Week Domestic Box Office December 7, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Beverly Hills Cop | $21,103,200 | 1,532 | $13,775 | $24,968,873 | 9 | ||
| 2 | (new) | 2010 | $9,714,126 | 1,126 | $8,627 | $9,714,126 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | City Heat | $8,414,483 | 1,393 | $6,041 | $8,414,483 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (1) | The Terminator | $2,002,925 | -46% | 1,023 | $1,958 | $31,882,700 | 49 | |
| 5 | (2) | Missing in Action | $1,748,654 | -52% | 1,174 | $1,489 | $20,562,899 | 28 | |
| 6 | (3) | Night of the Comet | $1,399,437 | -51% | 776 | $1,803 | $13,529,915 | 28 | |
| 7 | (4) | Supergirl | $1,131,838 | -59% | 1,004 | $1,127 | $12,330,048 | 23 | |
| 8 | (5) | Oh God, You Devil! | $915,588 | -61% | 958 | $956 | $19,921,935 | 35 | |
| 9 | (7) | Amadeus | $911,341 | -36% | 337 | $2,704 | $16,292,031 | 86 | |
| 10 | (6) | Falling in Love | $877,738 | -55% | 305 | $2,878 | $6,526,926 | 23 | |
| 11 | (10) | Places in the Heart | $678,968 | -46% | 685 | $991 | $28,539,417 | 84 | |
| 12 | (8) | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $588,100 | -57% | 207 | $2,841 | $7,321,890 | 35 | |
| 13 | (11) | A Soldier's Story | $434,591 | -62% | 341 | $1,274 | $19,396,149 | 91 | |
| 14 | (12) | Ghostbusters | $412,336 | -50% | 431 | $957 | $219,415,519 | 189 | |
| 15 | (16) | Purple Rain | $369,480 | -11% | 347 | $1,065 | $68,248,474 | 140 | |
| 16 | (9) | Just the Way You Are | $311,748 | -75% | 467 | $668 | $7,441,138 | 28 | |
| 17 | (15) | The Karate Kid | $250,837 | -43% | 261 | $961 | $90,312,672 | 175 | |
| 18 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $224,354 | -24% | 46 | $4,877 | $2,004,771 | 158 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $176,863 | -53% | 167 | $1,059 | $6,172,260 | 126 | |
| 20 | (19) | Choose Me | $166,014 | -32% | 45 | $3,689 | $2,232,588 | 107 | |
| 21 | (20) | Stop Making Sense | $133,539 | -30% | 14 | $9,539 | $980,668 | 56 | |
| 22 | (21) | The Brother from Another Planet | $89,382 | -35% | 17 | $5,258 | $891,435 | 98 | |
| 23 | (22) | The Killing Fields | $82,141 | -31% | 3 | $27,380 | $597,829 | 42 | |
| 24 | (23) | A Sunday in the Country | $34,751 | +114% | 2 | $17,376 | $168,468 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $52,172,434 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop | $21,103,200 | 1,532 | $24,968,873 |
| 2 | 2010 | $9,714,126 | 1,126 | $9,714,126 |
| 3 | City Heat | $8,414,483 | 1,393 | $8,414,483 |
| 4 | The Terminator | $2,002,925 | 1,023 | $31,882,700 |
| 5 | Missing in Action | $1,748,654 | 1,174 | $20,562,899 |
| 6 | Night of the Comet | $1,399,437 | 776 | $13,529,915 |
| 7 | Supergirl | $1,131,838 | 1,004 | $12,330,048 |
| 8 | Oh God, You Devil! | $915,588 | 958 | $19,921,935 |
| 9 | Amadeus | $911,341 | 337 | $16,292,031 |
| 10 | Falling in Love | $877,738 | 305 | $6,526,926 |
| 11 | Places in the Heart | $678,968 | 685 | $28,539,417 |
| 12 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $588,100 | 207 | $7,321,890 |
| 13 | A Soldier's Story | $434,591 | 341 | $19,396,149 |
| 14 | Ghostbusters | $412,336 | 431 | $219,415,519 |
| 15 | Purple Rain | $369,480 | 347 | $68,248,474 |
| 16 | Just the Way You Are | $311,748 | 467 | $7,441,138 |
| 17 | The Karate Kid | $250,837 | 261 | $90,312,672 |
| 18 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $224,354 | 46 | $2,004,771 |
| 19 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $176,863 | 167 | $6,172,260 |
| 20 | Choose Me | $166,014 | 45 | $2,232,588 |
| 21 | Stop Making Sense | $133,539 | 14 | $980,668 |
| 22 | The Brother from Another Planet | $89,382 | 17 | $891,435 |
| 23 | The Killing Fields | $82,141 | 3 | $597,829 |
| 24 | A Sunday in the Country | $34,751 | 2 | $168,468 |
| Reporting: 24 | $52,172,434 | total | ||