To make this list a movie had to be made in 1984. Obviously many movies made in 1983 earned box office dollars in 1984. On the other side many movies made in 1984 made money in 1985 and later. This page will looks at over 170 movies made in 1984. The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1984
1984 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1984 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1984 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1984 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1984 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1984 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1984 Movies received.
- Sort 1984 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Amadeus (1984) AA Best Picture Win |
F. Murray Abraham & Directed by Milos Forman |
69.2 | 257.3 | 257.30 | 11 | 86 | 11 / 08 | 99.9 | |
| 3 | The Terminator (1984) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Michael Biehn |
53.1 | 197.6 | 346.40 | 13 | 91 | 00 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 2 | Ghostbusters (1984) | Bill Murray & Harold Ramis |
239.2 | 890.0 | 1,087.20 | 1 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 4 | Splash (1984) | Tom Hanks & Daryl Hannah |
69.8 | 259.8 | 259.80 | 10 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 5 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Harrison Ford | 179.9 | 669.2 | 1,239.20 | 3 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 6 | Gremlins (1984) | Zach Galligan & Judge Reinhold |
152.7 | 568.0 | 568.00 | 4 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 11 | The Killing Fields (1984) AA Best Picture Nom |
Haing S. Ngor & John Malkovich |
34.7 | 129.1 | 129.10 | 26 | 85 | 07 / 03 | 96.8 | |
| 7 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Eddie Murphy & Judge Reinhold |
226.9 | 844.0 | 1,147.50 | 2 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 6 | The Karate Kid (1984) | Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita & Ralph Macchio |
90.8 | 337.9 | 337.90 | 5 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 12 | Places in the Heart (1984) AA Best Picture Nom |
Sally Field & Danny Glover |
34.9 | 129.8 | 129.80 | 25 | 84 | 07 / 02 | 96.0 | |
| 8 | Romancing the Stone (1984) | Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner |
76.6 | 284.9 | 433.70 | 8 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 14 | The Natural (1984) | Robert Redford & Robert Duvall |
48.0 | 178.4 | 178.40 | 15 | 74 | 04 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 12 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | Leonard Nimoy & Star Trek Movies |
76.5 | 284.5 | 323.90 | 9 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 15 | All of Me (1984) | Steve Martin | 46.1 | 171.5 | 171.50 | 16 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 17 | A Passage to India (1984) AA Best Picture Nom |
Peggy Ashcroft & Alec Guinness |
27.2 | 101.1 | 101.10 | 36 | 79 | 11 / 02 | 92.9 | |
| 15 | Purple Rain (1984) | Prince | 68.4 | 254.4 | 254.40 | 12 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 17 | Police Academy (1984) | Steve Guttenberg | 81.2 | 302.1 | 302.10 | 6 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 21 | Tightrope (1984) | Clint Eastwood | 48.1 | 179.1 | 179.10 | 14 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 20 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Ralph Richardson & Glenn Close |
45.9 | 170.6 | 170.60 | 17 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 16 | Footloose (1984) | Kevin Bacon & John Lithgow |
80.0 | 297.8 | 297.80 | 7 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 22 | 2010 (1984) | Roy Scheider & Helen Mirren |
40.4 | 150.3 | 150.30 | 19 | 66 | 05 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 22 | A Soldier's Story (1984) AA Best Picture Nom |
Denzel Washington & Adolph Caesar |
21.8 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 46 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 23 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | Heather Langenkamp & Johnny Depp |
25.5 | 94.9 | 94.90 | 41 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 24 | Starman (1984) | Jeff Bridges & John Carpenter |
28.7 | 106.9 | 106.90 | 32 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 25 | Revenge of the Nerds (1984) | John Goodman | 40.9 | 152.1 | 152.10 | 18 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 28 | The Last Starfighter (1984) | Robert Preston | 28.7 | 106.9 | 106.90 | 33 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 29 | Red Dawn (1984) | Charlie Sheen & Patrick Swayze |
38.4 | 142.8 | 142.80 | 22 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 26 | Moscow on the Hudson (1984) | Robin Williams | 25.1 | 93.3 | 93.30 | 43 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 31 | Breakin' (1984) | Lucinda Dickey | 38.7 | 143.9 | 143.90 | 20 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 32 | Bachelor Party (1984) | Tom Hanks & Tawny Kitaen |
38.4 | 143.0 | 143.00 | 21 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 29 | Sixteen Candles (1984) | Molly Ringwald & Directed by John Hughes |
23.7 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 33 | The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) | Elliott Gould | 25.5 | 95.0 | 95.00 | 40 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 34 | Dune (1984) | Kyle MacLachlan & Virginia Madsen |
