 In 1983 he was promoted to president of Paramount's motion picture division and in September 1984 he was chosen instead of COO Michael Eisner to take over from the departing Barry Diller as chairman and chief executive officer.He appointed Ned Tanen to head the motion picture division.After falling from first place in 1984 to fourth in 1985, Paramount became the number one studio again in 1986 and 1987 with hits including "Top Gun", "Crocodile Dundee" (the top two grossing films of 1986), "", "Beverly Hills Cop II", "The Untouchables" and "Fatal Attraction".