Weekend Domestic Box Office August 17, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Tightrope | $9,156,545 | 1,535 | $5,965 | $9,156,545 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Red Dawn | $5,584,336 | -32% | 1,792 | $3,116 | $18,590,986 | 10 | |
| 3 | (2) | Ghostbusters | $5,581,794 | -6% | 1,400 | $3,987 | $171,667,224 | 73 | |
| 4 | (3) | Purple Rain | $4,002,533 | -17% | 853 | $4,692 | $34,372,441 | 24 | |
| 5 | (4) | Revenge of the Nerds | $3,666,836 | -16% | 971 | $3,776 | $18,479,763 | 31 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Karate Kid | $3,420,623 | +8% | 1,030 | $3,321 | $59,595,611 | 59 | |
| 7 | (new) | The Woman in Red | $3,165,833 | 1,066 | $2,970 | $4,027,121 | 5 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Sheena | $2,950,114 | 1,496 | $1,972 | $2,950,114 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (new) | Dreamscape | $2,257,627 | 816 | $2,767 | $2,257,627 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (6) | Gremlins | $2,170,739 | -31% | 1,013 | $2,143 | $129,469,035 | 73 | |
| 11 | (9) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,619,339 | -23% | 730 | $2,218 | $161,855,830 | 89 | |
| 12 | (7) | Cloak & Dagger | $1,589,121 | -44% | 951 | $1,671 | $5,806,066 | 10 | |
| 13 | (8) | The Jungle Book | $1,216,037 | -43% | 1,109 | $1,097 | $93,662,174 | 6,151 | |
| 14 | (12) | Bachelor Party | $661,440 | -46% | 449 | $1,473 | $34,532,661 | 52 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Last Starfighter | $636,400 | -41% | 370 | $1,720 | $22,200,789 | 38 | |
| 16 | (10) | The Neverending Story | $627,137 | -53% | 367 | $1,709 | $18,192,059 | 31 | |
| 17 | (14) | The Philadelphia Experiment | $625,295 | -42% | 261 | $2,396 | $4,726,489 | 17 | |
| 18 | (13) | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $609,400 | -50% | 554 | $1,100 | $23,026,622 | 38 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $414,962 | -33% | 183 | $2,268 | $1,389,688 | 10 | |
| 20 | (19) | Romancing the Stone | $327,630 | -32% | 252 | $1,300 | $74,729,331 | 143 | |
| 21 | (21) | The Natural | $247,200 | -16% | 206 | $1,200 | $46,869,829 | 101 | |
| 22 | (22) | Love Letters | $198,627 | -5% | 77 | $2,580 | $5,269,990 | 115 | |
| 23 | (25) | Under the Volcano | $99,686 | -24% | 19 | $5,247 | $1,307,411 | 68 | |
| Reporting movies: 23 | $50,829,254 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tightrope | $9,156,545 | 1,535 | $9,156,545 |
| 2 | Red Dawn | $5,584,336 | 1,792 | $18,590,986 |
| 3 | Ghostbusters | $5,581,794 | 1,400 | $171,667,224 |
| 4 | Purple Rain | $4,002,533 | 853 | $34,372,441 |
| 5 | Revenge of the Nerds | $3,666,836 | 971 | $18,479,763 |
| 6 | The Karate Kid | $3,420,623 | 1,030 | $59,595,611 |
| 7 | The Woman in Red | $3,165,833 | 1,066 | $4,027,121 |
| 8 | Sheena | $2,950,114 | 1,496 | $2,950,114 |
| 9 | Dreamscape | $2,257,627 | 816 | $2,257,627 |
| 10 | Gremlins | $2,170,739 | 1,013 | $129,469,035 |
| 11 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,619,339 | 730 | $161,855,830 |
| 12 | Cloak & Dagger | $1,589,121 | 951 | $5,806,066 |
| 13 | The Jungle Book | $1,216,037 | 1,109 | $93,662,174 |
| 14 | Bachelor Party | $661,440 | 449 | $34,532,661 |
| 15 | The Last Starfighter | $636,400 | 370 | $22,200,789 |
| 16 | The Neverending Story | $627,137 | 367 | $18,192,059 |
| 17 | The Philadelphia Experiment | $625,295 | 261 | $4,726,489 |
| 18 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $609,400 | 554 | $23,026,622 |
| 19 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $414,962 | 183 | $1,389,688 |
| 20 | Romancing the Stone | $327,630 | 252 | $74,729,331 |
| 21 | The Natural | $247,200 | 206 | $46,869,829 |
| 22 | Love Letters | $198,627 | 77 | $5,269,990 |
| 23 | Under the Volcano | $99,686 | 19 | $1,307,411 |
| Reporting: 23 | $50,829,254 | total | ||