Domestic Box Office For May 1984
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $179,870,271 | 1,687 | $25,337,110 | 14.1% | 1,687 | May 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | The Natural | $47,951,979 | 1,012 | $5,088,381 | 10.6% | 989 | May 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Breakin' | $38,682,707 | 1,121 | $6,047,686 | 15.6% | 1,069 | May 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 4 | Sixteen Candles | $23,686,027 | 1,245 | $4,461,520 | 18.8% | 1,240 | May 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Firestarter | $17,080,167 | 1,374 | $4,726,660 | 27.7% | 1,356 | May 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | The Bounty | $8,613,462 | 986 | $2,622,306 | 30.4% | 986 | May 4 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 7 | Hardbodies | $7,121,719 | 1,594 | $2,684,599 | 37.7% | 1,538 | May 4 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Making the Grade | $4,561,346 | 1,197 | $1,760,856 | 38.6% | 1,197 | May 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 9 | Finders Keepers | $1,467,396 | 753 | $865,207 | 59% | 753 | May 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
