Domestic Box Office For 1984
Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
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1 | Beverly Hills Cop | $234,760,478 | 2,006 | $15,214,805 | 6.5% | 1,532 | Dec 5 | - | Paramount Pictures |
2 | Ghostbusters | $229,242,989 | 1,506 | $13,578,151 | 5.9% | 1,339 | Jun 8 | - | Columbia Pictures |
3 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $179,870,271 | 1,687 | $25,337,110 | 14.1% | 1,687 | May 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
4 | Gremlins | $148,168,459 | 1,537 | $12,511,634 | 8.4% | 1,511 | Jun 8 | Nov 29 | Warner Bros. |
5 | The Karate Kid | $90,815,558 | 1,111 | $5,031,753 | 5.5% | 931 | Jun 22 | - | Columbia Pictures |
6 | Police Academy | $81,198,894 | 1,587 | $8,570,007 | 10.6% | 1,063 | Mar 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
7 | Footloose | $80,035,402 | 1,384 | $8,556,935 | 10.7% | 1,384 | Feb 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
8 | Romancing the Stone | $76,572,238 | 1,110 | $5,105,741 | 6.7% | 823 | Mar 30 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
9 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $76,471,046 | 1,966 | $16,673,295 | 21.8% | 1,966 | Jun 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
10 | Splash | $69,821,334 | 1,186 | $6,174,059 | 8.8% | 829 | Mar 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
11 | Purple Rain | $68,392,977 | 1,022 | $7,766,201 | 11.4% | 917 | Jul 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
12 | Amadeus | $51,564,280 | 802 | $505,276 | 1% | 25 | Sep 21 | Aug 15 | Orion Pictures |
13 | Tightrope | $48,143,579 | 1,535 | $9,156,545 | 19% | 1,535 | Aug 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
14 | The Natural | $47,951,979 | 1,012 | $5,088,381 | 10.6% | 989 | May 11 | - | TriStar Pictures |
15 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | $45,858,563 | 1,175 | $6,517,732 | 14.2% | 753 | Mar 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
16 | Revenge of the Nerds | $40,874,452 | 989 | $1,513,090 | 3.7% | 364 | Jul 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
17 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact | $40,400,657 | 1,213 | $7,393,361 | 18.3% | 1,126 | Dec 7 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
18 | Breakin' | $38,682,707 | 1,121 | $6,047,686 | 15.6% | 1,069 | May 4 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
19 | Bachelor Party | $38,435,947 | 1,276 | $4,573,530 | 11.9% | 1,081 | Jun 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
20 | Red Dawn | $38,376,497 | 1,822 | $8,230,381 | 21.4% | 1,822 | Aug 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
21 | The Terminator | $38,371,200 | 1,112 | $4,020,663 | 10.5% | 1,005 | Oct 26 | - | Orion Pictures |
22 | City Heat | $38,348,988 | 1,655 | $6,301,694 | 16.4% | 1,393 | Dec 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
23 | All of Me | $36,403,064 | 1,200 | $5,803,848 | 15.9% | 1,192 | Sep 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
24 | Places in the Heart | $34,901,614 | 868 | $274,279 | 0.8% | 14 | Sep 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
25 | The Killing Fields | $34,700,291 | 663 | $32,181 | <0.1% | 1 | Nov 2 | - | Warner Bros. |
26 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | $32,980,880 | 1,600 | $11,183,148 | 33.9% | 1,594 | Apr 13 | - | Paramount Pictures |
27 | Dune | $31,439,560 | 975 | $6,025,091 | 19.2% | 915 | Dec 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
28 | Conan the Destroyer | $31,042,035 | 1,249 | $6,958,872 | 22.4% | 1,117 | Jun 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
29 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $30,031,783 | 147 | - | - | - | Apr 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
30 | Starman | $28,744,356 | 1,271 | $2,872,022 | 10% | 1,261 | Dec 14 | - | Columbia Pictures |
