Top films and TV series from the 1980s
Top films of the 1980s (unadjusted domestic gross totals):
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1983)
- Batman (1989)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) [tie]
- Top Gun (1986) [tie]
- Tootsie (1982)
- Crocodile Dundee (1986) [US & Australian co-production]
- Rain Man (1988)
- Three Men and a Baby (1987)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1986)
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- Gremlins (1984)
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
** Tim Dirks (2021). Box Office Hits of Decade and Year. All-time box office hits (domestic gross) by decade and year. Filmsite. https://www.filmsite.org/boxoffice2.html
TV series, released between 1980-01-01 and 1989-12-31 (sorted by popularity ascending):
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
- The Equalizer (1985-1989)
- The Simpsons (1985-1989)
- Saved by the Bell (1989-1992)
- Seinfeld (1989-1998)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996)
- Bay Watch (1989-2001)
- Roseanne (1988-2019)
- The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
- Married with Children (1987-1997)
- Cheers (1982-1993)
- Full House (1987-1995)
- Head of the Class (1986-1991)
- Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988)
- Family Ties (1982-1989)
- Punky Brewster (1984-1988)
- MacGyver (1985-1992)
- The Wonder Years (1988-1993)
- The A-Team (1983-1987)
- Miami Vice (1984-1989)
IMbD. (1990-2021). TV series, released between 1980-01-01 and 1989-12-31. https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?sort=moviemeter&title_type=tv_series&year=1980,1989