Week Domestic Box Office October 26, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Terminator | $5,560,930 | 1,005 | $5,533 | $5,560,930 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Terror in the Aisles | $4,723,230 | 1,127 | $4,191 | $4,723,230 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Body Double | $3,661,286 | 1,428 | $2,564 | $3,661,286 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Places in the Heart | $3,123,653 | -17% | 790 | $3,954 | $17,146,640 | 42 | |
| 5 | (2) | Thief of Hearts | $2,584,166 | -37% | 1,200 | $2,153 | $6,691,944 | 14 | |
| 6 | (1) | Teachers | $2,190,574 | -50% | 1,005 | $2,180 | $20,528,441 | 28 | |
| 7 | (new) | Firstborn | $2,017,306 | 800 | $2,522 | $2,017,306 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (new) | American Dreamer | $2,002,848 | 801 | $2,500 | $2,002,848 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (4) | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,948,597 | -45% | 810 | $2,406 | $5,462,388 | 14 | |
| 10 | (7) | A Soldier's Story | $1,693,450 | -19% | 316 | $5,359 | $9,405,993 | 49 | |
| 11 | (5) | All of Me | $1,640,101 | -50% | 785 | $2,089 | $28,391,000 | 42 | |
| 12 | (6) | The Razor's Edge | $1,595,261 | -49% | 1,029 | $1,550 | $4,707,710 | 14 | |
| 13 | (8) | Ghostbusters | $1,402,906 | -28% | 753 | $1,863 | $212,920,161 | 147 | |
| 14 | (13) | Amadeus | $1,273,974 | -3% | 110 | $11,582 | $6,631,942 | 44 | |
| 15 | (15) | Country | $1,018,657 | -10% | 259 | $3,933 | $3,195,224 | 34 | |
| 16 | (12) | The Karate Kid | $785,737 | -44% | 537 | $1,463 | $86,064,095 | 133 | |
| 17 | (11) | Purple Rain | $724,788 | -52% | 473 | $1,532 | $64,478,260 | 98 | |
| 18 | (new) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $694,687 | 311 | $2,234 | $694,687 | 7 | ||
| 19 | (10) | Crimes of Passion | $565,232 | -63% | 185 | $3,055 | $2,084,827 | 14 | |
| 20 | (16) | Gremlins | $543,890 | -37% | 454 | $1,198 | $146,858,450 | 147 | |
| 21 | (9) | Irreconcilable Differences | $454,527 | -70% | 373 | $1,219 | $11,268,655 | 35 | |
| 22 | (17) | Revenge of the Nerds | $323,391 | -30% | 298 | $1,085 | $40,039,678 | 105 | |
| 23 | (-) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $217,532 | 26 | $8,367 | $238,690 | 116 | ||
| 24 | (19) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $178,480 | -42% | 61 | $2,926 | $4,236,053 | 84 | |
| 25 | (20) | Red Dawn | $117,886 | -60% | 298 | $396 | $37,733,918 | 84 | |
| 26 | (24) | Choose Me | $104,405 | +82% | 10 | $10,441 | $668,048 | 65 | |
| 27 | (-) | The Brother from Another Planet | $96,982 | 9 | $10,776 | $96,982 | 56 | ||
| 28 | (22) | Garbo Talks | $78,600 | -21% | 42 | $1,871 | $350,802 | 21 | |
| 29 | (23) | Stop Making Sense | $43,603 | -52% | 2 | $21,802 | $134,198 | 14 | |
| 30 | (21) | Impulse | $24,205 | -78% | 32 | $756 | $2,752,022 | 35 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $41,390,884 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Terminator | $5,560,930 | 1,005 | $5,560,930 |
| 2 | Terror in the Aisles | $4,723,230 | 1,127 | $4,723,230 |
| 3 | Body Double | $3,661,286 | 1,428 | $3,661,286 |
| 4 | Places in the Heart | $3,123,653 | 790 | $17,146,640 |
| 5 | Thief of Hearts | $2,584,166 | 1,200 | $6,691,944 |
| 6 | Teachers | $2,190,574 | 1,005 | $20,528,441 |
| 7 | Firstborn | $2,017,306 | 800 | $2,017,306 |
| 8 | American Dreamer | $2,002,848 | 801 | $2,002,848 |
| 9 | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,948,597 | 810 | $5,462,388 |
| 10 | A Soldier's Story | $1,693,450 | 316 | $9,405,993 |
| 11 | All of Me | $1,640,101 | 785 | $28,391,000 |
| 12 | The Razor's Edge | $1,595,261 | 1,029 | $4,707,710 |
| 13 | Ghostbusters | $1,402,906 | 753 | $212,920,161 |
| 14 | Amadeus | $1,273,974 | 110 | $6,631,942 |
| 15 | Country | $1,018,657 | 259 | $3,195,224 |
| 16 | The Karate Kid | $785,737 | 537 | $86,064,095 |
| 17 | Purple Rain | $724,788 | 473 | $64,478,260 |
| 18 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $694,687 | 311 | $694,687 |
| 19 | Crimes of Passion | $565,232 | 185 | $2,084,827 |
| 20 | Gremlins | $543,890 | 454 | $146,858,450 |
| 21 | Irreconcilable Differences | $454,527 | 373 | $11,268,655 |
| 22 | Revenge of the Nerds | $323,391 | 298 | $40,039,678 |
| 23 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $217,532 | 26 | $238,690 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $178,480 | 61 | $4,236,053 |
| 25 | Red Dawn | $117,886 | 298 | $37,733,918 |
| 26 | Choose Me | $104,405 | 10 | $668,048 |
| 27 | The Brother from Another Planet | $96,982 | 9 | $96,982 |
| 28 | Garbo Talks | $78,600 | 42 | $350,802 |
| 29 | Stop Making Sense | $43,603 | 2 | $134,198 |
| 30 | Impulse | $24,205 | 32 | $2,752,022 |
| Reporting: 30 | $41,390,884 | total | ||