1984 Weekend Box Office Records
This chart shows the highest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office for 1984.
| Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Gross | Theaters | Per-Theater Average | Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 25, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple … | $25,337,110 | 1,687 | $15,019 | $33,668,342 | 5 |
| 2 | Dec 28, 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $20,064,790 | 2,006 | $10,002 | $84,118,547 | 26 |
| 3 | Jun 1, 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for… | $16,673,229 | 1,966 | $8,481 | $16,673,229 | 3 |
| 4 | Jun 1, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple … | $16,386,295 | 1,687 | $9,713 | $68,124,122 | 12 |
| 5 | Dec 21, 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $15,697,159 | 2,006 | $7,825 | $57,490,987 | 19 |
| 6 | Jun 15, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $15,287,030 | 1,479 | $10,336 | $38,302,276 | 10 |
| 7 | Dec 7, 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $15,214,805 | 1,532 | $9,931 | $19,080,478 | 5 |
| 8 | Jun 15, 1984 | Gremlins | $13,949,228 | 1,511 | $9,232 | $34,807,149 | 10 |
| 9 | Jun 8, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $13,612,564 | 1,339 | $10,166 | $13,612,564 | 3 |
| 10 | Jun 22, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $13,353,583 | 1,506 | $8,867 | $61,639,056 | 17 |
| 11 | Jun 8, 1984 | Gremlins | $12,511,634 | 1,511 | $8,280 | $12,511,634 | 3 |
| 12 | Jun 8, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple … | $12,016,144 | 1,685 | $7,131 | $88,772,018 | 19 |
| 13 | Dec 14, 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $11,514,444 | 1,532 | $7,516 | $36,483,317 | 12 |
| 14 | Jun 22, 1984 | Gremlins | $11,420,965 | 1,511 | $7,559 | $54,766,097 | 17 |
| 15 | Jul 6, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $11,255,224 | 1,469 | $7,662 | $99,770,335 | 31 |
| 16 | Jun 29, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $11,200,546 | 1,464 | $7,651 | $80,459,158 | 24 |
| 17 | Apr 13, 1984 | Friday the 13th Part IV: The … | $11,183,148 | 1,594 | $7,016 | $11,183,148 | 3 |
| 18 | Jul 13, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $10,021,932 | 1,470 | $6,818 | $115,684,640 | 38 |
| 19 | Jun 8, 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for… | $9,622,080 | 1,966 | $4,894 | $34,851,993 | 10 |
| 20 | Aug 17, 1984 | Tightrope | $9,156,545 | 1,535 | $5,965 | $9,156,545 | 3 |
| 21 | Jun 15, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple … | $9,116,144 | 1,685 | $5,410 | $103,587,041 | 26 |
| 22 | Jun 29, 1984 | Gremlins | $9,023,178 | 1,511 | $5,972 | $70,383,749 | 24 |
| 23 | Dec 28, 1984 | Pinocchio | $8,818,307 | 1,309 | $6,737 | $67,249,687 | 16,397 |
| 24 | Jul 20, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $8,734,278 | 1,468 | $5,950 | $130,017,036 | 45 |
| 25 | Jul 6, 1984 | Gremlins | $8,618,260 | 1,511 | $5,704 | $85,262,438 | 31 |
| 26 | Mar 23, 1984 | Police Academy | $8,570,007 | 1,063 | $8,062 | $8,570,007 | 3 |
| 27 | Feb 17, 1984 | Footloose | $8,556,935 | 1,384 | $6,183 | $8,556,935 | 3 |
| 28 | Jun 29, 1984 | Cannonball Run II | $8,323,948 | 1,778 | $4,682 | $8,323,948 | 3 |
