Weekend Domestic Box Office December 14, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Beverly Hills Cop | $11,514,444 | -24% | 1,532 | $7,516 | $36,483,317 | 12 | |
| 2 | (new) | Dune | $6,025,091 | 915 | $6,585 | $6,025,091 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | City Heat | $4,313,253 | -32% | 1,393 | $3,096 | $12,727,736 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | 2010 | $4,138,514 | -44% | 1,126 | $3,675 | $13,852,640 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | The Cotton Club | $2,903,603 | 808 | $3,594 | $2,903,603 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Starman | $2,872,022 | 1,261 | $2,278 | $2,872,022 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Runaway | $1,198,279 | 720 | $1,664 | $1,198,279 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (4) | The Terminator | $955,973 | -34% | 938 | $1,019 | $32,838,673 | 52 | |
| 9 | (9) | Falling in Love | $782,347 | +18% | 701 | $1,116 | $7,309,273 | 26 | |
| 10 | (5) | Missing in Action | $762,343 | -41% | 726 | $1,050 | $21,325,242 | 31 | |
| 11 | (7) | Supergirl | $402,194 | -57% | 601 | $669 | $12,732,242 | 26 | |
| 12 | (10) | Amadeus | $399,321 | -37% | 244 | $1,637 | $16,691,352 | 89 | |
| 13 | (6) | Night of the Comet | $364,142 | -64% | 326 | $1,117 | $13,894,057 | 31 | |
| 14 | (12) | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $337,360 | -31% | 126 | $2,677 | $7,659,250 | 38 | |
| 15 | (8) | Oh God, You Devil! | $314,793 | -57% | 552 | $570 | $20,236,728 | 38 | |
| 16 | (11) | Places in the Heart | $279,887 | -49% | 450 | $622 | $28,819,304 | 87 | |
| 17 | (14) | Ghostbusters | $223,221 | -34% | 329 | $678 | $219,638,740 | 192 | |
| 18 | (13) | A Soldier's Story | $154,641 | -57% | 166 | $932 | $19,550,790 | 94 | |
| 19 | (15) | Purple Rain | $144,503 | -47% | 266 | $543 | $68,392,977 | 143 | |
| 20 | (20) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $132,992 | -18% | 39 | $3,410 | $2,137,763 | 161 | |
| 21 | (19) | The Karate Kid | $116,437 | -32% | 186 | $626 | $90,429,109 | 178 | |
| 22 | (new) | A Passage to India | $84,580 | 3 | $28,193 | $84,580 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (18) | Just the Way You Are | $76,561 | -68% | 240 | $319 | $7,517,699 | 31 | |
| 24 | (23) | Stop Making Sense | $74,117 | -19% | 12 | $6,176 | $1,054,785 | 59 | |
| 25 | (24) | The Brother from Another Planet | $60,547 | -10% | 17 | $3,562 | $951,982 | 101 | |
| 26 | (22) | Choose Me | $60,233 | -46% | 36 | $1,673 | $2,292,821 | 110 | |
| 27 | (21) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $55,738 | -57% | 106 | $526 | $6,227,998 | 129 | |
| 28 | (25) | The Killing Fields | $33,530 | -40% | 3 | $11,177 | $631,359 | 45 | |
| 29 | (26) | A Sunday in the Country | $14,698 | -40% | 2 | $7,349 | $183,166 | 31 | |
| 30 | (new) | Mass Appeal | $5,434 | 1 | $5,434 | $5,434 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 30 | $38,800,798 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop | $11,514,444 | 1,532 | $36,483,317 |
| 2 | Dune | $6,025,091 | 915 | $6,025,091 |
| 3 | City Heat | $4,313,253 | 1,393 | $12,727,736 |
| 4 | 2010 | $4,138,514 | 1,126 | $13,852,640 |
| 5 | The Cotton Club | $2,903,603 | 808 | $2,903,603 |
| 6 | Starman | $2,872,022 | 1,261 | $2,872,022 |
| 7 | Runaway | $1,198,279 | 720 | $1,198,279 |
| 8 | The Terminator | $955,973 | 938 | $32,838,673 |
| 9 | Falling in Love | $782,347 | 701 | $7,309,273 |
| 10 | Missing in Action | $762,343 | 726 | $21,325,242 |
| 11 | Supergirl | $402,194 | 601 | $12,732,242 |
| 12 | Amadeus | $399,321 | 244 | $16,691,352 |
| 13 | Night of the Comet | $364,142 | 326 | $13,894,057 |
| 14 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $337,360 | 126 | $7,659,250 |
| 15 | Oh God, You Devil! | $314,793 | 552 | $20,236,728 |
| 16 | Places in the Heart | $279,887 | 450 | $28,819,304 |
| 17 | Ghostbusters | $223,221 | 329 | $219,638,740 |
| 18 | A Soldier's Story | $154,641 | 166 | $19,550,790 |
| 19 | Purple Rain | $144,503 | 266 | $68,392,977 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $132,992 | 39 | $2,137,763 |
| 21 | The Karate Kid | $116,437 | 186 | $90,429,109 |
| 22 | A Passage to India | $84,580 | 3 | $84,580 |
| 23 | Just the Way You Are | $76,561 | 240 | $7,517,699 |
| 24 | Stop Making Sense | $74,117 | 12 | $1,054,785 |
| 25 | The Brother from Another Planet | $60,547 | 17 | $951,982 |
| 26 | Choose Me | $60,233 | 36 | $2,292,821 |
| 27 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $55,738 | 106 | $6,227,998 |
| 28 | The Killing Fields | $33,530 | 3 | $631,359 |
| 29 | A Sunday in the Country | $14,698 | 2 | $183,166 |
| 30 | Mass Appeal | $5,434 | 1 | $5,434 |
| Reporting: 30 | $38,800,798 | total | ||