Week Domestic Box Office March 16, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Splash | $8,783,216 | +4% | 861 | $10,201 | $17,211,706 | 14 | |
| 2 | (1) | Footloose | $6,383,965 | -10% | 1,360 | $4,694 | $39,578,433 | 35 | |
| 3 | (new) | The Ice Pirates | $5,520,221 | 1,175 | $4,698 | $5,520,221 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Tank | $5,124,000 | 1,332 | $3,847 | $5,124,000 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Against All Odds | $3,574,003 | -19% | 946 | $3,778 | $12,932,753 | 21 | |
| 6 | (5) | Children of the Corn | $3,066,864 | +17% | 653 | $4,697 | $5,682,690 | 14 | |
| 7 | (4) | Terms of Endearment | $2,216,820 | -16% | 831 | $2,668 | $90,405,217 | 121 | |
| 8 | (6) | Blame it on Rio | $1,702,996 | -34% | 692 | $2,461 | $16,072,342 | 35 | |
| 9 | (7) | Lassiter | $1,546,986 | -27% | 784 | $1,973 | $16,187,228 | 35 | |
| 10 | (8) | Unfaithfully Yours | $1,454,048 | -30% | 630 | $2,308 | $18,126,779 | 42 | |
| 11 | (9) | Weekend Pass | $1,351,130 | -31% | 389 | $3,473 | $11,474,052 | 49 | |
| 12 | (11) | The Hotel New Hampshire | $1,151,423 | -21% | 234 | $4,921 | $2,614,067 | 14 | |
| 13 | (13) | Never Cry Wolf | $860,166 | -19% | 414 | $2,078 | $25,877,823 | 168 | |
| 14 | (12) | Angel | $765,857 | -36% | 394 | $1,944 | $15,633,552 | 70 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Dresser | $670,325 | -12% | 223 | $3,006 | $4,019,824 | 108 | |
| 16 | (14) | Silkwood | $605,237 | -23% | 388 | $1,560 | $34,167,326 | 100 | |
| 17 | (10) | Harry & Son | $491,632 | -68% | 825 | $596 | $4,484,800 | 21 | |
| 18 | (16) | Broadway Danny Rose | $468,358 | -35% | 206 | $2,274 | $9,729,848 | 56 | |
| 19 | (18) | Yentl | $366,737 | -38% | 266 | $1,379 | $38,148,200 | 126 | |
| 20 | (19) | The Big Chill | $365,619 | -18% | 210 | $1,741 | $55,871,983 | 177 | |
| 21 | (20) | Mike's Murder | $295,898 | -3% | 118 | $2,508 | $599,450 | 14 | |
| 22 | (22) | Educating Rita | $153,741 | -17% | 93 | $1,653 | $14,504,170 | 184 | |
| 23 | (24) | This is Spinal Tap | $87,762 | +26% | 5 | $17,552 | $200,439 | 21 | |
| 24 | (23) | The Buddy System | $23,171 | -83% | 45 | $515 | $1,778,506 | 63 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $47,030,175 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Splash | $8,783,216 | 861 | $17,211,706 |
| 2 | Footloose | $6,383,965 | 1,360 | $39,578,433 |
| 3 | The Ice Pirates | $5,520,221 | 1,175 | $5,520,221 |
| 4 | Tank | $5,124,000 | 1,332 | $5,124,000 |
| 5 | Against All Odds | $3,574,003 | 946 | $12,932,753 |
| 6 | Children of the Corn | $3,066,864 | 653 | $5,682,690 |
| 7 | Terms of Endearment | $2,216,820 | 831 | $90,405,217 |
| 8 | Blame it on Rio | $1,702,996 | 692 | $16,072,342 |
| 9 | Lassiter | $1,546,986 | 784 | $16,187,228 |
| 10 | Unfaithfully Yours | $1,454,048 | 630 | $18,126,779 |
| 11 | Weekend Pass | $1,351,130 | 389 | $11,474,052 |
| 12 | The Hotel New Hampshire | $1,151,423 | 234 | $2,614,067 |
| 13 | Never Cry Wolf | $860,166 | 414 | $25,877,823 |
| 14 | Angel | $765,857 | 394 | $15,633,552 |
| 15 | The Dresser | $670,325 | 223 | $4,019,824 |
| 16 | Silkwood | $605,237 | 388 | $34,167,326 |
| 17 | Harry & Son | $491,632 | 825 | $4,484,800 |
| 18 | Broadway Danny Rose | $468,358 | 206 | $9,729,848 |
| 19 | Yentl | $366,737 | 266 | $38,148,200 |
| 20 | The Big Chill | $365,619 | 210 | $55,871,983 |
| 21 | Mike's Murder | $295,898 | 118 | $599,450 |
| 22 | Educating Rita | $153,741 | 93 | $14,504,170 |
| 23 | This is Spinal Tap | $87,762 | 5 | $200,439 |
| 24 | The Buddy System | $23,171 | 45 | $1,778,506 |
| Reporting: 24 | $47,030,175 | total | ||