1984 Top-Grossing Movies in North America

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative North American box office earnings for movies released in 1984. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1984.

To see the top-grossing movies that earned money during 1984 (including movies released in previous years), click the “Earned in 1984” button below.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1984 Domestic Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Ghostbusters	Jun 8, 1984	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$242,604,185	68,632,333
2	Beverly Hills Cop	Dec 5, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$234,760,478	61,904,931
3	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	May 23, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$179,880,271	52,108,192
4	Gremlins	Jun 8, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$151,937,605	45,105,387
5	The Karate Kid	Jun 22, 1984	Sony Pictures	Action	$90,815,558	27,028,440
6	Police Academy	Mar 23, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$81,198,894	24,166,338
7	Footloose	Feb 17, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$80,000,000	22,573,443
8	Star Trek III: The Search for…	Jun 1, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$76,471,046	21,212,436
9	Romancing the Stone	Mar 30, 1984	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$75,078,260	22,344,720
10	Purple Rain	Jul 27, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$71,227,916	20,645,923
11	Splash	Mar 9, 1984	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$62,599,495	18,630,802
12	Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secr…	Jun 16, 1984		Documentary	$52,800,000	15,714,285
13	Amadeus	Sep 19, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$51,973,029	14,572,651
14	Tightrope	Aug 17, 1984	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$48,100,000	14,104,815
15	The Natural	May 11, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$47,951,979	14,271,422
16	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarz…	Mar 30, 1984	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$45,900,000	13,648,382
17	2010	Dec 7, 1984	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$41,000,000	10,699,396
18	Revenge of the Nerds	Jul 20, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$40,874,452	12,163,891
19	Red Dawn	Aug 10, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Action	$38,900,000	11,276,838
20	Bachelor Party	Jun 29, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$38,435,947	11,439,270
21	City Heat	Dec 7, 1984	Warner Bros.	Action	$38,348,988	10,083,524
22	The Terminator	Oct 26, 1984	Orion Pictures	Action	$38,019,031	10,666,082
23	Breakin'	May 4, 1984	Cannon	Musical	$36,100,000	10,712,867
24	All of Me	Sep 21, 1984	Universal	Comedy	$35,243,581	10,489,161
25	Places in the Heart	Sep 21, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$34,900,814	10,184,755
26	The Killing Fields	Nov 2, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$34,609,720	9,675,062
27	Friday the 13th Part IV: The …	Apr 13, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$32,980,880	9,045,538
28	The Gods Must Be Crazy	Jul 9, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$30,031,783	7,810,282
29	Starman	Dec 14, 1984	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$28,700,000	7,295,313
30	Dune	Dec 14, 1984	Universal	Action	$28,361,001	7,216,747
31	Cannonball Run II	Jun 29, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$28,100,000	8,124,831
32	Teachers	Oct 5, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$27,700,000	8,195,460
33	A Passage to India	Dec 14, 1984	Sony Pictures	Drama	$27,187,653	7,556,132
34	Conan the Destroyer	Jun 29, 1984	Universal	Action	$26,400,000	7,846,815
35	Protocol	Dec 21, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$26,300,000	6,418,539
36	Micki + Maude	Dec 21, 1984	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$26,200,000	6,466,269
37	The Cotton Club	Dec 14, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$25,928,721	6,572,285
38	A Nightmare on Elm Street	Nov 9, 1984	New Line	Horror	$25,804,893	2,306,098
39	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Jul 13, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	$25,534,703	7,599,614
40	The Woman in Red	Aug 15, 1984	Orion Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$25,308,147	7,532,187
41	Against All Odds	Mar 2, 1984	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$25,100,000	6,455,078
42	Moscow on the Hudson	Apr 6, 1984	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$25,100,000	7,233,509
43	The Flamingo Kid	Dec 21, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$23,859,382	5,852,661
44	Sixteen Candles	May 4, 1984	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$23,686,027	6,098,333
45	Missing in Action	Nov 16, 1984	Cannon	Action	$22,812,411	6,662,362
46	The Last Starfighter	Jul 13, 1984	Universal	Action	$22,200,789	6,607,378
