1984 Top-Grossing Movies Internationally

This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative international 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.

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RankMovieRelease DateBiggest
Territory		Genre1984 International Gross
1Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secr…Jun 16, 1984Documentary$186,200,000
2Indiana Jones and the Temple …May 23, 1984New ZealandAdventure$153,200,000
3Beverly Hills CopDec 5, 1984AustraliaComedy$81,539,522
4GhostbustersJun 8, 1984AustraliaComedy$52,978,295
5Romancing the StoneMar 30, 1984New ZealandAdventure$40,000,000
6The TerminatorOct 26, 1984United KingdomAction$40,000,000
7A Nightmare on Elm StreetNov 9, 1984AustraliaHorror$33,435,173
8GremlinsJun 8, 1984United KingdomComedy$12,091,998
9Star Trek III: The Search for…Jun 1, 1984United KingdomAdventure$10,528,954
10A Passage to IndiaDec 14, 1984United KingdomDrama$5,811,272
11The Gods Must Be CrazyJul 9, 1984Comedy$4,300,000
12Stop Making SenseOct 19, 1984United KingdomConcert/Performance$2,309,472
13Behind the Yellow LineOct 3, 1984ChinaRomantic Comedy$2,069,000
14Paris, TexasOct 26, 1984NetherlandsDrama$565,460
15AmadeusSep 19, 1984NetherlandsDrama$468,669
16Once Upon a Time in AmericaJun 1, 1984South KoreaDrama$256,048
17The Neverending StoryJul 20, 1984SpainAdventure$154,405
18This is Spinal TapMar 2, 1984United KingdomComedy$78,672
19DuneDec 14, 1984United KingdomAction$57,199
20El SurJan 5, 1984South KoreaDrama$55,694
21The Karate KidJun 22, 1984United KingdomAction$42,823
22Stranger Than ParadiseOct 5, 1984South KoreaComedy$37,655
23La Femme de l'AviateurMay 11, 1984South KoreaDrama$12,415
24FootlooseFeb 17, 1984New ZealandDrama$9,427
25CalAug 24, 1984United KingdomDrama$7,353
26The Evil That Men DoSep 21, 1984SpainAction$4,742
27Purple RainJul 27, 1984New ZealandDrama$4,609
28Falling in LoveNov 21, 1984South KoreaDrama$3,205
29Identificazione di una donnaJun 22, 1984PortugalDrama$2,752
30Les nuits de la pleine luneAug 29, 1984PortugalDrama$2,126
31O Lugar do MortoOct 25, 1984PortugalDrama$1,555
32Friday the 13th Part IV: The …Apr 13, 1984New ZealandHorror$1,297
33Where the Boys Are '84Apr 6, 1984South KoreaComedy$1,133
34Repo ManMar 2, 1984New ZealandComedy$1,017
35Body DoubleOct 26, 1984New ZealandThriller/Suspense$488
36The Adventures of Buckaroo Ba…Aug 10, 1984New ZealandAdventure$459
37Streets of FireJun 1, 1984New ZealandAction$382
38Thief of HeartsOct 19, 1984South KoreaDrama$265
39Phar LapApr 13, 1984New ZealandDrama$129
40Broadway Danny RoseJan 27, 1984New ZealandComedy$95
41BirdyDec 21, 1984New ZealandDrama$51