The Top Movies, Weekend of May 18, 1984
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Natural |
Sony/TriStar
|
Drama
|
$5,423,223 |
+6.58% |
989 |
$5,484 |
$12,656,941 |
10 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Breakin' |
Cannon
|
Musical
|
$4,036,396 |
-17.82% |
1,116 |
$3,617 |
$17,987,586 |
17 |
| 3 |
(5) |
Romancing the Stone |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$3,531,769 |
+16.39% |
1,101 |
$3,208 |
$48,994,662 |
52 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Firestarter |
Universal
|
Horror
|
$3,107,506 |
-34.26% |
1,374 |
$2,262 |
$9,367,506 |
10 |
| 5 |
(6) |
Police Academy |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$2,808,194 |
+10.29% |
1,412 |
$1,989 |
$65,933,965 |
59 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Sixteen Candles |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$2,688,730 |
-15.97% |
1,111 |
$2,420 |
$11,998,730 |
17 |
| 7 |
(new) |
Making the Grade |
Cannon
|
Comedy
|
$1,760,856 |
  |
1,197 |
$1,471 |
$1,760,856 |
3 |
| 8 |
(9) |
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$1,440,242 |
-0.07% |
765 |
$1,883 |
$39,574,834 |
52 |
| 9 |
(11) |
Footloose |
Paramount Pictures
|
Musical
|
$1,279,264 |
+4.95% |
750 |
$1,706 |
$69,599,398 |
94 |
| 10 |
(12) |
Moscow on the Hudson |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,082,920 |
-10.17% |
562 |
$1,927 |
$21,596,549 |
45 |
| 11 |
(10) |
Splash |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$1,047,496 |
-14.09% |
551 |
$1,901 |
$58,341,525 |
73 |
| 12 |
(8) |
The Bounty |
Orion Pictures
|
Drama
|
$1,000,733 |
-35.66% |
455 |
$2,199 |
$6,780,825 |
17 |
| 13 |
(new) |
Finders Keepers |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$865,207 |
  |
753 |
$1,149 |
$865,207 |
3 |
| 14 |
(14) |
Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$774,840 |
-9.41% |
580 |
$1,336 |
$30,393,007 |
38 |
| 15 |
(15) |
Alphabet City |
Atlantic
|
Action
|
$604,992 |
-9.32% |
276 |
$2,192 |
$2,977,756 |
17 |
| 16 |
(7) |
Hardbodies |
Columbia
|
Comedy
|
$532,834 |
-71.05% |
505 |
$1,055 |
$6,464,922 |
17 |
| 17 |
(13) |
Weekend Pass |
Crown
|
Comedy
|
$498,932 |
-49.90% |
206 |
$2,422 |
$20,235,685 |
108 |
| 18 |
(16) |
Terms of Endearment |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$446,504 |
-21.42% |
350 |
$1,276 |
$105,237,012 |
180 |
| 19 |
(18) |
This is Spinal Tap |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$350,835 |
+18.08% |
199 |
$1,763 |
$3,294,727 |
80 |
| 20 |
(20) |
Love Letters |
New World
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$323,674 |
+48.90% |
103 |
$3,142 |
$800,729 |
24 |
| 21 |
(17) |
Up the Creek |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$319,385 |
+6.24% |
315 |
$1,014 |
$11,226,521 |
45 |
| 22 |
(19) |
Children of the Corn |
New World
|
Horror
|
$79,984 |
-68.39% |
96 |
$833 |
$14,496,823 |
73 |
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