The Top Movies, Weekend of September 7, 1984
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Tightrope |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,018,355 |
-43.65% |
1,474 |
$2,726 |
$36,037,950 |
24 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Ghost Busters |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,862,069 |
-43.41% |
1,435 |
$2,691 |
$192,977,675 |
94 |
| 3 |
(5) |
Purple Rain |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$2,555,084 |
-37.19% |
1,022 |
$2,500 |
$49,105,044 |
45 |
| 4 |
(4) |
The Karate Kid |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$2,459,536 |
-40.81% |
1,070 |
$2,299 |
$72,886,052 |
80 |
| 5 |
(7) |
The Woman in Red |
Orion Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,442,930 |
-31.72% |
1,032 |
$2,367 |
$16,742,768 |
26 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Revenge of the Nerds |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$2,188,176 |
-40.61% |
945 |
$2,316 |
$31,627,870 |
52 |
| 7 |
(8) |
Red Dawn |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Action
|
$1,875,167 |
-42.44% |
1,066 |
$1,759 |
$32,170,309 |
31 |
| 8 |
(3) |
Bolero |
Cannon
|
Drama
|
$1,795,225 |
-60.80% |
915 |
$1,962 |
$7,006,960 |
10 |
| 9 |
(9) |
Gremlins |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$1,612,793 |
-46.26% |
1,050 |
$1,536 |
$138,799,278 |
94 |
| 10 |
(10) |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$1,136,221 |
-47.77% |
686 |
$1,656 |
$168,868,276 |
110 |
| 11 |
(11) |
Oxford Blues |
MGM/UA Classics
|
Comedy
|
$982,049 |
-52.96% |
632 |
$1,554 |
$7,185,146 |
17 |
| 12 |
(12) |
Flashpoint |
Sony/TriStar
|
Action
|
$972,405 |
-49.25% |
938 |
$1,037 |
$3,282,919 |
10 |
| 13 |
(14) |
Dreamscape |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$968,112 |
-28.86% |
567 |
$1,707 |
$10,191,196 |
24 |
| 14 |
(13) |
C.H.U.D. |
New World
|
Horror
|
$834,465 |
-52.67% |
297 |
$2,810 |
$2,846,756 |
10 |
| 15 |
(new) |
The Warrior and the Sorceress |
New World
|
Action
|
$574,210 |
  |
238 |
$2,413 |
$574,210 |
3 |
| 16 |
(17) |
Bachelor Party |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$418,108 |
-36.38% |
408 |
$1,025 |
$37,125,540 |
73 |
| 17 |
(19) |
The Muppets Take Manhattan |
Sony/TriStar
|
Comedy
|
$215,600 |
-58.06% |
308 |
$700 |
$25,234,703 |
59 |
| 18 |
(23) |
The Natural |
Sony/TriStar
|
Drama
|
$193,800 |
+5.04% |
228 |
$850 |
$47,620,559 |
122 |
| 19 |
(22) |
Under the Volcano |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$115,165 |
-39.15% |
31 |
$3,715 |
$1,911,890 |
89 |
| 20 |
(21) |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$110,963 |
-43.10% |
50 |
$2,219 |
$2,306,913 |
31 |
| 21 |
(24) |
Choose Me |
Island/Alive
|
Comedy
|
$64,157 |
+14.10% |
3 |
$21,386 |
$189,909 |
12 |
| 22 |
(re-entry) |
The Bostonians |
Almi
|
Drama
|
$48,621 |
  |
8 |
$6,078 |
$48,621 |
52 |
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