Weekend Domestic Box Office July 20, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Ghostbusters | $8,734,278 | -13% | 1,468 | $5,950 | $130,017,036 | 45 | |
| 2 | (new) | Best Defense | $7,872,297 | 1,425 | $5,524 | $7,872,297 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Gremlins | $5,517,823 | -11% | 950 | $5,808 | $105,525,234 | 45 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Neverending Story | $4,325,823 | 950 | $4,553 | $4,325,823 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (4) | The Karate Kid | $4,248,830 | -11% | 1,067 | $3,982 | $35,969,149 | 31 | |
| 6 | (3) | The Last Starfighter | $3,659,470 | -39% | 1,286 | $2,846 | $12,700,134 | 10 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $3,647,069 | -17% | 1,261 | $2,892 | $11,979,757 | 10 | |
| 8 | (6) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $3,060,056 | -25% | 1,022 | $2,994 | $147,185,208 | 61 | |
| 9 | (7) | Bachelor Party | $2,963,397 | -27% | 1,078 | $2,749 | $24,894,641 | 24 | |
| 10 | (9) | Conan the Destroyer | $1,635,820 | -37% | 795 | $2,058 | $23,255,676 | 24 | |
| 11 | (new) | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,513,090 | 364 | $4,157 | $1,513,090 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (8) | Cannonball Run II | $1,323,875 | -52% | 1,012 | $1,308 | $26,001,585 | 24 | |
| 13 | (10) | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $1,249,119 | -31% | 711 | $1,757 | $69,685,529 | 52 | |
| 14 | (new) | Electric Dreams | $1,009,586 | 920 | $1,097 | $1,009,586 | 3 | ||
| 15 | (14) | Romancing the Stone | $961,188 | -4% | 614 | $1,565 | $71,166,494 | 115 | |
| 16 | (12) | Top Secret! | $900,518 | -28% | 538 | $1,674 | $17,208,898 | 31 | |
| 17 | (13) | The Natural | $841,538 | -17% | 560 | $1,503 | $44,043,332 | 73 | |
| 18 | (11) | Rhinestone | $598,993 | -55% | 513 | $1,168 | $19,897,513 | 31 | |
| 19 | (16) | Police Academy | $398,124 | -22% | 340 | $1,171 | $81,198,894 | 122 | |
| 20 | (17) | Breakin' | $324,540 | -25% | 385 | $843 | $35,644,159 | 80 | |
| 21 | (18) | Beat Street | $268,912 | -30% | 211 | $1,274 | $16,297,038 | 45 | |
| 22 | (19) | Love Letters | $235,766 | -3% | 89 | $2,649 | $4,129,150 | 87 | |
| 23 | (21) | Under the Volcano | $110,263 | -19% | 9 | $12,251 | $589,725 | 40 | |
| 24 | (20) | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $105,536 | -35% | 125 | $844 | $45,858,563 | 115 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $55,505,911 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghostbusters | $8,734,278 | 1,468 | $130,017,036 |
| 2 | Best Defense | $7,872,297 | 1,425 | $7,872,297 |
| 3 | Gremlins | $5,517,823 | 950 | $105,525,234 |
| 4 | The Neverending Story | $4,325,823 | 950 | $4,325,823 |
| 5 | The Karate Kid | $4,248,830 | 1,067 | $35,969,149 |
| 6 | The Last Starfighter | $3,659,470 | 1,286 | $12,700,134 |
| 7 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $3,647,069 | 1,261 | $11,979,757 |
| 8 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $3,060,056 | 1,022 | $147,185,208 |
| 9 | Bachelor Party | $2,963,397 | 1,078 | $24,894,641 |
| 10 | Conan the Destroyer | $1,635,820 | 795 | $23,255,676 |
| 11 | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,513,090 | 364 | $1,513,090 |
| 12 | Cannonball Run II | $1,323,875 | 1,012 | $26,001,585 |
| 13 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $1,249,119 | 711 | $69,685,529 |
| 14 | Electric Dreams | $1,009,586 | 920 | $1,009,586 |
| 15 | Romancing the Stone | $961,188 | 614 | $71,166,494 |
| 16 | Top Secret! | $900,518 | 538 | $17,208,898 |
| 17 | The Natural | $841,538 | 560 | $44,043,332 |
| 18 | Rhinestone | $598,993 | 513 | $19,897,513 |
| 19 | Police Academy | $398,124 | 340 | $81,198,894 |
| 20 | Breakin' | $324,540 | 385 | $35,644,159 |
| 21 | Beat Street | $268,912 | 211 | $16,297,038 |
| 22 | Love Letters | $235,766 | 89 | $4,129,150 |
| 23 | Under the Volcano | $110,263 | 9 | $589,725 |
| 24 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $105,536 | 125 | $45,858,563 |
| Reporting: 24 | $55,505,911 | total | ||