30.9 | 115.1 | 115.10 | 30 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 32 | Broadway Danny Rose (1984) | Woody Allen | 10.6 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 75 | 86 | 02 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 38 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) | Erich Anderson | 33.0 | 122.7 | 122.70 | 27 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 35 | Top Secret! (1984) | Val Kilmer | 20.5 | 76.1 | 76.10 | 51 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 40 | The Cotton Club (1984) | Nicolas Cage & Richard Gere |
25.9 | 96.5 | 96.50 | 39 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 34 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) | Rob Reiner & Billy Crystal |
4.5 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 115 | 91 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 36 | Blood Simple. (1984) | Frances McDormand | 6.5 | 24.2 | 24.20 | 100 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 40 | Against All Odds (1984) | Richard Widmark & Jeff Bridges |
31.6 | 117.5 | 117.50 | 28 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 42 | The Flamingo Kid (1984) | Garry Marshall & Matt Dillon |
23.9 | 88.8 | 88.80 | 44 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 41 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | Robert De Niro & James Woods |
5.3 | 19.8 | 50.30 | 106 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 43 | Micki + Maude (1984) | Dudley Moore | 26.1 | 97.0 | 97.00 | 38 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 47 | Teachers (1984) | Morgan Freeman & Nick Nolte |
27.8 | 103.3 | 103.30 | 35 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 44 | Beat Street (1984) | Rae Dawn Chong & Guy Davis |
16.6 | 61.7 | 61.70 | 60 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 43 | Stranger Than Paradise (1984) | John Lurie | 2.4 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 133 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 47 | Missing in Action (1984) | Chuck Norris | 30.3 | 112.7 | 112.70 | 31 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 49 | The Neverending Story (1984) | Gerald McRaney | 20.2 | 75.0 | 75.00 | 53 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 50 | Night of the Comet (1984) | Catherine Mary Stewart | 14.4 | 53.6 | 53.60 | 63 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 51 | Dreamscape (1984) | Dennis Quaid & Christopher Plummer |
12.1 | 45.2 | 45.20 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 50 | Swing Shift (1984) | Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell |
6.7 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 98 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 54 | 1984 (1984) | Richard Burton & John Hurt |
8.4 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 86 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 53 | Paris, Texas (1984) | Harry Dean Stanton & Dean Stockwell |
2.2 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 137 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 52 | Repo Man (1984) | Emilio Estevez | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 191 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 54 | The Bounty (1984) | Mel Gibson & Anthony Hopkins |
8.6 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 85 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 58 | Body Double (1984) | Melanie Griffith | 8.8 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 83 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 59 | The Woman in Red (1984) | Gene Wilder | 25.3 | 94.2 | 94.20 | 42 | 50 | 01 / 01 | 68.1 | |
| 58 | A Sunday in the Country (1984) | Louis Ducreux & Michel Aumont |
2.4 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 135 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 57 | Birdy (1984) | Nicolas Cage | 1.5 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 149 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 67.4 | |
| 65 | Ghoulies (1984) | Jack Nance | 35.0 | 130.2 | 130.20 | 24 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 62 | Angel (1984) | Susan Tyrrell & Rory Calhoun |
21.2 | 78.9 | 78.90 | 49 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 62 | Cloak & Dagger (1984) | Henry Thomas | 9.7 | 36.2 | 36.20 | 79 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 61 | Stop Making Sense (1984) | Talking Heads | 4.9 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 110 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 73 | City Heat (1984) | Clint Eastwood & Burt Reynolds |
38.3 | 142.7 | 142.70 | 23 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 67 | Oh, God! You Devil (1984) | George Burns | 21.5 | 80.1 | 80.10 | 47 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 63 | Love Streams (1984) | John Cassavetes & Gena Rowlands |
0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 185 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 62 | The Hit (1984) | Freddie Stuart | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 160 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 64 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) | Sumi Shimamoto & Mahito Tsujimura |
0.5 | 1.7 | 31.80 | 170 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 70 | Lassiter (1984) | Tom Selleck | 17.5 | 65.2 | 65.20 | 57 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 69 | Country (1984) | Jessica Lange & Sam Shepard |
9.6 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 80 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 68 | The Brother From Another Planet (1984) | Joe Morton | 3.7 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 124 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 70 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) | Christopher Lloyd & John Lithgow |
