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1984 Box Office Rankings
Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.
About the 1984 chart
This 1984 box office chart highlights films released in 1984, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.
1984 quick chart highlights
Additional ways to explore the year’s highest-performing titles.Top gross
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom$333.0M Beverly Hills Cop$316.4M Ghostbusters$296.6M Gremlins$153.1M The Karate Kid$91.1MBest ROI
Breakin'32.24x A Nightmare on Elm Street31.67x Beverly Hills Cop22.60x Police Academy18.04x Gremlins13.92xGross-minus-budget leaders
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom$305.0M Beverly Hills Cop$302.4M Ghostbusters$266.6M Gremlins$142.1M The Karate Kid$83.1M1984 movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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1984 | $333.0M | $28.0M | $305.0M | 11.89x | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 |
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1984 | $316.4M | $14.0M | $302.4M | 22.60x | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 |
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1984 | $296.6M | $30.0M | $266.6M | 9.89x | Columbia Pictures |
| 4 |
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1984 | $153.1M | $11.0M | $142.1M | 13.92x | Amblin Entertainment |
| 5 |
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1984 | $91.1M | $8.0M | $83.1M | 11.39x | Columbia Pictures |
| 6 |
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1984 | $90.0M | $18.0M | $72.0M | 5.00x | The Saul Zaentz Company |
| 7 |
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1984 | $87.0M | $18.0M | $69.0M | 4.83x | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 |
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1984 | $86.6M | $10.0M | $76.6M | 8.66x | Slm Production Group |
| 9 |
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1984 | $81.2M | $4.5M | $76.7M | 18.04x | The Ladd Company |
| 10 |
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1984 | $80.0M | $8.2M | $71.8M | 9.76x | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 |
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1984 | $78.4M | $6.4M | $72.0M | 12.25x | Hemdale |
| 12 |
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1984 | $69.8M | $8.0M | $61.8M | 8.73x | Touchstone Pictures |
| 13 |
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1984 | $68.4M | $7.2M | $61.2M | 9.50x | Water |
| 14 |
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1984 | $58.0M | $25.0M | $33.0M | 2.32x | Delphi Ii Productions |
| 15 |
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1984 | $57.0M | $1.8M | $55.2M | 31.67x | New Line Cinema |
| 16 |
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1984 | $56.3M | $20.0M | $36.3M | 2.81x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 17 |
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1984 | $52.8M | — | — | — | World Cinemax |
| 18 |
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1984 | $48.1M | — | — | — | Malpaso Productions |
| 19 |
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1984 | $48.0M | $28.0M | $20.0M | 1.71x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 20 |
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1984 | $45.9M | — | — | — | Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. |
| 21 |
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1984 | $40.4M | $28.0M | $12.4M | 1.44x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 22 |
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1984 | $40.0M | $14.5M | $25.5M | 2.76x | Emi Films |
| 23 |
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1984 | $38.7M | $1.2M | $37.5M | 32.24x | Golan Globus Productions |
| 24 |
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1984 | $38.4M | $6.0M | $32.4M | 6.41x | Twin Continental |
| 25 |
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1984 | $38.4M | $17.0M | $21.4M | 2.26x | United Artists |
| 26 |
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1984 | $38.3M | $25.0M | $13.3M | 1.53x | Deliverance Productions |
| 27 |
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1984 | $36.4M | — | — | — | Universal Pictures |
| 28 |
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1984 | $34.9M | $9.5M | $25.4M | 3.67x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 29 |
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1984 | $34.7M | $14.4M | $20.3M | 2.41x | Goldcrest |
| 30 |
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1984 | $33.0M | $2.6M | $30.4M | 12.69x | Friday Four, Inc. |
| 31 |
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1984 | $31.5M | $40.0M | -$8.5M | 0.79x | The De Laurentiis Company |
| 32 |
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1984 | $31.0M | $18.0M | $13.0M | 1.72x | The De Laurentiis Company |
| 33 |
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1984 | $28.7M | $22.0M | $6.7M | 1.31x | Columbia Pictures |
| 34 |
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1984 | $28.7M | $15.0M | $13.7M | 1.92x | Universal Pictures |
| 35 |
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1984 | $26.2M | $12.0M | $14.2M | 2.18x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 36 |
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1984 | $25.9M | $58.0M | -$32.1M | 0.45x | Totally Independent |
