Week Domestic Box Office November 2, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Terminator | $5,751,948 | +3% | 1,112 | $5,173 | $11,312,878 | 14 | |
| 2 | (3) | Body Double | $3,040,746 | -17% | 1,418 | $2,144 | $6,702,032 | 14 | |
| 3 | (4) | Places in the Heart | $3,010,938 | -4% | 864 | $3,485 | $20,157,578 | 49 | |
| 4 | (2) | Terror in the Aisles | $2,723,856 | -42% | 1,134 | $2,402 | $7,447,086 | 14 | |
| 5 | (10) | A Soldier's Story | $2,716,354 | +60% | 580 | $4,683 | $12,122,347 | 56 | |
| 6 | (6) | Teachers | $2,445,618 | +12% | 978 | $2,501 | $22,974,059 | 35 | |
| 7 | (11) | All of Me | $2,195,692 | +34% | 924 | $2,376 | $30,586,692 | 49 | |
| 8 | (7) | Firstborn | $2,112,348 | +5% | 929 | $2,274 | $4,129,654 | 14 | |
| 9 | (5) | Thief of Hearts | $1,911,314 | -26% | 880 | $2,172 | $8,603,258 | 21 | |
| 10 | (8) | American Dreamer | $1,808,423 | -10% | 762 | $2,373 | $3,811,271 | 14 | |
| 11 | (13) | Ghostbusters | $1,600,728 | +14% | 780 | $2,052 | $214,520,889 | 154 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,318,024 | -32% | 532 | $2,477 | $6,780,412 | 21 | |
| 13 | (12) | The Razor's Edge | $1,192,188 | -25% | 629 | $1,895 | $5,899,898 | 21 | |
| 14 | (14) | Amadeus | $1,094,952 | -14% | 111 | $9,864 | $7,726,894 | 51 | |
| 15 | (17) | Purple Rain | $1,046,582 | +44% | 547 | $1,913 | $65,524,842 | 105 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Karate Kid | $998,748 | +27% | 625 | $1,598 | $87,062,843 | 140 | |
| 17 | (15) | Country | $897,497 | -12% | 231 | $3,885 | $4,092,721 | 41 | |
| 18 | (21) | Irreconcilable Differences | $546,366 | +20% | 370 | $1,477 | $11,815,021 | 42 | |
| 19 | (18) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $529,685 | -24% | 304 | $1,742 | $1,224,372 | 14 | |
| 20 | (20) | Gremlins | $435,644 | -20% | 285 | $1,529 | $147,294,094 | 154 | |
| 21 | (22) | Revenge of the Nerds | $314,834 | -3% | 369 | $853 | $40,354,512 | 112 | |
| 22 | (23) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $259,650 | +19% | 30 | $8,655 | $498,340 | 123 | |
| 23 | (26) | Choose Me | $246,728 | +136% | 20 | $12,336 | $914,776 | 72 | |
| 24 | (24) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $221,707 | +24% | 76 | $2,917 | $4,457,760 | 91 | |
| 25 | (19) | Crimes of Passion | $187,765 | -67% | 119 | $1,578 | $2,272,592 | 21 | |
| 26 | (27) | The Brother from Another Planet | $151,450 | +56% | 28 | $5,409 | $248,432 | 63 | |
| 27 | (25) | Red Dawn | $106,443 | -10% | 145 | $734 | $37,840,361 | 91 | |
| 28 | (29) | Stop Making Sense | $96,250 | +121% | 6 | $16,042 | $230,448 | 21 | |
| 29 | (new) | The Killing Fields | $54,033 | 1 | $54,033 | $54,033 | 7 | ||
| 30 | (28) | Garbo Talks | $35,665 | -55% | 8 | $4,458 | $386,467 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $39,052,176 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Terminator | $5,751,948 | 1,112 | $11,312,878 |
| 2 | Body Double | $3,040,746 | 1,418 | $6,702,032 |
| 3 | Places in the Heart | $3,010,938 | 864 | $20,157,578 |
| 4 | Terror in the Aisles | $2,723,856 | 1,134 | $7,447,086 |
| 5 | A Soldier's Story | $2,716,354 | 580 | $12,122,347 |
| 6 | Teachers | $2,445,618 | 978 | $22,974,059 |
| 7 | All of Me | $2,195,692 | 924 | $30,586,692 |
| 8 | Firstborn | $2,112,348 | 929 | $4,129,654 |
| 9 | Thief of Hearts | $1,911,314 | 880 | $8,603,258 |
| 10 | American Dreamer | $1,808,423 | 762 | $3,811,271 |
| 11 | Ghostbusters | $1,600,728 | 780 | $214,520,889 |
| 12 | The Little Drummer Girl | $1,318,024 | 532 | $6,780,412 |
| 13 | The Razor's Edge | $1,192,188 | 629 | $5,899,898 |
| 14 | Amadeus | $1,094,952 | 111 | $7,726,894 |
| 15 | Purple Rain | $1,046,582 | 547 | $65,524,842 |
| 16 | The Karate Kid | $998,748 | 625 | $87,062,843 |
| 17 | Country | $897,497 | 231 | $4,092,721 |
| 18 | Irreconcilable Differences | $546,366 | 370 | $11,815,021 |
| 19 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $529,685 | 304 | $1,224,372 |
| 20 | Gremlins | $435,644 | 285 | $147,294,094 |
| 21 | Revenge of the Nerds | $314,834 | 369 | $40,354,512 |
| 22 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $259,650 | 30 | $498,340 |
| 23 | Choose Me | $246,728 | 20 | $914,776 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $221,707 | 76 | $4,457,760 |
| 25 | Crimes of Passion | $187,765 | 119 | $2,272,592 |
| 26 | The Brother from Another Planet | $151,450 | 28 | $248,432 |
| 27 | Red Dawn | $106,443 | 145 | $37,840,361 |
| 28 | Stop Making Sense | $96,250 | 6 | $230,448 |
| 29 | The Killing Fields | $54,033 | 1 | $54,033 |
| 30 | Garbo Talks | $35,665 | 8 | $386,467 |
| Reporting: 30 | $39,052,176 | total | ||