Domestic Box Office For Summer 1984
Summer 1984 is May 4-September 3.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghostbusters | $229,242,989 | 1,506 | $13,578,151 | 5.9% | 1,339 | Jun 8 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $179,870,271 | 1,687 | $25,337,110 | 14.1% | 1,687 | May 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Gremlins | $148,168,459 | 1,537 | $12,511,634 | 8.4% | 1,511 | Jun 8 | Nov 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Karate Kid | $90,815,558 | 1,111 | $5,031,753 | 5.5% | 931 | Jun 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 5 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $76,471,046 | 1,966 | $16,673,295 | 21.8% | 1,966 | Jun 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Purple Rain | $68,392,977 | 1,022 | $7,766,201 | 11.4% | 917 | Jul 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Tightrope | $48,143,579 | 1,535 | $9,156,545 | 19% | 1,535 | Aug 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Natural | $47,951,979 | 1,012 | $5,088,381 | 10.6% | 989 | May 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | Revenge of the Nerds | $40,874,452 | 989 | $1,513,090 | 3.7% | 364 | Aug 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Breakin' | $38,682,707 | 1,121 | $6,047,686 | 15.6% | 1,069 | May 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 11 | Bachelor Party | $38,435,947 | 1,276 | $4,573,530 | 11.9% | 1,081 | Jun 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Red Dawn | $38,376,497 | 1,822 | $8,230,381 | 21.4% | 1,822 | Aug 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | Conan the Destroyer | $31,042,035 | 1,249 | $6,958,872 | 22.4% | 1,117 | Jun 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | The Last Starfighter | $28,733,290 | 1,287 | $6,011,695 | 20.9% | 1,287 | Jul 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Cannonball Run II | $28,078,073 | 1,845 | $8,323,948 | 29.6% | 1,778 | Jun 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $25,534,703 | 1,261 | $4,416,022 | 17.3% | 1,261 | Jul 13 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 17 | The Woman in Red | $25,308,147 | 1,069 | $3,159,811 | 12.5% | 1,065 | Aug 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 18 | Sixteen Candles | $23,686,027 | 1,245 | $4,461,520 | 18.8% | 1,240 | May 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | Rhinestone | $21,435,321 | 1,630 | $5,459,726 | 25.5% | 1,630 | Jun 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Top Secret! | $20,458,340 | 1,100 | $4,406,205 | 21.5% | 1,100 | Jun 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | The NeverEnding Story | $20,158,808 | 950 | $4,325,823 | 21.5% | 950 | Jul 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Best Defense | $19,265,302 | 1,425 | $7,872,297 | 40.9% | 1,425 | Jul 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | Firestarter | $17,080,167 | 1,374 | $4,726,660 | 27.7% | 1,356 | May 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Beat Street | $16,595,791 | 1,380 | $5,218,040 | 31.4% | 1,380 | Jun 8 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 26 | Dreamscape | $12,145,169 | 816 | $2,257,627 | 18.6% | 816 | Aug 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Cloak and Dagger | $9,719,952 | 1,147 | $2,862,025 | 29.4% | 1,147 | Aug 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Bolero | $8,914,881 | 1,015 | $4,579,240 | 51.4% | 1,015 | Aug 31 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 29 | Oxford Blues | $8,793,152 | 1,075 | $2,486,418 | 28.3% | 1,075 | Aug 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | The Bounty | $8,613,462 | 986 | $2,622,306 | 30.4% | 986 | May 4 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 31 | Streets of Fire | $8,089,290 | 1,150 | $2,426,500 | 30% | 1,150 | Jun 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | Hardbodies | $7,121,719 | 1,594 | $2,684,599 | 37.7% | 1,538 | May 4 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 33 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $6,836,201 | 677 | $1,544,624 | 22.6% | 677 | Jun 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 34 | Sheena | $5,778,353 | 1,496 | $2,950,114 | 51.1% | 1,496 | Aug 17 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 35 | Meatballs Part II | $5,410,972 | 1,252 | $2,515,268 | 46.5% | 1,252 | Jul 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 36 | Once Upon a Time in America | $5,321,508 | 894 | $2,412,014 | 45.3% | 894 | Jun 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Grandview, U.S.A. | $4,743,119 | 1,069 | $2,194,293 | 46.3% | 1,069 | Aug 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Making the Grade | $4,561,346 | 1,197 | $1,760,856 | 38.6% | 1,197 | May 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 39 | Joy of Sex | $4,463,841 | 804 | $1,913,001 | 42.9% | 804 | Aug 3 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | Flashpoint | $3,854,833 | 1,022 | $1,916,222 | 49.7% | 1,022 | Aug 31 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 41 | Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers | $3,772,785 | 868 | $1,667,881 | 44.2% | 868 | Jul 27 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 42 | Electric Dreams | $2,193,612 | 920 | $1,009,586 | 46% | 920 | Jul 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 43 | Finders Keepers | $1,467,396 | 753 | $865,207 | 59% | 753 | May 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
