#1 of 178 #1 movie of 1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
1984 · Action, Adventure
$333.1M worldwide · 9% of the chart's total
$179.9M US & Canada · 54% $153.2M elsewhere · 46%
Box office · 1984
1984 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1984, with $333.1M worldwide, ahead of Beverly Hills Cop (1984) at $316.4M and Ghostbusters (1984) at $296.6M. 178 films released in 1984 report a worldwide gross, $3.6B in all, 90% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 27% on 1983, whose releases took $2.8B. By genre, Comedy leads with $1.9B across 76 releases.
- 1984 releases with a gross
- 178
- combined worldwide
- $3.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 4
- vs 1983
- +27%
#1 of 178 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1984?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) leads with $333.1M, 9% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2B, 34% of what all 178 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $333.1M Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)$179.9M US & Canada · 54% $153.2M elsewhere · 46%
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The chart
Every Release of 1984, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 178. 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 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)May 23, 1984 US and Canada: $179.9M Rest of the world: $153.2M Worldwide: $333.1M
May 23, 1984 · English · Action, Adventure $333.1M worldwide - 2 Dec 5, 1984 US and Canada: $234.8M Rest of the world: $81.6M Worldwide: $316.4M
- 3 Jun 8, 1984 US and Canada: $243.6M Rest of the world: $53M Worldwide: $296.6M
- 4 Jun 8, 1984 US and Canada: $153.6M Rest of the world: $11.8M Worldwide: $165.4M
- 5 Jun 22, 1984 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $60.1K Worldwide: $91.1M
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Mar 30, 1984 US and Canada: $76.6M Rest of the world: $10M Worldwide: $86.6M - 7
Mar 23, 1984 US and Canada: $81.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $81.2M - 8
Feb 17, 1984 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $12.2K Worldwide: $80M - 9
Oct 26, 1984 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: $40M Worldwide: $78.4M - 10
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)Jun 1, 1984 US and Canada: $76.5M Rest of the world: $80.9K Worldwide: $76.6M Jun 1, 1984 · English · Action, Adventure $76.6M worldwide - 11
Jul 27, 1984 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $13.5K Worldwide: $70.3M - 12
Mar 9, 1984 US and Canada: $69.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $69.8M - 13
Sep 6, 1984 US and Canada: $52M Rest of the world: $295.4K Worldwide: $52.3M - 14
Aug 17, 1984 US and Canada: $48.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.1M - 15
May 11, 1984 US and Canada: $48M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48M - 16
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 - 17
Jul 20, 1984 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.9M - 18
Dec 6, 1984 US and Canada: $40.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.4M - 19
Jan 6, 1984 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $352 Worldwide: $40.2M - 20
May 4, 1984 US and Canada: $38.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.7M - 21
Jun 29, 1984 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.4M - 22
Aug 10, 1984 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.4M - 23
Dec 7, 1984 US and Canada: $38.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.3M - 24
Sep 21, 1984 US and Canada: $36.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.4M - 25
Oct 5, 1984 US and Canada: $34.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.9M - 26
Apr 13, 1984 US and Canada: $33M Rest of the world: $2K Worldwide: $33M - 27
Dec 14, 1984 US and Canada: $31.4M Rest of the world: $62.9K Worldwide: $31.5M - 28
Jun 29, 1984 US and Canada: $31M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31M - 29
Dec 14, 1984 US and Canada: $28.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.7M - 30
Jul 13, 1984 US and Canada: $28.7M Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $28.7M - 31
Jun 29, 1984 US and Canada: $28.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.1M - 32
Oct 5, 1984 US and Canada: $27.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.8M - 33
Dec 21, 1984 US and Canada: $26.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.2M - 34
Dec 21, 1984 US and Canada: $26.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.1M - 35
Dec 14, 1984 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.9M - 36
Nov 16, 1984 US and Canada: $25.6M Rest of the world: $234.1K Worldwide: $25.9M - 37
Jul 13, 1984 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $25.5M - 38
Aug 15, 1984 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $41.2K Worldwide: $25.3M - 39
Apr 6, 1984 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1M - 40
Dec 21, 1984 US and Canada: $23.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.9M - 41
May 4, 1984 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.7M - 42
Nov 16, 1984 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.8M - 43
Nov 2, 1984 US and Canada: $21.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.8M - 44
Mar 2, 1984 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.7M - 45
Nov 9, 1984 US and Canada: $21.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.5M - 46
Jun 22, 1984 US and Canada: $21.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.4M - 47
Feb 3, 1984 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.1M - 48
Jun 8, 1984 US and Canada: $20.5M Rest of the world: $1.3K Worldwide: $20.5M - 49
Jan 13, 1984 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M - 50
Feb 10, 1984 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1984?
