| TW | LW | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross | % Change | Theater Count / Change | Average | Total Gross | Budget* | Week # | | - |
- |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai |
Fox |
$202,149 |
-51.3% |
80 |
-103 |
$2,526 |
$1,833,714 |
- |
3 |
| 10 |
9 |
Dreamscape |
Fox |
$1,843,322 |
-18.4% |
814 |
-2 |
$2,264 |
$6,234,577 |
- |
2 |
| 2 |
3 |
Ghostbusters |
Col. |
$4,682,210 |
-13.4% |
1,391 |
-9 |
$3,366 |
$179,381,173 |
$30 |
12 |
| 9 |
10 |
Gremlins |
WB |
$1,847,756 |
-14.9% |
982 |
-31 |
$1,881 |
$132,624,650 |
- |
12 |
| 12 |
11 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
Par. |
$1,426,994 |
-11.9% |
785 |
+55 |
$1,817 |
$164,297,966 |
$28 |
14 |
| 7 |
6 |
The Karate Kid |
Col. |
$2,870,497 |
-16.1% |
1,090 |
+60 |
$2,633 |
$64,356,939 |
- |
10 |
| 8 |
N |
Oxford Blues |
MGM |
$2,486,418 |
- |
1,075 |
- |
$2,312 |
$2,486,418 |
- |
1 |
| 13 |
- |
The Philadelphia Experiment |
NW |
$1,106,986 |
- |
479 |
- |
$2,311 |
n/a |
- |
3 |
| 4 |
4 |
Purple Rain |
WB |
$3,241,452 |
-19.0% |
915 |
+62 |
$3,542 |
$39,906,368 |
- |
5 |
| 3 |
2 |
Red Dawn (1984) |
MGM |
$3,358,658 |
-39.9% |
1,396 |
-396 |
$2,405 |
$24,882,879 |
- |
3 |
| 5 |
5 |
Revenge of the Nerds |
Fox |
$2,998,153 |
-18.2% |
989 |
+18 |
$3,031 |
$23,604,096 |
- |
6 |
| 11 |
8 |
Sheena |
Col. |
$1,618,493 |
-45.1% |
1,388 |
-108 |
$1,166 |
$5,778,353 |
- |
2 |
| 1 |
1 |
Tightrope |
WB |
$7,198,635 |
-21.4% |
1,535 |
- |
$4,689 |
$20,909,060 |
- |
2 |
| 6 |
7 |
The Woman in Red |
Orion |
$2,941,215 |
-6.9% |
1,069 |
+4 |
$2,751 |
$8,731,371 |
- |
2 |
| TOTAL (14 MOVIES): | $37,822,938 | -18.9% | 13,988 | -619 | $2,704 | |
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