9.1 | 33.8 | 33.80 | 81 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 78 | Conan the Destroyer (1984) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Grace Jones |
31.0 | 115.5 | 372.20 | 29 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 72 | Streets of Fire (1984) | Bill Paxton & Willem Dafoe |
8.1 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 89 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 72 | Marlene (1984) | 0.9 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 162 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 61.4 | ||
| 75 | Under the Volcano (1984) | Albert Finney | 2.6 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 129 | 72 | 02 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 82 | Protocol (1984) | Goldie Hawn & Chris Sarandon |
26.2 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 37 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 79 | The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) | Geraldine Page & Mickey Rourke |
6.8 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 96 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 76 | The Company of Wolves (1984) | Angela Lansbury | 4.4 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 117 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 74 | Secret Honor (1984) | Directed by Robert Altman | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 206 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 85 | Johnny Dangerously (1984) | Michael Keaton & Danny DeVito |
17.1 | 63.7 | 63.70 | 58 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 79 | Falling in Love (1984) | Meryl Streep & Robert DeNiro |
11.1 | 41.4 | 41.40 | 72 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 84 | The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) | Jodie Foster & Rob Lowe |
5.1 | 19.1 | 19.10 | 107 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 81 | Cal (1984) | Helen Mirren | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 173 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 86 | The River (1984) | Sissy Spacek & Mel Gibson |
11.5 | 42.7 | 42.70 | 70 | 56 | 04 / 01 | 57.6 | |
| 86 | Terror in the Aisles (1984) | Donald Pleasence | 10.0 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 78 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 85 | The Stone Boy (1984) | Robert Duvall & Glenn Close |
0.3 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 178 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 90 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) | Lucinda Dickey | 15.1 | 56.2 | 56.20 | 61 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 90 | Unfaithfully Yours (1984) | Dudley Moore | 19.9 | 74.1 | 74.10 | 54 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 88 | American Dreamer (1984) | JoBeth Williams & Tom Conti |
5.0 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 108 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 54.9 | |
| 92 | The Little Drummer Girl (1984) | Diane Keaton | 7.8 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 91 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 95 | Firestarter (1984) | Drew Barrymore & George C. Scott |
17.1 | 63.5 | 63.50 | 59 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 97 | Hot Dog... The Movie (1984) | David Naughton | 20.3 | 75.5 | 75.50 | 52 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 94 | Reckless (1984) | Daryl Hannah | 8.3 | 30.8 | 30.80 | 87 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 92 | Misunderstood (1984) | Gene Hackman & Henry Thomas |
1.5 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 145 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 94 | Dangerous Moves (1984) | Leslie Caron | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 187 | 69 | 01 / 01 | 52.0 | |
| 96 | Choose Me (1984) | Keith Carradine | 2.5 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 132 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 98 | Racing with the Moon (1984) | Nicolas Cage & Sean Penn |
6.0 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 102 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
| 99 | Comfort and Joy (1984) | Bill Paterson | 1.1 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 154 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 102 | Irreconcilable Differences (1984) | Ryan O'Neal & Drew Barrymore |
12.4 | 46.2 | 46.20 | 67 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 100 | Another Country (1984) | Rupert Everett & Colin Firth |
0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 184 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 105 | Up the Creek (1984) | Tim Matheson | 11.7 | 43.6 | 43.60 | 69 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 101 | Flashpoint (1984) | Kris Kristofferson & Treat Williams |
3.9 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 121 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 105 | Just the Way You Are (1984) | Kristy McNichol | 7.9 | 29.4 | 29.40 | 90 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 110 | Thief of Hearts (1984) | Steven Bauer | 10.4 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 77 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 103 | Katy Caterpillar (1984) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 202 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | ||
