#1 of 5 1984 · Mystery, Thriller
$48.1M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
Tightrope (1984) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 33 of 1984 (Aug 12–18), with $48.1M worldwide, ahead of The Woman in Red (1984) at $25.3M and Dreamscape (1984) at $12.1M. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $92.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 95% on Week 32, 1984, whose releases took $47.5M. By genre, Thriller leads with $60.3M across 2 releases.
#1 of 5 1984 · Mystery, Thriller
$48.1M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
Tightrope (1984) leads with $48.1M, 52% of the total. The top 5 together took $92.5M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 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 33 of 1984 (Aug 12–18).
Aug 17, 1984 US and Canada: $48.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.1M
Aug 15, 1984 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $41.2K Worldwide: $25.3M
Aug 17, 1984 US and Canada: $12.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.1M
Aug 17, 1984 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8M
Aug 14, 1984 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M Of the top 5, Tightrope (1984) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Woman in Red (1984) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $92.4M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 33 releases took $92.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 12–18) with $92.5M, led by Tightrope (1984).
Of these 10 years, Week 33, 1979 earned the most: $168.1M from 7 films, led by Apocalypse Now (1979). Week 33, 1984 took $92.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 33, 1975 Aug 10–16 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 33, 1976 Aug 8–14 1 film | 1 | $4.1K | – | Sebastiane (1976) $4.1K |
| Week 33, 1977 Aug 7–13 1 film · +1049% | 1 | $47K | +1049% | Suspiria (1977) $47K |
| Week 33, 1978 Aug 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 33, 1979 Aug 12–18 7 films | 7 | $168.1M | – | Apocalypse Now (1979) $105.1M |
| Week 33, 1980 Aug 10–16 4 films · −48% | 4 | $87.1M | −48% | Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) $66.1M |
| Week 33, 1981 Aug 9–15 3 films · −90% | 3 | $8.3M | −90% | Deadly Blessing (1981) $8.3M |
| Week 33, 1982 Aug 8–14 3 films · +731% | 3 | $68.8M | +731% | Friday the 13th Part III (1982) $36.7M |
| Week 33, 1983 Aug 7–13 5 films · −34% | 5 | $45.4M | −34% | Cujo (1983) $21.2M |
| Week 33, 1984 Aug 12–18 5 films · +104% | 5 | $92.5M | +104% | Tightrope (1984) $48.1M |
50 weeks of 1984 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (Jun 3–9) with $499.1M, led by Ghostbusters (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 5 films as the chart.
Tightrope (1984) leads with $48.1M worldwide, $48.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Woman in Red (1984) at $25.3M and Dreamscape (1984) at $12.1M.
5 films released in week 33 of 1984 (Aug 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $92.5M in all, or $18.5M per film on average. Week 32, 1984 releases took $47.5M.
None. The biggest, Tightrope (1984), earned $48.1M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 33 of 1984 (Aug 12–18). 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.