Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
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1 | Ghostbusters | - | - | - | $220,919,997 | 1,506 | $229,242,989 | Jun 8 | Columbia Pictures | false |
2 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | - | - | - | $179,870,271 | 1,687 | $179,870,271 | May 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
3 | Gremlins | - | - | - | $148,168,459 | 1,537 | $148,168,459 | Jun 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
4 | The Karate Kid | - | - | - | $90,815,558 | 1,111 | $90,815,558 | Jun 22 | Columbia Pictures | false |
5 | Police Academy | - | - | - | $81,198,894 | 1,587 | $81,198,894 | Mar 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
6 | Footloose | - | - | - | $80,035,402 | 1,384 | $80,035,402 | Feb 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
7 | Beverly Hills Cop | - | - | - | $77,455,497 | 2,006 | $234,760,478 | Dec 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
8 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | - | - | - | $76,471,046 | 1,966 | $76,471,046 | Jun 1 | Paramount Pictures | false |
9 | Terms of Endearment | - | - | - | $74,420,269 | 1,259 | $108,423,489 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
10 | Romancing the Stone | - | - | - | $74,348,839 | 1,110 | $76,572,238 | Mar 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
11 | Splash | - | - | - | $69,821,334 | 1,186 | $69,821,334 | Mar 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
12 | Purple Rain | - | - | - | $68,392,977 | 1,022 | $68,392,977 | Jul 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
13 | Tightrope | - | - | - | $48,143,579 | 1,535 | $48,143,579 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
14 | The Natural | - | - | - | $47,951,979 | 1,012 | $47,951,979 | May 11 | TriStar Pictures | false |
15 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | - | - | - | $45,858,563 | 1,175 | $45,858,563 | Mar 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
16 | Revenge of the Nerds | - | - | - | $40,874,452 | 989 | $40,874,452 | Jul 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
17 | Breakin' | - | - | - | $38,682,707 | 1,121 | $38,682,707 | May 4 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
18 | Bachelor Party | - | - | - | $38,435,947 | 1,276 | $38,435,947 | Jun 29 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
19 | Red Dawn | - | - | - | $38,376,497 | 1,822 | $38,376,497 | Aug 10 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
20 | All of Me | - | - | - | $36,403,064 | 1,200 | $36,403,064 | Sep 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
21 | The Terminator | - | - | - | $34,004,606 | 1,112 | $38,371,200 | Oct 26 | Orion Pictures | false |
22 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | - | - | - | $32,980,880 | 1,600 | $32,980,880 | Apr 13 | Paramount Pictures | false |
23 | Conan the Destroyer | - | - | - | $31,042,035 | 1,249 | $31,042,035 | Jun 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
24 | Sudden Impact | - | - | - | $30,792,332 | 1,602 | $67,642,693 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
25 | Silkwood | - | - | - | $29,597,605 | 843 | $35,615,609 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
26 | The Last Starfighter | - | - | - | $28,733,290 | 1,287 | $28,733,290 | Jul 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
27 | Places in the Heart | - | - | - | $28,539,417 | 868 | $34,901,614 | Sep 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
28 | Cannonball Run II | - | - | - | $28,078,073 | 1,845 | $28,078,073 | Jun 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
29 | Teachers | - | - | - | $27,774,237 | 1,721 | $27,774,237 | Oct 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
30 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | - | - | - | $25,950,517 | 1,213 | $40,400,657 | Dec 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
31 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | - | - | - | $25,534,703 | 1,261 | $25,534,703 | Jul 13 | TriStar Pictures | false |
32 | Scarface | - | - | - | $25,439,938 | 1,008 | $45,227,398 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
33 | The Woman in Red | - | - | - | $25,308,147 | 1,069 | $25,308,147 | Aug 17 | Orion Pictures | false |
34 | Moscow on the Hudson | - | - | - | $25,068,724 | 721 | $25,068,724 | Apr 6 | Columbia Pictures | false |
35 | City Heat | - | - | - | $24,729,430 | 1,655 | $38,348,988 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
36 | Yentl | - | - | - | $24,451,981 | 747 | $40,218,899 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
37 | Sixteen Candles | - | - | - | $23,686,027 | 1,245 | $23,686,027 | May 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
38 | The Jungle Book 1984 Re-release | - | - | - | $23,456,945 | 1,463 | $23,456,945 | Jul 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
39 | Against All Odds | - | - | - | $21,689,062 | 979 | $21,689,062 | Mar 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
40 | Missing in Action | - | - | - | $21,630,008 | 1,209 | $22,812,411 | Nov 16 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
