Top films and TV series from the 1980s

Top films of the 1980s (unadjusted domestic gross totals):

  1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  2. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
  3. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1983)
  4. Batman (1989)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  6. Ghostbusters (1984)
  7. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
  8. Back to the Future (1985)
  9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
  10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) [tie]
  11. Top Gun (1986) [tie]
  12. Tootsie (1982)
  13. Crocodile Dundee (1986) [US & Australian co-production]
  14. Rain Man (1988)
  15. Three Men and a Baby (1987)
  16. Fatal Attraction (1987)
  17. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1986)
  18. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
  19. Gremlins (1984)
  20. 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):

  1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
  2. The Equalizer (1985-1989)
  3. The Simpsons (1985-1989)
  4. Saved by the Bell (1989-1992)
  5. Seinfeld (1989-1998)
  6. Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996)
  7. Bay Watch (1989-2001)
  8. Roseanne (1988-2019)
  9. The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
  10. Married with Children (1987-1997)
  11. Cheers (1982-1993)
  12. Full House (1987-1995)
  13. Head of the Class (1986-1991)
  14. Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988)
  15. Family Ties (1982-1989)
  16. Punky Brewster (1984-1988)
  17. MacGyver (1985-1992)
  18. The Wonder Years (1988-1993)
  19. The A-Team (1983-1987)
  20. 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