| 29 | Aug 10, 1984 | Red Dawn | $8,239,381 | 1,822 | $4,522 | $8,239,381 | 3 |
| 30 | Mar 30, 1984 | Police Academy | $8,061,398 | 1,063 | $7,584 | $19,925,138 | 10 |
| 31 | Jul 20, 1984 | Best Defense | $7,872,297 | 1,425 | $5,524 | $7,872,297 | 3 |
| 32 | Jun 22, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple … | $7,768,527 | 1,511 | $5,141 | $116,222,175 | 33 |
| 33 | Jul 27, 1984 | Purple Rain | $7,766,201 | 917 | $8,469 | $7,766,201 | 3 |
| 34 | Jul 27, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $7,687,282 | 1,460 | $5,265 | $142,693,955 | 52 |
| 35 | Apr 6, 1984 | Police Academy | $7,403,955 | 1,358 | $5,452 | $30,011,891 | 17 |
| 36 | Dec 7, 1984 | 2010 | $7,393,361 | 1,126 | $6,566 | $7,393,361 | 3 |
| 37 | Aug 24, 1984 | Tightrope | $7,198,635 | 1,535 | $4,690 | $20,909,060 | 10 |
| 38 | Aug 31, 1984 | Tightrope | $7,130,891 | 1,535 | $4,646 | $30,778,273 | 17 |
| 39 | Oct 5, 1984 | Teachers | $7,013,366 | 1,721 | $4,075 | $7,013,366 | 3 |
| 40 | May 25, 1984 | The Natural | $6,920,974 | 989 | $6,998 | $21,533,597 | 17 |
| 41 | Jun 29, 1984 | Conan the Destroyer | $6,876,768 | 1,120 | $6,140 | $6,876,768 | 3 |
| 42 | Aug 31, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $6,824,562 | 1,368 | $4,989 | $188,550,041 | 87 |
| 43 | Mar 23, 1984 | Splash | $6,667,242 | 1,018 | $6,549 | $23,878,948 | 17 |
| 44 | Jun 15, 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for… | $6,637,229 | 1,907 | $3,480 | $45,915,986 | 17 |
| 45 | Feb 24, 1984 | Footloose | $6,617,737 | 1,384 | $4,782 | $16,857,254 | 10 |
| 46 | Dec 28, 1984 | 2010 | $6,596,769 | 1,213 | $5,438 | $27,516,787 | 24 |
| 47 | Aug 3, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $6,529,305 | 1,439 | $4,537 | $152,974,574 | 59 |
| 48 | Mar 30, 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarz… | $6,517,732 | 753 | $8,656 | $6,517,732 | 3 |
| 49 | Mar 16, 1984 | Splash | $6,452,183 | 861 | $7,494 | $14,880,673 | 10 |
| 50 | Dec 28, 1984 | Protocol | $6,320,007 | 901 | $7,014 | $11,524,341 | 10 |
| 51 | Dec 7, 1984 | City Heat | $6,301,694 | 1,393 | $4,524 | $6,301,694 | 3 |
| 52 | Mar 2, 1984 | Footloose | $6,300,641 | 1,384 | $4,552 | $24,615,584 | 17 |
| 53 | Aug 3, 1984 | Purple Rain | $6,280,779 | 1,007 | $6,237 | $18,881,638 | 10 |
| 54 | Jan 6, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | $6,234,421 | 1,027 | $6,071 | $48,435,726 | 47 |
| 55 | Mar 9, 1984 | Splash | $6,174,059 | 829 | $7,448 | $6,174,059 | 3 |
| 56 | Jul 13, 1984 | Gremlins | $6,171,855 | 1,537 | $4,016 | $95,991,068 | 38 |
| 57 | Apr 20, 1984 | Police Academy | $6,101,974 | 1,587 | $3,845 | $46,450,269 | 31 |
| 58 | Nov 16, 1984 | Missing in Action | $6,101,460 | 1,150 | $5,306 | $6,101,460 | 3 |
| 59 | Dec 28, 1984 | City Heat | $6,076,156 | 1,655 | $3,671 | $26,869,258 | 24 |
| 60 | May 4, 1984 | Breakin' | $6,047,686 | 1,069 | $5,657 | $6,047,686 | 3 |
| 61 | Dec 14, 1984 | Dune | $6,025,091 | 915 | $6,585 | $6,025,091 | 3 |
| 62 | Jul 13, 1984 | The Last Starfighter | $6,011,695 | 1,287 | $4,671 | $6,011,695 | 3 |
| 63 | Aug 10, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $5,929,651 | 1,423 | $4,167 | $162,725,586 | 66 |
| 64 | Apr 6, 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarz… | $5,895,148 | 744 | $7,924 | $14,819,124 | 10 |
