Week Domestic Box Office May 11, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Natural | $7,233,718 | 989 | $7,314 | $7,233,718 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Breakin' | $6,277,858 | -18% | 1,121 | $5,600 | $13,951,190 | 14 | |
| 3 | (new) | Firestarter | $6,260,000 | 1,356 | $4,617 | $6,260,000 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (3) | Romancing the Stone | $4,184,745 | -18% | 1,024 | $4,087 | $45,462,893 | 49 | |
| 5 | (2) | Sixteen Candles | $4,035,000 | -24% | 1,245 | $3,241 | $9,310,000 | 14 | |
| 6 | (4) | Police Academy | $3,533,353 | -23% | 1,318 | $2,681 | $63,125,771 | 56 | |
| 7 | (6) | Hardbodies | $2,514,703 | -26% | 1,594 | $1,578 | $5,932,088 | 14 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Bounty | $2,247,578 | -36% | 860 | $2,613 | $5,780,092 | 14 | |
| 9 | (7) | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $2,008,064 | -26% | 838 | $2,396 | $38,134,592 | 49 | |
| 10 | (10) | Footloose | $1,704,499 | -21% | 876 | $1,946 | $68,320,134 | 91 | |
| 11 | (9) | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,694,504 | -24% | 635 | $2,669 | $20,513,629 | 42 | |
| 12 | (8) | Splash | $1,663,764 | -32% | 723 | $2,301 | $57,294,029 | 70 | |
| 13 | (15) | Weekend Pass | $1,405,471 | +28% | 302 | $4,654 | $19,736,753 | 105 | |
| 14 | (11) | Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | $1,141,657 | -44% | 610 | $1,872 | $29,618,167 | 35 | |
| 15 | (12) | Alphabet City | $848,796 | -44% | 290 | $2,927 | $2,372,764 | 14 | |
| 16 | (14) | Terms of Endearment | $828,877 | -27% | 404 | $2,052 | $104,790,508 | 177 | |
| 17 | (18) | This is Spinal Tap | $446,101 | -14% | 171 | $2,609 | $2,943,892 | 77 | |
| 18 | (17) | Up the Creek | $388,042 | -29% | 340 | $1,141 | $10,907,136 | 42 | |
| 19 | (13) | Children of the Corn | $316,839 | -75% | 208 | $1,523 | $14,416,839 | 70 | |
| 20 | (19) | Love Letters | $281,614 | +153% | 78 | $3,610 | $477,055 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $49,015,183 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Natural | $7,233,718 | 989 | $7,233,718 |
| 2 | Breakin' | $6,277,858 | 1,121 | $13,951,190 |
| 3 | Firestarter | $6,260,000 | 1,356 | $6,260,000 |
| 4 | Romancing the Stone | $4,184,745 | 1,024 | $45,462,893 |
| 5 | Sixteen Candles | $4,035,000 | 1,245 | $9,310,000 |
| 6 | Police Academy | $3,533,353 | 1,318 | $63,125,771 |
| 7 | Hardbodies | $2,514,703 | 1,594 | $5,932,088 |
| 8 | The Bounty | $2,247,578 | 860 | $5,780,092 |
| 9 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $2,008,064 | 838 | $38,134,592 |
| 10 | Footloose | $1,704,499 | 876 | $68,320,134 |
| 11 | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,694,504 | 635 | $20,513,629 |
| 12 | Splash | $1,663,764 | 723 | $57,294,029 |
| 13 | Weekend Pass | $1,405,471 | 302 | $19,736,753 |
| 14 | Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | $1,141,657 | 610 | $29,618,167 |
| 15 | Alphabet City | $848,796 | 290 | $2,372,764 |
| 16 | Terms of Endearment | $828,877 | 404 | $104,790,508 |
| 17 | This is Spinal Tap | $446,101 | 171 | $2,943,892 |
| 18 | Up the Creek | $388,042 | 340 | $10,907,136 |
| 19 | Children of the Corn | $316,839 | 208 | $14,416,839 |
| 20 | Love Letters | $281,614 | 78 | $477,055 |
| Reporting: 20 | $49,015,183 | total | ||