| 104 | Wheels On Meals (1984) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 48.90 | 199 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | ||
| 107 | A Private Function (1984) | Michael Palin & Maggie Smith |
2.5 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 130 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 110 | The Ice Pirates (1984) | Anjelica Huston | 14.3 | 53.0 | 53.00 | 65 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 108 | Mass Appeal (1984) | Jack Lemmon | 1.9 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 140 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 113 | Children of the Corn (1984) | Linda Hamilton | 14.6 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 62 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 109 | Maria's Lovers (1984) | John Goodman | 2.0 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 139 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 112 | The Bostonians (1984) | Vanessa Redgrave | 1.0 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 155 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 115 | The Razor's Edge (1984) | Bill Murray | 6.6 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 99 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 114 | The Chain (1984) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Bernard Hill | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.00 | 195 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 116 | Godzilla 1985 (1984) | Raymond Burr | 4.1 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 120 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.5 | |
| 117 | Return To Waterloo (1984) | Roger Deakins | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 197 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | |
| 119 | Hard Choices (1984) Film Festival Circuit Only |
J.T. Walsh | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 216 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 121 | Iceman (1984) | Danny Glover & Timothy Hutton |
7.3 | 27.3 | 27.30 | 93 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 120 | UFOria (1984) Limited Release |
Harry Dean Stanton | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 210 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 118 | Petit Con (1984) | Guy Marchand | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 192 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 122 | The Shooting Party (1984) | James Mason & Edward Fox |
1.0 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 156 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 127 | The Wild Life (1984) | Cameron Crowe & Rick Moranis |
11.0 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 74 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 124 | Morgen in Alabama (1984) | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 171 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | ||
| 122 | The Bay Boy (1984) | Keifer Sutherland | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 180 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 126 | The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) | Michael Paré & Science Fiction Movies |
8.1 | 30.1 | 30.10 | 88 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 123 | Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 181 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.3 | ||
| 129 | Tank (1984) | James Garner & C. Thomas Howell |
11.3 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 71 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 128 | Songwriter (1984) | Willie Nelson | 0.9 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 161 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.1 | |
| 127 | Swann in Love/Un amour de Swann (1984) | 0.8 | 3.0 | 14.00 | 164 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | ||
| 129 | Until September (1984) | Karen Allen | 4.2 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 119 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 130 | Runaway (1984) | Tom Selleck | 6.8 | 25.2 | 25.20 | 97 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 149 | Cannonball Run II (1984) | Burt Reynolds & Shirley MacLaine |
28.1 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 34 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 133 | Electric Dreams (1984) | Lenny von Dohlen | 2.2 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 136 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
| 137 | Making the Grade (1984) | Judd Nelson | 4.6 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 114 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 132 | The River Rat (1984) | Tommy Lee Jones | 1.1 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 136 | Almonds and Raisins (1984) | Top 50 Jewish Movies | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 169 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
| 137 | Trancers (1984) | Helen Hunt | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 172 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
| 138 | Windy City (1984) | John Shea | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 177 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 140 | The Ratings Game (1984) Showtime Movies |
Danny DeVito | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 204 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 151 | The Evil That Men Do (1984) | Charles Bronson | 13.1 | 48.7 | 48.70 | 66 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 139 | Heartbreakers (1984) | Peter Coyote | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 188 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 143 | The Beniker Gang (1984) Limited Release |
