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1984 OPENING GROSSES

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Opening% of TotalTheaters / AverageTotal GrossDate*
1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $25,337,110 14.1% 1,687 $15,019 $179,870,271 5/23/84
2 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Par. $16,673,295 21.8% 1,966 $8,480 $76,471,046 6/1/84
3 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $15,214,805 6.5% 1,532 $9,931 $234,760,478 12/5/84
4 Ghostbusters Col. $13,578,151 5.9% 1,339 $10,140 $229,242,989 6/8/84
5 Gremlins WB $12,511,634 8.4% 1,511 $8,280 $148,168,459 6/8/84
6 Friday the 13th: Final Chapter Par. $11,183,148 33.9% 1,594 $7,015 $32,980,880 4/13/84
7 Tightrope WB $9,156,545 19.0% 1,535 $5,965 $48,143,579 8/17/84
8 Police Academy WB $8,570,007 10.6% 1,063 $8,062 $81,198,894 3/23/84
9 Footloose Par. $8,556,935 10.7% 1,384 $6,182 $80,035,402 2/17/84
10 Cannonball Run II WB $8,323,948 29.6% 1,778 $4,681 $28,078,073 6/29/84
11 Red Dawn (1984) MGM $8,230,381 21.4% 1,822 $4,517 $38,376,497 8/10/84
12 Best Defense Par. $7,872,297 40.9% 1,425 $5,524 $19,265,302 7/20/84
13 Purple Rain WB $7,766,201 11.4% 917 $8,469 $68,392,977 7/27/84
14 2010 MGM $7,393,361 18.3% 1,126 $6,566 $40,400,657 12/7/84
15 Teachers MGM $7,013,366 25.3% 1,721 $4,075 $27,774,237 10/5/84
16 Conan the Destroyer Uni. $6,958,872 22.4% 1,117 $6,229 $31,042,035 6/29/84
17 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan WB $6,517,732 14.2% 753 $8,655 $45,858,563 3/30/84
18 City Heat WB $6,301,694 16.4% 1,393 $4,523 $38,348,988 12/7/84
19 Splash BV $6,174,059 8.8% 829 $7,447 $69,821,334 3/9/84
20 Missing in Action Can. $6,101,460 26.7% 1,150 $5,305 $22,812,411 11/16/84
21 Breakin' Can. $6,047,686 15.6% 1,069 $5,657 $38,682,707 5/4/84
22 Dune Uni. $6,025,091 19.5% 915 $6,584 $30,925,690 12/14/84
23 The Last Starfighter Uni. $6,011,695 20.9% 1,287 $4,671 $28,733,290 7/13/84
24 All of Me Uni. $5,803,848 15.9% 1,192 $4,869 $36,403,064 9/21/84
25 Supergirl TriS $5,738,249 40.1% 1,608 $3,568 $14,296,438 11/21/84
26 Oh, God! You Devil! WB $5,560,001 25.8% 1,384 $4,017 $21,538,850 11/9/84
27 Rhinestone Fox $5,459,726 25.5% 1,630 $3,349 $21,435,321 6/22/84
28 The Jungle Book (re-issue) (1984) BV $5,291,670 22.6% 1,430 $3,700 $23,456,945 7/27/84
29 Beat Street Orion $5,218,040 31.4% 1,380 $3,781 $16,595,791 6/8/84
30 Romancing the Stone Fox $5,105,741 6.7% 823 $6,203 $76,572,238 3/30/84
31 The Natural TriS $5,088,381 10.6% 989 $5,144 $47,951,979 5/11/84
32 The Karate Kid Col. $5,031,753 5.5% 931 $5,404 $90,815,558 6/22/84
33 Lassiter WB $5,027,583 28.7% 945 $5,320 $17,513,452 2/17/84
34 Firestarter Uni. $4,726,660 27.7% 1,356 $3,485 $17,080,167 5/11/84
35 Bolero Can. $4,579,240 51.4% 1,015 $4,511 $8,914,881 8/31/84
