Week Domestic Box Office November 16, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Missing in Action | $9,215,326 | 1,150 | $8,013 | $9,215,326 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Oh God, You Devil! | $5,512,815 | -23% | 1,384 | $3,983 | $12,652,656 | 14 | |
| 3 | (new) | Night of the Comet | $5,344,146 | 1,098 | $4,867 | $5,344,146 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | The Terminator | $5,208,881 | +9% | 1,016 | $5,127 | $21,286,106 | 28 | |
| 5 | (new) | Just the Way You Are | $3,330,985 | 1,190 | $2,799 | $3,330,985 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (11) | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $2,051,700 | +41% | 274 | $7,488 | $3,507,700 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | Amadeus | $2,047,370 | -4% | 407 | $5,030 | $11,904,463 | 65 | |
| 8 | (3) | No Small Affair | $1,748,775 | -37% | 1,226 | $1,426 | $4,540,213 | 14 | |
| 9 | (4) | Places in the Heart | $1,719,916 | -32% | 850 | $2,023 | $24,419,993 | 63 | |
| 10 | (5) | A Soldier's Story | $1,697,189 | -22% | 510 | $3,328 | $15,999,342 | 70 | |
| 11 | (9) | All of Me | $1,188,044 | -26% | 598 | $1,987 | $33,380,460 | 63 | |
| 12 | (7) | Teachers | $1,149,362 | -37% | 603 | $1,906 | $25,959,125 | 49 | |
| 13 | (12) | Ghostbusters | $1,040,155 | -25% | 566 | $1,838 | $216,947,022 | 168 | |
| 14 | (13) | Country | $1,018,017 | -25% | 430 | $2,367 | $6,474,025 | 55 | |
| 15 | (17) | The Karate Kid | $768,176 | -15% | 526 | $1,460 | $88,734,852 | 154 | |
| 16 | (31) | Garbo Talks | $664,967 | +948% | 510 | $1,304 | $1,114,863 | 42 | |
| 17 | (18) | Purple Rain | $623,345 | -24% | 406 | $1,535 | $66,965,690 | 119 | |
| 18 | (14) | Firstborn | $541,438 | -59% | 364 | $1,487 | $5,991,954 | 28 | |
| 19 | (15) | Thief of Hearts | $519,483 | -50% | 283 | $1,836 | $10,158,784 | 35 | |
| 20 | (26) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $379,966 | +36% | 105 | $3,619 | $5,116,334 | 105 | |
| 21 | (24) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $330,666 | +12% | 41 | $8,065 | $1,124,001 | 137 | |
| 22 | (25) | Choose Me | $288,684 | -2% | 36 | $8,019 | $1,496,831 | 86 | |
| 23 | (23) | Gremlins | $258,917 | -24% | 192 | $1,349 | $147,893,653 | 168 | |
| 24 | (27) | Revenge of the Nerds | $164,844 | -37% | 169 | $975 | $40,782,275 | 126 | |
| 25 | (30) | Stop Making Sense | $164,293 | +86% | 12 | $13,691 | $483,182 | 35 | |
| 26 | (32) | The Killing Fields | $149,930 | +197% | 3 | $49,977 | $254,426 | 21 | |
| 27 | (28) | The Brother from Another Planet | $130,558 | -11% | 15 | $8,704 | $526,035 | 77 | |
| 28 | (new) | Razorback | $113,362 | 50 | $2,267 | $113,362 | 7 | ||
| 29 | (new) | A Sunday in the Country | $38,494 | 1 | $38,494 | $38,494 | 7 | ||
| 30 | (29) | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $34,376 | -68% | 31 | $1,109 | $1,365,436 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 30 | $47,444,180 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missing in Action | $9,215,326 | 1,150 | $9,215,326 |
| 2 | Oh God, You Devil! | $5,512,815 | 1,384 | $12,652,656 |
| 3 | Night of the Comet | $5,344,146 | 1,098 | $5,344,146 |
| 4 | The Terminator | $5,208,881 | 1,016 | $21,286,106 |
| 5 | Just the Way You Are | $3,330,985 | 1,190 | $3,330,985 |
| 6 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $2,051,700 | 274 | $3,507,700 |
| 7 | Amadeus | $2,047,370 | 407 | $11,904,463 |
| 8 | No Small Affair | $1,748,775 | 1,226 | $4,540,213 |
| 9 | Places in the Heart | $1,719,916 | 850 | $24,419,993 |
| 10 | A Soldier's Story | $1,697,189 | 510 | $15,999,342 |
| 11 | All of Me | $1,188,044 | 598 | $33,380,460 |
| 12 | Teachers | $1,149,362 | 603 | $25,959,125 |
| 13 | Ghostbusters | $1,040,155 | 566 | $216,947,022 |
| 14 | Country | $1,018,017 | 430 | $6,474,025 |
| 15 | The Karate Kid | $768,176 | 526 | $88,734,852 |
| 16 | Garbo Talks | $664,967 | 510 | $1,114,863 |
| 17 | Purple Rain | $623,345 | 406 | $66,965,690 |
| 18 | Firstborn | $541,438 | 364 | $5,991,954 |
| 19 | Thief of Hearts | $519,483 | 283 | $10,158,784 |
| 20 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $379,966 | 105 | $5,116,334 |
| 21 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $330,666 | 41 | $1,124,001 |
| 22 | Choose Me | $288,684 | 36 | $1,496,831 |
| 23 | Gremlins | $258,917 | 192 | $147,893,653 |
| 24 | Revenge of the Nerds | $164,844 | 169 | $40,782,275 |
| 25 | Stop Making Sense | $164,293 | 12 | $483,182 |
| 26 | The Killing Fields | $149,930 | 3 | $254,426 |
| 27 | The Brother from Another Planet | $130,558 | 15 | $526,035 |
| 28 | Razorback | $113,362 | 50 | $113,362 |
| 29 | A Sunday in the Country | $38,494 | 1 | $38,494 |
| 30 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | $34,376 | 31 | $1,365,436 |
| Reporting: 30 | $47,444,180 | total | ||