Week Domestic Box Office November 9, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Oh God, You Devil! | $7,139,841 | 1,384 | $5,159 | $7,139,841 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Terminator | $4,764,347 | -17% | 960 | $4,963 | $16,077,225 | 21 | |
| 3 | (new) | No Small Affair | $2,791,438 | 1,247 | $2,239 | $2,791,438 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Places in the Heart | $2,542,499 | -16% | 868 | $2,929 | $22,700,077 | 56 | |
| 5 | (5) | A Soldier's Story | $2,179,806 | -20% | 581 | $3,752 | $14,302,153 | 63 | |
| 6 | (14) | Amadeus | $2,130,199 | +95% | 419 | $5,084 | $9,857,093 | 58 | |
| 7 | (6) | Teachers | $1,835,704 | -25% | 860 | $2,135 | $24,809,763 | 42 | |
| 8 | (new) | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $1,708,860 | 398 | $4,294 | $1,708,860 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (7) | All of Me | $1,605,724 | -27% | 771 | $2,083 | $32,192,416 | 56 | |
| 10 | (2) | Body Double | $1,581,498 | -48% | 674 | $2,346 | $8,283,530 | 21 | |
| 11 | (new) | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,456,000 | 165 | $8,824 | $1,456,000 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (11) | Ghostbusters | $1,385,978 | -13% | 375 | $3,696 | $215,906,867 | 161 | |
| 13 | (17) | Country | $1,363,287 | +52% | 488 | $2,794 | $5,456,008 | 48 | |
| 14 | (8) | Firstborn | $1,320,862 | -37% | 682 | $1,937 | $5,450,516 | 21 | |
| 15 | (9) | Thief of Hearts | $1,036,043 | -46% | 535 | $1,937 | $9,639,301 | 28 | |
| 16 | (10) | American Dreamer | $922,606 | -49% | 476 | $1,938 | $4,733,877 | 21 | |
| 17 | (16) | The Karate Kid | $903,833 | -10% | 544 | $1,661 | $87,966,676 | 147 | |
| 18 | (15) | Purple Rain | $817,503 | -22% | 476 | $1,717 | $66,342,345 | 112 | |
| 19 | (12) | The Little Drummer Girl | $759,228 | -42% | 312 | $2,433 | $7,539,640 | 28 | |
| 20 | (25) | Crimes of Passion | $518,308 | +176% | 229 | $2,263 | $2,790,900 | 28 | |
| 21 | (13) | The Razor's Edge | $473,568 | -60% | 294 | $1,611 | $6,373,466 | 28 | |
| 22 | (18) | Irreconcilable Differences | $403,390 | -26% | 335 | $1,204 | $12,218,411 | 49 | |
| 23 | (20) | Gremlins | $340,642 | -22% | 246 | $1,385 | $147,634,736 | 161 | |
| 24 | (22) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $294,995 | +14% | 32 | $9,219 | $793,335 | 130 | |
| 25 | (23) | Choose Me | $293,371 | +19% | 25 | $11,735 | $1,208,147 | 79 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $278,608 | +26% | 94 | $2,964 | $4,736,368 | 98 | |
| 27 | (21) | Revenge of the Nerds | $262,919 | -16% | 236 | $1,114 | $40,617,431 | 119 | |
| 28 | (26) | The Brother from Another Planet | $147,045 | -3% | 19 | $7,739 | $395,477 | 70 | |
| 29 | (19) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $106,688 | -80% | 88 | $1,212 | $1,331,060 | 21 | |
| 30 | (28) | Stop Making Sense | $88,441 | -8% | 6 | $14,740 | $318,889 | 28 | |
| 31 | (30) | Garbo Talks | $63,429 | +78% | 43 | $1,475 | $449,896 | 35 | |
| 32 | (29) | The Killing Fields | $50,463 | -7% | 1 | $50,463 | $104,496 | 14 | |
| Reporting movies: 32 | $41,567,123 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh God, You Devil! | $7,139,841 | 1,384 | $7,139,841 |
| 2 | The Terminator | $4,764,347 | 960 | $16,077,225 |
| 3 | No Small Affair | $2,791,438 | 1,247 | $2,791,438 |
| 4 | Places in the Heart | $2,542,499 | 868 | $22,700,077 |
| 5 | A Soldier's Story | $2,179,806 | 581 | $14,302,153 |
| 6 | Amadeus | $2,130,199 | 419 | $9,857,093 |
| 7 | Teachers | $1,835,704 | 860 | $24,809,763 |
| 8 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $1,708,860 | 398 | $1,708,860 |
| 9 | All of Me | $1,605,724 | 771 | $32,192,416 |
| 10 | Body Double | $1,581,498 | 674 | $8,283,530 |
| 11 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $1,456,000 | 165 | $1,456,000 |
| 12 | Ghostbusters | $1,385,978 | 375 | $215,906,867 |
| 13 | Country | $1,363,287 | 488 | $5,456,008 |
| 14 | Firstborn | $1,320,862 | 682 | $5,450,516 |
| 15 | Thief of Hearts | $1,036,043 | 535 | $9,639,301 |
| 16 | American Dreamer | $922,606 | 476 | $4,733,877 |
| 17 | The Karate Kid | $903,833 | 544 | $87,966,676 |
| 18 | Purple Rain | $817,503 | 476 | $66,342,345 |
| 19 | The Little Drummer Girl | $759,228 | 312 | $7,539,640 |
| 20 | Crimes of Passion | $518,308 | 229 | $2,790,900 |
| 21 | The Razor's Edge | $473,568 | 294 | $6,373,466 |
| 22 | Irreconcilable Differences | $403,390 | 335 | $12,218,411 |
| 23 | Gremlins | $340,642 | 246 | $147,634,736 |
| 24 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $294,995 | 32 | $793,335 |
| 25 | Choose Me | $293,371 | 25 | $1,208,147 |
| 26 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $278,608 | 94 | $4,736,368 |
| 27 | Revenge of the Nerds | $262,919 | 236 | $40,617,431 |
| 28 | The Brother from Another Planet | $147,045 | 19 | $395,477 |
| 29 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $106,688 | 88 | $1,331,060 |
| 30 | Stop Making Sense | $88,441 | 6 | $318,889 |
| 31 | Garbo Talks | $63,429 | 43 | $449,896 |
| 32 | The Killing Fields | $50,463 | 1 | $104,496 |
| Reporting: 32 | $41,567,123 | total | ||