J.T. Walsh | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 215 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 142 | Winter Flight (1984) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 205 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | ||
| 141 | Prince Jack (1984) | Dana Andrews | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 213 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 144 | Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) | Lilyan Chauvin & Horror |
2.5 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 131 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 147 | Courage (1984) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 207 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | ||
| 145 | The Buddy System (1984) | Susan Sarandon & Richard Dreyfuss |
1.8 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 142 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 148 | The Bear (1984) | Football Movies & Gary Busey |
2.7 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 128 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 156 | Weekend Pass (1984) | Patrick Houser | 21.1 | 78.3 | 78.30 | 50 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 148 | The Glitter Dome (1984) HBO Movie |
James Garner | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 211 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 150 | The Lonely Guy (1984) | Steve Martin | 5.7 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 104 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 152 | Notre histoire (1984) | 0.9 | 3.3 | 12.50 | 159 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | ||
| 153 | Hard to Hold (1984) | Rick Springfield | 11.1 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 73 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 152 | Purple Hearts (1984) | Ken Wahl | 2.1 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 138 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 156 | Razorback (1984) | Gregory Harrison | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 186 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 157 | The World of Don Camillo (1984) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 198 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | ||
| 158 | No Small Affair (1984) | Demi Moore | 5.0 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 109 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 159 | Ninja III: The Domination (1984) | Shô Kosugi | 7.6 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 92 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 158 | Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) | Patrick Swayze & Jamie Lee Curtis |
4.7 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 112 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | |
| 162 | Finders Keepers (1984) | Louis Gossett Jr. | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 148 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.6 | |
| 163 | Give My Regards to Broad St. (1984) | Paul McCartney | 1.4 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 151 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 162 | Mike's Murder (1984) | Debra Winger | 1.1 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 153 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 165 | Mixed Blood (1984) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 201 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | ||
| 168 | Mrs. Soffel (1984) | Mel Gibson & Diane Keaton |
4.4 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 118 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 166 | Delta Pi (1984) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 182 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | ||
| 167 | Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) | Shelley Winters & Elliott Gould |
0.8 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 163 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 169 | Viva la vie (1984) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Charlotte Rampling | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 208 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | |
| 168 | The Initiation (1984) | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 166 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | ||
| 169 | Bad Manners (1984) | Karen Black | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 183 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 170 | Garbo Talks (1984) | Anne Bancroft & Carrie Fisher |
1.5 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 147 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 | |
| 172 | Sheena (1984) | Tanya Roberts | 5.8 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 103 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
| 174 | A Breed Apart (1984) | Kathleen Turner | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 193 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 175 | Fear City (1984) | Billy Dee Williams | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 176 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 174 | The Ambassador (1984) | Rock Hudson | 1.5 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 146 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 176 | Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984) | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 175 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | ||
