Week Domestic Box Office October 5, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Teachers | $8,142,188 | 1,721 | $4,731 | $8,142,188 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | All of Me | $5,222,803 | -21% | 1,200 | $4,352 | $19,337,639 | 21 | |
| 3 | (20) | Places in the Heart | $5,098,296 | +1,432% | 691 | $7,378 | $5,838,252 | 21 | |
| 4 | (3) | Irreconcilable Differences | $3,169,521 | -17% | 902 | $3,514 | $7,004,414 | 14 | |
| 5 | (2) | The Wild Life | $2,646,319 | -45% | 1,142 | $2,317 | $7,458,240 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | Ghostbusters | $2,594,789 | -12% | 1,183 | $2,193 | $207,247,976 | 126 | |
| 7 | (19) | A Soldier's Story | $2,469,349 | +337% | 217 | $11,379 | $3,553,595 | 28 | |
| 8 | (4) | The Evil That Men Do | $2,052,012 | -42% | 1,183 | $1,735 | $11,509,903 | 21 | |
| 9 | (6) | Purple Rain | $1,924,775 | -17% | 798 | $2,412 | $60,489,065 | 77 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Karate Kid | $1,604,674 | -18% | 948 | $1,693 | $82,109,005 | 112 | |
| 11 | (14) | Gremlins | $1,132,252 | +18% | 628 | $1,803 | $144,559,701 | 126 | |
| 12 | (15) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,103,357 | +28% | 400 | $2,758 | $173,684,978 | 142 | |
| 13 | (8) | Tightrope | $986,491 | -39% | 665 | $1,483 | $46,781,258 | 56 | |
| 14 | (10) | Impulse | $874,829 | -34% | 391 | $2,237 | $2,199,389 | 14 | |
| 15 | (16) | Amadeus | $850,292 | -1% | 66 | $12,883 | $2,610,252 | 23 | |
| 16 | (13) | Revenge of the Nerds | $837,760 | -26% | 544 | $1,540 | $38,620,522 | 84 | |
| 17 | (12) | The Woman in Red | $805,139 | -30% | 532 | $1,513 | $24,186,202 | 58 | |
| 18 | (9) | The Bear | $724,997 | -53% | 591 | $1,227 | $2,267,219 | 14 | |
| 19 | (18) | Red Dawn | $505,137 | -19% | 388 | $1,302 | $36,995,631 | 63 | |
| 20 | (21) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $473,470 | +73% | 90 | $5,261 | $3,371,713 | 63 | |
| 21 | (17) | Body Rock | $305,613 | -63% | 136 | $2,247 | $1,123,193 | 14 | |
| 22 | (-) | Country | $209,309 | 15 | $13,954 | $256,491 | 13 | ||
| 23 | (11) | Until September | $178,028 | -86% | 164 | $1,086 | $4,048,185 | 21 | |
| 24 | (23) | Exterminator 2 | $124,259 | +24% | 98 | $1,268 | $2,281,106 | 28 | |
| 25 | (24) | Windy City | $71,468 | -23% | 30 | $2,382 | $303,290 | 21 | |
| 26 | (26) | Choose Me | $53,830 | +24% | 5 | $10,766 | $447,188 | 44 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $44,160,957 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | $8,142,188 | 1,721 | $8,142,188 |
| 2 | All of Me | $5,222,803 | 1,200 | $19,337,639 |
| 3 | Places in the Heart | $5,098,296 | 691 | $5,838,252 |
| 4 | Irreconcilable Differences | $3,169,521 | 902 | $7,004,414 |
| 5 | The Wild Life | $2,646,319 | 1,142 | $7,458,240 |
| 6 | Ghostbusters | $2,594,789 | 1,183 | $207,247,976 |
| 7 | A Soldier's Story | $2,469,349 | 217 | $3,553,595 |
| 8 | The Evil That Men Do | $2,052,012 | 1,183 | $11,509,903 |
| 9 | Purple Rain | $1,924,775 | 798 | $60,489,065 |
| 10 | The Karate Kid | $1,604,674 | 948 | $82,109,005 |
| 11 | Gremlins | $1,132,252 | 628 | $144,559,701 |
| 12 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,103,357 | 400 | $173,684,978 |
| 13 | Tightrope | $986,491 | 665 | $46,781,258 |
| 14 | Impulse | $874,829 | 391 | $2,199,389 |
| 15 | Amadeus | $850,292 | 66 | $2,610,252 |
| 16 | Revenge of the Nerds | $837,760 | 544 | $38,620,522 |
| 17 | The Woman in Red | $805,139 | 532 | $24,186,202 |
| 18 | The Bear | $724,997 | 591 | $2,267,219 |
| 19 | Red Dawn | $505,137 | 388 | $36,995,631 |
| 20 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $473,470 | 90 | $3,371,713 |
| 21 | Body Rock | $305,613 | 136 | $1,123,193 |
| 22 | Country | $209,309 | 15 | $256,491 |
| 23 | Until September | $178,028 | 164 | $4,048,185 |
| 24 | Exterminator 2 | $124,259 | 98 | $2,281,106 |
| 25 | Windy City | $71,468 | 30 | $303,290 |
| 26 | Choose Me | $53,830 | 5 | $447,188 |
| Reporting: 26 | $44,160,957 | total | ||