36 Bachelor Party Fox $4,573,530 11.9% 1,081 $4,230 $38,435,947 6/29/84
37 The Evil That Men Do TriS $4,538,400 34.6% 1,464 $3,100 $13,102,025 9/21/84
38 Hot Dog... The Movie MGM $4,506,756 22.2% 1,273 $3,540 $20,307,325 1/13/84
39 Sixteen Candles Uni. $4,461,520 18.8% 1,240 $3,598 $23,686,027 5/4/84
40 The Muppets Take Manhattan TriS $4,416,022 17.3% 1,261 $3,502 $25,534,703 7/13/84
41 Top Secret! Par. $4,406,205 21.5% 1,100 $4,005 $20,458,340 6/22/84
42 Ice Pirates MGM $4,358,022 30.6% 1,175 $3,708 $14,255,801 3/16/84
43 The Neverending Story WB $4,325,823 21.5% 950 $4,553 $20,158,808 7/20/84
44 Tank Uni. $4,035,960 35.7% 1,332 $3,030 $11,302,884 3/16/84
45 The Terminator Orion $4,020,663 10.5% 1,005 $4,000 $38,371,200 10/26/84
46 Terror in the Aisles Uni. $4,009,866 40.1% 1,127 $3,558 $10,004,817 10/26/84
47 The Wild Life Uni. $4,001,400 36.3% 1,140 $3,510 $11,020,375 9/28/84
48 Unfaithfully Yours (1984) Fox $3,774,126 18.9% 820 $4,602 $19,928,200 2/10/84
49 Pinocchio (Re-issue) (1984) BV $3,769,251 14.3% 1,217 $3,097 $26,414,038 12/21/84
50 Against All Odds Col. $3,766,128 17.4% 976 $3,858 $21,689,062 3/2/84
51 Where the Boys Are (1984) TriS $3,665,088 34.8% 1,414 $2,592 $10,530,000 4/6/84
52 Night of the Comet Atl $3,580,578 24.8% 1,098 $3,261 $14,418,922 11/16/84
53 Moscow on the Hudson Col. $3,536,687 14.1% 618 $5,722 $25,068,724 4/6/84
54 Blame It on Rio Fox $3,437,660 18.4% 1,201 $2,862 $18,644,570 2/17/84
55 Protocol WB $3,427,840 13.1% 893 $3,838 $26,186,631 12/21/84
56 Hard to Hold Uni. $3,410,001 30.7% 1,017 $3,353 $11,113,806 4/6/84
57 Up the Creek Orion $3,210,882 27.4% 1,346 $2,385 $11,708,269 4/6/84
58 The Woman in Red Orion $3,159,811 12.5% 1,065 $2,966 $25,308,147 8/17/84
59 Thief of Hearts Par. $3,091,670 29.6% 1,200 $2,576 $10,435,015 10/19/84
60 Irreconcilable Differences WB $3,076,894 24.8% 902 $3,411 $12,414,210 9/28/84
61 Sheena Col. $2,950,114 51.1% 1,496 $1,972 $5,778,353 8/17/84
62 Johnny Dangerously Fox $2,947,746 17.2% 1,086 $2,714 $17,124,395 12/21/84
63 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo TriS $2,921,030 19.3% 707 $4,131 $15,101,131 12/21/84
64 The Cotton Club Orion $2,903,603 11.2% 808 $3,593 $25,928,721 12/14/84
65 Starman Col. $2,872,022 10.0% 1,261 $2,277 $28,744,356 12/14/84
66 Cloak and Dagger Uni. $2,862,025 29.4% 1,147 $2,495 $9,719,952 8/10/84
67 Body Double Col. $2,837,978 32.2% 1,428 $1,987 $8,801,940 10/26/84
68 Micki and Maude Col. $2,742,458 10.5% 794 $3,453 $26,080,861 12/21/84
69 Hardbodies Col. $2,684,599 37.7% 1,538 $1,745 $7,121,719 5/4/84
70 The Little Drummer Girl WB $2,632,719 33.6% 820 $3,210 $7,828,841 10/19/84
71 The Bounty Orion $2,622,306 30.4% 986 $2,659 $8,613,462 5/4/84
72 Meatballs II TriS $2,515,268 46.5% 1,252 $2,009 $5,410,972 7/27/84
