This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1984.
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Box office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01984-01-08January 8, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | $6,234,421 | ||
| 2 | 01984-01-15January 15, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | $5,211,394 | ||
| 3 | 01984-01-22January 22, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | $3,466,172 | ||
| 4 | 01984-01-29January 29, 1984 | Silkwood | $3,547,122 | Silkwood reached #1 in its seventh weekend of release. | |
| 5 | 01984-02-05February 5, 1984 | Terms of Endearment | $3,045,877 | Terms of Endearment reclaimed #1 in its eleventh weekend of release. | |
| 6 | 01984-02-12February 12, 1984 | Unfaithfully Yours | $3,774,126 | ||
| 7 | 01984-02-20February 20, 19844-day weekend | Footloose | $8,556,935 | ||
| 8 | 01984-02-26February 26, 1984 | Footloose | $6,617,737 | ||
| 9 | 01984-03-04March 4, 1984 | Footloose | $6,300,641 | ||
| 10 | 01984-03-11March 11, 1984 | Splash | $6,174,059 | ||
| 11 | 01984-03-18March 18, 1984 | Splash | $6,452,183 | ||
| 12 | 01984-03-25March 25, 1984 | Police Academy | $8,570,007 | ||
| 13 | 01984-04-01April 1, 1984 | Police Academy | $8,061,398 | ||
| 14 | 01984-04-08April 8, 1984 | Police Academy | $7,403,955 | ||
| 15 | 01984-04-15April 15, 1984 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | $11,183,148 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter broke Friday the 13th Part III's record ($9,40 million) for highest weekend debut for a Slasher film & its record for highest weekend debut for a film released during the Friday the 13th weekend. | |
| 16 | 01984-04-22April 22, 1984 | Police Academy | $6,101,974 | Police Academy reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release. | |
| 17 | 01984-04-29April 29, 1984 | Police Academy | $4,733,389 | ||
| 18 | 01984-05-06May 6, 1984 | Breakin' | $6,047,686 | ||
| 19 | 01984-05-13May 13, 1984 | The Natural | $5,088,381 | ||
| 20 | 01984-05-20May 20, 1984 | The Natural | $5,423,233 | ||
| 21 | 01984-05-28May 28, 19844-day weekend | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $33,936,113 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom had the highest weekend debut of 1984. | |
| 22 | 01984-06-03June 3, 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $16,673,295 | ||
| 23 | 01984-06-10June 10, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $13,578,151 | ||
| 24 | 01984-06-17June 17, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $15,093,905 | ||
| 25 | 01984-06-24June 24, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $13,059,428 | ||
| 26 | 01984-07-01July 1, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $11,148,617 | ||
| 27 | 01984-07-08July 8, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $11,136,134 | ||
| 28 | 01984-07-15July 15, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $9,761,392 | ||
| 29 | 01984-07-22July 22, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $8,493,861 | ||
| 30 | 01984-07-29July 29, 1984 | Purple Rain | $7,766,201 | ||
| 31 | 01984-08-05August 5, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $6,443,646 | Ghostbusters reclaimed #1 in ninth weekend of release. | |
| 32 | 01984-08-12August 12, 1984 | Red Dawn | $8,230,381 | ||
| 33 | 01984-08-19August 19, 1984 | Tightrope | $9,156,545 | ||
| 34 | 01984-08-26August 26, 1984 | Tightrope | $7,198,635 | ||
| 35 | 01984-09-03September 3, 19844-day weekend | Tightrope | $7,130,891 | ||
| 36 | 01984-09-09September 9, 1984 | Tightrope | $4,018,355 | ||
| 37 | 01984-09-16September 16, 1984 | Ghostbusters | $3,457,626 | Ghostbusters reclaimed #1 in its fifteenth weekend of release. | |
| 38 | 01984-09-23September 23, 1984 | All of Me | $5,803,848 | ||
| 39 | 01984-09-30September 30, 1984 | All of Me | $5,258,421 | ||
| 40 | 01984-10-08October 8, 19844-day weekend | Teachers | $7,013,366 | ||
| 41 | 01984-10-14October 14, 1984 | Teachers | $4,579,286 | ||
| 42 | 01984-10-21October 21, 1984 | Teachers | $3,448,610 | ||
| 43 | 01984-10-28October 28, 1984 | The Terminator | $4,020,663 | ||
| 44 | 01984-11-04November 4, 1984 | The Terminator | $4,219,463 | ||
| 45 | 01984-11-11November 11, 1984 | Oh, God! You Devil | $5,560,001 | ||
| 46 | 01984-11-18November 18, 1984 | Missing in Action | $6,101,460 | ||
| 47 | 01984-11-25November 25, 1984 | Supergirl | $5,738,249 | ||
| 48 | 01984-12-02December 2, 1984 | Missing in Action | $3,021,220 | Missing in Action reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release. | |
| 49 | 01984-12-09December 9, 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $15,214,805 | Beverly Hills Cop broke The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas''s record ($11.8 million) for highest weekend debut for a R-rated film & Sudden Impact's record ($9.6 million) for the highest weekend debut in December | |
| 50 | 01984-12-16December 16, 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $11,514,444 | ||
| 51 | 01984-12-25December 25, 19845-day weekend | Beverly Hills Cop | $15,697,159 | ||
| 52 | 01985-01-01January 1, 19855-day weekend | Beverly Hills Cop | $20,064,790 |
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