| 37 |
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1984 | $25.7M | — | — | — | Shin Ei Animation |
| 38 |
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1984 | $25.5M | $8.0M | $17.5M | 3.19x | Delphi Ii Productions |
| 39 |
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1984 | $25.3M | $9.0M | $16.3M | 2.81x | Orion Pictures |
| 40 |
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1984 | $25.1M | — | — | — | Bavaria Film |
| 41 |
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1984 | $23.7M | $6.5M | $17.2M | 3.64x | Universal Pictures |
| 42 |
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1984 | $22.8M | $2.6M | $20.3M | 8.95x | The Cannon Group |
| 43 |
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1984 | $21.8M | $6.0M | $15.8M | 3.64x | Caldix |
| 44 |
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1984 | $21.4M | $28.0M | -$6.6M | 0.77x | 20th Century Fox |
| 45 |
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1984 | $21.1M | — | — | — | Crown International Pictures |
| 46 |
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1984 | $20.5M | $9.0M | $11.5M | 2.28x | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 |
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1984 | $20.3M | $4.5M | $15.8M | 4.51x | United Artists |
| 48 |
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1984 | $20.2M | $27.0M | -$6.8M | 0.75x | Constantin Film |
| 49 |
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1984 | $19.9M | $12.0M | $7.9M | 1.66x | 20th Century Fox |
| 50 |
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1984 | $19.3M | $18.0M | $1.3M | 1.07x | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 |
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1984 | $18.6M | $9.0M | $9.6M | 2.07x | Sherwood |
| 52 |
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1984 | $17.5M | $20.0M | -$2.5M | 0.88x | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| 53 |
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1984 | $17.1M | $15.0M | $2.1M | 1.14x | The De Laurentiis Company |
| 54 |
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1984 | $17.0M | $9.0M | $8.0M | 1.89x | Edgewood Productions |
| 55 |
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1984 | $14.6M | $800,000 | $13.8M | 18.21x | Planet Productions |
| 56 |
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1984 | $14.4M | $3.0M | $11.4M | 4.81x | Thomas Coleman And Michael Rosenblatt Productions |
| 57 |
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1984 | $14.3M | $35.0M | -$20.7M | 0.41x | Artistry Limited |
| 58 |
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1984 | $14.3M | $9.0M | $5.3M | 1.58x | Jf Productions |
| 59 |
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1984 | $14.1M | — | — | — | Universal Pictures |
| 60 |
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1984 | $13.1M | $4.6M | $8.5M | 2.85x | Zuleika Farms |
| 61 |
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1984 | $13.1M | — | — | — | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| 62 |
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1984 | $12.5M | $1.2M | $11.3M | 10.39x | Talking Heads Films |
| 63 |
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1984 | $12.4M | — | — | — | Lantana Productions |
| 64 |
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1984 | $12.3M | — | — | — | Kadokawa |
| 65 |
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1984 | $12.1M | — | — | — | Zupnik Curtis Enterprises |
| 66 |
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1984 | $11.7M | — | — | — | Orion Pictures |
| 67 |
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1984 | $11.5M | $18.0M | -$6.5M | 0.64x | Universal Pictures |
| 68 |
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1984 | $11.1M | $12.0M | -$870,943 | 0.93x | Paramount Pictures |
| 69 |
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1984 | $11.0M | $6.0M | $5.0M | 1.83x | Toho Pictures |
| 70 |
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1984 | $10.6M | $8.0M | $2.6M | 1.33x | Orion Pictures |
| 71 |
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1984 | $10.5M | — | — | — | Itc Entertainment |
| 72 |
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1984 | $10.4M | $9.0M | $1.4M | 1.15x | Paramount Pictures |
| 73 |
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1984 | $9.7M | — | — | — | Universal Pictures |
| 74 |
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1984 | $9.5M | — | — | — | Universal Pictures |
| 75 |
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1984 | $9.0M | $1.0M | $8.0M | 9.02x | Topcraft |
| 76 |
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1984 | $8.9M | $7.0M | $1.9M | 1.27x | Golan Globus Productions |
| 77 |
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1984 | $8.8M | $10.0M | -$1.2M | 0.88x | Delphi Ii Productions |
| 78 |
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1984 | $8.6M | $25.0M | -$16.4M | 0.34x | The De Laurentiis Company |
| 79 |
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1984 | $8.4M | $7.4M | $1.0M | 1.13x | Umbrella Rosenblum Film Production |
| 80 |
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1984 | $8.3M | — | — | — | T.e.m. Programs International |
| 81 |
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1984 | $8.3M | $3.0M | $5.3M | 2.77x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 82 |