73 Oxford Blues MGM $2,486,418 28.3% 1,075 $2,312 $8,793,152 8/24/84
74 Reckless MGM $2,446,016 29.5% 897 $2,726 $8,289,916 2/3/84
75 Streets of Fire Uni. $2,426,500 30.0% 1,150 $2,110 $8,089,290 6/1/84
76 Once Upon a Time in America WB $2,412,014 45.3% 894 $2,698 $5,321,508 6/1/84
77 The Razor's Edge Col. $2,411,311 36.8% 1,036 $2,327 $6,551,987 10/19/84
78 Falling in Love Par. $2,293,710 20.6% 305 $7,520 $11,129,057 11/21/84
79 Just the Way You Are MGM $2,291,803 29.0% 1,190 $1,925 $7,889,694 11/16/84
80 No Small Affair Col. $2,273,469 45.5% 1,247 $1,823 $4,994,094 11/9/84
81 Swing Shift WB $2,270,136 34.1% 710 $3,197 $6,650,206 4/13/84
82 Dreamscape Fox $2,257,627 18.6% 816 $2,766 $12,145,169 8/17/84
83 Angel NW $2,214,824 12.7% 330 $6,711 $17,488,564 1/13/84
84 Grandview, USA WB $2,194,293 46.3% 1,069 $2,052 $4,743,119 8/3/84
85 The Lonely Guy Uni. $2,072,130 36.2% 717 $2,890 $5,718,573 1/27/84
86 Children of the Corn NW $2,042,821 14.0% 350 $5,836 $14,568,989 3/9/84
87 The Flamingo Kid Fox $2,015,076 8.4% 531 $3,794 $23,859,382 12/21/84
88 Until September MGM $1,983,321 46.8% 1,114 $1,780 $4,239,154 9/21/84
89 Flashpoint (1984) TriS $1,916,222 49.7% 1,022 $1,874 $3,854,833 8/31/84
90 Joy of Sex Par. $1,913,001 42.9% 804 $2,379 $4,463,841 8/3/84
91 Harry and Son Orion $1,900,000 39.1% 920 $2,065 $4,864,980 3/2/84
92 The Philadelphia Experiment NW $1,877,000 23.2% 490 $3,830 $8,103,330 8/3/84
93 Iceman Uni. $1,836,120 25.0% 642 $2,860 $7,343,032 4/13/84
94 Racing with the Moon Par. $1,803,432 29.8% 389 $4,636 $6,045,647 3/23/84
95 C.H.U.D. NW $1,762,922 37.9% 310 $5,686 $4,654,423 8/31/84
96 Making the Grade Can. $1,760,856 38.6% 1,197 $1,471 $4,561,346 5/18/84
97 Ninja 3: The Domination Can. $1,727,546 22.7% 530 $3,259 $7,610,785 9/14/84
98 Cheech and Chong's Corsican Bros. Orion $1,667,881 44.2% 868 $1,921 $3,772,785 7/27/84
99 Firstborn Par. $1,606,214 25.7% 800 $2,007 $6,250,994 10/26/84
100 American Dreamer WB $1,580,990 31.5% 801 $1,973 $5,021,751 10/26/84
101 The Pope of Greenwich Village MGM $1,544,624 22.6% 677 $2,281 $6,836,201 6/22/84
102 Revenge of the Nerds Fox $1,513,090 3.7% 364 $4,156 $40,874,452 7/20/84
103 Weekend Pass Crwn $1,451,676 6.9% 399 $3,638 $21,058,033 2/3/84
104 Silent Night, Deadly Night TriS $1,432,800 57.5% 398 $3,600 $2,491,460 11/9/84
105 A Nightmare on Elm Street NL $1,271,000 5.0% 165 $7,703 $25,504,513 11/9/84
106 Exterminator II Can. $1,204,197 32.2% 535 $2,250 $3,739,406 9/14/84
107 Runaway TriS $1,198,279 17.7% 720 $1,664 $6,770,587 12/14/84
108 Alphabet City Atl $1,172,292 16.7% 321 $3,652 $7,035,585 5/4/84
109 The Bear (1984) Emb $1,160,644 43.2% 750 $1,547 $2,687,148 9/28/84
110 Crimes of Passion NW $1,103,210 37.9% 325 $3,394 $2,912,945 10/19/84
111 The Hotel New Hampshire Orion $1,075,800 20.9% 244 $4,409 $5,142,858 3/9/84
