1984 Top-Grossing Movies (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1984. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1984. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1983 will most likely earn money in 1983 and 1984.

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Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

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Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	1984 Gross Infl. adj.	Tickets Sold
1	Ghostbusters	Jun 8, 1984	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$786,140,404	65,730,803
2	Indiana Jones and the Temple …	May 23, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$623,213,972	52,108,192
3	Gremlins	Jun 8, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$527,227,003	44,082,525
4	The Karate Kid	Jun 22, 1984	Sony Pictures	Action	$323,260,141	27,028,440
5	Beverly Hills Cop	Dec 5, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$299,421,971	25,035,282
6	Police Academy	Mar 23, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$289,029,397	24,166,338
7	Footloose	Feb 17, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$269,978,384	22,573,443
8	Romancing the Stone	Mar 30, 1984	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$267,242,854	22,344,720
9	Star Trek III: The Search for…	Jun 1, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$253,700,735	21,212,436
10	Purple Rain	Jul 27, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$243,446,430	20,355,053
11	Terms of Endearment	Nov 23, 1983	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$232,986,826	19,480,504
12	Splash	Mar 9, 1984	Walt Disney	Romantic Comedy	$222,824,393	18,630,802
13	Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secr…	Jun 16, 1984		Documentary	$187,942,857	15,714,285
14	The Natural	May 11, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$170,686,211	14,271,422
15	Tightrope	Aug 17, 1984	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$168,693,590	14,104,815
16	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarz…	Mar 30, 1984	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$163,234,647	13,648,382
17	Revenge of the Nerds	Jul 20, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$145,480,137	12,163,891
18	Bachelor Party	Jun 29, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$136,813,668	11,439,270
19	Red Dawn	Aug 10, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Action	$134,870,987	11,276,838
20	Breakin'	May 4, 1984	Cannon	Musical	$128,125,892	10,712,867
21	All of Me	Sep 21, 1984	Universal	Comedy	$125,450,366	10,489,161
22	The Terminator	Oct 26, 1984	Orion Pictures	Action	$121,040,205	10,120,418
23	Friday the 13th Part IV: The …	Apr 13, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$108,184,632	9,045,538
24	Places in the Heart	Sep 21, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$104,675,027	8,752,093
25	Silkwood	Dec 14, 1983	20th Century Fox	Drama	$98,505,315	8,236,230
26	Teachers	Oct 5, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$98,017,703	8,195,460
27	2010	Dec 7, 1984	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	$97,946,658	8,189,520
28	Cannonball Run II	Jun 29, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$97,172,982	8,124,831
29	City Heat	Dec 7, 1984	Warner Bros.	Action	$95,641,764	7,996,803
30	Conan the Destroyer	Jun 29, 1984	Universal	Action	$93,847,906	7,846,815
31	Sudden Impact	Dec 9, 1983	Warner Bros.	Action	$91,800,525	7,675,629
32	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Jul 13, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	$90,891,383	7,599,614
33	The Woman in Red	Aug 15, 1984	Orion Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$90,084,952	7,532,187
34	Moscow on the Hudson	Apr 6, 1984	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$86,512,767	7,233,509
35	The Jungle Book	Oct 18, 1967		Musical	$81,874,597	6,845,702
36	Missing in Action	Nov 16, 1984	Cannon	Action	$79,681,845	6,662,362
37	The Last Starfighter	Jul 13, 1984	Universal	Action	$79,024,237	6,607,378
38	Against All Odds	Mar 2, 1984	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$77,202,733	6,455,078
39	Rhinestone	Jun 22, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$75,938,546	6,349,377
