Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 1984 | ||
 | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
| September 28, 1984 | ||
 The Wild Life
Comedy
Drama
With: Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Eric Stoltz, Jenny Wright 1 hr 36 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Irreconcilable Differences
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, Drew Barrymore, Sam Wanamaker 1 hr 53 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Bear
Biography
Drama
Family
Sport
With: Gary Busey, Cynthia Leake, Carmen Thomas, Cary Guffey 1 hr 50 min | Embassy Pictures | Wide |
 Impulse
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Tim Matheson, Meg Tilly, Hume Cronyn, John Karlen 1 hr 31 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 Body Rock
Drama
Music
Musical
With: Lorenzo Lamas, Vicki Frederick, Cameron Dye, Michelle Nicastro 1 hr 33 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
 | - | Limited |
 | Orion Pictures | Limited |
| October 1, 1984 | ||
 Stranger Than Paradise
Comedy
Drama
With: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark 1 hr 29 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
| October 5, 1984 | ||
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
| TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 | United Artists | Limited |
| October 10, 1984 | ||
 | Universal Pictures | Limited |
| October 12, 1984 | ||
 | TriStar Pictures | Limited |
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| October 19, 1984 | ||
 Thief of Hearts
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso 1 hr 40 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The Razor's Edge
Drama
Romance
War
With: Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Denholm Elliott, Catherine Hicks 2 hr 8 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 The Little Drummer Girl
Thriller
With: Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski, Sami Frey 2 hr 10 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Crimes of Passion
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt 1 hr 47 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
 Stop Making Sense
Documentary
Music
With: David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steven Scales 1 hr 28 min | Cinecom Pictures | Limited |
 The Ploughman's Lunch
Drama
With: Jonathan Pryce, William Maxwell, Paul Jesson, Andy Rashleigh 1 hr 47 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
| October 26, 1984 | ||
 Body Double
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton 1 hr 54 min | Columbia Pictures | Wide |
 Terror in the Aisles
Documentary
Horror
Thriller
With: Donald Pleasence, Nancy Allen, Fred Asparagus, Lainie Cooke 1 hr 24 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 The Terminator
Action
Sci-Fi
With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield 1 hr 47 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 American Dreamer
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Thriller
With: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne 1 hr 45 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
| November 2, 1984 | ||
 The Killing Fields
Biography
Drama
History
War
With: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands 2 hr 21 min | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Paris, Texas
Drama
With: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément 2 hr 25 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
| February 1, 1985 | ||
The Killing Fields
Biography
Drama
History
War
With: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands 2 hr 21 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |