1984 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1984.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 25, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	$43,406,595	1,687	$25,730	$51,737,827	9
2	Jun 15, 1984	Ghostbusters	$25,270,227	1,479	$17,086	$48,285,473	14
3	Jun 1, 1984	Star Trek III: The Search for…	$25,229,913	1,966	$12,833	$25,229,913	7
4	Jun 1, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	$25,018,047	1,687	$14,830	$76,755,874	16
5	Dec 28, 1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$23,453,046	2,006	$11,691	$87,506,803	30
6	Jun 8, 1984	Ghostbusters	$23,015,246	1,339	$17,188	$23,015,246	7
7	Jun 15, 1984	Gremlins	$22,487,211	1,511	$14,882	$43,345,132	14
8	Dec 21, 1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$22,259,929	2,006	$11,097	$64,053,757	23
9	Dec 7, 1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$21,103,200	1,532	$13,775	$24,968,873	9
10	Jun 22, 1984	Ghostbusters	$20,973,139	1,506	$13,926	$69,258,612	21
11	Jun 8, 1984	Gremlins	$20,857,921	1,511	$13,804	$20,857,921	7
12	Jun 29, 1984	Ghostbusters	$19,256,499	1,464	$13,153	$88,515,111	28
13	Jun 22, 1984	Gremlins	$18,015,439	1,511	$11,923	$61,360,571	21
14	Jun 8, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	$17,715,023	1,685	$10,513	$94,470,897	23
15	Jul 6, 1984	Ghostbusters	$17,147,597	1,469	$11,673	$105,662,708	35
16	Dec 14, 1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$16,824,955	1,532	$10,982	$41,793,828	16
17	Jul 13, 1984	Ghostbusters	$15,620,050	1,470	$10,626	$121,282,758	42
18	Jun 29, 1984	Gremlins	$15,283,607	1,511	$10,115	$76,644,178	28
19	Apr 13, 1984	Friday the 13th Part IV: The …	$15,082,091	1,594	$9,462	$15,082,091	7
20	Jun 8, 1984	Star Trek III: The Search for…	$14,048,844	1,966	$7,146	$39,278,757	14
21	Jun 15, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	$13,982,751	1,685	$8,298	$108,453,648	30
22	Jul 20, 1984	Ghostbusters	$13,723,915	1,468	$9,349	$135,006,673	49
23	Aug 17, 1984	Tightrope	$13,710,425	1,535	$8,932	$13,710,425	7
24	Jul 6, 1984	Gremlins	$13,175,035	1,511	$8,719	$89,819,213	35
25	Aug 10, 1984	Red Dawn	$13,006,650	1,822	$7,139	$13,006,650	7
26	Jun 29, 1984	Cannonball Run II	$12,884,055	1,778	$7,246	$12,884,055	7
27	Jul 27, 1984	Purple Rain	$12,600,859	917	$13,741	$12,600,859	7
28	Mar 23, 1984	Police Academy	$11,863,740	1,063	$11,161	$11,863,740	7
29	Jun 22, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	$11,768,218	1,511	$7,788	$120,221,866	37
30	Jul 27, 1984	Ghostbusters	$11,438,596	1,460	$7,835	$146,445,269	56
31	Jul 20, 1984	Best Defense	$10,979,438	1,425	$7,705	$10,979,438	7
32	Jun 29, 1984	Conan the Destroyer	$10,812,123	1,120	$9,654	$10,812,123	7
33	Mar 30, 1984	Police Academy	$10,744,196	1,063	$10,107	$22,607,936	14
34	Aug 3, 1984	Ghostbusters	$10,350,666	1,439	$7,193	$156,795,935	63
35	Feb 17, 1984	Footloose	$10,239,517	1,384	$7,398	$10,239,517	7
36	Jul 13, 1984	Gremlins	$10,188,198	1,537	$6,629	$100,007,411	42
37	Jun 15, 1984	Star Trek III: The Search for…	$10,167,675	1,907	$5,332	$49,446,432	21
38	Aug 3, 1984	Purple Rain	$10,129,632	1,007	$10,059	$22,730,491	14
39	Aug 24, 1984	Tightrope	$9,936,957	1,535	$6,474	$23,647,382	14
40	Dec 28, 1984	Pinocchio	$9,818,617	1,309	$7,501	$68,249,997	16,401
41	Dec 7, 1984	2010	$9,714,126	1,126	$8,627	$9,714,126	7
42	Jun 29, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	$9,612,778	1,546	$6,218	$129,834,644	44
43	Apr 6, 1984	Police Academy	$9,485,197	1,358	$6,985	$32,093,133	21
44	Aug 10, 1984	Ghostbusters	$9,289,495	1,423	$6,528	$166,085,430	70
45	Nov 16, 1984	Missing in Action	$9,215,326	1,150	$8,013	$9,215,326	7
46	Jul 13, 1984	The Last Starfighter	$9,040,664	1,287	$7,025	$9,040,664	7