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1984 | $8.2M | — | — | — | Little Bear |
| 83 |
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1984 | $8.1M | $9.0M | -$896,670 | 0.90x | New Pictures Group |
| 84 |
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1984 | $8.1M | $14.5M | -$6.4M | 0.56x | Universal Pictures |
| 85 |
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1984 | $7.9M | — | — | — | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 86 |
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1984 | $7.6M | $2.0M | $5.6M | 3.81x | The Cannon Group |
| 87 |
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1984 | $7.1M | $2.0M | $5.1M | 3.56x | Chroma Iii Productions |
| 88 |
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1984 | $6.8M | $8.0M | -$1.2M | 0.85x | United Artists |
| 89 |
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1984 | $6.8M | $8.0M | -$1.2M | 0.85x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 90 |
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1984 | $6.6M | $13.0M | -$6.4M | 0.50x | Columbia Pictures |
| 91 |
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1984 | $6.3M | $17.0M | -$10.7M | 0.37x | Sherwood Productions |
| 92 |
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1984 | $6.3M | $8.0M | -$1.7M | 0.78x | Jaffe Lansing |
| 93 |
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1984 | $6.1M | $2.5M | $3.6M | 2.42x | Spinal Tap Prod. |
| 94 |
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1984 | $6.0M | $9.0M | -$3.0M | 0.67x | Jaffe Lansing |
| 95 |
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1984 | $5.5M | $30.0M | -$24.5M | 0.18x | Embassy International Pictures |
| 96 |
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1984 | $5.4M | — | — | — | Tri Star Pictures |
| 97 |
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1984 | $5.1M | $7.5M | -$2.4M | 0.68x | Orion Pictures |
| 98 |
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1984 | $5.0M | $1.5M | $3.5M | 3.33x | Ginso Investment Corp |
| 99 |
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1984 | $4.9M | — | — | — | Orion Pictures |
| 100 |
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1984 | $4.7M | — | — | — | CBS Theatrical Films |
| 101 |
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1984 | $4.6M | — | — | — | The Cannon Group |
| 102 |
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1984 | $4.5M | $5.0M | -$536,159 | 0.89x | Cinema Group Ventures |
| 103 |
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1984 | $4.4M | $2.0M | $2.4M | 2.19x | Itc Entertainment |
| 104 |
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1984 | $4.4M | $11.0M | -$6.6M | 0.40x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 105 |
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1984 | $4.1M | — | — | — | United Artists |
| 106 |
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1984 | $4.0M | $3.0M | $1.0M | 1.33x | European International Films |
| 107 |
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1984 | $3.6M | — | — | — | Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co. |
| 108 |
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1984 | $3.4M | $1.3M | $2.2M | 2.73x | C.h.u.d. Productions |
| 109 |
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1984 | $3.1M | — | — | — | Ganesh Pictures |
| 110 |
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1984 | $2.8M | $10.0M | -$7.2M | 0.28x | Abc Motion Pictures |
| 111 |
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1984 | $2.7M | — | — | — | Embassy Pictures |
| 112 |
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1984 | $2.7M | $530,000 | $2.1M | 5.01x | — |
| 113 |
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1984 | $2.5M | $6.3M | -$3.8M | 0.40x | Toho |
| 114 |
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1984 | $2.5M | $1.1M | $1.4M | 2.34x | Slayride |
| 115 |
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1984 | $2.4M | $100,000 | $2.3M | 24.36x | Cinesthesia Productions |
| 116 |
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1984 | $2.3M | $1.5M | $800,000 | 1.53x | Edge City Productions |
| 117 |
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1984 | $2.2M | $5.5M | -$3.3M | 0.40x | Virgin Vision |
| 118 |
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1984 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $431,987 | 1.25x | Road Movies |
| 119 |
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1984 | $2.0M | $835,000 | $1.2M | 2.40x | Island Alive |
| 120 |
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1984 | $1.8M | $59,000 | $1.7M | 29.98x | Svenska Filminstitutet |
| 121 |
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1984 | $1.7M | $6.0M | -$4.3M | 0.28x | — |
| 122 |
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1984 | $1.5M | — | — | — | Cinema City Company Limited |
| 123 |
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1984 | $1.4M | $12.0M | -$10.6M | 0.12x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 124 |
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1984 | $1.3M | — | — | — | Parafrance Films |
| 125 |
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1984 | $1.3M | $270,000 | $1.0M | 4.78x | Msr Llastodyohat Oalantag Alsynmayy |
| 126 |
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1984 | $1.1M | — | — | — | Cinema Group Ventures |
| 127 |
