Weekend Domestic Box Office May 4, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Breakin' | $6,047,686 | 1,069 | $5,657 | $6,047,686 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Sixteen Candles | $4,461,520 | 1,240 | $3,598 | $4,461,520 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Romancing the Stone | $4,012,150 | -14% | 1,044 | $3,843 | $40,187,726 | 38 | |
| 4 | (1) | Police Academy | $3,543,670 | -25% | 1,452 | $2,441 | $58,554,912 | 45 | |
| 5 | (new) | Hardbodies | $2,684,599 | 1,538 | $1,746 | $2,684,599 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | The Bounty | $2,622,306 | 986 | $2,660 | $2,622,306 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (3) | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $2,121,097 | -37% | 939 | $2,259 | $35,525,104 | 38 | |
| 8 | (5) | Splash | $1,885,403 | -34% | 894 | $2,109 | $55,082,365 | 59 | |
| 9 | (6) | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,758,800 | -29% | 639 | $2,752 | $18,340,436 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | Footloose | $1,683,727 | -25% | 922 | $1,826 | $66,153,124 | 80 | |
| 11 | (4) | Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | $1,646,335 | -45% | 868 | $1,897 | $28,085,908 | 24 | |
| 12 | (new) | Alphabet City | $1,172,292 | 321 | $3,652 | $1,172,292 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (8) | Children of the Corn | $1,010,334 | -34% | 421 | $2,400 | $13,842,809 | 59 | |
| 14 | (10) | Terms of Endearment | $855,779 | -25% | 467 | $1,833 | $103,683,458 | 166 | |
| 15 | (12) | Weekend Pass | $790,330 | -23% | 266 | $2,971 | $18,019,712 | 94 | |
| 16 | (9) | Iceman | $589,032 | -50% | 324 | $1,818 | $7,343,032 | 24 | |
| 17 | (20) | Purple Hearts | $515,053 | +394% | 370 | $1,392 | $658,649 | 38 | |
| 18 | (13) | Up the Creek | $450,621 | -49% | 450 | $1,001 | $10,425,947 | 31 | |
| 19 | (17) | This is Spinal Tap | $372,174 | -21% | 179 | $2,079 | $2,350,407 | 66 | |
| 20 | (16) | Where the Boys Are '84 | $296,530 | -43% | 318 | $932 | $10,530,000 | 31 | |
| 21 | (24) | Love Letters | $79,728 | +45% | 15 | $5,315 | $163,762 | 10 | |
| 22 | (19) | The Hotel New Hampshire | $57,984 | -70% | 52 | $1,115 | $5,068,118 | 59 | |
| 23 | (23) | Mike's Murder | $55,383 | -25% | 21 | $2,637 | $914,409 | 59 | |
| 24 | (26) | Broadway Danny Rose | $25,486 | -34% | 17 | $1,499 | $10,566,714 | 101 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $38,738,019 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakin' | $6,047,686 | 1,069 | $6,047,686 |
| 2 | Sixteen Candles | $4,461,520 | 1,240 | $4,461,520 |
| 3 | Romancing the Stone | $4,012,150 | 1,044 | $40,187,726 |
| 4 | Police Academy | $3,543,670 | 1,452 | $58,554,912 |
| 5 | Hardbodies | $2,684,599 | 1,538 | $2,684,599 |
| 6 | The Bounty | $2,622,306 | 986 | $2,622,306 |
| 7 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $2,121,097 | 939 | $35,525,104 |
| 8 | Splash | $1,885,403 | 894 | $55,082,365 |
| 9 | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,758,800 | 639 | $18,340,436 |
| 10 | Footloose | $1,683,727 | 922 | $66,153,124 |
| 11 | Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | $1,646,335 | 868 | $28,085,908 |
| 12 | Alphabet City | $1,172,292 | 321 | $1,172,292 |
| 13 | Children of the Corn | $1,010,334 | 421 | $13,842,809 |
| 14 | Terms of Endearment | $855,779 | 467 | $103,683,458 |
| 15 | Weekend Pass | $790,330 | 266 | $18,019,712 |
| 16 | Iceman | $589,032 | 324 | $7,343,032 |
| 17 | Purple Hearts | $515,053 | 370 | $658,649 |
| 18 | Up the Creek | $450,621 | 450 | $10,425,947 |
| 19 | This is Spinal Tap | $372,174 | 179 | $2,350,407 |
| 20 | Where the Boys Are '84 | $296,530 | 318 | $10,530,000 |
| 21 | Love Letters | $79,728 | 15 | $163,762 |
| 22 | The Hotel New Hampshire | $57,984 | 52 | $5,068,118 |
| 23 | Mike's Murder | $55,383 | 21 | $914,409 |
| 24 | Broadway Danny Rose | $25,486 | 17 | $10,566,714 |
| Reporting: 24 | $38,738,019 | total | ||