These are the "most popular" movies of 1984 according to IMDB. If you're curious what the top grossing movies were from this year, CLICK HERE
A couple observations in putting this together.....
It's pretty amazing the disparity in the dollars grossed from #5 OF THE YEAR to #1
Also, it's crazy how different trailers were back then.....
Oh and for the record, MY most popular for this year would probably be Karate Kid.
So, let's start with #5.....Nightmare On Elm Street
Gross: $26.51M
#4........1984
Gross: $8.40M
#3.....Sixteen Candles
Gross: $20.50M
#2.....Gremlins
Gross: $148.17M
And.......
#1 movie of 1984............Ghostbusters, of course.
Gross: $229.24M