Domestic 1984 Weekend 31
August 3-5, 1984
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ghostbusters | $6,443,646 | -13.3% | 1,439 | -19 | $4,477 | $152,985,267 | 9 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Purple Rain | $6,280,779 | -19.1% | 1,007 | +90 | $6,237 | $18,881,638 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 4 | Gremlins | $4,147,845 | -9.8% | 1,431 | +20 | $2,898 | $120,039,032 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 3 | The Jungle Book 1984 Re-release | $3,807,156 | -28.1% | 1,463 | +33 | $2,602 | $12,628,938 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | The Karate Kid | $3,609,460 | -7.2% | 1,099 | +30 | $3,284 | $48,346,500 | 7 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | 8 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $2,354,687 | -9.2% | 1,030 | -22 | $2,286 | $155,393,853 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | The NeverEnding Story | $2,250,624 | -31.8% | 891 | -59 | $2,525 | $14,063,894 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | - | Grandview, U.S.A. | $2,194,293 | - | 1,069 | - | $2,052 | $2,194,293 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | - | Joy of Sex | $1,913,001 | - | 804 | - | $2,379 | $1,913,001 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | - | The Philadelphia Experiment | $1,877,000 | - | 490 | - | $3,830 | $1,877,000 | 1 | New World Pictures |
| 11 | 12 | Bachelor Party | $1,686,550 | -11.2% | 762 | -13 | $2,213 | $31,075,601 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | 13 | Revenge of the Nerds | $1,592,764 | -4.9% | 439 | +16 | $3,628 | $6,670,759 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 11 | The Last Starfighter | $1,589,998 | -22.3% | 668 | -149 | $2,380 | $19,107,241 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 10 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $1,524,552 | -33.5% | 914 | -61 | $1,668 | $19,691,476 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 15 | 7 | Best Defense | $1,469,636 | -53.7% | 921 | -504 | $1,595 | $17,026,305 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | 9 | Meatballs Part II | $1,112,736 | -55.8% | 1,050 | -202 | $1,059 | $4,519,832 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | 15 | Conan the Destroyer | $677,957 | -14.5% | 458 | -17 | $1,480 | $25,626,879 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
