Weekend Domestic Box Office October 19, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Teachers | $3,448,610 | -25% | 1,411 | $2,444 | $17,423,002 | 17 | |
| 2 | (3) | Places in the Heart | $3,133,493 | -9% | 759 | $4,128 | $13,391,742 | 31 | |
| 3 | (new) | Thief of Hearts | $3,091,670 | 1,200 | $2,576 | $3,091,670 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | The Little Drummer Girl | $2,632,719 | 820 | $3,211 | $2,632,719 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (2) | All of Me | $2,597,318 | -32% | 1,118 | $2,323 | $26,083,739 | 31 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Razor's Edge | $2,411,311 | 1,036 | $2,328 | $2,411,311 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (6) | A Soldier's Story | $1,578,635 | +2% | 289 | $5,462 | $7,198,464 | 38 | |
| 8 | (5) | Ghostbusters | $1,513,820 | -13% | 890 | $1,701 | $211,073,728 | 136 | |
| 9 | (4) | Irreconcilable Differences | $1,215,837 | -34% | 803 | $1,514 | $10,506,418 | 24 | |
| 10 | (8) | Purple Rain | $1,124,609 | -14% | 751 | $1,497 | $63,358,487 | 87 | |
| 11 | (new) | Crimes of Passion | $1,103,210 | 325 | $3,394 | $1,103,210 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (9) | The Karate Kid | $1,030,451 | -16% | 782 | $1,318 | $84,909,324 | 122 | |
| 13 | (7) | Ninja III: The Domination | $966,859 | -35% | 432 | $2,238 | $7,114,317 | 38 | |
| 14 | (12) | Amadeus | $936,675 | -8% | 124 | $7,554 | $4,976,735 | 33 | |
| 15 | (17) | Country | $825,657 | +53% | 218 | $3,787 | $1,873,364 | 23 | |
| 16 | (14) | Gremlins | $665,340 | -3% | 523 | $1,272 | $146,110,570 | 136 | |
| 17 | (10) | The Wild Life | $537,000 | -54% | 600 | $895 | $9,453,750 | 24 | |
| 18 | (15) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $524,203 | -21% | 248 | $2,114 | $175,083,524 | 152 | |
| 19 | (11) | The Evil That Men Do | $392,656 | -64% | 368 | $1,067 | $13,102,025 | 31 | |
| 20 | (13) | Exterminator 2 | $385,777 | -50% | 262 | $1,472 | $3,739,406 | 38 | |
| 21 | (19) | Revenge of the Nerds | $322,496 | -32% | 369 | $874 | $39,579,747 | 94 | |
| 22 | (22) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $250,947 | -15% | 99 | $2,535 | $3,998,688 | 73 | |
| 23 | (20) | The Woman in Red | $240,754 | -46% | 307 | $784 | $25,093,977 | 68 | |
| 24 | (24) | Red Dawn | $216,046 | -7% | 313 | $690 | $37,538,426 | 73 | |
| 25 | (18) | Songwriter | $194,432 | -61% | 448 | $434 | $865,915 | 10 | |
| 26 | (23) | Body Rock | $151,123 | -45% | 166 | $910 | $1,639,127 | 24 | |
| 27 | (25) | The Bear | $117,264 | -48% | 172 | $682 | $2,687,148 | 24 | |
| 28 | (21) | Impulse | $79,966 | -74% | 112 | $714 | $2,696,190 | 24 | |
| 29 | (26) | Garbo Talks | $71,477 | -44% | 16 | $4,467 | $244,029 | 10 | |
| 30 | (28) | Choose Me | $41,666 | -3% | 7 | $5,952 | $548,072 | 54 | |
| 31 | (new) | Stop Making Sense | $4,166 | 7 | $595 | $4,166 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 31 | $31,806,187 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | $3,448,610 | 1,411 | $17,423,002 |
| 2 | Places in the Heart | $3,133,493 | 759 | $13,391,742 |
| 3 | Thief of Hearts | $3,091,670 | 1,200 | $3,091,670 |
| 4 | The Little Drummer Girl | $2,632,719 | 820 | $2,632,719 |
| 5 | All of Me | $2,597,318 | 1,118 | $26,083,739 |
| 6 | The Razor's Edge | $2,411,311 | 1,036 | $2,411,311 |
| 7 | A Soldier's Story | $1,578,635 | 289 | $7,198,464 |
| 8 | Ghostbusters | $1,513,820 | 890 | $211,073,728 |
| 9 | Irreconcilable Differences | $1,215,837 | 803 | $10,506,418 |
| 10 | Purple Rain | $1,124,609 | 751 | $63,358,487 |
| 11 | Crimes of Passion | $1,103,210 | 325 | $1,103,210 |
| 12 | The Karate Kid | $1,030,451 | 782 | $84,909,324 |
| 13 | Ninja III: The Domination | $966,859 | 432 | $7,114,317 |
| 14 | Amadeus | $936,675 | 124 | $4,976,735 |
| 15 | Country | $825,657 | 218 | $1,873,364 |
| 16 | Gremlins | $665,340 | 523 | $146,110,570 |
| 17 | The Wild Life | $537,000 | 600 | $9,453,750 |
| 18 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $524,203 | 248 | $175,083,524 |
| 19 | The Evil That Men Do | $392,656 | 368 | $13,102,025 |
| 20 | Exterminator 2 | $385,777 | 262 | $3,739,406 |
| 21 | Revenge of the Nerds | $322,496 | 369 | $39,579,747 |
| 22 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $250,947 | 99 | $3,998,688 |
| 23 | The Woman in Red | $240,754 | 307 | $25,093,977 |
| 24 | Red Dawn | $216,046 | 313 | $37,538,426 |
| 25 | Songwriter | $194,432 | 448 | $865,915 |
| 26 | Body Rock | $151,123 | 166 | $1,639,127 |
| 27 | The Bear | $117,264 | 172 | $2,687,148 |
| 28 | Impulse | $79,966 | 112 | $2,696,190 |
| 29 | Garbo Talks | $71,477 | 16 | $244,029 |
| 30 | Choose Me | $41,666 | 7 | $548,072 |
| 31 | Stop Making Sense | $4,166 | 7 | $4,166 |
| Reporting: 31 | $31,806,187 | total | ||