40	Oh God, You Devil!	Nov 9, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$75,148,987	6,283,360
41	Weekend Pass	Feb 3, 1984	Crown	Comedy	$74,956,570	6,267,272
42	Dune	Dec 14, 1984	Universal	Action	$73,593,657	6,153,316
43	Sixteen Candles	May 4, 1984	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$72,936,067	6,098,333
44	Yentl	Nov 18, 1983	MGM/UA Classics	Musical	$72,377,118	6,051,599
45	Never Cry Wolf	Oct 7, 1983	Walt Disney	Drama	$71,864,782	6,008,761
46	The Neverending Story	Jul 20, 1984	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$71,755,757	5,999,645
47	A Soldier’s Story	Sep 14, 1984	Sony Pictures	Drama	$71,389,874	5,969,053
48	Unfaithfully Yours	Feb 10, 1984	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$70,934,902	5,931,012
49	Pinocchio	Feb 9, 1940		Adventure	$68,531,195	5,730,033
50	Scarface	Dec 9, 1983	Universal	Drama	$67,290,623	5,626,306
51	Amadeus	Sep 19, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$66,252,790	5,539,531
52	Blame it on Rio	Feb 17, 1984	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$66,071,874	5,524,404
53	Best Defense	Jul 20, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$65,358,517	5,464,759
54	Hot Dog… The Movie	Jan 13, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$62,434,639	5,220,288
55	Lassiter	Feb 17, 1984	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$62,339,549	5,212,337
56	Angel	Jan 13, 1984	New World	Thriller/Suspense	$62,250,960	5,204,930
57	Top Secret!	Jun 22, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$61,255,482	5,121,696
58	Beat Street	Jun 8, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$59,073,113	4,939,224
59	Firestarter	May 11, 1984	Universal	Horror	$53,880,049	4,505,021
60	Children of the Corn	Mar 9, 1984	New World	Horror	$51,858,663	4,336,009
61	Starman	Dec 14, 1984	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$51,737,903	4,325,912
62	Night of the Comet	Nov 16, 1984	Atlantic	Horror	$50,921,387	4,257,641
63	Uncommon Valor	Dec 16, 1983	Paramount Pictures	Action	$49,552,622	4,143,196
64	Supergirl	Nov 21, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Adventure	$48,009,284	4,014,154
65	The Cotton Club	Dec 14, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$47,359,286	3,959,807
66	The Evil That Men Do	Sep 21, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Action	$46,636,970	3,899,412
67	The Ice Pirates	Mar 16, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$46,542,162	3,891,485
68	Irreconcilable Differences	Sep 28, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$44,081,570	3,685,750
69	The Big Chill	Sep 28, 1983	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$43,922,139	3,672,420
70	Dreamscape	Aug 17, 1984	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$43,128,490	3,606,061
71	Up the Creek	Apr 6, 1984	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$41,675,862	3,484,604
72	Protocol	Dec 21, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$41,021,166	3,429,863
73	Tank	Mar 16, 1984	Universal	Action	$39,622,946	3,312,955
74	Broadway Danny Rose	Jan 27, 1984	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$37,612,470	3,144,855
75	Where the Boys Are '84	Apr 6, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	$37,481,786	3,133,929
76	Thief of Hearts	Oct 19, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$36,894,123	3,084,793
77	Falling in Love	Nov 21, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$34,149,388	2,855,300
78	Micki + Maude	Dec 21, 1984	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$34,106,912	2,851,749
79	The Wild Life	Sep 28, 1984		Comedy	$33,650,848	2,813,616
80	Two of a Kind	Dec 16, 1983	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$31,840,855	2,662,279
81	Bolero	Aug 31, 1984	Cannon	Drama	$31,732,731	2,653,238
82	Hard To Hold	Apr 6, 1984	Universal	Drama	$31,513,016	2,634,868
83	Gorky Park	Dec 16, 1983	Orion Pictures	Drama	$31,446,998	2,629,348
84	Johnny Dangerously	Dec 21, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$31,382,748	2,623,976
85	Body Double	Oct 26, 1984	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$31,330,715	2,619,625
86	The Bounty	May 4, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$30,659,823	2,563,530
