Week Domestic Box Office October 19, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Teachers | $4,363,475 | -25% | 1,411 | $3,092 | $18,337,867 | 21 | |
| 2 | (new) | Thief of Hearts | $4,107,778 | 1,200 | $3,423 | $4,107,778 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Places in the Heart | $3,764,738 | -15% | 759 | $4,960 | $14,022,987 | 35 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Little Drummer Girl | $3,513,791 | 820 | $4,285 | $3,513,791 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | All of Me | $3,264,478 | -21% | 1,118 | $2,920 | $26,750,899 | 35 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Razor's Edge | $3,112,449 | 1,036 | $3,004 | $3,112,449 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (6) | A Soldier's Story | $2,092,714 | +1% | 289 | $7,241 | $7,712,543 | 42 | |
| 8 | (4) | Ghostbusters | $1,957,347 | -15% | 890 | $2,199 | $211,517,255 | 140 | |
| 9 | (5) | Irreconcilable Differences | $1,523,547 | -33% | 803 | $1,897 | $10,814,128 | 28 | |
| 10 | (new) | Crimes of Passion | $1,519,595 | 325 | $4,676 | $1,519,595 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (9) | Purple Rain | $1,519,594 | -13% | 751 | $2,023 | $63,753,472 | 91 | |
| 12 | (8) | The Karate Kid | $1,399,485 | -21% | 782 | $1,790 | $85,278,358 | 126 | |
| 13 | (11) | Amadeus | $1,317,908 | -8% | 124 | $10,628 | $5,357,968 | 37 | |
| 14 | (7) | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,244,897 | -35% | 432 | $2,882 | $7,392,355 | 42 | |
| 15 | (16) | Country | $1,128,860 | +43% | 218 | $5,178 | $2,176,567 | 27 | |
| 16 | (14) | Gremlins | $869,330 | -2% | 523 | $1,662 | $146,314,560 | 140 | |
| 17 | (19) | Revenge of the Nerds | $459,036 | -28% | 369 | $1,244 | $39,716,287 | 98 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Woman in Red | $331,168 | -50% | 307 | $1,079 | $25,184,391 | 72 | |
| 19 | (21) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $309,832 | -18% | 99 | $3,130 | $4,057,573 | 77 | |
| 20 | (23) | Red Dawn | $293,652 | -10% | 313 | $938 | $37,616,032 | 77 | |
| 21 | (20) | Impulse | $111,593 | -73% | 112 | $996 | $2,727,817 | 28 | |
| 22 | (25) | Garbo Talks | $99,650 | -42% | 16 | $6,228 | $272,202 | 14 | |
| 23 | (new) | Stop Making Sense | $90,595 | 7 | $12,942 | $90,595 | 7 | ||
| 24 | (26) | Choose Me | $57,237 | -3% | 7 | $8,177 | $563,643 | 58 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $38,452,749 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | $4,363,475 | 1,411 | $18,337,867 |
| 2 | Thief of Hearts | $4,107,778 | 1,200 | $4,107,778 |
| 3 | Places in the Heart | $3,764,738 | 759 | $14,022,987 |
| 4 | The Little Drummer Girl | $3,513,791 | 820 | $3,513,791 |
| 5 | All of Me | $3,264,478 | 1,118 | $26,750,899 |
| 6 | The Razor's Edge | $3,112,449 | 1,036 | $3,112,449 |
| 7 | A Soldier's Story | $2,092,714 | 289 | $7,712,543 |
| 8 | Ghostbusters | $1,957,347 | 890 | $211,517,255 |
| 9 | Irreconcilable Differences | $1,523,547 | 803 | $10,814,128 |
| 10 | Crimes of Passion | $1,519,595 | 325 | $1,519,595 |
| 11 | Purple Rain | $1,519,594 | 751 | $63,753,472 |
| 12 | The Karate Kid | $1,399,485 | 782 | $85,278,358 |
| 13 | Amadeus | $1,317,908 | 124 | $5,357,968 |
| 14 | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,244,897 | 432 | $7,392,355 |
| 15 | Country | $1,128,860 | 218 | $2,176,567 |
| 16 | Gremlins | $869,330 | 523 | $146,314,560 |
| 17 | Revenge of the Nerds | $459,036 | 369 | $39,716,287 |
| 18 | The Woman in Red | $331,168 | 307 | $25,184,391 |
| 19 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $309,832 | 99 | $4,057,573 |
| 20 | Red Dawn | $293,652 | 313 | $37,616,032 |
| 21 | Impulse | $111,593 | 112 | $2,727,817 |
| 22 | Garbo Talks | $99,650 | 16 | $272,202 |
| 23 | Stop Making Sense | $90,595 | 7 | $90,595 |
| 24 | Choose Me | $57,237 | 7 | $563,643 |
| Reporting: 24 | $38,452,749 | total | ||