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The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was Beverly Hills Cop. Ghostbusters overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George LucasorSteven Spielberg although Spielberg directed and Lucas executive produced/co-wrote the third placed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (the highest-grossing film worldwide that year); Spielberg also executive produced the fourth placed Gremlins.[1]
U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom achieving this.[1] Beverly Hills Cop made it three for films released in 1984 after its performance during 1985 took it to rentals of $108 million.[2] Other popular films included The NeverEnding Story, which was the most expensive film produced in West Germany, The Karate Kid and Romancing the Stone. A high number of sci-fi/fantasy films were released in 1984.
The top ten 1984 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghostbusters | Columbia | $229,242,989 |
| 2 | Beverly Hills Cop | Paramount | $224,760,478 |
| 3 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $179,870,271 | |
| 4 | Gremlins | Warner Bros. | $153,083,102 |
| 5 | The Karate Kid | Columbia | $90,815,558[4][5][6] |
| 6 | Police Academy | Warner Bros. | $81,198,894 |
| 7 | Footloose | Paramount | $80,035,402 |
| 8 | Romancing the Stone | 20th Century Fox | $76,572,238 |
| 9 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Paramount | $76,471,076 |
| 10 | Splash | Buena Vista | $69,821,334 |
| International market | Title | Director | Production country | Revenue | Admissions | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Gremlins | Joe Dante | United States | $1,505,985 | — | [7] |
| France | Marche à l'ombre | Michel Blanc | France | — | 6,168,425 | [8] |
| Hong Kong | Aces Go Places 3 | Tsui Hark | Hong Kong | HK$29,286,077 | — | [9] |
| India | Tohfa | K. Raghavendra Rao | India | ₹90,000,000 | — | [10] |
| Italy | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Steven Spielberg | United States | — | 838,309 | [11] |
| Japan | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Steven Spielberg | United States | ¥3,200,000,000 | — | [12] |
| South Korea | Project A | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong | ₩1,189,308,000 | 396,436 | [13][14][15] |
| Soviet Union | Disco Dancer | Babbar Subhash | India | $75,900,000 | 60,900,000 | [n 3][19] |
| Spain | Gremlins | Joe Dante | United States | $4,255,642 | 3,202,047 | [20][7] |
| United States and Canada | Beverly Hills Cop | Martin Brest | United States | $234,760,478 | 67,150,000 | [21] |
| West Germany | Police Academy | Hugh Wilson | United States | — | 5,187,443 | [22] |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
It is the film location for Columbia Pictures' "Karate Kid II," a sequel to Hollywood's biggest sleeper of 1984. "The Karate Kid" surprised almost everyone by amassing a domestic gross of $100 million. That's phenomenal for a modest film with no stars and a title that sounded like a combination of Bruce Lee and a kidflick.
highest-grossing film ever by WB in Iberia, taking in $4,255,642
$1,505,985 in five weeks of release, making it the highest-grossing film [in Brazil] in 1984
Average Ticket Prices in Korea, 1974-1997 [...] * Source: Korea Cinema Yearbook (1997-1998) * Currency: won [...] Foreign [...] 1984 [...] 3,000
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