Weekend Domestic Box Office August 10, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Red Dawn | $8,239,381 | 1,822 | $4,522 | $8,239,381 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Ghostbusters | $5,929,651 | -9% | 1,423 | $4,167 | $162,725,586 | 66 | |
| 3 | (2) | Purple Rain | $4,802,664 | -24% | 991 | $4,846 | $27,533,155 | 17 | |
| 4 | (12) | Revenge of the Nerds | $4,391,174 | +176% | 958 | $4,584 | $12,173,794 | 24 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Karate Kid | $3,180,797 | -12% | 1,111 | $2,863 | $54,037,902 | 52 | |
| 6 | (3) | Gremlins | $3,151,397 | -24% | 1,322 | $2,384 | $125,539,436 | 66 | |
| 7 | (new) | Cloak & Dagger | $2,862,025 | 1,147 | $2,495 | $2,862,025 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (4) | The Jungle Book | $2,141,714 | -44% | 1,463 | $1,464 | $90,932,514 | 6,144 | |
| 9 | (6) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $2,110,782 | -10% | 946 | $2,231 | $158,988,301 | 82 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Neverending Story | $1,330,090 | -41% | 719 | $1,850 | $16,757,940 | 24 | |
| 11 | (8) | Grandview, U.S.A. | $1,248,817 | -43% | 914 | $1,366 | $4,743,119 | 10 | |
| 12 | (11) | Bachelor Party | $1,232,231 | -27% | 738 | $1,670 | $33,228,229 | 45 | |
| 13 | (14) | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $1,228,453 | -19% | 783 | $1,569 | $21,797,463 | 31 | |
| 14 | (10) | The Philadelphia Experiment | $1,085,367 | -42% | 406 | $2,673 | $3,780,736 | 10 | |
| 15 | (13) | The Last Starfighter | $1,074,450 | -32% | 570 | $1,885 | $21,013,668 | 31 | |
| 16 | (9) | Joy of Sex | $867,646 | -55% | 663 | $1,309 | $3,687,801 | 10 | |
| 17 | (new) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $620,279 | 236 | $2,628 | $620,279 | 3 | ||
| 18 | (15) | Best Defense | $575,047 | -61% | 484 | $1,188 | $18,361,590 | 24 | |
| 19 | (20) | Romancing the Stone | $479,665 | -13% | 359 | $1,336 | $74,111,506 | 136 | |
| 20 | (16) | Meatballs II | $407,478 | -63% | 339 | $1,202 | $5,410,972 | 17 | |
| 21 | (19) | The Natural | $293,700 | -55% | 267 | $1,100 | $46,309,185 | 94 | |
| 22 | (22) | Love Letters | $209,494 | -2% | 83 | $2,524 | $5,002,230 | 108 | |
| 23 | (21) | Rhinestone | $204,705 | -16% | 290 | $706 | $21,333,906 | 52 | |
| 24 | (18) | Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers | $181,370 | -76% | 178 | $1,019 | $3,772,785 | 17 | |
| 25 | (23) | Under the Volcano | $130,906 | -12% | 24 | $5,454 | $1,146,631 | 61 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $47,979,283 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Dawn | $8,239,381 | 1,822 | $8,239,381 |
| 2 | Ghostbusters | $5,929,651 | 1,423 | $162,725,586 |
| 3 | Purple Rain | $4,802,664 | 991 | $27,533,155 |
| 4 | Revenge of the Nerds | $4,391,174 | 958 | $12,173,794 |
| 5 | The Karate Kid | $3,180,797 | 1,111 | $54,037,902 |
| 6 | Gremlins | $3,151,397 | 1,322 | $125,539,436 |
| 7 | Cloak & Dagger | $2,862,025 | 1,147 | $2,862,025 |
| 8 | The Jungle Book | $2,141,714 | 1,463 | $90,932,514 |
| 9 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $2,110,782 | 946 | $158,988,301 |
| 10 | The Neverending Story | $1,330,090 | 719 | $16,757,940 |
| 11 | Grandview, U.S.A. | $1,248,817 | 914 | $4,743,119 |
| 12 | Bachelor Party | $1,232,231 | 738 | $33,228,229 |
| 13 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $1,228,453 | 783 | $21,797,463 |
| 14 | The Philadelphia Experiment | $1,085,367 | 406 | $3,780,736 |
| 15 | The Last Starfighter | $1,074,450 | 570 | $21,013,668 |
| 16 | Joy of Sex | $867,646 | 663 | $3,687,801 |
| 17 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $620,279 | 236 | $620,279 |
| 18 | Best Defense | $575,047 | 484 | $18,361,590 |
| 19 | Romancing the Stone | $479,665 | 359 | $74,111,506 |
| 20 | Meatballs II | $407,478 | 339 | $5,410,972 |
| 21 | The Natural | $293,700 | 267 | $46,309,185 |
| 22 | Love Letters | $209,494 | 83 | $5,002,230 |
| 23 | Rhinestone | $204,705 | 290 | $21,333,906 |
| 24 | Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers | $181,370 | 178 | $3,772,785 |
| 25 | Under the Volcano | $130,906 | 24 | $1,146,631 |
| Reporting: 25 | $47,979,283 | total | ||