Weekend box office
Aug 17–19, 1984
All 14 films
$46,614,603#1
Tightrope| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tightrope | WB | $9,156,545 | 1,535 | $9,156,545 |
| 2 | Red Dawn (1984) | MGM | $5,584,336 | 1,792 | $18,590,986 |
| 3 | Ghostbusters | Col. | $5,405,990 | 1,400 | $171,491,420 |
| 4 | Purple Rain | WB | $4,002,533 | 853 | $34,372,441 |
| 5 | Revenge of the Nerds | Fox | $3,666,836 | 971 | $18,479,763 |
| 6 | The Karate Kid | Col. | $3,420,623 | 1,030 | $59,595,611 |
| 7 | The Woman in Red | Orion | $3,159,811 | 1,065 | $3,159,811 |
| 8 | Sheena | Col. | $2,950,114 | 1,496 | $2,950,114 |
| 9 | Dreamscape | Fox | $2,257,627 | 816 | $2,257,627 |
| 10 | Gremlins | WB | $2,170,739 | 1,013 | $129,469,035 |
| 11 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Par. | $1,619,329 | 730 | $161,855,840 |
| 12 | Cloak and Dagger | Uni. | $1,589,121 | 951 | $5,806,066 |
| 13 | The Jungle Book (re-issue) (1984) | BV | $1,216,037 | 772 | $19,918,798 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.