Domestic 1984 Week 31
August 3-9, 1984
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ghostbusters | $10,266,152 | -11% | 1,439 | -19 | $7,134 | $156,807,773 | 9 | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Purple Rain | $10,129,632 | -19.6% | 1,007 | +90 | $10,059 | $22,730,491 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 4 | Gremlins | $6,396,852 | -11.4% | 1,431 | +20 | $4,470 | $122,288,039 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 3 | The Jungle Book 1984 Re-release | $6,225,642 | -29.4% | 1,463 | +33 | $4,255 | $15,047,424 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | The Karate Kid | $6,120,065 | -2.4% | 1,099 | +30 | $5,568 | $50,857,105 | 7 | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | 8 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $3,838,353 | -7.8% | 1,030 | -22 | $3,726 | $156,877,519 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | The NeverEnding Story | $3,614,580 | -29.4% | 891 | -59 | $4,056 | $15,427,850 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | - | Grandview, U.S.A. | $3,494,302 | - | 1,069 | - | $3,268 | $3,494,302 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | - | Joy of Sex | $2,820,155 | - | 804 | - | $3,507 | $2,820,155 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 13 | Revenge of the Nerds | $2,704,625 | +4.4% | 439 | +16 | $6,160 | $7,782,620 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | - | The Philadelphia Experiment | $2,695,369 | - | 490 | - | $5,500 | $2,695,369 | 1 | New World Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Bachelor Party | $2,606,947 | -10.6% | 762 | -13 | $3,421 | $31,995,998 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 11 | The Last Starfighter | $2,421,975 | -20% | 668 | -149 | $3,625 | $19,939,218 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 9 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $2,402,086 | -31% | 914 | -61 | $2,628 | $20,569,010 | 4 | TriStar Pictures |
| 15 | 7 | Best Defense | $2,229,874 | -51.3% | 921 | -504 | $2,421 | $17,786,543 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | 10 | Meatballs Part II | $1,596,398 | -53.1% | 1,050 | -202 | $1,520 | $5,003,494 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | 15 | Conan the Destroyer | $1,030,811 | -14.2% | 458 | -17 | $2,250 | $25,979,733 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
