April is a weird time at the box office. Spring breaks have mostly wrapped up, there are no awards worthy of being won, and people are scrambling to get their taxes done.
Traditionally, this is a time when studios seem to just kind of throw random crap out there and see what people will pay to see. Case in point, the number one movies from April 1989: Rain Man, Major League, and Pet Sematary. That makes no sense.
Looking back four decades ago, 1984 was a hell of a year for movies. You’ve got your pick of the litter in terms of excellent films — but during that strange April purgatory, which one spent the most time at number one?
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The answer is: Police Academy. It shocks me every time I’m reminded how much of a cinematic powerhouse Police Academy was. The screwball comedy topped the box office for four out of the five measurable weeks of April 1984, only briefly interrupted by Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (spoiler: it wasn’t the final chapter).It went on to gross nearly $150 million against just a $4.5 million budget. Well done, cadets.Source
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