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Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies Released in 1984
This list shows all Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies for 1984
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1984 |
| January 1 |
Ordeal by Innocence |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 20 |
Scandalous |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$526,805 |
|
| |
| January 27 |
The Lonely Guy |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,800,000 |
|
|
Slayground |
Action |
Theatrical |
$108,128 |
|
| February, 1984 |
| February 3 |
Weekend Pass |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,058,033 |
|
| |
| February 17 |
Footloose |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$80,008,940 |
|
| March, 1984 |
| March 9 |
Children of the Corn |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$14,600,000 |
|
|
The Hotel New Hampshire |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,142,858 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord… |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$45,900,000 |
|
|
Misunderstood |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,500,000 |
|
| April, 1984 |
| April 6 |
Where the Boys Are '84 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,531,133 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Razorback |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$138,643 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
Champions |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$200,000 |
|
| May, 1984 |
| May 4 |
Alphabet City |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,000,000 |
|
| |
| May 11 |
Firestarter |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$15,657,579 |
|
|
The Natural |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$47,951,979 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
Finders Keepers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,530,396 |
|
| June, 1984 |
| June 1 |
Once Upon a Time in America |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$29,222,355 |
|
| |
| June 13 |
Under the Volcano |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,428,653 |
|
| |
| June 15 |
Careful, He Might Hear You |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
The Pope of Greenwich Village |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,139,896 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
Conan the Destroyer |
Action |
Theatrical |
$26,400,000 |
|
| July, 1984 |
| July 20 |
Best Defense |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,265,302 |
|
|
The Bostonians |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$312,566 |
|
|
The Neverending Story |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$21,427,944 |
|
|
One Deadly Summer |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$56,186 |
|
| |
| July 27 |
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$3,772,785 |
|
| August, 1984 |
| August 3 |
The Philadelphia Experiment |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$8,103,330 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
Cloak & Dagger |
Action |
Theatrical |
$9,719,952 |
|
| |
| August 24 |
Cal |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 31 |
Flashpoint |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,854,833 |
|
| September, 1984 |
| September 14 |
Un amour de Swann |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$223,327 |
|
| |
| September 21 |
All of Me |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$35,243,581 |
|
|
The Evil That Men Do |
Action |
Theatrical |
$13,106,767 |
|
| October, 1984 |
| October 5 |
Eureka |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
The Little Drummer Girl |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,828,841 |
|
|
The Razor's Edge |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,600,000 |
|
| November, 1984 |
| November 9 |
Oh God, You Devil! |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$21,538,850 |
|
|
Silent Night, Deadly Night |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$2,491,460 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Un dimanche à la campagne |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,153,717 |
|
| December, 1984 |
| December 14 |
Dune |
Action |
Theatrical |
$27,504,670 |
|
|
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,574,012 |
|
|
A Passage to India |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,187,896 |
|