41 | Rhinestone | - | - | - | $21,435,321 | 1,630 | $21,435,321 | Jun 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
42 | Never Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $20,573,773 | 540 | $29,600,000 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
43 | Top Secret! | - | - | - | $20,458,340 | 1,100 | $20,458,340 | Jun 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
44 | Hot Dog... The Movie | - | - | - | $20,307,325 | 1,276 | $20,307,325 | Jan 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
45 | The NeverEnding Story | - | - | - | $20,158,808 | 950 | $20,158,808 | Jul 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
46 | Unfaithfully Yours | - | - | - | $19,928,200 | 831 | $19,928,200 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
47 | Oh, God! You Devil | - | - | - | $19,921,935 | 1,384 | $21,538,850 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
48 | Uncommon Valor | - | - | - | $19,304,137 | 1,076 | $30,503,151 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
49 | Best Defense | - | - | - | $19,265,302 | 1,425 | $19,265,302 | Jul 20 | Paramount Pictures | false |
50 | Dune | - | - | - | $19,015,391 | 975 | $30,925,690 | Dec 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
51 | A Soldier's Story | - | - | - | $18,961,558 | 581 | $21,821,347 | Sep 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
52 | Blame It on Rio | - | - | - | $18,644,570 | 1,234 | $18,644,570 | Feb 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
53 | Lassiter | - | - | - | $17,513,452 | 945 | $17,513,452 | Feb 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
54 | Angel | - | - | - | $17,488,564 | 499 | $17,488,564 | Jan 13 | New World Pictures | false |
55 | Firestarter | - | - | - | $17,080,167 | 1,374 | $17,080,167 | May 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
56 | Amadeus | - | - | - | $16,935,508 | 802 | $51,564,280 | Sep 21 | Orion Pictures | false |
57 | Beat Street | - | - | - | $16,595,791 | 1,380 | $16,595,791 | Jun 8 | Orion Pictures | false |
58 | Weekend Pass | - | - | - | $15,853,993 | 475 | $21,058,033 | Feb 3 | Crown | false |
59 | The Ice Pirates | - | - | - | $14,255,801 | 1,175 | $14,255,801 | Mar 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
60 | Night of the Comet | - | - | - | $13,529,915 | 1,098 | $14,418,922 | Nov 16 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
61 | Supergirl | - | - | - | $13,393,976 | 1,620 | $14,296,438 | Nov 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
62 | The Evil That Men Do | - | - | - | $13,102,025 | 1,464 | $13,102,025 | Sep 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
63 | Children of the Corn | - | - | - | $12,748,869 | 653 | $14,568,989 | Mar 9 | New World Pictures | false |
64 | Starman | - | - | - | $12,526,716 | 1,271 | $28,744,356 | Dec 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
65 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $12,427,303 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
66 | Irreconcilable Differences | - | - | - | $12,414,210 | 902 | $12,414,210 | Sep 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
67 | Dreamscape | - | - | - | $12,145,169 | 816 | $12,145,169 | Aug 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
68 | Pinocchio 1984 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,029,979 | 1,309 | $26,414,038 | Dec 21 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
69 | The Cotton Club | - | - | - | $11,848,246 | 809 | $25,928,721 | Dec 14 | Orion Pictures | false |
70 | Two of a Kind | - | - | - | $11,801,362 | 1,278 | $23,646,952 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
71 | Up the Creek | - | - | - | $11,708,269 | 1,346 | $11,708,269 | Apr 6 | Orion Pictures | false |
72 | Tank | - | - | - | $11,302,884 | 1,332 | $11,302,884 | Mar 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
73 | Hard to Hold | - | - | - | $11,113,806 | 1,017 | $11,113,806 | Apr 6 | Universal Pictures | false |
74 | The Wild Life | - | - | - | $11,020,375 | 1,142 | $11,020,375 | Sep 28 | Universal Pictures | false |
75 | Broadway Danny Rose | - | - | - | $10,600,497 | 613 | $10,600,497 | Jan 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
76 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,597,509 | 1,040 | $21,000,000 | Dec 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
77 | Where the Boys Are | - | - | - | $10,530,000 | 1,414 | $10,530,000 | Apr 6 | TriStar Pictures | false |
78 | Thief of Hearts | - | - | - | $10,435,015 | 1,200 | $10,435,015 | Oct 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
79 | Gorky Park | - | - | - | $10,264,285 | 631 | $15,856,028 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
80 | D.C. Cab | - | - | - | $10,059,482 | 908 | $16,134,627 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
81 | Terror in the Aisles | - | - | - | $10,004,817 | 1,134 | $10,004,817 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures | false |
82 | Cloak and Dagger | - | - | - | $9,719,952 | 1,147 | $9,719,952 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures | false |
