I.P.D.(2013).The film competed againstBeverly Hills Cop (1984)(with a total of $234.8 million) andGremlins (1984)(with a total of $148.2 million), and was the # 2 comedy hit of the year (at $229.2 million), but after its re-release in 1985, it became the # 1 highest-grossing box-office (domestic) film of 1984.As Thomas drove home, he honked at the group of Africans mingling in he street, then encountered a parade of anti-war demonstrators and marching protestors marching.Esther and John are finally introduced.The youthful dancing party begins in the cramped confines of the Smith parlor.Young Lon participates in the music making - he and Esther sing and the group dances to a lively hoe-down called "Skip to My Lou" - a traditional production number.It both crushed a number of Giant Trolls and Orcs nearby and announced their emergence into the fight - now led by an emboldened Thorin.When Hardwick, he show-business impresario departs from the club with the high-spirited Travers, the dancer again upsets the club""s hushed atmosphere and awakens club members by loudly tap-dancing his exit from the club.