Seasonal Box Office
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ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY SEASON | INDEX BY YEAR | SEASON-TO-DATE
2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
Winter Spring Summer Fall Holiday
Note: The Summer Season is defined as the first Friday in May through Labor Day Weekend.
Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | ||
1 | Ghostbusters | Col. | $229,242,989 | 1,506 | $13,578,151 | 1,339 | 6/8 |
2 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Par. | $179,870,271 | 1,687 | $25,337,110 | 1,687 | 5/23 |
3 | Gremlins | WB | $148,168,459 | 1,537 | $12,511,634 | 1,511 | 6/8 |
4 | The Karate Kid | Col. | $90,815,558 | 1,111 | $5,031,753 | 931 | 6/22 |
5 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Par. | $76,471,046 | 1,966 | $16,673,295 | 1,966 | 6/1 |
6 | Purple Rain | WB | $68,392,977 | 1,022 | $7,766,201 | 917 | 7/27 |
7 | Tightrope | WB | $48,143,579 | 1,535 | $9,156,545 | 1,535 | 8/17 |
8 | The Natural | TriS | $47,951,979 | 1,012 | $5,088,381 | 989 | 5/11 |
9 | Revenge of the Nerds | Fox | $40,874,452 | 989 | $1,513,090 | 364 | 7/20 |
10 | Breakin' | Can. | $38,682,707 | 1,121 | $6,047,686 | 1,069 | 5/4 |
11 | Bachelor Party | Fox | $38,435,947 | 1,276 | $4,573,530 | 1,081 | 6/29 |
12 | Red Dawn (1984) | MGM | $38,376,497 | 1,822 | $8,230,381 | 1,822 | 8/10 |
13 | Conan the Destroyer | Uni. | $31,042,035 | 1,249 | $6,958,872 | 1,117 | 6/29 |
14 | The Last Starfighter | Uni. | $28,733,290 | 1,287 | $6,011,695 | 1,287 | 7/13 |
15 | Cannonball Run II | WB | $28,078,073 | 1,845 | $8,323,948 | 1,778 | 6/29 |
16 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | TriS | $25,534,703 | 1,261 | $4,416,022 | 1,261 | 7/13 |
17 | The Woman in Red | Orion | $25,308,147 | 1,069 | $3,159,811 | 1,065 | 8/17 |
18 | Sixteen Candles | Uni. | $23,686,027 | 1,245 | $4,461,520 | 1,240 | 5/4 |
19 | The Jungle Book (re-issue) (1984) | BV | $23,456,945 | 1,463 | $5,291,670 | 1,430 | 7/27 |
20 | Rhinestone | Fox | $21,435,321 | 1,630 | $5,459,726 | 1,630 | 6/22 |
21 | Top Secret! | Par. | $20,458,340 | 1,100 | $4,406,205 | 1,100 | 6/22 |
22 | The Neverending Story | WB | $20,158,808 | 950 | $4,325,823 | 950 | 7/20 |
23 | Best Defense | Par. | $19,265,302 | 1,425 | $7,872,297 | 1,425 | 7/20 |
24 | Firestarter | Uni. | $17,080,167 | 1,374 | $4,726,660 | 1,356 | 5/11 |
25 | Beat Street | Orion | $16,595,791 | 1,380 | $5,218,040 | 1,380 | 6/8 |
26 | Dreamscape | Fox | $12,145,169 | 816 | $2,257,627 | 816 | 8/17 |
27 | Cloak and Dagger | Uni. | $9,719,952 | 1,147 | $2,862,025 | 1,147 | 8/10 |
28 | Bolero | Can. | $8,914,881 | 1,015 | $4,579,240 | 1,015 | 8/31 |
29 | Oxford Blues | MGM | $8,793,152 | 1,075 | $2,486,418 | 1,075 | 8/24 |
30 | The Bounty | Orion | $8,613,462 | 986 | $2,622,306 | 986 | 5/4 |
31 | The Philadelphia Experiment | NW | $8,103,330 | 490 | $1,877,000 | 490 | 8/3 |
32 | Streets of Fire | Uni. | $8,089,290 | 1,150 | $2,426,500 | 1,150 | 6/1 |
33 | Hardbodies | Col. | $7,121,719 | 1,594 | $2,684,599 | 1,538 | 5/4 |
34 | Alphabet City | Atl | $7,035,585 | 321 | $1,172,292 | 321 | 5/4 |
35 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | MGM | $6,836,201 | 677 | $1,544,624 | 677 | 6/22 |
36 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai | Fox | $6,254,148 | 236 | $620,279 | 236 | 8/10 |
37 | Sheena | Col. | $5,778,353 | 1,496 | $2,950,114 | 1,496 | 8/17 |
38 | Meatballs II | TriS | $5,410,972 | 1,252 | $2,515,268 | 1,252 | 7/27 |
39 | Once Upon a Time in America | WB | $5,321,508 | 894 | $2,412,014 | 894 | 6/1 |
40 | Grandview, USA | WB | $4,743,119 | 1,069 | $2,194,293 | 1,069 | 8/3 |
41 | C.H.U.D. | NW | $4,654,423 | 310 | $1,762,922 | 310 | 8/31 |
42 | Making the Grade | Can. | $4,561,346 | 1,197 | $1,760,856 | 1,197 | 5/18 |
43 | Joy of Sex | Par. | $4,463,841 | 804 | $1,913,001 | 804 | 8/3 |
44 | Flashpoint (1984) | TriS | $3,854,833 | 1,022 | $1,916,222 | 1,022 | 8/31 |
45 | Cheech and Chong's Corsican Bros. | Orion | $3,772,785 | 868 | $1,667,881 | 868 | 7/27 |
46 | Careful, He Might Hear You | Fox | $2,938,179 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/15 |
47 | Under the Volcano | Uni. | $2,556,800 | 1 | $31,000 | 1 | 6/15 |
48 | Choose Me | IsAl | $2,490,233 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/29 |
49 | Electric Dreams | MGM | $2,193,612 | 920 | $1,009,586 | 920 | 7/20 |
50 | Finders Keepers | WB | $1,467,396 | 753 | $865,207 | 753 | 5/18 |
51 | The Bostonians | ALM | $1,009,700 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/20 |
Summary of 51 Movies on Chart: | |||||||
Totals: | $1,493,103,399 | - | - | - | - | ||
Averages: | $29,276,537 | - | - | - | - | ||
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Note: The Summer Season is defined as the first Friday in May through Labor Day Weekend.
2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
Note: RELEASE DATE shows all movies that opened in a given time period and their total grosses. WIDE RELEASES shows only movies released in 600 or more theaters and their total grosses, grouped by wide release date. LIMITED RELEASES shows only movies released in less than 600 theaters and their total grosses, grouped by release date. CALENDAR GROSSES shows all movies playing during the indicated time period, both new and holdover, and their grosses (or estimated grosses) during that time period. Click here for a full explanation of the various box office sections.
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