Weekend box office
Sep 14–16, 1984
All 14 films
$23,568,230#1
Ghostbusters| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghostbusters | Col. | $3,457,626 | 1,437 | $197,279,137 |
| 2 | Tightrope | WB | $3,329,118 | 1,377 | $40,609,078 |
| 3 | Purple Rain | WB | $2,474,970 | 1,019 | $52,511,403 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid | Col. | $2,210,145 | 1,086 | $75,512,142 |
| 5 | The Woman in Red | Orion | $2,132,776 | 1,005 | $19,597,511 |
| 6 | Revenge of the Nerds | Fox | $1,984,597 | 908 | $34,257,675 |
| 7 | Ninja 3: The Domination | Can. | $1,727,546 | 530 | $1,727,546 |
| 8 | Red Dawn (1984) | MGM | $1,503,784 | 960 | $34,286,783 |
| 9 | Gremlins | WB | $1,441,837 | 1,016 | $140,690,756 |
| 10 | Exterminator II | Can. | $1,204,197 | 535 | $1,204,197 |
| 11 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Par. | $1,065,032 | 666 | $170,306,545 |
| 12 | Dreamscape | Fox | $753,661 | 509 | $11,251,613 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.