Domestic Box Office For 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 | Beverly Hills Cop | $234,760,478 | 2,006 | $15,214,805 | 6.5% | 1,532 | Dec 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Ghostbusters | $229,242,989 | 1,506 | $13,578,151 | 5.9% | 1,339 | Jun 8 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 3 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $179,870,271 | 1,687 | $25,337,110 | 14.1% | 1,687 | May 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Gremlins | $148,168,459 | 1,537 | $12,511,634 | 8.4% | 1,511 | Jun 8 | Nov 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Karate Kid | $90,815,558 | 1,111 | $5,031,753 | 5.5% | 931 | Jun 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 | Police Academy | $81,198,894 | 1,587 | $8,570,007 | 10.6% | 1,063 | Mar 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Footloose | $80,035,402 | 1,384 | $8,556,935 | 10.7% | 1,384 | Feb 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Romancing the Stone | $76,572,238 | 1,110 | $5,105,741 | 6.7% | 823 | Mar 30 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $76,471,046 | 1,966 | $16,673,295 | 21.8% | 1,966 | Jun 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Splash | $69,821,334 | 1,186 | $6,174,059 | 8.8% | 829 | Mar 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Purple Rain | $68,392,977 | 1,022 | $7,766,201 | 11.4% | 917 | Jul 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Tightrope | $48,143,579 | 1,535 | $9,156,545 | 19% | 1,535 | Aug 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | The Natural | $47,951,979 | 1,012 | $5,088,381 | 10.6% | 989 | May 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 14 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $45,858,563 | 1,175 | $6,517,732 | 14.2% | 753 | Mar 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Revenge of the Nerds | $40,874,452 | 989 | $1,513,090 | 3.7% | 364 | Aug 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | $40,400,657 | 1,213 | $7,393,361 | 18.3% | 1,126 | Dec 7 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | Yentl | $40,218,899 | 747 | - | - | - | Jan 6 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | Breakin' | $38,682,707 | 1,121 | $6,047,686 | 15.6% | 1,069 | May 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 19 | Bachelor Party | $38,435,947 | 1,276 | $4,573,530 | 11.9% | 1,081 | Jun 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Red Dawn | $38,376,497 | 1,822 | $8,230,381 | 21.4% | 1,822 | Aug 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | The Terminator | $38,371,200 | 1,112 | $4,020,663 | 10.5% | 1,005 | Oct 26 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 22 | City Heat | $38,348,988 | 1,655 | $6,301,694 | 16.4% | 1,393 | Dec 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | All of Me | $36,403,064 | 1,200 | $5,803,848 | 15.9% | 1,192 | Sep 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Silkwood | $35,615,609 | 843 | $1,218,322 | 3.4% | 257 | Jan 27 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | Places in the Heart | $34,901,614 | 868 | $274,279 | 0.8% | 14 | Oct 5 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 26 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | $32,980,880 | 1,600 | $11,183,148 | 33.9% | 1,594 | Apr 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Dune | $31,439,560 | 975 | $6,025,091 | 19.2% | 915 | Dec 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Conan the Destroyer | $31,042,035 | 1,249 | $6,958,872 | 22.4% | 1,117 | Jun 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Starman | $28,744,356 | 1,271 | $2,872,022 | 10% | 1,261 | Dec 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 30 | The Last Starfighter | $28,733,290 | 1,287 | $6,011,695 | 20.9% | 1,287 | Jul 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 31 | Cannonball Run II | $28,078,073 | 1,845 | $8,323,948 | 29.6% | 1,778 | Jun 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Teachers | $27,774,237 | 1,721 | $7,013,366 | 25.3% | 1,721 | Oct 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 33 | Protocol | $26,186,631 | 904 | $3,427,840 | 13.1% | 893 | Dec 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | Micki + Maude | $26,080,861 | 876 | $2,742,458 | 10.5% | 794 | Dec 21 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 35 | The Cotton Club | $25,928,721 | 809 | $2,903,603 | 11.2% | 808 | Dec 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 36 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $25,534,703 | 1,261 | $4,416,022 | 17.3% | 1,261 | Jul 13 