| 177 | Heavenly Bodies (1984) | Cynthia Dale | 1.8 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 141 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 178 | Firstborn (1984) | Robert Downey Jr. & Teri Garr |
6.3 | 23.3 | 23.30 | 101 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 179 | Lily In Love (1984) | Christopher Plummer & Maggie Smith |
0.4 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 174 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 181 | Blame it on Rio (1984) | Michael Caine & Demi Moore |
18.6 | 69.4 | 69.40 | 56 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 181 | Alphabet City (1984) | Vincent Spano | 7.0 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 95 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 183 | Crimes of Passion (1984) | Anthony Perkins & Kathleen Turner |
2.9 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 125 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 183 | Lovelines (1984) | Joel Hirschhorn | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 167 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 185 | Roadhouse 66 (1984) Limited Release |
Willem Dafoe | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 209 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.6 | |
| 187 | C.H.U.D. (1984) | John Goodman & John Heard |
4.7 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 113 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 187 | Oxford Blues (1984) | Rob Lowe & Ally Sheedy |
8.8 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 84 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 185 | Ordeal By Innocence (1984) | Donald Sutherland | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 194 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 187 | Impulse (1984) | Bill Paxton | 2.8 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 127 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 191 | Supergirl (1984) | Peter O'Toole & Faye Dunaway |
14.3 | 53.2 | 98.40 | 64 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 188 | Chattanooga Choo Choo (1984) | George Kennedy | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 157 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.9 | |
| 193 | Best Defense (1984) | Eddie Murphy & Dudley Moore |
19.3 | 71.7 | 71.70 | 55 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 190 | The Power (1984) | Suzy Stokey | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 158 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 193 | Sword of the Valiant (1984) | Sean Connery & King Arthur Movies |
1.7 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 144 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 196 | Where the Boys Are (1984) | Lisa Hartman | 10.5 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 76 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 199 | Rhinestone (1984) | Sylvester Stallone & Dolly Parton |
21.4 | 79.7 | 79.70 | 48 | 21 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 194 | Scandalous (1984) | Robert Hays | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 168 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 195 | Cheech and Chong's Corsican Bros. (1984) | Cheech and Chong | 3.8 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 122 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 196 | Harry & Son (1984) | Morgan Freeman & Paul Newman |
4.9 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 111 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 199 | Blind Date (1984) | Kirstie Alley | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 165 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.3 | |
| 201 | Exterminator 2 (1984) | Robert Ginty | 3.7 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 123 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 6.8 | |
| 201 | Grace Quigley (1984) | 2.4 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 134 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 6.8 | ||
| 201 | The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984) Limited Release |
Christopher Lee | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 214 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.7 | |
| 203 | The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) | David Carradine | 2.9 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 126 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
| 205 | Where Is Parsifal? (1984) | Orson Welles & Tony Curtis |
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 196 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
| 204 | Champions (1984) | John Hurt | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 179 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 206 | Joy of Sex (1984) | Christopher Lloyd | 4.5 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 116 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 208 | Crackers (1984) | Donald Sutherland & Sean Penn |
0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 190 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.1 | |
| 209 | Body Rock (1984) | 1.7 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 143 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | ||
| 210 | The Naked Face (1984) | Roger Moore & Rod Steiger |
0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 203 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | |
| 210 | Slagskämpen/The Inside Man (1984) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 200 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | ||