83 | Christine | - | - | - | $9,348,013 | 1,101 | $21,017,849 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
84 | Protocol | - | - | - | $9,325,006 | 904 | $26,186,631 | Dec 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
85 | Falling in Love | - | - | - | $9,248,972 | 807 | $11,129,057 | Nov 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
86 | Bolero | - | - | - | $8,914,881 | 1,015 | $8,914,881 | Aug 31 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
87 | Body Double | - | - | - | $8,801,940 | 1,428 | $8,801,940 | Oct 26 | Columbia Pictures | false |
88 | Oxford Blues | - | - | - | $8,793,152 | 1,075 | $8,793,152 | Aug 24 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
89 | The Bounty | - | - | - | $8,613,462 | 986 | $8,613,462 | May 4 | Orion Pictures | false |
90 | Reckless | - | - | - | $8,289,916 | 899 | $8,289,916 | Feb 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
91 | Streets of Fire | - | - | - | $8,089,290 | 1,150 | $8,089,290 | Jun 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
92 | Just the Way You Are | - | - | - | $7,889,694 | 1,190 | $7,889,694 | Nov 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
93 | The Little Drummer Girl | - | - | - | $7,828,841 | 820 | $7,828,841 | Oct 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
94 | To Be or Not to Be | - | - | - | $7,585,092 | 645 | $13,030,214 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
95 | Micki + Maude | - | - | - | $7,583,242 | 876 | $26,080,861 | Dec 21 | Columbia Pictures | false |
96 | Country | - | - | - | $7,411,929 | 488 | $9,640,000 | Sep 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
97 | Johnny Dangerously | - | - | - | $7,350,435 | 1,106 | $17,124,395 | Dec 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
98 | Iceman | - | - | - | $7,343,032 | 671 | $7,343,032 | Apr 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
99 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | - | - | - | $7,220,490 | 380 | $25,504,513 | Nov 9 | New Line Cinema | false |
100 | Hardbodies | - | - | - | $7,121,719 | 1,594 | $7,121,719 | May 4 | Columbia Pictures | false |
101 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | - | - | - | $6,836,201 | 677 | $6,836,201 | Jun 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
102 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | - | - | - | $6,763,636 | 908 | $15,101,131 | Dec 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
103 | Swing Shift | - | - | - | $6,650,206 | 814 | $6,650,206 | Apr 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
104 | The Razor's Edge | - | - | - | $6,551,987 | 1,036 | $6,551,987 | Oct 19 | Columbia Pictures | false |
105 | Ninja III: The Domination | - | - | - | $6,544,052 | 530 | $7,610,785 | Sep 14 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
106 | The Philadelphia Experiment | - | - | - | $6,257,896 | 490 | $8,103,330 | Aug 3 | New World Pictures | false |
107 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | - | - | - | $6,254,148 | 236 | $6,254,148 | Aug 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
108 | Firstborn | - | - | - | $6,250,994 | 929 | $6,250,994 | Oct 26 | Paramount Pictures | false |
109 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $6,202,359 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
110 | The Flamingo Kid | - | - | - | $6,193,155 | 753 | $23,859,382 | Dec 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
111 | A Christmas Story | - | - | - | $6,051,174 | 938 | $19,294,144 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
112 | Racing with the Moon | - | - | - | $6,045,647 | 389 | $6,045,647 | Mar 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
113 | Sheena | - | - | - | $5,778,353 | 1,496 | $5,778,353 | Aug 17 | Columbia Pictures | false |
114 | The Man Who Loved Women | - | - | - | $5,770,217 | 845 | $10,964,231 | Dec 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
115 | The Lonely Guy | - | - | - | $5,718,573 | 717 | $5,718,573 | Jan 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
116 | Meatballs Part II | - | - | - | $5,410,972 | 1,252 | $5,410,972 | Jul 27 | TriStar Pictures | false |
117 | Once Upon a Time in America | - | - | - | $5,321,508 | 894 | $5,321,508 | Jun 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
118 | Alphabet City | - | - | - | $5,293,430 | 321 | $7,035,585 | May 4 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
119 | The Hotel New Hampshire | - | - | - | $5,142,858 | 244 | $5,142,858 | Mar 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
120 | American Dreamer | - | - | - | $5,021,751 | 801 | $5,021,751 | Oct 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
121 | No Small Affair | - | - | - | $4,994,094 | 1,247 | $4,994,094 | Nov 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
122 | Harry & Son | - | - | - | $4,864,980 | 920 | $4,864,980 | Mar 2 | Orion Pictures | false |
123 | Grandview, U.S.A. | - | - | - | $4,743,119 | 1,069 | $4,743,119 | Aug 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
124 | C.H.U.D. | - | - | - | $4,654,423 | 310 | $4,654,423 | Aug 31 | New World Pictures | false |
125 | Making the Grade | - | - | - | $4,561,346 | 1,197 | $4,561,346 | May 18 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
