Week Domestic Box Office October 12, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Teachers | $5,832,204 | -28% | 1,721 | $3,389 | $13,974,392 | 14 | |
| 2 | (3) | Places in the Heart | $4,419,997 | -13% | 688 | $6,424 | $10,258,249 | 28 | |
| 3 | (2) | All of Me | $4,148,782 | -21% | 1,173 | $3,537 | $23,486,421 | 28 | |
| 4 | (6) | Ghostbusters | $2,311,932 | -11% | 1,107 | $2,088 | $209,559,908 | 133 | |
| 5 | (4) | Irreconcilable Differences | $2,286,167 | -28% | 892 | $2,563 | $9,290,581 | 21 | |
| 6 | (7) | A Soldier's Story | $2,066,234 | -16% | 223 | $9,266 | $5,619,829 | 35 | |
| 7 | (-) | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,928,074 | 420 | $4,591 | $6,147,458 | 35 | ||
| 8 | (10) | The Karate Kid | $1,769,868 | +10% | 906 | $1,953 | $83,878,873 | 119 | |
| 9 | (9) | Purple Rain | $1,744,813 | -9% | 747 | $2,336 | $62,233,878 | 84 | |
| 10 | (5) | The Wild Life | $1,458,510 | -45% | 909 | $1,605 | $8,916,750 | 21 | |
| 11 | (15) | Amadeus | $1,429,808 | +68% | 118 | $12,117 | $4,040,060 | 30 | |
| 12 | (8) | The Evil That Men Do | $1,199,466 | -42% | 721 | $1,664 | $12,709,369 | 28 | |
| 13 | (24) | Exterminator 2 | $1,072,523 | +763% | 480 | $2,234 | $3,353,629 | 35 | |
| 14 | (11) | Gremlins | $885,529 | -22% | 538 | $1,646 | $145,445,230 | 133 | |
| 15 | (12) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $874,343 | -21% | 382 | $2,289 | $174,559,321 | 149 | |
| 16 | (22) | Country | $791,216 | +278% | 89 | $8,890 | $1,047,707 | 20 | |
| 17 | (new) | Songwriter | $671,483 | 499 | $1,346 | $671,483 | 7 | ||
| 18 | (17) | The Woman in Red | $667,021 | -17% | 450 | $1,482 | $24,853,223 | 65 | |
| 19 | (16) | Revenge of the Nerds | $636,729 | -24% | 483 | $1,318 | $39,257,251 | 91 | |
| 20 | (14) | Impulse | $416,835 | -52% | 277 | $1,505 | $2,616,224 | 21 | |
| 21 | (20) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $376,028 | -21% | 88 | $4,273 | $3,747,741 | 70 | |
| 22 | (21) | Body Rock | $364,811 | +19% | 205 | $1,780 | $1,488,004 | 21 | |
| 23 | (19) | Red Dawn | $326,749 | -35% | 355 | $920 | $37,322,380 | 70 | |
| 24 | (18) | The Bear | $302,665 | -58% | 261 | $1,160 | $2,569,884 | 21 | |
| 25 | (new) | Garbo Talks | $172,552 | 16 | $10,785 | $172,552 | 7 | ||
| 26 | (26) | Choose Me | $59,218 | +10% | 6 | $9,870 | $506,406 | 51 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $38,213,557 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | $5,832,204 | 1,721 | $13,974,392 |
| 2 | Places in the Heart | $4,419,997 | 688 | $10,258,249 |
| 3 | All of Me | $4,148,782 | 1,173 | $23,486,421 |
| 4 | Ghostbusters | $2,311,932 | 1,107 | $209,559,908 |
| 5 | Irreconcilable Differences | $2,286,167 | 892 | $9,290,581 |
| 6 | A Soldier's Story | $2,066,234 | 223 | $5,619,829 |
| 7 | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,928,074 | 420 | $6,147,458 |
| 8 | The Karate Kid | $1,769,868 | 906 | $83,878,873 |
| 9 | Purple Rain | $1,744,813 | 747 | $62,233,878 |
| 10 | The Wild Life | $1,458,510 | 909 | $8,916,750 |
| 11 | Amadeus | $1,429,808 | 118 | $4,040,060 |
| 12 | The Evil That Men Do | $1,199,466 | 721 | $12,709,369 |
| 13 | Exterminator 2 | $1,072,523 | 480 | $3,353,629 |
| 14 | Gremlins | $885,529 | 538 | $145,445,230 |
| 15 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $874,343 | 382 | $174,559,321 |
| 16 | Country | $791,216 | 89 | $1,047,707 |
| 17 | Songwriter | $671,483 | 499 | $671,483 |
| 18 | The Woman in Red | $667,021 | 450 | $24,853,223 |
| 19 | Revenge of the Nerds | $636,729 | 483 | $39,257,251 |
| 20 | Impulse | $416,835 | 277 | $2,616,224 |
| 21 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $376,028 | 88 | $3,747,741 |
| 22 | Body Rock | $364,811 | 205 | $1,488,004 |
| 23 | Red Dawn | $326,749 | 355 | $37,322,380 |
| 24 | The Bear | $302,665 | 261 | $2,569,884 |
| 25 | Garbo Talks | $172,552 | 16 | $172,552 |
| 26 | Choose Me | $59,218 | 6 | $506,406 |
| Reporting: 26 | $38,213,557 | total | ||