Week Domestic Box Office September 21, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | All of Me | $7,536,433 | 1,192 | $6,323 | $7,536,433 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | The Evil That Men Do | $5,906,595 | 1,464 | $4,035 | $5,906,595 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Ghostbusters | $3,646,831 | -16% | 1,389 | $2,626 | $201,706,630 | 112 | |
| 4 | (3) | Purple Rain | $2,861,110 | -15% | 1,006 | $2,844 | $56,251,502 | 63 | |
| 5 | (2) | Tightrope | $2,641,772 | -38% | 1,140 | $2,317 | $44,177,225 | 42 | |
| 6 | (new) | Until September | $2,563,801 | 1,114 | $2,301 | $2,563,801 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (4) | The Karate Kid | $2,263,588 | -24% | 1,065 | $2,125 | $78,540,997 | 98 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Woman in Red | $1,978,389 | -29% | 903 | $2,191 | $22,222,874 | 44 | |
| 9 | (6) | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,842,558 | -27% | 877 | $2,101 | $36,648,065 | 70 | |
| 10 | (7) | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,508,179 | -33% | 475 | $3,175 | $3,765,306 | 14 | |
| 11 | (9) | Gremlins | $1,396,305 | -23% | 792 | $1,763 | $142,469,714 | 112 | |
| 12 | (8) | Red Dawn | $1,152,594 | -40% | 749 | $1,539 | $35,866,418 | 49 | |
| 13 | (11) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,099,143 | -20% | 589 | $1,866 | $171,718,476 | 128 | |
| 14 | (-) | Amadeus | $753,012 | 25 | $30,120 | $903,147 | 9 | ||
| 15 | (14) | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $714,782 | -20% | 241 | $2,966 | $2,567,838 | 21 | |
| 16 | (new) | The River Rat | $546,173 | 316 | $1,728 | $546,173 | 7 | ||
| 17 | (10) | Exterminator 2 | $506,331 | -67% | 302 | $1,677 | $2,056,514 | 14 | |
| 18 | (13) | Dreamscape | $480,060 | -51% | 309 | $1,554 | $11,964,656 | 42 | |
| 19 | (new) | Places in the Heart | $407,108 | 14 | $29,079 | $407,108 | 7 | ||
| 20 | (16) | Bachelor Party | $340,710 | -40% | 148 | $2,302 | $38,179,334 | 91 | |
| 21 | (17) | A Soldier's Story | $268,538 | +7% | 6 | $44,756 | $519,792 | 14 | |
| 22 | (18) | Under the Volcano | $154,000 | -20% | 44 | $3,500 | $2,301,725 | 107 | |
| 23 | (new) | Windy City | $139,343 | 28 | $4,977 | $139,343 | 7 | ||
| 24 | (19) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $99,846 | -42% | 40 | $2,496 | $2,623,938 | 49 | |
| 25 | (20) | Choose Me | $57,785 | -29% | 3 | $19,262 | $349,902 | 30 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $40,864,986 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All of Me | $7,536,433 | 1,192 | $7,536,433 |
| 2 | The Evil That Men Do | $5,906,595 | 1,464 | $5,906,595 |
| 3 | Ghostbusters | $3,646,831 | 1,389 | $201,706,630 |
| 4 | Purple Rain | $2,861,110 | 1,006 | $56,251,502 |
| 5 | Tightrope | $2,641,772 | 1,140 | $44,177,225 |
| 6 | Until September | $2,563,801 | 1,114 | $2,563,801 |
| 7 | The Karate Kid | $2,263,588 | 1,065 | $78,540,997 |
| 8 | The Woman in Red | $1,978,389 | 903 | $22,222,874 |
| 9 | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,842,558 | 877 | $36,648,065 |
| 10 | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,508,179 | 475 | $3,765,306 |
| 11 | Gremlins | $1,396,305 | 792 | $142,469,714 |
| 12 | Red Dawn | $1,152,594 | 749 | $35,866,418 |
| 13 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,099,143 | 589 | $171,718,476 |
| 14 | Amadeus | $753,012 | 25 | $903,147 |
| 15 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $714,782 | 241 | $2,567,838 |
| 16 | The River Rat | $546,173 | 316 | $546,173 |
| 17 | Exterminator 2 | $506,331 | 302 | $2,056,514 |
| 18 | Dreamscape | $480,060 | 309 | $11,964,656 |
| 19 | Places in the Heart | $407,108 | 14 | $407,108 |
| 20 | Bachelor Party | $340,710 | 148 | $38,179,334 |
| 21 | A Soldier's Story | $268,538 | 6 | $519,792 |
| 22 | Under the Volcano | $154,000 | 44 | $2,301,725 |
| 23 | Windy City | $139,343 | 28 | $139,343 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $99,846 | 40 | $2,623,938 |
| 25 | Choose Me | $57,785 | 3 | $349,902 |
| Reporting: 25 | $40,864,986 | total | ||