| 211 | Escape 2000 (1984) | Henry Silva | 1.4 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 150 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 213 | Going Undercover (1984) Limited Release |
Lea Thompson | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 217 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 2.9 | |
| 212 | Meatballs II (1984) | Richard Mulligan | 5.4 | 20.1 | 20.10 | 105 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 213 | Hardbodies (1984) | Grant Cramer | 7.1 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 94 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 1.2 | |
| 214 | Bolero (1984) | Bo Derek | 8.9 | 33.2 | 33.20 | 82 | 17 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 | |
| 215 | City Limits (1984) | James Earl Jones | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 189 | 19 | 00 / 00 | 0.0 |
Top earners in 1984 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Aykroyd | 2 | 2,326.4 | 1,559.2 |
| Judge Reinhold | 3 | 1,715.6 | 1,412.1 |
| Rick Moranis | 3 | 1,158.3 | 961.1 |
| Eddie Murphy | 2 | 1,219.2 | 915.7 |
| Bill Murray | 2 | 1,111.6 | 914.4 |
| Ernie Hudson | 2 | 1,103.8 | 906.6 |
| Sigourney Weaver | 1 | 1,087.2 | 890.0 |
| Harold Ramis | 1 | 1,087.2 | 890.0 |
| John Ashton | 2 | 1,181.3 | 877.8 |
| Harrison Ford | 1 | 1,239.2 | 669.2 |
| Amrish Puri | 1 | 1,239.2 | 669.2 |
| Kate Capshaw | 1 | 1,239.2 | 669.2 |
| Ke Huy Quan | 1 | 1,239.2 | 669.2 |
| Zach Galligan | 1 | 568.0 | 568.0 |
| Joe Dante | 1 | 568.0 | 568.0 |
| Nicky Katt | 1 | 568.0 | 568.0 |
| John Lithgow | 4 | 482.0 | 482.0 |
| Ralph Macchio | 2 | 441.2 | 441.2 |
| Tom Hanks | 2 | 402.8 | 402.8 |
| Glenn Close | 3 | 350.0 | 350.0 |
| Danny DeVito | 3 | 497.6 | 348.8 |
| Dianne Wiest | 2 | 339.2 | 339.2 |
| Chris Penn | 2 | 338.8 | 338.8 |
| Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita | 1 | 337.9 | 337.9 |
| Elisabeth Shue | 1 | 337.9 | 337.9 |
Quigley’s 1984 Top Stars List
1. Clint Eastwood
2. Bill Murray
3. Harrison Ford
4. Eddie Murpy
5. Sally Field
6. Burt Reynolds
7. Robert Redford
8. Prince…no UMR page
9. Dan Aykroyd
10. Meryl Streep
11. Debra Winger…no UMR page
12. Sylvester Stallone
13. Tom Hanks
14. Arnold Schwarzenegger
15. Shirley MacLaine
16. Steve Martin
17. Tom Cruise
18. Jack Nicholson
19. Richard Gere
20. Dolly Parton….no UMR page
21. Robert DeNiro
22. Chuck Norris
23. Kevin Bacon
24. George Burns….no UMR page
25. Dustin Hoffman
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Poison for the Fairies
highly rated and Acclaimed Mexican Horror/Fantasy film
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135033
any thoughts on including Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/
academy award nomination for Best Original Song Score
33 The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
nomination
123 Songwriter (1984)
nomination
15 Purple Rain (1984)
nomination and win
I saw 41, including top 12.10s and favorites: ghost busters, terminator, places in the heart, Beverly hills cop. 10: killing field. 9s: Amadeus,1984, garbo talks, natural, red dawn, dune, buckaroo bonsai, sixteen candles. my nines are very generous in 1984 and I need to revisit to see if they stand the test of time. I also enjoyed blame it on rio , harry and son , and the river. all 3 outside of the UMR top 70 along with garbo talks my hidden gem. a lot of coming of age fluff in 1984 that I possibly overrated, hmmmm.
great comments everyone. thank you cogerson. just a few more annual pages and you can generate pages for every actor with no further box office research. great job. great page. great total over 100, beautiful, almost Dan-like (133 approx. for 1984). yea Dan
is judge reiholds total bo a mistake?
ahhh, I see gremlins and Beverly hills cop . got it . reihold number 2.
silly bob, a cogerson mistake, unheard of.
Hey bob cox….the big issue with our UMR table is that it is “raw” stats…..there is no editing ont he list….it is just the Top 25…..and it does not care if you were in a supporting role or a leading role…so Judge lucked out…lol.
Hey bob cox…..only 41?….why that is almost 60 behind my total….just joking….not sure this was a great year for movies….but it was when I was going to theaters on a regular basis. I like all of your 10s….though Places in the Heart is not a movie I watch regularly. I actually just re-watched Beverly Hills Cop a couple of weeks ago….Murphy is still funny….but the detective part of the story is pretty weak. Steve will be happy to see his Dune with a 9. Garbo Talks was an enjoyable movie….but it has been years since I saw it. As for Judge….he has two blockbusters in 1984….Gremlins and BHC….at least his part in Cop was bigger…he is barely in Gremlins.
Films from 1984 seen in cinemas, # 1 through 29, 31 – 34, 36 – 39, 42, 43, 45 – 48, 50, 51, 53, 55 – 58, 60, 62, 65, 67 – 71, 74, 75, 77 – 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 94 – 99, 102 – 108, 110 – 112, 114 – 116, 118, 119, 121, 123,124, 128 – 131, 135 – 137, 138, 140 – 149, 152, 154, 155, 157, 160, 161, 163,164, 166, 167, 169 – 172, 174, 176, 178 – 182 & 188 (there are no movies between 182 & 188). I saw Under the Volcano & The Evil That Men Do In LIsbon (Men was a few weeks before opening in the U.S.). I saw Supergirl in Madrid about 3 months before it opened in America (one seen at a party a lady ate a bug and the scene was not in the American print). I saw Supergirl later again in America with a friend of mine (and to see it in English). The films in Portugal were in English with subtitles.