31 | The Last Starfighter | $28,733,290 | 1,287 | $6,011,695 | 20.9% | 1,287 | Jul 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
32 | Cannonball Run II | $28,078,073 | 1,845 | $8,323,948 | 29.6% | 1,778 | Jun 29 | - | Warner Bros. |
33 | Teachers | $27,774,237 | 1,721 | $7,013,366 | 25.3% | 1,721 | Oct 5 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
34 | A Passage to India | $27,187,653 | 650 | $84,580 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 14 | Apr 25 | Columbia Pictures |
35 | Pinocchio 1984 Re-release | $26,414,038 | 1,309 | $3,769,251 | 14.3% | 1,217 | Dec 21 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
36 | Protocol | $26,186,631 | 904 | $3,427,840 | 13.1% | 893 | Dec 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
37 | Micki + Maude | $26,080,861 | 876 | $2,742,458 | 10.5% | 794 | Dec 21 | - | Columbia Pictures |
38 | The Cotton Club | $25,928,721 | 809 | $2,903,603 | 11.2% | 808 | Dec 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
39 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $25,534,703 | 1,261 | $4,416,022 | 17.3% | 1,261 | Jul 13 | - | TriStar Pictures |
40 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | $25,504,513 | 380 | $1,271,000 | 5% | 165 | Nov 9 | - | New Line Cinema |
41 | The Woman in Red | $25,308,147 | 1,069 | $3,159,811 | 12.5% | 1,065 | Aug 17 | - | Orion Pictures |
42 | Moscow on the Hudson | $25,068,724 | 721 | $3,536,687 | 14.1% | 618 | Apr 6 | - | Columbia Pictures |
43 | The Flamingo Kid | $23,859,382 | 753 | $2,015,076 | 8.4% | 531 | Dec 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
44 | Sixteen Candles | $23,686,027 | 1,245 | $4,461,520 | 18.8% | 1,240 | May 4 | - | Universal Pictures |
45 | The Jungle Book 1984 Re-release | $23,456,945 | 1,463 | $5,291,670 | 22.6% | 1,430 | Jul 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
46 | Missing in Action | $22,812,411 | 1,209 | $6,101,460 | 26.7% | 1,150 | Nov 16 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
47 | A Soldier's Story | $21,821,347 | 581 | $156,383 | 0.7% | 5 | Sep 14 | Feb 21 | Columbia Pictures |
48 | Against All Odds | $21,689,062 | 979 | $3,766,128 | 17.4% | 976 | Mar 2 | - | Columbia Pictures |
49 | Oh, God! You Devil | $21,538,850 | 1,384 | $5,560,001 | 25.8% | 1,384 | Nov 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
50 | Rhinestone | $21,435,321 | 1,630 | $5,459,726 | 25.5% | 1,630 | Jun 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
51 | Weekend Pass | $21,058,033 | 475 | $1,451,676 | 6.9% | 399 | Feb 3 | - | Crown |
52 | Top Secret! | $20,458,340 | 1,100 | $4,406,205 | 21.5% | 1,100 | Jun 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
53 | Hot Dog... The Movie | $20,307,325 | 1,276 | $4,506,756 | 22.2% | 1,273 | Jan 13 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
54 | The NeverEnding Story | $20,158,808 | 950 | $4,325,823 | 21.5% | 950 | Jul 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
55 | Unfaithfully Yours | $19,928,200 | 831 | $3,774,126 | 18.9% | 820 | Feb 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
56 | Best Defense | $19,265,302 | 1,425 | $7,872,297 | 40.9% | 1,425 | Jul 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
57 | Blame It on Rio | $18,644,570 | 1,234 | $3,437,660 | 18.4% | 1,201 | Feb 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
58 | Lassiter | $17,513,452 | 945 | $5,027,583 | 28.7% | 945 | Feb 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
59 | Angel | $17,488,564 | 499 | $2,214,824 | 12.7% | 330 | Jan 13 | - | New World Pictures |
60 | Johnny Dangerously | $17,124,395 | 1,106 | $2,947,746 | 17.2% | 1,086 | Dec 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
61 | Firestarter | $17,080,167 | 1,374 | $4,726,660 | 27.7% | 1,356 | May 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
62 | Beat Street | $16,595,791 | 1,380 | $5,218,040 | 31.4% | 1,380 | Jun 8 | - | Orion Pictures |
