| Row | Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio
| MPAA
Rating | Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | 37 | Alphabet City | Atlantic | R | $7,035,585 | 321 | $1,172,292 | 321 | 5/4 | | 2 | 14 | Missing in Action | Cannon Films | R | $22,812,411 | 1,209 | $6,101,460 | 1,150 | 11/16 | | 3 | 30 | Bolero | Cannon Films | R | $8,914,881 | 1,015 | $4,579,240 | 1,015 | 8/31 | | 4 | 35 | Ninja 3: The Domination | Cannon Films | R | $7,610,785 | 530 | $1,727,546 | 530 | 9/14 | | 5 | 46 | Making the Grade | Cannon Films | R | $4,561,346 | 1,197 | $1,760,856 | 1,197 | 5/18 | | 6 | 51 | Exterminator II | Cannon Films | R | $3,739,406 | 535 | $1,204,197 | 535 | 9/14 | | 7 | 13 | Moscow on the Hudson | Columbia | R | $25,068,724 | 721 | $3,536,687 | 618 | 4/6 | | 8 | 15 | Against All Odds | Columbia | R | $21,689,062 | 979 | $3,766,128 | 976 | 3/2 | | 9 | 31 | Body Double | Columbia | R | $8,801,940 | 1,428 | $2,837,978 | 1,428 | 10/26 | | 10 | 36 | Hardbodies | Columbia | R | $7,121,719 | 1,594 | $2,684,599 | 1,538 | 5/4 | | 11 | 43 | No Small Affair | Columbia | R | $4,994,094 | 1,247 | $2,273,469 | 1,247 | 11/9 | | 12 | 16 | Weekend Pass | Crown | R | $21,058,033 | 475 | $1,451,676 | 399 | 2/3 | | 13 | 47 | This Is Spinal Tap | Embassy | R | $4,491,645 | 206 | $30,835 | 3 | 3/2 | | 14 | 66 | The Power | Film Ventures Intl | R | $929,162 | 256 | $929,162 | 256 | 1/20 | | 15 | 5 | Revenge of the Nerds | Fox | R | $40,874,452 | 989 | $1,513,090 | 364 | 7/20 | | 16 | 6 | Bachelor Party | Fox | R | $38,435,947 | 1,276 | $4,573,530 | 1,081 | 6/29 | | 17 | 19 | Blame It on Rio | Fox | R | $18,644,570 | 1,234 | $3,437,660 | 1,201 | 2/17 | | 18 | 54 | Impulse | Fox | R | $2,773,433 | 376 | $995,570 | 376 | 9/28 | | 19 | 59 | Paris, Texas | Fox | R | $2,181,987 | 8 | $58,586 | 7 | 11/2 | | 20 | 57 | Choose Me | Island Alive | R | $2,490,233 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/29 | | 21 | 10 | Teachers | MGM | R | $27,774,237 | 1,721 | $7,013,366 | 1,721 | 10/5 | | 22 | 17 | Hot Dog... The Movie | MGM | R | $20,307,325 | 1,276 | $4,506,756 | 1,273 | 1/13 | | 23 | 33 | Reckless | MGM | R | $8,289,916 | 899 | $2,446,016 | 897 | 2/3 | | 24 | 38 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | MGM | R | $6,836,201 | 677 | $1,544,624 | 677 | 6/22 | | 25 | 49 | Until September | MGM | R | $4,239,154 | 1,114 | $1,983,321 | 1,114 | 9/21 | | 26 | 64 | Gabriela (1984) | MGM | R | $1,318,839 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1/1 | | 27 | 12 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | New Line | R | $25,504,513 | 380 | $1,271,000 | 165 | 11/9 | | 28 | 21 | Angel | New World | R | $17,488,564 | 499 | $2,214,824 | 330 | 1/13 | | 29 | 23 | Children of the Corn | New World | R | $14,568,989 | 653 | $2,042,821 | 350 | 3/9 | | 30 | 41 | Love Letters (1984) | New World | R | $5,269,990 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4/27 | | 31 | 45 | C.H.U.D. | New World | R | $4,654,423 | 310 | $1,762,922 | 310 | 8/31 | | 32 | 52 | Crimes of Passion | New World | R | $2,912,945 | 325 | $1,103,210 | 325 | 10/19 | | 33 | 53 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | New World | R | $2,886,225 | 238 | $574,210 | 238 | 9/7 | | 34 | 63 | Escape 2000 | New World | R | $1,414,828 | N/A | N/A | N/A | - | | 35 | 7 | The Terminator | Orion Pictures | R | $38,371,200 | 1,112 | $4,020,663 | 1,005 | 10/26 | | 36 | 11 | The Cotton Club | Orion Pictures | R | $25,928,721 | 809 | $2,903,603 | 808 | 12/14 | | 37 | 25 | Up the Creek | Orion Pictures | R | $11,708,269 | 1,346 | $3,210,882 | 1,346 | 4/6 | | 