The premiere of "Ghostbusters" took place on June 7, 1984, at the Avco Cinema in Westwood, California. The film received a wide release on June 8, 1984, in 1,339 theaters. During its opening weekend in North America, the film earned $13.6 million—an average of $10,040 per theater. It finished as the number one film of the weekend, ahead of horror-comedy "Gremlins" ($12.5 million), released the same weekend, and the action-adventure film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" ($12 million), in its third week of release. The gross increased to $23.1 million during its first week, becoming the first hit for the studio since "Tootsie" (1982). The film remained number one for seven consecutive weeks, grossing $146.5 million, before being ousted by "Purple Rain" in early August. It became the second highest-grossing film of the year behind "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom".