Top Grossing Films of the Eighties
The followinng are the top grossing films of the eighties. The figures are based on the rentals of films, not the box office revenue. The data was culled from Vanity.
  • 1980
    1. The Empire Strikes Back, $141 million
    2. 9 to 5, $59 million
    3. Stir Crazy, $58 million
    4. Airplane!, $40 million
    5. Any Which Way You Can, $40 million
  • 1981
    1. Raiders of the Lost Ark, $115 million
    2. Superman II, $65 million
    3. On Golden Pond, $61 million
    4. Arthur, $42 million
    5. Stripes, $40 million
  • 1982
    1. E.T. - The Extraterrestrial, $228 million
    2. Tootsie, $96 million
    3. Rocky III, $66 million
    4. An Officer and a Gentleman, $55 million
    5. Porky's, $54 million
  • 1983
    1. Return of the Jedi, $168 million
    2. Terms of Endearment, $50 million
    3. Wargames, $38 million
    4. Superman III, $37 million
  • 1984
    1. Ghostbusters, $130 million
    2. Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom, $109 million
    3. Beverly Hills Cop, $108 million
    4. Gremlins, $79 million
    5. The Karate Kid, $43 million
  • 1985
    1. Back to the Future, $104 million
    2. Rambo: First Blood Part II, $78 million
    3. Rocky IV, $76 million
    4. The Color Purple, $47 million
    5. Out Of Africa, $43 million
  • 1986
    1. Top Gun, $79 million
    2. "Crocodile" Dundee, $70 million
    3. Platoon, $69 million
    4. The Karate Kid Part II, $58 million
    5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, $56 million
  • 1987
    1. Three Men and A Baby, $81 million
    2. Beverly Hill Cop II, $80 million
    3. Fatal Attraction, $70 million
    4. Good Morning, Vietnam, $58 million
    5. The Untouchables, $36 million
  • 1988
    1. Rain Man, $86 million
    2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, $81 million
    3. Coming to America, $65 million
    4. "Crocodile" Dundee II, $57 million
    5. Twins, $57 million
  • 1989
    1. Batman, $150 million
    2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, $115 million
    3. Lethal Weapon 2, $79 million
    4. Back to the Future, II, $72 million
    5. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, $72 million