Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Sep 14–20, 1984
All 14 films
$30,611,308#1
Ghostbusters| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghostbusters | Col. | $4,364,234 | 1,437 | $198,185,745 |
| 2 | Tightrope | WB | $4,255,493 | 1,377 | $41,535,453 |
| 3 | Purple Rain | WB | $3,353,959 | 1,019 | $53,390,392 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid | Col. | $2,975,412 | 1,086 | $76,277,409 |
| 5 | The Woman in Red | Orion | $2,779,750 | 1,005 | $20,244,485 |
| 6 | Revenge of the Nerds | Fox | $2,532,429 | 908 | $34,805,507 |
| 7 | Ninja 3: The Domination | Can. | $2,257,127 | 530 | $2,257,127 |
| 8 | Red Dawn (1984) | MGM | $1,930,825 | 960 | $34,713,824 |
| 9 | Gremlins | WB | $1,824,490 | 1,016 | $141,073,409 |
| 10 | Exterminator II | Can. | $1,550,183 | 535 | $1,550,183 |
| 11 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Par. | $1,377,820 | 666 | $170,619,333 |
| 12 | Dreamscape | Fox | $986,644 | 509 | $11,484,596 |
| 13 | A Soldier's Story | Col. | $251,254 | 5 | $251,254 |
| 14 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai | Fox | $171,688 | 60 | $2,524,092 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.