Weekend Domestic Box Office November 2, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Terminator | $4,219,463 | +5% | 1,112 | $3,794 | $9,780,393 | 10 | |
| 2 | (4) | Places in the Heart | $2,532,800 | -9% | 864 | $2,931 | $19,679,440 | 45 | |
| 3 | (3) | Body Double | $2,387,024 | -16% | 1,418 | $1,683 | $6,048,310 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Terror in the Aisles | $2,171,747 | -46% | 1,134 | $1,915 | $6,894,977 | 10 | |
| 5 | (11) | A Soldier's Story | $2,140,140 | +62% | 580 | $3,690 | $11,546,133 | 52 | |
| 6 | (6) | Teachers | $1,901,233 | +10% | 978 | $1,944 | $22,429,674 | 31 | |
| 7 | (7) | Firstborn | $1,625,572 | +1% | 929 | $1,750 | $3,642,878 | 10 | |
| 8 | (10) | All of Me | $1,589,021 | +12% | 924 | $1,720 | $29,980,021 | 45 | |
| 9 | (8) | American Dreamer | $1,430,686 | -10% | 762 | $1,878 | $3,433,534 | 10 | |
| 10 | (5) | Thief of Hearts | $1,418,301 | -29% | 880 | $1,612 | $8,110,245 | 17 | |
| 11 | (13) | Ghostbusters | $1,189,173 | +16% | 780 | $1,525 | $214,109,334 | 150 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,007,744 | -34% | 532 | $1,894 | $6,470,132 | 17 | |
| 13 | (14) | Amadeus | $887,477 | +2% | 111 | $7,995 | $7,519,419 | 47 | |
| 14 | (12) | The Razor's Edge | $871,425 | -30% | 629 | $1,385 | $5,579,135 | 17 | |
| 15 | (17) | Purple Rain | $766,910 | +43% | 547 | $1,402 | $65,245,170 | 101 | |
| 16 | (15) | Country | $692,711 | -9% | 231 | $2,999 | $3,887,935 | 37 | |
| 17 | (18) | The Karate Kid | $691,667 | +34% | 625 | $1,107 | $86,755,762 | 136 | |
| 18 | (21) | Irreconcilable Differences | $417,893 | +22% | 370 | $1,129 | $11,686,548 | 38 | |
| 19 | (16) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $405,526 | -25% | 304 | $1,334 | $1,100,213 | 10 | |
| 20 | (19) | Gremlins | $333,572 | -20% | 285 | $1,170 | $147,192,022 | 150 | |
| 21 | (22) | Revenge of the Nerds | $232,496 | -3% | 369 | $630 | $40,272,174 | 108 | |
| 22 | (new) | Lovelines | $225,570 | 205 | $1,100 | $225,570 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (new) | Blame it on the Night | $201,096 | 252 | $798 | $201,096 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (24) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $194,857 | +24% | 30 | $6,495 | $433,547 | 119 | |
| 25 | (25) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $167,913 | +25% | 76 | $2,209 | $4,403,966 | 87 | |
| 26 | (28) | Choose Me | $148,037 | +87% | 20 | $7,402 | $816,085 | 68 | |
| 27 | (20) | Crimes of Passion | $140,823 | -66% | 119 | $1,183 | $2,225,650 | 17 | |
| 28 | (29) | The Brother from Another Planet | $119,927 | +77% | 28 | $4,283 | $216,909 | 59 | |
| 29 | (27) | Red Dawn | $80,244 | -4% | 145 | $553 | $37,814,162 | 87 | |
| 30 | (31) | Stop Making Sense | $69,737 | +145% | 6 | $11,623 | $203,935 | 17 | |
| 31 | (new) | The Killing Fields | $32,181 | 1 | $32,181 | $32,181 | 3 | ||
| 32 | (30) | Garbo Talks | $25,391 | -58% | 8 | $3,174 | $376,193 | 24 | |
| 33 | (32) | Impulse | $14,694 | -18% | 31 | $474 | $2,766,716 | 38 | |
| Reporting movies: 33 | $30,333,051 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Terminator | $4,219,463 | 1,112 | $9,780,393 |
| 2 | Places in the Heart | $2,532,800 | 864 | $19,679,440 |
| 3 | Body Double | $2,387,024 | 1,418 | $6,048,310 |
| 4 | Terror in the Aisles | $2,171,747 | 1,134 | $6,894,977 |
| 5 | A Soldier's Story | $2,140,140 | 580 | $11,546,133 |
| 6 | Teachers | $1,901,233 | 978 | $22,429,674 |
| 7 | Firstborn | $1,625,572 | 929 | $3,642,878 |
| 8 | All of Me | $1,589,021 | 924 | $29,980,021 |
| 9 | American Dreamer | $1,430,686 | 762 | $3,433,534 |
| 10 | Thief of Hearts | $1,418,301 | 880 | $8,110,245 |
| 11 | Ghostbusters | $1,189,173 | 780 | $214,109,334 |
| 12 | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,007,744 | 532 | $6,470,132 |
| 13 | Amadeus | $887,477 | 111 | $7,519,419 |
| 14 | The Razor's Edge | $871,425 | 629 | $5,579,135 |
| 15 | Purple Rain | $766,910 | 547 | $65,245,170 |
| 16 | Country | $692,711 | 231 | $3,887,935 |
| 17 | The Karate Kid | $691,667 | 625 | $86,755,762 |
| 18 | Irreconcilable Differences | $417,893 | 370 | $11,686,548 |
| 19 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $405,526 | 304 | $1,100,213 |
| 20 | Gremlins | $333,572 | 285 | $147,192,022 |
| 21 | Revenge of the Nerds | $232,496 | 369 | $40,272,174 |
| 22 | Lovelines | $225,570 | 205 | $225,570 |
| 23 | Blame it on the Night | $201,096 | 252 | $201,096 |
| 24 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $194,857 | 30 | $433,547 |
| 25 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $167,913 | 76 | $4,403,966 |
| 26 | Choose Me | $148,037 | 20 | $816,085 |
| 27 | Crimes of Passion | $140,823 | 119 | $2,225,650 |
| 28 | The Brother from Another Planet | $119,927 | 28 | $216,909 |
| 29 | Red Dawn | $80,244 | 145 | $37,814,162 |
| 30 | Stop Making Sense | $69,737 | 6 | $203,935 |
| 31 | The Killing Fields | $32,181 | 1 | $32,181 |
| 32 | Garbo Talks | $25,391 | 8 | $376,193 |
| 33 | Impulse | $14,694 | 31 | $2,766,716 |
| Reporting: 33 | $30,333,051 | total | ||