The following 37 1984 releases I saw for the first time since December 1992 are listed below with the title, studio, stars if loisted (rare for post 1979 films), date seen and sourc (DVD, tape, TV channel).
ALPHABET CITY 1984 ATLANTIC 1/5 2013 TCM
AMAZON COMMANDO (H.K.) 1984 12/25 1997 TAPE
BEAT STREET 1984 ORI RAE DAWN CHONG 5/8 2002 ENC
BEYOND THE DOORS 1984 OMNI LEAGUE 4/19 1994 TAPE
BREAKIN’ 1984 CANNON / MGM-UA 9/10 2011 TCM
BREED APART 1984 MGM RUTGER HAUER POWERS BOOTHE 5/31 2004 ENC
BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET 1984 CANNON 9/24 2012 DVD
CARNAGE 1984 VIPCO 1/13 2010 DVD
CENSUS TAKER 1984 SEYMOUR BORDE XXX XXX 3/23 2003 MYST
COMFORT AND JOY (SCO.) 1984 UNI XXX XXX 10/18 1994 A & E
DATE WITH A STRANGER (U.K.) 1984 SAMUEL GOLDWYN 2/7 1994 BRAVO
DEATH WARMED UP (AUSTRALIAN) 1984 1/25 2010 DVD
DESERT WARRIOR (SP-IT-ISR.0 1984 9/16 2013 DVD
DISTURBIA 1984 NEW WORLD 12/15 2007 TCM
DOG DAY (FR.) 1984 V.G.C. WORLDWIDE 7/23 2010 DVD
DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS (U.K.) 1984 21ST CENTURY 2/24 2015 DVD
FEAR CITY 1984 ZUPNICK CURTIS TOM BERENGER BILLY DEE WILLIAMS 1/6 1996 11
GEORGE STEVENS: A FILMMAKER’S JOURNEY (DOC.) 1984 CASTLE HILL 2/16 1995 BRAVO
GIMME AN F 1984 FOX XXX XXX 1/15 1996 COM
GOLDY, THE LAST OF THE GOLDEN BEARS 1984 JOHN QUINN XXX XXX 8/4 1997 55
HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (IT.) 1984 ALMI 12/13 2015 TCM
KID COLTER 1984 MOVIES LOVE ENT. 1/17 2012 EFAM
KIDCO 1984 FOX 5/31 2007 FXM
MANHUNT, THE (IT.) 1984 SAMUEL GOLDWYN 12/6 2011 DVD
MOON RAINBOW (RUS.) 1984 XXX XXX 3/7 1995 55
NI CHANA NI JOANA (MEX.) 1984 PRODUCIONES NET 2/4 2013 DVD
NIGHT SHADOWS 1984 FVI 9/16 2015 DVD
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER 1984 MGM 1/4 2015 TCM
PRINCE JACK 1984 CASTLE HILL 12/15 1994 55
PRINCESS AND THE CALL GIRL 1984 MANLEY FILM 5/1 2014 EPIX
RIVER RAT 1984 PAR TOMMY LEE JONES 9/7 1997 FLIX
SECRET DIARY OF SIGMUND FREUD 1984 FOX CAROL KANE 1/10 1998 STZ
STONE BOY 1984 FOX ROBERT DUVALL 11/7 1995 TMC
STRANGER THAN PARADISE 1984 SAMUEL GOLDWYN 9/5 2016 TCM
THE HIT (U.K.) 1984 ISLAND ALIVE JOHN HURT TERENCE STAMP 7/6 1995 BRAVO
TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (DOC.) 1984 TELECULTURE XXX XXX 8/14 1995 BRAVO
WHEELS ON MEALS (H.K.) 1984 GOLDEN EAGLE 12/10 1994 TAPE
Hey Dan….wow…it looks like my return comment has disappeared….so attempt 2. I was all proud of hitting triple digits…and then you come and put my total to shame….lol. The amount of movies you have seen always impresses me…..and even more impressive is that you have seen them in awesome places like Madrid. The missing movies…were ones that got deleted…but the table is now showing 182 movies for this year. A round of UMR applause to year for being such an impressive cinephile.