The Top Movies, Weekend of October 19, 1984
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Teachers |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$3,448,610 |
-24.69% |
1,411 |
$2,444 |
$17,423,002 |
17 |
| 2 |
(3) |
Places in the Heart |
Sony/TriStar
|
Drama
|
$3,133,493 |
-8.92% |
759 |
$4,128 |
$13,391,742 |
31 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Thief of Hearts |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,091,670 |
  |
1,200 |
$2,576 |
$3,091,670 |
3 |
| 4 |
(new) |
The Little Drummer Girl |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,632,719 |
  |
820 |
$3,211 |
$2,632,719 |
3 |
| 5 |
(2) |
All of Me |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$2,597,318 |
-32.41% |
1,118 |
$2,323 |
$26,083,739 |
31 |
| 6 |
(new) |
The Razor's Edge |
Columbia
|
Drama
|
$2,411,311 |
  |
1,036 |
$2,328 |
$2,411,311 |
3 |
| 7 |
(6) |
A Soldier's Story |
Columbia
|
Drama
|
$1,578,635 |
+1.75% |
289 |
$5,462 |
$7,198,464 |
38 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Ghost Busters |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,513,820 |
-13.30% |
890 |
$1,701 |
$211,073,728 |
136 |
| 9 |
(4) |
Irreconcilable Differences |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$1,215,837 |
-33.83% |
803 |
$1,514 |
$10,506,418 |
24 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Purple Rain |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,124,609 |
-13.90% |
751 |
$1,497 |
$63,358,487 |
87 |
| 11 |
(new) |
Crimes of Passion |
New World
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,103,210 |
  |
325 |
$3,394 |
$1,103,210 |
3 |
| 12 |
(9) |
The Karate Kid |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$1,030,451 |
-15.95% |
782 |
$1,318 |
$84,909,324 |
122 |
| 13 |
(7) |
Ninja III: The Domination |
Cannon
|
Action
|
$966,859 |
-35.47% |
432 |
$2,238 |
$7,114,317 |
38 |
| 14 |
(12) |
Amadeus |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$936,675 |
-7.88% |
124 |
$7,554 |
$4,976,735 |
33 |
| 15 |
(17) |
Country |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$825,657 |
+52.93% |
218 |
$3,787 |
$1,873,364 |
23 |
| 16 |
(14) |
Gremlins |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$665,340 |
-2.67% |
523 |
$1,272 |
$146,110,570 |
136 |
| 17 |
(10) |
The Wild Life |
|
Comedy
|
$537,000 |
-54.14% |
600 |
$895 |
$9,453,750 |
24 |
| 18 |
(15) |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$524,203 |
-20.88% |
248 |
$2,114 |
$175,083,524 |
152 |
| 19 |
(11) |
The Evil That Men Do |
Sony/TriStar
|
Action
|
$392,656 |
-63.68% |
368 |
$1,067 |
$13,102,025 |
31 |
| 20 |
(13) |
Exterminator 2 |
Cannon
|
Action
|
$385,777 |
-50.06% |
262 |
$1,472 |
$3,739,406 |
38 |
| 21 |
(19) |
Revenge of the Nerds |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$322,496 |
-31.99% |
369 |
$874 |
$39,579,747 |
94 |
| 22 |
(22) |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$250,947 |
-14.53% |
99 |
$2,535 |
$3,998,688 |
73 |
| 23 |
(20) |
The Woman in Red |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$240,754 |
-45.96% |
307 |
$784 |
$25,093,977 |
68 |
| 24 |
(24) |
Red Dawn |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Action
|
$216,046 |
-7.02% |
313 |
$690 |
$37,538,426 |
73 |
| 25 |
(18) |
Songwriter |
Sony/TriStar
|
Drama
|
$194,432 |
-60.91% |
448 |
$434 |
$865,915 |
10 |
| 26 |
(23) |
Body Rock |
New World
|
Musical
|
$151,123 |
-44.77% |
166 |
$910 |
$1,639,127 |
24 |
| 27 |
(25) |
The Bear |
Embassy
|
Drama
|
$117,264 |
-48.02% |
172 |
$682 |
$2,687,148 |
24 |
| 28 |
(21) |
Impulse |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$79,966 |
-73.64% |
112 |
$714 |
$2,696,190 |
24 |
| 29 |
(26) |
Garbo Talks |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Drama
|
$71,477 |
-43.80% |
16 |
$4,467 |
$244,029 |
10 |
| 30 |
(28) |
Choose Me |
Island/Alive
|
Comedy
|
$41,666 |
-2.89% |
7 |
$5,952 |
$548,072 |
54 |
| 31 |
(new) |
Stop Making Sense |
Cinecom
|
Concert
|
$4,166 |
  |
7 |
$595 |
$4,166 |
3 |
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