NEW GAME: Biggest Movies of 1984

[Kyle]

Here's the rules:

1- Post up with a movie that was released in 1984 that you think has the highest domestic box office gross for movies released that year.

2- After you make a post- you can only guess again AFTER I HAVE TOLD YOU IF YOU ARE RIGHT AND HAVE AWARDED POINTS. Thus, if you make a guess- please don't guess again until I've acknowledged your guess.

3- Your guess must be done off the top of your head. No research. No googling. No referring to Imdb. Obviously, no referring to Box Office Mojo. Just use your brain. This game is on the honor's system. But if you cheat, please understand that you're just ruining the game for everyone. There's nothing at stake. We're just all trying to have fun.

4- Points are awarded only for the top 20 movies of 1984, in reverse order of their place on the list. Thus, 1 point for the 20th movie. 20 points for the top movie. The listing is determined by Box Office Mojo and points will be awarded in compliance with their listing. If you think BOM has made a mistake- that's too bad.

I will try to periodically update this first post with all the guesses, points awarded and standings.

MOVIES:
1- Beverly Hills Cop
2- Ghostbusters
3- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
4- Gremlins
5- The Karate Kid
6- Police Academy
7- Footloose
8- Romancing the Stone
9- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
10- Splash
11- Purple Rain
12- Amadeus
13- [Clint Eastwood Thriller that's not about the circus]
14- The Natural
15- [An mute Andie McDowell Drama]
16- [A different ensemble comedy, but with people like us]
17- 2010
18- [A Break Dance Movie]
19- Bachelor Party
20- [The Predecessor to Logan from the X-Men]

STANDINGS:
Bluedevyl- 64 points
poorpete- 50 points
Zen- 38 points
Phoebe- 6 points
Mike- 1 point

[Mike]

Back to the Future.

[poorpete]

that wasn't 85?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?

[Mike]

I have no idea. I'm guessing. If I could use Google, I'd win every time.

[Zombie]

Was Return of the Jedi 1984? I'm thinking I'm off by a couple years.

[Bluedevyl]

Return was '83.

I'm thinking it was Ghostbusters.

[poorpete]

There was a huge hit around this time, but I'm pretty sure it was 83. If it was 84, I'll be kicking myself.

[Zen]

Purple Rain

[Kyle]

Mike- Back to the Future- Not on the list
poorpete- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- 3rd (18 points)
Zombie- Return of the Jedi- Not on the list
Bluedevyl- Ghostbusters- 2nd (19 points)
Zen- Purple Rain- 11th (10 points)

[poorpete]

Hmm, now onto the guessing!

Beverly Hills Cop

[Zombie]

E.T.?

[Zen]

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (I think that's the title, but I don't know if this is the year...)

[poorpete]

[Bluedevyl]

The Karate Kid

[buckett]

Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Movie

[Zombie]

[Kyle]

poorpete- Beverly Hills Cop- 1st (20 points)
Zombie- ET- not released in 1984
Zen- Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock- 9th (12 points)
Bluedevyl- The Karate Kid- 5th (16 points)
bucket- 1984- 87th (smartass)

[Bluedevyl]

Gremlins?

[poorpete]

I'll go the produced by Spielberg rout and guess: Poltergiest?

[Zen]

Footloose
Full disclosure. Our local radio station has a "rewind movie series" at the old historical theater downtown that is run by the park district (where the annual Ebertfest movie festival founded by Roger Ebert is held, BTW) and they're playing it this coming weekend. On the way into work, the DJ mentioned, "when you saw it the first time on the big screen back in 1984"... So... No google, just serendipity!