#1 of 2 #1 music movie of Week 42, 1984
1984 · Music, Documentary
$13.1M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$10.3M US & Canada · 79% $2.8M elsewhere · 21%
Music box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 1984
Music Box Office, Week 42 of 1984: Music Releases of Oct 14–20
Stop Making Sense (1984) is the highest-grossing music movie released in week 42 of 1984 (Oct 14–20), with $13.1M worldwide, ahead of Songwriter (1984) at $865.9K. 2 music films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14M in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $14M
- Stop Making Sense (1984), the #1
- $13.1M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 80%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Music Release of Week 42 of 1984, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 42 of 1984 (Oct 14–20).
- 1 Oct 18, 1984 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $13.1M
- 2
Oct 14, 1984 US and Canada: $865.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $865.9K
Archive
Music Box Office in 1984, Week by Week
16 weeks of 1984 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 12–18) with $80M, led by Footloose (1984).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $120.8K
- Week 6 $19.9M
- Week 7 $80M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $4.7M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $38.7M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $8.1M
- Week 23 $16.6M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $21.4M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $70.3M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $18.2K
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $52.3M
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $1.7M
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $14M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $5M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $1.4M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $25.9M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Music Box Office Week 42 of 1984: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing music movie in week 42 of 1984 (Oct 14–20)?
Stop Making Sense (1984) leads with $13.1M worldwide, $10.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Songwriter (1984) at $865.9K.
How much did music movies released in week 42 of 1984 (Oct 14–20) earn?
2 music films released in week 42 of 1984 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $14M in all, or $7M per film on average.
How many music movies released in week 42 of 1984 (Oct 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Stop Making Sense (1984), earned $13.1M.
How is the week 42, 1984 music box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 42 of 1984 (Oct 14–20). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the week 42, 1984 music box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.