112 Electric Dreams MGM $1,009,586 46.0% 920 $1,097 $2,193,612 7/20/84
113 Impulse Fox $995,570 35.9% 376 $2,647 $2,773,433 9/28/84
114 Broadway Danny Rose Orion $953,794 9.0% 109 $8,750 $10,600,497 1/27/84
115 The Power FVI $929,162 100.0% 256 $3,629 $929,162 1/20/84
116 Misunderstood MGM $916,967 60.1% 741 $1,237 $1,525,532 3/30/84
117 Finders Keepers WB $865,207 59.0% 753 $1,149 $1,467,396 5/18/84
118 Body Rock NW $631,849 37.4% 240 $2,632 $1,689,501 9/28/84
119 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Fox $620,279 9.9% 236 $2,628 $6,254,148 8/10/84
120 The Warrior and the Sorceress NW $574,210 19.9% 238 $2,412 $2,886,225 9/7/84
121 Sahara (1984) MGM $550,848 39.3% 344 $1,601 $1,402,962 3/2/84
122 The Buddy System Fox $524,672 28.8% 190 $2,761 $1,820,049 1/20/84
123 Amadeus Orion $505,276 1.0% 25 $20,211 $51,564,280 9/21/84
124 Songwriter TriS $497,406 57.4% 499 $996 $865,915 10/12/84
125 The River Rat Par. $441,466 38.6% 316 $1,397 $1,142,944 9/21/84
126 Scandalous Orion $274,933 52.2% 144 $1,909 $526,805 1/20/84
127 Places in the Heart TriS $274,279 0.8% 14 $19,591 $34,901,614 9/21/84
128 Mike's Murder WB $234,438 22.1% 80 $2,930 $1,059,966 3/9/84
129 The Gods Must Be Crazy Fox $231,693 0.8% 39 $5,940 $30,031,783 4/6/84
130 A Soldier's Story Col. $156,383 0.7% 5 $31,276 $21,821,347 9/14/84
131 Garbo Talks MGM $127,192 8.5% 16 $7,949 $1,493,782 10/12/84
132 A Christmas Story (Re-issue) MGM $119,782 9.1% 55 $2,177 $1,311,065 11/21/84
133 Slayground Uni. $108,128 100.0% 62 $1,744 $108,128 1/27/84
134 Windy City WB $104,754 30.5% 28 $3,741 $343,890 9/21/84
135 A Sunday in the Country MGM $103,710 4.3% 13 $7,977 $2,411,143 11/16/84
136 Repo Man Uni. $95,300 73.9% 39 $2,443 $129,000 3/2/84
137 Razorback WB $89,331 59.5% 50 $1,786 $150,140 11/16/84
138 Mrs. Soffel MGM $86,280 2.0% 2 $43,140 $4,385,312 12/28/84
139 A Passage to India Col. $84,580 0.3% 3 $28,193 $27,187,653 12/14/84
140 Crackers Uni. $58,689 45.4% 21 $2,794 $129,268 2/17/84
141 Paris, Texas Fox $58,586 2.7% 7 $8,369 $2,181,987 11/2/84
142 Champions AVCO $54,262 27.1% 39 $1,391 $200,498 4/20/84
143 Stop Making Sense Cinc $41,666 0.8% 7 $5,952 $4,949,438 10/19/84
144 The Killing Fields WB $32,181 0.1% 1 $32,181 $34,700,291 11/2/84
145 Under the Volcano Uni. $31,000 1.2% 1 $31,000 $2,556,800 6/15/84
146 This Is Spinal Tap Emb $30,835 0.7% 3 $10,278 $4,491,645 3/2/84
147 The River Uni. $30,027 0.3% 3 $10,009 $11,489,982 12/21/84
148 1984 Gold. $29,897 0.4% 1 $29,897 $8,430,492 12/14/84
149 Country BV $24,443 0.3% 1 $24,443 $9,640,000 9/28/84
150 Birdy TriS $13,720 0.9% 1 $13,720 $1,455,045 12/21/84
Totals and Averages (150 Movies):
Totals:$494,286,66214.9%--$3,313,987,511-
Averages:$3,295,24414.9%799$4,125$22,093,250-
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