Weekend Domestic Box Office September 14, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Tightrope | $3,329,118 | -17% | 1,377 | $2,418 | $40,609,078 | 31 | |
| 2 | (2) | Ghostbusters | $3,268,876 | -15% | 1,437 | $2,275 | $196,967,948 | 101 | |
| 3 | (3) | Purple Rain | $2,474,970 | -3% | 1,019 | $2,429 | $52,511,403 | 52 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Karate Kid | $2,210,145 | -10% | 1,086 | $2,035 | $75,512,142 | 87 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Woman in Red | $2,132,776 | -13% | 1,005 | $2,122 | $19,597,511 | 33 | |
| 6 | (6) | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,984,597 | -9% | 908 | $2,186 | $34,257,675 | 59 | |
| 7 | (new) | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,727,546 | 530 | $3,260 | $1,727,546 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (7) | Red Dawn | $1,503,784 | -20% | 960 | $1,566 | $34,286,783 | 38 | |
| 9 | (9) | Gremlins | $1,441,837 | -11% | 1,016 | $1,419 | $140,690,756 | 101 | |
| 10 | (new) | Exterminator 2 | $1,204,197 | 535 | $2,251 | $1,204,197 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (10) | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,065,032 | -6% | 666 | $1,599 | $170,306,545 | 117 | |
| 12 | (13) | Dreamscape | $753,661 | -22% | 509 | $1,481 | $11,251,613 | 31 | |
| 13 | (11) | Oxford Blues | $661,252 | -33% | 480 | $1,378 | $8,112,232 | 24 | |
| 14 | (8) | Bolero | $658,424 | -63% | 582 | $1,131 | $8,119,267 | 17 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $518,643 | -10% | 256 | $2,026 | $1,477,068 | 10 | |
| 16 | (16) | Bachelor Party | $422,333 | +1% | 378 | $1,117 | $37,696,081 | 80 | |
| 17 | (14) | C.H.U.D. | $418,646 | -50% | 210 | $1,994 | $3,412,497 | 17 | |
| 18 | (12) | Flashpoint | $397,000 | -59% | 397 | $1,000 | $3,854,833 | 17 | |
| 19 | (18) | The Natural | $273,600 | +41% | 304 | $900 | $47,951,979 | 129 | |
| 20 | (22) | The Bostonians | $237,765 | +389% | 61 | $3,898 | $312,566 | 59 | |
| 21 | (17) | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $203,000 | -6% | 290 | $700 | $25,534,703 | 66 | |
| 22 | (new) | A Soldier's Story | $156,383 | 5 | $31,277 | $156,383 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (19) | Under the Volcano | $145,000 | +26% | 49 | $2,959 | $2,100,725 | 96 | |
| 24 | (20) | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $126,558 | +14% | 60 | $2,109 | $2,478,962 | 38 | |
| 25 | (21) | Choose Me | $60,617 | -6% | 3 | $20,206 | $271,911 | 19 | |
| Reporting movies: 25 | $27,375,760 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tightrope | $3,329,118 | 1,377 | $40,609,078 |
| 2 | Ghostbusters | $3,268,876 | 1,437 | $196,967,948 |
| 3 | Purple Rain | $2,474,970 | 1,019 | $52,511,403 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid | $2,210,145 | 1,086 | $75,512,142 |
| 5 | The Woman in Red | $2,132,776 | 1,005 | $19,597,511 |
| 6 | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,984,597 | 908 | $34,257,675 |
| 7 | Ninja III: The Domination | $1,727,546 | 530 | $1,727,546 |
| 8 | Red Dawn | $1,503,784 | 960 | $34,286,783 |
| 9 | Gremlins | $1,441,837 | 1,016 | $140,690,756 |
| 10 | Exterminator 2 | $1,204,197 | 535 | $1,204,197 |
| 11 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $1,065,032 | 666 | $170,306,545 |
| 12 | Dreamscape | $753,661 | 509 | $11,251,613 |
| 13 | Oxford Blues | $661,252 | 480 | $8,112,232 |
| 14 | Bolero | $658,424 | 582 | $8,119,267 |
| 15 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $518,643 | 256 | $1,477,068 |
| 16 | Bachelor Party | $422,333 | 378 | $37,696,081 |
| 17 | C.H.U.D. | $418,646 | 210 | $3,412,497 |
| 18 | Flashpoint | $397,000 | 397 | $3,854,833 |
| 19 | The Natural | $273,600 | 304 | $47,951,979 |
| 20 | The Bostonians | $237,765 | 61 | $312,566 |
| 21 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $203,000 | 290 | $25,534,703 |
| 22 | A Soldier's Story | $156,383 | 5 | $156,383 |
| 23 | Under the Volcano | $145,000 | 49 | $2,100,725 |
| 24 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $126,558 | 60 | $2,478,962 |
| 25 | Choose Me | $60,617 | 3 | $271,911 |
| Reporting: 25 | $27,375,760 | total | ||