63 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $15,101,131 | 908 | $2,921,030 | 19.3% | 707 | Dec 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
64 | Children of the Corn | $14,568,989 | 653 | $2,042,821 | 14% | 350 | Mar 9 | - | New World Pictures |
65 | Night of the Comet | $14,418,922 | 1,098 | $3,580,578 | 24.8% | 1,098 | Nov 16 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
66 | Supergirl | $14,296,438 | 1,620 | $5,738,249 | 40.1% | 1,608 | Nov 21 | Jan 27 | TriStar Pictures |
67 | The Ice Pirates | $14,255,801 | 1,175 | $4,358,022 | 30.6% | 1,175 | Mar 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
68 | The Evil That Men Do | $13,102,025 | 1,464 | $4,538,400 | 34.6% | 1,464 | Sep 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
69 | Irreconcilable Differences | $12,414,210 | 902 | $3,076,894 | 24.8% | 902 | Sep 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
70 | Dreamscape | $12,145,169 | 816 | $2,257,627 | 18.6% | 816 | Aug 17 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
71 | Up the Creek | $11,708,269 | 1,346 | $3,210,882 | 27.4% | 1,346 | Apr 6 | - | Orion Pictures |
72 | The River | $11,489,982 | 1,001 | $30,027 | 0.3% | 3 | Dec 21 | - | Universal Pictures |
73 | Tank | $11,302,884 | 1,332 | $4,035,960 | 35.7% | 1,332 | Mar 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
74 | Falling in Love | $11,129,057 | 807 | $2,293,710 | 20.6% | 305 | Nov 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
75 | Hard to Hold | $11,113,806 | 1,017 | $3,410,001 | 30.7% | 1,017 | Apr 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
76 | The Wild Life | $11,020,375 | 1,142 | $4,001,400 | 36.3% | 1,140 | Sep 28 | - | Universal Pictures |
77 | Broadway Danny Rose | $10,600,497 | 613 | $953,794 | 9% | 109 | Jan 27 | - | Orion Pictures |
78 | Where the Boys Are | $10,530,000 | 1,414 | $3,665,088 | 34.8% | 1,414 | Apr 6 | - | TriStar Pictures |
79 | Thief of Hearts | $10,435,015 | 1,200 | $3,091,670 | 29.6% | 1,200 | Oct 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
80 | Terror in the Aisles | $10,004,817 | 1,134 | $4,009,866 | 40.1% | 1,127 | Oct 26 | - | Universal Pictures |
81 | Cloak and Dagger | $9,719,952 | 1,147 | $2,862,025 | 29.4% | 1,147 | Aug 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
82 | Country | $9,640,000 | 488 | $24,443 | 0.3% | 1 | Sep 28 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
83 | Bolero | $8,914,881 | 1,015 | $4,579,240 | 51.4% | 1,015 | Aug 31 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
84 | Body Double | $8,801,940 | 1,428 | $2,837,978 | 32.2% | 1,428 | Oct 26 | - | Columbia Pictures |
85 | Oxford Blues | $8,793,152 | 1,075 | $2,486,418 | 28.3% | 1,075 | Aug 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
86 | The Bounty | $8,613,462 | 986 | $2,622,306 | 30.4% | 986 | May 4 | - | Orion Pictures |
87 | 1984 | $8,430,492 | 295 | $29,897 | 0.4% | 1 | Dec 14 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
88 | Reckless | $8,289,916 | 899 | $2,446,016 | 29.5% | 897 | Feb 3 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
89 | The Philadelphia Experiment | $8,103,330 | 490 | $1,877,000 | 23.2% | 490 | Aug 3 | - | New World Pictures |
90 | Streets of Fire | $8,089,290 | 1,150 | $2,426,500 | 30% | 1,150 | Jun 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
91 | Just the Way You Are | $7,889,694 | 1,190 | $2,291,803 | 29% | 1,190 | Nov 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
92 | The Little Drummer Girl | $7,828,841 | 820 | $2,632,719 | 33.6% | 820 | Oct 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
93 | Ninja III: The Domination | $7,610,785 | 530 | $1,727,546 | 22.7% | 530 | Sep 14 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
94 | Iceman | $7,343,032 | 671 | $1,836,120 | 25% | 642 | Apr 13 | - | Universal Pictures |
95 | Hardbodies | $7,121,719 | 1,594 | $2,684,599 | 37.7% | 1,538 | May 4 | - | Columbia Pictures |