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 37 | The Woman in Red | $25,308,147 | 1,069 | $3,159,811 | 12.5% | 1,065 | Aug 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 38 | Moscow on the Hudson | $25,068,724 | 721 | $3,536,687 | 14.1% | 618 | Apr 6 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 39 | The Flamingo Kid | $23,859,382 | 753 | $2,015,076 | 8.4% | 531 | Dec 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | Sixteen Candles | $23,686,027 | 1,245 | $4,461,520 | 18.8% | 1,240 | May 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 41 | The Jungle Book 1984 Re-release | $23,456,945 | 1,463 | $5,291,670 | 22.6% | 1,430 | Jul 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 42 | Missing in Action | $22,812,411 | 1,209 | $6,101,460 | 26.7% | 1,150 | Nov 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 43 | Against All Odds | $21,689,062 | 979 | $3,766,128 | 17.4% | 976 | Mar 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 44 | Oh, God! You Devil | $21,538,850 | 1,384 | $5,560,001 | 25.8% | 1,384 | Nov 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Rhinestone | $21,435,321 | 1,630 | $5,459,726 | 25.5% | 1,630 | Jun 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | The Right Stuff | $21,192,102 | 627 | $1,601,167 | 7.6% | 229 | Feb 17 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Top Secret! | $20,458,340 | 1,100 | $4,406,205 | 21.5% | 1,100 | Jun 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 48 | Hot Dog... The Movie | $20,307,325 | 1,276 | $4,506,756 | 22.2% | 1,273 | Jan 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | The NeverEnding Story | $20,158,808 | 950 | $4,325,823 | 21.5% | 950 | Jul 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 50 | Unfaithfully Yours | $19,928,200 | 831 | $3,774,126 | 18.9% | 820 | Feb 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 51 | Best Defense | $19,265,302 | 1,425 | $7,872,297 | 40.9% | 1,425 | Jul 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 52 | Blame It on Rio | $18,644,570 | 1,234 | $3,437,660 | 18.4% | 1,201 | Feb 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 53 | Lassiter | $17,513,452 | 945 | $5,027,583 | 28.7% | 945 | Feb 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | Johnny Dangerously | $17,124,395 | 1,106 | $2,947,746 | 17.2% | 1,086 | Dec 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 55 | Firestarter | $17,080,167 | 1,374 | $4,726,660 | 27.7% | 1,356 | May 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 56 | Beat Street | $16,595,791 | 1,380 | $5,218,040 | 31.4% | 1,380 | Jun 8 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 57 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $15,101,131 | 908 | $2,921,030 | 19.3% | 707 | Dec 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 58 | Children of the Corn | $14,568,989 | 653 | $2,042,821 | 14% | 350 | Mar 16 | - | New World Pictures |
| 59 | Night of the Comet | $14,418,922 | 1,098 | $3,580,578 | 24.8% | 1,098 | Nov 16 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 60 | Supergirl | $14,296,438 | 1,620 | $5,738,249 | 40.1% | 1,608 | Nov 21 | Jan 27 | TriStar Pictures |
| 61 | The Ice Pirates | $14,255,801 | 1,175 | $4,358,022 | 30.6% | 1,175 | Mar 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 62 | The Evil That Men Do | $13,102,025 | 1,464 | $4,538,400 | 34.6% | 1,464 | Sep 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 63 | Irreconcilable Differences | $12,414,210 | 902 | $3,076,894 | 24.8% | 902 | Sep 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | Dreamscape | $12,145,169 | 816 | $2,257,627 | 18.6% | 816 | Aug 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 65 | Up the Creek | $11,708,269 | 1,346 | $3,210,882 | 27.4% | 1,346 | Apr 6 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 66 | Tank | $11,302,884 | 1,332 | $4,035,960 | 35.7% | 1,332 | Mar 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 67 | Falling in Love | $11,129,057 | 807 | $2,293,710 | 20.6% | 305 | Dec 14 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 68 | Hard to Hold | $11,113,806 | 1,017 | $3,410,001 | 30.7% | 1,017 | Apr 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 69 | The Wild Life | $11,020,375 | 1,142 | $4,001,400 | 36.3% | 1,140 | Sep 28 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 70 | Broadway Danny Rose | $10,600,497 | 613 | $953,794 | 9% | 109 | Feb 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 71 | Where the Boys Are | $10,530,000 | 1,414 | $3,665,088 | 34.8% | 1,414 | Apr 6 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 72 | Thief of Hearts | $10,435,015 | 1,200 | $3,091,670 | 29.6% | 1,200 | Oct 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 73 | Terror in the Aisles | $10,004,817 | 1,134 | $4,009,866 | 40.1% | 1,127 | Oct 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 74 | Cloak and Dagger | $9,719,952 | 1,147 | $2,862,025 | 29.4% | 1,147 | Aug 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 75 | Bolero | $8,914,881 | 1,015 | $4,579,240 | 51.4% | 1,015 | Aug 31 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 76 | Body Double | $8,801,940 | 1,428 | $2,837,978 | 32.2% | 1,428 | Oct 26 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 77 | Oxford Blues | $8,793,152 | 1,075 | $2,486,418 | 28.3% | 1,075 | Aug 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 78 | The Bounty | $8,613,462 | 986 | $2,622,306 | 30.4% | 986 | May 4 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 79 | Reckless | $8,289,916 | 899 | $2,446,016 | 29.5% | 897 | Feb 3 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 80 | Streets of Fire | $8,089,290 | 1,150 | $2,426,500 | 30% | 1,150 | Jun 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 81 | Just the Way You Are | $7,889,694 | 1,190 | $2,291,803 | 29% | 1,190 | Nov 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 82 | The Little Drummer Girl | $7,828,841 | 820 | $2,632,719 | 33.6% | 820 | Oct 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 83 | Iceman | $7,343,032 | 671 | $1,836,120 | 25% | 642 | Apr 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 84 | Hardbodies | $7,121,719 | 1,594 | $2,684,599 | 37.7% | 1,538 | May 4 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 85 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $6,836,201 | 677 | $1,544,624 | 22.6% | 677 | Jun 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 86 | Runaway | $6,770,587 | 720 | $1,198,279 | 17.7% | 720 | Dec 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 87 | Swing Shift | $6,650,206 | 814 | $2,270,136 | 34.1% | 710 | Apr 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 88 | The Razor's Edge | $6,551,987 | 1,036 | $2,411,311 | 36.8% | 1,036 | Oct 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 89 | Firstborn | $6,250,994 | 929 | $1,606,214 | 25.7% | 800 | Oct 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 90 | Sheena | $5,778,353 | 1,496 | $2,950,114 | 51.1% | 1,496 | Aug 17 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 91 | The Lonely Guy | $5,718,573 | 717 | $2,072,130 | 36.2% | 717 | Jan 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 92 | Meatballs Part II | $5,410,972 | 1,252 | $2,515,268 | 46.5% | 1,252 | Jul 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 93 | Once Upon a Time in America | $5,321,508 | 894 | $2,412,014 | 45.3% | 894 | Jun 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 94 | American Dreamer | $5,021,751 | 801 | $1,580,990 | 31.5% | 801 | Oct 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 95 | No Small Affair | $4,994,094 | 1,247 | $2,273,469 | 45.5% | 1,247 | Nov 9 | Nov 29 | Columbia Pictures |
| 96 | Harry & Son | $4,864,980 | 920 | $1,900,000 | 39.1% | 920 | Mar 2 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 97 | Grandview, U.S.A. | $4,743,119 | 1,069 | $2,194,293 | 46.3% | 1,069 | Aug 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 98 | Making the Grade | $4,561,346 | 1,197 | $1,760,856 | 38.6% | 1,197 | May 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 99 | Joy of Sex | $4,463,841 | 804 | $1,913,001 | 42.9% | 804 | Aug 3 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 100 | Until September | $4,239,154 | 1,114 | $1,983,321 | 46.8% | 1,114 | Sep 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 101 | Flashpoint | $3,854,833 | 1,022 | $1,916,222 | 49.7% | 1,022 | Aug 31 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 102 | Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers | $3,772,785 | 868 | $1,667,881 | 44.2% | 868 | Jul 27 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 103 | The Bear | $2,687,148 | 750 | $1,160,644 | 43.2% | 750 | Sep 28 | - | Embassy Pictures |
| 104 | Electric Dreams | $2,193,612 | 920 | $1,009,586 | 46% | 920 | Jul 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 105 | Misunderstood | $1,525,532 | 741 | $916,967 | 60.1% | 741 | Mar 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 106 | Finders Keepers | $1,467,396 | 753 | $865,207 | 59% | 753 | May 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 107 | A Christmas Story 1984 Re-release | $1,311,065 | 602 | $119,782 | 9.1% | 55 | Nov 30 | Dec 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