47	Mar 30, 1984	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarz…	$8,923,976	753	$11,851	$8,923,976	7
48	Jul 27, 1984	The Jungle Book	$8,821,782	1,430	$6,169	$82,565,158	6,134
49	Mar 16, 1984	Splash	$8,783,216	861	$10,201	$17,211,706	14
50	Mar 23, 1984	Splash	$8,665,378	1,018	$8,512	$25,877,084	21
51	Jul 20, 1984	Gremlins	$8,662,944	950	$9,119	$108,670,355	49
52	Aug 17, 1984	Red Dawn	$8,517,571	1,792	$4,753	$21,524,221	14
53	Apr 20, 1984	Police Academy	$8,450,293	1,587	$5,325	$48,798,588	35
54	Aug 17, 1984	Ghostbusters	$8,443,209	1,400	$6,031	$174,528,639	77
55	Mar 9, 1984	Splash	$8,428,490	829	$10,167	$8,428,490	7
56	Dec 7, 1984	City Heat	$8,414,483	1,393	$6,041	$8,414,483	7
57	Aug 31, 1984	Tightrope	$8,372,213	1,535	$5,454	$32,019,595	21
58	Jan 6, 1984	Terms of Endearment	$8,369,007	1,027	$8,149	$50,570,312	51
59	Jul 13, 1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	$8,332,688	1,261	$6,608	$8,332,688	7
60	May 25, 1984	The Natural	$8,300,458	989	$8,393	$22,913,081	21
61	Dec 14, 1984	Dune	$8,292,461	915	$9,063	$8,292,461	7
62	Apr 13, 1984	Police Academy	$8,255,162	1,370	$6,026	$40,348,295	28
63	Oct 5, 1984	Teachers	$8,142,188	1,721	$4,731	$8,142,188	7
64	Apr 13, 1984	Romancing the Stone	$8,128,550	967	$8,406	$22,222,465	21
65	Feb 24, 1984	Footloose	$8,075,426	1,384	$5,835	$18,314,943	14
66	Jun 22, 1984	Rhinestone	$8,001,142	1,630	$4,909	$8,001,142	7
67	Jun 29, 1984	The Karate Kid	$7,989,439	938	$8,518	$15,903,738	14
68	Jul 6, 1984	The Karate Kid	$7,940,721	934	$8,502	$23,844,459	21
69	Jul 6, 1984	Bachelor Party	$7,921,802	1,276	$6,208	$15,476,624	14
70	Jun 22, 1984	The Karate Kid	$7,914,299	931	$8,501	$7,914,299	7
71	Jul 13, 1984	The Karate Kid	$7,875,860	1,031	$7,639	$31,720,319	28
72	Jul 6, 1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	$7,790,465	1,311	$5,942	$137,625,109	51
73	Apr 20, 1984	Romancing the Stone	$7,763,099	1,072	$7,242	$29,985,564	28
74	May 4, 1984	Breakin'	$7,673,332	1,069	$7,178	$7,673,332	7
75	Jul 6, 1984	Cannonball Run II	$7,671,009	1,845	$4,158	$20,555,064	14
76	Aug 10, 1984	Purple Rain	$7,639,417	991	$7,709	$30,369,908	21
77	Jun 29, 1984	Bachelor Party	$7,554,822	1,081	$6,989	$7,554,822	7
78	Apr 20, 1984	Friday the 13th Part IV: The …	$7,537,352	1,600	$4,711	$22,619,443	14
79	Sep 21, 1984	All of Me	$7,536,433	1,192	$6,323	$7,536,433	7
80	Dec 28, 1984	2010	$7,465,511	1,213	$6,155	$28,385,529	28
81	Dec 21, 1984	Dune	$7,440,650	944	$7,882	$15,733,111	14
82	Aug 31, 1984	Ghostbusters	$7,390,127	1,368	$5,402	$189,115,606	91
83	Apr 6, 1984	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarz…	$7,385,995	744	$9,927	$16,309,971	14
84	May 18, 1984	The Natural	$7,378,905	989	$7,461	$14,612,623	14
85	May 11, 1984	The Natural	$7,233,718	989	$7,314	$7,233,718	7
86	Jul 27, 1984	Gremlins	$7,220,832	1,411	$5,118	$115,891,187	56
87	Dec 28, 1984	Protocol	$7,211,176	901	$8,004	$12,415,510	14
88	Mar 30, 1984	Splash	$7,199,013	1,078	$6,678	$33,076,097	28
89	Aug 24, 1984	Ghostbusters	$7,196,840	1,391	$5,174	$181,725,479	84
90	Jun 22, 1984	Star Trek III: The Search for…	$7,191,337	1,532	$4,694	$56,637,769	28
91	Nov 9, 1984	Oh God, You Devil!	$7,139,841	1,384	$5,159	$7,139,841	7
92	Apr 6, 1984	Romancing the Stone	$7,118,116	836	$8,514	$14,093,915	14
93	Mar 9, 1984	Footloose	$7,079,832	1,384	$5,115	$33,194,468	28
94	Aug 10, 1984	Revenge of the Nerds	$7,030,307	958	$7,339	$14,812,927	28
95	Mar 30, 1984	Romancing the Stone	$6,975,799	823	$8,476	$6,975,799	7
96	Jun 8, 1984	Beat Street	$6,954,631	1,380	$5,040	$6,954,631	7
97	Jan 6, 1984	Sudden Impact	$6,890,838	1,582	$4,356	$50,593,409	35
98	Dec 28, 1984	City Heat	$6,888,576	1,655	$4,162	$27,681,678	28
99	Jul 6, 1984	Conan the Destroyer	$6,770,884	1,250	$5,417	$17,583,007	14
100	Jul 20, 1984	The Karate Kid	$6,744,277	1,067	$6,321	$38,464,596	35