The Classic Blockbusters of the 80s!

The films of the 1980s covered many genres. However, the 80s were dominated by the action, horror and science fiction genre and a few crossing between multiple genres. The 80s saw the blockbuster boom, meet its potential with Blockbusters like Star Wars and E.T.

The 007 was a main stay series in the 80s belting out 5 installations thorough out the decade. The installations that were release ever alternate year of the decade were, For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987), License to Kill (1989).

Ground breaking action movie franchises like Crocodile Dundee, Indian Jones and Rambo were created in this decade. Established box office successes like Rocky returned with block buster sequels to keep the adoring fans coming back for more. Top gun and Rainman were amongst the numerous one off movies that made it big in the 80s.

The science fiction movies hit unprecedented success in the 80s. With the success of movies like E.T., Honey, I shrunk the Kids and the rise of science fiction movie franchises like the returning Star Wars and the brand new Back to the Future.

The horror genre matured drastically and spawned super hits that terrified the world. Friday the 13^th and Gremlins were the most successful horror movie of the 80s.

The 80s also contributed to the hopelessly romantic individual's movie collection by churning out timeless classics like Dirty Dancing and When Harry met Sally.

The following are the 10 top-grossing films of the decade:

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), $435 million
2. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), $309 million
3. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), $290 million
4. Batman (1989), $251 million
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), $245 million
6. Ghostbusters (1984), $238 million
7. Beverly Hills Cop (1984), $234 million
8. Back to the Future (1985), $210 million
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), $197 million
10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), $179 million

(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_film)

Nostalgic yet? You can get your 80's fix at the below given sites:

I love the 80s: A 100% 80s nostalgia ridden site, where you can buy anything from cd's, movies, posters. It's a must see site for 80s buffs.

Amazon.com: At this link you can find most of the above mentioned movies and more.

tripletsandus.com: This site has a fairly good collection of the 80s movies in CD as well as DVD formats.

stuckinthe80s.com: As the name would suggest this is an excellent place to buy a piece of the 80s.

fast-rewind.com: An excellent totally retro buying experience.