87	Oxford Blues	Aug 24, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$30,366,714	2,539,023
88	Country	Sep 29, 1984	Walt Disney	Drama	$29,866,448	2,497,195
89	Terror in the Aisles	Oct 26, 1984	Universal	Multiple Genres	$29,601,733	2,475,061
90	Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo	Dec 19, 1984	Cannon	Musical	$29,439,412	2,461,489
91	The Philadelphia Experiment	Aug 3, 1984	New World	Adventure	$28,843,996	2,411,705
92	Cloak & Dagger	Aug 10, 1984	Universal	Action	$28,729,589	2,402,140
93	The Little Drummer Girl	Oct 19, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$27,866,946	2,330,012
94	The Right Stuff	Oct 21, 1983	Warner Bros.	Drama	$27,761,114	2,321,163
95	A Nightmare on Elm Street	Nov 9, 1984	New Line	Horror	$27,263,283	2,279,539
96	Ninja III: The Domination	Sep 14, 1984	Cannon	Action	$27,090,770	2,265,115
97	The Flamingo Kid	Dec 21, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$27,072,175	2,263,560
98	Just the Way You Are	Nov 16, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$26,759,429	2,237,410
99	Christine	Dec 9, 1983	Sony Pictures	Horror	$26,621,433	2,225,872
100	Iceman	Apr 13, 1984	Universal	Drama	$26,137,697	2,185,426
101	Hardbodies	May 4, 1984	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$25,028,454	2,092,680
102	Alphabet City	May 4, 1984	Atlantic	Drama	$24,606,397	2,057,391
103	Reckless	Feb 3, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$23,961,298	2,003,453
104	Swing Shift	Apr 13, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$23,671,567	1,979,228
105	The Razor's Edge	Oct 19, 1984	Sony Pictures	Drama	$23,321,954	1,949,996
106	The Adventures of Buckaroo Ba…	Aug 10, 1984	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$22,168,707	1,853,571
107	Firstborn	Oct 26, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$22,049,901	1,843,637
108	The Pope of Greenwich Village	Jun 22, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Black Comedy	$21,855,106	1,827,350
109	To Be or Not to Be	Dec 16, 1983	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$21,284,575	1,779,647
110	Sheena	Aug 17, 1984	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$20,568,185	1,719,748
111	Streets of Fire	Jun 1, 1984	Universal	Action	$19,916,070	1,665,223
112	Meatballs II	Jul 27, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	$19,260,484	1,610,408
113	Racing with the Moon	Mar 23, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$19,167,167	1,602,606
114	Once Upon a Time in America	Jun 1, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$18,942,034	1,583,782
115	Love Letters	Apr 27, 1984	New World	Drama	$18,758,655	1,568,449
116	D.C. Cab	Dec 16, 1983	Universal	Comedy	$18,532,518	1,549,542
117	The Hotel New Hampshire	Mar 9, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$18,040,087	1,508,368
118	The Dresser	Dec 6, 1983	Sony Pictures	Drama	$17,947,041	1,500,589
119	Star 80	Nov 10, 1983	Warner Bros.	Drama	$17,906,188	1,497,173
120	American Dreamer	Oct 26, 1984	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$17,875,042	1,494,569
121	No Small Affair	Nov 9, 1984	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$17,776,597	1,486,338
122	Harry & Son	Mar 2, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$17,317,012	1,447,911
123	The Lonely Guy	Jan 27, 1984	Universal	Romantic Comedy	$17,012,299	1,422,433
124	Grandview, U.S.A.	Aug 3, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$16,883,245	1,411,643
125	This is Spinal Tap	Mar 2, 1984	MGM	Comedy	$15,988,117	1,336,799
126	Educating Rita	Sep 21, 1983	Sony Pictures	Drama	$15,697,386	1,312,490
127	The Man Who Loved Women	Dec 16, 1983	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$15,155,808	1,267,208
128	Runaway	Dec 14, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Thriller/Suspense	$14,692,294	1,228,453
129	Until September	Sep 21, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$14,583,704	1,219,373
130	Making the Grade	May 18, 1984	Cannon	Comedy	$14,313,087	1,196,746
131	Flashpoint	Aug 31, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Action	$13,721,370	1,147,272
132	Cheech & Chong's The Corsican…	Jul 27, 1984	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$13,429,318	1,122,853
