Weekend Domestic Box Office March 16, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Splash | $6,452,183 | +5% | 861 | $7,494 | $14,880,673 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | Footloose | $4,745,560 | -13% | 1,360 | $3,489 | $37,940,028 | 31 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Ice Pirates | $4,358,022 | 1,175 | $3,709 | $4,358,022 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Tank | $4,035,960 | 1,332 | $3,030 | $4,035,960 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Children of the Corn | $2,756,864 | +35% | 653 | $4,222 | $5,372,690 | 10 | |
| 6 | (3) | Against All Odds | $2,609,391 | -23% | 946 | $2,758 | $11,968,141 | 17 | |
| 7 | (6) | Terms of Endearment | $1,567,518 | -17% | 831 | $1,886 | $89,755,915 | 117 | |
| 8 | (5) | Blame it on Rio | $1,237,484 | -36% | 692 | $1,788 | $15,606,830 | 31 | |
| 9 | (8) | Lassiter | $1,143,991 | -29% | 784 | $1,459 | $15,784,233 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | Unfaithfully Yours | $1,066,702 | -34% | 630 | $1,693 | $17,739,433 | 38 | |
| 11 | (9) | Weekend Pass | $947,604 | -34% | 389 | $2,436 | $11,070,526 | 45 | |
| 12 | (11) | The Hotel New Hampshire | $853,776 | -21% | 234 | $3,649 | $2,316,420 | 10 | |
| 13 | (12) | Angel | $618,680 | -39% | 394 | $1,570 | $15,486,375 | 66 | |
| 14 | (13) | Never Cry Wolf | $599,100 | -28% | 414 | $1,447 | $25,616,757 | 164 | |
| 15 | (16) | The Dresser | $474,809 | -16% | 223 | $2,129 | $3,824,308 | 104 | |
| 16 | (17) | Silkwood | $404,265 | -27% | 388 | $1,042 | $33,966,354 | 96 | |
| 17 | (10) | Harry & Son | $350,696 | -71% | 825 | $425 | $4,343,864 | 17 | |
| 18 | (14) | Broadway Danny Rose | $340,032 | -42% | 206 | $1,651 | $9,601,522 | 52 | |
| 19 | (19) | Sudden Impact | $337,523 | -27% | 340 | $993 | $67,642,693 | 101 | |
| 20 | (21) | The Big Chill | $251,466 | -20% | 210 | $1,197 | $55,757,830 | 173 | |
| 21 | (20) | Yentl | $237,907 | -45% | 266 | $894 | $38,019,370 | 122 | |
| 22 | (23) | Mike's Murder | $228,811 | -2% | 118 | $1,939 | $532,363 | 10 | |
| 23 | (25) | Educating Rita | $102,533 | -15% | 93 | $1,103 | $14,452,962 | 180 | |
| 24 | (24) | Over the Brooklyn Bridge | $80,816 | -47% | 30 | $2,694 | $592,448 | 17 | |
| 25 | (30) | This is Spinal Tap | $58,914 | +21% | 5 | $11,783 | $171,591 | 17 | |
| 26 | (26) | The Buddy System | $14,678 | -85% | 45 | $326 | $1,770,013 | 59 | |
| Reporting movies: 26 | $35,875,285 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splash | $6,452,183 | 861 | $14,880,673 |
| 2 | Footloose | $4,745,560 | 1,360 | $37,940,028 |
| 3 | The Ice Pirates | $4,358,022 | 1,175 | $4,358,022 |
| 4 | Tank | $4,035,960 | 1,332 | $4,035,960 |
| 5 | Children of the Corn | $2,756,864 | 653 | $5,372,690 |
| 6 | Against All Odds | $2,609,391 | 946 | $11,968,141 |
| 7 | Terms of Endearment | $1,567,518 | 831 | $89,755,915 |
| 8 | Blame it on Rio | $1,237,484 | 692 | $15,606,830 |
| 9 | Lassiter | $1,143,991 | 784 | $15,784,233 |
| 10 | Unfaithfully Yours | $1,066,702 | 630 | $17,739,433 |
| 11 | Weekend Pass | $947,604 | 389 | $11,070,526 |
| 12 | The Hotel New Hampshire | $853,776 | 234 | $2,316,420 |
| 13 | Angel | $618,680 | 394 | $15,486,375 |
| 14 | Never Cry Wolf | $599,100 | 414 | $25,616,757 |
| 15 | The Dresser | $474,809 | 223 | $3,824,308 |
| 16 | Silkwood | $404,265 | 388 | $33,966,354 |
| 17 | Harry & Son | $350,696 | 825 | $4,343,864 |
| 18 | Broadway Danny Rose | $340,032 | 206 | $9,601,522 |
| 19 | Sudden Impact | $337,523 | 340 | $67,642,693 |
| 20 | The Big Chill | $251,466 | 210 | $55,757,830 |
| 21 | Yentl | $237,907 | 266 | $38,019,370 |
| 22 | Mike's Murder | $228,811 | 118 | $532,363 |
| 23 | Educating Rita | $102,533 | 93 | $14,452,962 |
| 24 | Over the Brooklyn Bridge | $80,816 | 30 | $592,448 |
| 25 | This is Spinal Tap | $58,914 | 5 | $171,591 |
| 26 | The Buddy System | $14,678 | 45 | $1,770,013 |
| Reporting: 26 | $35,875,285 | total | ||