Weekend Domestic Box Office November 16, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Missing in Action | $6,101,460 | 1,150 | $5,306 | $6,101,460 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Oh God, You Devil! | $4,033,986 | -27% | 1,384 | $2,915 | $11,173,827 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Night of the Comet | $3,580,578 | 1,098 | $3,261 | $3,580,578 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | The Terminator | $2,848,258 | -11% | 1,016 | $2,803 | $18,925,483 | 24 | |
| 5 | (new) | Just the Way You Are | $2,291,803 | 1,190 | $1,926 | $2,291,803 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (10) | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,634,000 | +29% | 274 | $5,964 | $3,090,000 | 10 | |
| 7 | (4) | Places in the Heart | $1,479,127 | -34% | 850 | $1,740 | $24,179,204 | 59 | |
| 8 | (6) | Amadeus | $1,358,236 | -13% | 407 | $3,337 | $11,215,329 | 61 | |
| 9 | (3) | No Small Affair | $1,294,800 | -43% | 1,226 | $1,056 | $4,086,238 | 10 | |
| 10 | (5) | A Soldier's Story | $1,178,204 | -32% | 510 | $2,310 | $15,480,357 | 66 | |
| 11 | (9) | All of Me | $807,300 | -39% | 598 | $1,350 | $32,999,716 | 59 | |
| 12 | (8) | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $782,600 | -45% | 364 | $2,150 | $2,491,460 | 10 | |
| 13 | (7) | Teachers | $758,148 | -48% | 603 | $1,257 | $25,567,911 | 45 | |
| 14 | (13) | Ghostbusters | $736,591 | -32% | 566 | $1,301 | $216,643,458 | 164 | |
| 15 | (14) | Country | $703,793 | -33% | 430 | $1,637 | $6,159,801 | 51 | |
| 16 | (19) | The Karate Kid | $535,453 | -10% | 526 | $1,018 | $88,502,129 | 150 | |
| 17 | (11) | Body Double | $518,410 | -57% | 301 | $1,722 | $8,801,940 | 24 | |
| 18 | (33) | Garbo Talks | $458,238 | +863% | 510 | $899 | $908,134 | 38 | |
| 19 | (18) | Purple Rain | $410,898 | -32% | 406 | $1,012 | $66,753,243 | 115 | |
| 20 | (12) | Firstborn | $389,042 | -66% | 364 | $1,069 | $5,839,558 | 24 | |
| 21 | (16) | Thief of Hearts | $349,262 | -56% | 283 | $1,234 | $9,988,563 | 31 | |
| 22 | (20) | The Little Drummer Girl | $289,201 | -47% | 186 | $1,555 | $7,828,841 | 31 | |
| 23 | (17) | American Dreamer | $287,874 | -58% | 254 | $1,133 | $5,021,751 | 24 | |
| 24 | (26) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $230,832 | +10% | 105 | $2,198 | $4,967,200 | 101 | |
| 25 | (25) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $208,493 | -3% | 41 | $5,085 | $1,001,828 | 133 | |
| 26 | (27) | Choose Me | $188,074 | -6% | 36 | $5,224 | $1,396,221 | 82 | |
| 27 | (21) | The Razor's Edge | $178,521 | -60% | 150 | $1,190 | $6,551,987 | 31 | |
| 28 | (24) | Gremlins | $174,264 | -32% | 192 | $908 | $147,809,000 | 164 | |
| 29 | (23) | Irreconcilable Differences | $165,709 | -49% | 242 | $685 | $12,384,120 | 52 | |
| 30 | (22) | Crimes of Passion | $122,045 | -71% | 65 | $1,878 | $2,912,945 | 31 | |
| 31 | (28) | Revenge of the Nerds | $110,939 | -39% | 169 | $656 | $40,728,370 | 122 | |
| 32 | (29) | The Brother from Another Planet | $109,766 | +11% | 15 | $7,318 | $505,243 | 73 | |
| 33 | (31) | Stop Making Sense | $103,506 | +62% | 12 | $8,626 | $422,395 | 31 | |
| 34 | (34) | The Killing Fields | $90,794 | +167% | 3 | $30,265 | $195,290 | 17 | |
| 35 | (new) | Razorback | $89,331 | 50 | $1,787 | $89,331 | 3 | ||
| 36 | (new) | A Sunday in the Country | $21,447 | 1 | $21,447 | $21,447 | 3 | ||
| 37 | (30) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $20,476 | -74% | 31 | $661 | $1,351,536 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 37 | $34,641,459 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missing in Action | $6,101,460 | 1,150 | $6,101,460 |
| 2 | Oh God, You Devil! | $4,033,986 | 1,384 | $11,173,827 |
| 3 | Night of the Comet | $3,580,578 | 1,098 | $3,580,578 |
| 4 | The Terminator | $2,848,258 | 1,016 | $18,925,483 |
| 5 | Just the Way You Are | $2,291,803 | 1,190 | $2,291,803 |
| 6 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,634,000 | 274 | $3,090,000 |
| 7 | Places in the Heart | $1,479,127 | 850 | $24,179,204 |
| 8 | Amadeus | $1,358,236 | 407 | $11,215,329 |
| 9 | No Small Affair | $1,294,800 | 1,226 | $4,086,238 |
| 10 | A Soldier's Story | $1,178,204 | 510 | $15,480,357 |
| 11 | All of Me | $807,300 | 598 | $32,999,716 |
| 12 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $782,600 | 364 | $2,491,460 |
| 13 | Teachers | $758,148 | 603 | $25,567,911 |
| 14 | Ghostbusters | $736,591 | 566 | $216,643,458 |
| 15 | Country | $703,793 | 430 | $6,159,801 |
| 16 | The Karate Kid | $535,453 | 526 | $88,502,129 |
| 17 | Body Double | $518,410 | 301 | $8,801,940 |
| 18 | Garbo Talks | $458,238 | 510 | $908,134 |
| 19 | Purple Rain | $410,898 | 406 | $66,753,243 |
| 20 | Firstborn | $389,042 | 364 | $5,839,558 |
| 21 | Thief of Hearts | $349,262 | 283 | $9,988,563 |
| 22 | The Little Drummer Girl | $289,201 | 186 | $7,828,841 |
| 23 | American Dreamer | $287,874 | 254 | $5,021,751 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $230,832 | 105 | $4,967,200 |
| 25 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $208,493 | 41 | $1,001,828 |
| 26 | Choose Me | $188,074 | 36 | $1,396,221 |
| 27 | The Razor's Edge | $178,521 | 150 | $6,551,987 |
| 28 | Gremlins | $174,264 | 192 | $147,809,000 |
| 29 | Irreconcilable Differences | $165,709 | 242 | $12,384,120 |
| 30 | Crimes of Passion | $122,045 | 65 | $2,912,945 |
| 31 | Revenge of the Nerds | $110,939 | 169 | $40,728,370 |
| 32 | The Brother from Another Planet | $109,766 | 15 | $505,243 |
| 33 | Stop Making Sense | $103,506 | 12 | $422,395 |
| 34 | The Killing Fields | $90,794 | 3 | $195,290 |
| 35 | Razorback | $89,331 | 50 | $89,331 |
| 36 | A Sunday in the Country | $21,447 | 1 | $21,447 |
| 37 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $20,476 | 31 | $1,351,536 |
| Reporting: 37 | $34,641,459 | total | ||