133	Exterminator 2	Sep 14, 1984	Cannon	Action	$13,310,505	1,112,918
134	Joy of Sex	Aug 3, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$13,126,815	1,097,560
135	C.H.U.D.	Aug 31, 1984	New World	Horror	$12,146,864	1,015,624
136	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of t…	May 25, 1983	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$11,386,842	952,077
137	Crimes of Passion	Oct 19, 1984	New World	Thriller/Suspense	$10,368,697	866,948
138	The Warrior and the Sorceress	Sep 7, 1984	New World	Action	$10,273,587	858,996
139	The Gods Must Be Crazy	Jul 9, 1984	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$10,027,374	838,409
140	Impulse	Sep 28, 1984	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$9,848,191	823,427
141	The Bear	Sep 28, 1984	Embassy	Drama	$9,564,967	799,746
142	Silent Night, Deadly Night	Nov 9, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Horror	$8,868,411	741,506
143	Choose Me	Aug 29, 1984	Island/Alive	Comedy	$8,864,044	741,141
144	Under the Volcano	Jun 13, 1984	Universal	Drama	$8,644,848	722,813
145	The Rescuers	Jun 22, 1977	Walt Disney	Adventure	$8,002,739	669,125
146	Never Say Never Again	Oct 7, 1983	Warner Bros.	Action	$7,301,940	610,530
147	Electric Dreams	Jul 20, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Comedy	$6,879,360	575,197
148	The Buddy System	Jan 20, 1984	20th Century Fox	Drama	$6,478,508	541,681
149	Body Rock	Sep 28, 1984	New World	Musical	$5,834,512	487,835
150	Misunderstood	Mar 30, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$5,269,911	440,628
151	Finders Keepers	May 18, 1984	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$5,223,231	436,725
152	Garbo Talks	Oct 12, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$5,079,825	424,735
153	Stop Making Sense	Oct 19, 1984	Cinecom	Concert/Performance	$5,031,049	420,656
154	Give My Regards to Broad Stre…	Oct 26, 1984	20th Century Fox	Musical	$4,938,626	412,929
155	The Brother from Another Plan…	Sep 7, 1984	Cinecom	Comedy	$4,647,272	388,568
156	The Killing Fields	Nov 2, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$4,177,785	349,313
157	Sahara	Mar 2, 1984	Cannon	Adventure	$3,648,565	305,064
158	Mike's Murder	Mar 9, 1984	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$3,486,721	291,532
159	Purple Hearts	Mar 30, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$3,390,368	283,476
160	A Passage to India	Dec 14, 1984	Sony Pictures	Drama	$3,292,527	275,295
161	Songwriter	Oct 12, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$3,082,245	257,713
162	The River Rat	Sep 21, 1984	Paramount Pictures	Action	$2,812,928	235,195
163	Over the Brooklyn Bridge	Mar 2, 1984	Cannon	Comedy	$2,108,833	176,324
164	Scandalous	Jan 20, 1984	Orion Pictures	Comedy	$1,875,175	156,787
165	A Christmas Story	Nov 18, 1983	MGM	Comedy	$1,778,915	148,739
166	The Keep	Dec 16, 1983	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$1,690,051	141,309
167	Un dimanche à la campagne	Nov 16, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$1,658,617	138,680
168	Experience Preferred	Nov 4, 1983	Samuel Goldwyn Fi…	Drama	$1,359,585	113,678
169	Windy City	Sep 21, 1984	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,224,085	102,348
170	The Bostonians	Jul 20, 1984	Almi	Drama	$1,112,586	93,026
171	Lovelines	Nov 2, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	$802,922	67,134
172	Blame it on the Night	Nov 2, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Comedy	$715,806	59,850
173	Repo Man	Mar 2, 1984	Universal	Comedy	$640,326	53,539
174	Champions	Apr 20, 1984	Embassy	Drama	$620,941	51,918
175	Razorback	Nov 16, 1984	Warner Bros.	Horror	$493,503	41,263
176	Mrs. Soffel	Dec 26, 1984	MGM/UA Classics	Drama	$389,540	32,570
177	Slayground	Jan 27, 1984	Universal	Action	$384,884	32,181
178	Heartbreakers	Sep 28, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$370,635	30,990
179	The River	Dec 17, 1984	Universal	Drama	$354,906	29,674
180	Un amour de Swann	Sep 14, 1984	Orion Pictures	Drama	$292,579	24,463
181	Crackers	Feb 17, 1984	Universal	Action	$208,905	17,467
182	Birdy	Dec 21, 1984	Sony/TriStar	Drama	$141,804	11,857
183	Paris, Texas	Nov 9, 1984	20th Century Fox	Drama	$80,833	6,759
184	Mass Appeal	Dec 14, 1984	Universal	Drama	$19,342	1,617