96 | Alphabet City | $7,035,585 | 321 | $1,172,292 | 16.7% | 321 | May 4 | - | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
97 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $6,836,201 | 677 | $1,544,624 | 22.6% | 677 | Jun 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
98 | Runaway | $6,770,587 | 720 | $1,198,279 | 17.7% | 720 | Dec 14 | - | TriStar Pictures |
99 | Swing Shift | $6,650,206 | 814 | $2,270,136 | 34.1% | 710 | Apr 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
100 | The Razor's Edge | $6,551,987 | 1,036 | $2,411,311 | 36.8% | 1,036 | Oct 19 | - | Columbia Pictures |
101 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | $6,254,148 | 236 | $620,279 | 9.9% | 236 | Aug 10 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
102 | Firstborn | $6,250,994 | 929 | $1,606,214 | 25.7% | 800 | Oct 26 | - | Paramount Pictures |
103 | Racing with the Moon | $6,045,647 | 389 | $1,803,432 | 29.8% | 389 | Mar 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
104 | Sheena | $5,778,353 | 1,496 | $2,950,114 | 51.1% | 1,496 | Aug 17 | - | Columbia Pictures |
105 | The Lonely Guy | $5,718,573 | 717 | $2,072,130 | 36.2% | 717 | Jan 27 | - | Universal Pictures |
106 | Meatballs Part II | $5,410,972 | 1,252 | $2,515,268 | 46.5% | 1,252 | Jul 27 | - | TriStar Pictures |
107 | Once Upon a Time in America | $5,321,508 | 894 | $2,412,014 | 45.3% | 894 | Jun 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
108 | Love Letters | $5,269,990 | - | - | - | - | Apr 27 | - | New World Pictures |
109 | The Hotel New Hampshire | $5,142,858 | 244 | $1,075,800 | 20.9% | 244 | Mar 9 | - | Orion Pictures |
110 | American Dreamer | $5,021,751 | 801 | $1,580,990 | 31.5% | 801 | Oct 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
111 | No Small Affair | $4,994,094 | 1,247 | $2,273,469 | 45.5% | 1,247 | Nov 9 | Nov 29 | Columbia Pictures |
112 | Stop Making Sense | $4,949,438 | 41 | $41,666 | 0.8% | 7 | Oct 19 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
113 | Harry & Son | $4,864,980 | 920 | $1,900,000 | 39.1% | 920 | Mar 2 | - | Orion Pictures |
114 | Grandview, U.S.A. | $4,743,119 | 1,069 | $2,194,293 | 46.3% | 1,069 | Aug 3 | - | Warner Bros. |
115 | C.H.U.D. | $4,654,423 | 310 | $1,762,922 | 37.9% | 310 | Aug 31 | - | New World Pictures |
116 | Making the Grade | $4,561,346 | 1,197 | $1,760,856 | 38.6% | 1,197 | May 18 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
117 | This Is Spinal Tap | $4,491,645 | 206 | $30,835 | 0.7% | 3 | Mar 2 | Jul 5 | Embassy Pictures |
118 | Joy of Sex | $4,463,841 | 804 | $1,913,001 | 42.9% | 804 | Aug 3 | - | Paramount Pictures |
119 | Mrs. Soffel | $4,385,312 | 801 | $86,280 | 2% | 2 | Dec 28 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
120 | Until September | $4,239,154 | 1,114 | $1,983,321 | 46.8% | 1,114 | Sep 21 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
121 | Pete's Dragon 1984 Re-release | $4,100,000 | - | - | - | - | Mar 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
122 | Entre Nous | $3,974,975 | - | - | - | - | Jan 25 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
123 | Flashpoint | $3,854,833 | 1,022 | $1,916,222 | 49.7% | 1,022 | Aug 31 | - | TriStar Pictures |
124 | Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers | $3,772,785 | 868 | $1,667,881 | 44.2% | 868 | Jul 27 | - | Orion Pictures |
125 | Exterminator 2 | $3,739,406 | 535 | $1,204,197 | 32.2% | 535 | Sep 14 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
126 | The Brother from Another Planet | $3,677,209 | - | - | - | - | Sep 7 | - | Cinecom Pictures |
127 | Careful, He Might Hear You | $2,938,179 | - | - | - | - | Jun 15 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
128 | Crimes of Passion | $2,912,945 | 325 | $1,103,210 | 37.9% | 325 | Oct 19 | - | New World Pictures |
129 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | $2,886,225 | 238 | $574,210 | 19.9% | 238 | Sep 7 | - | New World Pictures |
