Here's the list of the eighty biggest moneymakers of the 1980s. I like to break everything down by decade, it's easier and more fun than getting bogged down trying to adjust everything for inflation. I'm happy to provide all this useless information for you to dazzle friends and family with. The friendliest alien ever, "E.T." went unchallenged for the number one spot and raked in a mind-blowing $399 million(keep in mind, this happened IN 1982). Steven Spielberg cemented his status as a legendary hit-maker with four films in the top ten, turning Harrison Ford into the Eighties' premier leading man in the process. Elsewhere, George Lucas wrapped up his original "Star Wars" trilogy to massive box office returns, Michael Keaton made quite a splash as the original Caped Crusader, and brash SNL alum Eddie Murphy laughed all the way to the bank and we were all laughing right along with him. Yeah, things sure have changed. So which generation had the best movie-going experiences? I don't know about you, but I wish I could take a spin in Doc Brown's Delorean and revisit this glorious time.
1. "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"(1982)...........................$399 million
2. "Return of the Jedi"(1983).........................................$263 million
3. "Batman"(1989).........................................................$251 million
4. "Raiders of the Lost Ark"(1981)...............................$242 million
5. "Beverly Hills Cop"(1984).........................................$234 million
6. "The Empire Strikes Back"(1980).....................................$222 million
7. "Ghostbusters"(1984).................................................$221 million
8. "Back to the Future"(1985).........................................$210 million
9. "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"(1989).............$197 million
10. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"(1984)....................$179 million
11. "Tootsie"(1982)........................................................$177 million
12. "Top Gun"(1986).....................................................$176 million
13. "Crocodile Dundee"(1986)....................................$174 million
14. "Rain Man"(1988)...................................................$172 million
15. "Three Men and a Baby"(1987)..............................$167 million
16. "Fatal Attraction"(1987).........................................$156 million
17. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"(1988).....................$154 million
18. "Beverly Hills Cop II"(1987)...................................$153 million
19. "Rambo: First Blood Part II"(1985).......................$150 million
20. "Gremlins"(1984)....................................................$148 million
21. "Lethal Weapon 2"(1989).......................................$147 million
22. "Look Who's Talking"(1989).................................$140 million
23. "Platoon"(1986)......................................................$138 million
24. "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"(1989).........................$130 million
25. "An Officer and a Gentleman"(1982)....................$129 million
26. "Coming to America"(1988)..................................$128 million
27. "Rocky IV"(1985)..................................................$128 million
28. "Good Morning, Vietnam"(1987).........................$124 million
29. "Rocky III"(1982)...................................................$123 million
30. "On Golden Pond"(1981).....................................$119 million
31. "Back to the Future Part II"(1989).......................$118 million
32. "The Karate Kid Part II"(1986)............................$115 million
33. "Big"(1988)..........................................................$113 million
34. "Ghostbusters II"(1989)......................................$112 million
35. "Twins"(1988).....................................................$111 million
36. "The Little Mermaid"(1989)...............................$110 million
37. "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"(1986)...........$109 million
38. "Crocodile Dundee II"(1988).............................$109 million
39. "Terms of Endearment"(1983)..........................$108 million
40. "Superman II"(1981).........................................$108 million
41. "Driving Miss Daisy"(1989)..............................$106 million
42. "Porky's"(1982)................................................$105 million
43. "9 to 5"(1980)....................................................$103 million
44. "Stir Crazy"(1980)...........................................$101 million
45. "Parenthood"(1989)........................................$100 million
46. "Dead Poet's Society"(1989)............................$96 million
47. "Arthur"(1981).................................................$95 million
48. "Flashdance"(1983).........................................$95 million
49. "The Color Purple"(1985)...............................$94 million
50. "When Harry Met Sally"(1989).......................$93 million
51. "Back to School"(1986)....................................$91 million
52. "The Karate Kid"(1984)....................................$90 million
53. "Trading Places"(1983)...................................$90 million
54. "Out of Africa"(1985).....................................$87 million
55. "The War of the Roses"(1989).......................$87 million
56. "Aliens"(1986).................................................$86 million
57. "Stripes"(1981)...............................................$85 million
58. "Steel Magnolias"(1989)................................$83 million
59. "Die Hard"(1988)...........................................$83 million
60. "Airplane!"(1980)..........................................$83 million
61. "Police Academy"(1984)...............................$81 million
62. "Moonstruck"(1987).....................................$80 million
63. "Footloose"(1984).........................................$80 million
64. "The Golden Child"(1986)..........................$79 million
65. "Wargames"(1983)......................................$79 million
66. "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"(1982).....$78 million
67. "48 Hrs."(1982)...........................................$78 million
68. "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!"(1988).......$78 million
69. "Cocktail"(1988)........................................$78 million
70. "Poltergeist"(1982)....................................$76 million
71. "Romancing the Stone"(1984).................$76 million
72. "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock"(1984).....$76 million
73. "The Untouchables"(1987)........................$76 million
74. "Cocoon"(1985)..........................................$76 million
75. "The Jewel of the Nile"(1985)........................$75 million
76. "Beetlejuice"(1988)....................................$73 million
77. "The Cannonball Run"(1981)................$72 million
78. "Ruthless People"(1986)..............................$71 million
79. "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"(1989)...........$71 million
80. "Any Which Way You Can"(1980).......$70 million
*2,651 films were released in the 1980s. But who's counting?
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