Weekend Domestic Box Office December 28, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Beverly Hills Cop | $20,064,790 | +28% | 2,006 | $10,002 | $84,118,547 | 26 | |
| 2 | (5) | Pinocchio | $8,818,307 | +134% | 1,309 | $6,737 | $67,249,687 | 16,397 | |
| 3 | (4) | 2010 | $6,596,769 | +57% | 1,213 | $5,438 | $27,516,787 | 24 | |
| 4 | (7) | Protocol | $6,320,007 | +84% | 901 | $7,014 | $11,524,341 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | City Heat | $6,076,156 | +31% | 1,655 | $3,671 | $26,869,258 | 24 | |
| 6 | (11) | Micki + Maude | $5,510,917 | +101% | 825 | $6,680 | $9,581,875 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | Starman | $5,504,875 | +58% | 1,235 | $4,457 | $14,535,063 | 17 | |
| 8 | (2) | Dune | $4,942,030 | +4% | 975 | $5,069 | $20,675,141 | 17 | |
| 9 | (8) | The Cotton Club | $4,448,524 | +41% | 809 | $5,499 | $13,304,950 | 17 | |
| 10 | (12) | The Flamingo Kid | $4,437,250 | +120% | 615 | $7,215 | $7,605,561 | 10 | |
| 11 | (9) | Johnny Dangerously | $4,400,185 | +49% | 1,086 | $4,052 | $8,816,558 | 10 | |
| 12 | (10) | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $3,818,520 | +31% | 822 | $4,645 | $8,270,604 | 12 | |
| 13 | (13) | Runaway | $1,415,578 | +17% | 543 | $2,607 | $4,127,601 | 17 | |
| 14 | (15) | Falling in Love | $1,002,160 | +54% | 713 | $1,406 | $9,593,808 | 40 | |
| 15 | (16) | Amadeus | $960,607 | +119% | 139 | $6,911 | $18,612,824 | 103 | |
| 16 | (19) | Ghostbusters | $636,153 | +122% | 217 | $2,932 | $220,855,498 | 206 | |
| 17 | (22) | A Passage to India | $483,618 | +159% | 13 | $37,201 | $924,991 | 17 | |
| 18 | (18) | Missing in Action | $405,487 | +35% | 328 | $1,236 | $22,385,535 | 45 | |
| 19 | (20) | Oh God, You Devil! | $389,150 | +51% | 415 | $938 | $21,112,090 | 52 | |
| 20 | (21) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $343,134 | +81% | 39 | $8,798 | $2,817,055 | 175 | |
| 21 | (17) | Supergirl | $294,470 | -7% | 401 | $734 | $13,487,558 | 40 | |
| 22 | (24) | The Killing Fields | $271,002 | +49% | 12 | $22,584 | $1,173,692 | 59 | |
| 23 | (23) | Places in the Heart | $263,325 | +43% | 285 | $924 | $29,407,031 | 101 | |
| 24 | (26) | A Soldier's Story | $230,586 | +72% | 61 | $3,780 | $20,056,018 | 108 | |
| 25 | (27) | The Karate Kid | $194,873 | +63% | 140 | $1,392 | $90,815,558 | 192 | |
| 26 | (28) | The Brother from Another Planet | $192,988 | +63% | 23 | $8,391 | $1,305,588 | 115 | |
| 27 | (30) | A Sunday in the Country | $184,080 | +225% | 13 | $14,160 | $465,966 | 45 | |
| 28 | (25) | Night of the Comet | $182,134 | +9% | 101 | $1,803 | $14,305,674 | 45 | |
| 29 | (29) | Stop Making Sense | $154,103 | +91% | 18 | $8,561 | $1,413,405 | 73 | |
| 30 | (31) | Choose Me | $96,214 | +78% | 19 | $5,064 | $2,490,233 | 124 | |
| 31 | (new) | Mrs. Soffel | $86,280 | 2 | $43,140 | $109,436 | 5 | ||
| 32 | (-) | Swann in Love | $82,196 | 13 | $6,323 | $82,196 | 108 | ||
| 33 | (32) | The River | $47,216 | +57% | 3 | $15,739 | $99,706 | 14 | |
| 34 | (33) | Birdy | $19,853 | +45% | 1 | $19,853 | $39,838 | 10 | |
| Reporting movies: 34 | $88,873,537 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop | $20,064,790 | 2,006 | $84,118,547 |
| 2 | Pinocchio | $8,818,307 | 1,309 | $67,249,687 |
| 3 | 2010 | $6,596,769 | 1,213 | $27,516,787 |
| 4 | Protocol | $6,320,007 | 901 | $11,524,341 |
| 5 | City Heat | $6,076,156 | 1,655 | $26,869,258 |
| 6 | Micki + Maude | $5,510,917 | 825 | $9,581,875 |
| 7 | Starman | $5,504,875 | 1,235 | $14,535,063 |
| 8 | Dune | $4,942,030 | 975 | $20,675,141 |
| 9 | The Cotton Club | $4,448,524 | 809 | $13,304,950 |
| 10 | The Flamingo Kid | $4,437,250 | 615 | $7,605,561 |
| 11 | Johnny Dangerously | $4,400,185 | 1,086 | $8,816,558 |
| 12 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $3,818,520 | 822 | $8,270,604 |
| 13 | Runaway | $1,415,578 | 543 | $4,127,601 |
| 14 | Falling in Love | $1,002,160 | 713 | $9,593,808 |
| 15 | Amadeus | $960,607 | 139 | $18,612,824 |
| 16 | Ghostbusters | $636,153 | 217 | $220,855,498 |
| 17 | A Passage to India | $483,618 | 13 | $924,991 |
| 18 | Missing in Action | $405,487 | 328 | $22,385,535 |
| 19 | Oh God, You Devil! | $389,150 | 415 | $21,112,090 |
| 20 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $343,134 | 39 | $2,817,055 |
| 21 | Supergirl | $294,470 | 401 | $13,487,558 |
| 22 | The Killing Fields | $271,002 | 12 | $1,173,692 |
| 23 | Places in the Heart | $263,325 | 285 | $29,407,031 |
| 24 | A Soldier's Story | $230,586 | 61 | $20,056,018 |
| 25 | The Karate Kid | $194,873 | 140 | $90,815,558 |
| 26 | The Brother from Another Planet | $192,988 | 23 | $1,305,588 |
| 27 | A Sunday in the Country | $184,080 | 13 | $465,966 |
| 28 | Night of the Comet | $182,134 | 101 | $14,305,674 |
| 29 | Stop Making Sense | $154,103 | 18 | $1,413,405 |
| 30 | Choose Me | $96,214 | 19 | $2,490,233 |
| 31 | Mrs. Soffel | $86,280 | 2 | $109,436 |
| 32 | Swann in Love | $82,196 | 13 | $82,196 |
| 33 | The River | $47,216 | 3 | $99,706 |
| 34 | Birdy | $19,853 | 1 | $39,838 |
| Reporting: 34 | $88,873,537 | total | ||