Week Domestic Box Office May 18, 1984
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Natural | $7,378,905 | +2% | 989 | $7,461 | $14,612,623 | 14 | |
| 2 | (2) | Breakin' | $5,032,648 | -20% | 1,116 | $4,510 | $18,983,838 | 21 | |
| 3 | (4) | Romancing the Stone | $4,664,382 | +11% | 1,101 | $4,236 | $50,127,275 | 56 | |
| 4 | (3) | Firestarter | $4,166,439 | -33% | 1,374 | $3,032 | $10,426,439 | 14 | |
| 5 | (6) | Police Academy | $3,616,039 | +2% | 1,412 | $2,561 | $66,741,810 | 63 | |
| 6 | (5) | Sixteen Candles | $3,298,841 | -18% | 1,111 | $2,969 | $12,608,841 | 21 | |
| 7 | (new) | Making the Grade | $2,328,972 | 1,197 | $1,946 | $2,328,972 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (9) | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $1,894,032 | -6% | 765 | $2,476 | $40,028,624 | 56 | |
| 9 | (10) | Footloose | $1,719,575 | +1% | 750 | $2,293 | $70,039,709 | 98 | |
| 10 | (12) | Splash | $1,643,008 | -1% | 551 | $2,982 | $58,937,037 | 77 | |
| 11 | (11) | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,526,400 | -10% | 562 | $2,716 | $22,040,029 | 49 | |
| 12 | (8) | The Bounty | $1,390,977 | -38% | 455 | $3,057 | $7,171,069 | 21 | |
| 13 | (new) | Finders Keepers | $1,157,868 | 753 | $1,538 | $1,157,868 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (15) | Alphabet City | $790,942 | -7% | 276 | $2,866 | $3,163,706 | 21 | |
| 15 | (7) | Hardbodies | $773,169 | -69% | 505 | $1,531 | $6,705,257 | 21 | |
| 16 | (13) | Weekend Pass | $712,760 | -49% | 206 | $3,460 | $20,449,513 | 112 | |
| 17 | (17) | This is Spinal Tap | $486,321 | +9% | 199 | $2,444 | $3,430,213 | 84 | |
| 18 | (20) | Love Letters | $435,859 | +55% | 103 | $4,232 | $912,914 | 28 | |
| 19 | (18) | Up the Creek | $412,155 | +6% | 315 | $1,308 | $11,319,291 | 49 | |
| 20 | (19) | Children of the Corn | $109,039 | -66% | 96 | $1,136 | $14,525,878 | 77 | |
| Reporting movies: 20 | $43,538,331 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Natural | $7,378,905 | 989 | $14,612,623 |
| 2 | Breakin' | $5,032,648 | 1,116 | $18,983,838 |
| 3 | Romancing the Stone | $4,664,382 | 1,101 | $50,127,275 |
| 4 | Firestarter | $4,166,439 | 1,374 | $10,426,439 |
| 5 | Police Academy | $3,616,039 | 1,412 | $66,741,810 |
| 6 | Sixteen Candles | $3,298,841 | 1,111 | $12,608,841 |
| 7 | Making the Grade | $2,328,972 | 1,197 | $2,328,972 |
| 8 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $1,894,032 | 765 | $40,028,624 |
| 9 | Footloose | $1,719,575 | 750 | $70,039,709 |
| 10 | Splash | $1,643,008 | 551 | $58,937,037 |
| 11 | Moscow on the Hudson | $1,526,400 | 562 | $22,040,029 |
| 12 | The Bounty | $1,390,977 | 455 | $7,171,069 |
| 13 | Finders Keepers | $1,157,868 | 753 | $1,157,868 |
| 14 | Alphabet City | $790,942 | 276 | $3,163,706 |
| 15 | Hardbodies | $773,169 | 505 | $6,705,257 |
| 16 | Weekend Pass | $712,760 | 206 | $20,449,513 |
| 17 | This is Spinal Tap | $486,321 | 199 | $3,430,213 |
| 18 | Love Letters | $435,859 | 103 | $912,914 |
| 19 | Up the Creek | $412,155 | 315 | $11,319,291 |
| 20 | Children of the Corn | $109,039 | 96 | $14,525,878 |
| Reporting: 20 | $43,538,331 | total | ||