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1984 | $1.1M | $6.3M | -$5.2M | 0.17x | The Ladd Company |
| 128 |
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1984 | $930,349 | — | — | — | Ópalo Films |
| 129 |
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1984 | $876,775 | — | — | — | Recorded Picture Company |
| 130 |
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1984 | $865,915 | $8.6M | -$7.7M | 0.10x | Tri Star Pictures |
| 131 |
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1984 | $837,914 | — | — | — | Golan Globus Productions |
| 132 |
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1984 | $801,000 | $5.5M | -$4.7M | 0.15x | Mc Elroy & Mc Elroy |
| 133 |
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1984 | $800,000 | $500,000 | $300,000 | 1.60x | Troma Entertainment |
| 134 |
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1984 | $779,997 | — | — | — | Ízaro Films |
| 135 |
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1984 | $751,706 | — | — | — | Shaw Brothers |
| 136 |
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1984 | $706,685 | — | — | — | Kaktus Producciones Cinematográficas |
| 137 |
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1984 | $700,000 | $2.5M | -$1.8M | 0.28x | Film Victoria |
| 138 |
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1984 | $648,279 | — | — | — | Luis Megino |
| 139 |
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1984 | $600,000 | — | — | — | Ascot Film |
| 140 |
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1984 | $567,107 | — | — | — | Winners' Workshop Production Company Limited |
| 141 |
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1984 | $498,209 | — | — | — | Ditirambo Films |
| 142 |
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1984 | $358,103 | — | — | — | Paragon Films |
| 143 |
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1984 | $309,703 | — | — | — | Gam Ma Film Co. |
| 144 |
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1984 | $300,000 | $120,000 | $180,000 | 2.50x | Msr Llastodyohat Oalantag Alsynmayy |
| 145 |
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1984 | $289,814 | — | — | — | Tri Star Pictures |
| 146 |
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1984 | $285,437 | — | — | — | Shaw Brothers |
| 147 |
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1984 | $261,033 | — | — | — | International Productions |
| 148 |
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1984 | $129,268 | $12.0M | -$11.9M | 0.01x | Universal Pictures |
| 149 |
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1984 | $120,000 | $80,000 | $40,000 | 1.50x | Dollar Film |
| 150 |
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1984 | $105,000 | $55,000 | $50,000 | 1.91x | Uzman Film |
| 151 |
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1984 | $100,000 | $10,000 | $90,000 | 10.00x | — |
| 152 |
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1984 | $81,894 | — | — | — | Brezal P.c. |
| 153 |
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1984 | $70,000 | $46,000 | $24,000 | 1.52x | — |
| 154 |
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1984 | $50,000 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2.50x | Víctor Benitez Producciones |
| 155 |
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1984 | $44,785 | — | — | — | Titanic Films |
| 156 |
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1984 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | 1.50x | Gajaraja Films |
| 157 |
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1984 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | 1.67x | Light Pharmacy Films |
| 158 |
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1984 | $600 | — | — | — | Shaw Brothers |
| 159 |
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1984 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Changchun Film Studio |
| 160 |
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1984 | $100 | $4,000 | -$3,900 | 0.03x | Outlaw Films |
| 161 |
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1984 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Nanjing Film Studio |
| 162 |
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1984 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Inner Mongolia Film Studio |
| 163 |
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1984 | $100 | $100 | — | 1.00x | Xiaoxiang Film Group |
1984 box office FAQ
Helpful answers about the 1984 box office chart.How many movies are included in the 1984 box office chart?
The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.
Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?
Some titles have more complete financial, ranking and source information available. Titles with less reliable supporting data may remain listed in ranking tables until more detail is available.
What does worldwide gross mean?
Worldwide gross refers to reported theatrical box office revenue across all available markets before any later home entertainment or streaming revenue.
How is ROI calculated?
ROI is calculated from available gross and budget data. Where budget or revenue is missing, ROI may be unavailable or marked as estimated depending on the source quality.
Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?
Yes. A title can receive a more detailed page when reliable financial data, source links and useful context become available.