What is the most popular movie featuring an Eagles song?

[Shadowland07]

"Lyin' Eyes" was in Urban Cowboy. But this thread reminded me of this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNhnXQn8ckE

[buffyfan145]

That would've been awesome if "Desperado" had been made. I forgot about Glenn writing songs for movies. LOL But obviously "The Heat is On" from "Beverly Hills Cop" would be his most famous film one.

Thinking on this more I think their songs have been more in TV shows than movies.

ETA: IMDB has their own page with all the shows & movies Eagles songs have been used so far but Glenn's page seems to have more listed. For solo songs Glenn's is on his actor page and I think the rest have soundtrack pages too.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478123/

[Freypower]

Glenn's Flip City was in Ghostbusters II.

[UndertheWire]

Going by US box office, from boxofficemojo and not adjusted for inflation and credits from imdb:

Most popular movie with an Eagles song (but sung by someone else): Space Cowboys, Take It To the Limit, $90m

Most popular movie with an Eagles performance: Vertical Limit, Take It to the Limit, $69m

Most popular movie with a solo performance by an Eagle: Beverly Hills Cop, Glenn Frey, The Heat is On, $235m

Most popular movie with a song performed and co-written by a solo Eagle: Ghostbusters II, Glenn Frey, Flip City, $112m

Honorable mentions to:
Vertical Limit, Eagles, Take it to the Limit, $69m
The Color of Money, Don Henley, Who owns this place, $52m
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, written by Bernie Leadon, Journey of the Sourcerer, $51m
Urban Cowboy, Eagles, Lyin' Eyes, Joe Walsh, All Night Long, $47m
Thelma & Louise, Glenn Frey, Part of Me, Part of You, $45m
Sgt. Bilko, Glenn Frey, Party Town, $30m
To Die For, Don Henley, Dirty Laundry, $21m
The Slugger's Wife, Don Felder, Wild Life, $2m

[Jeremy Lawrence]

Going by US box office, from boxofficemojo and not adjusted for inflation and credits from imdb:

Most popular movie with an Eagles song: Space Cowboys, Take It To the Limit, $90m

Most popular movie with a solo performance by an Eagle: Beverly Hills Cop, Glenn Frey, The Heat is On, $235m

Most popular movie with a song performed and co-written by a solo Eagle: Ghostbusters II, Glenn Frey, Flip City, $112m

Honorable mentions to:
Vertical Limit, Eagles, Take it to the Limit, $69m
The Color of Money, Don Henley, Who owns this place, $52m
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, written by Bernie Leadon, Journey of the Sourcerer, $51m
Urban Cowboy, Eagles, Lyin' Eyes, Joe Walsh, All Night Long, $47m
Thelma & Louise, Glenn Frey, Part of Me, Part of You, $45m
Sgt. Bilko, Glenn Frey, Party Town, $30m
To Die For, Don Henley, Dirty Laundry, $21m
The Slugger's Wife, Don Felder, Wild Life, $2m

Nice work, UndertheWire. Thanks.
Guess I'll have to wath Space Cowboys now. Hope it doesn't suck!
-jl

[UndertheWire]

I'm going to have to update. Although "Take it to the Limit" appears on the Space Cowboys soundtrack, it's not performed by the Eagles. So now you have to watch Vertical Limit which is not a good movie.

[Delilah]

(Oops, my posts keep disappearing so I'll try copying and pasting)
Not an Eagles song per se but Eagles-related: Randy's former band The Poor performed "Study in Motion #1" for the 60s film Hell's Angels on Wheels, featuring Jack Nicholson. I don't know how successful it was but I believe the movie launched Nicholson's career.

[GlennLover]

Don't forget The Vanishing Point Longbranch Pennywhistle, I Can't Believe It. See http://www.glennfreyonline.com/downl...stuffaudio.htm to hear it.

[Eagles7]

Well, there is Heavy Metal - takin' A Ride, from the movie Heavy Metal by Don Felder. I think he wrote another song in some teen movie too. I'd have to research that.

[UndertheWire]

The Vanishing Point, $12m
Heavy Metal, $0.5m

Fast Times at Ridgemount High, everyone but Glenn, $27m

Secret Admirer, Don Felder, "She's Got a Part of Me", $18m