130 | Phar Lap | $2,878,404 | - | - | - | - | Apr 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
131 | Impulse | $2,773,433 | 376 | $995,570 | 35.9% | 376 | Sep 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
132 | The Bear | $2,687,148 | 750 | $1,160,644 | 43.2% | 750 | Sep 28 | - | Embassy Pictures |
133 | Under the Volcano | $2,556,800 | 1 | $31,000 | 1.2% | 1 | Jun 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
134 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | $2,491,460 | 398 | $1,432,800 | 57.5% | 398 | Nov 9 | - | TriStar Pictures |
135 | Choose Me | $2,490,233 | - | - | - | - | Aug 29 | Jan 3 | Island Alive |
136 | Stranger Than Paradise | $2,436,000 | - | - | - | - | Oct 1 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
137 | A Sunday in the Country | $2,411,143 | 16 | - | - | - | Nov 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
138 | Electric Dreams | $2,193,612 | 920 | $1,009,586 | 46% | 920 | Jul 20 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
139 | Paris, Texas | $2,181,987 | 8 | - | - | - | Nov 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
140 | Purple Hearts | $2,075,282 | 370 | - | - | - | Mar 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
141 | The Buddy System | $1,820,049 | 190 | $524,672 | 28.8% | 190 | Jan 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
142 | Body Rock | $1,689,501 | 240 | $631,849 | 37.4% | 240 | Sep 28 | - | New World Pictures |
143 | Misunderstood | $1,525,532 | 741 | $916,967 | 60.1% | 741 | Mar 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
144 | Garbo Talks | $1,493,782 | 16 | $127,192 | 8.5% | 16 | Oct 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
145 | Finders Keepers | $1,467,396 | 753 | $865,207 | 59% | 753 | May 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
146 | Birdy | $1,455,045 | 18 | $13,720 | 0.9% | 1 | Dec 21 | - | TriStar Pictures |
147 | Sahara | $1,402,962 | 344 | $550,848 | 39.3% | 344 | Mar 2 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
148 | Gabriela | $1,318,839 | - | - | - | - | Jan 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
149 | A Christmas Story 1984 Re-release | $1,311,065 | 602 | $119,782 | 9.1% | 55 | Nov 21 | Dec 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
150 | The River Rat | $1,142,944 | 316 | $441,466 | 38.6% | 316 | Sep 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
151 | Mike's Murder | $1,059,966 | 80 | $234,438 | 22.1% | 80 | Mar 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
152 | Comfort and Joy | $1,057,368 | - | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | Universal Pictures |
153 | The Bostonians | $1,009,700 | - | - | - | - | Jul 20 | - | Almi Pictures |
154 | The Power | $929,162 | 256 | $929,162 | 100% | 256 | Jan 20 | - | Film Ventures International (FVI) |
155 | Songwriter | $865,915 | 499 | $497,406 | 57.4% | 499 | Oct 12 | - | TriStar Pictures |
156 | Scandalous | $526,805 | 144 | $274,933 | 52.2% | 144 | Jan 20 | - | Orion Pictures |
157 | Windy City | $343,890 | 28 | $104,754 | 30.5% | 28 | Sep 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
158 | The Stone Boy | $261,033 | - | - | - | - | Apr 6 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
159 | Champions | $200,498 | 55 | $54,262 | 27.1% | 39 | Apr 20 | May 3 | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
160 | Razorback | $150,140 | 50 | $89,331 | 59.5% | 50 | Nov 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
161 | Heartbreakers | $148,750 | - | - | - | - | Sep 28 | - | Orion Pictures |
162 | Crackers | $129,268 | 21 | $58,689 | 45.4% | 21 | Feb 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
163 | Repo Man | $129,000 | 39 | $95,300 | 73.9% | 39 | Mar 2 | - | Universal Pictures |
164 | Eureka | $123,572 | - | - | - | - | Oct 5 | - | United Artists |
165 | Slayground | $108,128 | 62 | $108,128 | 100% | 62 | Jan 27 | - | Universal Pictures |