Box Office

Top Grossing English Movies in 1984

Rank	Title	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Action Adventure	$179,870,271	$333,107,271
2	Beverly Hills Cop	Action Drama Thriller	$234,760,478	$316,360,478
3	Ghostbusters	Sci-Fi Fantasy Comedy	$243,640,120	$296,640,120
4	Gremlins	Fantasy Horror Comedy	$153,642,180	$165,434,642
5	The Karate Kid	Action Drama Sport	$91,077,276	$91,137,331
6	Romancing the Stone	Action Adventure Comedy	$76,572,238	$86,572,238
7	Police Academy	Comedy Crime	$81,198,894	$81,198,894
8	Footloose	Drama Romance Music	$80,035,402	$80,047,589
9	The Terminator	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$38,371,200	$78,371,200
10	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$76,471,046	$76,551,989
11	Purple Rain	Drama Romance Music	$70,261,052	$70,274,572
12	Splash	Fantasy Comedy Romance	$69,821,334	$69,821,334
13	Amadeus	Drama History Music	$51,973,029	$52,268,382
14	Tightrope	Mystery Thriller Crime	$48,143,579	$48,143,579
15	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes	Adventure Drama	$45,858,563	$45,858,563
16	Revenge of the Nerds	Comedy	$40,874,452	$40,874,452
17	2010: The Year We Make Contact	Thriller	$40,400,657	$40,400,657
18	Yentl	Drama Romance Musical	$40,218,899	$40,219,251
19	Breakin'	Drama Comedy Romance	$38,682,707	$38,682,707
20	Red Dawn	Action Drama	$38,376,497	$38,376,497
21	City Heat	Action Comedy Crime	$38,348,988	$38,348,988
22	Places in the Heart	Drama	$34,901,614	$34,901,614
23	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter	Thriller Horror	$32,980,880	$32,982,894
24	Dune	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$31,439,560	$31,502,434
25	Conan the Destroyer	Action Adventure Fantasy	$31,042,035	$31,042,035
26	The Last Starfighter	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$28,733,290	$28,736,154
27	Cannonball Run II	Action Comedy	$28,078,073	$28,078,073
28	Teachers	Drama Comedy	$27,774,237	$27,774,237
29	Protocol	Comedy	$26,186,631	$26,186,631
30	Micki + Maude	Comedy Romance	$26,080,861	$26,080,861
31	The Cotton Club	Drama Crime Music	$25,928,721	$25,928,721
32	A Nightmare on Elm Street	Horror	$25,624,448	$25,858,510
33	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Adventure Drama Comedy	$25,534,703	$25,535,829
34	The Woman in Red	Comedy Romance	$25,308,147	$25,349,388
35	Moscow on the Hudson	Drama Comedy Romance	$25,068,724	$25,068,724
36	The Flamingo Kid	Drama Comedy Romance	$23,859,382	$23,859,382
37	Sixteen Candles	Comedy Romance	$23,686,027	$23,686,027
38	Missing in Action	Action Adventure Drama	$22,812,411	$22,812,411
39	A Soldier's Story	Drama Mystery Crime	$21,821,347	$21,821,347
40	Against All Odds	Action Adventure Drama	$21,689,062	$21,689,062
41	Oh, God! You Devil	Fantasy Comedy	$21,538,850	$21,538,850
42	Rhinestone	Comedy Music	$21,435,321	$21,435,321
43	Weekend Pass	Comedy	$21,058,033	$21,058,033
44	Top Secret!	Comedy	$20,458,340	$20,459,620
45	Hot Dog... The Movie	Sport Comedy Romance	$20,307,325	$20,307,325
46	The NeverEnding Story	Adventure Drama Fantasy	$20,192,381	$20,289,924
47	Best Defense	Comedy War	$19,265,302	$19,265,302
48	Blame It on Rio	Comedy Romance	$18,644,570	$18,644,570
49	Lassiter	Action Drama Mystery	$17,513,452	$17,513,452
50	Angel	Thriller Crime Action	$17,488,564	$17,488,564