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Data as of Aug 22, 3:05 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Ghostbusters
-
-
-
$28,599,581
1,506
$229,242,989
12.5%
Jun 8, 1984
Columbia Pictures
2
Purple Rain
-
-
-
$25,865,723
1,022
$68,392,977
37.8%
Jul 27, 1984
Warner Bros.
3
Red Dawn
-
-
-
$19,090,625
1,822
$38,376,497
49.7%
Aug 10, 1984
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
4
The Karate Kid
-
-
-
$17,023,969
1,111
$90,815,558
18.7%
Jun 22, 1984
Columbia Pictures
5
Gremlins
-
-
-
$15,954,913
1,537
$148,168,459
10.8%
Jun 8, 1984
Warner Bros.
6
Revenge of the Nerds
-
-
-
$14,612,853
989
$40,874,452
35.8%
Jul 20, 1984
Twentieth Century Fox
7
The Jungle Book
1984 Re-release
-
-
-
$13,787,652
1,463
$23,456,945
58.8%
Jul 27, 1984
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8
The Last Starfighter
-
-
-
$11,216,047
1,287
$28,733,290
39%
Jul 13, 1984
Universal Pictures
9
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
-
-
-
$10,268,048
1,687
$179,870,271
5.7%
May 23, 1984
Paramount Pictures
10
Tightrope
-
-
-
$9,793,160
1,535
$48,143,579
20.3%
Aug 17, 1984
Warner Bros.
11
Bachelor Party
-
-
-
$9,046,896
1,276
$38,435,947
23.5%
Jun 29, 1984
Twentieth Century Fox
12
The NeverEnding Story
-
-
-
$8,345,538
950
$20,158,808
41.4%
Jul 20, 1984
Warner Bros.
13
The Muppets Take Manhattan
-
-
-
$7,367,779
1,261
$25,534,703
28.9%
Jul 13, 1984
TriStar Pictures
14
Conan the Destroyer
-
-
-
$6,436,179
1,249
$31,042,035
20.7%
Jun 29, 1984
Universal Pictures
15
Cloak and Dagger
-
-
-
$5,959,385
1,147
$9,719,952
61.3%
Aug 10, 1984
Universal Pictures
16
Best Defense
-
-
-
$5,016,413
1,425
$19,265,302
26%
Jul 20, 1984
Paramount Pictures
17
Grandview, U.S.A.
-
-
-
$4,743,119
1,069
$4,743,119
100%
Aug 3, 1984
Warner Bros.
18
Joy of Sex
-
-
-
$4,463,841
804
$4,463,841
100%
Aug 3, 1984
Paramount Pictures
19
The Woman in Red
-
-
-
$4,135,825
1,069
$25,308,147
16.3%
Aug 17, 1984
Orion Pictures
20
The Philadelphia Experiment
-
-
-
$4,101,194
490
$8,103,330
50.6%
Aug 3, 1984
New World Pictures
21
Dreamscape
-
-
-
$3,136,610
816
$12,145,169
25.8%
Aug 17, 1984
Twentieth Century Fox
22
Meatballs Part II
-
-
-
$2,977,332
1,252
$5,410,972
55%
Jul 27, 1984
TriStar Pictures
23
Sheena
-
-
-
$2,971,325
1,496
$5,778,353
51.4%
Aug 17, 1984
Columbia Pictures
24
Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers
-
-
-
$2,025,529
868
$3,772,785
53.7%
Jul 27, 1984
Orion Pictures
25
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
-
-
-
$1,443,896
236
$6,254,148
23.1%
Aug 10, 1984
Twentieth Century Fox