Of the top 10, Police Academy (1984) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Terminator (1984) made 51% of its gross abroad. Across all 178 films, $3.2B (90%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $333.1M $179.9M US & Canada · 54% $153.2M elsewhere · 46%
- 2 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $316.4M $234.8M US & Canada · 74% $81.6M elsewhere · 26%
- 3 Ghostbusters (1984) $296.6M $243.6M US & Canada · 82% $53M elsewhere · 18%
- 4 Gremlins (1984) $165.4M $153.6M US & Canada · 93% $11.8M elsewhere · 7%
- 5 The Karate Kid (1984) $91.1M $91.1M US & Canada · 100% $60.1K elsewhere · <1%
- 6 Romancing the Stone (1984) $86.6M $76.6M US & Canada · 88% $10M elsewhere · 12%
- 7 Police Academy (1984) $81.2M $81.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Footloose (1984) $80M $80M US & Canada · 100% $12.2K elsewhere · <1%
- 9 The Terminator (1984) $78.4M $38.4M US & Canada · 49% $40M elsewhere · 51%
- 10 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) $76.6M $76.5M US & Canada · 100% $80.9K elsewhere · <1%
Gross bands
How Many 1984 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
4 of 178 films crossed $100M and took $1.1B between them, 31% of the total. 102 films, 57% of the list, earned under $10M.
31% 60% 9%
- $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 4 films, 2% of the list $1.1B · 31% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 72 films, 40% of the list $2.2B · 60% of the gross
- Under $10M 102 films, 57% of the list $307.8M · 9% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1984 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $819.9M from 16 films, led by Ghostbusters (1984). January was the quietest month ($78.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Yentl (1984) $78.5M Yentl (1984)
- February Feb Footloose (1984) $167.8M Footloose (1984)
- March Mar Romancing the Stone (1984) $376.1M Romancing the Stone (1984)
- April Apr Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) $114.9M Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
- May May Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $486.6M Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- June Jun Ghostbusters (1984) $819.9M Ghostbusters (1984)
- July Jul Purple Rain (1984) $196.3M Purple Rain (1984)
- August Aug Tightrope (1984) $184.5M Tightrope (1984)
- September Sep Amadeus (1984) $163.3M Amadeus (1984)
- October Oct The Terminator (1984) $221M The Terminator (1984)
- November Nov A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) $155.2M A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- December Dec Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $614M Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Last 10 years
How Does 1984 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1984 earned the most: $3.6B from 178 films, led by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 1975 49 films | 49 | $1.1B | – | Jaws (1975) $477.9M |
| 1976 49 films · −28% | 49 | $784.1M | −28% | Rocky (1976) $117.3M |
| 1977 72 films · +184% | 72 | $2.2B | +184% | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) $775.4M |
| 1978 84 films · −12% | 84 | $2B | −12% | Grease (1978) $396.3M |
| 1979 99 films · +10% | 99 | $2.2B | +10% | Moonraker (1979) $210.3M |
| 1980 130 films · +16% | 130 | $2.5B | +16% | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $550M |
| 1981 136 films · −15% | 136 | $2.1B | −15% | Superman II (1981) $216.4M |
| 1982 154 films · +18% | 154 | $2.5B | +18% | Tootsie (1982) $177.2M |
| 1983 147 films · +12% | 147 | $2.8B | +12% | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $482.5M |
| 1984 178 films · +27% | 178 | $3.6B | +27% | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $333.1M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1984?
Comedy took $1.9B across 76 films, 52% of the total, ahead of Action ($1.4B) and Drama ($1.4B). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $3.4B across 151 films, 94% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language films ($13.1M) and French-language films ($2.8M).
1984 Box Office by Genre
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Comedy $1.9B76 films · #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) -
Action $1.4B37 films · #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) -
Drama $1.4B90 films · #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) -
Romance $850.6M52 films · #1 Romancing the Stone (1984) -
Thriller $822.8M33 films · #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) -
Adventure $810.9M23 films · #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) -
Sci-Fi $693.3M22 films · #1 Ghostbusters (1984) -
Crime $664.2M23 films · #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) -
Fantasy $651.5M11 films · #1 Ghostbusters (1984) -
Music $360.2M17 films · #1 Footloose (1984)
1984 Box Office by Language
- English $3.4B151 films · #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (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 $2.1M3 films · #1 Behind the Yellow Line (1984) -
German $852.7K1 film · #1 Marlene (1984) -
Italian $600K1 film · #1 Code Name: Wild Geese (1984) -
Persian $34.8K1 film · #1 The Runner (1984) -
Bengali $7K1 film · #1 The Home and the World (1984) -
Arabic $1.3K1 film · #1 Leila and the Wolves (1984) -
Swedish $9421 film · #1 After the Rehearsal (1984)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.4B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #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 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
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 178 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 1984?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) leads with $333.1M worldwide, $179.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beverly Hills Cop (1984) at $316.4M and Ghostbusters (1984) at $296.6M.
How much did movies released in 1984 earn?
178 films released in 1984 report a worldwide gross, $3.6B in all, or $20.1M per film on average. 1983 releases took $2.8B.
How many movies released in 1984 made $1 billion?
None. 4 films crossed $100 million, led by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) with $333.1M.
How is the 1984 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 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.