Weekend Domestic Box Office August 3, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Ghostbusters | $6,529,305 | -15% | 1,439 | $4,537 | $152,974,574 | 59 | |
| 2 | (1) | Purple Rain | $6,280,779 | -19% | 1,007 | $6,237 | $18,881,638 | 10 | |
| 3 | (4) | Gremlins | $4,147,845 | -10% | 1,431 | $2,899 | $120,039,032 | 59 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Jungle Book | $3,807,156 | -28% | 1,463 | $2,602 | $86,372,314 | 6,137 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Karate Kid | $3,609,460 | -7% | 1,099 | $3,284 | $48,346,500 | 45 | |
| 6 | (8) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $2,354,687 | -9% | 1,030 | $2,286 | $155,393,853 | 75 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Neverending Story | $2,250,624 | -32% | 891 | $2,526 | $14,063,894 | 17 | |
| 8 | (new) | Grandview, U.S.A. | $2,194,293 | 1,069 | $2,053 | $2,194,293 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (new) | Joy of Sex | $1,913,001 | 804 | $2,379 | $1,913,001 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (new) | The Philadelphia Experiment | $1,877,000 | 490 | $3,831 | $1,877,000 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (12) | Bachelor Party | $1,686,550 | -11% | 762 | $2,213 | $31,075,601 | 38 | |
| 12 | (13) | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,592,746 | -5% | 439 | $3,628 | $6,670,759 | 17 | |
| 13 | (11) | The Last Starfighter | $1,589,998 | -22% | 668 | $2,380 | $19,107,241 | 24 | |
| 14 | (10) | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $1,524,552 | -33% | 914 | $1,668 | $19,691,476 | 24 | |
| 15 | (7) | Best Defense | $1,469,636 | -54% | 921 | $1,596 | $17,026,305 | 17 | |
| 16 | (9) | Meatballs II | $1,112,736 | -56% | 1,050 | $1,060 | $4,519,832 | 10 | |
| 17 | (15) | Conan the Destroyer | $768,002 | -16% | 510 | $1,506 | $26,365,298 | 38 | |
| 18 | (14) | Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers | $750,221 | -55% | 520 | $1,443 | $3,196,379 | 10 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Natural | $653,000 | -1% | 350 | $1,866 | $45,817,000 | 87 | |
| 20 | (19) | Romancing the Stone | $549,976 | -10% | 397 | $1,385 | $73,278,073 | 129 | |
| 21 | (20) | Rhinestone | $243,705 | -28% | 301 | $810 | $20,983,597 | 45 | |
| 22 | (22) | Love Letters | $214,556 | -6% | 90 | $2,384 | $4,721,933 | 101 | |
| 23 | (25) | Under the Volcano | $148,005 | +48% | 22 | $6,728 | $944,730 | 54 | |
| Reporting movies: 23 | $47,267,833 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghostbusters | $6,529,305 | 1,439 | $152,974,574 |
| 2 | Purple Rain | $6,280,779 | 1,007 | $18,881,638 |
| 3 | Gremlins | $4,147,845 | 1,431 | $120,039,032 |
| 4 | The Jungle Book | $3,807,156 | 1,463 | $86,372,314 |
| 5 | The Karate Kid | $3,609,460 | 1,099 | $48,346,500 |
| 6 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $2,354,687 | 1,030 | $155,393,853 |
| 7 | The Neverending Story | $2,250,624 | 891 | $14,063,894 |
| 8 | Grandview, U.S.A. | $2,194,293 | 1,069 | $2,194,293 |
| 9 | Joy of Sex | $1,913,001 | 804 | $1,913,001 |
| 10 | The Philadelphia Experiment | $1,877,000 | 490 | $1,877,000 |
| 11 | Bachelor Party | $1,686,550 | 762 | $31,075,601 |
| 12 | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,592,746 | 439 | $6,670,759 |
| 13 | The Last Starfighter | $1,589,998 | 668 | $19,107,241 |
| 14 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $1,524,552 | 914 | $19,691,476 |
| 15 | Best Defense | $1,469,636 | 921 | $17,026,305 |
| 16 | Meatballs II | $1,112,736 | 1,050 | $4,519,832 |
| 17 | Conan the Destroyer | $768,002 | 510 | $26,365,298 |
| 18 | Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers | $750,221 | 520 | $3,196,379 |
| 19 | The Natural | $653,000 | 350 | $45,817,000 |
| 20 | Romancing the Stone | $549,976 | 397 | $73,278,073 |
| 21 | Rhinestone | $243,705 | 301 | $20,983,597 |
| 22 | Love Letters | $214,556 | 90 | $4,721,933 |
| 23 | Under the Volcano | $148,005 | 22 | $944,730 |
| Reporting: 23 | $47,267,833 | total | ||