Weekend Domestic Box Office October 26, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Terminator | $4,020,663 | 1,005 | $4,001 | $4,020,663 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Terror in the Aisles | $4,009,866 | 1,127 | $3,558 | $4,009,866 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Body Double | $2,837,978 | 1,428 | $1,987 | $2,837,978 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Places in the Heart | $2,788,330 | -11% | 790 | $3,530 | $16,811,317 | 38 | |
| 5 | (3) | Thief of Hearts | $2,009,585 | -35% | 1,200 | $1,675 | $6,117,363 | 10 | |
| 6 | (1) | Teachers | $1,730,224 | -50% | 1,005 | $1,722 | $20,068,091 | 24 | |
| 7 | (new) | Firstborn | $1,606,214 | 800 | $2,008 | $1,606,214 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (new) | American Dreamer | $1,580,990 | 801 | $1,974 | $1,580,990 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (4) | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,515,759 | -42% | 810 | $1,871 | $5,029,550 | 10 | |
| 10 | (5) | All of Me | $1,418,700 | -45% | 785 | $1,807 | $28,169,599 | 38 | |
| 11 | (7) | A Soldier's Story | $1,319,685 | -16% | 316 | $4,176 | $9,032,228 | 45 | |
| 12 | (6) | The Razor's Edge | $1,250,962 | -48% | 1,029 | $1,216 | $4,363,411 | 10 | |
| 13 | (8) | Ghostbusters | $1,026,018 | -32% | 753 | $1,363 | $212,543,273 | 143 | |
| 14 | (14) | Amadeus | $866,722 | -7% | 110 | $7,879 | $6,224,690 | 40 | |
| 15 | (15) | Country | $762,452 | -8% | 259 | $2,944 | $2,939,019 | 30 | |
| 16 | (new) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $540,534 | 311 | $1,738 | $540,534 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (10) | Purple Rain | $536,204 | -52% | 473 | $1,134 | $64,289,676 | 94 | |
| 18 | (12) | The Karate Kid | $516,500 | -50% | 537 | $962 | $85,794,858 | 129 | |
| 19 | (16) | Gremlins | $416,465 | -37% | 454 | $917 | $146,731,025 | 143 | |
| 20 | (11) | Crimes of Passion | $416,385 | -62% | 185 | $2,251 | $1,935,980 | 10 | |
| 21 | (9) | Irreconcilable Differences | $343,351 | -72% | 373 | $921 | $11,157,479 | 31 | |
| 22 | (21) | Revenge of the Nerds | $240,498 | -25% | 298 | $807 | $39,956,785 | 101 | |
| 23 | (13) | Ninja III: The Domination | $218,430 | -77% | 170 | $1,285 | $7,610,785 | 45 | |
| 24 | (-) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $157,474 | 26 | $6,057 | $178,632 | 112 | ||
| 25 | (22) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $134,784 | -46% | 61 | $2,210 | $4,192,357 | 80 | |
| 26 | (23) | The Woman in Red | $123,756 | -49% | 190 | $651 | $25,308,147 | 75 | |
| 27 | (24) | Red Dawn | $83,952 | -61% | 298 | $282 | $37,699,984 | 80 | |
| 28 | (30) | Choose Me | $78,979 | +90% | 10 | $7,898 | $642,622 | 61 | |
| 29 | (-) | The Brother from Another Planet | $67,887 | 9 | $7,543 | $67,887 | 52 | ||
| 30 | (29) | Garbo Talks | $61,003 | -15% | 42 | $1,452 | $333,205 | 17 | |
| 31 | (31) | Stop Making Sense | $28,422 | +582% | 2 | $14,211 | $119,017 | 10 | |
| 32 | (28) | Impulse | $17,919 | -78% | 32 | $560 | $2,745,736 | 31 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $32,726,691 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Terminator | $4,020,663 | 1,005 | $4,020,663 |
| 2 | Terror in the Aisles | $4,009,866 | 1,127 | $4,009,866 |
| 3 | Body Double | $2,837,978 | 1,428 | $2,837,978 |
| 4 | Places in the Heart | $2,788,330 | 790 | $16,811,317 |
| 5 | Thief of Hearts | $2,009,585 | 1,200 | $6,117,363 |
| 6 | Teachers | $1,730,224 | 1,005 | $20,068,091 |
| 7 | Firstborn | $1,606,214 | 800 | $1,606,214 |
| 8 | American Dreamer | $1,580,990 | 801 | $1,580,990 |
| 9 | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,515,759 | 810 | $5,029,550 |
| 10 | All of Me | $1,418,700 | 785 | $28,169,599 |
| 11 | A Soldier's Story | $1,319,685 | 316 | $9,032,228 |
| 12 | The Razor's Edge | $1,250,962 | 1,029 | $4,363,411 |
| 13 | Ghostbusters | $1,026,018 | 753 | $212,543,273 |
| 14 | Amadeus | $866,722 | 110 | $6,224,690 |
| 15 | Country | $762,452 | 259 | $2,939,019 |
| 16 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $540,534 | 311 | $540,534 |
| 17 | Purple Rain | $536,204 | 473 | $64,289,676 |
| 18 | The Karate Kid | $516,500 | 537 | $85,794,858 |
| 19 | Gremlins | $416,465 | 454 | $146,731,025 |
| 20 | Crimes of Passion | $416,385 | 185 | $1,935,980 |
| 21 | Irreconcilable Differences | $343,351 | 373 | $11,157,479 |
| 22 | Revenge of the Nerds | $240,498 | 298 | $39,956,785 |
| 23 | Ninja III: The Domination | $218,430 | 170 | $7,610,785 |
| 24 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $157,474 | 26 | $178,632 |
| 25 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $134,784 | 61 | $4,192,357 |
| 26 | The Woman in Red | $123,756 | 190 | $25,308,147 |
| 27 | Red Dawn | $83,952 | 298 | $37,699,984 |
| 28 | Choose Me | $78,979 | 10 | $642,622 |
| 29 | The Brother from Another Planet | $67,887 | 9 | $67,887 |
| 30 | Garbo Talks | $61,003 | 42 | $333,205 |
| 31 | Stop Making Sense | $28,422 | 2 | $119,017 |
| 32 | Impulse | $17,919 | 32 | $2,745,736 |
| Reporting: 32 | $32,726,691 | total | ||