#1 of 3 The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
1984 · Adventure, Sci-Fi
$8.1M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 31 of 1984 (Jul 29–Aug 4), with $8.1M worldwide, ahead of Joy of Sex (1984) at $4.5M and The Bostonians (1984) at $1M. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 3 The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
1984 · Adventure, Sci-Fi
$8.1M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) leads with $8.1M, 60% of the total. The top 3 together took $13.6M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 31 of 1984 (Jul 29–Aug 4).
Aug 3, 1984 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1M
Aug 3, 1984 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M
Aug 2, 1984 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M Of the top 3, The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Bostonians (1984) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $13.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 31 releases took $13.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 22–28) with $70.3M, led by Purple Rain (1984).
Of these 10 years, Week 31, 1982 earned the most: $135.6M from 2 films, led by An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). Week 31, 1984 took $13.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 31, 1975 Jul 27–Aug 2 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 1976 Jul 25–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 1977 Jul 24–30 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 1978 Jul 30–Aug 5 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 1979 Jul 29–Aug 4 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 1980 Jul 27–Aug 2 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 31, 1981 Jul 26–Aug 1 1 film | 1 | $29 | – | Winter of Our Dreams (1981) $29 |
| Week 31, 1982 Jul 25–31 2 films · +467674628% | 2 | $135.6M | +467674628% | An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) $129.8M |
| Week 31, 1983 Jul 24–30 2 films · −44% | 2 | $75.5M | −44% | National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) $61.4M |
| Week 31, 1984 Jul 29–Aug 4 3 films · −82% | 3 | $13.6M | −82% | The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) $8.1M |
36 weeks of 1984 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 12–18) with $98.7M, led by Footloose (1984).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) leads with $8.1M worldwide, $8.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Joy of Sex (1984) at $4.5M and The Bostonians (1984) at $1M.
3 romance films released in week 31 of 1984 (Jul 29–Aug 4) report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, or $4.5M per film on average.
None. The biggest, The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), earned $8.1M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 31 of 1984 (Jul 29–Aug 4). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.