| 65 | Sep 21, 1984 | All of Me | $5,803,848 | 1,192 | $4,869 | $5,803,848 | 3 |
| 66 | Apr 20, 1984 | Friday the 13th Part IV: The … | $5,754,628 | 1,600 | $3,597 | $20,836,719 | 10 |
| 67 | Jun 29, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple … | $5,741,844 | 1,546 | $3,714 | $125,963,710 | 40 |
| 68 | Nov 23, 1984 | Supergirl | $5,738,249 | 1,608 | $3,569 | $7,748,392 | 5 |
| 69 | Apr 13, 1984 | Police Academy | $5,705,834 | 1,370 | $4,165 | $37,798,967 | 24 |
| 70 | Apr 20, 1984 | Romancing the Stone | $5,686,311 | 1,072 | $5,304 | $27,908,776 | 24 |
| 71 | Mar 30, 1984 | Splash | $5,584,853 | 1,078 | $5,181 | $31,461,937 | 24 |
| 72 | Aug 17, 1984 | Red Dawn | $5,584,336 | 1,792 | $3,116 | $18,590,986 | 10 |
| 73 | Aug 17, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $5,581,794 | 1,400 | $3,987 | $171,667,224 | 73 |
| 74 | Apr 6, 1984 | Romancing the Stone | $5,570,693 | 836 | $6,664 | $12,546,492 | 10 |
| 75 | Nov 9, 1984 | Oh God, You Devil! | $5,560,001 | 1,384 | $4,017 | $5,560,001 | 3 |
| 76 | Apr 13, 1984 | Romancing the Stone | $5,553,403 | 967 | $5,743 | $19,647,318 | 17 |
| 77 | Jul 20, 1984 | Gremlins | $5,517,823 | 950 | $5,808 | $105,525,234 | 45 |
| 78 | Dec 28, 1984 | Micki + Maude | $5,510,917 | 825 | $6,680 | $9,581,875 | 10 |
| 79 | Dec 28, 1984 | Starman | $5,504,875 | 1,235 | $4,457 | $14,535,063 | 17 |
| 80 | Mar 9, 1984 | Footloose | $5,476,656 | 1,384 | $3,957 | $31,591,292 | 24 |
| 81 | Jun 22, 1984 | Rhinestone | $5,459,726 | 1,630 | $3,350 | $5,459,726 | 3 |
| 82 | Jul 6, 1984 | Cannonball Run II | $5,429,330 | 1,845 | $2,943 | $18,313,385 | 10 |
| 83 | May 18, 1984 | The Natural | $5,423,223 | 989 | $5,484 | $12,656,941 | 10 |
| 84 | Jan 6, 1984 | Sudden Impact | $5,329,062 | 1,582 | $3,369 | $49,031,633 | 31 |
| 85 | Jul 6, 1984 | The Karate Kid | $5,294,234 | 934 | $5,668 | $21,197,972 | 17 |
| 86 | Jul 27, 1984 | The Jungle Book | $5,291,670 | 1,430 | $3,700 | $79,035,046 | 6,130 |
| 87 | Sep 28, 1984 | All of Me | $5,258,421 | 1,197 | $4,393 | $12,794,854 | 10 |
| 88 | Jul 6, 1984 | Bachelor Party | $5,222,559 | 1,276 | $4,093 | $12,777,381 | 10 |
| 89 | Jun 8, 1984 | Beat Street | $5,218,040 | 1,380 | $3,781 | $5,218,040 | 3 |
| 90 | Jan 13, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | $5,211,394 | 1,020 | $5,109 | $55,781,706 | 54 |
| 91 | Jul 6, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple … | $5,106,489 | 1,311 | $3,895 | $134,941,133 | 47 |
| 92 | Mar 30, 1984 | Romancing the Stone | $5,105,741 | 823 | $6,204 | $5,105,741 | 3 |
| 93 | May 11, 1984 | The Natural | $5,088,381 | 989 | $5,145 | $5,088,381 | 3 |
| 94 | Feb 17, 1984 | Lassiter | $5,072,583 | 945 | $5,368 | $5,072,583 | 3 |
| 95 | Jun 22, 1984 | The Karate Kid | $5,031,753 | 931 | $5,405 | $5,031,753 | 3 |
| 96 | Dec 28, 1984 | Dune | $4,942,030 | 975 | $5,069 | $20,675,141 | 17 |
| 97 | Nov 23, 1984 | Missing in Action | $4,928,898 | 1,209 | $4,077 | $14,144,224 | 10 |
| 98 | May 11, 1984 | Breakin' | $4,911,541 | 1,121 | $4,381 | $12,584,873 | 10 |
| 99 | Aug 24, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $4,875,044 | 1,391 | $3,505 | $179,403,683 | 80 |
| 100 | Aug 10, 1984 | Purple Rain | $4,802,664 | 991 | $4,846 | $27,533,155 | 17 |