38 | 42 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Orion Pictures | R | $5,142,858 | 244 | $1,075,800 | 244 | 3/9 | | 39 | 70 | Heartbreakers (1984) | Orion Pictures | R | $148,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9/28 | | 40 | 1 | Beverly Hills Cop | Paramount | R | $234,760,478 | 2,006 | $15,214,805 | 1,532 | 12/5 | | 41 | 9 | Friday the 13th: Final Chapter | Paramount | R | $32,980,880 | 1,600 | $11,183,148 | 1,594 | 4/13 | | 42 | 18 | Best Defense | Paramount | R | $19,265,302 | 1,425 | $7,872,297 | 1,425 | 7/20 | | 43 | 28 | Thief of Hearts | Paramount | R | $10,435,015 | 1,200 | $3,091,670 | 1,200 | 10/19 | | 44 | 48 | Joy of Sex | Paramount | R | $4,463,841 | 804 | $1,913,001 | 804 | 8/3 | | 45 | 32 | 1984 | Samuel Goldwyn | R | $8,430,492 | 295 | $29,897 | 1 | 12/14 | | 46 | 58 | Stranger Than Paradise | Samuel Goldwyn | R | $2,436,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/1 | | 47 | 24 | The Evil That Men Do | TriStar | R | $13,102,025 | 1,464 | $4,538,400 | 1,464 | 9/21 | | 48 | 27 | Where the Boys Are (1984) | TriStar | R | $10,530,000 | 1,414 | $3,665,088 | 1,414 | 4/6 | | 49 | 50 | Flashpoint (1984) | TriStar | R | $3,854,833 | 1,022 | $1,916,222 | 1,022 | 8/31 | | 50 | 56 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | TriStar | R | $2,491,460 | 398 | $1,432,800 | 398 | 11/9 | | 51 | 62 | Birdy | TriStar | R | $1,455,045 | 18 | $13,720 | 1 | 12/21 | | 52 | 67 | Songwriter | TriStar | R | $865,915 | 499 | $497,406 | 499 | 10/12 | | 53 | 72 | Eureka | United Artists | R | $123,572 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10/5 | | 54 | 22 | Firestarter | Universal | R | $17,080,167 | 1,374 | $4,726,660 | 1,356 | 5/11 | | 55 | 26 | The Wild Life | Universal | R | $11,020,375 | 1,142 | $4,001,400 | 1,140 | 9/28 | | 56 | 29 | Terror in the Aisles | Universal | R | $10,004,817 | 1,134 | $4,009,866 | 1,127 | 10/26 | | 57 | 39 | The Lonely Guy | Universal | R | $5,718,573 | 717 | $2,072,130 | 717 | 1/27 | | 58 | 55 | Under the Volcano | Universal | R | $2,556,800 | 1 | $31,000 | 1 | 6/15 | | 59 | 71 | Repo Man | Universal | R | $129,000 | 39 | $95,300 | 39 | 3/2 | | 60 | 73 | Slayground | Universal | R | $108,128 | 62 | $108,128 | 62 | 1/27 | | 61 | 2 | Police Academy | Warner Bros. | R | $81,198,894 | 1,587 | $8,570,007 | 1,063 | 3/23 | | 62 | 3 | Purple Rain | Warner Bros. | R | $68,392,977 | 1,022 | $7,766,201 | 917 | 7/27 | | 63 | 4 | Tightrope | Warner Bros. | R | $48,143,579 | 1,535 | $9,156,545 | 1,535 | 8/17 | | 64 | 8 | The Killing Fields | Warner Bros. | R | $34,700,291 | 663 | $32,181 | 1 | 11/2 | | 65 | 20 | Lassiter | Warner Bros. | R | $17,513,452 | 945 | $5,027,583 | 945 | 2/17 | | 66 | 34 | The Little Drummer Girl | Warner Bros. | R | $7,828,841 | 820 | $2,632,719 | 820 | 10/19 | | 67 | 40 | Once Upon a Time in America | Warner Bros. | R | $5,321,508 | 894 | $2,412,014 | 894 | 6/1 | | 68 | 44 | Grandview, USA | Warner Bros. | R | $4,743,119 | 1,069 | $2,194,293 | 1,069 | 8/3 | | 69 | 60 | Purple Hearts | Warner Bros. | R | $2,075,282 | 370 | N/A | N/A | 3/30 | | 70 | 61 | Finders Keepers | Warner Bros. | R | $1,467,396 | 753 | $865,207 | 753 | 5/18 | | 71 | 65 | Mike's Murder | Warner Bros. | R | $1,059,966 | 80 | $234,438 | 80 | 3/9 | | 72 | 68 | Windy City | Warner Bros. | R | $343,890 | 28 | $104,754 | 28 | 9/21 | | 73 | 69 | Razorback | Warner Bros. | R | $150,140 | 50 | $89,331 | 50 | 11/16 | | Summary of 73 Movies on Chart: | | Totals: | $1,143,747,415 | - | - | - | - | | Averages: | $15,667,773 | - | - | - | - |  |
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