,135 | -24% | 1,107 | $1,577 | $208,994,111 | 129 | |
| 6 | (7) | A Soldier's Story | $1,551,490 | -24% | 223 | $6,957 | $5,105,085 | 31 | |
| 7 | (-) | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,498,411 | 420 | $3,568 | $5,717,795 | 31 | ||
| 8 | (9) | Purple Rain | $1,306,205 | -17% | 747 | $1,749 | $61,795,270 | 80 | |
| 9 | (10) | The Karate Kid | $1,226,063 | -13% | 906 | $1,353 | $83,335,068 | 115 | |
| 10 | (6) | The Wild Life | $1,171,061 | -49% | 909 | $1,288 | $8,629,301 | 17 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Evil That Men Do | $1,081,020 | -44% | 721 | $1,499 | $12,590,923 | 24 | |
| 12 | (14) | Amadeus | $1,016,836 | +30% | 118 | $8,617 | $3,627,088 | 26 | |
| 13 | (24) | Exterminator 2 | $772,523 | +687% | 480 | $1,609 | $3,053,629 | 31 | |
| 14 | (11) | Gremlins | $683,562 | -28% | 538 | $1,271 | $145,243,263 | 129 | |
| 15 | (12) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $662,516 | -29% | 382 | $1,734 | $174,347,494 | 145 | |
| 16 | (13) | Tightrope | $610,921 | -24% | 647 | $944 | $47,392,179 | 59 | |
| 17 | (22) | Country | $539,895 | +230% | 89 | $6,066 | $796,386 | 16 | |
| 18 | (new) | Songwriter | $497,406 | 499 | $997 | $497,406 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (16) | Revenge of the Nerds | $474,189 | -32% | 483 | $982 | $39,094,711 | 87 | |
| 20 | (17) | The Woman in Red | $445,534 | -32% | 450 | $990 | $24,631,736 | 61 | |
| 21 | (15) | Impulse | $303,306 | -58% | 277 | $1,095 | $2,502,695 | 17 | |
| 22 | (19) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $293,593 | -25% | 88 | $3,336 | $3,665,306 | 66 | |
| 23 | (21) | Body Rock | $273,609 | +12% | 205 | $1,335 | $1,396,802 | 17 | |
| 24 | (20) | Red Dawn | $232,357 | -32% | 355 | $655 | $37,227,988 | 66 | |
| 25 | (18) | The Bear | $225,614 | -63% | 261 | $864 | $2,492,833 | 17 | |
| 26 | (new) | Garbo Talks | $127,192 | 16 | $7,950 | $127,192 | 3 | ||
| 27 | (23) | Until September | $48,909 | -66% | 72 | $679 | $4,097,094 | 24 | |
| 28 | (27) | Choose Me | $42,908 | -4% | 6 | $7,151 | $490,096 | 47 | |
| 29 | (26) | Windy City | $40,600 | -31% | 27 | $1,504 | $343,890 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 29 | $30,571,838 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | $4,579,286 | 1,721 | $12,721,474 |
| 2 | All of Me | $3,842,857 | 1,173 | $23,180,496 |
| 3 | Places in the Heart | $3,440,272 | 688 | $9,278,524 |
| 4 | Irreconcilable Differences | $1,837,568 | 892 | $8,841,982 |
| 5 | Ghostbusters | $1,746,135 | 1,107 | $208,994,111 |
| 6 | A Soldier's Story | $1,551,490 | 223 | $5,105,085 |
| 7 | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,498,411 | 420 | $5,717,795 |
| 8 | Purple Rain | $1,306,205 | 747 | $61,795,270 |
| 9 | The Karate Kid | $1,226,063 | 906 | $83,335,068 |
| 10 | The Wild Life | $1,171,061 | 909 | $8,629,301 |
| 11 | The Evil That Men Do | $1,081,020 | 721 | $12,590,923 |
| 12 | Amadeus | $1,016,836 | 118 | $3,627,088 |
| 13 | Exterminator 2 | $772,523 | 480 | $3,053,629 |
| 14 | Gremlins | $683,562 | 538 | $145,243,263 |
| 15 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $662,516 | 382 | $174,347,494 |
| 16 | Tightrope | $610,921 | 647 | $47,392,179 |
| 17 | Country | $539,895 | 89 | $796,386 |
| 18 | Songwriter | $497,406 | 499 | $497,406 |
| 19 | Revenge of the Nerds | $474,189 | 483 | $39,094,711 |
| 20 | The Woman in Red | $445,534 | 450 | $24,631,736 |
| 21 | Impulse | $303,306 | 277 | $2,502,695 |
| 22 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $293,593 | 88 | $3,665,306 |
| 23 | Body Rock | $273,609 | 205 | $1,396,802 |
| 24 | Red Dawn | $232,357 | 355 | $37,227,988 |
| 25 | The Bear | $225,614 | 261 | $2,492,833 |
| 26 | Garbo Talks | $127,192 | 16 | $127,192 |
| 27 | Until September | $48,909 | 72 | $4,097,094 |
| 28 | Choose Me | $42,908 | 6 | $490,096 |
| 29 | Windy City | $40,600 | 27 | $343,890 |
| Reporting: 29 | $30,571,838 | total | ||