Weekend box office
Oct 5–8, 1984
All 16 films
$33,868,791#1
Teachers| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers | MGM | $7,013,366 | 1,721 | $7,013,366 |
| 2 | All of Me | Uni. | $4,510,200 | 1,200 | $18,625,036 |
| 3 | Places in the Heart | TriS | $4,128,711 | 691 | $4,868,667 |
| 4 | Irreconcilable Differences | WB | $2,701,185 | 902 | $6,536,078 |
| 5 | The Wild Life | Uni. | $2,281,525 | 1,142 | $7,093,446 |
| 6 | Ghostbusters | Col. | $2,262,648 | 1,183 | $206,954,779 |
| 7 | A Soldier's Story | Col. | $2,028,935 | 217 | $3,113,181 |
| 8 | The Evil That Men Do | TriS | $1,940,520 | 1,030 | $11,398,411 |
| 9 | Purple Rain | WB | $1,576,507 | 798 | $60,140,797 |
| 10 | The Karate Kid | Col. | $1,407,105 | 948 | $81,911,436 |
| 11 | Gremlins | WB | $946,260 | 628 | $144,373,709 |
| 12 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Par. | $929,524 | 400 | $173,511,145 |
| 13 | Tightrope | WB | $804,195 | 665 | $46,598,962 |
| 14 | Amadeus | Orion | $781,958 | 66 | $2,541,918 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.