#1 of 90 #1 drama movie of 1984
1984 · Action, Drama
$316.4M worldwide · 23% of the chart's total
$234.8M US & Canada · 74% $81.6M elsewhere · 26%
Drama box office · 1984
Drama Box Office 1984: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1984, with $316.4M worldwide, ahead of The Karate Kid (1984) at $91.1M and Footloose (1984) at $80M. 90 drama films released in 1984 report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 23% on 1983, whose releases took $1.1B. By language, English leads with $1.3B across 72 drama releases.
- 1984 releases with a gross
- 90
- combined worldwide
- $1.4B
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 1983
- +23%
#1 of 90 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1984?
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) leads with $316.4M, 23% of the total. The top 5 together took $610.1M, 44% of what all 90 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Drama Release of 1984, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 90. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1984.
- 1 Dec 5, 1984 US and Canada: $234.8M Rest of the world: $81.6M Worldwide: $316.4M
- 2 Jun 22, 1984 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $60.1K Worldwide: $91.1M
- 3 Feb 17, 1984 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $12.2K Worldwide: $80M
- 4 Jul 27, 1984 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $13.5K Worldwide: $70.3M
- 5 Sep 6, 1984 US and Canada: $52M Rest of the world: $295.4K Worldwide: $52.3M
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May 11, 1984 US and Canada: $48M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48M - 7
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)Mar 30, 1984 US and Canada: $45.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.9M
Mar 30, 1984 · English · Adventure, Drama $45.9M worldwide - 8
Jan 6, 1984 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $352 Worldwide: $40.2M - 9
May 4, 1984 US and Canada: $38.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.7M - 10
Aug 10, 1984 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.4M - 11
Oct 5, 1984 US and Canada: $34.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.9M - 12
Dec 14, 1984 US and Canada: $28.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.7M - 13
Oct 5, 1984 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.8M - 14
Dec 14, 1984 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.9M - 15
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)Jul 13, 1984 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $25.5M Jul 13, 1984 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $25.5M worldwide - 16
Apr 6, 1984 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1M - 17
Dec 21, 1984 US and Canada: $23.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.9M - 18
Nov 16, 1984 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.8M - 19
Nov 2, 1984 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.8M - 20
Mar 2, 1984 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.7M - 21
Feb 17, 1984 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.5M - 22
Jun 8, 1984 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $16.6M - 23
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)Dec 21, 1984 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.1M Dec 21, 1984 · English · Drama, Comedy, Musical $15.1M worldwide - 24
Sep 21, 1984 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1M - 25
Sep 28, 1984 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.4M - 26
Dec 1, 1984 US and Canada: $11.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.5M - 27
Mar 16, 1984 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.3M - 28
Nov 21, 1984 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.1M - 29
Jun 28, 1984 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.1M - 30
Sep 28, 1984 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11M - 31
Oct 19, 1984 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.4M - 32
Sep 29, 1984 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.6M - 33
Aug 31, 1984 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.9M - 34
Aug 24, 1984 US and Canada: $8.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.8M - 35
May 4, 1984 US and Canada: $8.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6M - 36
Feb 3, 1984 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3M - 37
Aug 3, 1984 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1M - 38
Jun 1, 1984 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $8.1M - 39
Nov 16, 1984 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.9M - 40
Mar 4, 1984 US and Canada: $7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7M - 41
Apr 13, 1984 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.7M - 42
Oct 19, 1984 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.6M - 43
Oct 26, 1984 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.3M - 44
Mar 23, 1984 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6M - 45
Jun 1, 1984 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: $154.6K Worldwide: $5.5M - 46
Mar 9, 1984 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M - 47
Nov 9, 1984 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M - 48
Mar 2, 1984 US and Canada: $4.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9M - 49
Aug 3, 1984 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7M - 50
Dec 26, 1984 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1984?
