Week Domestic Box Office December 21, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Beverly Hills Cop | $22,259,929 | +32% | 2,006 | $11,097 | $64,053,757 | 23 | |
| 2 | (2) | Dune | $7,440,650 | -10% | 944 | $7,882 | $15,733,111 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | City Heat | $6,600,340 | +14% | 1,627 | $4,057 | $20,793,102 | 21 | |
| 4 | (-) | Pinocchio | $6,419,335 | 1,217 | $5,275 | $58,431,380 | 16,394 | ||
| 5 | (4) | 2010 | $5,612,345 | +0% | 1,194 | $4,700 | $20,920,018 | 21 | |
| 6 | (new) | Protocol | $5,204,334 | 893 | $5,828 | $5,204,334 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (6) | Starman | $4,989,999 | +24% | 1,271 | $3,926 | $9,030,188 | 14 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Cotton Club | $4,642,777 | +10% | 808 | $5,746 | $8,856,426 | 14 | |
| 9 | (new) | Johnny Dangerously | $4,416,373 | 1,086 | $4,067 | $4,416,373 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (new) | Micki + Maude | $4,070,958 | 794 | $5,127 | $4,070,958 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (-) | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $3,833,872 | 707 | $5,423 | $4,452,084 | 9 | ||
| 12 | (new) | The Flamingo Kid | $3,168,311 | 531 | $5,967 | $3,168,311 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (7) | Runaway | $1,302,283 | -8% | 717 | $1,816 | $2,712,023 | 14 | |
| 14 | (10) | Falling in Love | $1,035,513 | +1% | 807 | $1,283 | $8,591,648 | 37 | |
| 15 | (11) | Amadeus | $716,709 | +11% | 124 | $5,780 | $17,652,217 | 100 | |
| 16 | (15) | Ghostbusters | $410,227 | +4% | 229 | $1,791 | $220,219,345 | 203 | |
| 17 | (12) | Supergirl | $375,462 | -23% | 406 | $925 | $13,193,088 | 37 | |
| 18 | (13) | Oh God, You Devil! | $372,679 | -13% | 378 | $986 | $20,722,940 | 49 | |
| 19 | (9) | Missing in Action | $350,040 | -67% | 285 | $1,228 | $21,980,048 | 42 | |
| 20 | (21) | A Passage to India | $311,662 | +140% | 3 | $103,887 | $441,373 | 14 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $275,344 | +42% | 38 | $7,246 | $2,473,921 | 172 | |
| 22 | (24) | The Killing Fields | $251,715 | +374% | 12 | $20,976 | $902,690 | 56 | |
| 23 | (16) | Places in the Heart | $224,402 | -41% | 201 | $1,116 | $29,143,706 | 98 | |
| 24 | (17) | A Soldier's Story | $201,281 | -12% | 52 | $3,871 | $19,825,432 | 105 | |
| 25 | (14) | Night of the Comet | $174,862 | -58% | 104 | $1,681 | $14,123,540 | 42 | |
| 26 | (19) | The Karate Kid | $161,721 | +11% | 132 | $1,225 | $90,620,685 | 189 | |
| 27 | (23) | The Brother from Another Planet | $142,532 | +81% | 23 | $6,197 | $1,112,600 | 112 | |
| 28 | (20) | Stop Making Sense | $134,173 | -7% | 16 | $8,386 | $1,259,302 | 70 | |
| 29 | (25) | A Sunday in the Country | $89,939 | +283% | 6 | $14,990 | $281,886 | 42 | |
| 30 | (22) | Choose Me | $70,307 | -23% | 21 | $3,348 | $2,394,019 | 121 | |
| 31 | (-) | The River | $41,977 | 3 | $13,992 | $52,490 | 11 | ||
| 32 | (new) | Birdy | $19,985 | 1 | $19,985 | $19,985 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 32 | $85,322,036 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Cop | $22,259,929 | 2,006 | $64,053,757 |
| 2 | Dune | $7,440,650 | 944 | $15,733,111 |
| 3 | City Heat | $6,600,340 | 1,627 | $20,793,102 |
| 4 | Pinocchio | $6,419,335 | 1,217 | $58,431,380 |
| 5 | 2010 | $5,612,345 | 1,194 | $20,920,018 |
| 6 | Protocol | $5,204,334 | 893 | $5,204,334 |
| 7 | Starman | $4,989,999 | 1,271 | $9,030,188 |
| 8 | The Cotton Club | $4,642,777 | 808 | $8,856,426 |
| 9 | Johnny Dangerously | $4,416,373 | 1,086 | $4,416,373 |
| 10 | Micki + Maude | $4,070,958 | 794 | $4,070,958 |
| 11 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $3,833,872 | 707 | $4,452,084 |
| 12 | The Flamingo Kid | $3,168,311 | 531 | $3,168,311 |
| 13 | Runaway | $1,302,283 | 717 | $2,712,023 |
| 14 | Falling in Love | $1,035,513 | 807 | $8,591,648 |
| 15 | Amadeus | $716,709 | 124 | $17,652,217 |
| 16 | Ghostbusters | $410,227 | 229 | $220,219,345 |
| 17 | Supergirl | $375,462 | 406 | $13,193,088 |
| 18 | Oh God, You Devil! | $372,679 | 378 | $20,722,940 |
| 19 | Missing in Action | $350,040 | 285 | $21,980,048 |
| 20 | A Passage to India | $311,662 | 3 | $441,373 |
| 21 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $275,344 | 38 | $2,473,921 |
| 22 | The Killing Fields | $251,715 | 12 | $902,690 |
| 23 | Places in the Heart | $224,402 | 201 | $29,143,706 |
| 24 | A Soldier's Story | $201,281 | 52 | $19,825,432 |
| 25 | Night of the Comet | $174,862 | 104 | $14,123,540 |
| 26 | The Karate Kid | $161,721 | 132 | $90,620,685 |
| 27 | The Brother from Another Planet | $142,532 | 23 | $1,112,600 |
| 28 | Stop Making Sense | $134,173 | 16 | $1,259,302 |
| 29 | A Sunday in the Country | $89,939 | 6 | $281,886 |
| 30 | Choose Me | $70,307 | 21 | $2,394,019 |
| 31 | The River | $41,977 | 3 | $52,490 |
| 32 | Birdy | $19,985 | 1 | $19,985 |
| Reporting: 32 | $85,322,036 | total | ||