126 | Star 80 | - | - | - | $4,531,751 | 502 | $6,472,990 | Nov 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
127 | Joy of Sex | - | - | - | $4,463,841 | 804 | $4,463,841 | Aug 3 | Paramount Pictures | false |
128 | Until September | - | - | - | $4,239,154 | 1,114 | $4,239,154 | Sep 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
129 | This Is Spinal Tap | - | - | - | $3,910,058 | 206 | $4,491,645 | Mar 2 | Embassy Pictures | false |
130 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $3,896,542 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
131 | Flashpoint | - | - | - | $3,854,833 | 1,022 | $3,854,833 | Aug 31 | TriStar Pictures | false |
132 | Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers | - | - | - | $3,772,785 | 868 | $3,772,785 | Jul 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
133 | Exterminator 2 | - | - | - | $3,739,406 | 535 | $3,739,406 | Sep 14 | Cannon Film Distributors | false |
134 | The Dresser | - | - | - | $3,612,610 | 241 | $5,310,748 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
135 | Runaway | - | - | - | $3,417,738 | 720 | $6,770,587 | Dec 14 | TriStar Pictures | false |
136 | Crimes of Passion | - | - | - | $2,912,945 | 325 | $2,912,945 | Oct 19 | New World Pictures | false |
137 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | - | - | - | $2,886,225 | 238 | $2,886,225 | Sep 7 | New World Pictures | false |
138 | Impulse | - | - | - | $2,773,433 | 376 | $2,773,433 | Sep 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
139 | The Bear | - | - | - | $2,687,148 | 750 | $2,687,148 | Sep 28 | Embassy Pictures | false |
140 | Under the Volcano | - | - | - | $2,556,800 | 1 | $2,556,800 | Jun 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
141 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | - | - | - | $2,491,460 | 398 | $2,491,460 | Nov 9 | TriStar Pictures | false |
142 | Electric Dreams | - | - | - | $2,193,612 | 920 | $2,193,612 | Jul 20 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
143 | Purple Hearts | - | - | - | $2,075,282 | 370 | $2,075,282 | Mar 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
144 | The Buddy System | - | - | - | $1,820,049 | 190 | $1,820,049 | Jan 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
145 | Body Rock | - | - | - | $1,689,501 | 240 | $1,689,501 | Sep 28 | New World Pictures | false |
146 | Misunderstood | - | - | - | $1,525,532 | 741 | $1,525,532 | Mar 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
147 | Garbo Talks | - | - | - | $1,493,782 | 16 | $1,493,782 | Oct 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
148 | Finders Keepers | - | - | - | $1,467,396 | 753 | $1,467,396 | May 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
149 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | - | - | - | $1,435,165 | 432 | $11,234,220 | Oct 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
150 | Sahara | - | - | - | $1,402,962 | 344 | $1,402,962 | Mar 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
151 | A Christmas Story 1984 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,311,065 | 602 | $1,311,065 | Nov 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
152 | The River Rat | - | - | - | $1,142,944 | 316 | $1,142,944 | Sep 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
153 | Mike's Murder | - | - | - | $1,059,966 | 80 | $1,059,966 | Mar 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
154 | The Power | - | - | - | $929,162 | 256 | $929,162 | Jan 20 | - | false |
155 | Songwriter | - | - | - | $865,915 | 499 | $865,915 | Oct 12 | TriStar Pictures | false |
156 | A Passage to India | - | - | - | $789,005 | 650 | $27,187,653 | Dec 14 | Columbia Pictures | false |
157 | The Killing Fields | - | - | - | $650,975 | 663 | $34,700,291 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
158 | Scandalous | - | - | - | $526,805 | 144 | $526,805 | Jan 20 | Orion Pictures | false |
159 | Windy City | - | - | - | $343,890 | 28 | $343,890 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
160 | Champions | - | - | - | $200,498 | 55 | $200,498 | Apr 20 | AVCO Embassy Pictures | false |
161 | Razorback | - | - | - | $150,140 | 50 | $150,140 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
162 | Crackers | - | - | - | $129,268 | 21 | $129,268 | Feb 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
163 | Repo Man | - | - | - | $129,000 | 39 | $129,000 | Mar 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
164 | Slayground | - | - | - | $108,128 | 62 | $108,128 | Jan 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
165 | The River | - | - | - | $85,246 | 1,001 | $11,489,982 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
166 | Birdy | - | - | - | $73,617 | 18 | $1,455,045 | Dec 21 | TriStar Pictures | false |
167 | Mrs. Soffel | - | - | - | $72,524 | 801 | $4,385,312 | Dec 28 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
168 | 1984 | - | - | - | $44,735 | 295 | $8,430,492 | Dec 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
169 | Stop Making Sense | - | - | - | $41,666 | 41 | $4,949,438 | Oct 19 | Cinecom Pictures | false |