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Original Screenplay Movies Released in 1984
This list shows all Original Screenplay films released in 1984, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Original Screenplay Movies for 1984
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1984 |
| January 2 |
Violated |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 5 |
El Sur |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$92,524 |
|
| |
| January 11 |
El Norte |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Prénom Carmen |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 13 |
Angel |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$17,560,956 |
|
|
Covergirl |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Hot Dog… The Movie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,540,166 |
|
|
Surf II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 20 |
The Buddy System |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,820,049 |
|
|
The Loveless |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 27 |
Broadway Danny Rose |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,600,497 |
|
| February, 1984 |
| February 3 |
Reckless |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,731,602 |
|
| |
| February 10 |
L’ultimo cacciatore |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 17 |
Blame it on Rio |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,600,000 |
|
|
Crackers |
Action |
Theatrical |
$58,689 |
|
|
Lassiter |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$17,513,452 |
|
|
The Return of Captain Invincible |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March, 1984 |
| March 2 |
Harry & Son |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,900,000 |
|
|
Over the Brooklyn Bridge |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$592,448 |
|
|
Repo Man |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,300,400 |
|
|
Sahara |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,025,015 |
|
|
This is Spinal Tap |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,736,270 |
|
| |
| March 9 |
Mike's Murder |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,100,000 |
|
|
Roman Za’ir |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Splash |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$62,599,495 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
The Ice Pirates |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,075,390 |
|
|
Tank |
Action |
Theatrical |
$11,131,530 |
|
| |
| March 23 |
Le bal |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Police Academy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$81,198,894 |
|
|
Racing with the Moon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,400,000 |
|
| |
| March 26 |
Upondo & Nkinsela |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Purple Hearts |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$952,478 |
|
|
Romancing the Stone |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$115,078,260 |
|
| April, 1984 |
| April 6 |
Conquest |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Hard To Hold |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,853,155 |
|
|
Moscow on the Hudson |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$25,100,000 |
|
|
Up the Creek |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$11,708,269 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Ch… |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$32,981,717 |
|
|
Iceman |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,343,032 |
|
|
Swing Shift |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,700,000 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
Bajo en nicotina |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 27 |
Love Letters |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,278,795 |
|
| |
| |
| Apr, 1984 TBD |
They’re Playing with Fire |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$92,522 |
|
| May, 1984 |
| May 4 |
Breakin' |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$36,100,000 |
|
|
Hardbodies |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,152,916 |
|
|
Sixteen Candles |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,686,027 |
|
| |
| May 14 |
Forbrydelsens element |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
Making the Grade |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,561,000 |
|
| |
| May 23 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$333,080,271 |
|
| |
| May 25 |
Chattanooga Choo Choo |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| June, 1984 |
| June 1 |
Streets of Fire |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,600,382 |
|
| |
| June 8 |
Beat Street |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,595,791 |
|
|
Ghostbusters |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$295,582,480 |
Play |
|
Gremlins |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$152,445,758 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
Identificazione di una donna |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,752 |
|
|
The Karate Kid |
Action |
Theatrical |
$90,858,381 |
|
|
Rhinestone |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,400,000 |
|
|
Top Secret! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,100,000 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
Bachelor Party |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,767,729 |
|
|
Cannonball Run II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$28,100,000 |
|
| July, 1984 |
| July 9 |
The Gods Must Be Crazy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$34,331,783 |
|
| |
| July 13 |
The Last Starfighter |
Action |
Theatrical |
$22,200,789 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
Electric Dreams |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,932,663 |
|
|
Revenge of the Nerds |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$41,431,321 |
|
| |
| July 25 |
Blastfighter |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,631 |
|
| |
| July 27 |
Meatballs II |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,410,972 |
|
|
Purple Rain |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$68,394,225 |
|
| August, 1984 |
| August 3 |
Grandview, U.S.A. |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,743,119 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Acr… |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$6,300,000 |
|
|
Red Dawn |
Action |
Theatrical |
$39,015,701 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
Dreamscape |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$12,116,365 |
|
|
Tightrope |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$48,100,000 |
|
| |
| August 24 |
Love Streams |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Oxford Blues |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,793,000 |
|
| |
| August 29 |
Choose Me |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,490,233 |
|
|
Les nuits de la pleine lune |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,401 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
Bolero |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,000,000 |
|
|
C.H.U.D. |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$4,700,000 |
|
| September, 1984 |
| September 7 |
The Brother from Another Planet |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,700,000 |
|
|
The Warrior and the Sorceress |
Action |
Theatrical |
$2,886,225 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
Exterminator 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,739,406 |
|
|
Ninja III: The Domination |
Action |
Theatrical |
$7,920,332 |
|
| |
| September 21 |
Places in the Heart |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$34,900,814 |
|
|
The River Rat |
Action |
Theatrical |
$790,254 |
|
|
Until September |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,097,094 |
|
|
Windy City |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$343,890 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
Body Rock |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$1,639,127 |
|
|
Heartbreakers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$104,125 |
|
|
Impulse |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,780,742 |
|
|
Irreconcilable Differences |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,400,000 |
|
|
The Wild Life |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,500,000 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
Country |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,400,000 |
|
| October, 1984 |
| October 3 |
Behind the Yellow Line |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,069,000 |
|
| |
| October 5 |
Savage Streets |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Lo Squartatore di New York |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Teachers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,700,000 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Garbo Talks |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,427,108 |
|
|
Songwriter |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$865,915 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
Best Revenge |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Crimes of Passion |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,912,945 |
|
|
Thief of Hearts |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,400,265 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
American Dreamer |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,021,751 |
|
|
Body Double |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,801,940 |
|
|
Firstborn |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,200,000 |
|
|
Give My Regards to Broad Street |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$1,387,440 |
|
|
Paris, Texas |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,230,376 |
|
|
The Terminator |
Action |
Theatrical |
$78,019,031 |
|
| |
| October 27 |
Not For Publication |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November, 1984 |
| November 2 |
Blame it on the Night |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$201,096 |
|
|
The Killing Fields |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$35,156,576 |
|
|
Lovelines |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$225,570 |
|
| |
| November 5 |
El Jardin Secreto |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$25,542,906 |
|
|
No Small Affair |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,994,094 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Just the Way You Are |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,517,699 |
|
|
Missing in Action |
Action |
Theatrical |
$22,812,411 |
|
|
Night of the Comet |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$15,435,523 |
|
|
Night Patrol |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Raw Courage |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
Boy Meets Girl |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Falling in Love |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,603,205 |
|
| |
| |
| Nov, 1984 TBD |
Bad Manners |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December, 1984 |
| December 5 |
Beverly Hills Cop |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$316,300,000 |
|
| |
| December 7 |
2010 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$41,000,000 |
|
|
City Heat |
Action |
Theatrical |
$38,348,988 |
|
|
The Initiation |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$27,464 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
The Cotton Club |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$25,928,721 |
|
|
Runaway |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$6,800,000 |
|
|
Starman |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$28,700,000 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
The River |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,818,672 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$15,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 21 |
Birdy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,400,051 |
|
|
The Flamingo Kid |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,938,481 |
|
|
Johnny Dangerously |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$17,124,395 |
|
|
Micki + Maude |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$26,200,000 |
|
|
Protocol |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$26,300,000 |
|
| |
| December 26 |
Mrs. Soffel |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,012,827 |
|
| |
| |
| 1984 TBD |
Frankenstein’s Great Aunt Tillie |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
