Box Office 1980s, a list by Steve Davis

7.9

/466896/

77

/19183/

75

/11725/

3.8

/1154932/

99

/146/

72

/1318882/

92

/30/

4.0

age 7+

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

82

8.3

/1195142/

83

/37134/

79

/16557/

4.1

/1627566/

83

/169/

94

/33686/

58

/24/

4.0

age 8+

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

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fan remake of the original empire strikes back

89

8.7

/1486250/

86

/41552/

84

/17951/

4.4

/1968733/

93

/174/

97

/42486/

82

/25/

4.0

age 9+

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

81

8.2

/856114/

82

/23685/

78

/10778/

4.1

/759109/

84

/138/

94

/24689/

65

/14/

3.5

age 11+

In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!

71

7.5

/428392/

74

/14639/

72

/8339/

3.6

/567874/

77

/142/

84

/28997/

69

/21/

2.0

age 12+

Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.

88

8.4

/1100583/

82

/29799/

79

/13288/

4.2

/1158968/

94

/157/

96

/26533/

86

/17/

4.0

age 11+

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

87

8.5

/1430620/

85

/47039/

83

/21247/

4.2

/2376729/

93

/117/

95

/40121/

88

/27/

3.5

age 10+

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

67

7.0

/543935/

73

/21676/

70

/9255/

3.5

/994948/

59

/76/

83

/26341/

50

/15/

2.5

age 13+

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

80

8.0

/578190/

79

/12924/

77

/6835/

3.9

/467743/

88

/137/

90

/9815/

65

/18/

3.5

age 14+

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.

76

7.5

/563028/

76

/19830/

73

/9860/

3.6

/723155/

77

/138/

82

/22500/

57

/14/

4.0

age 11+

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

74

7.8

/614239/

81

/28504/

77

/13588/

3.9

/987922/

63

/67/

86

/18724/

57

/17/

3.0

age 10+

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

84

7.7

/231213/

77

/10701/

75

/6021/

4.0

/411301/

96

/76/

85

/13279/

83

/15/

4.0

age 12+

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

65

6.7

/123177/

69

/4271/

64

/2037/

3.1

/64465/

89

/38/

60

/3580/

62

/13/

2.0

age 12+

When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

68

6.9

/109703/

69

/2662/

68

/1630/

3.5

/121082/

74

/61/

72

/1933/

67

/16/

2.5

age 17+

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

73

7.4

/229735/

76

/10200/

71

/4451/

3.6

/224275/

83

/58/

82

/6255/

66

/12/

2.5

age 15+

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

62

6.9

/242094/

72

/7584/

71

/4677/

3.7

/290406/

39

/51/

82

/170/

40

/13/

2.0

age 11+

Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!

57

6.5

/193977/

68

/6966/

66

/4184/

3.2

/121401/

33

/45/

60

/2948/

47

/15/

age 16+

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.

55

6.6

/146796/

70

/6510/

65

/2716/

3.3

/96727/

48

/40/

58

/2785/

46

/12/

1.0

age 16+

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.

51

6.0

/90360/

64

/3320/

62

/2390/

2.9

/61302/

13

/16/

32

/2023/

51

/15/

3.0

age 13+

After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn baby is narrated through voice-over.

81

7.8

/482148/

79

/24280/

74

/9502/

3.8

/855682/

95

/82/

88

/26761/

71

/8/

3.5

age 11+

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

69

7.1

/237900/

73

/9923/

68

/4614/

3.6

/240420/

73

/55/

85

/9597/

47

/16/

age 15+

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

62

6.1

/61056/

64

/2048/

62

/1054/

3.1

/43965/

67

/70/

48

/4112/

61

/16/

3.0

age 13+

Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.

43

5.7

/63928/

63

/2267/

58

/1180/

2.7

/25448/

9

/32/

38

/2550/

41

/12/

age 12+

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.