47	A Soldier’s Story	Sep 14, 1984	Sony Pictures	Drama	$22,100,000	6,412,218
48	Oh God, You Devil!	Nov 9, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$21,538,850	6,370,530
49	Rhinestone	Jun 22, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$21,400,000	6,349,377
50	The Neverending Story	Jul 20, 1984	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$21,300,000	6,009,985
51	Top Secret!	Jun 22, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$21,100,000	5,121,696
52	Weekend Pass	Feb 3, 1984	Crown	Comedy	$21,058,033	6,267,272
53	Unfaithfully Yours	Feb 10, 1984	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$19,928,200	5,931,012
54	Best Defense	Jul 20, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$19,265,302	5,464,759
55	Blame it on Rio	Feb 17, 1984	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$18,600,000	5,524,404
56	Hot Dog… The Movie	Jan 13, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$17,540,166	5,220,288
57	Lassiter	Feb 17, 1984	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$17,513,452	5,212,337
58	Angel	Jan 13, 1984	New World	Thriller/Suspense	$17,488,564	5,204,930
59	Johnny Dangerously	Dec 21, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$17,124,395	4,125,894
60	Beat Street	Jun 8, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$16,595,791	4,939,224
61	Firestarter	May 11, 1984	Universal	Horror	$15,136,870	4,505,021
62	Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo	Dec 19, 1984	Cannon	Musical	$15,000,000	3,771,824
63	Children of the Corn	Mar 9, 1984	New World	Horror	$14,600,000	4,336,009
64	Night of the Comet	Nov 16, 1984	Atlantic	Horror	$14,600,000	4,257,641
65	Supergirl	Nov 21, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Adventure	$14,296,438	4,145,613
66	The Evil That Men Do	Sep 21, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Action	$13,102,025	3,899,412
67	The Ice Pirates	Mar 16, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$13,075,390	3,891,485
68	Irreconcilable Differences	Sep 28, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$12,400,000	3,685,750
69	Dreamscape	Aug 17, 1984	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$12,116,365	3,606,061
70	Up the Creek	Apr 6, 1984	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$11,708,269	3,484,604
71	Tank	Mar 16, 1984	Universal	Action	$11,131,530	3,312,955
72	Broadway Danny Rose	Jan 27, 1984	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$10,600,497	3,144,855
73	Falling in Love	Nov 21, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$10,600,000	2,972,040
74	Where the Boys Are '84	Apr 6, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	$10,530,000	3,133,929
75	Thief of Hearts	Oct 19, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$10,400,000	3,084,793
76	Cloak & Dagger	Aug 10, 1984	Universal	Action	$9,719,952	2,402,140
77	The Wild Life	Sep 28, 1984		Comedy	$9,500,000	2,813,616
78	Bolero	Aug 31, 1984	Cannon	Drama	$9,000,000	2,653,238
79	Hard To Hold	Apr 6, 1984	Universal	Drama	$8,853,155	2,634,868
80	The River	Dec 17, 1984	Universal	Drama	$8,818,672	2,474,704
81	Body Double	Oct 26, 1984	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$8,801,940	2,619,625
82	Oxford Blues	Aug 24, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$8,793,000	2,539,023
83	The Bounty	May 4, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$8,613,462	2,563,530
84	Country	Sep 29, 1984	Walt Disney	Drama	$8,400,000	2,497,195
85	Nineteen Eighty-Four	Dec 14, 1984	Atlantic	Thriller/Suspense	$8,368,371	2,357,287
86	Terror in the Aisles	Oct 26, 1984	Universal	Multiple Genres	$8,316,206	2,475,061
87	The Philadelphia Experiment	Aug 3, 1984	New World	Adventure	$8,103,330	2,411,705
88	The Little Drummer Girl	Oct 19, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$7,828,841	2,330,012
89	Ninja III: The Domination	Sep 14, 1984	Cannon	Action	$7,610,785	2,265,115
90	Just the Way You Are	Nov 16, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$7,517,699	2,237,410
91	Iceman	Apr 13, 1984	Universal	Drama	$7,343,032	2,185,426
92	Hardbodies	May 4, 1984	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$7,121,000	2,092,680
93	Alphabet City	May 4, 1984	Atlantic	Drama	$7,000,000	2,057,391
94	Runaway	Dec 14, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Thriller/Suspense	$6,800,000	1,704,867
95	Reckless	Feb 3, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$6,731,602	2,003,453
96	Swing Shift	Apr 13, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$6,700,000	1,979,228
97	The Razor's Edge	Oct 19, 1984	Sony Pictures	Drama	$6,600,000	1,949,996
98	The Adventures of Buckaroo Ba…	Aug 10, 1984	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$6,300,000	1,853,571
99	Firstborn	Oct 26, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$6,200,000	1,843,637
100	The Pope of Greenwich Village	Jun 22, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Black Comedy	$6,139,896	1,827,350