1984 in film
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The year's highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada was "Beverly Hills Cop". "Ghostbusters" overtook it, however, with a re-release the following year. It was the first time in five years that the top-grossing film did not involve George Lucas or Steven Spielberg although Spielberg directed the third placed "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (the highest-grossing film worldwide that year) and  executive produced the fourth placed "Gremlins". U.S. box office grosses reached $4 billion for the first time and it was the first year that two films had returned over $100 million to their distributors with both "Ghostbusters" and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" achieving this. "Beverly Hills Cop" made it three for films released in 1984 after its performance during 1985 took it to rentals of $108 million. Other popular films included "The NeverEnding Story", which was the most expensive film produced in West Germany, "The Karate Kid" and "Romancing the Stone". A high number  of sci-fi/fantasy films were released in 1984. Highest-grossing films. United States. The top ten 1984 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards. Golden Raspberry Awards: Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Notable films released in 1984. United States unless stated July 1