Weekend Domestic Box Office May 18, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Natural | $5,423,223 | +7% | 989 | $5,484 | $12,656,941 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | Breakin' | $4,036,396 | -18% | 1,116 | $3,617 | $17,987,586 | 17 | |
| 3 | (5) | Romancing the Stone | $3,531,769 | +16% | 1,101 | $3,208 | $48,994,662 | 52 | |
| 4 | (3) | Firestarter | $3,107,506 | -34% | 1,374 | $2,262 | $9,367,506 | 10 | |
| 5 | (6) | Police Academy | $2,808,194 | +10% | 1,412 | $1,989 | $65,933,965 | 59 | |
| 6 | (4) | Sixteen Candles | $2,688,730 | -16% | 1,111 | $2,420 | $11,998,730 | 17 | |
| 7 | (new) | Making the Grade | $1,760,856 | 1,197 | $1,471 | $1,760,856 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (9) | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $1,440,242 | 0% | 765 | $1,883 | $39,574,834 | 52 | |
| 9 | (11) | Footloose | $1,279,264 | +5% | 750 | $1,706 | $69,599,398 | 94 | |
| 10 | (12) | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,082,920 | -10% | 562 | $1,927 | $21,596,549 | 45 | |
| 11 | (10) | Splash | $1,047,496 | -14% | 551 | $1,901 | $58,341,525 | 73 | |
| 12 | (8) | The Bounty | $1,000,733 | -36% | 455 | $2,199 | $6,780,825 | 17 | |
| 13 | (new) | Finders Keepers | $865,207 | 753 | $1,149 | $865,207 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (14) | Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | $774,840 | -9% | 580 | $1,336 | $30,393,007 | 38 | |
| 15 | (15) | Alphabet City | $604,992 | -9% | 276 | $2,192 | $2,977,756 | 17 | |
| 16 | (7) | Hardbodies | $532,834 | -71% | 505 | $1,055 | $6,464,922 | 17 | |
| 17 | (13) | Weekend Pass | $498,932 | -50% | 206 | $2,422 | $20,235,685 | 108 | |
| 18 | (16) | Terms of Endearment | $446,504 | -21% | 350 | $1,276 | $105,237,012 | 180 | |
| 19 | (18) | This is Spinal Tap | $350,835 | +18% | 199 | $1,763 | $3,294,727 | 80 | |
| 20 | (20) | Love Letters | $323,674 | +49% | 103 | $3,142 | $800,729 | 24 | |
| 21 | (17) | Up the Creek | $319,385 | +6% | 315 | $1,014 | $11,226,521 | 45 | |
| 22 | (19) | Children of the Corn | $79,984 | -68% | 96 | $833 | $14,496,823 | 73 | |
| Reporting movies: 22 | $34,004,516 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Natural | $5,423,223 | 989 | $12,656,941 |
| 2 | Breakin' | $4,036,396 | 1,116 | $17,987,586 |
| 3 | Romancing the Stone | $3,531,769 | 1,101 | $48,994,662 |
| 4 | Firestarter | $3,107,506 | 1,374 | $9,367,506 |
| 5 | Police Academy | $2,808,194 | 1,412 | $65,933,965 |
| 6 | Sixteen Candles | $2,688,730 | 1,111 | $11,998,730 |
| 7 | Making the Grade | $1,760,856 | 1,197 | $1,760,856 |
| 8 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $1,440,242 | 765 | $39,574,834 |
| 9 | Footloose | $1,279,264 | 750 | $69,599,398 |
| 10 | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,082,920 | 562 | $21,596,549 |
| 11 | Splash | $1,047,496 | 551 | $58,341,525 |
| 12 | The Bounty | $1,000,733 | 455 | $6,780,825 |
| 13 | Finders Keepers | $865,207 | 753 | $865,207 |
| 14 | Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | $774,840 | 580 | $30,393,007 |
| 15 | Alphabet City | $604,992 | 276 | $2,977,756 |
| 16 | Hardbodies | $532,834 | 505 | $6,464,922 |
| 17 | Weekend Pass | $498,932 | 206 | $20,235,685 |
| 18 | Terms of Endearment | $446,504 | 350 | $105,237,012 |
| 19 | This is Spinal Tap | $350,835 | 199 | $3,294,727 |
| 20 | Love Letters | $323,674 | 103 | $800,729 |
| 21 | Up the Creek | $319,385 | 315 | $11,226,521 |
| 22 | Children of the Corn | $79,984 | 96 | $14,496,823 |
| Reporting: 22 | $34,004,516 | total | ||