Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 1984 | ||
 The Last Starfighter
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
With: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason 1 hr 40 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 The Muppets Take Manhattan
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Musical
Romance
With: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire 1 hr 34 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
| July 20, 1984 | ||
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The NeverEnding Story
Adventure
Drama
Family
Fantasy
With: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Gerald McRaney 1 hr 42 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Electric Dreams
Comedy
Drama
Music
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort 1 hr 35 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 Revenge of the Nerds
Comedy
With: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese 1 hr 30 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
 The Bostonians
Drama
Romance
With: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter 2 hr 2 min | - | Limited |
| July 27, 1984 | ||
 The Jungle Book1984 Re-release
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Musical
With: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman 1 hr 18 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Meatballs Part II
Comedy
With: Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards 1 hr 27 min | TriStar Pictures | Wide |
 Purple Rain
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos 1 hr 51 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers
Comedy
With: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Roy Dotrice, Shelby Chong 1 hr 22 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
| August 3, 1984 | ||
 Grandview, U.S.A.
Drama
With: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Troy Donahue 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Joy of Sex
Comedy
Romance
With: Cameron Dye, Michelle Meyrink, Colleen Camp, Ernie Hudson 1 hr 33 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The Philadelphia Experiment
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas, Bobby Di Cicco 1 hr 42 min | New World Pictures | Limited |
| August 10, 1984 | ||
 Red Dawn
Action
Drama
Thriller
War
With: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen 1 hr 54 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 Cloak and Dagger
Adventure
Film-Noir
Romance
Thriller
War
With: Gary Cooper, Robert Alda, Lilli Palmer, Vladimir Sokoloff 1 hr 46 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
Revenge of the Nerds
Comedy
With: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese 1 hr 30 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Adventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum 1 hr 43 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Limited |
