Domestic Box Office For Fall 1984
Fall 1984 is September 4-November 1.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amadeus | $51,564,280 | 802 | $505,276 | 1% | 25 | Sep 21 | Aug 15 | Orion Pictures |
| 2 | The Terminator | $38,371,200 | 1,112 | $4,020,663 | 10.5% | 1,005 | Oct 26 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 3 | All of Me | $36,403,064 | 1,200 | $5,803,848 | 15.9% | 1,192 | Sep 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Places in the Heart | $34,901,614 | 868 | $274,279 | 0.8% | 14 | Sep 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 5 | Teachers | $27,774,237 | 1,721 | $7,013,366 | 25.3% | 1,721 | Oct 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | A Soldier's Story | $21,821,347 | 581 | $156,383 | 0.7% | 5 | Sep 14 | Feb 21 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | The Evil That Men Do | $13,102,025 | 1,464 | $4,538,400 | 34.6% | 1,464 | Sep 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 8 | Irreconcilable Differences | $12,414,210 | 902 | $3,076,894 | 24.8% | 902 | Sep 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Wild Life | $11,020,375 | 1,142 | $4,001,400 | 36.3% | 1,140 | Sep 28 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Thief of Hearts | $10,435,015 | 1,200 | $3,091,670 | 29.6% | 1,200 | Oct 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Terror in the Aisles | $10,004,817 | 1,134 | $4,009,866 | 40.1% | 1,127 | Oct 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Country | $9,640,000 | 488 | $24,443 | 0.3% | 1 | Sep 28 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Body Double | $8,801,940 | 1,428 | $2,837,978 | 32.2% | 1,428 | Oct 26 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 14 | The Little Drummer Girl | $7,828,841 | 820 | $2,632,719 | 33.6% | 820 | Oct 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Ninja III: The Domination | $7,610,785 | 530 | $1,727,546 | 22.7% | 530 | Sep 14 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 16 | The Razor's Edge | $6,551,987 | 1,036 | $2,411,311 | 36.8% | 1,036 | Oct 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 17 | Firstborn | $6,250,994 | 929 | $1,606,214 | 25.7% | 800 | Oct 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | American Dreamer | $5,021,751 | 801 | $1,580,990 | 31.5% | 801 | Oct 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Stop Making Sense | $4,949,438 | 41 | $41,666 | 0.8% | 7 | Oct 19 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 20 | Until September | $4,239,154 | 1,114 | $1,983,321 | 46.8% | 1,114 | Sep 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | Exterminator 2 | $3,739,406 | 535 | $1,204,197 | 32.2% | 535 | Sep 14 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 22 | The Brother from Another Planet | $3,677,209 | - | - | - | - | Sep 7 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
| 23 | Crimes of Passion | $2,912,945 | 325 | $1,103,210 | 37.9% | 325 | Oct 19 | - | New World Pictures |
| 24 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $2,886,225 | 238 | $574,210 | 19.9% | 238 | Sep 7 | - | New World Pictures |
| 25 | Impulse | $2,773,433 | 376 | $995,570 | 35.9% | 376 | Sep 28 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 26 | The Bear | $2,687,148 | 750 | $1,160,644 | 43.2% | 750 | Sep 28 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 27 | Stranger Than Paradise | $2,436,000 | - | - | - | - | Oct 1 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 28 | Body Rock | $1,689,501 | 240 | $631,849 | 37.4% | 240 | Sep 28 | - | New World Pictures |
| 29 | Garbo Talks | $1,493,782 | 16 | $127,192 | 8.5% | 16 | Oct 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | The River Rat | $1,142,944 | 316 | $441,466 | 38.6% | 316 | Sep 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | Comfort and Joy | $1,057,368 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | Songwriter | $865,915 | 499 | $497,406 | 57.4% | 499 | Oct 12 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 33 | Windy City | $343,890 | 28 | $104,754 | 30.5% | 28 | Sep 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Heartbreakers | $148,750 | - | - | - | - | Sep 28 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 35 | Eureka | $123,572 | - | - | - | - | Oct 5 | - | United Artists |