79

IMDb 96

8.1

/632541/

82

/16360/

83

/12161/

4.3

/2944083/

85

/66/

92

/13620/

79

/15/

2.0

age 13+

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

75

7.3

/199572/

75

/7952/

70

/3616/

3.6

/100998/

82

/44/

78

/3691/

70

/21/

3.5

age 16+

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

74

7.2

/91920/

72

/1848/

72

/1488/

3.4

/58169/

62

/90/

82

/2106/

69

/18/

4.0

age 13+

Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.

62

6.4

/175498/

68

/6735/

63

/3226/

3.2

/169083/

76

/38/

54

/11117/

63

/11/

2.0

age 6+

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

56

6.2

/145982/

65

/4256/

60

/2418/

3.0

/96911/

43

/44/

40

/2674/

50

/14/

3.0

age 13+

Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.

77

6.8

/123640/

70

/4746/

67

/2441/

3.3

/104811/

89

/114/

76

/5205/

83

/16/

4.0

age 8+

Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.

62

6.6

/237861/

70

/10870/

65

/4705/

3.2

/232981/

55

/44/

61

/9559/

56

/14/

age 10+

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

67

7.1

/276665/

73

/10533/

73

/6387/

3.7

/727581/

72

/79/

90

/51357/

65

/20/

1.0

age 13+

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

83

7.6

/308740/

75

/16533/

73

/8250/

3.7

/703759/

92

/127/

88

/31611/

88

/24/

4.0

age 6+

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

53

6.2

/63367/

66

/2077/

64

/1565/

3.2

/70947/

37

/49/

61

/2022/

39

/11/

1.5

age 14+

Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

75

7.3

/62518/

73

/1968/

72

/1262/

3.4

/29320/

85

/27/

84

/1962/

73

/6/

3.0

age 10+

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.

62

6.7

/114552/

69

/4217/

65

/1993/

3.1

/72007/

69

/55/

64

/1745/

54

/12/

2.0

age 13+

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

64

6.7

/112698/

68

/4051/

65

/1936/

3.3

/74241/

72

/58/

66

/2053/

59

/18/

2.0

age 13+

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.

51

5.8

/148106/

65

/5490/

61

/3369/

2.8

/83213/

41

/37/

45

/2205/

36

/15/

age 16+

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.

81

7.5

/163880/

74

/4167/

72

/2344/

3.7

/128158/

96

/68/

84

/3924/

80

/17/

4.0

age 16+

While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.

57

6.5

/119269/

66

/4312/

63

/2125/

2.9

/78886/

41

/49/

47

/1823/

63

/14/

age 14+

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.

85

8.4

/832656/

82

/24827/

80

/10519/

4.1

/835346/

94

/143/

94

/22899/

84

/23/

3.5

age 15+

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

81

7.4

/121094/

72

/2621/

72

/1868/

3.8

/113984/

91

/54/

81

/2141/

88

/21/

4.0

age 13+

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

46

5.9

/97304/

64

/3005/

61

/1567/

2.8

/74679/

9

/45/

58

/2438/

12

/14/

2.0

age 17+

After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.

77

7.2

/123424/

71

/2656/

70

/1825/

3.7

/81425/

84

/56/

76

/1694/

75

/16/

4.0

age 17+

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

73

6.9

/62167/

69

/1606/

69

/1208/

3.4

/35238/

84

/45/

71

/1012/

80

/17/

3.0

Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.

63

6.1

/76761/

66

/3166/

60

/1544/

2.7

/45515/

71

/55/

38

/1248/

68

/15/

3.5

age 14+

James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.

51

6.2

/48482/

66

/1812/

64

/934/

2.7

/26319/

33

/40/

57

/1608/

40

/8/

1.5

age 18+

In 1954 Florida, a group of high school boys head to a strip club in the Everglades in an attempt to lose their collective virginity. When the club's owner and his sheriff brother swindle them out of their money and embarrass them, the boys plan revenge.

69

6.7

/118591/

68

/4126/

64

/2070/

3.4

/79541/

79

/63/

62

/2267/

58

/25/