Week Domestic Box Office March 23, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Police Academy | $11,863,740 | 1,063 | $11,161 | $11,863,740 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Splash | $8,665,378 | -1% | 1,018 | $8,512 | $25,877,084 | 21 | |
| 3 | (2) | Footloose | $5,782,936 | -9% | 1,360 | $4,252 | $45,361,369 | 42 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Ice Pirates | $3,615,732 | -35% | 1,174 | $3,080 | $9,135,953 | 14 | |
| 5 | (4) | Tank | $3,511,000 | -31% | 1,295 | $2,711 | $8,635,000 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | Against All Odds | $2,939,518 | -18% | 861 | $3,414 | $15,872,271 | 28 | |
| 7 | (new) | Racing with the Moon | $2,378,900 | 1,063 | $2,238 | $2,378,900 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (6) | Children of the Corn | $2,011,858 | -34% | 650 | $3,095 | $7,694,548 | 21 | |
| 9 | (7) | Terms of Endearment | $1,739,887 | -22% | 730 | $2,383 | $92,145,104 | 128 | |
| 10 | (8) | Blame it on Rio | $1,073,032 | -37% | 563 | $1,906 | $17,145,374 | 42 | |
| 11 | (11) | Weekend Pass | $1,039,085 | -23% | 334 | $3,111 | $12,513,137 | 56 | |
| 12 | (9) | Lassiter | $965,861 | -38% | 662 | $1,459 | $17,153,089 | 42 | |
| 13 | (10) | Unfaithfully Yours | $874,420 | -40% | 515 | $1,698 | $19,001,199 | 49 | |
| 14 | (12) | The Hotel New Hampshire | $686,640 | -40% | 202 | $3,399 | $3,300,707 | 21 | |
| 15 | (16) | Silkwood | $612,296 | +1% | 388 | $1,578 | $34,779,622 | 107 | |
| 16 | (15) | The Dresser | $601,667 | -10% | 195 | $3,085 | $4,621,491 | 115 | |
| 17 | (14) | Angel | $532,845 | -30% | 272 | $1,959 | $16,166,397 | 77 | |
| 18 | (13) | Never Cry Wolf | $527,449 | -39% | 272 | $1,939 | $26,405,272 | 175 | |
| 19 | (18) | Broadway Danny Rose | $326,017 | -30% | 138 | $2,362 | $10,055,865 | 63 | |
| 20 | (19) | Yentl | $276,377 | -25% | 210 | $1,316 | $38,424,577 | 133 | |
| 21 | (17) | Harry & Son | $238,200 | -52% | 172 | $1,385 | $4,723,000 | 28 | |
| 22 | (23) | This is Spinal Tap | $143,395 | +63% | 10 | $14,340 | $343,834 | 28 | |
| 23 | (21) | Mike's Murder | $58,338 | -80% | 28 | $2,084 | $657,788 | 21 | |
| 24 | (24) | The Buddy System | $18,148 | -22% | 12 | $1,512 | $1,796,654 | 70 | |
| Reporting movies: 24 | $50,482,719 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police Academy | $11,863,740 | 1,063 | $11,863,740 |
| 2 | Splash | $8,665,378 | 1,018 | $25,877,084 |
| 3 | Footloose | $5,782,936 | 1,360 | $45,361,369 |
| 4 | The Ice Pirates | $3,615,732 | 1,174 | $9,135,953 |
| 5 | Tank | $3,511,000 | 1,295 | $8,635,000 |
| 6 | Against All Odds | $2,939,518 | 861 | $15,872,271 |
| 7 | Racing with the Moon | $2,378,900 | 1,063 | $2,378,900 |
| 8 | Children of the Corn | $2,011,858 | 650 | $7,694,548 |
| 9 | Terms of Endearment | $1,739,887 | 730 | $92,145,104 |
| 10 | Blame it on Rio | $1,073,032 | 563 | $17,145,374 |
| 11 | Weekend Pass | $1,039,085 | 334 | $12,513,137 |
| 12 | Lassiter | $965,861 | 662 | $17,153,089 |
| 13 | Unfaithfully Yours | $874,420 | 515 | $19,001,199 |
| 14 | The Hotel New Hampshire | $686,640 | 202 | $3,300,707 |
| 15 | Silkwood | $612,296 | 388 | $34,779,622 |
| 16 | The Dresser | $601,667 | 195 | $4,621,491 |
| 17 | Angel | $532,845 | 272 | $16,166,397 |
| 18 | Never Cry Wolf | $527,449 | 272 | $26,405,272 |
| 19 | Broadway Danny Rose | $326,017 | 138 | $10,055,865 |
| 20 | Yentl | $276,377 | 210 | $38,424,577 |
| 21 | Harry & Son | $238,200 | 172 | $4,723,000 |
| 22 | This is Spinal Tap | $143,395 | 10 | $343,834 |
| 23 | Mike's Murder | $58,338 | 28 | $657,788 |
| 24 | The Buddy System | $18,148 | 12 | $1,796,654 |
| Reporting: 24 | $50,482,719 | total | ||