Of the top 10, The Natural (1984) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Beverly Hills Cop (1984) made 26% of its gross abroad. Across all 90 films, $1.3B (94%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $316.4M $234.8M US & Canada · 74% $81.6M elsewhere · 26%
- 2 The Karate Kid (1984) $91.1M $91.1M US & Canada · 100% $60.1K elsewhere · <1%
- 3 Footloose (1984) $80M $80M US & Canada · 100% $12.2K elsewhere · <1%
- 4 Purple Rain (1984) $70.3M $70.3M US & Canada · 100% $13.5K elsewhere · <1%
- 5 Amadeus (1984) $52.3M $52M US & Canada · 99% $295.4K elsewhere · <1%
- 6 The Natural (1984) $48M $48M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) $45.9M $45.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Yentl (1984) $40.2M $40.2M US & Canada · 100% $352 elsewhere · <1%
- 9 Breakin' (1984) $38.7M $38.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Red Dawn (1984) $38.4M $38.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1984 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 90 films crossed $100M and took $316.4M between them, 23% of the total. 59 films, 66% of the list, earned under $10M.
23% 65% 13%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 1% of the list $316.4M · 23% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 30 films, 33% of the list $904.2M · 65% of the gross
- Under $10M 59 films, 66% of the list $176.2M · 13% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1984 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $427.4M from 9 films, led by Beverly Hills Cop (1984). April was the quietest month ($34.7M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Yentl (1984) $40.4M Yentl (1984)
- February Feb Footloose (1984) $107.9M Footloose (1984)
- March Mar Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) $104M Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
- April Apr Moscow on the Hudson (1984) $34.7M Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
- May May The Natural (1984) $99.6M The Natural (1984)
- June Jun The Karate Kid (1984) $135M The Karate Kid (1984)
- July Jul Purple Rain (1984) $98.3M Purple Rain (1984)
- August Aug Red Dawn (1984) $76.7M Red Dawn (1984)
- September Sep Amadeus (1984) $106.2M Amadeus (1984)
- October Oct Places in the Heart (1984) $93.4M Places in the Heart (1984)
- November Nov Missing in Action (1984) $73.3M Missing in Action (1984)
- December Dec Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $427.4M Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Last 10 years
How Does 1984 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1984 earned the most: $1.4B from 90 films, led by Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 30 films | 30 | $303.6M | – | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) $109.1M |
| 1976 27 films · +25% | 27 | $378.6M | +25% | Rocky (1976) $117.3M |
| 1977 41 films · +120% | 41 | $832.1M | +120% | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) $306.9M |
| 1978 50 films · −30% | 50 | $585M | −30% | Jaws 2 (1978) $187.9M |
| 1979 58 films · +57% | 58 | $919.3M | +57% | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) $106.3M |
| 1980 63 films · −27% | 63 | $674.6M | −27% | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) $67.2M |
| 1981 67 films · +32% | 67 | $889.5M | +32% | On Golden Pond (1981) $119.3M |
| 1982 86 films · +43% | 86 | $1.3B | +43% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
| 1983 77 films · −11% | 77 | $1.1B | −11% | Terms of Endearment (1983) $108.4M |
| 1984 90 films · +23% | 90 | $1.4B | +23% | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $316.4M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1984?
English-language drama films took $1.3B across 72 films, 92% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language drama films ($13.1M) and French-language drama films ($2.8M).
1984 Drama Box Office by Language
- English $1.3B72 films · #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
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Spanish $13.1M2 films · #1 The Evil That Men Do (1984) -
French $2.8M5 films · #1 A Sunday in the Country (1984) -
Cantonese $2.1M2 films · #1 Behind the Yellow Line (1984) -
Persian $34.8K1 film · #1 The Runner (1984) -
Bengali $7K1 film · #1 The Home and the World (1984) -
Swedish $9421 film · #1 After the Rehearsal (1984)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 1984: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 90 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1984?
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) leads with $316.4M worldwide, $234.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Karate Kid (1984) at $91.1M and Footloose (1984) at $80M.
How much did drama movies released in 1984 earn?
90 drama films released in 1984 report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, or $15.5M per film on average. 1983 releases took $1.1B.
How many drama movies released in 1984 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Beverly Hills Cop (1984) with $316.4M.
How is the 1984 drama box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1984. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 1984 drama box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.