A Nightmare on Elm Street

The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.

Grosses

Domestic (54.5%)
$63,075,011
Summary Details
DistributorWarner Bros.
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Opening$32,902,299
3,332 theaters
Budget$35,000,000
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresCrime Drama Horror Mystery
In Release246 days/35 weeks
Widest Release3,332 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Apr 30-May 21$32,902,299-3,332-$9,874$32,902,2991
May 7-92$9,119,389-72.3%3,332-$2,736$48,479,5602
May 14-166$4,657,190-48.9%3,075-257$1,514$56,066,5953
May 21-238$2,321,388-50.2%2,125-950$1,092$59,967,5004
May 28-3011$922,804-60.2%891-1,234$1,035$61,701,8315
May 28-31
Memorial Day wknd
11$1,127,395-891-$1,265$61,906,422-
Jun 4-622$212,442-77%294-597$722$62,412,0686
Jun 11-13
World Cup (South Africa)
38$72,647-65.8%125-169$581$62,578,4267
Jun 18-20
World Cup (South Africa)
33$120,397+65.7%228+103$528$62,733,7298
Jun 25-27
World Cup (South Africa)
37$80,064-33.5%172-56$465$62,902,1679
Jul 2-4
World Cup (South Africa)
50$40,476-49.4%110-62$367$62,992,95010
Jul 2-5
July 4th long wknd
World Cup (South Africa)
50$53,403-110-$485$63,005,877-
Jul 9-11
World Cup (South Africa)
52$28,805-28.8%53-57$543$63,059,65511