MOVIES - Dec. 24, 1989

TOP 10 FILMS

The 10 top-grossing films of the ‘80s in the United States. (In millions)

1. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” $399.8 (Universal, 1982), Steven Spielberg 2. “Return of the Jedi” (Fox, 1983), Richard Marquand $263.0 3. “Batman” (Warner Bros., 1989), Tim Burton $251.2 4. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (Paramount, 1981), Spielberg $242.4 5. “Beverly Hills Cop” (Paramount, 1984), Martin Brest $234.8 6. “The Empire Strikes Back” (Fox, 1980), Irwin Kershner $223.0 7. “Ghostbusters” (Columbia, 1984), Ivan Reitman $220.9 8. “Back to the Future” (Universal, 1985), Robert Zemeckis $208.2 9. “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” $195.5 (Paramount, 1989), Spielberg 10. “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” $179.9 (Paramount, 1984), Spielberg

Source: Entertainment Data

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES

A statistical overview of the decade at the movies.

CATEGORY 1980 1989 Top grossing movie “Empire Strikes Back” “Batman” Top box office star Burt Reynolds Tom Cruise (1988) Top female box Goldie Hawn Bette Midler (‘88) office star Total spent on $2.75 billion $4.46 billion (‘88) tickets in U.S. Total admissions 1.02 billion 1.08 billion (‘88) Average ticket price $2.69 $4.11 (‘88) Number of movie screens 17,590 23,234 (‘88) Percent of feature 59.9 68.6 (‘88) films made by indies Comedies in year-end Seven Six Top 10 Sequels in year-end Three Three Top 10 Disney films in Top 10 None Three 20th Century-Fox films Two None in Top 10 Presenter of Oscar for Charlton Heston Cher best picure Winner of Oscar for Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman best actor