The Top Movies, Weekend of April 20, 1984
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(2) |
Police Academy |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$6,101,974 |
+6.94% |
1,587 |
$3,845 |
$46,450,269 |
31 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$5,754,628 |
-48.54% |
1,600 |
$3,597 |
$20,836,719 |
10 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Romancing the Stone |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$5,686,311 |
+2.39% |
1,072 |
$5,304 |
$27,908,776 |
24 |
| 4 |
(4) |
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$4,643,186 |
+2.57% |
1,175 |
$3,952 |
$27,443,560 |
24 |
| 5 |
(5) |
Splash |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$3,763,799 |
+2.85% |
1,186 |
$3,174 |
$47,979,870 |
45 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Moscow on the Hudson |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,476,862 |
+12.20% |
711 |
$4,890 |
$12,508,042 |
17 |
| 7 |
(10) |
Footloose |
Paramount Pictures
|
Musical
|
$2,443,796 |
+9.21% |
1,045 |
$2,339 |
$60,535,312 |
66 |
| 8 |
(13) |
Iceman |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$1,835,185 |
-0.05% |
671 |
$2,735 |
$4,525,185 |
10 |
| 9 |
(9) |
Swing Shift |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$1,621,507 |
-28.57% |
814 |
$1,992 |
$4,719,785 |
10 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Terms of Endearment |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$1,613,857 |
-29.88% |
850 |
$1,899 |
$100,362,140 |
152 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Where the Boys Are '84 |
Sony/TriStar
|
Comedy
|
$1,371,029 |
-40.37% |
814 |
$1,684 |
$9,153,029 |
17 |
| 12 |
(11) |
Up the Creek |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,233,809 |
-41.90% |
729 |
$1,692 |
$8,336,090 |
17 |
| 13 |
(12) |
Hard To Hold |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$1,046,500 |
-44.90% |
700 |
$1,495 |
$7,770,500 |
17 |
| 14 |
(14) |
Against All Odds |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$692,555 |
+22.76% |
359 |
$1,929 |
$20,688,285 |
52 |
| 15 |
(15) |
Weekend Pass |
Crown
|
Comedy
|
$381,696 |
-14.46% |
192 |
$1,988 |
$15,215,238 |
80 |
| 16 |
(18) |
Children of the Corn |
New World
|
Horror
|
$315,417 |
+25.61% |
177 |
$1,782 |
$10,804,243 |
45 |
| 17 |
(17) |
The Ice Pirates |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Comedy
|
$309,738 |
+1.71% |
405 |
$765 |
$12,655,788 |
38 |
| 18 |
(21) |
This is Spinal Tap |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$235,910 |
+79.02% |
62 |
$3,805 |
$1,233,416 |
52 |
| 19 |
(25) |
The Hotel New Hampshire |
Orion Pictures
|
Drama
|
$174,218 |
+184.51% |
146 |
$1,193 |
$4,634,612 |
45 |
| 20 |
(26) |
Angel |
New World
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$153,092 |
+266.67% |
89 |
$1,720 |
$17,360,508 |
101 |
| 21 |
(new) |
Champions |
Embassy
|
Drama
|
$54,262 |
  |
39 |
$1,391 |
$54,262 |
3 |
| 22 |
(24) |
Yentl |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Musical
|
$52,395 |
-26.60% |
90 |
$582 |
$38,952,674 |
157 |
| 23 |
(27) |
Broadway Danny Rose |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$31,739 |
+23.58% |
22 |
$1,443 |
$10,470,889 |
87 |
| 24 |
(28) |
Mike's Murder |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$27,200 |
+82.46% |
9 |
$3,022 |
$748,200 |
45 |
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